Hosting a Christmas party? If you are, you’re going to want to prepare some super fun Christmas games to play. Some of the best and easiest games to set up are minute to win it games. But, of course, you can’t play your standard minute to win it games during a holiday party… you’ll want everything to be Christmas-themed! If you are looking for the best Christmas minute to win it games for your holiday party, we’ve got you! Here are 35 hilarious games to add to the list, including funny Christmas minute to win it games, Christmas minute to win it games for kids, and Christmas minute to win it games for adults (including some drinking games). Let’s get into it.
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FUNNY CHRISTMAS MINUTE TO WIN IT GAMES
Let’s start off with some funny Christmas minute to win it games that everyone will enjoy playing, both kids and adults!
1. MARSHMALLOW SNOWMAN
One of the most popular holiday activities for families is making snowmen. You can easily turn this into a minute to win it competition by having all of the players make their best snowmen using just marshmallows and toothpicks! Try to make the biggest snowman possible within a minute
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2. CANDY CANE HOOK
Use a candy cane to hook as many candy canes as possible and move them from one bowl to another. The player to move the most candy canes into the other bowl in a minute wins.
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3. SNOWBALL TOSS
Toss cotton balls from one end of a designated playing field into a Santa hat about a table length distance away. Whoever manages to land the most cotton balls within a minute wins.
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4. JINGLE BELL TOSS
Toss jingle bells into plastic or paper cups arranged in a pyramid formation on the other end of a table. The goal is to put at least one jingle bell in each of the 10 cups.
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5. CHRISTMAS WRAP RACE
This is a team Christmas minute to win it game, where teams of two race to completely wrap one of the players in gift wrap. Leave their face uncovered! The fastest wins.
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6. CHRISTMAS COOKIE FACE
One of the most classic minute to win it games is Cookie Face. In this game, players slide a cookie down their face from their forehead into their mouth without using their hands and only using their facial muscles. To put a Christmas twist onto this game, use gingerbread cookies or Christmas cookies! For a fun activity, bake and decorate the cookies together beforehand.
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7. ORNAMENT AND SPOON RACE
Have you heard of an egg and spoon race? Well, play this game with a Christmas twist by balancing a Christmas ornament on a spoon and racing to the finish line before the minute is up!
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8. REINDEER NOSE DIVE
A super classic minute to win it game we like to play at any party is Nose Dive. But for a holiday twist, use red pom poms instead of white pom poms. Players must dab their noses with Vaseline and use their noses to transport the red pom poms from one bowl to another without using their hands. Place the Vaseline on a shallow bowl or plate in front of the players so that every aspect of this game can be played hand-less!
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9. PEPPERMINT SCOOP
Use a spoon to scoop peppermints from one bowl to another using only your mouth! The player who moves the most peppermints to the other bowl wins.
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10. HOLIDAY CHOPSTICKS
You’ve got to have at least one minute to win it game prepared that tests your chopsticks skills! In this game, players must use chopsticks to pick up small ornaments and place them in a bowl. This game is a lot more difficult than it looks, as those ornaments are slippery.
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11. REINDEER ANTLER RING TOSS
A ring toss is a classic game to play. This is another team minute to win it game. Divide everyone into teams of two and have one player wear reindeer antlers while the other tosses rings onto them. The goal is to get five rings onto the antlers (or more if you want to amp up the game difficulty level, depending on the age group of the players) before the minute is up!
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12. PEPPERMINT CANDY STACK
Simply stack peppermint candies as high as you can, but try not to let the stack fall before the minute is up. The tallest stack wins.
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13. MISTLETOE DROP
Have the players stand on a stool or chair and drop a piece of mistletoe directly into a cup of eggnog or another drink of your choice. If you miss, you’re out!
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CHRISTMAS MINUTE TO WIN IT GAMES FOR KIDS
Here are some kid-specific minute to win it games to play this Christmas season. While adults can definitely play these games too, these minute to win it games are slightly on the easier side and, of course, don’t involve any drinking.
14. CHRISTMAS CAROL TELEPHONE
Telephone is a super fun team game to play for kids. Divide the group into teams and have them whisper holiday lyrics all the way down the line to the last kid on their team. That team member must say the lyrics out loud! If they’re wrong, no one on their team gets any points. But if they’re right, the entire team wins points.
15. GINGERBREAD COOKIE DECORATING
Everyone loves to decorate gingerbread cookies (or really any cookie that is Christmas-themed) for Christmas. But turn this into a timed challenge by having the kids decorate a gingerbread cookie as fast as possible within a minute. Have the kids vote for their favorite one to determine the winner.
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16. CHRISTMAS TREE TOWER
Within a minute, players must stack 10 green plastic cups into a pyramid or Christmas tree shape and then disassemble it.
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17. PIN THE NOSE ON RUDOLPH
Blindfold each player and spin them three times. Then, the players must try to stick a red nose on a Rudolph poster. Whoever gets closest to the actual nose wins.
