
Running out of ideas for entertaining the family? Do your conversations with guests fall into awkward silence? Do you feel like you spend too much screen time? Games of charades are always an easy and fun solution. And we’ve taken some of the thinking out of the equation for you – here are the 250 best Charade ideas for use!
The possibilities for charades are virtually endless, which may be part of its charm. Any action, person, TV show, or even meme can be used as word inspiration for Charades. And each 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 divided into useful categories.
Charades Definition
What exactly do Charades mean? Well, according to Dictionary.com, it’s “a game in which the players are usually divided into two teams whose members take turns pantomiming a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their respective teams must guess.”
So, Charades is a game where a word or action is read and then described (without using the exact word) with a series of actions. Based on the action, the players try to guess the word. The round ends when the word is guessed or the timer runs out (it is recommended to set a one-minute timer).
250 best charade ideas
We have lots of easy and hard ideas for you to check out, including charade ideas specifically for adults, kids, household chores, Disney movies to play, food ideas and much more.
So get ready to improve your conversations and liven up your evenings with this collection of crowd-pleasing charades that are sure to have you rolling on the floor laughing.
Best charade ideas for kids
1. Sleep
2. Jumping 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. Monkey climbing
13. Ride a bike
The best charade ideas for adults
14. Airplane ride
15. Sneezing
16. Typing
17. Walk like a model
18. Forgotten key
19. Flirting
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20. Driving a car
21. In battle
22. Walking the dog
23. Going to bed
24. Boredom
25. Grocery shopping
Funny ideas for charades
26. Yoga
27. Elvis Presley
28. Waiter
29. Party Pooper
30. Nail polish
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. The clown
Movie ideas for charades
38. Titanic
39. Captain America
40. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
41. Jaws
42. Wizard of Oz
43. ET
44. A 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. The Lady and the Tramp
52. Frozen
53. Forrest Gump
54. Bravely
55. The Princess and the Frog
56. Beauty and the Beast
57. Peter Pan
58. Sleeping Beauty
59. Pirates of the Caribbean
60. Lion King
61. Mulan
62. Mary Poppins
63. Little Mermaid
TV shows for Charades
64. The price is right
65. The X-Files
66. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
67. Danger
68. The Simpsons
69. Wheel of Fortune
70. Downton Abbey
71. Crown
72. Stargate SG-1
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Action ideas for charades
73. Suction
74. Watering plants
75. Making the bed
76. Dusting
77. Deletion
78. Start a fire in the fireplace
79. Washing clothes
80. Changing the light bulb
81. Turning on the lamp
Charades Emotions
82. Sad
83. Angry
84. Bitter
85. Good luck
86. Excited
87. To laugh
88. Screaming
89. Friendly
90. Shy
91. Terrified
92. Extroverted
93. Introverted
Dances for charades
94. Two steps
95. Tango
96. Waltz
97. Worm
98. Breakdance
99. Cha Cha
100. Discotheque
101. Fox Trot
102. Ballet
103. Tap dance
104th Regiment
105. Belly dance
Broadway Show Charades Ideas
106. Romeo and Juliet
107. News
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. Kite Runner
124. Of mice and men
125. Memoirs of a Geisha
126. Old Yeller
Family members
127. Mother
128. Father
129. Baby
130. Little boy
131. Brother
132. Sister
133. Grandparents
Children’s book ideas for charades
134. The Dork Diaries
135. A very hungry caterpillar
136. The cat in the hat
137. Little women
138. Anne of Green Gables
139. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
140. Charlotte’s Web
141. The Chronicles of Narnia
Cartoons for Charades
142. Scooby-doo
143. The Jetsons
144. The Flintstones
145. Tom and Jerry
146. Mickey Mouse
147. Looney Tunes
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148. Dora the Explorer
149. SpongeBob
150. Smurfs
151. Pooh Bear
Career ideas for Charades
152. The doctor
153. An actor’s actress
154. Lawyer
155. Librarian
156. Social media influencer
157. Cashier in a store
158. Waitress or waiter
159. The cook
160. Judge
161. Guardian of the passage
162. Car salesman
163. pastor
164. Surgeon
165. Rescuer
166. Lion tamer in the circus
167. Writer
168. Dentist
169. Journalist
170. Veterinarian
Animal charade ideas
171. Kangaroo
172. The cat
173. Frog
174. Elephant
175. Moose
176. Bunny
177. Wolf
178. Snake
179. Bird
180. Camel
181. Duck
182. Dog
183. Gorillas
184. Flamingo
185. Crow
186. Inflator
187. Crocodile
188. Jellyfish
189. Cancer
190. Penguin
Charades Food Ideas
191. Eating spaghetti
192. Spreading 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
Ideas for the sport of Charades
202. Volleyball
203. Football
204. Basketball
205. Baseball
206. Polo
207. Figure skating
208. Bowling
209. Football
210. Bobsledding
211. Swimming
212. Skiing
213. Snowboarding
214. Competitive cheering
215. Tennis
Instrument Ideas for Charades
216. Piano
217. Guitar
218. Drums
219. Violin
220. Trumpet
221. Playing the triangle
222. Singing
223. Tuning the guitar
224. Conducting the orchestra
225. Playing the accordion
Charades Song Ideas
226. “It’s Raining Men” – The Weathermen
227. “Wrecking Ball” – Miley Cyrus
228. “Fifteen” – Taylor Swift
229. “The 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 charade 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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