Charades Ideas by Theme and Age

A charades deck written for your crowd, with a round timer and team scores on one phone.

Charades stalls when the cards do not fit the room: film titles handed to six-year-olds, farm animals handed to a table of adults. Each deck fits one crowd, format, subject or occasion.

43 pages

By crowd 6

Decks written for who is in the room: adults, families, kids who are still learning to read, teenagers and seniors.

Funny Charades Ideas for Adults290 clean scenes that are funny to act out, from a cat refusing a bath to a meeting that should have been an email. Riding along on a teenager's first drive
Charades Generator for Kids458 charades cards for kids in 14 topics. Every Easy card is one word, such as Hop or Elephant, and Hard cards are small scenes. Sandbox
Charades Ideas for Teens194 clean scenes from the life of a 13 to 17 year old, from Forgetting your locker combination to Being left on read. Taking a quiz to find out what kind of bread you are
Charades for Seniors80 cards from chores, hobbies, days out, childhood games and old jobs, with 54 that can be acted seated. Holding an umbrella in the wind
Charades for Adults210 clean cards from grown-up life in ten topics, from Pumping gas to Burning the midnight oil, with no film or song titles. Fly fishing
Family Charades131 scenes from family life in nine topics, from Waiting for the bathroom to One more story, that a child can act and a grandparent can guess. Washing the car together

By way of playing 12

Cards for the versions of charades that need their own material: the whole team acting at once, a scene passed down a line, a race between teams, office moments, category play, picture strings, noises only and scenes for two.

Team Charades Ideas194 scenes where the whole team acts and one player guesses: a rowing crew, a zipper closing, penguins huddling against the cold. A fountain with dancing jets
Dumb Charades Words202 dumb charades words in 8 topics: film scenes without titles, proverbs, words to act in two halves and 26 difficult words, with a hint for each in the list. Missing the last bus by three seconds
Emoji Charades Ideas556 emoji puzzles in 14 topics: idioms, proverbs and two-picture words, each with a hidden answer and a line that explains the pictures. No film titles. 👩‍🏫 🐕 · 🥶 🦶 · 🐂 🐶
Telephone Charades Ideas to Pass Down a Line175 action chains for telephone charades, from Make a sandwich, then drop it to four-beat scenes that test the whole line. Fill a bird feeder, step away, then shoo off a squirrel
Team Building Charades120 moments from office life to act out, from Talking while on mute to Herding cats, sorted for solo actors, pairs, whole teams and video calls. Fixing a wobbly desk with folded paper
Running Charades60 quick running charades cards: around the house, sports, animals, jobs, things that go and quick scenes. Hanging up a coat
Sound CharadesThings to guess from a noise alone: animals, machines at home, vehicles and sirens, weather, people without words, and instruments. A fire engine going past
Two-Person Charades IdeasScenes that need exactly two actors: carrying and moving, lessons, customer and expert, games for two, animals and owners, double acts. A first skating lesson
Improv Scenarios150 improv scenarios sorted by cast: two players, three, four or more, and single characters with the trouble built in. A house seller and a buyer. The house is perfect, apart from the ghost.
Pantomime Suggestions120 silent scenes for one actor, two or a group, each with a beginning, a problem and an end, and the mime skill it trains. Push a heavy box up a hill. It slides back down. Start again.
Simon Says Ideas140 Simon Says commands to read out, sorted easy, tricky, silly and calm down. One card in four is a trap with no Simon says. Simon says touch your toes without bending your knees
Telephone Game Phrases150 telephone game ideas in six groups: sound-alikes, new tongue twisters, lists and numbers, odd names, silly sentences and baby shower lines. Never tickle a sleeping walrus.

By subject 16

One subject each: animals, Bible stories, dance moves, actions, feelings, food, music, sports moments, lesson words, camping, hard words, cards in Spanish, and seasons without holidays.

