Printable charades card generator
Edit family-friendly charades prompts, shuffle printable cards, and use a round timer. Includes a host guide, Letter and A4 printing.
Host a round on screen
Keep this screen with the actor. Draw a prompt, then start the timer.
Your prompt is hidden.
Ready for a round.
One action per line. Edit for your players. Up to 100 cards, 240 characters each.
One draft per page, stored only in this browser. Saving replaces the previous draft. Restore brings back your text and settings, with a fresh shuffle.
Review the preview. In the print dialog, use 100% scale and turn off headers and footers for a clean page.
Your print preview
Only game materials are printed. Cutting lines are included on card decks.
Act it out, without words
The actor chooses a card and acts out the prompt while the group guesses. These starter decks use everyday actions and animals, so you do not need to know movie titles or celebrities. Edit the list for your guests before playing.
A simple team round
- Split into two teams, or have everyone guess together in a small group.
- Choose an actor, draw one card and start a 60-second timer.
- Use gestures, with no spoken hints or sound effects. Allow a pass if a prompt is uncomfortable.
- A correct guess earns one point. Alternate teams and give each person a turn.
Choose the pace
Use 90 or 120 seconds for younger players or harder prompts. Agree how close a guess must be before starting. For a cooperative game, count how many cards the whole group solves in a set number of rounds.
Print or host from a screen
Print the shuffled cards and cut along the dashed borders. The actor can also keep this screen and use the on-screen draw controls. Keep the screen away from the guessing group; the printable preview below also reveals the prompts.
Can I add my own ideas?
Yes. Put one action per line, up to 100 cards. Adding or editing prompts clears the old preview and resets the draw pile. Each on-screen prompt is drawn once before the pile is reset.