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18. ELF SNEEZE
Place some double-sided tape on one end of a table. Then, players must try their best to blow a cotton ball across the table (but not off the table) and onto the tape using just one breath. Multiple tries are allowed within a minute.
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19. PRESENT STACK
This Christmas minute to win it game works best if you have a bunch of presents wrapped already. In this game, players must stack as many wrapped presents as possible. Whoever stacks the most presents within a minute wins.
20. GIFT WRAP RACE
Want to test your gift-wrapping skills? Have all the players wrap a small gift as fast as possible. Whoever fully wraps the present the fastest wins. Don’t forget to tape it up as well. Give a bonus point to the best-wrapped gift.
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21. CANDY CANE HUNT
Before you begin this minute to win it challenge at the Christmas party, hide plenty of candy canes around the room or playing area. Then, the players must try to find as many candy canes as they can! The player who finds the most wins.
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22. SNOWBALL FIGHT
One of our favorite Christmas games for kids is none other than a good old snowball fight. But don’t worry if you don’t have any snow on the ground, as this Christmas minute to win it game involves throwing mini marshmallows. Throw these marshmallows into an open Christmas stocking. To keep the stockings open, you can have adults hold the stockings up, but make sure they don’t move. The player who manages to get the most marshmallows into their stocking by the time the minute is up wins.
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23. STOCKING STUFF
In this game, players must race to fill a stocking with as many small items as possible before the minute is up. The player who manages to stuff the most wins. To make this game more difficult, place the small items all over the room so that the players must find them!
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24. SANTA BOOTS
Grab a pair of oversized Santa boots. Players must race from one end of the room to the other while holding a very full glass of milk! Let’s see who can run the fastest in the Santa boots without spilling the milk.
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CHRISTMAS MINUTE TO WIN IT GAMES FOR ADULTS
Now, let’s move on to some minute to win it games for adults! These adult Christmas games will be a hoot at any party. Of course, many of these games have a drinking element to them. If you and the party don’t drink, you can easily remove the drinking element or play one of the already-mentioned minute to win it games.
25. DRUNK SANTA
All players must hold a cup of eggnog (or another drink of their choice) and spin around 5 times. Then, they must walk a straight line from one end of the playing field to the other. The fastest to get to the finish line wins. But if you spill any eggnog, you’re out!
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26. EGGNOG PONG
One of the most popular drinking games ever is Beer Pong. But put a Christmas twist on this classic drinking game and play Eggnog Pong instead. Rules are similar, but drink eggnog instead of beer. You could also sub it for some delicious mulled wine instead if eggnog isn’t really your thing. And to turn this into a minute to win it game, play with 3 or 6 cups, instead of 10. Then, instead of having two teams of two competing against each other, the goal is for individual players to sink all of the cups on the other end of the table before the minute is up!
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27. CHRISTMAS FLIP CUP
Another must-play drinking game at any party is Flip Cup, where teams play against each other in a relay. The first player drinks the contents of their cup and then flips their empty cup on the table before the next player can do the same. While you generally play this game with beer, fill the cups with eggnog or mulled wine instead.
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28. MISTLETOE PASS
Divide the group into teams to set up this relay. Then, teams work together to pass a mistletoe sprig down the line, using only their mouths! That means no hands allowed.
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29. EGGNOG SHOT TIC-TAC-TOE
Play tic-tac-toe but with shots! Set up a tic-tac-toe board and fill up the shot glasses with eggnog or mulled wine. Players must then play their X or O shot glass on the board and try to win within a minute. If neither player wins before the minute timer is up, both players lose. If there is a designated loser, the loser must drink all the shots!
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30. HOLIDAY CHUG RELAY
This is a very simple minute to win it drinking game for adults to play this Christmas. Divide the players into teams. Keep in mind that it takes the average person around 10 seconds to chug a drink. In this case, you shouldn’t have fewer than 5 and more than 7 people per team. Then, it’s time to start the relay. In this game, the first players of each team must finish the contents of their cup before the second player on their team can finish theirs. The first team to finish the relay wins. But make sure the first team finishes within a minute, or else no one wins a single point!
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31. JINGLE BELL SHAKE
In this hilarious minute to win it game, give each player a tissue box filled with jingle bells. Attach a tissue box to the back of each player, using a pantyhose. The goal? Players must shake their booty until all the jingle bells fall out of the empty tissue box!
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32. ORNAMENT ROLL
Players must roll a small ornament across a table into a specific target area that is covered in double-sided tape. If the ornament falls, players must take a sip before they start again.
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33. CHRISTMAS COOKIE SLIDE
Slide a Christmas cookie across the table into a target area, such as a basket hanging off the side of the table. Take a sip every time you miss!
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34. UNWRAP THE PRESENT
You would think unwrapping a present would be easy business. But that’s not the case if you’re wearing mittens! In this challenge, all players must unwrap a tightly wrapped gift before the minute is up.
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35. ORNAMENT TOSS
Set up a small tabletop tree. Players must stand a particular distance away from the tree and toss mini ornaments onto it. Drink for every missed shot! The player who manages to successfully toss the most ornaments wins.
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