Pick a List for Your Crowd
- Classic Christmas words: the familiar caller game for families and classrooms.
- Little Elves: short, easy words on smaller 4×4 cards for ages 4 to 7.
- Family gathering moments: squares to spot during a day at home, no caller needed.
- Holiday movie bingo: mark the clichés during any made-for-TV holiday romance.
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List 1: Classic Christmas Words
Forty-eight words for a caller game. Read them out one by one, and whoever completes a line first wins. It suits a classroom party as well as a family table, because every word is something kids recognize.
- Santa
- Reindeer
- Sleigh
- Snowman
- Snowflake
- Stocking
- Candy cane
- Gingerbread
- Milk and cookies
- Hot cocoa
- Mittens
- Scarf
- Sled
- Ice skates
- Christmas tree
- Ornament
- Tinsel
- Twinkle lights
- Tree topper
- Wreath
- Holly
- Mistletoe
- Poinsettia
- Pine cone
- Jingle bells
- Carolers
- Elf
- North Pole
- Chimney
- Fireplace
- Presents
- Wrapping paper
- Bow
- Ribbon
- Gift tag
- Nutcracker
- Matching pajamas
- Christmas Eve
- Advent calendar
- Snow globe
- Candle
- Eggnog
- Fruitcake
- Ugly sweater
- Snowball
- Icicle
- Polar bear
- Christmas morning
Playing in the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand?
Swap in a few words your table will shout louder for: Christmas crackers, paper crown, mince pies, Christmas pudding, Boxing Day, Brussels sprouts, and for a southern-hemisphere Christmas, pavlova, beach day, barbecue, sunscreen. Paste them into the list before you make the cards.
List 2: Little Elves (Ages 4 to 7)
Twenty short words on 4×4 cards, so the youngest players aren't hunting through 25 squares. Read each word aloud and hold the slip up, so pre-readers can match the shape of the letters. This list opens the generator with the smaller grid already set.
- Tree
- Star
- Snow
- Bell
- Gift
- Elf
- Hat
- Bow
- Sled
- Cookie
- Candy
- Deer
- Santa
- Drum
- Mitten
- Sock
- Lights
- Doll
- Toy
- Box
List 3: Family Gathering Moments
No caller needed: when something on the card happens at home over the holidays, mark it. Put a card and a pen at each place before the big meal, or hand them out on Christmas morning and see who's closest by lunch.
- "You shouldn't have!"
- A gift needs batteries
- A pet plays in the wrapping paper
- Someone wears a festive sweater
- Matching pajamas in a photo
- A cookie vanishes before frosting
- Someone sings along to the radio
- The same movie is on TV again
- A nap after the big meal
- Wrapping paper piled higher than a kid
- Someone reads instructions aloud
- A board game comes out
- Nobody can find the scissors
- Tape stuck to someone's sleeve
- Someone guesses their gift first
- Someone saves the bows
- A new recipe this year
- Relatives join on a video call
- A story from Christmases past
- Someone wakes up way too early
- Someone shakes a present
- One more ornament goes on the tree
- Someone checks the oven again
- Leftover sandwiches
- A selfie by the tree
- Marshmallows in hot cocoa
- Someone hopes out loud for snow
- A song stuck in someone's head
- Someone wears a Santa hat
- A gift card appears
- "This is the best one yet!"
- The last cookie gets split
- Someone falls asleep mid-movie
- A puzzle starts on the table
- Someone volunteers for dishes
- A big group hug
Keep it kind. None of these squares points at one person, and that's deliberate. If you write your own, leave out money, weight, health and old family arguments. The best squares are the ones the whole room is in on.
List 4: Holiday Movie Bingo
Made-for-TV holiday romances run on the same handful of ingredients: a big-city career, a small-town bakery, snow that arrives exactly on cue. Mark them as they turn up. Almost any of these movies will fill a card, and the game turns a movie marathon into something the whole couch plays.
- Big-city job vs small-town home
- A family bakery needs saving
- Snow falls at the perfect moment
- "The true meaning of Christmas"
- A hot cocoa date
- A tree lighting in the town square
- An almost-kiss gets interrupted
- A Christmas tree farm
- A cookie-baking contest
- Ice skating on a frozen pond
- A meddling grandparent
- A kid plays matchmaker
- A Santa who might be the real one
- A prince in disguise
- A misunderstanding at the worst time
- A race against the clock on Christmas Eve
- Snowed in at a cozy inn
- A handmade ornament with a story
- The ex shows up in town
- A dog in a festive collar
- A letter to Santa
- Someone rediscovers Christmas spirit
- A boss who doesn't get the holidays
- A charity gala or toy drive
- A sleigh ride
- A snowball fight
- A grand gesture in front of everyone
- A gazebo covered in lights
- Matching flannel shirts
- Carolers at the front door
- A speech at the town festival
- Someone moves home for good
- A wish comes true at midnight
- The final kiss in the snow
- A cozy cabin with a fireplace
- Someone burns the cookies
Movie night rule: pause for a bingo check whenever someone calls it, and new squares only count once you press play again. It keeps the game honest and the snacks moving.
How to Run It
Calling the Classic and Little Elves lists
Paste the list into a document, print it, and cut the words apart. Put the slips in a stocking or a hat. Draw one at a time, read it out, and set it aside. When someone calls bingo, check their marked squares against the drawn pile.
Patterns for a longer game
- One line for a fast first round.
- Four corners to replay with the cards you already have.
- Blackout for the last round of the night.
Small prizes
A candy cane, first pick from the cookie tin, an extra marshmallow in the cocoa, or the right to choose tonight's movie.
Printing and Phones
Choose portrait for one big card per page, which is easier for small hands, or landscape for two cards per page with a cut line. If a few relatives are joining by video, use Share Online and send each of them a link to their own card, which opens on a phone or tablet.
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Want your family's names, pets or traditions on the card? Add them to any list before you make the cards.
Customize the List →Prefer Music Bingo?
Music bingo swaps words for songs: you play the start of a Christmas song and players mark the title. It's a favorite at staff parties and pub nights. Our sister company, Fat City Entertainment, makes a Christmas music bingo game with 250 printable cards and a playlist ready to press play.
More holiday bingo: Thanksgiving Bingo · Office Holiday Party Bingo · New Year's Eve Bingo
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