First Word: Fun—We’ve Got the 250 Best Charades Ideas to Liven up Your Evenings

Here are the most creative Charades ideas for your night in.

Out of ideas to entertain your family? Do your conversations with guests sputter to an awkward silence? Are you sensing there's been too much screen time going on? Charade games are always an easy, fun solution. And we've taken the thinking portion out of the equation for you—here are 250 of the best Charades ideas for you to use!

The options for charades are virtually endless which is, perhaps, part of its charm. Any action, person, TV show or even meme can be used as Charades word inspiration. And every person will have a different take on the charade,  which can send players off in the wrong direction or leave everyone confused. So, have fun scrolling through this list of 250 creative Charades ideas, all broken down into useful categories.

Charades Definition

What is Charades meaning, exactly? Well, according to Dictionary.com, it is "a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess."

So, Charades is a game where a word or action is read, then described (without using the exact word) with a series of actions. Based on the action, players attempt to guess the word. A round ends whenever the word is guessed or a timer runs out (we recommend setting a one-minute timer).

250 Best Charades Ideas

We've got plenty of easy and hard ideas for you to look through, including charades ideas specifically for adults, kids, household chores, Disney movies to act out, food suggestions and so much more.

So get ready to enhance your conversations and liven up your evenings with this collection of crowd-pleasing charades sure to have you rolling on the ground laughing.

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Best Charades Ideas for Kids

