80 Christmas Would You Rather Questions for Kids (+ Free Printable Cards)

Christmas would you rather questions for kids are a no-prep holiday game: ask “Would you rather be an elf or a reindeer?” and everyone picks one and says why. Below are 80 Christmas and winter would you rather questions sorted by age, 20 Christmas this or that pairs, 10 conversation starters and free printable question cards.

Quick answer: use the easy questions for ages 3 to 6, the funny and Santa questions for all ages, and the think-harder questions for ages 8 and up. Play at the dinner table, on Christmas Eve, in the car to see family, or at a class party. Print the free Christmas would you rather cards and keep them in a stocking.

Free printable Christmas Would You Rather Cards Printable PDF · 8 pages, no email needed →

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How to play Christmas would you rather

1. Ask the question: read a card or one of the questions below.
2. Everyone picks one. No “both” allowed, and there are no wrong answers.
3. Say why. The reasons are the fun part, and they turn a quick game into a real conversation.

80 Christmas would you rather questions at a glance

Easy Christmas would you rather questions for little kids

Best for ages 3–6. Simple, cozy choices a 3-year-old can picture. Hold up two fingers, one for each answer, so pre-readers can point.

1. Would you rather decorate the tree or decorate cookies?
2. Would you rather be an elf or be a reindeer?
3. Would you rather open one present on Christmas Eve or save them all for Christmas morning?
4. Would you rather build a snowman or make a snow angel?
5. Would you rather wear red pajamas or wear green pajamas?
6. Would you rather ride in Santa's sleigh or ride on a reindeer?
7. Would you rather put the star on top of the tree or hang the first ornament?
8. Would you rather drink hot cocoa or drink warm milk?
9. Would you rather have a candy cane or have a gingerbread cookie?
10. Would you rather sing Jingle Bells or sing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
11. Would you rather wear mittens or wear a scarf?
12. Would you rather see a snowy owl or see a penguin?
13. Would you rather unwrap a big box or unwrap a tiny box?
14. Would you rather leave cookies for Santa or leave carrots for the reindeer?
15. Would you rather have a teddy bear in a Santa hat or have a toy reindeer with a red nose?

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Funny Christmas would you rather questions

Best for all ages. The giggle round. Silly is the whole point, so let kids act out their answers.

16. Would you rather have a nose that glows like Rudolph's or have ears that jingle like bells?
17. Would you rather live in a snow globe or live in a gingerbread house?
18. Would you rather have a pet reindeer that snores or have a pet penguin that sings?
19. Would you rather wear a sweater made of tinsel or wear a hat made of candy canes?
20. Would you rather sneeze snowflakes or laugh jingle bells?
21. Would you rather be stuck in a chimney or be stuck in a snowbank?
22. Would you rather have an elf follow you to school or have a snowman follow you to school?
23. Would you rather eat a cookie as big as your head or eat 100 tiny cookies?
24. Would you rather only be able to say "ho ho ho" for a day or only be able to sing your words for a day?
25. Would you rather have a Christmas tree that talks or have a stocking that giggles when you touch it?
26. Would you rather wear Santa's boots all day or wear an elf's pointy shoes all day?
27. Would you rather have hair that turns into tinsel or have hair that sparkles like snow?
28. Would you rather ride a sled pulled by puppies or ride a sled pulled by penguins?
29. Would you rather wrap presents with your eyes closed or wrap presents with your feet?
30. Would you rather have a reindeer as a babysitter or have a snowman as a babysitter?
31. Would you rather live at the North Pole or live on a tropical island at Christmas?
32. Would you rather make it snow candy or make it snow marshmallows?
33. Would you rather be as tiny as an ornament or be as tall as the Christmas tree?
34. Would you rather have hiccups that sound like sleigh bells or have burps that smell like peppermint?
35. Would you rather be the star on top of the tree or be the angel on top of the tree?

Santa, elves and reindeer would you rather questions

Best for all ages. For kids who love the magic of Santa, elves and the North Pole.

36. Would you rather help Santa wrap presents or help the elves build toys?
37. Would you rather feed the reindeer or brush the reindeer?
38. Would you rather be Santa for a day or be Mrs. Claus for a day?
39. Would you rather visit Santa's workshop or visit the reindeer barn?
40. Would you rather drive Santa's sleigh or guide the sleigh like Rudolph?
41. Would you rather be the elf who paints toys or be the elf who tests toys?
42. Would you rather ride in the sleigh on Christmas Eve or stay at the North Pole and bake cookies?
43. Would you rather read Santa's letters or check Santa's list?
44. Would you rather have a reindeer named after you or have an elf named after you?
45. Would you rather give a gift to everyone in your class or give one big gift to someone who needs it?
46. Would you rather meet Santa at the mall or spot Santa flying past your window?
47. Would you rather make a toy for Santa or make a card for the reindeer?
48. Would you rather have reindeer games at recess or have elf lessons at school?
49. Would you rather live in an elf village or live in a candy cane forest?
50. Would you rather know all of Santa's secrets or know all of the elves' secrets?

