Christmas Party Games With a Spin Wheel
By Lucas S. ·
Run Christmas party games from one spin wheel: festive truth or dare, charades, a White Elephant gift swap and a Christmas movie picker. Free, no app needed.
Why Use a Spin Wheel for Party Games?
A wheel takes the "who goes next?" and "what do we play?" out of the host's hands. Everyone watches the spin, the result feels fair, and the game keeps moving. Every wheel below is free, runs in the browser, and has a fullscreen button so you can cast it to the TV.
Game 1: Christmas Truth or Dare
Open the Christmas party game wheel and pick Truth or Dare. The prompts are family-friendly, so they work with kids and grandparents in the room. Players take turns spinning and doing whatever comes up.
The same wheel has four more presets: Charades (act out Home Alone or wrapping a present), Would You Rather, a Carol Picker for a sing-along, and Gift Challenges like unwrapping with oven gloves.
Game 2: A White Elephant Gift Swap
A White Elephant (or Yankee Swap) is a gift game where everyone brings one wrapped present and players take turns opening or stealing. The White Elephant wheel decides each move: open a new gift, steal, swap left or right, pass, or your choice.
Three presets cover different crowds:
- Classic moves, with stealing.
- Family friendly, with no stealing, just opening, passing, swapping and small challenges like singing a carol.
- Office party, with a couple of work-friendly swaps.
Common rules are explained on the page: a gift can usually be stolen three times before it's frozen, and the first player often gets a final swap at the end. For turn order, paste the players' names on a second wheel and press Remove winner after each pick.
Game 3: Christmas Movie Night
When the games wind down, the Christmas movie wheel ends the "what should we watch?" debate. Choose a mood (Family, Classics, Comedy, Romantic or Animated), spin and press play. Already seen it this year? Remove it and spin again.
Before the Party: Secret Santa
If your party includes a gift exchange, draw names a few weeks ahead with the Secret Santa generator. Everyone gets a private link, and nobody needs an account. Read our step-by-step Secret Santa guide for details.
Quick Hosting Tips
- Put the wheel on the biggest screen in the room.
- Turn the sound on for the ticking spin. It builds suspense.
- Edit the entries ahead of time to add family in-jokes.
- Save your favorite wheel to a free account to bring it back next Christmas.
Find every festive wheel on our Christmas hub.
FAQ
Do I need to download an app?
No. Every wheel runs in the browser on a phone, tablet, laptop or smart TV browser.
How do I show the wheel on the TV?
Press the fullscreen button on the wheel, then cast the browser tab with Chromecast, AirPlay or your TV's screen mirroring.
Are the games family-friendly?
The Christmas wheel's prompts are family-friendly by default, and the White Elephant wheel has a no-stealing Family friendly preset. You can edit any entry.
Can I change the prompts?
Yes. Use Paste to load your own list, or customize a wheel and save it to a free account to reuse next year.