Christmas Taboo

Materials
1. Taboo Words List. The Taboo word, in all caps is the word that the teams will try to guess. Also included are are five supporting words that the clue giver is not allowed to say. Print them out and then cut them apart and place them in a bag for participants to draw from.
2. Timer. It can be an hourglass from a board game, or simply an egg timer that you can set for a minute and let it go.

Game Objective
The point of the game is to have your teammates guess the word that is on your card without saying the word itself, or several other key words that are listed on the card.

Game Play
1. Split the youth into at least two teams.
2. One person on each team gives the clues to a person on THEIR OWN team who tries to guess the "taboo word" within a time limit.
3. The other team must be shown the card and insure that the clue giver doesn't say either the "taboo word" or any form of the supporting words for that clue. (e.g. If ‘Christian’ is a supporting word, to use the word ‘Christianity’ is also a violation.) If the clue giver uses one of the “taboo” words, the opposing team gets a point. If the person guessing the word doesn't guess the word within the time limit, the opposing team gets the point.
4. If the word is correctly guessed the team guessing the word gets the point and continues to draw cards until the time elapses.
5. When the time elapses, the timer is reset and it’s the opposing team’s turn to guess words.

The Words
ADVENT: Christmas, holiday, December, date, celebrate
ANGEL: Sky, Heaven, Gabriel, wings, halo
BETHLEHEM: born, city, stable, birth, place
BIBLE: scriptures, read, testament, book, God
BELLS: ring, metal, cup, sleigh, jingle
CANDY: stocking, cane, chocolate, sweet, dessert
CANDLE: light, burn, wick, wax, melt
CAROLS: songs, sing, house, knock, music
CHRIST: Jesus, Lord, Redeemer, Savior, baby
CHRISTMAS TREE: lights, ornaments, star, decorate, evergreen
CHRISTMAS: tree, Santa Claus, holiday, December, 25
CHRISTMAS EVE: 24, night, presents, Santa, evening
CHURCH: Christian, service, mass, worship, sunday
DECEMBER: cold, Christmas, winter, Hannukah, month
ELVES: Santa, helpers, toys, workshop, small
EGG NOG: drink, milk, rum, glass, celebrate
FRANKINCENCE: wisemen, magi, gift, myrrh, gold
GABRIEL: Angel, Mary, visit, messenger, birth
GENEALOGY: ancestor, family, tree, relative, Luke
GIFTS: presents, surprises, give, Christmas, children
GINGERBREAD: man, cookie, sweet, house, dough
GOLD: wisemen, gift, frankincense, myrrh, metal
HALLELUJAH CHORUS: song, sing, praise, worship, Handel
HEROD: king, wisemen, Magi, ruler, baby
HOLLY: Plant, red, berries, green, leaves
INN: hotel, room, stay, stable, innkeeper
IMMANUEL: name, Jesus, God, Christ, baby
JESUS: baby, manger, Mary, God, Savior
JOSEPH: Jesus, father, carpenter, Mary, betrothed
JOY: feeling, emotion, happiness, delight, tidings
MANGER: Jesus, stable, hay, baby, animals
MARY: mother, Joseph, Jesus, Bethlehem, baby
MISTLETOE: Kiss, tree, plant, tree, berries
NATIVITY: manger, animals, shepherd, baby, Jesus
NAZARETH: Christ, Jesus, Joseph, city, childhood
NORTH POLE: Santa, home, elves, snow, cold
NUTCRACKER: nuts, suite, dance, music, ballet
ORNAMENT: tree, decorate, round, branch, Christmas
PEACE: war, calm, still, hate, earth
PLUM PUDDING: plum, dessert, Christmas, baked, food
POINSETTIA: Christmas, flower, red, leaf, Mexico
REINDEER: Rudolph, sleigh, Santa, red-nosed, antlers
SANTA: sleigh, reindeer, Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas, toys
SAVIOR: born, city, David, Christ, Jesus
SHEEP: shepherd, wool, lamb, flocks, field
SHEPHERD: field, flocks, sheep, angels, Bethlehem
SLEIGH: ride, Santa, reindeer, toys, fly
SNOW: cold, frozen, flakes, winter, white
SNOWMAN: Frosty, ice, snow, water, round
STABLE: inn, innkeeper, room, barn, animals
STAR: wisemen, sky, night, moon, heavens
STOCKING: hung, chimney, fruit, gifts, candy
SWADDLING: clothes, wrapping, cloth, material, baby
TAX: Joseph, pay, government, city, journey
TOYS: Santa, elves, Christmas, children, gifts
WINTER: season, cold, snow, Christmas, December
WISEMEN: star, gifts, gold, frankincense, myrrh
WREATH: green, round, ribbon, circle, decoration

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