24 Creative Office Christmas Party Games

Looking to plan an unforgettable office Christmas party? Then break out the potluck list, shop for decorations, and start thinking of some creative office Christmas party games to play! Maybe this is your first time being placed in charge of the office party. So let Peerspace help with 24 of our favorite office holiday party games!

1. Have a most festive office space contest

Decorating an office space with Christmas garlands, elves, stockings, and a mini tree is a lot of fun. So how about making a contest out of it by seeing who has the most festive space? Let everyone take a tour and then vote on the best-looking space, with the winner receiving a fun prize!

2. Host a Candy Cane Olympics

Did you know there are all kinds of games you can play with candy canes, like relay races, tests of skill, and balance-based challenges? Have a Candy Cane Olympics where you play multiple games and record the number of wins for each team (or person). If you need some ideas for candy cane-based games, check these out for inspiration.

A Candy Cane Olympics needs a spacious holiday party venue, something Peerspace has hundreds of! Take your office party to a downtown event space like this art gallery in Houston, TX, with space for up to 60 guests to mingle both indoors and using the outdoor patio.

3. Make a blind Christmas tree

Green construction paper is all you need for this creative office Christmas party game. Each person holds the paper behind their back and starts tearing it by hand into the shape of a Christmas tree. The best-looking tree wins!

4. Have an ugly Christmas sweater contest

Let everyone dig deep into their wardrobe and reveal their ugliest Christmas sweaters for a fun contest! We bet you’ve rarely seen your coworkers in anything other than business casual. So get to know a different side of them for your upcoming office Christmas party.

5. Act out Christmas carols with Charades

Charades is popular for all special occasions but we can make it more of a holiday-themed event with the right focus! Make Christmas carols the theme; each person has to choose a song or carol that’s been written on a scrap of paper and then act it out.

6. Make your gift exchange a white elephant occasion

Gift exchanges are to be expected at most office holiday parties. But you can make it a truly unique affair with a white elephant gift exchange! The idea is that everyone can take turns either choosing a gift from the pile to unwrap or you can steal a gift from someone else. Check out Peerspace’s white elephant party ideas and white elephant gift ideas under $20 for your next office gift exchange.

7. Guess which Christmas songs are which using emojis

We’re all used to emojis in text chats but you can get really creative with them. For example, try writing out the titles or even entire lyrics from popular Christmas songs and carols using only emojis and see how many of them your coworkers can guess. Here are a few emoji-based holiday songs to get started!

8. Get competitive with Christmas balloon popping

Here is an office Christmas party game that’s a little more active! Blow up some red and green balloons and tie one balloon to everyone’s ankle. Everyone then has to pop other people’s balloons without having their own balloon popped. The last person standing with an unpopped balloon is the winner.

Theme your office party using our festive Christmas party themes as your guide!

9. Use your coworkers for “tree” decorating contests

We all love decorating Christmas trees, right? Well, in this game, we will be decorating a coworker instead! Divide the group into teams of 3 to 6 people. One person on each team is the tree. When a handful of judges say “go,” each team has to use ornaments, garland, and other tree decorations to beautify their coworker in a set amount of time. The judges then decide which person is the most beautiful tree.

10. Pass around a Hot Bow but don’t get caught

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Hot Bow is just like Hot Potato; play some music and pass around a Christmas bow, present, or other holiday item. If the music stops and you’re caught holding the bow, you’re out!

While you’re planning your list of office Christmas party games, don’t forget to reserve a party venue well in advance. They tend to be booked months ahead of Christmas so think about browsing some of the holiday party venues near you that Peerspace has to offer! 

11. Test your knowledge with Christmas trivia

Who is the most Christmas-savvy person in the office? Test your holiday knowledge with a few rounds of Christmas trivia! All you’ll need are some holiday-themed trivia cards like these free printable ones.

12. Play holiday “Guess the Scent” with Christmas candles

Holiday candles come in dozens of wonderful scents. Hand out blindfolds and see who has the sharpest nose with a few rounds of holiday “guess the scent”! Pick out a few standard Christmas candle scents like cinnamon or sugar cookie and include some blended scents as well for even more of a challenge.

