Family evening charades that keeps everyone in
A family evening works when the prompts stay inside the things both kids and grandparents know. These 20 family charades prompts work for mixed ages without singling anyone out.
20 family evening charades prompts
Animals, easy movies and daily actions - the safe zone for mixed ages.
- Elephant
- Penguin
- Shrek
- Frozen
- Toy Story
- Finding Nemo
- Brushing teeth
- Riding a bike
- Eating ice cream
- Flying a kite
- Singing in the shower
- Making a sandwich
- Catching a fish
- Building a snowman
- Swinging at a playground
- Playing hide and seek
- Washing a car
- Walking a dog
- Baking cookies
- Taking a nap
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Fully customizable game rules
Add your friends in seconds
Automatic team shuffling
Ready, set, Showem!
A format that keeps kids engaged
Family evenings stall when only the adults can guess. Run partner mode: one adult and one kid per team, rotate who acts, and cap turns at 45 seconds so attention does not wander.
Themes that work across ages
Animals, easy movies, and everyday actions are the three safe themes. Leave out workplace idioms, song lyrics and niche references - they make the quietest people opt out.
Showem has a family-night mode
Showem bundles a family-friendly preset that auto-filters adult-leaning prompts and keeps the timer short, which is useful when younger kids are playing.