Holiday Game List
Holiday time is a great time for online games. Seasonal games are fun and they can be a great part of the holiday season. My severely autistic girl likes to play Christmas games with her Auntie when she comes to visit for the winter holidays, but Halloween is her favorite holiday, so I have mostly Halloween and Christmas. You will also find games for some of the other holidays (whatever I find that seems fun) as well as fun fireworks games (to help reduce anxiety on fireworks holidays) below. If you have a fun favorite, I will be happy to add it to the list.
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New Years, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day – Fireworks
I like to show these to my severely autistic daughter before the holiday that will have my neighbors setting off fireworks, so I can prepare her for the noise and give her pretty imagery to go along with the sounds of explosions. There are several phone apps and several on-line games for this – here are a few:
This is just a video of fireworks with classical music that my Iris has loved for her whole life. The original video (Babyscapes Celebration of Color) had a few lovely segments with different colors and they are all on YouTube.
Here is a silent firework simulator game from Primary Games
Fireworks Games is cute with few ads. Chose Free Mode to see how many times you can click on the black night sky to create fireworks – you can get tons of fireworks going at once with mild sound. Click Test Mode to have to click each firework as you see it for points – a lot like Fruit Ninja.
Fireworks go up as a small dot that you click to make the firecracker pop silently to illuminate the city. Slow speed for babies and up to super fast for bigger kids.
KidzSearchGames offers several Fireworks games here
Fireworks shoots red, white or blue firecrackers into the sky and you must choose the matching colored detonator to make it burst.
Flashy Fireworks go up and you touch to make them flash. Mild sound over a city background really says 4th of July to me, but if you miss 3 you start again. Use your device’s sound controls to make the mild sound quieter if needed.
Fireworks Fever is a lot like Flashy Fireworks, but you get to choose your background city, which is kind of cool
Freaky Fireworks is cute with minimal ads. Pick a firecracker then touch the sky to make it fire quietly. A great one to help kids see that different firecrackers make different shapes.
Older kids will enjoy Fireworks Maker Simulator. You swipe the screen as directed to create and launch colorful fireworks. It’s fun to get an idea of how fireworks are made and why they are different shapes and colors, but the ads can make this one a challenge.
New Year’s Eve simulator – shows the countdown, not great on fireworks though
New Year’s Eve Games from Primary Games
Kung Fu Panda Fireworks has us use the arrow keys to move panda around to collect fireworks. There are less explosions, but this might appeal to some older kids, particularly for Chinese New Year.
Valentines
Valentines Games on Primary Games
St Patrick’s Day
Primary Games
Easter
Create or count Easter eggs, dress up the bunny and other fun Easter themed games are fun on rainy Spring days around Easter time.
Primary Games
Safe Games for Kids
Earth Day
Primary Games
Halloween
Sesame Street started my girl’s love of Halloween. Those games are no longer available, but she still loves the videos. Here are some links to some other sites that delight us at Halloween time each year.
Halloween Zuma – Zuma games are all very similar, and holiday themes are fun
Garfield Scary Scavenger Hunt
Garfield Scary Scavenger Hunt 2
What Shall we be for Halloween Song (my girl’s favorite)
Halloween Games on PBS
Room Recess Spooky Games
Poki Halloween Games – this site will be fun for older kids, too
SafeKids Halloween Games
Puzzles and more – not all these games work but this one is fun
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza
I did a large list of winter holiday games and I try to keep it up to date – this full list was last reviewed in October, 2023. I started the list on Facebook but they will no longer allow me to edit it.
I also want to say, regarding holidays, that getting the perfect holiday card is so much easier with Jib Jab. I can use any smiling picture of my kids to make a sweet holiday card that I can share via email or social media – and I don’t have to make myself crazy trying to get everything just right for the perfect holiday photo. Our lives are super complicated, so I love stuff that makes my life (like letting the grocery store cook the holiday meal!).
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Holiday Game List My kids love their computer time, and it’s nice (particularly over the winter break) to give them some new, seasonal links to explore and enjoy. We’ve collected the following links over the years – I hope your family enjoys them as much as we do! Happy Holidays, from me, my family and EasySocialStories.com >O< >O< >O< >O< >O< >O< >O< >O< >O< NEW to the list for 2023 Christmas Zuma – Zuma games are all very similar, and holiday themes are fun Kizi Holiday Games – a wide variety CBC Christmas Games – we love Santa Girl Runner ABCya Dreidel Game – a dreidel game simulator allows you to “swipe” or drag the mouse to spin the dreidel. Allows up to 4 player or play the computer. Primary Games Hanukkah Games offers both on and off line games Kwanzaa Games on Primary Games offers both on and off line games Added 2016 NorthPole.com & the North Pole Clubhouse Word Search, crosswords and more – includes a Bible section Santa Games is very interactive and allows kids to explore different easy tasks that are the same each time, so this might get dull after a few goes through, but there is a lot for little hands to do here. Here is a page full of links to other holiday games Top Marks – a UK site that shows educational games with a holiday theme AGame – This page might not be for older kids, though Iris loves Baby Hazel games. There must be 20 games on here. Old Family Favorites Snowdays – Make your own electronic snowflake and see some made by people from all over the world. Loads of fun! Track Santa on the big night with NORADAnimated matching games and Christmas Tetris at KinderPlanet.com A wide variety of games at xmasfun.com Primary Games – Lots of interactive holiday games for school aged kids Slider puzzles, mazes, word games, etc. Holiday games for Pre-Schoolers from Lil Fingers Games Games – 58 holiday games, including make your own Christmas Tree and Holiday Party Make-over – something for everyone here Lastly, you gotta love the Jib Jab interactive cards and such that let you put your loved ones face on a merry Holiday greeting – like Elf Yourself or any other Holiday varieties at Jib Jab. JIb Jab requires a membership these days, but they are super fun if you can use them. Wishing you and your family a lovely holiday season! Peace! Carole Cherry |
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The cutest elves ever, made with “Elf Yourself” by Jib Jab