Christmas Forbidden Words Game Printable, 243 Cards for Kids and Adults, Party Game

A printable Christmas party game for kids, families and the office: get your team to guess the word at the top of the card without saying any of the forbidden words below it. 243 cards in two sets, so you can match the game to your crowd.

The Family & Kids set has 117 cards with easier holiday words (snowman, sleigh, hot chocolate) and 3 forbidden words each. The Adult & Office set has 126 cards with 5 forbidden words each (ugly sweater, secret santa, porch pirate, food coma). Every card is clean and work-friendly. We checked all 243 cards by computer: no guess word appears twice, and no forbidden word gives away its own guess word.

★ WHAT'S INCLUDED (US Letter AND A4)
• 117 Family & Kids cards, 3 forbidden words each
• 126 Adult & Office cards, 5 forbidden words each
• 9 cards per page with dashed cut lines (about 2.4 x 3.3 inches, close to playing-card size)
• How-to-play page with a sample turn
• 5 ways to play: classic teams, kids & family rules, office party icebreaker for big groups, lightning round, mixed ages
• 2-team score sheet and a party score sheet for up to 4 teams
• 8 fold-over team name cards (6 named, 2 blank)
• Card backs for both sets, for double-sided printing
• Blank write-your-own cards in both styles
• Editable cards: type your own words in a free PDF reader, then print
• Ink-saving black & white version of everything

★ HOW IT WORKS
1. Download the files and open the PDF for your paper size.
2. Print the cards (card stock works best) and cut on the dashed lines.
3. Split into teams, set a 1-minute timer and start describing. Say a forbidden word and the other team calls BUZZ!

★ GOOD TO KNOW
• For 4 to 100 players. The office icebreaker version needs no turns: the host gives the clues to the whole room.
• Ages 6 and up with the Family set; 10 and up with the Adult & Office set
• You need a timer (any phone timer works) and a pencil
• Print just one set by typing its page range in the print dialog. The READ-ME lists the pages.

★ INSTANT DOWNLOAD
This is a DIGITAL product. No physical item will be shipped. After purchase, download the files from You > Purchases and reviews (or the link in your confirmation email) and print at 100% / "Actual size".

★ PERSONAL-USE LICENSE
For your own party, family, classroom, church, senior center or office event. Please don't resell or share the files.

Because this is a digital download, we can't offer returns or exchanges. If anything is wrong with your files, message us and we'll make it right.

AI disclosure: This game was designed by Front Porch Puzzle Press with help from AI tools. An AI assistant helped write the card words, the rules and the layout code, and every card was checked by computer and proofread page by page before publishing. The pictures are open-licensed Noto Emoji symbols and simple line drawings made in code; none of them are AI-generated images.