Santa's coming, and let's be honest—your favorite part of the holiday season is opening gifts. After all, who doesn't like Christmas presents? That's why we've put together a "Clausome" list of Christmas gift-unwrapping games for the whole family to enjoy.
Hey, we know Xmas gifts may not need a parade, bells and whistles. As Mark Darcy said to Bridget Jones, "I like you very much. Just as you are." But that doesn't mean you can't amp up the gifting fun. Here's where our—dare we say—Christmas-tastic present-opening games come into play!
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Don't worry about pricey, overly complicated ideas. We've got you covered with gift-giving party games that are simple enough to land us on Santa's nice list.
Secret Santa bingo
Christmas gifts aren't always what you expect. And in this Christmas party game, you can't expect to know what you'll get or even who you'll gift a present to! Instead of the traditional secret Santa present swap, the 2.0 version of the classic game includes bingo cards; holiday season trivia; first, second, third, etc. places and, well, lots of fun!
Craft up your own festive bingo cards using repurposed cardboard boxes (come on, we know Amazon's big blue truck is more likely to pull up at your home than Santa and his sleigh these days) and something to draw with. You can also use a ready-made printable card for this gift-exchange game. That's it!
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Printables are easy to find online. Google “Christmas bingo” or a similar phrase to find cards galore.
Write a list of holiday-themed trivia and draw pics on each bingo card for the answers. Use those cute little red and white candy cane mints as markers. Read your questions and wait for someone to call "bingo!" The first-place winner gets their first pick at a present, second place gets to choose next and—well, you get how this party game goes.
Christmas gift scavenger hunt
Who said every wrapped present needs to sit under the Christmas tree? Forget about a simple pick-and-choose Christmas morning exchange. Gather the gifts for your small group and hide each one in a different place. Create riddles or clues to sleuth out the location of the Xmas goodies!
Pair this Santa-tacular scavenger hunt with a white elephant gift exchange. Pick a punny (yes, this means Christmas puns) theme or go big with a naughty Santa concept (for adults only). After the scavenging is done, get down to business and set your rules for a "steal, pass or keep the present" type of game.
Unwrap it with oven mitts
Okay, you don't have to only use oven mitts. This Christmas gift game works just as well with fuzzy mittens, oversize gloves or anything else that you can wrap comfortably around your hands.
Divvy up the wrapped gifts and hand out the mitts, mittens or other fingerwear. Set a timer or better yet, choose a Christmas tune from your holiday playlist. Each Christmas party guest has to get the wrapped present open in the time it takes the song to play from start to finish. Whoever can't tear through the wrapping paper in time needs to put their gift back.
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Make the game even more of a challenge and give everyone super-thick oven mitts or extra-large mittens!
Don't worry, the leftover Christmas gifts won't go unopened. Hand everyone a new gift, start the timer/song over again and play the party game until everyone wins!
Deck the halls, break out the nog and get wrapping. Not a master wrapper? We're talking the Martha Stewart kind and not the Snoop Dogg type of rapper. No worries here. Check out our easy tutorial for a step-by-step breakdown on how to flawlessly wrap a Christmas present. Then, gather your gifts along with these fun Christmas present-unwrapping game ideas and have a happy holiday!