Christmas Mad Libs Printable: 3 Funny Stories & Word Lists

Mad Libs are the fastest way to make a room laugh. One person asks for random words — an adjective here, a verb there, a silly noun — and a perfectly ordinary Christmas story turns gloriously ridiculous. No supplies, no setup, and a result that is different every single time.

Below are three complete, original Christmas Mad Libs stories you can play today. Ask for the words first without showing the story, fill in the blanks, then read the finished story aloud with great drama. That read-aloud moment is the whole game.

How to Play Christmas Mad Libs

One person is the Reader, and everyone else supplies words. The Reader asks for each word type in order — adjective, noun, verb, and so on — and writes the answers in the blanks without revealing the story. When every blank is filled, the Reader reads the story aloud from the top, slowly, pausing for laughs. For kids who are still learning parts of speech, explain each prompt simply: an adjective is a describing word like “sparkly,” a noun is a person, place, or thing, and a verb is an action word like “danced.”

House rule that makes every game better: no peeking at the story, and the sillier the word, the better. “Pickled” beats “nice” every time.

Story 1: Santa’s Very Mixed-Up Morning

Words needed: (1) adjective, (2) plural noun, (3) verb ending in -ing, (4) noun, (5) adjective, (6) food, (7) verb (past tense), (8) place, (9) adjective, (10) animal.

On Christmas morning, Santa woke up feeling very (1) ______. He looked at his list of (2) ______ and started (3) ______ around the workshop. “Where is my (4) ______?” he shouted. Mrs. Claus handed him a (5) ______ hat and a plate of (6) ______. Santa (7) ______ all the way to the (8) ______, where a (9) ______ (10) ______ was waiting to pull the sleigh. “Merry Christmas!” shouted Santa, and off they went.

Story 2: The Great Gingerbread Disaster

Words needed: (1) adjective, (2) noun, (3) plural noun, (4) verb, (5) adjective, (6) food, (7) verb ending in -ing, (8) person, (9) adjective, (10) place.

It was a (1) ______ December afternoon, and our family decided to build a gingerbread house. We started with a (2) ______ and a pile of (3) ______. Dad tried to (4) ______ the roof, but it slid off and landed on the (5) ______ dog. Mom added (6) ______ windows and started (7) ______ with laughter. Then (8) ______ arrived, took one look at our (9) ______ house, and declared it the finest building in all of (10) ______. We ate it anyway.

Story 3: The Elf Who Wanted a Holiday

Words needed: (1) adjective, (2) noun, (3) verb, (4) adjective, (5) plural noun, (6) place, (7) verb ending in -ing, (8) food, (9) adjective, (10) noun.

Twinkle was a (1) ______ elf who worked in Santa’s workshop wrapping (2) ______ all day. One morning, Twinkle decided to (3) ______ instead. He packed a (4) ______ bag full of (5) ______, caught a ride to (6) ______, and spent the day (7) ______ and eating (8) ______. When Santa found him, he laughed and said, “Even elves need a (9) ______ day off — but first, help me find my (10) ______!”

Tips for the Best Read-Aloud

Read slowly and act it out. Do a deep Santa voice, a squeaky elf voice, and a dramatic pause before the silliest word in each sentence. Let the word-givers shout their words proudly — their choices are the comedy. For a classroom, let a different student read each story, and for a party, let the birthday guest or the oldest grandparent be the Reader of honor.

For younger kids, simplify the prompts: ask for “a describing word,” “a thing,” and “an action” instead of the grammar terms, and write the words in large letters so everyone can follow along. For older kids and adults, add a challenge round: every word must start with the same letter, or every adjective must be a food word. The results get stranger, which is the point.

Make Your Own Mad Libs

Once your group gets the hang of it, try writing your own. Take any short paragraph — a family memory, a description of your Christmas morning, a retelling of a favorite movie — and replace ten words with blanks, noting the part of speech for each. Swap stories with another family and read each other’s versions aloud. The best homemade Mad Libs are the ones only your family understands, because the blanks are filled with your own jokes.

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