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1. Split into two or more teams and pick a round length.
2. The actor starts the timer and acts out each card silently: no talking, no mouthing words, no pointing at objects in the room.
3. Tap Got it for each correct guess, or Skip to pass. When time runs out, hand the phone to the next team.

Updated November 2026.

1. Decorating the Christmas tree
2. Building a snowman
3. Snowball fight
4. Making a snow angel
5. Santa stuck in the chimney
6. Hanging a stocking
7. Baking gingerbread cookies
8. Putting the star on top
9. Cat climbing the Christmas tree
10. Dog wearing reindeer antlers
11. Catching snowflakes on your tongue
12. Ice skating for the first time
13. Nutcracker ballet dancer
14. Little drummer boy
15. Burning your tongue on hot cocoa
16. Untangling Christmas lights
17. Wrapping a very awkward gift
18. Pretending to love a gift
19. Carolers at the front door
20. Shoveling the driveway
21. Gingerbread house collapsing
22. Scrooge counting his coins
23. Assembling a toy at midnight
24. Carrying the tree through the door
25. Hanging lights on the roof
26. Pulling a Christmas cracker
27. Slipping on an icy sidewalk
28. Matching pajamas family photo
29. Conducting a Christmas choir
30. Falling asleep after Christmas dinner
31. Carving a pumpkin
32. Bobbing for apples
33. Witch stirring a cauldron
34. Mummy coming unwrapped
35. Bat hanging upside down
36. Trick-or-treating
37. Zombie walk
38. Vampire hiding from the sun
39. Werewolf howling at the moon
40. Black cat arching its back
41. Spider spinning a web
42. Ghost floating through a wall
43. Flying on a broomstick
44. Scarecrow
45. Dancing skeleton
46. Owl turning its head
47. Sorting your candy
48. Chewing sticky taffy
49. Putting on face paint
50. Lost in a corn maze
51. Scooping out pumpkin guts
52. Frankenstein's monster waking up
53. Wizard casting a spell
54. Pirate with a wooden leg
55. Opening a creaky door
56. Bumpy hayride
57. Monster under the bed
58. Walking into a spider web
59. Mad scientist
60. Walking through a haunted house
61. Fortune teller with a crystal ball
62. Handing out candy
63. Sneaking candy from your kid
64. Headless horseman
65. Opening a shaken soda can
66. Untangling headphones
67. Chicken
68. Opening a stubborn jar
69. Hunting a mosquito at night
70. Building a sandcastle
71. Helicopter
72. Backseat driver
73. Bowling
74. Flamingo
75. Mirror
76. Hitting a piñata
77. Zookeeper
78. Hopscotch
79. Butterfly
80. Stepping on a toy brick
81. Reading under the covers
82. Gorilla
83. Skunk
84. First time using chopsticks
85. Locked out of the house
86. Doing a cannonball
87. Skipping a stone on water
88. Seesaw
89. Lighthouse
90. Air guitar
91. Wasp loose in the car
92. Pitching a tent in the wind
93. Sunburn
94. Frog
95. Moonwalk
96. Librarian
97. Sword fight
98. Moving a couch up the stairs
99. Sloth
100. Surfing
101. Yawning
102. Going through airport security
103. Blowing a bubblegum bubble
104. Photobomb
105. Pinball
106. Tug-of-war
107. Catching bugs with a net
108. Squeezing out the last toothpaste
109. Windmill
110. Pushing a door that says pull
111. Giving a cat a bath
112. Hammock
113. Stepping in chewing gum
114. Rollercoaster
115. Microwave
116. Counting sheep to fall asleep
117. Applying sunscreen to your own back
118. Wizard
119. Slingshot
120. Flipping burgers on the grill
121. Checking for monsters under the bed
122. Assembling flat-pack furniture
123. Hammering your thumb
124. Escalator
125. Carrying a heavy backpack
126. Snoring
127. Blinking in every photo
128. Kite
129. Eating corn on the cob
130. Hiccups
131. Monkey
132. Cowboy
133. Tiptoeing
134. Slam dunk
135. Jumping in puddles
136. Penguin
137. Painting yourself into a corner
138. Owl
139. Blowing bubbles
140. Hatching from an egg
141. Arm wrestling
142. Digging for buried treasure
143. Bodybuilder
144. Catching popcorn in your mouth
145. Curling
146. Skydiving
147. Drummer
148. Stuck in a revolving door
149. Sprinkler
150. Hairdresser
151. Lifeguard
152. Scissors
153. Learning to ride a bike
154. Crocodile
155. Cat walking across your keyboard
156. Mime
157. Shivering
158. Musical chairs
159. Hunting for the TV remote
160. Pillow fight
161. Waving back at the wrong person
162. Farmer
163. Shopping cart with a wobbly wheel
164. Driving a bumper car
165. Pirate
166. Delivering pizza on a bike
167. Limbo
168. Egg and spoon race
169. Blender
170. Tourist
171. Eating a melting ice cream cone
172. Giraffe
173. Stage fright
174. Chasing the ice cream truck
175. Chef
176. Clown
177. Eating something way too spicy
178. Goalkeeper
179. Blowing up a balloon
180. Tossing pizza dough
181. Politely eating terrible food
182. Tornado
183. Bagpipes
184. Ballerina
185. Knitting
186. Popping bubble wrap
187. Playing hide and seek
188. Tying your shoelaces
189. Milking a cow
190. Scoring the winning goal
191. Trampoline
192. Biting into a lemon
193. Synchronized swimming
194. Violin
195. Snake
196. Rocket
197. High five left hanging
198. Stuck in an elevator
199. Plunging a clogged toilet
200. Superhero
