20 Christmas Games You Can Play With Dice (Your Family Will Love!)

2. Roll A Christmas Tree

Players: 2+

Goal: Players take turns rolling one die and filling in their Christmas tree.

How to Play:

1. Give each player a Roll A Christmas Tree game sheet and the candies or colored game markers you will be using to play.
2. Players take turns rolling one die.
3. Each number corresponds to a color on the Christmas tree.
4. After rolling, players fill in one color on their tree.
5. The first player to color their entire tree wins!

3. Candy Cane Dice Game

Players: 4+

Goal: Swap, pass, and exchange candy canes

How to Play:

1. Players sit in a circle.
2. Each player holds one candy cane to start.
3. Determine the number of rounds you want to play.
4. Give the die to the youngest player to go first.
5. Players roll the die and follow the directions on the candy cane dice printable.
6. After the final round, each player keeps the candy canes they have in front of them as their prize!

4. Christmas Dice Gift Exchange Game

Players: 3+

Goal: Roll the dice, follow the action, and watch the swapping, stealing, and gift unwrapping unfold. 

How To Play:

1. Players sit in a circle, each holding their wrapped gift.
2. Place the Christmas dice gift exchange printable game board in the center so everyone can see it clearly.
3. Use two dice to play and follow the directions on the game board!

Related: Most Fun Gift Exchange Games

5. Roll A Gingerbread Man Dice Game

Players: 2+

Goal: Be the first to complete your gingerbread man!

How to Play:

1. Give each player a gingerbread man game sheet and a die.
2. Players take turns rolling and drawing the gingerbread man parts that correspond to their numbers.
3. Continue rolling and adding pieces until someone completes their gingerbread man.
4. The first player to finish wins!

6. Roll A Nativity- Coming Soon!

Players: 2+

Goal: Be the first to complete your nativity scene.

How to Play:

1. Give each player a nativity game sheet and a die.
2. Players take turns rolling and drawing the nativity item that correspond to their numbers.
3. Continue rolling and adding to their nativity scene until it is completed.
4. The first player to finish wins!

Related: Left-Right Nativity Story Game

7. 6-7 Gift Exchange Dice Game – Coming Soon!

Players: 3+

Goal: Roll the right numbers and see where the gifts end up!

How to Play:

1. Have each player bring a wrapped gift and sit in a circle with a gift.
2. Players take turns rolling the dice and following the gift-passing or swapping directions for their version of the game.
3. Keep going until the designated final roll or round.
4. Everyone keeps the gift they end up with!

8. Christmas Dicebreaker Game- Coming Soon!

Players: 3+

Goal: Roll and answer the questions!

How to Play:

1. Each player takes turns rolling two dice and then finding the space on the Christmas Dicebreaker game sheet where the numbers meet.
2. Answer the Christmas icebreaker question!

9. Roll Frosty The Snowman Dice Game

Players: 2+

Goal: Players roll a die and draw a snowman based on the number they roll.

How to Play:

1. Give each player a Roll A Snowman dice game sheet, something to draw with, and a blank piece of paper.
2. Players take turns rolling one die.
3. Each number tells players which snowman part to draw for each roll.
4. The first player to finish Frosty wins!

10. The Candy Bar Game

*Great for teen Christmas parties!

Players: 4+

Goal: Players try to collect the most candy bars, Christmas treats, or candy canes!

How to Play:

1. Sit in a circle and place all candy bars (Christmas treats or candy canes) in the center.
2. Set a timer for 5 minutes.
3. Players take turns rolling the dice and immediately passing them.
4. If you roll doubles, that player takes a candy bar from the pile in the middle of the circle or steals one from another player.
5. Keep rolling and passing the dice quickly the entire time.
6. When the timer ends, everyone keeps whatever candy bars they have in front of them.

Don’t want to use candy? You can easily swap out candy for stickers, small toys, erasers, coins, or whatever you have! Find more candy bar game ideas for all ages here.

11. Unwrap The Candy Bar Dice Game

Players: 2-8

Goal: Roll the dice and try to unwrap the candy bar using a knife and a fork while wearing oven mitts.

How to Play:

1. Sit in a circle and place one or two wrapped candy bars in the center with the utensils and mitts.
2. Players take turns rolling the dice around the circle.
3. If someone rolls doubles, they put on the oven mitts and use the knife and fork to try to unwrap the candy bar.
4. Meanwhile, everyone else keeps taking turns rolling the dice as fast as possible.
5. When another player rolls doubles, they put on the oven mitts and take over unwrapping the candy bar immediately.
6. The player who finally unwraps the candy bar gets the prize and can start eating the chocolate right away if they want to! But watch out! As soon as another player rolls doubles, the candy bar gets passed to them, and it becomes their turn to unwrap and eat.

12. Oven Mitt Madness

Players: 2+

Goal: Be the person to unwrap the gift!

How to Play:

1. Players sit in a circle and pass around a wrapped and well-taped gift. One player wears oven mitts and tries to unwrap it while the person next to them rolls the dice, trying for doubles.
2. When doubles are rolled, the gift moves to the next player. Whoever finishes unwrapping it keeps the prize!

