Christmas Would You Rather Questions for Kids and Families (Free List)
Christmas would you rather is one of the easiest holiday games to run: no board, no prep, and it works for two players or twenty. Read a question out loud, everyone picks a side, and each person gives one reason. For young kids, keep choices simple and silly, like whether they would rather ride a reindeer or a polar bear. Older kids and teens like choices with a twist, and adults enjoy questions about holiday habits and traditions. It works at the dinner table, on a long drive to see relatives, or as a warm-up while guests arrive. Below are free questions sorted by age to get you started.
Practical tips
- Kids (ages 4+): Would you rather ride a reindeer or a polar bear? Build a snowman or a snow fort? Eat only candy canes or only gingerbread for a day?
- Kids (ages 4+): Would you rather be one of Santa's elves or one of his reindeer? Wake up to snow or to presents?
- Tweens and teens: Would you rather get one big gift or ten small ones? Spend Christmas at the beach or in a snowy cabin?
- Tweens and teens: Would you rather have to sing every word you say on Christmas Day or only speak in rhymes?
- Adults: Would you rather host Christmas dinner or travel to it? Wrap every gift for the family or untangle every string of lights?
- Adults: Would you rather skip the holiday movies or skip the holiday music for a whole year?
- To play as a group, have everyone move to one side of the room for each choice, then let one person from each side explain.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play Christmas would you rather?
Read a question with two choices, have everyone pick one, then take turns explaining why. There are no points unless you want them.
What age is Christmas would you rather good for?
Any age that can choose between two things, roughly 4 and up. Pick simpler questions for little kids and trickier ones for teens and adults.
Can you play it without printing anything?
Yes. You can read questions from a list like this one. Printed cards just make it easier to pass around at a party.