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Free Printable Kids Party Charades Cards
Print a full deck of kids party charades in under a minute, free, and playable by children who cannot read yet.
24 prompts to act out · cut-apart cards · US Letter & A4
Party games for young children fail for one of two reasons: they need reading, or they need someone to keep score. Charades needs neither, as long as the cards are chosen properly. These twenty four are all things a five year old has actually done, from jumping in a puddle to opening a jar that refuses to open, and the funniest ones are the smallest: sneezing, walking into a spider web, eating something far too spicy.
Print the deck as it is and you are ready in a minute. Six cards to a page, four pages, one pair of scissors before the guests arrive. No account, no limit, no watermark.
Two rules make it work at a party rather than just at a table. Let each child draw two cards and act whichever they prefer, which removes all the pressure, and skip the teams entirely so nobody is waiting their turn while the room gets loud. If you want the birthday child’s own favorites in the deck, open it in the generator and type them in. Whatever you write stays on your device.
The prompts
Every card in the deck, or edit the list in the generator
- Brushing your teeth
- Riding a bicycle
- Eating spaghetti
- Blowing up a balloon
- Jumping in a puddle
- Building a sandcastle
- Flying a kite
- Swimming
- Sneezing
- Tying your shoelaces
- Playing the drums
- Climbing a ladder
- Washing a dog
- Carrying something very heavy
- Tiptoeing past someone asleep
- Blowing out birthday candles
- Opening a jar that will not open
- Eating something too spicy
- Fishing
- Painting a wall
- Juggling
- Waking up late
- Walking into a spider web
- Dancing to music nobody else can hear
Ways to play
An adult reads the card
Nobody has to read to play. The adult shows the card quietly to the child, and the child does the rest.
Two-card choice
Let each child draw two cards and pick whichever they prefer. It removes every bit of the pressure.
Everyone guesses
No teams and no scoring. One child acts, the room shouts, whoever gets it right goes next. Under sevens play far better this way.
The sugar-crash slot
After the cake is when a party either restarts or falls apart. This is what restarts it.
Questions
Are these kids party charades cards free?+
Yes, completely free, with no account, no print limit, and no watermark.
My child cannot read yet. Can they play?+
Yes. An adult reads each card silently to the child, and every prompt is a physical action, so reading is never the barrier.
What age is it for?+
About four to nine. Younger children do best with no teams and no scoring, which is also the least stressful way to run it.
How many cards are there?+
Twenty four, printed six to a page, so four pages to cut apart before the guests arrive.
Can I add the birthday child's favorites?+
Yes. Open the deck in the generator and write in whatever they love doing. Everything stays on your device.