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Pass the Balloon
Need a balloon and lots of kids. Split the
guests into 2 equal teams, the player at the front holds a
blown up balloon under their chin, no hands allowed, they then have to
pass the balloon to the next in their team so it's under their chin,
and so on down the line to the end, keeping the balloon under their
chins as they pass it along.
The first to the end is the winner, or last player to the front and
repeat until the first player is at the start again.
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Egg and Spoon race
If you are indoors, you may want to use hard
boiled eggs, small potatoes or ping pong balls,
if outside you can use regular eggs. You'll need
to decide on a starting point and a finish line
or a second line for a relay race.
You can be this game with each guest being a
contestant or you can play is as a team (as a
relay). Place an egg on the spoon, the child
must walk from the starting line to the finish
line without dropping the egg or ball. The first
one to cross the line with the egg still on the
spoon wins.
If you play teams, divide the guests into 2
teams. Then split the teams so that half of the
team is at the starting point and the other is
at the finish line, if needed one child can go
twice. To start each team has one spoon and
egg/ball, other play from each team starts the
race by walking the course (or to where a the
finish line is) and giving the spoon to the next
team member who goes back to the starting point
this continues until all the players have
completed the race. The team to complete the
process first, wins.
Note: During the relay race, if the egg or ball
is dropped then the team member can pick it up
but must go back to their starting point.
Make more complex by making contestant walk
around obstacles.
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Pin the
Tail on the Donkey
Draw or paint a picture of the back of a donkey without the tail on a
big piece of paper or card draw on a big "x" where the tail should be,
also create a separate tail or several tails that will be pinned on or use "blue tac".
Each guest is blindfolded in turn and lead to the donkey, spin them
round 3 times, then they have to "pin the tail on the donkey".
The one who has put their tail closest to the "x" is the winner. Either
make different tails for each guest or mark the spot with their name.
Gone
Fishin
You will need a helper for this
children's activity. Tie a string across the room
and lay a sheet over it so no one can see what is on the other side.
Use an old fishing pole, or tie a string around
a stick or broom handle. Tie a clothespin on the end of the fishing pole's string. Let each
guest take a turn "casting" their line over the sheet. Have your helper
stand on the other side and attach small gifts, favors, or treats to
the clothespin. When they're done, the helper gives a slight tug on the
line. When the kids "reel" in their lines, they'll be delighted to see
what they've caught!
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Pass The Box
This is really fun, Take a small gift or toy that all
kids would enjoy, then gift wrap it, but keep
wrapping it with different layers of giftwrap. Play some music while
passing the present around, when the music stops, the guest left
holding it unwraps the first layer of wrapping paper, then the music
starts again and the box is passed, then every time the music stops,
another layer is removed until someone finally unwraps the very last
layer,,,,, and that is the winner. It is kind of like
Hot Potato, but this is an item that everyone wants to
hold on to!
Thanks - Mary Lou, Wyoming
Simon says
Someone is picked to be Simon, (an adult may be
best) this person says "Simon says" and gives the play a
simple tasks to do like: hop on one foot, clap your hands, run
round in circles, stand still, jump up and down etc, the list is
endless. Everyone must do the task or they are out of
the game. The other way to exit the game is for Simon to
give an order without saying "Simons Says" if
any of the players perform that action, then they are
out of the game. The last person in the game wins.
Stay on one theme e.g. making the sounds of animals, doing the actions
of animals e.g. elephants, bunnies, crocodiles, birds etc. Or keep
everyone "in" and do not eliminate anyone.
Statues
Played to music, all the players move round while the music is playing,
when the music stops the players have to stand like statues, anyone who
moves is out, start the music again and repeat as many times as you
want.
Hats and Shoes
This can be played with just hats and shoes or an assortment of
different clothes.
Put an equal number of different items into a bag a
shirt, a hat , pants, socks, shoes. Each player will
receive a bag. On the word Go they have to put on the items in the bag, the one to put
all the items on first is the winner.
(Adult or larger clothes than the children work best so they can be put
on over their own clothes)
Tied in Knots
Instruct your guests to stand in a circle facing inward. To begin, everyone
extends his or her right-hand into the ring and takes a hold of someone
else's hand. Then, they do the same with their left-hands. The object
of the game is to see if they can untangle the "knot" by
ducking under people, stepping over them or turning around.
No matter what happens, they can't let go of hands!
Jelly Beans Guess
Fill a bottle with jelly beans or nuts, and have the guests guess the number
it took to fill it. The guest closest to
the actual number wins the jelly beans. You can fill a
container with candy or other food snacks that kids
like.
Treasure Hunt
Can be played indoors or out.
Can be tailored to a party theme. Hide different things or objects, the
players have to either collect a set number or find a list of things,
the first to complete is the winner. Objects can range from pieces of
silver foil, chocolate coins, potatoes, pieces of a picture, hats,
gloves, socks.
This game can be played individually or in teams of players, but make
sure that you have more than enough treasure so everyone can find
something.
It can be just a fun game or the team to find
everything first wins.
Musical Chairs
Line up alternate facing chairs, one less than the number of children
playing.
