Quick answer: For easy holiday party games, spin the holiday party wheel for silly challenges, or pick one of 8 themed wheels: Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Secret Santa, gift swaps, the office party and New Year’s Eve. All free, no sign-up, and they work on any phone or TV.
Holiday parties have a known weak spot: the 40 minutes after everyone has eaten and before anyone can politely leave. This page fixes that. Spin the wheel above for silly holiday party challenges, or pick the wheel made for your party below. They’re all free, there’s no sign-up, and Spiññer has already eaten all the good cookies.
Pick your holiday wheel
November
- 🦃 Thanksgiving Wheel (Thursday, November 26, 2026): table games and gratitude with a twist, for between the turkey and the pie.
- 🥧 Friendsgiving Wheel: awards, roasts and the question of who burned the rolls.
December
- 🕎 Hanukkah Wheel (starts the evening of December 4, 2026): light-hearted prompts for all eight nights.
- 🎅 Secret Santa Wheel: guessing games and gift reveals, including the best fake surprised face.
- 🎁 Gift Game Wheel: swaps and trades for white elephant night. Someone’s losing the good candle.
- 💼 Office Party Wheel: work-safe prompts, so everyone can still make eye contact on Monday.
- 🎄 Christmas Wheel: melting snowmen, over-caffeinated elves and carols in opera voices.
- 🎆 New Year’s Eve Wheel: predictions, best moments and resolutions you’ll definitely break.
How to run a holiday party game
- Choose a wheel and put it on a phone, or cast it to the TV so the whole room can see.
- Pass the phone around. Whoever holds it taps SPIN and does what it says.
- Tick “Remove the winner after each spin” so no challenge comes up twice. Keep going until the pie arrives.
Which wheel for which party?
- Big family table: the Thanksgiving or Christmas wheel. Everyone can play from their seat, including the grandparents.
- Friends: the Friendsgiving wheel, because friends can take more of a roast than your boss can.
- Work: the Office Party Wheel. Don’t improvise here. HR has been through enough.
- Gift exchange: use the Secret Santa and Gift Game wheels back to back.
- Far-away family: share your screen on a video call and spin for who goes next.
10 holiday party challenges on the wheel above
- Name the guest most likely to burn the rolls
- Take off your socks and gift them to the host
- Predict who falls asleep first after dinner
- Hand out the Messiest Plate award
- Take a group photo like a wanted poster
- Reveal a holiday food you secretly dislike
- Give the worst gift advice you can think of
- Tell your funniest holiday disaster in 30 seconds
- Hum a holiday song and make the group guess it
- Predict the next person to spill something
For more ideas through the year, see 20 holiday spinner wheel ideas or our 50 funny spin the wheel ideas.
Questions people ask
What are good holiday party games for adults and families?
Short games with no setup work best: silly challenges, gift swaps, toasts and quick questions. Pick the wheel for your holiday, tap spin, and do what it says.
What games can you play at a holiday party with no supplies?
All of the wheels on this page work with no supplies except a phone. Most entries need nothing but people, though the gift wheels do need gifts.
Can I play on a video call with far-away family?
Yes. Share your screen on Zoom, Teams or Meet, spin, and call out who goes next. Skip anything that needs a gift in hand.
Are the holiday wheels free?
Yes. They’re all free with no sign-up and no download, and you can change any entry. Your list isn’t saved, so keep a copy of any you love.
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