50 Christmas Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Family, Office and Town

Updated September 8, 2026 8 min read

A Christmas scavenger hunt gives a family gathering something to do between the meal and the presents, or gives the office party a reason for people to talk to each other. The lists below split into a hunt around the house, a holiday-lights drive or walk, and an office party version.

For families, mix generations on each team. For the office, keep it to an hour and put the leaderboard on the TV.

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Around the house

  1. 1.Photo: an ornament older than the youngest person on your team
  2. 2.Photo: something red and green that is not a decoration
  3. 3.Text: how many stockings are hung?
  4. 4.Photo: the team wearing every Santa hat in the house
  5. 5.Photo: a nativity, snow globe or advent calendar
  6. 6.Text: what is the total number of lights on the tree? Closest guess wins
  7. 7.Photo: a gift wrapped in the ugliest paper
  8. 8.Video: the team singing one verse of a carol with the words replaced by "ho"
  9. 9.Photo: a candy cane hooked on a family member's ear
  10. 10.Text: find the year on the oldest Christmas photo in the house
  11. 11.Photo: a reindeer, any form
  12. 12.Video: someone over 60 and someone under 10 doing the same dance move
  13. 13.Photo: the entire team fitting under the tree without touching it
  14. 14.Trivia: how many gifts in total are given in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"? (364)
  15. 15.Photo: a cookie shaped like something other than a circle

Holiday lights walk or drive

Add GPS check-ins for the big display houses. Works as a walking hunt in a neighborhood or a driving hunt across town with a passenger holding the phone.

  1. 1.Photo: a house with an inflatable taller than a person
  2. 2.Photo: lights synchronized to music (video for bonus)
  3. 3.Photo: a decorated boat, tractor or vehicle
  4. 4.Text: the address of the house with the most inflatables
  5. 5.Photo: a menorah or Kwanzaa kinara in a window
  6. 6.Photo: a tree visible through a window, fully lit
  7. 7.Photo: a decorated mailbox
  8. 8.Photo: your team posing like the figures in a lawn display
  9. 9.GPS: check in at the town tree or main square
  10. 10.Photo: a wreath larger than a steering wheel
  11. 11.Photo: a house decorated entirely in one color
  12. 12.Photo: a stranger in a Santa hat (with permission)
  13. 13.Photo: lights on a business that is not a shop
  14. 14.Video: the team singing to a decorated house from the sidewalk
  15. 15.Photo: the last house lit up on your street at the end of the route

Office holiday party

  1. 1.Photo: a coworker wearing the ugliest sweater, as judged by your team
  2. 2.Photo: the tallest tower of gift boxes you can stack (empty is fine)
  3. 3.Trivia: what was the company's biggest win this year?
  4. 4.Photo: your team recreating the company holiday card
  5. 5.Video: a coworker outside your department singing a carol line
  6. 6.Text: how many people at the party are wearing red?
  7. 7.Photo: the CEO or department head wearing a paper crown
  8. 8.Photo: a gift under $5 from the white elephant table, re-gifted with a bow
  9. 9.Video: a 20-second toast to the company in rhyme
  10. 10.Photo: something shaped like a snowflake that is not a snowflake
  11. 11.Trivia: which coworker has been here the most Decembers?
  12. 12.Photo: the team building a snowman out of anything but snow
  13. 13.Photo: everyone on the team with a cup of something warm
  14. 14.Text: the name of the song playing right now
  15. 15.Video: a group "Merry Christmas" in three languages

Christmas trivia (with answers)

  1. 1.Trivia: what is Rudolph's nose color? (red)
  2. 2.Trivia: how many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh, including Rudolph? (nine)
  3. 3.Trivia: in what city does "Home Alone" take place? (Chicago)
  4. 4.Trivia: what is Frosty the Snowman's nose made of? (a button)
  5. 5.Trivia: which country started the tradition of the Christmas tree? (Germany)

Tips for running it

  • •Run the family hunt right after the meal, when everyone is looking for a reason to get up.
  • •Set every photo clue to require the whole team in frame. The album is the real present.

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