Day 10: Holiday-themed charade ideas for children and adults

With Christmas and the holiday season around the corner, decorating your house and singing carols is a usual end-of-year activity.  

Along with them, here are a few ideas that combine a bit of learning where children could develop their language skills while having fun. We have an activity for your kid to experiment with on the 10th day of our 25 days of learning.

A holiday charade may be the simplest holiday game as it allows your kids to participate just as much as the adults. Playing charades as a family can be a blast because it encourages everyone to be creative and a bit silly at the same time. There are no limits on how many people can play at once or whom you can play with. 

Holiday charades

Regular charades involve writing down words, phrases, and movie/song titles in a bowl and passing it back and forth between teams. While the game is enjoyable, it can get monotonous. 

Here are a few variations on the classic holiday game, just as fun, but with a twist. 

Reverse charades

One player is made to stand before their teammates, and they shout clues at them. The game gets challenging because several people shout out clues, and the "guesser" can get really confused!    

Telephone charades

A non-competitive yet chaotic version of the game, this version has several people sitting one behind the other except the last player who is facing the line. They pick a clue (a scene, skit, scenario, or action) and act out the clue to the person directly in front of them. 

Once they are confident in their guess, they tap the next person's shoulder, have them turn around, and act out the clue. No words are exchanged until everyone gets a chance to guess. The original clue is brought out to see how right or wrong everyone was!  

Emotional charades

A version of charades that works incredibly well if there are many young children in the group. Children learn about new emotions reasonably early but may not yet know their names and labels. 

So if a child has to act out or guess a specific emotion, it could be challenging but fun. You can even gain a deep understanding of how your children think and perceive different emotions.  

When you run out of ideas to keep your kids engaged during the holiday season, these holiday games can help you to turn the dull day into a fun family event. Rein in the holiday spirit with holiday charades in their different forms. 

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