201. Missing an easy golf putt
202. Bear waking up from hibernation
203. Unicorn
204. Dinosaur
205. Gymnast
206. Spaghetti
207. Weather forecaster
208. Toaster
209. Chopping onions
210. Tightrope
211. Hurdles
212. Carrying all the groceries at once
213. Climbing a tree
214. Umbrella flipping inside out
215. Mail carrier chased by a dog
216. Duck
217. Changing a diaper
218. Singing in the shower
219. Accordion
220. Firefighter
221. Crying at a sad movie
222. Kangaroo
223. Shuffling cards and dropping them
224. Shark
225. Opera singer
226. Snorkeling
227. Caterpillar
228. Eavesdropping
229. Rabbit
230. Turtle
231. Ping-pong
232. Squirrel
233. Marching
234. Looking for a lost sock
235. Caught in a sudden downpour
236. Reading a map upside down
237. Peacock
238. Ninja
239. Brushing your teeth
240. Cat chasing a laser dot
241. Puppet
242. Elephant
243. Typewriter
244. Jackhammer
245. Rowing
246. Chasing your hat in the wind
247. Crab
248. Lawnmower
249. Yoga
250. Magician
251. Taking the last pizza slice
252. Conducting an orchestra
253. Opening a present
254. Getting dizzy from spinning
255. Lighting a campfire in the rain
256. Three-legged race
257. Magnet
258. Getting dressed in the dark
259. Missing the last puzzle piece
260. Turbulence on a plane
261. Flying a paper airplane
262. Volcano
263. Mermaid
264. Daydreaming
265. Crossing a wobbly rope bridge
266. Juggler
267. Archery
268. Missing the school bus
269. Pancake stuck to the ceiling
270. Octopus
271. Wiggling a loose tooth
272. Brain freeze
273. Jumping at thunder
274. Lion
275. Trombone
276. Lumberjack
277. Paper cut
278. Pretending to be asleep
279. Dad dancing at a wedding
280. Raising your hand in class
281. Reading a bedtime story
282. Dentist
283. Spider
284. Building a pillow fort
285. Walking a very strong dog
286. Hula-hoop
287. Sore loser at a board game
288. Karate
289. Jack-in-the-box
290. Reeling in a huge fish
291. Walking in shoes too big
292. Fire drill
293. Blowing up an air mattress
294. Astronaut
295. Yo-yo
296. Earthquake
297. Quicksand
298. Walking on hot sand
299. Trying not to laugh
300. Typing with two fingers
301. Selfie
302. Licking the mixing spoon
303. Folding a fitted sheet
304. Leapfrog
305. Desperate for a rest stop
306. Snail
307. Pilot
308. Dog shaking off water
309. Sneezing
310. Eating a messy taco
311. Pretending to like a gift
312. Detective
313. Vacuuming
314. Mechanic
315. Sleepwalker
316. Boomerang
317. Statue
318. Bee
319. Woodpecker
320. Eating soup that is too hot
321. Meerkat
322. Closing an overstuffed suitcase
323. Robot
324. Lobster
325. Sneaking cookies from the jar
326. Referee
327. Telescope
328. Bull
329. Wind-up toy
330. Plumber
331. Horse
332. Setting off the smoke alarm
333. Ostrich
334. Roasting a marshmallow
335. Waiter
336. Glasses lost on your own head
337. Dragon
338. Jellyfish
339. Head stuck in a sweater
340. Cheerleader
341. Blowing out birthday candles
342. Blowing a party horn
343. Watching fireworks
344. Throwing confetti
345. Counting down from ten
346. Falling asleep before midnight
347. Popping a balloon
348. Putting on a party hat
349. A clock striking midnight
350. Banging pots and pans
351. Sweeping up confetti
352. Waving a sparkler
353. Turning a calendar page
354. Yawning and fighting sleep
355. Dancing in pajamas
356. Hanging streamers
357. A firework exploding
358. Hugging everyone at midnight
359. Taking a group selfie
360. Writing a list of resolutions
361. Singing Auld Lang Syne
362. Eating twelve grapes at midnight
363. Firing a confetti cannon
364. Opening a time capsule
365. Posing in a photo booth
366. Watching the ball drop
367. Cleaning up after the party
368. Stuck in traffic at midnight
369. Carving the turkey
370. Turkey
371. Mashing potatoes
372. Breaking the wishbone
373. Falling asleep on the couch
374. Parade balloon handler
375. Marching band drummer
376. Football quarterback
377. Touchdown dance
378. Peeling potatoes
379. Rolling out pie dough
380. Raking leaves
381. Setting the table
382. Washing a mountain of dishes
383. Burning the dinner rolls
384. Smoke alarm going off
385. Sneaking a bite before dinner
386. Passing the gravy boat
387. Sailing on the Mayflower
388. Picking a pumpkin
389. Dog begging under the table
390. Too full to move
391. Fighting over the last slice
392. Football referee
393. Opening a can of cranberry sauce
394. Sitting at the kids' table
395. Making a leftover sandwich
396. Waving from a parade float
397. Farmer harvesting corn
398. Baby in a high chair
399. Kicking a field goal
400. Grandpa telling a long story
401. Dropping the pie
402. Taking a family photo

Tips for a better game

• Agree on the classic signals first: fingers for the number of words, a tug on the ear for "sounds like".
• Limit skips to two per round, or the hard cards never get acted.
• With young kids, drop the timer and let everyone guess together.

Questions people ask

What are some good charades ideas for families?

Five from this list: First time using chopsticks; Blowing bubbles; Snake; Yoga; Snail.

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