# Christmas Charades and Pictionary Words

> Christmas charades is the classic acting game with festive prompts. Easy prompts are objects like a candy cane or a reindeer, medium prompts are actions like untangling the lights, and hard prompts are Christmas movies and songs like Home Alone and Jingle Bell Rock. The same lists work for Christmas Pictionary: draw the prompt instead of acting it.

Source: https://rankcert.com/tools/christmas-charades
Free, no signup. Updated: 2026-10-26

## How to use it

1. Pick Easy, Medium or Hard.
2. Choose how many prompts you need and draw.
3. Give each player a prompt to act out or draw against a timer.

## Charades hand signals

Agree these before you start so nobody wastes the timer.

| Signal | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| Crank an old film camera | Movie |
| Open your hands like a book | Book |
| Open mouth, hand by it | Song |
| Fingers held up | Number of words |
| Fingers on forearm | Number of syllables |
| Pinch thumb and finger | Small word (a, the, of) |
| Tap your ear | Sounds like |

## Questions

### What are good Christmas charades for kids?

The Easy level: single objects like a snowman, a present or a reindeer. Kids can act them in a few seconds and everyone can guess them.

### What are good Christmas charades for adults?

The Hard level: Christmas movies and songs like Die Hard, Love Actually and All I Want for Christmas Is You. They need the full set of hand signals to get across.

### Can I use these for Christmas Pictionary?

Yes. Easy and Medium prompts are all drawable. Hard prompts are titles, so they suit teams who like a challenge.

### How long should each turn be?

One minute is standard. Give kids 90 seconds and drop to 45 seconds for a faster party round.

### How many prompts are there?

Over 100 across the three levels, and no prompt repeats within a single draw.

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