28 Best Christmas Board Games for Families & Parties 2025
This holiday season, spend time with the whole family playing fun Christmas board games for families. There are tons of holiday-themed board games for all ages that you can enjoy together. You'll have a blast playing them as Christmas party games or on family game nights during the holiday season.
What makes these games different from classic games you have at home is the Christmas theme of each board game. Find games with your favorite Christmas movie characters like Elf, Rudolph, and Frosty the Snowman, plus trivia games and a card game. It's a great way to spend time together, laughing and enjoying each other's company with a little healthy competition mixed in.
So let's get the Christmas Spirit started in your home by playing these fun Christmas games. Look through our list and find the best Christmas Board Game for your family and make it your new family tradition.
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Top Christmas Board Games for Families & Holiday Parties
This festive season, take time to slow down and enjoy time with your family and friends playing fun Christmas board games. It's an easy way to get all your guests at a party or your family members to interact with each other.
We love playing these games at Christmas time on family game nights during winter break. It's become a family tradition that is easy to do, and everyone looks forward to playing.
Even as the kids get older, they'll still play these board games with us for the nostalgia. I am sure you'll find a Christmas game your entire family can enjoy together and make it your new family tradition too!
There are also several games that will work for larger groups at Christmas Parties too. We love adding games to our parties to help break the ice and get everyone involved by playing games together.
Pair a Christmas board game below with one of these games - Christmas Minute to Win it Games, Christmas Trivia Questions, or our Free Printable Christmas Party Games, and your party is planned.
How to Pick a Board Game
When looking through the list of the best Christmas Board Games for families here are a few things to keep in mind to help you pick the perfect game for your family.
Age of Players
Each game has an age range with a description. This doesn't mean older kids can't play, but it helps you know which games younger kids in your family will succeed at playing.
If you have older kids they'll enjoy these Fun Board Games for Teens & Tweens too. They're not Christmas-themed but classic games you can all play.
Tip: They make great Christmas presents for those hard-to-please teens too.
Difficulty Level
Also, take a look to see how difficult the game is to play. If you are playing at a Christmas party, you'll want a simple game everyone can play. However, on family game nights you could opt for a more complicated game.
Length of the Game
When planning your family game night or Christmas party, decide how much time you will have to play the game and keep that in mind while picking the game board. I've added a general length of time to each game.
Kids Game Preference
What do your kids like to play? Card Games, Board games, or Trivia? Is there a Christmas movie character they really like? Use this information to help you decide which is the best Christmas board game for your family.
You could also add to your party our Favorite Free Printable Christmas Games with 14 games such as:
Christmas Bingo, Christmas Pictionary, Christmas Trivia, Christmas Scavenger Hunts, Would You Rather Christmas Edition, Christmas Charades, Christmas Family Feud and more. Just print them out and play today!
Find more Christmas party ideas on our Holiday Page.
28 Top Christmas Board Games for Families
Here is our list of the top Christmas board games for families to play this Christmas holiday or any time of year when you need some extra joy.
The games are listed by age, starting with the younger players and ending with the older players. You'll find a mix of traditional board games, party games, and festive board games.
Age - 3 & UP
Number of Players - 2-4
Length - 20 Minutes
This family-friendly game will teach kids the joy of giving gifts to others. Families will need to fill their sleigh with gifts to get around the board.
What we really like about this game are the fun activities you'll need to do to fill your sleigh. Players will have to sing their favorite holiday song, give the loudest Ho Ho Ho, twirl like a snowflake, and more. It's an added touch that will keep younger kids' attention while you play.
2. Elf on The Shelf Picture Matching Card Game
Age - 3 & Up
Number of Players - 1
Length - 10- 15 Minutes
Fun matching game with an Elf on the Shelf theme. You'll get 18 matching cards with pictures of the beloved Elf on the Shelf character.
Younger kids might like my 30 Free Printable Christmas Bingo Cards too. They come with printable holiday game boards and cards to draw.
Age - 5 & Up
Number of Players - 2-6
Length - 30 Minutes
This cute board game for younger players has you playing a Who in Whoville. All the Whos will work together to collect presents for the Whos' Holiday celebration. But watch out, the Grinch is trying to stop you.
The players who collect the most points before it's time for the Whos to sing wins the game.
4. Chip N' Dale Christmas Treasures - Card Game
Age - 5 & Up
Number of Players - 2-6
Length - 20 Minutes
This is a quick and simple card game perfect to play at a Christmas party or while watching Christmas movies. The Chip N' Dale cards are placed on the table in the shape of a Christmas tree.
Then players try to find the matching cards for ornaments, candy canes, popcorn, acorns, and bells. Add up the points on your cards at the end to see who won the game.
The object of the game is for players to collect all 7 Santa cards in numerical order. This is a fun family game for younger children.