Bible Charades Ideas168 Bible charades cards from Genesis to Hebrews, each listed with its reference: Zacchaeus climbing a sycamore tree, Rhoda leaving Peter knocking at the gate. A blind man washing mud off his eyes and seeing
Animal Charades Generator180 animal charades cards in 12 habitats, each with a real behavior to act: a penguin sliding on its belly, a ferret doing a war dance. Sea lion walking on its flippers
Spanish Charades Generator with English Meanings189 charades cards in Spanish, from single words like Nadar to sayings like Tomar el pelo, with the English meaning in the list. El peluquero
Dance Charades Game Ideas115 cards to dance and guess, from Tango and The sprinkler to Dance like a video that keeps buffering. The shimmy
Winter Charades Game144 winter moments to act out with no holiday in them, from Building a snowman to Musk oxen in a ring around their calves. A snowplow stop on the bunny slope
Charades Actions Generator150 actions to act out and nothing else, from Hopping to Twirling spaghetti on a fork to Doing a secret handshake, with slips to print. Mopping
Classroom CharadesLesson words to act out by subject: science, math, geography, history and story words, plus adverbs and sentences for a language class. A lighthouse keeper at night
Emotional Charades Game63 feelings to act out, from Grumpy and Proud to Hearing thunder at bedtime, with slips to print. Restless
Summer Charades54 summer cards to act out, from Flip-flops and Brain freeze to A tent that falls down in the night. Learning to swim with a kickboard
Spring Charades54 spring cards to act out, from Opening an umbrella to A frost warning the night after you planted everything. Pulling a weed
Food Charades Game60 food cards to act out: be the food, tricky things to eat, kitchen disasters, restaurants, the family table and treats. Cleaning your plate with a piece of bread
Music Charades63 music cards to act out, from Shaking maracas to Emptying the spit valve on a trumpet. No titles, bands or singers. Swaying with the crowd to a slow song
Hard Charades Words181 hard cards in eight topics, from Intuition and Proofreader to Icing a cake on a moving train, each with an acting hint in the list. Casting director
Fall Charades88 fall cards to act out, from Kicking through dry leaves to A leaf blower against the wind, with no holiday in the deck. Playing the tuba in a marching band
Camping Charades88 camping cards to act out, from Rolling up a sleeping bag to Folding a pop-up tent back into its bag. Finding a flat spot for the tent
Sports CharadesMoments around a game to act out: signature moves, the officials, the sideline, the stands, mishaps, and backyard and playground games. A sprinter settling into the blocks

Holidays and occasions 9

Decks for one date or party, from Halloween and Thanksgiving to a birthday, a baby shower or a wedding.

Thanksgiving Charades Ideas165 Thanksgiving charades cards in 8 topics: basting the turkey, a parade balloon on a windy day, a toast that goes on too long. Passing the mashed potatoes
Baby Shower Charades Words for the Whole Guest List174 baby shower cards to act out: diapers, strollers, the 3 a.m. feeding, baby's firsts and 22 baby sayings. Nobody acts the mom-to-be's size or the birth. Fitting a stroller in the trunk
Halloween Charades Words219 Halloween cards to act out, from Witch and Ghost to a mummy unravelling and a skeleton in the closet. Nothing gory. The lights going out in the basement
Easter Charades Ideas for Home, Classroom or Sunday School173 Easter cards to act out: the egg hunt, dyeing eggs, a chick hatching, customs from Ukraine to Bermuda and 20 Easter story cards with Bible references. Wearing new shoes that pinch
Wedding Charades Words160 clean wedding moments to act out, from A ring that will not go on to A speech that runs long. A toddler who escapes down the aisle
Valentines Charades52 clean Valentine's Day cards to act out, from Cupid and Roses to Heart-shaped pancakes. Trading candy with a friend
Birthday Charades WordsBirthday moments to act out: the cake and candles, presents, party games, decorations and party things, and the party itself. A banner that keeps falling down
New Years Charades50 New Year's cards to act out, from Ball drop and Party popper to Twelve grapes, one for each chime. Falling asleep before midnight
4th of July Charades112 Fourth of July cards to act out: fireworks night, the parade, the cookout, backyard contests, lake day, the flag and colonial days. Fireworks

More about these tools

The funny deck is 290 scenes where something goes wrong, for adults. The kids deck starts with 241 one-word cards for ages 4 to 6. Whole-team and telephone charades get group scenes and action chains, because single words fall flat. The team building deck sorts office moments into solo, pairs, whole team and video call. A subject deck stays inside one thing: animals, Bible stories, dance moves, 150 plain actions, or winter with no holiday. Two play differently: the emoji deck is a puzzle nobody acts, and in telephone charades only the first actor sees the card. Every page has a round timer, team scores, slips to print and the full list to read first.

By crowd 6

By way of playing 12

By subject 16

Holidays and occasions 9

Keep exploring