Charades Ideas & Words

brushing your teeth

tying a shoelace

untangling headphones

threading a needle

folding a fitted sheet

peeling an orange

blowing up a balloon

wrapping a present

parallel parking a car

taking a selfie

changing a light bulb

sneezing at a bad moment

searching for lost keys

walking a dog that pulls

flipping a pancake

doing up a stuck zip

trying to open a jar

waiting for a bus

stepping on a toy in the dark

eating spaghetti

assembling flat-pack furniture

typing a long password

hanging out washing

swatting a mosquito

pouring a fizzy drink too fast

carrying too many shopping bags

wobbling on a ladder

reading a bedtime story

applying sunscreen

trying not to wake a sleeping baby

an umbrella

a toaster

a washing machine

a kettle

a vacuum cleaner

an alarm clock

a pepper grinder

an ironing board

a corkscrew

a hairdryer

a remote control

a stapler

a doorbell

a ceiling fan

a whisk

a tape measure

a watering can

a salad spinner

a deckchair

a rolling pin

a tin opener

a revolving door

a torch

a cheese grater

a rubber glove

a coat hanger

a spray bottle

a zip

a mousetrap

a rocking chair

a penguin

a monkey

a kangaroo

an elephant

a crab

a cat washing itself

a flamingo

a snake

a gorilla

a frog

an owl

a chicken

a giraffe

a sloth

a woodpecker

a duck

a goldfish

a peacock

a squirrel

a chameleon

a jellyfish

a horse

a dog begging at the table

a bat

a hermit crab

a hedgehog

an ostrich

a seal

a spider spinning a web

a parrot

a dentist

a hairdresser

a lifeguard

an orchestra conductor

a baker

a firefighter

a librarian

a mime artist

a chef

a window cleaner

a photographer

a pilot

a traffic officer

a beekeeper

a tightrope walker

a painter

a magician

a football referee

a bus driver

a tailor

an astronaut

a weather presenter

a gardener

a sculptor

an auctioneer

a lighthouse keeper

a postal worker

a ventriloquist

a barista

an air traffic controller

going through airport security

stamping a passport

running to catch a train

squeezing into a middle seat

paddling a canoe

hailing a taxi

putting up a tent

reading a map upside down

lifting a case into an overhead locker

putting on a life jacket

pulling a suitcase with a broken wheel

taking a holiday photo

riding a camel

skiing downhill

building a sandcastle

being seasick on a ferry

hitchhiking

getting sunburnt

missing your stop

snorkelling

trying to sleep on a plane

haggling at a market

hot sand under bare feet

an overpacked suitcase that will not close

jet lag

driving on a bumpy road

climbing into a hammock

ordering food in a language you do not speak

a turbulent flight

losing the hotel room key

a robot learning to dance

walking on the moon

a statue that needs to sneeze

a slow-motion replay

a cat on a video call

an invisible wall

a penguin on a hot day

stuck in a revolving door

a spider in the bath

eating a very sour sweet

a puppet with tangled strings

wearing shoes on the wrong feet

a ghost who is afraid of the dark

a goldfish with a bad memory

walking into a strong wind

a magician whose trick goes wrong

a toddler tasting a lemon

a superhero stuck in their cape

a snowman on a sunny day

an octopus getting dressed

a phone with one percent battery

a singer who forgets the words

a traffic jam of snails

carrying an enormous invisible box

a pirate with hay fever

a tightrope walker with hiccups

a dinosaur trying to clap

ice skating for the first time

a mosquito at a picnic

a chef in a tiny kitchen