10 animals for charades (starter ideas)
Use this list as a round theme, a warm-up deck, or a backup when the Wi-Fi is flaky. Each pick is chosen to be mime-friendly in most rooms.
10 animal charades ideas
Act habitat and movement first - then add a signature detail.
- Lion
- Elephant
- Penguin
- Octopus
- Kangaroo
- Butterfly
- Giraffe
- Dolphin
- Sloth
- Hedgehog
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Fully customizable game rules
Add your friends in seconds
Automatic team shuffling
Ready, set, Showem!
Make the first five seconds obvious
Charades is not a stealth game. Give the room a clear lane: land vs. sea vs. air, big vs. small, fast vs. slow.
Use sound-alikes only if your rules allow
Some groups ban rhymes and homophones; others love them. Decide once at the start so nobody argues mid-round.
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Ten ideas get you started; a great night needs variety. Showem is free to download and generates more animal prompts whenever you want a new stack.