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Kid's
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Baloon Popping Contest
Divide guests into two equal groups. About 25 yards away place two bags of
inflated balloons in colors to match your theme colors. These balloons should
be over-inflated to make popping easier. At the sound of a ringing bell or
whistle, the first two relay contestants, one from each team, run to the bag,
and remove one balloon. Each must sit on it until it pops. Once the balloon
pops, the players run back to the starting line, and tag the next player in
line. The first team to complete the course wins. Not a quiet game, but a
guaranteed favorite!
Limbo
The young and the young at heart always enjoy the classic beach game of "limbo".
Try using a string of twinkle lights, a strand of sparkly garland, a bamboo
pole, a flashlight (lights out), or any item to match your theme for your
limbo stick. For a fun variation on the game, make it a little more challenging
by adding a "Super Stomach" to guests as they take their turn. Have
a couple of oversized shirts, and some fluffy pillows on hand.
Play
Dough-Tionary
This game is fun for people of all ages. Someone will have to create the game
ideas, but it is fun to watch. What you'll need, a couple of jars of Play
Dough, pieces of paper cut up and put into a hat or basket one for each team,
and on each piece of paper an object that can be created out of Play Dough.
Examples: Easy - ball, worm, stick, More Difficult - flower, car, stroller,
house, etc... Note: Each group can have uniqure terms if you want, then no
one can get clues from the other teams.
Ready
to Play
First divide up into teams. You'll need to have several jars of play dough,
and give one to each team of 3-4 people. They will need to pick one person
to go first, that person would draw a word from a basket. They will have about
15 seconds to think about what to make, to at the same time say go, at this
point one member of each team begins to sculpt the word out of the play dough,
while their team members tried to guess what it is. Note: You cannot scuplt
letters! The first team to guess correctly gets a point, the team with the
most points after 8-12 rounds wins.
Hula
Hoopla
Hula hooping isn't just for kids or 50's Sock Hops, but it will make grown-ups
feel young again! Purchase or borrow a couple of hula-hoops. They are available
at discount chains for about $3.99 each. Let guests know that at a specified
time there will be a "hula" contest, and encourage them to practice
during the party if the mood strikes.
Name
Game
Provide each guest with 5 small pieces of paper, and a pencil. Ask them to
write down the names of 5 famous people, leaders, movie stars, authors, sports
figures, politicians, artists, inventors, scientists, etc. Fold the papers,
and put them into a hat. Seat guests in a large circle. Each round is limited
to 30 seconds, so have a watch with a second hand available. The first player
pulls out a name, and tries to get the person beside them to guess the name.
After the name is guessed, the clue giver can continue pulling names out of
the hat for the full 30 seconds. Here are the rules: They can talk, but can't
point to items. They can't spell out the name, but can say the letter the
name starts with. They can reference just about anything, but the person's
name. As an example, if the name is "Sammy Sosa", the clue giver
might say "The guy who had almost as many homeruns as Mark McGuire in
the 1998 baseball season." "He plays for the Chicago Cubs",
etc. Both the clue "giver" and the clue "guesser" get
points for as many names as they guess in the 30-second time frame. Have each
participant track his/her own points. The turn then passes to the guesser,
who now becomes the clue giver, and his/her neighbor becomes the new guesser.
This game is a blast to play, and really is not as difficult as these instructions
would make it seem! Give it a try!
Name
Game - Another Version:
You'll need a piece of paper and pen for everyone. Then instruct each person
write out as many names as they can of famous people living or dead, cartoon
characters, sports heroes, leaders of countries etc. Fold them and put them
in a hat or bowl. Divide your group in half. Have one person from a group
start by asking their group to guess who it is by giving as much information
as they can, even the first letter, if they don't know they person try rhyming
the name. They get one minute to see how many they can guess. Then its the
other persons turn. Keep track of how many each group get correct after everyone
is done the team with the most right answers wins.
Couples
Game: Like The Newlywed Game
Who's Your Mate? - Have one person from each couple leave the room. The host/hostess
tailors some planned questions to the group and to certain couples. The other
half of each couple stays in the room, and answers questions about their mate/date.
They're supposed to answer each question the way they think their mate/date
would respond. They need to write each answer down, so that when their partner
returns he/she can give their own answer to each question. Assign point values
for each question that is a match. Then reverse roles of the couples for the
next set of questions. The couple with the most points wins a prize. Make
sure the prize is something they can share!
Who's
the Murderer: Good for teens, groups of 5-8 people
All except the detective sit in a circle while the detective waits outside.
One person from the circle is elected to be the murderer, and then the Detective
is called back to stand in the circle. When he is ready, the Murderer winks
at people in the circle. Anyone who sees that they have been winked at lets
out a blood-curdling scream and dies. The Detective has three attempts to
guess the murderer.
Pass
The Orange, Ball, etc...
Arrange for teams of about 8 to stand in a line, one behind the other (arranged
boy, girl, boy,...). Give each team an orange which the first person should
tuck under his chin. This should be passed to the person behind. When the
orange gets to the last person, they come to the front of the line and start
again. The winnnig team is the first one which gets their starting person
to the front again.
Who am
I?
A Good game to get people talking together at the start of the party As they
arrive each person has a piece of paper pinned to their back. The paper contains
the name of a famous person. By asking questions which can only be answered
with "Yes" or "No" such as "Am I still alive?",
"Am I fictional?", etc. the person has to guess their name. Successful
guessers may have another go.
Bubble
Gum Game - Good For Families
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.
Two
Truths - One Lie - Get To Know You Game
This is a great game for people who are trying to get to know each other.
Everyone sits in a circle and takes turns telling 3 things about themself,
one of them is a lie.
Example:
I have been to Florida 8 times.
I have a green bike.
My dog once ate my homework.
Then everyone else guesses/votes
on which is the lie. It's really funny to see what people come up with for
their lie and you learn a lot of funny truths too.
