Office Christmas party games give coworkers something fun to do together beyond eating lunch, exchanging gifts and making small talk.
This list includes printable team games, icebreakers, gift exchanges, trivia and easy activities for office holiday parties of different sizes.
Some can serve as the main event, while others are quick enough to play during a staff luncheon, between other activities or whenever the party needs a little more energy.
Most require very little preparation, so you can choose the games that fit your group and keep the celebration easy to organize.
Christmas Spy-Themed Escape Room For Adults
Operation Silent Night turns your office Christmas party into a holiday rescue mission.
Santa has been kidnapped, and players must examine intelligence files, solve nine puzzles and uncover the final four-digit code before time runs out.
Divide coworkers into teams of two to six and let them race to complete the mission first. The printable game takes about 60 to 90 minutes and requires no locks or elaborate props.
Get the Operation Silent Night Christmas Escape Room here.
Office Christmas Treasure Hunt
This printable treasure hunt sends coworkers around the office following 24 riddle-style clues leading to locations such as the breakroom and copy machine.
Choose the clues that work for your workplace, hide them in about 10 to 15 minutes and place a prize at the final location.
Blank cards are included for custom clues, making the game easy to adapt for different offices, departments and work Christmas parties.
Get the Office Christmas Party Treasure Hunt here.
White Elephant Gift Exchange
These printable White Elephant cards add more movement and surprise to a traditional office gift exchange.
Coworkers take turns drawing instructions that tell them how to pass, trade or steal gifts, so the host does not have to explain or manage complicated rules throughout the game.
The set includes 60 cards and works well for office Christmas parties, staff luncheons and end-of-year celebrations.
Get the printable White Elephant Gift Exchange Cards here.
Christmas Money Card Game
Perfect for busy workplaces and last-minute planners, this easy holiday game requires zero setup.
Everyone starts with a handful of dollar bills and follows the prompts on the c
Whoever slips loses their cash! It’s fast, fun, and hilarious for any staff Christmas party or breakroom celebration.
Learn more about this game here: How To Play The Dollar Bill Party Game In 5 Easy Steps!
Christmas 5-Second Game
For a quick office Christmas party game that gets everyone laughing, players have just five seconds to name three things that fit each festive prompt.
The printable set includes 108 cards with a mix of easy, funny and surprisingly tricky Christmas categories. You can play with the whole family, divide a larger group into teams or pull out a few cards whenever you need a short activity between dinner and opening gifts.
Because you can play as many or as few rounds as you want, it works especially well when your office party schedule is flexible.
Get the printable Christmas 5-Second Game here.
Christmas BINGO
Christmas Bingo is a familiar office party game that coworkers of different ages can easily play together.
The printable set includes 25 unique cards featuring recognizable Christmas images. Print the cards, cut apart the calling pieces and use candy, coins or small office supplies as markers.
Get the printable Christmas Bingo game here.
Christmas Trivia
These printable Christmas Trivia Cards include 60 questions covering holiday traditions, movies, music and other festive topics.
Some questions are easy enough for casual players, while others will challenge the coworkers who know almost everything about Christmas.
Read the cards aloud and let everyone answer individually or divide the office into teams for a longer competition.
Get the printable Christmas Trivia Cards here.
Christmas Friendly Feud
Christmas Friendly Feud challenges teams to guess the most popular answers to festive survey questions.
Everything is printable, and a full game usually takes about 40 minutes, making it substantial enough to serve as one of your main office Christmas party activities.
Divide coworkers into teams, choose someone to host and let the competition begin.
Get Christmas Friendly Feud here.
Anagram Race
The Christmas Anagram Race is a quick word game where coworkers rearrange a set of letters to create as many festive words as possible before time runs out.
Give each person a copy or let small teams work together, then compare the completed lists to see who found the most Christmas words.
It works well as a warm-up activity before lunch, gifts or a longer team game.
Get the Christmas Anagram Race here.
A to Z Christmas Race
In the A to Z Christmas Race, players try to write one Christmas-related word for every letter of the alphabet.
Use a timer for a quick office competition or let everyone continue until one person completes the entire page.
You can play individually or divide a larger department into teams.
Get the A to Z Christmas Race here.
Answer Fast: Christmas Edition
Answer Fast gives players a series of Christmas categories and asks them to write three answers for each one as quickly as possible.
The prompts sound simple until the timer begins, which makes this a fun option for coworkers who enjoy fast-paced games.
Use it as a short table activity or turn it into a team competition during a larger staff Christmas party.
Get Answer Fast: Christmas Edition here.
Christmas Around the World
Christmas Around the World asks players to match familiar Christmas phrases with their translations in other languages.
The game adds a light trivia challenge to your office party and can be played individually or in teams.
Once everyone finishes, read the correct answers aloud and see which coworkers matched the most phrases.
Get Christmas Around the World here.
Candy Dice
Christmas Candy Dice turns a collection of holiday treats into an easy office party game.
Coworkers roll the die and follow the matching instructions to collect, pass or steal candy from one another.
Everyone stays involved, and the candy each person finishes with becomes part of the prize.
Get the Christmas Candy Dice game here.
