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Simple animals, actions and everyday things a six-year-old can act and guess.

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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. Reindeer taking off
7. Elf wrapping presents
8. Hanging a stocking
9. Sledding down a hill
10. Baking gingerbread cookies
11. Putting the star on top
12. Shaking a present to guess
13. Sneaking downstairs on Christmas morning
14. Santa eating the cookies
15. Toy soldier marching
16. Ringing sleigh bells
17. Writing a letter to Santa
18. Cat climbing the Christmas tree
19. Dog wearing reindeer antlers
20. Penguin sliding on ice
21. Catching snowflakes on your tongue
22. Reindeer eating a carrot
23. Ice skating for the first time
24. Nutcracker ballet dancer
25. Little drummer boy
26. Burning your tongue on hot cocoa
27. Peeking at hidden presents
28. Slipping on an icy sidewalk
29. Carving a pumpkin
30. Bobbing for apples
31. Witch stirring a cauldron
32. Mummy coming unwrapped
33. Bat hanging upside down
34. Trick-or-treating
35. Zombie walk
36. Vampire hiding from the sun
37. Werewolf howling at the moon
38. Black cat arching its back
39. Spider spinning a web
40. Ghost floating through a wall
41. Flying on a broomstick
42. Scarecrow
43. Dancing skeleton
44. Owl turning its head
45. Sorting your candy
46. Chewing sticky taffy
47. Putting on face paint
48. Lost in a corn maze
49. Scooping out pumpkin guts
50. Frankenstein's monster waking up
51. Wizard casting a spell
52. Pirate with a wooden leg
53. Opening a creaky door
54. Bumpy hayride
55. Monster under the bed
56. Walking into a spider web
57. Mad scientist
58. Opening a shaken soda can
59. Untangling headphones
60. Chicken
61. Shoving everything under the bed
62. Building a sandcastle
63. Helicopter
64. Bowling
65. Flamingo
66. Mirror
67. Hitting a piñata
68. Zookeeper
69. Hopscotch
70. Butterfly
71. Reading under the covers
72. Gorilla
73. Skunk
74. Doing a cannonball
75. Skipping a stone on water
76. Seesaw
77. Lighthouse
78. Air guitar
79. Frog
80. Moonwalk
81. Dropping a stack of books
82. Sword fight
83. Sloth
84. Surfing
85. Yawning
86. Blowing a bubblegum bubble
87. Pinball
88. Tug-of-war
89. Catching bugs with a net
90. Squeezing out the last toothpaste
91. Windmill
92. Giving a cat a bath
93. Stepping in chewing gum
94. Rollercoaster
95. Microwave
96. Counting sheep to fall asleep
97. Wizard
98. Slingshot
99. Checking for monsters under the bed
100. Escalator
101. Carrying a heavy backpack
102. Snoring
103. Kite
104. Eating corn on the cob
105. Hiccups
106. Monkey
107. Cowboy
108. Tiptoeing
109. Climbing the rope in gym class
110. Slam dunk
111. Jumping in puddles
112. Penguin
113. Owl
114. Blowing bubbles
115. Hatching from an egg
116. Digging for buried treasure
117. Catching popcorn in your mouth
118. Drummer
119. Sprinkler
120. Lifeguard
121. Scissors
122. Learning to ride a bike
123. Dodgeball
124. Crocodile
125. Dropping your lunch tray
126. Shivering
127. Musical chairs
128. Pillow fight
129. Farmer
130. Driving a bumper car
131. Pirate
132. Limbo
133. Egg and spoon race
134. Eating a melting ice cream cone
135. Giraffe
136. Chasing the ice cream truck
137. Chef
138. Clown
139. Goalkeeper
140. Blowing up a balloon
141. Tossing pizza dough
142. Tornado
143. Ballerina
144. Knitting
145. Popping bubble wrap
146. Playing hide and seek
147. Tying your shoelaces
148. Milking a cow
149. Scoring the winning goal
150. Trampoline
151. Biting into a lemon
152. Violin
153. Snake
