Christmas Worst Advice Ever: A Hilariously Bad Holiday Game!

Christmas is full of festive food, family gatherings, and holiday traditions, but a little friendly laughter makes the celebrations even better! This Christmas Worst Advice Ever game is an easy, low-stress activity that will keep everyone entertained.

There are no complicated rules or special supplies needed, so kids, teens, and grandparents can all join in. The more ridiculous the advice, the more fun the game gets!

Play a quick round while waiting for Christmas dinner, bring it out during a family gathering, or use it as an entertaining activity at your holiday party.

Play This Game on Occasions Like:

• Christmas dinner and gatherings

• Family game night

• Holiday Events and parties

• Winter Potlucks and parties with friends and family

You can find a free version of this game at the end of this post, along with more fun Christmas games and activities like Christmas Taboo words.

Game Supplies

Here’s what you need to play Christmas Worst Advice Ever!

• Scenario Cards: 25 funny Christmas disasters and holiday situations.

• Advice Cards: 15 ridiculously terrible suggestions to match the situations.

• Score Sheet and Pen: To keep track of points.

• Players: 3 or more players.

How to Play Christmas Worst Advice Ever!

Setting up and playing takes less than two minutes:

Set Up the Cards: Place the Scenario Cards face-down in one pile and distribute 3 to 5 Advice Cards to every player. Keep the remaining Advice Cards face-down as a draw pile.

Pick the First Judge: Choose one person to be the “Disaster Master” for the round.

Read the Disaster: The Disaster Master draws a card from the Scenario pile and reads the Christmas catastrophe out loud to the group.

Submit Bad Advice: Every other player picks the absolute worst, most hilarious Advice Card from their hand to fix that particular disaster and passes it face-down to the judge.

Pick the Winner: The Disaster Master shuffles the submitted advice, reads each one out loud, and selects the most ridiculously terrible solution. The player who submitted the winning card earns a point.

Rotate and Repeat: Everyone draws back up to a full hand of Advice Cards, the player to the left becomes the new Disaster Master, and a new round begins!

How to Win: The player with the most points at the end of the game wins the title of Christmas Worst Advice Champion!

Christmas Worst Advice Ever – 25 Scenario Cards

1. The Christmas tree has fallen over during the family photo 3 times, the photographer is leaving in 5 minutes, and Grandma insists the tree must be in the picture. What do you do?

2. Your friend overheard you saying her Christmas pudding tastes like soap. How do you manage?

3. Your nephew opens his gift, announces that he hates it, and the person who gave it is standing right there. What now?

4. You bragged to the whole family that you’d ordered the perfect gift for your mother, but the tracking page now says December 27. She’s looking at the empty box on the tree. What do you tell her?

5. Your dog has chewed through your sister-in-law’s Christmas stocking and eaten every treat inside. She’s been looking forward to it all year, and she’s walking into the room right now. What do you do?

6. You volunteered to host Christmas dinner, but your oven stopped working just as you were about to put the main course in. What’s your backup plan?

7. Your cranky neighbor, who is also the HOA president, lost power in the snowstorm and has moved his entire Christmas celebration to your house, including his relatives. How do you handle?

8. You accidentally gave your mother-in-law a cheap present that was meant for your office Secret Santa, complete with the original price tag. How do you recover?

9. Your family has gathered for the annual Christmas photo, but nobody can agree on what to wear, and have started arguing loudly. How do you get everyone to cooperate?

10. You forgot to buy batteries for the expensive toy your child has been waiting all year to receive. What’s your Christmas morning announcement?

11. You sent a text to the family group saying you refuse to join Christmas with Uncle Bob because he’s so stingy, and Uncle Bob is the group, which obviously you forgot! What do you do?

12. You accidentally knocked over the gingerbread house just minutes before the family competition, and the roof is now in pieces. How do you save the situation?

13. Your cousin brought an enormous, hideous Christmas sweater as a gift and insists that everyone must wear one for the family photo. What’s your response?

