Christmas Pass The Present Game: A Fun Party Game For Kids
Looking for a fun Christmas game that gets everyone laughing and involved? This Christmas Pass the Present Game is a simple, interactive party game that kids and adults will love!
Players listen closely as a festive Christmas poem gives clues about who should receive the present next. Each line brings a new surprise as the present travels around the circle.
This free printable Christmas game is perfect for:
- Christmas classroom parties
- Family Christmas gatherings
- Christmas parties
- Church Christmas events
- Neighborhood parties
- Youth groups
- Holiday get-togethers
Kids will love watching the present make its way around the room while listening carefully for each new clue!
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How To Play The Pass The Christmas Present Game
Materials Needed:
- A group of 4 or more people
- Free printable Christmas Pass The Present game (download it below)
- A small wrapped present to pass
- A narrator or participant willing to read the game
1. Have participants sit or stand in a circle.
2. Choose someone to start with the present.
3. The narrator reads each Christmas rhyme while players follow the directions. Each line tells players who should receive the present next.
For example, players may pass the present to someone:
- Wearing a certain color
- With a specific feature (like glasses or brown hair)
- Sitting in a certain spot
- With a letter in their name
- Chosen by the group
4. Keep reading the poem until all the clues have been completed.
5. Whoever is holding the present at the end wins!
Pro Tip: Every group is different! If no one matches a clue, simply choose someone who hasn’t had the present recently and keep playing.
Christmas Pass The Present Game Prize Ideas
A Christmas treat makes a fun reward, but you can also choose a small non-candy prize for the final present-holder.
Try one of these ideas:
- A Christmas ornament
- Christmas socks
- Hot chocolate packets
- A Christmas mug
- Holiday candy
- Christmas pencils
- A small Christmas book
- Fuzzy socks
- A holiday fidget
- A small toy or game
- $5 gift card
- Christmas stickers
Pro Tip: For classrooms or larger groups, consider giving everyone a small treat and letting the final present-holder receive a special prize.
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Free Christmas Pass The Present Game Printable
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Grab the free printable Christmas Pass the Present Game and bring some festive fun to your next holiday party!
While you have these supplies out, play this Christmas Left Right Nativity Game, too!
More Christmas Pass The Present Game Ideas
The classic Pass the Present game is always a hit, but there are lots of fun ways to change it up for different ages, groups, and party settings.
Pass the Present With Christmas Challenges
Make the game extra silly by adding a challenge whenever the present stops.
The person holding the present can:
- Sing one line of a Christmas song
- Do their best Santa laugh
- Pretend to be a reindeer
- Name three Christmas movies
- Name three Christmas cookies
- Tell a Christmas joke
- Act like they’re opening a giant present
- Do their best snowman impression
- Say “Merry Christmas” in a funny voice
Pass the Present Christmas Trivia Game
Add a little Christmas fun by having the person holding the present answer a holiday trivia question before passing it along.
Pass the Present With Christmas Music
Turn Pass the Present into a Christmas version of Hot Potato!
Have everyone sit in a circle and pass the present while a festive Christmas playlist plays. When the music stops, the person holding the present wins a prize, answers a Christmas question, or completes a silly challenge.
Christmas Pass the Present for Younger Kids
For preschoolers and younger children, keep it simple:
- Use a soft stuffed Santa, Christmas plush, or lightweight wrapped box.
- Shorten the game.
- Use easy clues they can see and understand.
- Read the poem slowly so everyone can follow along.
- Let everyone be a winner by giving each child a small Christmas treat or sticker.
No matter which version you choose, Christmas Pass the Present is an easy holiday game that gets everyone laughing and participating!
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Grab the Christmas Games Pack
The Christmas lights are glowing, the cookies are baking, and everyone is looking for something fun to do. The Christmas Games Pack includes multiple printable Christmas party games that are ready to download and play in minutes. Simply print, pass them out, and let the holiday fun begin!
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