Christmas Pictionary Words - Fun Game for the Family

With Christmas just around the corner, now's the perfect time to start planning some festive activities to play with friends and family. One idea is to play a Christmas version of Pictionary - the classic drawing and guessing game. If you are looking for inspiration, great news - we have some great Christmas Pictionary ideas down below!

How to play Pictionary

While it is recommended to use the official boxed game to get the best Pictionary experience, the truth is: you can set up a game of Pictionary just as easily with some basic materials you might have within reach!

Number of Players: 4+

Setup

Paper
Pencils
Timer
Dice
Notecards

Choosing Pictionary words

Pick at least five different categories (ex: animals, celebrities, landmarks, actions)
On each card, write down words from the categories chosen.
Sort each into their matching category, then shuffle.
Assign each category a corresponding number when the dice is rolled.
Set out the remaining materials.

How to Play

Split everyone into teams or two or more (everyone playing solo is also an option). Everyone rolls the dice to see who goes first.
Designate someone as the ‘judge’; they will hand out the cards and keep track of the time.
Whoever starts rolls the die and is given a card corresponding to the category. They may start drawing at the judge’s cue.
The player has 60 seconds to draw, and everyone else must guess what is being drawn within those 60 seconds too.
Whoever is drawing cannot talk, make noises/gestures, and cannot draw letters/numbers.
Whoever guesses correctly scores a point and can attempt to guess the next word being drawn out. If they are incorrect, the turn passes to the next player for them to attempt to guess.
The game ends based on whatever conditions determine a winner(ex: first team/player to ‘x’ number of points)

Playing games similar to Christmas Pictionary Online

We've gathered all the best icebreaker games and put them online for convenience. If you head over to Brightful, you'll find a selection of icebreaker games to play with your friends, family or colleagues. The games are completely free, and a great tool for team building. If you want to play a drawing game like Pictionary, give Draw It a go: exclusively on Brightful.

Printable Christmas Pictionary List (PDF)

If you want to have a list of printable Pictionary words - all focused on Christmas and the holiday season, we have what you need right here. You will find plenty of great ideas for words you can utilize for your next Christmas party, which can make for a fun and entertaining holiday-themed take on Pictionary for your group!

Brightful Printable List of Christmas Pictionary Words

Brightful - Printable List of Christmas Pictionary Words.pdf

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In addition, read on and check out some great examples of Christmas Pictionary words below! They are sorted by varying degrees of difficulty, as well as a separate list of names for Christmas Carols to offer a unique challenge if you think your group is up for it! No matter what you choose, any of these will make for great Christmas Pictionary ideas. Best of all - all of these printable Pictionary words and ideas are free for anyone to access and use!

Easy Christmas Words for Pictionary

These Christmas words should be simple and easy to draw out! If you want to start your Pictionary game with some easy words as a warm-up, start here. Everyone should be able to recall or know these in some form.

Angel	Snowman
Candy Cane	Gift
Sleigh	Elf
Christmas Lights	Stocking
Polar Express	Snowflake
Mistletoe	Tree
Logs	Ice Skating
Glitter	Snowman
Blanket	Sweater
Knit	Star
Eggnog	Christmas Tree

Medium Christmas Words for Pictionary

These Christmas words are not too difficult to figure out, though they will need a little more creative thinking to illustrate them!

Here's an idea if you want to offer a unique challenge to everyone: see who's the cinephile in your group and knows the most about all of your favorite Christmas movies with several rounds of Christmas movie Pictionary!

Gingerbread	Hot Cocoa
Rhubarb	Fruitcake
Wreath	Ornaments
Baubles	Antlers
Festive	Snowball Fight
Furnace	Ham
Santa Claus	Christmas Cracker
Snow Angels	Home Alone
Christmas Story	Christmas Cards
Naughty or Nice	Fir Tree
Three Wise Men	Christmas Show

Hard Christmas Words for Pictionary

Really want to challenge yourself and the rest of your group playing Pictionary? These are some complex Christmas-themed words that will require you to think outside of the box on how to draw out and give everyone the best chance to guess what the word is.

Polar Express	Christmas Tree Wreath
Ho Ho Ho	Christmas Cookies
Elf on the Shelf	Rudolph’s Nose
Carolers	Yule Log
Baby Jesus	Manger
The Grinch	Winter Wonderland
Advent Calendar	Holy
Reindeer Tracks	Glittering
Toy Soldiers	Santa’s Helpers
Church Service	Saint Nick
Nativity Scene	Tinsel
Silent Night	Bethlehem

Christmas Carol Pictionary Ideas

As a bonus, we also have a list of Christmas songs/carols for you to add a musical twist to your Christmas themed Pictionary game. Or if you want to play a small game of 'guess the song' with your group, that can work as well!

Jingle Bells	All I Want For Christmas Is You	Santa Claus is Coming to Town
O Holy Night	Silent Night	I Wish It was Christmas Today
12 Days of Christmas	Let It Snow	Joy to the World
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year	Jingle Bell Rock	Hark! The Angels Sing
Driving Home for Christmas	O Christmas Tree	Gabriel’s Message
God Rest you Merry, Gentlemen	Love Came Down at Christmas	It’s Beginning tTo Look A Lot Like Christmas
White Christmas	Santa Baby	Cold December Night
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Text Me Merry Christmas	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
I’ll Be Home for Christmas	Feliz Navidad	Winter Wonderland
Frosty The Snowman	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)	Silver Bells
A Holly Jolly Christmas	Little Saint Nick	Santa Tell Me
Last Christmas	Merry Christmas Everyone	Underneath the Tree
Masters in This Hall	O Come, All Ye Faithful	The Rocking Carol
Deck the Halls	Holly Jolly Christmas	Carol of the Bells
Run Rudolph Run	Christmas Wrapping	Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Christmas Rappin’	Step Into Christmas	Wonderful Christmas Time
8 Days of Christmas	I Wish it Was Christmas Today	O Tannenbaum
Zat You, Santa Claus?	Father Chrstmas	I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Just Like Christmas	Merry Xmas Everybody	What Christmas Means to Me
I Believe in Father Christmas	Santa’s Got A Bag of Soul	Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)

Christmas Pictionary Word Generator

If you are having a hard time deciding on what words to choose for your Christmas-themed Pictionary game, you can use this random word generator to make setup less stressful! All you need to do is select 'Generate Word' and you will be given a word from our Christmas word bank for you to use.