Best festive smell: roast potatoes, warm pudding, fresh tree?
Seasonal table prompts
Christmas dinner conversation starters.
Festive questions and quick games for the bit between crackers, pudding and someone asking where the spare chairs went.
What would be the most useful tiny Christmas superpower?
Name 4 things people always lose during a big meal.
Keep it light around the table.
- What food deserves its own round of applause?
- Which part of Christmas dinner causes the most opinions?
- Would you rather wrap every present perfectly or always guess the right present?
- Name 3 things that make a room feel cosy.
- What would you add to a Christmas cracker if rules did not exist?
- Best seat at Christmas dinner: corner, middle, near the potatoes?
- Give one object on the table a tiny thank-you speech.
- What is the best leftover?
How to use these at Christmas
Christmas tables can be noisy, crowded, and full of people who do not normally eat together. Start with a table vote or a food prompt so nobody feels put on the spot.
These work best between courses, while people are waiting, or when the table needs a reset. Keep the round short; one good answer can be better than trying to finish a full game.
Use the app as the spare cracker.
Open one prompt, pass it round, then forget the phone if the table gets going.