Fun Drinking Games for the Ultimate Christmas Party

4 Hilarious Drinking Games Perfect for Your Christmas Party

The holiday season is here, and so are the much-anticipated Christmas parties. Besides delicious food and festive decorations, a great party calls for entertaining games to keep the fun alive.

If you’re looking for something more exciting than traditional party games, we’ve got you covered! Here are four creative drinking games guaranteed to bring laughter and hours of fun to your celebration.

Not a fan of alcohol? No problem! You can easily play these games with non-alcoholic drinks like soda or mocktails. The most important thing is to have a great time.

1. The Classic: The Christmas Bowl Challenge

This game is the holiday edition of the beloved “Fishbowl” game and is a guaranteed hit.

How to Play:

• Gather paper, a pen, and a bowl.
• Each player writes five Christmas-related characters or items on small pieces of paper (e.g., Santa Claus, Rudolph, or Christmas lights).
• Divide into teams and take turns miming or describing what’s written on the paper. Your teammates must guess as many as possible within a time limit (e.g., 2 minutes).
• For every correct guess, the opposing teams take a sip of their drinks.

Pro Tip: Make the game easier by allowing sound effects or limited verbal clues.

2. Gift-Wrapping Relay

This creative game will put your wrapping skills—and your teamwork—to the test!

How to Play:

• Split into teams and assign a “judge” to score the wrapping.
• Each team takes turns wrapping a present using materials provided (e.g., paper, tape, ribbons, or random household items for extra challenge).
• The judge determines whether the wrapping is neat enough to pass. If not, the team drinks two sips and rewraps!
• The first team to finish all their gifts wins, while the losers take penalty sips based on their rank.

Variation: Add odd items like aluminum foil or newspaper for an extra twist.

3. Longest Paper Chain Race

Nothing says Christmas like DIY decorations. Combine crafting and drinks for a fun competition!

How to Play:

• Gather scissors, glue, and colorful paper for each team.
• Set a timer and have each team build the longest paper chain possible.
• Each player works on their section before passing it to the next teammate.
• Before passing, both players take a celebratory sip while saying “Ho, ho, ho!”

The team with the longest chain wins and gets to assign penalty sips to the other teams.

4. Facebook Christmas Roulette

For a more modern twist, try this social media-inspired drinking game!

How to Play:

• Each player scrolls through their Facebook feed and takes a sip for every post or photo matching these categories:
  • A Christmas tree
  • A holiday-themed family photo
  • Someone wearing a Santa hat
  • Christmas food pictures
  • Engagement announcements (Everyone drinks!)
• The game is quick but can be repeated every 30 minutes for endless fun.