Christmas Charades
Christmas Charades gets coworkers moving as they act out festive movies, characters, objects and activities for their teammates to guess.
Divide the office into teams or let everyone take turns performing for the entire group.
It requires very little preparation and works with office Christmas parties of almost any size.
Get the printable Christmas Charades cards here.
Ever or Never: Christmas Edition
Ever or Never invites coworkers to respond to prompts about Christmas experiences, traditions and funny holiday confessions.
Read the prompts aloud and let everyone answer, or place the cards on the table for a more casual conversation game.
It is an easy way to help coworkers get to know one another without putting anyone under too much pressure.
Get Ever or Never: Christmas Edition here.
Find the Guest
Find the Guest works especially well near the beginning of an office Christmas party.
Coworkers mingle and look for people who match the festive descriptions on their sheets, such as someone born in December or someone who loves Christmas music.
It gets people moving and talking before lunch, gifts or the main party activities begin.
Get the Christmas Find the Guest game here.
Find the Guest BINGO: Christmas Edition
Find the Guest Bingo combines a Christmas icebreaker with the familiar format of bingo.
Coworkers talk to one another and fill their squares with the names of people who match each description.
This version works particularly well for larger companies, mixed departments and work groups where everyone does not already know one another.
Get Find the Guest Bingo: Christmas Edition here.
Finish the Phrase: Christmas
Finish the Phrase asks coworkers to complete familiar Christmas sayings and prompts, then compare their answers.
Award points for matching the most popular response or simply read the answers aloud and enjoy how differently everyone completed each phrase.
It is quick to explain and easy to play around the table during an office luncheon.
Get the Christmas Finish the Phrase game here.
Christmas Jeoparty
Christmas Jeoparty creates a longer team competition with festive categories and questions worth different point values.
Divide coworkers into teams and let them choose questions about Christmas movies, traditions and other holiday topics.
It works especially well as a main activity for offices that enjoy trivia and friendly competition.
Get the Christmas Jeoparty game here.
Pass the Prize: Christmas Edition
Pass the Prize gives you an easy way to distribute a door prize, small gift or special Christmas treat.
Coworkers pass the prize left and right as a funny Christmas story is read aloud. When the story ends, the person holding the gift wins it.
The game requires very little setup and gives the entire office a reason to participate in awarding the prize.
Get Pass the Prize: Christmas Edition here.
Roll & Share: Christmas
Roll & Share uses a die to select questions about Christmas memories, favorites and traditions.
Coworkers take turns rolling and answering the corresponding prompt, creating an easy conversation activity for a staff luncheon or smaller office gathering.
You can play a few rounds or continue as long as the conversation is flowing.
Get Roll & Share: Christmas here.
Scattergories: Christmas
Christmas Scattergories challenges players to think of festive answers that begin with a chosen letter.
The Christmas categories and unusual-answer scoring make it a fun option for creative and competitive work groups.
Let coworkers play individually or divide a larger office into teams.
Get Christmas Scattergories here.
Selfie Scavenger Hunt: Christmas
A Christmas Selfie Scavenger Hunt gets coworkers moving around the party and taking festive photos together.
Players race to complete prompts such as posing beside the Christmas tree or taking a picture with a wrapped gift.
Divide everyone into teams and set a time limit, then gather afterward to compare the photos.
Get the Christmas Selfie Scavenger Hunt here.
This or That
Christmas This or That asks coworkers to choose between two festive options and explain their decisions.
Read the questions aloud, let people move to different sides of the room or place the cards on the table for casual conversation.
The choices can spark funny debates without requiring anyone to keep score.
Get Christmas This or That here.
Christmas Trivia Quiz
This printable Christmas Trivia Quiz tests everyone’s knowledge of holiday history, traditions and familiar seasonal facts.
Give each coworker a copy or divide the office into teams and let everyone work through the questions together.
It is an easy choice for a staff luncheon because guests can play while seated and no special supplies are required.
Get the printable Christmas Trivia Quiz here.
True or False
Christmas True or False asks coworkers to decide whether a collection of festive statements are fact or fiction.
The simple format allows everyone to participate, including guests who do not usually consider themselves trivia experts.
Play individually, work in teams or read each statement aloud and let the entire room vote.
Get the Christmas True or False game here.
What’s On Your Phone?
What’s on Your Phone turns everyone’s camera rolls, apps and holiday playlists into a simple point-based office party game.
Coworkers search their phones for the Christmas-related items listed on the page and add up their scores.
Since no one needs to download anything new or move around the room, you can begin playing immediately.
Get the Christmas What’s on Your Phone game here.
Choose the Best Games for Your Office Christmas Party
You do not need to fill the entire party with scheduled activities.
Choose one longer team game, such as Christmas Friendly Feud, Jeoparty or the escape room, then keep one or two quick printable games ready for smaller gaps.
For a larger workplace, mingling games such as Find the Guest or the Selfie Scavenger Hunt can help coworkers from different departments interact.
A smaller staff luncheon may only need a seated game, a gift exchange and something simple playing in the background, such as the Dollar Bill Game.
If you want several options without downloading each game separately, the Christmas Games Mega Bundle includes 26 printable games for office parties, families and holiday groups.
Get the Christmas Games Mega Bundle here.
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