Jingle Bell Nerf Games

These Jingle Bell Nerf games are so fun for a party, a family gathering, or just a snow day at home!

I don’t know about you, but the weeks leading up to Christmas have always been pretty wild in our home with five kids (four of them boys). These Nerf games are so easy to set up, and they were a hit with my crew!

This post was originally published in December 2015 and updated in December 2025.

Jingle Bell New Game #1: Ring the Bells

Supplies Needed:

• Large piece of cardboard of foam board
• An X-Acto knife or utility knife (adult job!)
• Markers and crayons
• Jingle bells
• String
• Tape
• Scissors

For this game, I drew a simple Christmas tree on a large piece of cardboard.  Owen and Jonathan helped me color it in.  I cut out circles with an X-Acto knife (adult job!) and then hung jingle bells in front of each opening.

Aidan helped me tie groups of three jingle bells with string and then tape them to the back of the board.

The boys have been having fun trying to ring the bells by hitting them with a Nerf dart!  It’s harder than it looks!  But if you get up really close you can ring them easily.

Jingle Bell Nerf Game #2: Jingle Bell CRASH!

This game is guaranteed to keep kids busy for a LONG time!  We stacked plastic cups and jingle bells and then knocked them over with Nerf darts.  It makes a satisfying crash and jingle!

As they played, the towers got bigger…

And even bigger…

And even though it’s a little crazy, at least it’s a controlled sort of crazy?

Need more Christmas activities for kids?

Here’s a collection of Hilarious Christmas Jokes for Kids! You can even print this list.

Then here are 24 Christmas LEGO Building Cards that kids will love! Do one each day in December, or just set up a building station and let kids pick a card. Either way, it’s tons of fun.