Snowdown
Snowdown holiday party games: a vintage VHS cover with red-and-green cups, ping-pong snowballs and Christmas lights

Friends. Family.
A little friendly competition.

Snowdown brings a little game-show rivalry to the holidays. Pick a challenge. Grab the cups, cookies and ping-pong snowballs. Race, laugh, then bring the whole team in for a relay.

Meet the gamesWhat to gather

The holiday edition of Showdown. In the works.

A little play between the food and catching up.

Friends and family are coming over. You’ve got food to sort, people to catch up with and different ages to bring together. Put out a few party basics and give everyone a challenge to try.

Snowdown is in development for the TV: rules, countdowns and team scores on screen, with the host calling the winner. Around the table, a cup pyramid becomes a Christmas tree, ping-pong balls become snowballs, and mittens make unwrapping a present a team sport.

A red-and-green cup Christmas tree with a gold bow, ping-pong balls, bells, gingerbread and a shatterproof ornament on a table
A few things from the cupboard. A very different use for them.

A couple of rivals. Then the whole team.

Start with two one-on-one challenges, then bring both teams into a relay. Different players take the next turn. There’s room for a rematch, and a reason to cheer between your own goes.

  1. Build a Christmas treeTwo players race to build the cup pyramid and collapse it into one stack.
  2. Send in the snowballsTwo different players try to land the most ping-pong balls in their bowl.
  3. Bring the team inKeep the cups out. Everyone takes a turn in the Christmas Tree Stack Relay.

Twelve holiday challenges.
Pick your kind of chaos.

Cup builders, cookie balancers, careful carriers and enthusiastic unwrappers. A different sort of challenge gives the next person their moment.

Swipe or tap a card to see the next game. Arrow keys work too.

  • Cup Christmas Tree

    Head-to-head

    Build a cup tree, crown it with a bow, then race to stack it all away.

  • Gingerbread Face

    Head-to-head

    One cookie on your forehead. Get it to your mouth using only your face.

  • Snowball Sink-It

    Head-to-head

    A bowl, a throwing line and a pile of ping-pong snowballs. Most in wins.

  • Santa’s Sleigh

    Head-to-head

    Fold a paper plane and send your sleigh toward the rooftop landing zones.

  • Wrong Answers Only

    Head-to-head

    Easy Christmas questions. Answers that have to be completely wrong.

  • Jingle Bell Shake

    Head-to-head

    Shake the bells out of a box at your waist. Hands stay out of it.

  • Candy Cane Hook

    Head-to-head

    Use one candy cane to hook another and hang it over your bowl.

  • Ornament Spoon Relay

    Team relay

    Carry a shatterproof ornament on a spoon, round the marker and pass it on.

  • Christmas Tree Stack Relay

    Team relay

    Build the cup tree, collapse it, then tag the next teammate.

  • Snowball Blowball

    Everyone plays

    Blow a ping-pong snowball across the table and off the other team’s edge.

  • Tallest Paper Christmas Tree

    Everyone plays

    Two sheets of paper. No tape or scissors. How tall can your tree stand?

  • Mitten Unwrap Relay

    Team relay

    Mittens on. Tear off a layer of wrapping, then pass the parcel and mittens on.

Everyday supplies. Holiday games.

Check the cupboard first. Cups, spoons, bowls, paper and tape cover the basics. Add ping-pong snowballs, gingerbread, candy canes or bells for the challenges you choose.

  • Red and green plastic cups
  • White ping-pong snowballs in a green bowl
  • An iced gingerbread cookie
  • Two wrapped candy canes
  • Small gold jingle bells
  • A shatterproof red ornament on a spoon

Keep the ornaments shatterproof, check food allergies and leave small bells out of reach of toddlers. The host clears the space, explains any easier options and calls the close ones.

Snowdown holiday party games, a vintage Christmas VHS cover

One more round before the goodbyes.

Replay the one everyone asked for. Give the other team another shot. Then put the cups away and get back to the holidays.

Choose your first three

Holiday party games · In development

Before everyone comes over

What is Snowdown?
Snowdown is the holiday edition of Showdown in development: twelve short Christmas challenges, played head-to-head or as a team. This is a first look at its games and artwork.
Who’s coming over?
Friends, family and a mix of ages. Make mixed-age teams, use a closer throwing line or a shorter relay for younger players, and agree on the adjustments before the round.
Do we need all the supplies?
Start with the games you want to play. The cup tree, snowball toss and cup relay share cups, ping-pong balls, two bowls and tape. Other challenges add cookies, candy canes, bells, paper or mittens.
What should we check before playing?
Use shatterproof ornaments, check food allergies before the cookie game, and keep small jingle bells away from toddlers. Clear enough space for the relay before anyone starts.
Can we get Snowdown yet?
It’s in the works. Pricing and a release date haven’t been announced yet.

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