154. Rocket
155. High five left hanging
156. Superhero
157. Bear waking up from hibernation
158. Science experiment gone wrong
159. Unicorn
160. Dinosaur
161. Gymnast
162. Spaghetti
163. Toaster
164. Tightrope
165. Hurdles
166. Climbing a tree
167. Umbrella flipping inside out
168. Mail carrier chased by a dog
169. Duck
170. Firefighter
171. Kangaroo
172. Shark
173. Snorkeling
174. Caterpillar
175. Rabbit
176. Turtle
177. Ping-pong
178. Squirrel
179. Marching
180. Looking for a lost sock
181. Peacock
182. Ninja
183. Brushing your teeth
184. Cat chasing a laser dot
185. Puppet
186. Elephant
187. Rowing
188. Chasing your hat in the wind
189. Crab
190. Magician
191. Conducting an orchestra
192. Opening a present
193. Getting dizzy from spinning
194. Three-legged race
195. Magnet
196. Getting dressed in the dark
197. Skateboarding
198. Flying a paper airplane
199. Volcano
200. Mermaid
201. Daydreaming
202. Crossing a wobbly rope bridge
203. Juggler
204. Archery
205. Missing the school bus
206. Pancake stuck to the ceiling
207. Octopus
208. Wiggling a loose tooth
209. Brain freeze
210. Jumping at thunder
211. Lion
212. First day at a new school
213. Trombone
214. Pretending to be asleep
215. Raising your hand in class
216. Reading a bedtime story
217. Dentist
218. Spider
219. Building a pillow fort
220. Walking a very strong dog
221. Hula-hoop
222. Karate
223. Jack-in-the-box
224. Reeling in a huge fish
225. Walking in shoes too big
226. Fire drill
227. Astronaut
228. Yo-yo
229. Earthquake
230. Quicksand
231. Walking on hot sand
232. Trying not to laugh
233. Arriving at school in pajamas
234. Selfie
235. Licking the mixing spoon
236. Leapfrog
237. Snail
238. Pilot
239. Dog shaking off water
240. Sneezing
241. Detective
242. Vacuuming
243. Sleepwalker
244. Boomerang
245. Statue
246. Bee
247. Woodpecker
248. Eating soup that is too hot
249. Meerkat
250. Robot
251. Sneaking cookies from the jar
252. Referee
253. Telescope
254. Bull
255. Wind-up toy
256. Horse
257. Breakdancing
258. Ostrich
259. Roasting a marshmallow
260. Dragon
261. Jellyfish
262. Head stuck in a sweater
263. Cheerleader
264. Blowing out birthday candles
265. Blowing a party horn
266. Watching fireworks
267. Throwing confetti
268. Counting down from ten
269. Falling asleep before midnight
270. Popping a balloon
271. Putting on a party hat
272. A clock striking midnight
273. Banging pots and pans
274. Sweeping up confetti
275. Waving a sparkler
276. Turning a calendar page
277. Yawning and fighting sleep
278. Dancing in pajamas
279. Hanging streamers
280. A firework exploding
281. Hugging everyone at midnight
282. Carving the turkey
283. Turkey
284. Mashing potatoes
285. Breaking the wishbone
286. Parade balloon handler
287. Marching band drummer
288. Football quarterback
289. Touchdown dance
290. Raking leaves
291. Jumping in a leaf pile
292. Setting the table
293. Sneaking a bite before dinner
294. Passing the gravy boat
295. Squirrel hiding acorns
296. Sailing on the Mayflower
297. Picking a pumpkin
298. Dog begging under the table
299. Too full to move
300. Football referee
301. Making a leftover sandwich
302. Waving from a parade float
303. Farmer harvesting corn
304. Baby in a high chair
305. Kicking a field goal
306. Grandpa telling a long story
307. Dropping the pie
308. Tracing a hand turkey

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 kids?

Five from this list: Gorilla; Blowing bubbles; High five left hanging; Getting dressed in the dark; Pilot.

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