Charades ideas
Every charades idea on the site lives here: 1,776 things to act out, from "brushing teeth" for a five-year-old to "the early bird catches the worm" for the friend who thinks they are unbeatable.
Start with the funny and easy ideas below, or jump to a list made for your group: kids, teens, adults or the whole family, a single theme like movies or animals, or an occasion like Christmas or a birthday. Drawing game words are separate, under random things to draw.
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Charades lists for every crowd
By theme
Funny charades ideas30 of 50
Situations everyone has been in. They get the biggest laughs with adults.
- Slipping on a banana peelEasy
- Popping a balloonEasy
- Ugly Christmas sweaterMedium
- HangryHard
- Falling asleep before midnightMedium
- Lose your marblesMedium
- Smelling something stinkyEasy
- Getting socks as a giftMedium
- Santa stuck in the chimneyMedium
- Going to the gymMedium
- Put a sock in itMedium
- Having the hiccupsEasy
- Trick candles that relightHard
- Untangling Christmas lightsMedium
- Breaking a resolutionHard
- Herding catsHard
- Playing air guitarMedium
- Pretending to like a giftHard
- Wrapping a present badlyHard
- Forgetting to write the new year on a checkHard
- Getting a pie in the faceMedium
- Surprise party gone wrongHard
- Finding the biggest presentHard
- Giving up sweetsHard
- Sneaking a midnight snackMedium
- Opening presents too fastHard
- Assembling a toy on Christmas EveHard
- Starting a dietHard
- Walking into a glass doorMedium
- Cake falling overHard
Easy charades ideas30 of 533
This set has 533 ideas. Start with "Brushing teeth", "Dog", "Noah's Ark" — give each actor 30 to 60 seconds; it one clear gesture each, so the round moves fast and every player gets a fair turn.
- Brushing teethEasy
- DogEasy
- Noah's ArkEasy
- Blowing out candlesEasy
- The Very Hungry CaterpillarEasy
- PirateEasy
- Christmas treeEasy
- HappyEasy
- PizzaEasy
- DoctorEasy
- FrozenEasy
- FireworksEasy
- UmbrellaEasy
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarEasy
- SoccerEasy
- SpongeBob SquarePantsEasy
- Jumping ropeEasy
- CatEasy
- Adam and EveEasy
- Birthday cakeEasy
- The Cat in the HatEasy
- CowboyEasy
- SnowmanEasy
- SadEasy
- Hot dogEasy
- NurseEasy
- The Lion KingEasy
- Counting down to midnightEasy
- TrainEasy
- Baby SharkEasy
Charades ideas for groups20 of 31
Scenes that work best when several people act at once, as in reverse charades.
- Conducting an orchestraMedium
- Simon saysMedium
- Christmas carolingMedium
- ToasterMedium
- Three-legged raceMedium
- Doing the waveMedium
- Hot potatoMedium
- WindmillMedium
- Relay raceMedium
- Tug of warMedium
- Jumping out at a surprise partyMedium
- Ferris wheelMedium
- Synchronized swimmingHard
- LimboMedium
- Hiding for a surprise partyMedium
- Washing machineHard
- BobsledHard
- Conga lineMedium
- Singing to the birthday kidMedium
- CarouselHard
Charades ideas for adults24 of 65
This set has 65 ideas. Start with "Parallel parking", "Gone Girl", "Office holiday party" — give each actor 60 seconds; it mixes quick single-word turns with longer scenes, so swap easy and hard cards to keep the pace even.
- Parallel parkingMedium
- Gone GirlMedium
- Office holiday partyHard
- AccountantHard
- The MatrixMedium
- South ParkMedium
- Changing a flat tireMedium
- Where the Crawdads SingHard
- Real estate agentHard
- BraveheartMedium
- Game of ThronesMedium
- Stuck in trafficMedium
- Office workerHard
- The GodfatherMedium
- Breaking BadMedium
- Losing your keysMedium
- PsychologistHard
- Pulp FictionMedium
- The Walking DeadMedium
- Going through airport securityMedium
- Computer programmerHard
- ScarfaceMedium
- The SopranosMedium
- Doing taxesHard
Hard charades ideas30 of 333
This set has 333 ideas. Start with "Hanging a picture", "Iguana", "No Room at the Inn" — give each actor 90 seconds; it leans on long titles and "sounds like" clues, so give actors the longer timer and expect half the round to need a second pass.
- Hanging a pictureHard
- IguanaHard
- No Room at the InnHard
- Writing thank-you cardsHard
- Chicka Chicka Boom BoomHard
- Grim ReaperHard
- HollyHard
- SarcasticHard
- ArchitectHard
- Turning RedHard
- Learning a new languageHard
- Bite off more than you can chewHard
- How Far I'll GoHard
- Hang glidingHard
- Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodHard
- Shearing a sheepHard
- JaguarHard
- Shepherds Watching Their FlocksHard
- Smash cakeHard
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?Hard
- Court jesterHard
- Pulling a Christmas crackerHard
- NostalgicHard
- LawyerHard
- SoulHard
- Starting a new diaryHard
- Burn the midnight oilHard
- Johnny B. GoodeHard
- ParaglidingHard
- Daniel Tiger's NeighborhoodHard
Printable charades cards
64 cards from this list, eight to a page with cut lines and card backs for double-sided printing. Free PDF.
Questions
What are good charades ideas?
Things everyone in the room knows and that can be shown with the body: everyday actions (brushing teeth), animals, jobs, and well-known film, TV, book and song titles. Mix easy and hard so every player gets a fair turn.
What are funny charades ideas for adults?
Shared experiences work best: assembling flat-pack furniture, speaking on mute in a meeting, walking into a glass door, a frozen video call. The funny section above collects them.
What categories can you use in charades?
The classics are movies, TV shows, books and songs. Animals, actions, jobs, sports, feelings and phrases are easier to act and suit mixed ages. The charades categories page lists them all with examples.
How do you make charades harder?
Use phrases and idioms or longer titles, shorten the timer to 30 seconds, or ban the "sounds like" sign. The hard charades words page has a ready-made list.
How many charades ideas are there on this site?
There are 1,776 charades ideas in total, each tagged with a difficulty and an age range so the generator and the lists can filter them.