Holly Jolly Christmas Mad Libs (Free Printables!)

Looking for a fun activity to entertain the entire family or spice up your classroom this holiday season? These free Christmas Mad Libs printables are the perfect addition to your Christmas celebrations!

Whether you’re planning a holiday gathering, prepping for Christmas break, or just want to bring some holiday spirit to your whole family, these printable Mad Libs will have everyone laughing and learning. With two different Christmas stories, you can enjoy a Christmas version of “the world’s greatest word game!”

What Are Christmas Mad Libs?

Mad Libs are a classic word game that transforms blank spaces into silly stories with just a few word choices. Players fill in the missing words by choosing different parts of speech like nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The result? Your own silly story that guarantees a good laugh!

These Christmas-themed stories are a great way to add a festive twist to a creative writing activity. They’re ideal for family gatherings, classroom use, or even road trips during the winter break.

How to Play

This simple game has easy-to-follow instructions, making it a hit with kids of all ages!

One player, the “reader,” holds the Mad Libs sheet or parts of speech prompt and asks the other players to provide words to fill in the blanks. They might request a noun, adjective, verb, etc.
Players shout out their answers without knowing the story, making the final results even funnier when the completed story is read aloud.
Once all the blanks are filled, the reader shares the final story, revealing the unexpected and often hilarious results.

For younger kids, you can provide curated word banks to make it easier for them to choose words, offering a simplified activity that still provides plenty of fun. Older kids and middle schoolers can follow the traditional rules, while little ones may need a bit of guidance as they develop their language skills.

Parts of Speech Refresher

Mad Libs are not only a fun holiday activity but also a great tool for teaching grammar. As a middle school English teacher, I’ve found them to be an engaging way help students review parts of speech. Here’s a quick refresher on the parts of speech you’ll encounter in these Christmas Mad Libs:

Verb: Action words like sing, decorate, laugh, or bake. They tell us what someone or something is doing.
- Example: She decorates the Christmas tree.
Adjective: Words that describe or modify nouns, giving more detail like color, size, or how something feels.
- Example: The sparkling ornaments glowed on the tree.
Adverb: Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, often explaining how, when, or where something happens. Many end in “-ly.”
- Example: The choir sang joyfully at the concert.
Noun: A person, place, thing, or idea. It can be something tangible (like “gingerbread house”) or abstract (like “peace”). These Mad Libs games also have a few places that uses plural noun, which simply means that there is more than one of the person, place, thing, or idea.
- Example: Santa filled the stockings with candy.
Interjection: Fun little words or phrases that express big emotions—usually followed by an exclamation mark.
- Example: Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!