Kids Christmas

Games

Merry Christmas

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Kids Christmas Activities

Copyright © 2008 Teresa Evans. All rights reserved.

Permission is given for the making of copies for use in the home or classroom of the purchaser only.

Merry Christmas

Contents Christmas Card Games 3

On The Tree Board Game 10

Christmas Pathway Board Game 11

Santa Odds and Evens Board Game 12

Take 2 Gifts Board Game 13

Christmas Star Board Game 15

Christmas Picture Bingo Cards 16

Christmas Word Bingo Cards 21

Christmas Dominoes 26

Round the Wreath Print and Play Game 29

Christmas Corners Print and Play Game 30

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Christmas

Card Games

The following cards can be used to play –

Christmas Concentration

Santa Snap

or Pair of Pairs.

Print the cards onto card. Cut along the dotted lines and you’re ready to play.

Instruction Cards

Christmas

Concentration 2 – 4 players

Cards are spread out face down on the table. Players take turns to turn over 2 cards. If both cards are the same, the player keeps the pair and has another turn. If they do not match the player turns the cards face down again. The winner is the player with the most pairs at the end of the game.

Santa Snap 2 – 4 players

All of the cards are dealt out to the players. Players form a pile with all cards face down. Players take turns to turn over the top card of their pile and place it in the center. When the top two cards are the same card, the first player to call out ‘SANTA!’ and slap their hand on top of the cards, wins the pile and adds it to the their pile. The winner is the person who wins all of the cards.

Pair of Pairs 2 – 4 players

The object of the game is to be the first player to have 2 pairs. Each player is dealt 5 cards. The rest of the cards are spread out in the center facing down. Players then take turns to choose a player and ask if they have a specific card, e.g. ‘Tom, do you have an angel?’ If Tom has an angel card, he must give it to the player who then discards one of their cards. Tom then picks up a card from the center. If Tom doesn’t have an angel card, the player picks up a card from the center and discards a card face down into the center. The winner is the first player to have 2 pairs.

angel

wreath

candle

reindeer

list

candy cane

drum

star

Santa

tree

sleigh

stocking

reindeer

list

candy cane

drum

star

Santa

angel

wreath

candle

tree

sleigh

stocking

drum

star

Santa

angel

wreath

candle

reindeer

list

candy cane

tree

sleigh

stocking

angel

wreath

candle

reindeer

list

candy cane

drum

star

Santa

tree

sleigh

stocking

On the Tree A game for 2 players

Place a decoration on each of the white circles. Players take turns to move a decoration towards the tree moving along 1, 2, or 3 circles. Once a decoration is on the tree it must stay there. The last player to move a decoration onto the tree is the winner.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cut out decorations to play On the Tree.

Finish

Christmas Pathway

Lose a turn

Go

forward 2 spaces

Be the first to take Santa to his sleigh.

Go back 2 spaces

Go forward 5 spaces

Go back 4 spaces

Each player puts a marker on the start. Throw a dice and move forward that number of spaces.

Go forward 3 spaces

Lose a turn

Land on a reindeer and you have another turn. Land on a penguin and you go back to the start.

Lose a turn

Start

ODD

START EVEN

ODDS

EVENS

ODDS EVENS

Odds and Evens

BE THE FIRST PLAYER TO LAND ON SANTA

2- 6 players

You need a marker for each player and a dice.

Each player puts a marker on the start. Take turns to roll the dice.

If you roll an odd number (1, 3 or 5), move that number of places in a clockwise direction.

If you roll an even number (2, 4 or 6) move that number of places in an anti-clockwise direction.

Land on a candy cane and you have another turn. Be the first to land on Santa and you are the winner!

REMEMBER Odds – Clockwise

Evens – Anti-clockwise Candy Canes – Have another turn

ODDS

EVENS

ODDS

EVENS

ODDS

EVENS

ODDS

EVENS

ODDS

START EVENS

Take 2 Gifts 2 players Equipment – 25 Gift Cards Place one Gift Card in each square. Players take turns taking 2 gifts off at a time. The gifts that are taken must be from squares that are joined along one edge. The last player to remove a pair of gifts is the winner.

Cut out Gift Cards to use for Take 2 Gifts Game.

(5 spare cards are included)

Christmas Star

2 players

Equipment – 20 markers – 10 of one color and 10 of another color

Players take turns to place one of their markers on a circle. The first player to make a line of 4 markers in a row is the winner. Only one marker can be placed on a circle.

Christmas Picture Bingo Cards

Christmas Bingo

Christmas Bingo

Christmas Bingo

Christmas Bingo

Christmas Bingo

Christmas Bingo

Christmas Bingo

Christmas Bingo

Christmas Picture

Bingo Cards

Cut out cards to be drawn by the caller.

Christmas Word Bingo Cards

Christmas Bingo

carols

angel

star

tree

lights

sleigh

stocking

reindeer

bells

Christmas Bingo

reindeer

elves

wreath

sleigh

bells

carols

stocking

tree

candle

Christmas Bingo

stocking

lights

wreath

carols

sleigh

merry

candy

cane

angel

bells

Christmas Bingo

stocking

presents

elves

chimney

Santa

lights

merry

star

jolly

Christmas Bingo

wreath

Santa

candle

presents

angel

tree

sleigh

jolly

stocking

Christmas Bingo

elves

merry

reindeer

chimney

jolly

candy

cane

tree

angel

bells

Christmas Bingo

star

angel

carols

candle

bells

elves

wreath

candy

cane

stocking

Christmas Bingo

presents

merry

chimney

star

sleigh

lights

candy

cane

carols

Santa

Christmas Word Bingo Cut out cards to be drawn by the caller.

merry reindeer Santa

candle elves Jolly

candy cane

presents sleigh

tree angel chimney

stocking star lights

bells carols wreath

Christmas Dominoes

gift

tree

candy cane

candy cane

bells

stocking

candle

reindeer

tree

bells

candle

reindeer

gift

bells

stocking

candle

candy cane

tree

reindeer

stocking

gift

candle

reindeer

bells

stocking

gift

candy cane

tree

Christmas Dominoes

For 2-4 players Spread the dominoes out facing down.

Each player selects 4 dominoes and places them face up in front of themselves.

The first player places a domino in the centre, facing up.

The next player joins one of his/her dominoes onto the first one. Players can join the right

word to its picture, the same pictures or the same words.

If a player can’t put down a domino, he/she must pick up a domino from the spares.

The first player to place all of his/her dominoes is the winner.

Round The Wreath

a game for 2 players

Players take turns to color 1, 2 or 3 circles. If 2 or 3 circles are colored they must be circles that are joined. The last player to color a circle is the winner.

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3

Game 4 Game 5 Game 6

Game 7 Game 8 Game 9

Christmas Corners

A game for 2 players Each player uses a different colored pencil or pen. Both players start in opposite corners. Players take turns at coloring a block of 2 squares. Every block colored after the first one must join to another of that players colored blocks, but only at the corner. A player cannot have 2 of their colored blocks joined side by side. When a player cannot color 2 blocks on his turn, he is out and the other player is the winner.