Christmas Brain Teaser Games
Christmas is a time for togetherness, and plenty of holiday-related activities can be used to take up time. Brain teasers are a great way to expand knowledge, think outside the box and have some competitive fun. Does this Spark an idea?
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Name the Holiday Song
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Christmas songs are some of the most sung around the holiday season, and many of the classic songs receive literal picture interpretations for the "Name the Holiday Song" brain teaser. For this puzzle, players must correctly name 24 different Christmas songs using only the clues provided. Whoever completes it the fastest wins. For example, the "Deck the Halls" clue is represented by a deck of playing cards sitting in a hallway.
Christmas Words
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Take a popular Christmas phrase like "Merry Christmas" and have players use the letters to make as many words as possible. This game has many possibilities and can be played multiple times using phrases like "Happy Holidays," "Happy New Year" and "Santa Claus."
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Christmas Word Search
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Print out a Christmas-themed word search or create one of your own. Word searches are one of the easiest puzzles to create, but solving them can take some time. Use simple Christmas-themed words like "Santa," "stocking," "cookie," "Jesus" and others. Play the word searches by yourself or print multiple copies to create a word search race.
Christmas Tree Tracks
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Draw a 3-by-3 grid of Christmas trees on a piece of paper. Try to draw over each of the trees by not lifting the pencil up or not repeating any of the trees. It is a simple brain teaser to solve once you solve it once, but it can be challenging when first starting. For children, have them decorate the trees first in order to add more to the activity.
Christmas Synonyms
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Use synonyms to create challenging Christmas-themed problems. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Kid's Holiday Page features more than 50 different anagrams you can use to solve. For example, a clue like "Array the Corridor" would actually mean "Deck the Halls." "Nocturnal Noiselessness" is actually "Silent Night." These clues are challenging for all ages and cover many classic Christmas phrases and songs.
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