With Christmas at the door, we can start preparing every device for the event, setting themed wallpapers, changing the ringtone and, why not, playing some video game inspired by Christmas and its classic characters (Santa Claus, elves, etc. ). If we do not know which games to install we have prepared in this guide a small collection of the best Christmas themed games apps that can be downloaded for free for Android devices and for those who own an Apple (iPhone or iPad). We will thus be able to pass the most boring moments of the Christmas holidays by playing fun titles, suitable for children of all ages.
We just have to wish you a merry Christmas and happy holidays!
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Types of Christmas themed games available
Christmas is a particularly heartfelt holiday for children, because Santa Claus arrives and brings gifts to everyone!
Santa Claus then becomes the undisputed protagonist of the Christmas themed games available on all platforms.
As a genre, however, we find:
- Simulation: it might seem strange but there are games in which we can record a personalized voice or video message to have it repeated by Santa Claus "in flesh and blood", so that the children remain speechless to hear their darling speak with lots of name, surname and date of birth (so as to be sure that the message is addressed to them).
- Calls and fake messages : the simplest apps simply allow you to emulate a fake Santa Claus call or receive messages in which Santa Claus notifies you of his arrival and the gifts he has prepared for the little ones.
- Strategic: some games they require to manage the village that Santa Claus has in the North Pole, so that they can generate enough gifts for all the children in the world (Farmville-style). These types of games are obviously reserved for slightly older children, since they require skill and attention.
- Jokes : shave Santa Claus!
Other types of games are structured to entertain children with some tricks like removing the beard from Santa Claus or his collaborators with a razor. Obviously nothing vulgar or bad, only games that can snatch a smile from a child.
- Educational : these games allow children at an early age to learn numbers, shapes and colors using the characters of Christmas as a basis, so that children can learn while having fun even under the Christmas holidays.
After seeing together the types of Christmas themed games that you can find in the vast world of apps, below we will find what we believe to be the best Christmas themed game apps for Android and for iOS.
1) Talking Santa Claus (Android and iOS)
There is nothing better than playing with a Santa Claus who talks and interacts with the user based on the part of the screen pressed. It will thus be possible to entertain younger children with the figure of Santa Claus throwing snowballs, offering a gift or singing and dancing!
The app is very simple and affordable for everyone, and you can change the background with which to interact (ranging from snow in the mountains to a fireplace in a house).
We can download the app for free from here -> Talking Santa Claus (Android) and Talking Santa Claus (iOS).
2) Portable North Pole (Android and iOS)
With this app it will be possible to impress children of any age by creating personalized videos, fake calls and anything else starring Santa Claus, who will dictate greetings for you!
If you are looking for a way to impress children with a message coming directly from Santa Claus, this app is for you!
It also has a built-in recorder, so that the child's reaction can be saved to a video file as soon as Santa Claus greets him on the screen.
The app can be downloaded for free from here -> Portable North Pole (Android) and Portable North Pole (iOS).
3) Santa Claus factory (Android and iOS)
With this strategy game we will have to manage the village of Santa Claus, trying to produce as many gifts as possible and beautifying the territory held by Santa Claus at the North Pole. We will be able to build new houses and game factories, help Santa Claus with gifts for children, grow hay every day for reindeers, receive letters from all the children of the world and finally send the sleigh loaded with gifts for the usual tour of the Christmas' Eve.
For the missions we will receive sweets and biscuits as a prize, to be used to build new structures or to beautify the landscape.
You can download this game for free from here -> Santa Claus Factory (Android) and Santa Claus Factory (iOS)
4) Christmas games for kids (Android and iOS)
If we are looking for something more educational Christmas theme we can download this fun and educational game. Thanks to its levels we will help to develop the child's motor skills, imagination and creativity thanks to the help of shapes, the recognition of images and the correct pronunciation of the displayed number.
We can only download this game for Android devices from here -> Christmas games for kids
The corresponding game (but with different developer and levels) can be found on iOS with another name here -> Christmas games for boys and girls free (iOS)
5) Christmas Cookie (Android and iPhone) is a game similar to Cancy Crush, where you can combine Christmas cookies by aligning them to match.
There are over 700 levels, special events and various challenges to stay busy during all the Christmas holidays.
6) Happy New Year Farm: Christmas (Android and iPhone) allows you to visit Santa Claus on his farm at the North Pole and build snowmen, make gifts and prepare biscuits. Mechanically, this is a city building game where you can tap to build and collect things.
7) Winter Solitaire (Android) is a Christmas themed card solitaire, with Santa Claus encouraging us.
8) Delicious - Emily's Christmas Carol (Android and iPhone) is a cooking game with Emily who manages her customers by fulfilling their orders, serving them on time to collect more tips.
9) Christmas Games: Toy Party (Android and iPhone) is a perfect app for kids, with various simple and fun games to pass the time.
10) Santa Shave (Android and iOS)
The latest game to try to snatch out loud laughter from children is Santa Shave - A Crazy Beard!
In this game, all we have to do is cut the beard of Santa Claus and many of his helpers as accurately as possible, using barber tools. We will have to be careful where to cut and prevent Santa Claus from running away from fear and pain!
To download this fun free game, all we have to do is go to the links shown here -> Santa Shave - A Crazy Beard ! (Android) and Santa Shave - A Crazy Beard! (IOS).
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