Christmas Never Have I Ever Questions

Christmas never have I ever questions about gifts

Presents, wrapping paper, gift swaps and a few surprises.

1. 1.Never have I ever shaken a present to guess what was inside.
2. 2.Never have I ever opened a present so carefully I could reuse the paper.
3. 3.Never have I ever regifted a present.
4. 4.Never have I ever used so much tape on a present that nobody could open it.
5. 5.Never have I ever wrapped a gift in something that wasn't wrapping paper.
6. 6.Never have I ever given someone a gift I secretly wanted for myself.
7. 7.Never have I ever acted thrilled about a gift I didn't understand.
8. 8.Never have I ever opened a present that was meant for someone else.
9. 9.Never have I ever had my favorite gift taken in a white elephant swap.
10. 10.Never have I ever drawn my own name in a Secret Santa.
11. 11.Never have I ever bought something for myself while shopping for everyone else.
12. 12.Never have I ever done all my gift shopping on Christmas Eve.
13. 13.Never have I ever gotten the same gift from two different people.
14. 14.Never have I ever been secretly happy to get socks.
15. 15.Never have I ever gotten a present that was bigger than me.

Never have I ever questions about the tree and decorations

Tangled lights, wobbly trees and the ornament everyone wants to hang.

1. 16.Never have I ever untangled a string of lights for more than half an hour.
2. 17.Never have I ever had a whole string of lights go out because of one bulb.
3. 18.Never have I ever picked out a real tree at a tree farm.
4. 19.Never have I ever had a Christmas tree tip over.
5. 20.Never have I ever had a pet knock ornaments off the tree.
6. 21.Never have I ever put the star on top of the tree.
7. 22.Never have I ever made a tree ornament by hand.
8. 23.Never have I ever left the decorations up until spring.
9. 24.Never have I ever hung something strange on the tree as an ornament.
10. 25.Never have I ever driven around the neighborhood to look at holiday lights.
11. 26.Never have I ever broken a glass ornament while decorating.
12. 27.Never have I ever had an inflatable yard decoration blow away.
13. 28.Never have I ever searched for a pickle ornament hidden in the tree.
14. 29.Never have I ever brought home a tree that was too tall for the room.
15. 30.Never have I ever had a stocking with my name on it.

Never have I ever questions about Christmas cookies and treats

Cookies, cocoa, gingerbread houses and the sweets that never make it to the party.

1. 31.Never have I ever sneaked a cookie off the tray while it was still hot.
2. 32.Never have I ever built a gingerbread house that caved in.
3. 33.Never have I ever eaten more candy than I put on a gingerbread house.
4. 34.Never have I ever frosted a cookie that looked nothing like it was supposed to.
5. 35.Never have I ever had hot cocoa with more marshmallows than cocoa.
6. 36.Never have I ever eaten the candy canes right off the tree.
7. 37.Never have I ever actually liked fruitcake.
8. 38.Never have I ever eaten cookies that were meant for a party before the party.
9. 39.Never have I ever gone to a holiday cookie swap.
10. 40.Never have I ever burned a whole tray of holiday cookies.
11. 41.Never have I ever eaten tomorrow's chocolate from a countdown calendar.
12. 42.Never have I ever made homemade fudge.
13. 43.Never have I ever used a nutcracker to actually crack a nut.
14. 44.Never have I ever bitten the head off a gingerbread cookie first.
15. 45.Never have I ever made a popcorn garland and eaten more than I strung.

Never have I ever questions about Santa

Letters to the North Pole, snacks for the reindeer and listening for sleigh bells.

1. 46.Never have I ever written a letter to Santa.
2. 47.Never have I ever cried in a photo with Santa.
3. 48.Never have I ever tried to stay awake to catch Santa.
4. 49.Never have I ever heard a noise on the roof and been sure it was reindeer.
5. 50.Never have I ever followed Santa's trip around the world online on Christmas Eve.
6. 51.Never have I ever left carrots out for the reindeer.
7. 52.Never have I ever dressed up as one of Santa's elves or reindeer.
8. 53.Never have I ever gotten a letter back from Santa.
9. 54.Never have I ever searched the house every morning for the toy elf's new hiding spot.
10. 55.Never have I ever asked Santa for something really strange.
11. 56.Never have I ever looked for reindeer tracks in the yard on Christmas morning.
12. 57.Never have I ever been jokingly told I was on the naughty list.
13. 58.Never have I ever seen Santa ride by on a fire truck.
14. 59.Never have I ever named all of Santa's reindeer from memory.
15. 60.Never have I ever ridden a holiday train to go see Santa.