5. Candy Land: The Grinch Board Game
Age - 5 & Up
Number of Players - 2-4
Length - 15- 20 Minutes
If your family loves the classic game Candy Land, then they'll be thrilled to play The Grinch version. Move the cute Who-ville markers past Cindy Lou's home to Max's doghouse and up the mountain to the Grinch.
Age - 5 & Up
Number of Players - 2-6
Length - 15-20 minutes
Kids will have a great time racing on Santa's sleigh to different locations all over the World to deliver Christmas presents. The goal of this easy game is to delivery your toys and be the first person back to the North Pole. It's one of the best Christmas games for little kids.
7. 12 Games of Christmas - Party Games
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Age - 6 & Up
Number of Players - 2-16
Length - 10 Minutes - 1 Hour
This hilarious game box has the best Christmas Party games and is perfect for larger groups. There are 12 Different holiday-themed games with everything you need to play inside the box, from kazoos to blow-up reindeer antlers.
You will get a combination of team games, action games, solo games, brain games, board games, loud games, and quiet games. All the games are easy to learn and quick to play, which is what makes it a great party game.
It reminds me a lot of the popular Christmas Minute to Win It Games.
8. 
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Operation
Age - 6 & Up
Number Players - 1 & Up
Length - 15 Minutes
Fans of the game Operation will love this Christmas twist with a Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer movie theme. You will have to operate on the Abominable Snowman with tweezers, but be careful not to make the alarm go off.
A great family Christmas game that will be nostalgic for parents.
Age - 6 & Up
Number of Players - 2 or More (group game)
Length - 30 Minutes or More
Get everyone at your party up and moving with a fun Holiday Scavenger Hunt. The game comes with 220 cards divided between indoor searches and outdoor searches.
Break everyone in the party up into teams and give them 10 cards. Then send teams off on a hunt, finding items on their cards. Whichever team returns first with all the items wins the game.
You can also try my Free Printable Christmas Scavenger Hunts for indoors and outdoors. It's a checklist rather than cards, but also a quick and fun game.
Perfect for car rides, driving around looking at Holiday Light Displays.
10. Dr. Seuss: Grinch Grow Your Heart Card Game
Age - 6 & Up
Number of Players - 2-6
Length - 30 Minutes
Help the Grinch grow his heart in this fun card game. The first player will be the bad guy, AKA the Grinch, and play Grinchy tricks while the rest of the players try to grow his heart.
In the next round, let another player be the Grinch. This game is so much fun for the whole family.
11. Christmas Vacation Memory Masters
Age - 6 & up
Number of Players - 4
Length - 30 Minutes
If your family is huge fans of the Christmas Vacation Movie, then they'll love this game. Use the cards to memorize, switch, and match the cards to win. Partner up with a family member and compete to see who remembers the movie best to win.
12. Christmas Carols & Songs Game
Age - 6 and Up
Number of Players - 2-6
Does your family love Christmas songs? Then this is a great game for you to play with both kids and adults. The game is more like a Christmas Trivia game with over three hundred questions asking things like Name that Song, Song Trivia and Sing the Next Line.
You can play it as a team game or individually. Players will sing and answer questions while making their way around the game board.
Also, try this printable Christmas Finish the Lyrics Game
13. The Nightmare Before Christmas Merry Madness
Age - 6 & Up
Number of Players - 3-5
Length of Time - 10-15 minutes
Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Merry Madness game is a fast-paced and fun dice game that the whole family can play together. There are three different versions to play to keep it interesting. It's quick to learn and fun to play!
14. Santa Cookie Elf Candy Snowman
Age - 7 & Up
Number of Players - 3-8
Length - 10 minutes
If your family is a fan of the popular card game Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, then you'll love this holiday version of the game. It's an active and fun card game all ages will have a blast playing.
Age - 7 & Up
Number of Players - 4 or More
Length - 30 minutes - 1 hour or more
This is a hilarious Christmas party game that all ages can play together. It's described as a cross between Charades & Pictionary with a lot of action.
Players will select a card with instructions to hum it, act it, draw it, list it, find it, and more. It's a pretty active and fast-moving game to play as a group. With 220 cards, you can play all night if you want.
16. Reindeer Poop
Age - 8 & Up
Number of Players - 2-4
Length - 10- 20 minutes
An engaging and simple holiday-themed card game with players trying to gather all the cards on their Christmas Wish List. Watch out for the sneaky elf who steals your cards!
Age - 8 & Up
Number of Players - 2-4
Length - 30 Minutes
Solve the mystery of a holiday theft in Who-ville in this holiday twist on the classic Clue game.
18. Christmas Vacation Family Bingo Game
Age - 8 & Up
Number of Players - 2-18
Length - 30 Minutes - 1 Hour
Families that love the Christmas Vacation movie will have a blast playing this movie bingo game.
The bingo pictures are the characters from the movie, and they are numbered. There are 18 unique bingo cards so you can play as a family or at a holiday party.
