Christmas Breakout: a snowball against the ice bricks

How to play

Move the sleigh with the arrow keys (or A and D), with the mouse or a finger on the board, or hold the ◀ ▶ buttons; Space or a tap on the board launches the snowball. Each brick broken scores 1 point, a red bauble takes two hits and scores 2, and a whole shape cleared adds 10 – after the tree comes the star, then the present, then the tree again, 10% faster. A snowball that falls past the sleigh costs a life (5 on Easy, 3 on the other levels); Space or P pauses the game.

For teachers: put the game on the interactive whiteboard and let the children take turns steering the sleigh with the arrows or a finger. For the youngest choose Easy – a slower snowball, a wider sleigh and 5 lives.

Fun fact: almost every snowflake has six arms, because water molecules freeze into a hexagonal crystal lattice.

Also useful

• Christmas Match 3: line up baubles, stars and presents
• Catch the presents: Santa’s sleigh against the coal
• Christmas snake: Santa’s sleigh collects the presents
• Christmas bells: listen and repeat the melody
• Christmas 2048: merge the tiles all the way to Santa
• Christmas Four in a Row: red baubles against gold
• Christmas Tic Tac Toe: Snowman vs Tree

More on santa.haus

• Christmas quizzesTrivia and emoji puzzles, checked as you play, with sheets to print for teams.
• Christmas bingoa card of its own on each phone, a caller that draws the words, or up to 40 different cards to print.
• Party gamesCharades, “Who am I?” and fifteen one-minute games – played in teams on one phone.
• Advent calendarMake one online and send it: a door a day until Christmas Eve.
• Online Christmas cardPick a picture, write your wishes and send the card as a link. Free, no account.
• Christmas printablesColoring pages, cards, gift wrapping and decorations to cut out – print them at home, free.

Drawing names for gifts too? Secret Santa on santa.haus.