170 Creative Charades Ideas That Are Funny for Kids and Adults
Encourage everyone in your family to act out with these charades suggestions that range from easy to hard.
By Corinne Sullivan Updated: May 29, 2024
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- Musical Instrument Charades Ideas
- Celebrity Charades Ideas
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- Song Charades Ideas
Family board games are great and scavenger hunts with the kids can be a blast, but nothing is more fun to kids and adults alike than a few rounds of charades. Playing charades is guaranteed to be a good time for people of all ages — the game tests your brain like riddles do all while pushing your creativity to new and hilarious heights without having to worry about intense game instructions or missing board game pieces. To get your game started off right, we've rounded up the best charades ideas and funny clues for adults and kids that range in difficulty from easy to hard.
If you're playing charades with kids primarily, you may want to opt for the charades categories below that involve animals, Disney characters, and kid-friendly movies. As for the adults, try challenging yourselves with the hard ideas section or try to act out the name of your favorite TV shows and songs (which is always a struggle). All in all, you can't go wrong with charades, so explore the action word suggestions below, select your favorites, and get ready for a night of pure fun.
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Charades Ideas for Kids
- Swimming
- Reading
- Talking on the phone
- Showering
- Brushing your teeth
- Eating
- Making your bed
- Smelling a flower
- Blowing out birthday candles
- Tying your shoes
- Walking a dog
- Playing video games
Charades Ideas for Teens
- Driving a car
- Skateboarding
- Flipping pancakes
- Whisking eggs
- Vacuuming
- Chopping wood
- Tap dancing
- Climbing a tree
- Sunbathing
- Sending a text
- Shoveling snow
- Building a sand castle
Charades Ideas for Adults
- Hailing a taxi
- Writing a check
- Opening a gift
- Practicing yoga
- Typing an angry email
- Going down a waterfall in a barrel
- Boarding an airplane
- Putting on mascara
- Running on a treadmill
- Playing the cowbell
- Winning an award
- Sleeping in a hammock
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Funny Charades Ideas
- Doing a cannonball
- Suppressing a sneeze
- Losing your glasses
- Putting on a wig
- Having the hiccups
- Riding a bull
- Stubbing your toe
- Slipping on a banana peel
- Smelling something bad
- Bouncing on a pogo stick
- Pretending to be surprised
- Changing a diaper
Good Charades Ideas
- The Eiffel Tower
- An erupting volcano
- Jet lag
- The sun
- Bartender
- The Statue of Liberty
- Stage fright
- Pickpocket
- Disney World
- Food fight
- Nightmare
Hard Charades Ideas
- Shopping spree
- Mount Rushmore
- Traffic jam
- Lifeguard
- Lightbulb
- Segway
- Car mechanic
- Dentures
- Brain freeze
- Bankruptcy
- Bigfoot
- Dragon
- Yodeling
- Sudoku
- Alien abduction
- Time travel
- Black hole
- Cabbage
- Playing charades
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Animal Charades Ideas
- Cat
- Dog
- Chicken
- Horse
- Rabbit
- Snake
- Elephant
- Bird
- Kangaroo
- Monkey
- Turtle
- Frog
- Fish
- Sloth
Food Charades Ideas
- Banana
- Ice cream cone
- Bubble gum
- Hot dog
- Corn on the cob
- Spaghetti
- Grapes
- Milk and cookies
- Popcorn
- Chips and dip
- Taco
- Sushi
Sport Charades Ideas
- Golf
- Soccer
- Ice hockey
- Football
- Baseball
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Tennis
- Skiing
- Bowling
- Ballet
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Musical Instrument Charades Ideas
- Guitar
- Drums
- Piano
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Flute
- Clarinet
- Violin
- Bongos
- Trombone
- Tamborine
Celebrity Charades Ideas
- Beyoncé
- Serena Williams
- Elton John
- Taylor Swift
- Michael Jordan
- Lady Gaga
- Harry Styles
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cher
- Sylvester Stallone
- Elvis Presley
Movie Charades Ideas
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Song Charades Ideas
- "Singin' in the Rain"
- "Call Me Maybe"
- "Let It Go"
- "Party in the U.S.A."
- "We Don't Talk About Bruno"
- "Baby Shark"
- "Rock Around the Clock"
- "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
- "Like a Prayer"
- "Jingle Bell Rock"
- "Stairway to Heaven"
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Corinne Sullivan is an Editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers a variety of beats, including lifestyle, entertainment, relationships, shopping, and more. She can tell you everything you need to know about the love lives of A-listers, the coziest bedsheets, and the sex toys actually worth your $$$. She is also the author of the 2018 novel Indecent. Follow her on Instagram for cute pics of her pup and bébé.
