Printable Charades Lists

Free printable charades lists to cut into slips

Three sets of charades words, laid out so you can cut between the lines and drop the slips straight into a bowl.

Print the page, or save it as a PDF if you would rather sort the slips out the night before.

Charades list: films and TV: how to use it

  • Sixty titles, sorted by difficulty so you can pitch the game at the room. Cut along the lines and drop them in a bowl.
  • Print, cut into slips and fold. Keep the three difficulty piles separate.
  • Two minutes per turn. No talking, no mouthing, no pointing at objects in the room.
  • Standard signals: fingers for word count, a tug of the ear for 'sounds like'.

Charades list: films and TV: easy

  • Titanic
  • Frozen
  • Jaws
  • The Lion King
  • Toy Story
  • Harry Potter
  • Cinderella
  • Home Alone
  • Finding Nemo
  • Shrek
  • Peppa Pig
  • Doctor Who
  • Bake Off
  • Strictly Come Dancing
  • The Simpsons
  • Coronation Street
  • Paddington
  • Mary Poppins
  • Star Wars
  • Bambi

Charades list: films and TV: medium

  • Jurassic Park
  • Forrest Gump
  • The Great Escape
  • Notting Hill
  • Love Actually
  • Fawlty Towers
  • Only Fools and Horses
  • Line of Duty
  • Gavin and Stacey
  • The Great British Bake Off
  • Mamma Mia
  • Grease
  • The Sound of Music
  • Bridget Jones's Diary
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Ghostbusters
  • Back to the Future
  • The Full Monty
  • Blackadder
  • Peaky Blinders

Charades list: films and TV: hard

  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Reservoir Dogs
  • Withnail and I
  • A Clockwork Orange
  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • The Third Man
  • Brief Encounter
  • Trainspotting
  • Four Weddings and a Funeral
  • Chariots of Fire
  • The Remains of the Day
  • Kes
  • The Wicker Man
  • Whiplash
  • Parasite
  • No Country for Old Men
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

Charades list: kids: how to use it

  • Everything here can be acted by a four-year-old and guessed by a six-year-old. Animals and actions first, characters last.
  • Print, cut into slips, fold and put them in a hat.
  • Ninety seconds per turn for younger children - two minutes drags.
  • Let children act in pairs if they are shy. It doubles the participation.

Charades list: kids: animals

  • Elephant
  • Monkey
  • Snake
  • Frog
  • Penguin
  • Kangaroo
  • Crab
  • Horse
  • Bee
  • Owl
  • Cat
  • Dog
  • Chicken
  • Butterfly
  • Shark
  • Spider
  • Rabbit
  • Duck
  • Lion
  • Mouse

Charades list: kids: actions

  • Brushing your teeth
  • Riding a bike
  • Swimming
  • Making a sandwich
  • Washing the car
  • Playing football
  • Flying a kite
  • Building a snowman
  • Reading a book
  • Sleeping
  • Climbing a ladder
  • Painting a wall
  • Hoovering
  • Skipping
  • Fishing
  • Playing the drums
  • Blowing out candles
  • Opening a present
  • Tying shoelaces
  • Dancing

Charades list: kids: characters and things

  • A pirate
  • A wizard
  • A footballer
  • A firefighter
  • A robot
  • A ghost
  • A superhero
  • A dinosaur
  • A teacher
  • A doctor
  • A baby
  • A postman
  • A chef
  • A farmer
  • A king
  • A snowman
  • A mermaid
  • An astronaut
  • A clown
  • A vampire

Charades list: Christmas: how to use it

  • Festive films, songs and the traditions everyone can mime. Works at the work do and on Boxing Day.
  • Print, cut and fold. One bowl, two teams.
  • Two minutes per go, one point per correct guess.
  • Songs are the hardest - keep them for the final round.

Charades list: Christmas: films and tv

  • Elf
  • Home Alone
  • The Snowman
  • A Christmas Carol
  • The Grinch
  • Love Actually
  • The Polar Express
  • Nativity!
  • Miracle on 34th Street
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol
  • Arthur Christmas
  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • Die Hard
  • Gremlins
  • Frozen

Charades list: Christmas: songs

  • Jingle Bells
  • Last Christmas
  • Fairytale of New York
  • Silent Night
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
  • Driving Home for Christmas
  • Merry Xmas Everybody
  • Do They Know It's Christmas?
  • Let It Snow
  • All I Want for Christmas Is You
  • Away in a Manger
  • Deck the Halls
  • White Christmas
  • Frosty the Snowman
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Charades list: Christmas: characters and traditions

  • Father Christmas
  • A reindeer
  • A Christmas cracker
  • Wrapping a present
  • Putting up the tree
  • Carol singing
  • The Queen's speech on telly
  • Pulling a wishbone
  • Stirring the Christmas pudding
  • Hanging a stocking
  • A snowball fight
  • A nativity sheep
  • Untangling fairy lights
  • Eating too many mince pies
  • Falling asleep after dinner

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