See all of the rules for this game here. >>

13. Saran Wrap Surprise Ball

Players: 3+

Goal: Unwrap as many gifts as possible before doubles are rolled.

To create the Saran wrap ball, start by wrapping a small object in Saran wrap. As you add layers, randomly place gifts between them, leaving plenty of wrap between each for added difficulty. Continue until you’ve built a large, gift-filled ball.

How To Play:

1. Sit in a circle with one person starting with the Saran wrap ball, while the person to their right holds the dice.
2. As the first player begins unwrapping the ball, the player with the dice rolls continuously. The unwrapping player tries to reveal and collect as many gifts as possible before the dice roller gets doubles.
3. Once doubles are rolled, the ball and dice are passed to the left, and the new player continues.
4. The game continues until all of the gifts are unwrapped.
5. Make it harder by having players wear oven mitts when they are unwrapping!

Pro Tip: Have a few small extra gifts to hand out afterward, in case one of your guests didn’t get anything from the ball.

How to Play:

1. Prepare a list of Christmas Pictionary words, such as reindeer, snowflake, gingerbread house, Christmas tree, and Santa’s sleigh.
2. Divide players into teams and give each team paper and a drawing utensil.
3. Before each turn, have the player roll the die to determine the drawing challenge.
   1. Draw with your eyes closed.
   2. Use your non-dominant hand.
   3. Draw while standing on one foot.
   4. Draw without lifting your pencil from the paper.
   5. Draw with your paper on a teammate’s back
   6. Draw using only straight lines.
4. The player draws a Christmas word while their teammates try to guess it before time runs out.
5. The team with the most correct guesses wins!

Related: Christmas Charades

15. Santa, Elf, Reindeer

Players: 2+

Goal: Roll a Santa (6), Elf (5), and Reindeer (4) in that order within three rolls, then score as many points as possible with your remaining dice!

How to Play:

1. Each player gets 5 dice and up to 3 rolls per turn.
2. On your first roll, try to get a 6 (Santa). If you roll one, set it aside.
3. Next, try to roll a 5 (Elf). You must get Santa first before you can keep an Elf.
4. Once you have Santa and Elf, try to roll a 4 (Reindeer). Set it aside when you get one.
5. If you roll all three in order within your 3 rolls, add the remaining 2 dice together for your Present Points.
6. If you don’t get Santa, Elf, and Reindeer in order within 3 rolls, you score 0 points for that turn.
7. Pass the dice to the next player. Start each turn with all 5 dice, and keep track of your Present Points.
8. After everyone has had the agreed-upon number of turns, the player with the most Present Points wins!

Pro Tip: After you set aside Santa, Elf, or Reindeer, you roll only the dice you have left. For example, once you’ve rolled a 6 and set Santa aside, you roll the other four dice to try for an Elf.

Related: Boredom-Busting Dice Games (With Only Dice!)

16. Santa’s Sleigh Ride Dice Game

Players: 2+

Goal: Help Santa deliver presents and be the first to reach 100 points without losing your haul!

How to Play:

1. On your turn, roll both dice and add them together. Add the total to your score.
2. However, if either die shows a 1, Santa loses his presents! Your turn ends, and you lose all the points you earned during that turn.
3. If you roll doubles, Santa gets a bonus delivery! Add 5 bonus points to your score.
4. After each roll, decide whether to roll again and risk losing the points you’ve earned that turn or stop and keep them.
5. If you roll two sixes, Santa makes a special delivery! Earn 10 bonus points (22 points total) and end your turn safely. Pass the dice to the next player.
6. The first player to reach 100 points wins the game and saves Christmas!

Related: Who Is Most Like Santa? Free Printable Game

17. Roll A Christmas Brain Break

Players: 2+

Goal: Roll the dice and follow the directions.

How to Play: Roll the die and follow the movement directions for one minute!

This Christmas Brain Break is great for a classroom or at home!

18. Roll & Decorate A Christmas Tree Game

Players: 2+

Goal: Roll the die and decorate your Christmas tree.

How to Play:

1. Grab the free printable. Cut out the pages of decorations.
2. Roll and be the first to decorate your tree!

19. Roll A Santa Dice Game

Players: 2+

Goal: Be the first player to gather all of the Santa pieces and build your Santa.

How to Play:

1. Print the Roll A Santa Game. Cut out all of the Santa pieces.
2. Players take turn rolling a single die and building their individual Santas.
3. The first player to build Santa wins the game!

20. Christmas Roll & Cover Game

*Perfect for preschool or Kindergarten!

Players: 2+

Goal: Roll the die and cover the image underneath the corresponding die on the game page.

How to Play:

1. Each player has a dice and a printable page.
2. After each roll, cover the corresponding image on the game page.
3. Play until all of the images are covered!
4. Make it a roll & race game for older kids!

Related Game Fun

• Easy Christmas Minute To Win It Games
• Best Christmas Trivia
• Christmas Day Predictions Game

Get the best family connection and routine content sent straight to your inbox. (Plus free printables!) Sign up below for free!

Don’t forget to pin these Christmas Games with Dice on Pinterest for later!