19. Christmas Journey with Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Age - 8 & Up
Number of Players - 2-4
Length - 30-60 minutes
This festive board game is a mix of Chutes and Ladders and Sorry.
You'll move back and forth like in Chutes and Ladders, but the reindeer game has some strategy to it that older kids and adults will enjoy. This makes it a great family game night choice for all ages.
20. Frosty The Snowman - Christmas Journey
Age - 8 & Up
Number of Players - 2-4
Length - 30-60 Minutes
Help Frosty the Snowman save Santa and get asked to come back every Christmas to the North Pole. Players will see all their favorite Frosty the Snowman characters from the movie which fans will love.
To play you'll need to gather players' cards, match them, and outstrategize your fellow players to win the game.
Age - 8 & Up
Number of Players - 3-8
Length - 30 -60 minutes
The Christmas Rush game is like the popular "Spoons" game with a Christmas twist. An easy game for familes to pick up and start playing. Play competitively or just for fun.
22. Yahtzee - The Grinch Version
Age - 8 & Up
Number of Players - 1 or more
Length - 30 -60 minutes
A holiday twist on the classic game Yahtzee. You'll use green Grinch dice with icons and symbols from the movie. Throw the dice from the green Grinch cup and make your matches to win!
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23. Elf Card Scramble Board Game
Age - 12 & Up
Number of Players - 2-4
Length - 90 Minutes
If you're a fan of the Christmas movie Elf, you'll love this game. Players have to collect Elf-themed cards to help them move around the board and use strategies with their cards to win the game.
This game is a little complicated when you first start, but once you get the hang of it it's a really fun game. Great for tweens and older kids to play with family.
24. Merry Dissmas by What Do You Meme?
Age - 12 & Up
Number of Players - 3 & UP
Length - 30 -90 Minutes
A funny truth-telling game about your friends and family. Players will get a question like "What is the worst gift someone in the family ever received?". Then players write down their answers on the included dry-erase boards. The funniest answer wins.
If your family likes to roast each other this is the game you'll want this Christmas. It's pretty hilarious and a great way to get your teens and tweens to play a game with the family.
25. Christmas Trivia
Age - 12 & Up
Number of Players - 2 & Up
Length - 30 minutes or more
This game is your classic trivia game cards with the twist of Christmas questions. There are five different Christmas categories to choose from. We found a lot of the questions would be hard for younger kids so I would suggest older teens rather than 12 & Up.
If you don't want a full game of trivia, just grab my FREE Printable Christmas Quiz Questions. Fun questions to read at Christmas dinner or in between activities at the Holiday party.
26. Trivial Pursuit - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Age - 12 & Up
Number of Players - 2 or More
If your family loves Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, they'll have a blast playing this fun Trivial Pursuit game. With over 400 questions, you'll be able to play this from Halloween through Christmas.
27. This That & Everything - Merry Christmas Edition
Age - 12 & UP
Number of Players - 4-44
Length - 20 Minutes
Another great Christmas party game to try. It's a rapid-fire game that is super fast and funny.
One player gets a card with 6 Christmas-inspired words and gives descriptions to help their fellow teammates guess the word before time is up. This game works great for a wide range of ages at your family party.
Or Grab my free printable Christmas This or That Game
28. Monopoly National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Age - 15 & Up
Number of Players - 2-6
Length - 60 minutes
This is the best Christmas-themed board game if you enjoy a competitive game of Monopoly. We love the fun Christmas Vacation Movie Theme. Buy, Sell & Trade holiday-themed squares to try and win the game.
Includes fun Christmas Vacation-themed game pieces, too.
Play Board Games at Family Game Nights
Starting family game nights is an easy family tradition that you can start during the Christmas season and continue all year long. It's a fun way to spend quality time with your kids and get them off electronics. At least for a little bit (: All of the games below would be perfect for a family game night.
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You could also try playing cooperative board games. These are games you have to work together to solv,e and you'll win or lose together as a family.
Play Board Games at Christmas Parties
Spread some holiday cheer when you pull out fun Christmas-themed board games and holiday activities at your next party. Make entertaining your guests easy this year by having everything you need for a game in one box. Your guests will appreciate that you brought Christmas-themed games and really get into the holiday spirit.
Add some Christmas decorations, white elephant gifts, Ugly Sweater games, and holiday dessert, and your party is planned!
You could also add to your party our Favorite Free Printable Christmas Games with 14 games, such as:
Would You Rather Christmas Edition,
Just print them out and play today!
Find more Christmas party ideas on our Holiday Page.
More Family Board Game Ideas
Get your teens & tweens to play a board game with you too. Check out our favorite board games for teens to get ideas.
Cooperative board games are a great way to get your whole family working together to master a game. Best part - No more arguing about who won the game!
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I hope you have found some new and fun ways to celebrate the holiday this year. We really have loved these Christmas board games for familes and I hope your family will enjoy them just as much.
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