The players move round the chairs while the music is playing. When the
music stops they have to sit down on a free chair, the player without a
chair is out, take away one chair each time, repeat until you have 2
players and 1 chair the one to sit down first is the winner.
Advanced Musical Chairs
This fun variation of musical chairs is set up just
like normal musical chairs but with additional fun
thrown in. Start the music and have the children walk in a circle around the chairs,
until you stop the music. When the music stops, each participant tries
to sit in one of the chairs. The player left standing must pull the
name of an animal, written on a piece of paper, out of a hat. Then,
they must act it out while the other guests try to guess what the
animal is. Start the music again and repeat the game until all the
animals in the hat have been acted out.
Upset the Fruit Basket - Another Musical Chairs
Variation
It's a variation of musical chairs and works well with large groups 10 or more. Get a group of people to put their chairs in a ring. Just like musical chairs. Give each person is placed into a fruit group, for example you could have 4 apples, 4 oranges and 4 bananas (you can add more types of fruit if you have quite a few people). Each group of fruit should be 4 or 5 people is good, add more fruit names if needed. Then everyone sits in their chair and you call out apples and only the apples have to stand up and walk around the circle. While they are walking you remove one chair and at some point you call out apples again and all the apples scramble for a chair. The fruit left standing is out of the game. Then next you call out either a banana or orange.
But if you say "upset the fruit basket" then everyone has to get up and walk around the circle. The winner of course is the last fruit in the basket.
Thanks - Christina
Name That Bug
Pair up your party guests in teams of 2-3 people and put a sticker or a
picture of a bug on each child's back. Have the guests try to guess
what the bug is by asking questions that can be answered with only
"yes" or "no." For example, "Do I have legs?," "Can I fly?" and "Am I
Green?"
Note: You can use stickers of animals for variety.
Story Time
Invite your guests to sit in a circle to hear a wonderful
story. While the children listen, they color a picture related to
the party's theme. This activity will not only keep the children
entertained, but it will also help calm everyone down as the party
comes to an end.
Freeze Tag
Best played outside where there is plenty of room. The birthday child
can be selected to be it (the person who has to tag
other people) first. The tagger tries to tag all the other guests. If
a player is tagged, he or she must freeze.. Players who are not frozen
can "unfreeze" frozen players by touching them. The first player to be
frozen three times becomes it (the tagger) next.
Red Light, Green Light
Before the game, lay two lengths of rope, or crepe paper, about 25 feet
apart in your play area to make start and finish lines. The birthday
child stands in front of the finish line (they're the Police Officer),
while the others stand behind the start line. The game begins when the
Police Officer turns his/her back on the other players and shouts,
"Green Light!" He/she then turns around and counts to five.
While the Police Officer is counting, the other players try to run or
walk quickly toward the finish line. When the Police Officer has
finished counting to five he/she shouts, "Red Light!" and turns around
quickly. The other players must freeze instantly. If the Police Officer
catches anyone moving, that player must return to the starting line.
Play continues until one of the participants crosses the line while the
Police Officer's back is turned. That player then becomes the Police
Officer.
Message Mix-Up
Seat your guests in a circle. Help the birthday child think of a
message related to your party's theme. The birthday child then whispers
the message to the person on their left, and so on. When the message
has traveled all the way around the circle, the person on the birthday
child's right tells the message out loud. Then the birthday child tells
the original message.
Expect the unexpected when you learn the original vs. the final
mixed-up message. Try again with another player starting the message
and continue until your guests are ready for a new activity.
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Bubble Gum
Game
This game
can be played as a relay race or be based on individual
times. Split your guests into teams of 3-5 people. Get some paper plates,
bubble gum, and whipped cream (in a can). Put a piece of bubble gum on the
plate and swirl the whipped cream over it until the bubble gum is
completely covered. Then have your guests dig through the whipped cream and find
the bubble gum. Here's the catch, players must keep their hands
behind their backs and dig through the whipped cream with their
faces! Once they find it, they must chew it and blow a fairly good
sized bubble. Go through until every one has had a turn. The person who
blows the bubble first is the winner. You can also do several rounds
until you have one winner.
- Depending on what your guests wear, you may want to
have a towel or garbage bag to use as a bib.
Thanks - Hanna
Red Light, Green Light
This game is best played outdoors or in areas of open
spaces. Create a starting line and finish line use yard
markers or rope. The birthday child stands in front of the finish line
(he/she will at as a Traffic Cop), while the others stand behind the start line. The game begins when the
Traffic Cop turns his/her back on the other players and shouts,
"Green Light!" He/she then turns around and counts to five.
While the Traffic Cop is counting, the other players try to run or
walk quickly toward the finish line. When the Traffic
Cop has finished counting to five he/she shouts, "Red Light!" and turns around
quickly. The other players must freeze instantly. If the
Traffic Cop catches anyone moving, that player must return to the starting line.
Play continues until one of the participants crosses the line while the
Traffic Cop's back is turned. That player then becomes the
Traffic Cop.
Thanks - Jodie - Vineland, NJ
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