1. Sleeping

2. Jump rope

3. Using binoculars

4. Barbie

5. Elsa from Frozen

6. Minecraft

7. Ballerina

8. Hula-hooping

9. Fishing

10. One of their parents

11. Hopscotch

12. Climbing monkey bars

13. Ride a bike

Best Charades Ideas for Adults

14. Riding in an airplane

15. Sneezing

16. Typing

17. Walk like a model

18. Forgot keys

19. Flirting

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20. Driving a car

21. In a fight

22. Walking a dog

23. Going to bed

24. Bored

25. Grocery shopping

Funny Charades Ideas

26. Yoga

27. Elvis Presley

28. Bartender

29. Party Pooper

30. Painting your nails

31. Eating something sour

32. "Wax on, wax off." from The Karate Kid

33. Opera singer

34. Playing Twister

35. Sherlock Holmes

36. Karate

37. Clown

Movies Ideas for Charades

38. Titanic

39. Captain America

40. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

41. Jaws

42. The Wizard of Oz

43. E.T.

44. Wonder Woman

45. Star Wars

46. Ghostbusters

47. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

48. Forrest Gump

Disney Movies for Charades

49. Cinderella

50. Pinnochio

51. Lady and the Tramp

52. Frozen

53. Forrest Gump

54. Brave

55. The Princess and the Frog

56. Beauty and the Beast

57. Peter Pan

58. Sleeping Beauty

59. Pirates of the Caribbean

60. The Lion King

61. Mulan

62. Mary Poppins

63. The Little Mermaid

TV Shows for Charades

64. The Price is Right

65. The X-Files

66. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

67. Jeopardy

68. The Simpsons

69. Wheel of Fortune

70. Downton Abbey

71. The Crown

72. Stargate SG-1

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Charades Action Ideas

73. Vacuuming

74. Watering plants

75. Making the bed

76. Dusting

77. Mopping

78. Starting a fire in fireplace

79. Doing laundry

80. Changing light bulb

81. Turning on lamp

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Charades Emotions

82. Sad

83. Angry

84. Bitter

85. Happy

86. Excited

87. Laughing

88. Yelling

89. Friendly

90. Shy

91. Scared

92. Extroverted

93. Introverted

Dances for Charades

94. Two Step

95. Tango

96. Waltz

97. The Worm

98. Breakdance

99. Cha Cha

100. Disco

101. Fox Trot

102. Ballet

103. Tap dance

104. Polka

105. Belly dancing

Broadway Show Charades Ideas

106. Romeo and Juliet

107. Newsies

108. Six

109. Little Shop of Horrors

110. The Greatest Showman

111. High School Musical

112. Grease

113. Hairspray

114. Waitress

115. The Sound of Music

Charades Book Ideas

116. Jane Eyre

117. Lord of the Rings

118. Murder on the Orient Express

119. Fahrenheit 451

120. How to Win Friends and Influence People

121. The Bible

122. The Time Traveler's Wife

123. The Kite Runner

124. Of Mice and Men

125. Memoirs of a Geisha

126. Old Yeller

Members of a Family

127. Mother

128. Father

129. Baby

130. Toddler

131. Brother

132. Sister

133. Grandparent

Kids Book Ideas for Charades

134. Dork Diaries

135. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

136. Cat in the Hat

137. Little Women

138. Anne of Green Gables

139. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

140. Charlotte's Web

141. Chronicles of Narnia

Cartoon Shows for Charades

142. Scooby-Doo

143. The Jetsons

144. The Flinstones

145. Tom and Jerry

146. Mickey Mouse

147. Looney Tunes

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148. Dora the Explorer

149. Sponge Bob

150. Smurfs

151. Winnie the Pooh

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Career Ideas for Charades

152. Doctor

153. Actress of actor

154. Lawyer

155. Librarian

156. Social media influencer

157. Cashier at store

158. Waitress or waiter

159. Chef

160. Judge

161. Crossing guard

162. Car salesman

163. Pastor

164. Surgeon

165. Lifeguard

166. Lion tamer at a circus

167. Writer

168. Dentist

169. Journalist

170. Veterinarian

Animal Charades Ideas

171. Kangaroo

172. Cat

173. Frog

174. Elephant

175. Moose

176. Bunny

177. Wolf

178. Snake

179. Bird

180. Camel

181. Duck

182. Dog

183. Gorilla

184. Flamingo

185. Crow

186. Blowfish

187. Crocodile

188. Jellyfish

189. Crab

190. Penguin

Charades Food Ideas

191. Eating spaghetti

192. Buttering a biscuit

193. Eating or making guacamole

194. Eating a taco

195. Eating pizza

196. Eating French fries

197. Eating crab legs

198. Eating shelled peanuts

199. Eating ice cream

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200. Eating corn on the cob

201. Drinking coffee

Charades Sports Ideas

202. Volleyball

203. Football

204. Basketball

205. Baseball

206. Polo

207. Figure skating

208. Bowling

209. Soccer

210. Bobsledding

211. Swimming

212. Skiing

213. Snowboarding

214. Competitive cheer

215. Tennis

Instrument Ideas for Charades

216. Piano

217. Guitar

218. Drums

219. Violin

220. Trumpet

221. Playing the triangle

222. Singing

223. Tuning a guitar

224. Conducting an orchestra

225. Playing harmonica

Charades Song Ideas

226. "It's Raining Men" - The Weather Girls

227. "Wrecking Ball" - Miley Cyrus

228. "Fifteen" - Taylor Swift

229. "Sound of Music" - Julie Andrews

230. "Oh, Pretty Woman" - Roy Orbison

231. "Singin' in the Rain" - Gene Kelly

232. "Girl on Fire" - Alicia Keys

233. "Shake it Off" - Taylor Swift

234. "Thriller" - Micheal Jackson

235. "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen

236. "Toxic" - Britney Spears

237. "Respect" - Aretha Franklin

238. "Wagon Wheel" - Darius Rucker

239. "Stand by Your Man" - Tammy Wynette

240. "Super Trooper" - Abba

241. "Bye, Bye, Bye" - NSNYC

242. "Walk the Line" - Johnny Cash

Celebrity Charades Ideas

243. Taylor Swift

244. Beyońce

245. Tom Cruise

246. Neil Armstrong

247. Jimmy Fallon

248. Audrey Hepburn

249. Marilyn Monroe

250. Anne Boleyn

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