You will need:● This printable cut into individual playing cards● A one-minute timer or stopwatch

How to play: 1) Shuffle the cards and place in a pile face down

2) Player one draws a card from the pile and reads the word written on the card quietly to themselves (note - for kids who can’t read yet somebody will need to read the card quietly to them but they are not allowed to participate in guessing)

3) Start the one-minute timer

4) The player who has drawn the card needs to pantomime what is written on the card without using any words or sounds

5) The other players have one minute to guess what the player is attempting to act out

6) The player who guesses correctly receives a point. If nobody guesses correctly the actor recieves a point

7) The person with the most points wins

Clues you can give:

Family Movie Night Charades

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● Show you are pantomiming a character by drawing a letter ‘C’ in the air

● Show that you are pantomiming an action by mimicking using a clapper board (like the ones used in the movies when they say “Action!” whilst filming)

● Show you are pantomiming an animal by making a pair of cat’s ears on top of your head with your fingers

● Show that you are pantomiming a place by making a circle in the air with your hands and then point to it as if making a dot on a map

● Show that you are pantomiming a song by opening your mouth as if singing and flourishing your hand in front of your mouth to look like sound

● Show how many words are in the answer by holding up the corresponding number of fingers

● Indicate something the word rhymes with by tugging on an earlobe (this means “Sounds like”)

Characters and songs

Buster Moon Rosita

Meena

Johnny

I’m still standing

My wayUnder

pressureSet it

all free

Shake it off

Hallelujah

Mike Ash

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Actions 1

disco dancing

making coffee

brushing teeth

missing the train

losing a glass

eyeball

Making Breakfast

blowing out

candles

warmingup

riding a bicycle

cheering loudly

typing washing dishes

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Actions 2Actions 2

crying

playing guitar

robbing a bank

playing cards

tripping over

running awaybusking

playing piano

washing a car

grocery shopping

counting money

running off stage

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Places

dinner table

lounge room

jailtheatreon stage

office bank kitchen

restauranttrain

station

back stage

street

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Animals

elephant gorilla

bunnyspiderpig

frog snail gecko

koalaporcupinemouse

alligator

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