Our Best Christmas Party Games Ideas for your Office Party

In the run-up to Christmas, we are sharing plenty of ideas to keep you on top of the holidays. With all of the planning of the office celebration, Christmas party games ideas often get forgotten. But, you can’t have a party without games… We’re sharing our best Christmas party game ideas (for adults, of course), including games that you could even do yourself for Christmas parties on a budget. Either way, gather your pen and paper and prepare to throw a winter wonderland party.

Retro Arcade Machine Hire

​All good Christmas party ideas start with nostalgia. There’s no better time to take people back to their childhood than during the holidays. You can do this with retro arcade machine hire - rolling back the days to the 80s and 90s. Our retro arcade machine hire has been making numerous appearances over the past month and is perfect for Christmas party games, corporate and otherwise. You can play the Pac Man arcade machine (our personal favourite) or even travel to the 90s with The Turtles, The Simpsons and Street Fighter. If you want to inject a healthy dose of competition into your Christmas party ideas, consider our retro arcade machine hire. 

Christmas Pictionary

​The classic Christmas game that can be used for the smaller work Christmas parties. If you have a little office, and a group of colleagues Pictionary is safe to play with… we can’t recommend this game enough. To add a festive helping to the Christmas party games ideas, get the guests racing to draw popular Christmas carols (or even characters from films). To get the points, they then have to sing the carol or act out a scene from the film. Not only is this Christmas party idea a huge ice breaker, you can also film the game and share across social media.

Christmas Scavenger Hunt 

​Everyone loves a scavenger hunt. Your guests will love a scavenger hunt even more with prizes at the end (and a few glasses of champers to help them on their way). Christmas is a time when most people are, relatively, generous and merry; the perfect time to have some fun and fool your guests. One of our greatest work Christmas party ideas will see your guests split into groups, on the hunt for whatever you have hidden. Pro tip: hide your ornaments (Christmas inspired, of course) in a different room/s to your main venue, to avoid any of your Christmas party decorations being moved. Make sure to time the groups and start the Christmas party game early, to avoid any guests struggling after spending some time at the bar. 

Twelve Days of Christmas

​The Twelve Days of Christmas is one of the funniest work Christmas party ideas, and often a game that many haven’t heard of. This is excellent for offices with staff over 30, and ready to put their acting skills to the test. Group everyone into twelve teams (this is important), and give each group a lyric from the popular Christmas carol, Twelve Days of Christmas. As part of one of the funniest Christmas party games ideas, each team is responsible for that one lyric and must sing, and act out, the verse. It’s hilarious to witness each group’s representations of the carol; be sure to assign someone to filming duty. 

Christmas Party Games Coporate

There is also a range of corporate Christmas party games for the huge businesses, looking into event entertainment hire. As specialists in event entertainment (we don’t mean to brag), we offer a range of theme hire to suit any work Christmas party ideas. Casino theme hire is our greatest, with roulette table hire, Blackjack, Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and more available. In fact, casino theme hire is such a best-seller, our casino tables are making an appearance each weekend in December. There are also carnival funfair games options; the carnival isn’t just for summer. You can indulge in some top even entertainment for your business, and place carnival funfair games around the main venue to keep your guests busy throughout the night. 

If you have a venue with an outdoor area or large amounts of space, you could also opt for our brand-new event entertainment hire. The crazy golf course hire involves nine mini golf courses (all portable), boasting obstacles to conquer - especially after that aforementioned glass of champers. Get in touch with one of our team today to discuss your event entertainment options within the North East. 

For even more Christmas party games ideas, check out this excellent 33 Christmas Party Games Just for the Adults on The Balance. They’ll keep you busy until the New Year.