14. You hid the Christmas presents so well that now you can’t remember where you put half of them. What do you do?

15. Your entire family is waiting for Christmas dinner, but you just realized you forgot to buy the main ingredient for your signature holiday dish. What’s your next move?

16. Your grumpy office manager has banned Christmas decorations, festive music and Secret Santa, insisting that everyone should focus on work. How do you change his mind?

17. You volunteered to dress up as Santa at the neighbourhood Christmas party, but a child takes one look at you and announces that you’re obviously not the real Santa. How do you convince them otherwise?

18. Your family has decided to go Christmas caroling, but nobody remembers the lyrics beyond the first line of every song. How do you save the performance?

19. You volunteered to assemble your child’s enormous Christmas present on Christmas Eve, but the instructions are missing and you have several mystery pieces left over. What’s your next move?

20. You arrive at a Christmas party wearing the exact same ridiculously festive sweater as the host, who is not amused. How do you handle this fashion disaster?

23. You loudly whisper that the neighbors’ lights are tacky, and they’re standing right next to you holding hot cocoa. What’s your next move?

24. Your family’s tree has mismatched ornaments, tangled tinsel, and a giant plastic flamingo on top, and it looks hideous and now you have to defend it!

25. The must-have Christmas gift of the year has sold out everywhere, and your spouse/partner has made it VERY clear that this is the only present they want. What do you do?

15 Christmas Worst Advice Cards

1. Blame Kevin the elf. He’s new, poorly trained, and conveniently unavailable for comment.

2. Rebrand the entire disaster as a limited-edition North Pole experience and start charging admission.

3. Wrap the problem in gift paper, put it under the tree, and label it “For Whoever Caused This.”

4. Dim the lights, play dramatic music, and tell everyone this was planned all along.

5. Hand the loudest complainer a clipboard and appoint them Director of Christmas Crisis Management.

6. Make everyone sing all 12 verses of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” before anyone is allowed to ask another question. No exceptions.

7. Point at the sky, gasp, shout “Look, reindeer!” and leave the room.

8. Declare yourself the new Santa, effective immediately. Respond to every question with “Ho ho ho.”

9. Tell everyone you’ve been possessed by the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge, and nothing you say is under your control. Then say “Bah, humbug” to anything else they ask.

10. Calmly announce that Christmas, New Year’s, and Easter are all in the mind, and that everyone dies one day anyway, so what’s the point? Take no further questions.

11. Call every decorating or cooking mistake a “statement piece.” Refuse to explain the statement.

12. Tell the most annoying person they’ve been added to Santa’s naughty list and must submit an appeal in triplicate.

13. Hold a press conference blaming the North Pole supply chain. Take no questions.

14. Ask the youngest child to decide what happens next. Whatever they say becomes law until New Year’s Day.

15. Print a certificate that says “Crisis Solved,” hang it up, and refuse to discuss the matter further.

How to Get Your Free Christmas Worst Advice Ever Game!

Grab your free Christmas Worst Advice Ever! printable and get ready for a hilarious holiday game with family and friends.

Simply enter your email address in the form below, and I’ll send the free printable straight to your inbox. If you don’t see the email, be sure to check your spam or promotions folder.

For the best experience, print the cards on cardstock so they’re sturdy enough to use throughout the game.

Cut out the cards, gather everyone around, and get ready to share some of the most ridiculous Christmas advice ever!

Fun Ways to Play This Holiday Game

Play in Teams: Divide everyone into two or more teams and give each team five Advice Cards. Read a Christmas scenario aloud and let the teams discuss which card they want to play.

Try a Quick-Fire Round: Make the game faster by giving players just 10 seconds to choose their worst advice card. The first team or player to submit wins bragging rights if their advice is selected!

Make Your Own Terrible Advice: After playing a few rounds, give everyone a blank card and let them write their own ridiculously bad Christmas advice.

Play a Kids vs. Adults Round: Split the group into kids and adults and see which side can come up with the most hilariously terrible Christmas advice!

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