75 Christmas Drawing Game Words (Easy to Hard)

By Cedar & Ledger

A drawing game is the easiest Christmas party game to set up: one person draws, their team guesses, and nobody may use letters or numbers. Here are 75 holiday words sorted Easy, Medium and Hard, plus quick rules and scoring so kids and grown-ups can play together.

Easy (ages 5 and up)

1. Candy cane
2. Star
3. Snowman
4. Present
5. Christmas tree
6. Mitten
7. Bell
8. Stocking
9. Gingerbread man
10. Snowflake
11. Hat
12. Candle
13. Wreath
14. Ornament
15. Sled
16. Cookie
17. Moon
18. Bow
19. Scarf
20. Carrot
21. Boot
22. Heart
23. House
24. Tree
25. Sun

Medium (ages 8 and up)

1. Reindeer
2. Chimney
3. Penguin
4. Polar bear
5. Hot cocoa
6. Fireplace
7. Sleigh
8. Elf
9. Holly
10. Igloo
11. Ice skates
12. Toy train
13. Angel
14. Snow globe
15. Pine cone
16. Snowball
17. Teddy bear
18. Lights on a house
19. Owl
20. Fox
21. Earmuffs
22. Wrapping paper
23. Mailbox
24. Lantern
25. Drum

Hard (teens and adults)

1. North Pole
2. Snowball fight
3. Advent calendar
4. Mistletoe
5. Nutcracker
6. Gingerbread house
7. Ugly sweater
8. Christmas morning
9. Carolers
10. Toy workshop
11. Frozen pond
12. Northern lights
13. New Year countdown
14. Leftovers
15. Santa's list
16. Shopping at Christmas
17. Winter solstice
18. Ski lift
19. Avalanche
20. Hibernating bear
21. Holiday traffic jam
22. Midnight
23. Thank-you note
24. Wishing on a star
25. Melting snowman

Quick rules

1. Write each word on a slip and sort into Easy, Medium and Hard bowls.
2. Split into two teams. The drawer picks a slip and has 60 seconds.
3. No letters, numbers or talking. Gestures toward the drawing are fine.
4. Score Easy 1, Medium 2, Hard 3. First team to 20 points wins.

Mixed ages: let younger kids draw from the Easy bowl only, and let them pick from two slips. Big groups: use a whiteboard or tape large paper to a wall so everyone can see.

Make it a charades night too

Swap between drawing and acting each round. For acting ideas, see our free Christmas charades ideas and more Christmas party games for kids.

Printable cards

Skip the slips: our Christmas Charades & Drawing Game has 108 cut-apart act it out and draw it cards marked Easy, Medium and Hard, with a drawing sheet and scoreboard. Or get five game sets in the Christmas Party Games Mega Pack.

Related template: Christmas Charades & Drawing Game. Also see: Christmas Party Games Mega Pack · Left Right Gift Games

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