Everyone loves a good old Christmas party game with the kids – it’s what family Christmases are all about!

Whether you’re hosting a Christmas party or just have a couple of bored kids on your hands during the school holidays, we’ve got 7 brilliant Christmas party games for you to try. And the best thing is, they’re all really easy to set up!

1.      Pin the hat on the Christmas Elf

A classic party game with a Christmas twist! Simply download our free printable girl or boy Elf, then print it out (A3 size will work best for this), stick it on a sheet of cardboard, cut out the hat and you’re ready to go!

To play the game, hang your hatless Elf on the wall and stick some Blutac to the back of your elf hat.

Each player then takes a turn to stand blindfolded in front of the Elf. They spin round three times, then have to try to stick the hat on the Elf’s head. The player who gets the hat closest to the Elf’s head is the winner!

Download our girl Elf here and boy Elf here.

2.      Elf snowball toss

Another classic party game! Download our free printable Christmas Elf, print it out (again, A3 size will work best), then stick it on cardboard. Cut out the mouth, then prop your Elf up.

Players have to throw “snowballs” (ie cotton wool balls) into the Elf’s mouth – the player who manages to get the most in the Elf’s mouth is the winner!

Download our snowball toss Elf here.

3.      Snowman bowling

This game is super easy to set up. All you need are six empty toilet roll tubes, some colouring pens and a tennis ball.

Draw a snowman on each of your toilet roll tubes, then arrange them in a triangle. Each player then takes a turn to try to bowl all the snowmen over with a tennis ball.

4.      Snowball pong

For this fun Christmas party game, you’ll need 10 plastic cups, some Blutac, a marker pen, a table and some cotton wool balls.

Write the number 10 inside the first cup, the number 20 in the next two cups, 30 in the next three and 40 in the final four.

Arrange your cups in a triangle and stick them to the table with Blutac. Each player then takes turns to stand a set distance away from the cups and throw a “snowball” (cotton wool ball) into a cup. The player with the highest score is the winner!

5.      Candy cane treasure hunt

Exactly the same as an Easter egg hunt, but with candy canes instead of Easter eggs!

Simply hide a whole load of candy canes around your house and set the kids away to find them.

*WARNING* Unless you can restrict your candy cane hunt to one room only, it might be best to leave this party game until AFTER Santa has been… You wouldn’t want any littlies accidentally stumbling over any secret hiding places now, would you!

6.      Build a snowman race

This Christmas party game is great fun, but make sure you’ve got plenty of toilet roll to spare!

Split your party into two or more teams. Each team has to nominate one player as their “snowman”. The teams then race to see who can wrap their snowman up in toilet roll, scarf and hat the fastest!

7.      Marshmallow tower challenge

The aim of this game is to see who can build the tallest freestanding tower of marshmallows.

Players are allowed to use either dried spaghetti or plastic straws to help construct their towers.

The winner gets to eat all their marshmallows!

As always, we absolutely LOVE hearing from you – so let us know what your favourite party game is in the comments below, or – better still – send us your pictures on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

Looking for even more Christmas party game ideas? Check out our Pinterest boards – we’ve got inspiration for everything from Christmas party games to festive hairstyles!