Give each player 15 Bingo chips – worthwhile having a few extra to hand just in case players run out!.

Give a Bingo scorecard to each player (up to 10-players).

Nominate a caller who will read out the caller cards to the players.

Shuffle caller cards and put into the box or bag so that the caller or players cannot see!.

Bingo chips – maybe use coins, poker chips, games counters or pieces of paper.

Scissors to cut out the 25x square calling cards.

In addition, you will need the following household items:

1 x caller card (25x square caller cards with Christmas shapes.

10 x different Bingo scorecards (download them via the printable button below!).

In order to play Christmas Bingo you will need to download and print the Fun Crafts Kids Christmas Bingo pack. We think Christmas Bingo works best for 3-10 players. Lowe, New York toy salesman, renamed the game “bingo” after he overheard someone accidentally yell “bingo” instead of “beano”. It was at a country fair game where a dealer would select numbered discs from a cigar box and players would mark their cards with beans. The game arrived in the US in the late 1920’s and was originally called “beano”. In the early 20th century bingo halls started popping up all over the United Kingdom, particularly in the East End of London where they developed “Bingo Lingo” based on cockney rhyming slang. The British took the game to the next level. Germany played a similar version of the game in the 1800s, used mainly as a child’s game to help students learn math, spelling, and history. If you want more fun games to play this Holiday Season, why not download our free printable Christmas Bumper Activity Set! The History of Bingoīingo originated in Italy way back in 1530, where they operated a lottery called “Lo Giuoco del Lotto D’Italia”, which today is still played every Saturday.įrom Italy, the game made its way to France in the late 1770s, where it was called “Le Lotto”, and was played predominantly amongst the wealthy.

Now if you are anything like us, you will be looking for fun things to do indoors with family and friends during the Holiday Season – so why not print out and play Christmas Bingo! Christmas Bingo Play Christmas Bingo this Holiday SeasonĬhristmas 2020 is likely to be quite different for many in the United States due to the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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