13. Bring some old photos for a “Guess That Coworker” board

“Guess That Coworker” is a fun activity where everyone pins old photos of themselves doing something Christmas-oriented. For example, you might bring a photo from childhood where you were dressed as a reindeer for a Christmas play. Everyone adds a photo to the board and then tries to guess who is who.

14. Set up a holiday photo booth

A holiday photo booth is another activity that can be run alongside the other office Christmas party games you have planned! Set up a photo station with props like reindeer antlers, stocking caps, or red and green makeup. Place an Instax camera there as well so people can get little prints to take home and hang up after dressing up.

15. Guess “How Many Ornaments?”

“How Many Ornaments” is an easy office Christmas party game to set up. You can either fill a large clear container with ornaments – or better still, decorate a huge tree with them! Everyone then tries to guess how many ornaments there are, writing down their guesses on scraps of paper. The winner is whoever gets closest to the actual number of ornaments.

16. Never Have I Ever: Christmas edition

“Never have I ever” is a great way to get to know your coworkers. Make it a Christmas-themed game by gathering everyone into a group or several small groups. Each person holds up ten fingers (reindeer antlers). Start with one person saying something like “never have I ever enjoyed fruit cake.” Or something else holiday-related. If the statement applies to someone in the group, they lower a finger. If someone has no more fingers to hold up, they are out. Keep going until there is only one person left! If you need some ideas on Christmas-themed questions, use these free printable question cards.

Play Santa at the party using these festive Christmas party favor ideas for some gift inspiration.

17. Have a Christmas dessert decorating contest

Christmas desserts like cookies and gingerbread houses look as amazing as they are delicious. So how about getting into the festive spirit with a decorating contest? Provide the raw ingredients, like gingerbread walls, plain sugar cookies, candy melts, gummy drops, and frosting, and let everyone build something beautiful to share.

18. Have an indoor snowball fight

Snowball fights are a lot of fun but they’re way too messy in an office space. Not unless we replace the snowballs with white cloth or sock balls instead! You can make it a team-based game like dodgeball or let everyone go to town with a cloth snowball free-for-all.

19. Try to “Pin The Beard On Santa”

We all know how to pin the tail on the donkey. So let’s make it more of a holiday game with “Pin the beard on Santa”! The rules are otherwise the same: blindfold someone and gently spin them around. Then set them loose and see who comes closest to getting the beard on Santa!

20. Arrange an office jingle bell hunt

Jingle bells are tiny holiday ornaments that are easy to hide everywhere! Give everyone a bag and see who can gather the most jingle bells in a set limit of time.

21. Hide mini snowmen throughout the office for people to find

Test everyone’s observation talents by hiding mini snowmen throughout the party venue. At the start of the party, everyone should be given some paper to keep track, writing down where they find each snowman. The person who finds the most hidden mini snowmen wins!

22. Feel things out with a Stocking Stuffer Guessing Game

The Stocking Stuffer game is an easy one to play. Place unusually shaped objects inside stockings that people have to guess the identity of based on the feel alone. Mix in gifts with office supplies like staplers or computer mice and see who can get the most stocking stuffers correct! 

23. See which team is the most creative with Elf On The Shelf

Elf on the Shelf is fun for all holiday parties. So how about giving multiple teams the chance to get creative with their very own elf? Give each team a few minutes to arrange their elf doing something in the office, like logging into the work network or refilling the stapler!

24. Get to know everyone with Christmas bingo cards

Christmas Bingo is a great mingling activity that helps you get to know your coworkers better. As you talk to people throughout the evening, find out who doesn’t like Elf on the Shelf and who does like Christmas fruitcakes. Get five people in a row and call out bingo first to be the winner!

Office Christmas party games: conclusion

We at Peerspace love coming up with creative game ideas for the holiday season! From Christmas-themed takes on traditional games to entirely new ones for your team to try, our holiday office party games are sure to put a smile on everyone’s face. Peerspace is more than just great party ideas, however. We also have holiday party venues for office parties of any size that you should check out!

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