Charades: The Complete Guide to America's Favourite Party Game

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When it comes to movies, it’s also about what movies are well-known to people that can make it easy or difficult. A movie nobody knows can sometimes be hard to guess, no matter how easy the title may seem! See below for a list of easy and hard movie examples for charades. Easy Charades Ideas: Below, we have a list of great song ideas for you to choose from while playing charades. If you would like more song ideas, or more ideas in general, you could use our charades ideas generator for extra help! Think about topics that will be easy for kids to guess, like everyday activities, animals, sports themes, and food. Any day of the year is perfect for a fun night of games with your family and friends—no need to save it for special occasions. But what to do if you find yourself away from home and that sky-high pile of the best family board games in your den? Not to worry, there are plenty of classic icebreaker games that require no equipment at all, like a good old-fashioned game of charades. Entertaining for all ages, it can be played at any time and in any place, whether you're on vacation, visiting with your neighbors up the street, or hosting a virtual game night. All you need is a good list of charades ideas (we've got that part covered!).

Fight Song (Rachel Platten) – start shadow boxing, then put your hand on your mouth and move it away from your mouth to signal ‘song’

Ideally, each team will have the same number of people so no team has an advantage. Write words or phrases on paper. Song Charades: Use song titles as the words or phrases to guess. Players can hum or sing a few bars of the song, but they can’t use any lyrics. To be or not to be, you talking to me? That is the question. Wait. I didn’t get that quote right, did I?

Note: Some of the books in our lists have also been made for the screen, so if you choose one that you know has been adapted, don’t forget to signal that it’s both a book and a film, tv show, etc.! If you need a reminder on how to signal what you’re acting out, you can read our article on How to play Charades. For a list of funny charades ideas across all the usual categories like TV shows and movies, see our 225+ Funny Charades Ideas for Big Laughs! 32 Hard Charades Ideas Although the concepts or ideas won’t be sophisticated, you’ll be surprised at how hard your child laughs when it’s your turn to pretend to be something silly like an elephant. Sports and Activities Charade Ideas that are Easy Online Charades: Play charades virtually using video conferencing tools. One player can act while others guess through their screens. The Wizard of Oz – pretend you have a wand in hand and cast some spells, then jump up and down like a kangaroo to make people think of Australia!Similar to movies, it can depend on how well-known a book is that makes it easy or difficult to act out. See below for a list of easy and hard books to act out in charades! Easy Charades Ideas: Indiana Jones – run along, lie on the floor, then turn and pretend to grab your cowboy hat and put it on your head! Playing your game of charades with kids? See our full list of 260+ Fun Charades Ideas for Kids including TV shows, books, food, activities, and more! Disney Movie Charades Ideas

Who doesn’t love a good action movie? Here are a few action movies to get you started on your game of charades! Get into the festive spirit with these Christmas charades ideas! Act out some holiday cheer with our list of classic Christmas movies, iconic carols, and other festive scenes.James Bond – act out the famous opening to every James Bond movie, in which you walk along casually and then suddenly stop, turn and shoot! One Dance (Drake) – put your index finger up so people guess ‘one’ and then show them your greatest dance moves!