
World Map – the first player says the name of a country, then the next person has to think of a country starting with the LAST letter of the previous player’s choice…and so on.Score individually, or compete as household teams Use red pompoms, with a bit of double-sided sticky tape on, the nose.
Similar to Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but with a Christmassy twist! You can buy a game set for each household, or why not get creative and draw your own? If you scan your drawing and email it to everyone else, each house can have their own copy.
You could always host a Christmas Quiz (if you’re not already quizzed out – I know they’re something that was very popular early on in lockdown, so you may have had enough of them by now!). Combine with an online random number generator and you’re in business Christmas Bingo – there are loads of brilliant printable templates online (hint – check out Pinterest!), or you could make your own and send copies to the other households in advance. This will take a bit of planning ahead of time, but will be well worth it as it will get everyone engaged and could get VERY competitive! There are some great suggestions here on how to design your hunt. Charades – I think Zoom lends itself really well to this, especially if you play it in household teams. You’ll obviously need to collect these for a couple of weeks beforehand! Why not plan in advance and decorate yours with water-based paints and biodegradable glitter? Compete to see which household can make the tallest toilet roll tower, without it collapsing. Please also share if you have any OTHER suggestions for Zoom party games!Ģ1 of the best Zoom games for Christmas gatherings I’ve put together a list of 21 of the best Zoom games for Christmas celebrations – let me know in the comments if you try any of them out over the festive season. Well, we’re not going to let being in separate houses stop us from doing that! Normally, when we get together on Christmas Day with my parents, sister and her family, we play a few games. We’re going to link our computers up to our TV screens and link our various living rooms up that way, which should give a more natural and less ‘in your face’ feeling than a standard Zoom call. So we’re getting together via Zoom on the day instead, which could be interesting… We’ve decided that we’re not going to risk mixing households within the wider family, regardless of tiers, restrictions and everything else. I’m definitely looking forward to a relaxing break from work and other commitments!Ĭhristmas Day is going to be a little strange, no doubt about it. I AM still looking forward to it, however. This is going to be a slightly different Christmas, isn’t it?