Winter never have I ever questions about snow

Sleds, mittens, frosty windows and snow in places it shouldn't be.

1. 61.Never have I ever caught snowflakes on my tongue.
2. 62.Never have I ever made a snow angel.
3. 63.Never have I ever gone sledding on a laundry basket or a piece of cardboard.
4. 64.Never have I ever built a snow fort.
5. 65.Never have I ever had a white Christmas.
6. 66.Never have I ever shoveled a neighbor's driveway.
7. 67.Never have I ever built a snow animal.
8. 68.Never have I ever worn so many winter layers I could barely move.
9. 69.Never have I ever lost a mitten in the snow.
10. 70.Never have I ever had snow slide down the back of my coat.
11. 71.Never have I ever run outside in my pajamas to see the first snow.
12. 72.Never have I ever cut out paper snowflakes.
13. 73.Never have I ever done a full dance to keep from slipping on ice.
14. 74.Never have I ever drawn a picture in the frost on a window.
15. 75.Never have I ever roasted marshmallows in a fireplace.

Never have I ever questions about family holiday traditions

Matching pajamas, long drives, family stories and the kids' table.

1. 76.Never have I ever worn an ugly holiday sweater on purpose.
2. 77.Never have I ever worn matching pajamas with my whole family.
3. 78.Never have I ever watched the same holiday movie every single year.
4. 79.Never have I ever started playing holiday songs before Thanksgiving.
5. 80.Never have I ever gone caroling around the neighborhood.
6. 81.Never have I ever spent the holidays somewhere warm enough for the beach.
7. 82.Never have I ever slept on an air mattress at a relative's house.
8. 83.Never have I ever been stuck in holiday traffic for hours.
9. 84.Never have I ever woken up the whole house early on Christmas morning.
10. 85.Never have I ever opened one present on Christmas Eve.
11. 86.Never have I ever fallen asleep right after a big holiday dinner.
12. 87.Never have I ever played a family game that ended in a friendly argument.
13. 88.Never have I ever sat at the kids' table as a grown-up.
14. 89.Never have I ever taken a family photo where nobody was looking at the camera.
15. 90.Never have I ever heard the same family story at every holiday dinner.
16. 91.Never have I ever video-called family who couldn't make it home.
17. 92.Never have I ever had a holiday tradition that nobody outside my family understands.

How to play at a holiday party

It works just like the classic Never Have I Ever game: everyone holds up ten fingers and puts one down for each card they've done. These cards are also in the full game as the Christmas deck. The holidays add a few ideas of their own.

• Let the youngest reader start. Kids love being in charge of the phone.
• Play after dinner, when everyone is too full to move but still in the mood to talk.
• Start with Gifts & wrapping or Cookies & treats, which pull in the whole table, then move to Family traditions once the stories start.
• Give a small prize. The last player with a finger up gets first pick from the dessert tray.
• Pair the generations. Ask a grandparent and a grandkid to answer the same card. Hearing how the holidays used to go is half the fun.

Playing with kids who still believe

Every card on this page is safe to read with little ones at the table. None of them give away any holiday secrets, so the magic stays right where it is.

If an older cousin starts a story that could spoil things, a cheerful “Tell me later” does the trick. Then tap Next and keep going.

For the youngest players, stick to Santa, Snow & winter and Cookies & treats. Those cards are short and easy to picture.

Playing with family far away

Not everyone makes it home for the holidays. This list works on a video call: share your screen, read each card out loud and have everyone hold a hand up to the camera. Grandparents in another state can play right along with the kids on the couch.

When the group is ready to get up and move, our Christmas games page has more one-phone games for the season, and family game night has ideas for the long evenings between the holidays.

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