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Winter would you rather questions

Best for all ages. These work all winter long, not just in December, so the cards keep going into January.

51. Would you rather go sledding or go ice skating?
52. Would you rather have a snow day or have a pajama day?
53. Would you rather build a snow fort or have a snowball fight?
54. Would you rather catch snowflakes on your tongue or make snow ice cream?
55. Would you rather live where it snows every day or live where it never snows?
56. Would you rather drink hot cocoa with marshmallows or drink hot cocoa with whipped cream?
57. Would you rather wear fuzzy socks or wear cozy slippers?
58. Would you rather make paper snowflakes or make snow globes?
59. Would you rather see the northern lights or see a frozen waterfall?
60. Would you rather go on a winter hike or stay inside by a cozy fire?
61. Would you rather have a snowman that comes to life or have a talking polar bear?
62. Would you rather ski down a mountain or ride a snowmobile?
63. Would you rather be a polar bear or be an arctic fox?
64. Would you rather make a snow angel or make snow footprints in a pattern?
65. Would you rather wear a giant puffy coat or wear three sweaters?

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Christmas food would you rather questions

Best for all ages. Perfect at the table on Christmas Eve or while the cookies bake.

66. Would you rather decorate a gingerbread house or eat a gingerbread house?
67. Would you rather eat Christmas cookies for breakfast or eat pancakes shaped like trees?
68. Would you rather have peppermint everything or have chocolate everything?
69. Would you rather bake sugar cookies or bake brownies?
70. Would you rather eat a candy cane or eat a chocolate Santa?
71. Would you rather have a hot cocoa bar or have a cookie decorating bar?
72. Would you rather eat ham or eat turkey?
73. Would you rather only eat green food on Christmas or only eat red food on Christmas?
74. Would you rather drink eggnog or drink apple cider?
75. Would you rather have mashed potatoes or have mac and cheese?

Think-harder Christmas would you rather questions

Best for ages 8 and up. Choices with no easy answer for kids 8 and up. Ask them to convince the rest of the family.

76. Would you rather get one gift you really want or get five surprise gifts?
77. Would you rather give a gift you made or give a gift you bought?
78. Would you rather spend Christmas in a snowy cabin or spend Christmas at a beach?
79. Would you rather know what all your presents are or be surprised by every one?
80. Would you rather celebrate Christmas twice a year or have your birthday twice a year?

Christmas this or that questions

The quick version for little ones and car rides: two words, one pick.

• Tree or star?
• Cookies or candy canes?
• Snowman or snow angel?
• Sled or skates?
• Elf or reindeer?
• Presents or stockings?
• Red or green?
• Mittens or scarf?
• Cocoa or cider?
• Lights or ornaments?
• Santa or Rudolph?
• Snow or rain?
• Pajamas or sweater?
• Wrapping or bows?
• Bells or carols?
• Gingerbread or fudge?
• Snowflakes or icicles?
• Candles or lanterns?
• Sleigh or train?
• Penguin or polar bear?

Good questions to ask your kids about Christmas

When the giggles settle, these open questions get kids talking about what the season means to them. By age 3, most children can already hold a back-and-forth conversation, according to the CDC’s milestones, so even preschoolers can join in with a little help.

1. What is your favorite Christmas memory?
2. If you could give anyone in the world a present, who would it be and what would it be?
3. What is one thing you want to do with our family this December?
4. What is the best present you ever gave someone?
5. Which Christmas song would you sing on a stage?
6. What would you put in a stocking for someone you love?
7. If you were an elf, what toy would you invent?
8. What makes a day feel like Christmas to you?
9. Who could we surprise with something kind this week?
10. What is one Christmas tradition you'd like to start?

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When to play

• Christmas Eve: one card before bed, everyone answers.
• The car ride to family: a grown-up reads, kids shout their answers.
• A December advent day: add “play Christmas would you rather” to your activity advent calendar.
• Class party: move to one side of the room for the first answer and the other side for the second.
• Waiting for dinner: one card per person at the kids’ table.

Free Christmas would you rather cards

The free Christmas would you rather cards are an 8-page PDF:

• Page 1: how to play and ways to use the cards.
• Pages 2 to 6: 40 question cards, 8 per page, with dashed cut lines, a mix from every group, easy ones first.
• Page 7: Christmas this or that with tick boxes.
• Page 8: 8 blank cards for kids to write their own.

Print on cardstock and keep them in a stocking by the tree. Free for personal and classroom use, no email required.

Want questions for the rest of the year? See our 100 would you rather questions for kids and, for October, the Halloween would you rather questions. More December fun: free Christmas printables and Christmas activities for toddlers.

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