Fun birthday party games and tips




















Last player with an unpopped balloon is the winner. Keep It Up: Divide players into teams of five or six. Team members must hold hands and keep holding hands throughout play. Each team is given a balloon. Players will need to get creative with heads, shoulders, knees, feet, even backs! The Ground is Lava! The children must hit the balloon to each other, trying not to let it touch the ground.

If the balloon does hit the ground, the group is out and must sit down. Last group standing wins. Water Balloon Pinata: Fill several balloons with water and hang them from a tree or clothesline. Blindfold a player, spin her around within reach of the balloons and hand her a plastic bat. Let the player swing in an attempt to connect with a balloon.

Guess the Jellybeans: Before the party fill a large glass jar or clear plastic container with jellybeans or other small sweet, counting the number of sweets as you add them to the jar. Each party guest can make a guess as to how many jellybeans are in the jar — include a simple record sheet for guests to write their guesses on.

The guest with the closest guess wins the jar of sweets! Hoop Pass: You will need two hula hoops for this game. Divide party guests into two teams, each with an equal number of players.

Teams stand with team members lined up side by side, holding hands. Give the team member at the start of each line a hula hoop to hold in their free hand.

The first team to get their hoop to the end is the winning team! Four Corners: Number each corner of the playing space with a number 1 through to 4. One player is selected as the caller and stands at the front of the playing space, looking away from the group of players.

The players are given a countdown from five to move to a corner. The caller calls out a corner number and any child standing in that corner is out and must sit out from the game. The countdown begins again and the remaining children again choose a corner. The caller calls out a corner number and again, anyone standing in that corner is now out. Play continues in this manner until one person is left.

That person is the winner and becomes the next caller. Players take turns throwing the sock into the bucket. When a player scores, he or she takes a step back and throws again, repeating this action until they miss the bucket.

The player who successfully shoots the sock into the bucket from farthest away is the winner. Lining players up behind a starting point, let them each have a turn to use a small to medium sized indoor ball to knock down as many bottles as they can.

Hot tip: Add a little water to each bottle to stabilise it. String Treasure Hunt: Divide party guests into three or four teams. Before play begins, wind each string all over the party space this one is often best played outside — over and under things, around trees, across the lawn, etc. At the end of each string place a small treasure for the team. Puzzle Hunt: Divide party guests into teams of four or five players. You will need a simple, cardboard interlocking jigsaw puzzle pieces at most for each team.

Each puzzle must have the same number of pieces. To help discern the different puzzle sets it can be helpful to draw a different distinguishing shape or colour on the back of each piece of each set. Before the hunt begins, hide the puzzle pieces all around your party space. First done wins! Hot Potato: Players sit in a circle with one player starting off holding a small object, like a bean bag or uncooked potato.

When the music starts players must pass the object clockwise around the circle as quickly as they can. The person holding the object when the music stops is out of the game. Last person standing is the winner. Hide and Seek: Although not a game with one clear winner, kids love spending time playing games with their friends — and there is no better time then their birthday party!

To play, one person is chosen as the seeker. He must close his eyes and count to As the seeker counts, the other players run away to hide. Once he is done counting, the seeker opens his eyes and searches for the hidden players. The last person found is the winner of the round and becomes the next seeker.

Sardines: Sardines is a little like a reverse hide and seek! To play, one person is chosen to go and hide while the other players close their eyes and count to When a person finds the hider, they join them in the hiding spot. Hot tip: Playing in the dark makes this one extra fun for bigger kids. Pick a phone to pass around the group.

Set it to self-timer mode—10 seconds is best—and use regular photo mode, not selfie mode. Pass the phone around, with each person holding the phone up for a moment, posing for the camera. Pass until the photo is taken, then repeat. At the end, take a look at the probably undignified photos. This is a trickier take on I'm Hosting a Party.

Sit in a circle and designate yourself the host. Just don't tell everyone the name of the game. Say you are hosting a party, but only people bringing the right items will be invited.

Go around the circle and have everyone suggest contributions; the host will say who is invited and who isn't. Instead of basing the invite on what they're bringing, though, base it on their posture: Whoever has their legs crossed can come, and whoever doesn't can't, for example. Continue until everyone figures it out. Say you're describing your perfect world: "In my perfect world, there are doors but no windows.

Your perfect world has only double letter items: Schools but not universities, for example, or apples but not bananas. If someone gets it right, say, "Yes, that would be in my perfect world. Continue around the circle until everyone figures it out. This tried-and-true party game can be as simple or as complicated as you make it. Have everyone write down concepts, movies, people, shows, and more to act out and divide into teams.

One person will act out something drawn from the assortment while their team members guess what it is. When time is up, switch teams and repeat. Add time limits, scoring systems, silence rules, and more as desired. Pick one person to go first. That person will think of an item, animal, movie, public figure, etc. Everyone else will ask yes or no questions about what or who they are; they have 20 chances to guess, or the other person wins. Whoever guesses correctly can win a prize, or be the next to answer questions.

Have everyone sit or stand in a circle. Each person should select a hand motion or leg motion, if you're standing. Go around the circle and have everyone present their motion: Memorize these.

Have everyone begin clapping or stomping a steady rhythm and pick one person to start: They will do their motion, and then the motion of someone else in the circle. This next person will do their own motion, then the motion of a third person, who will do the same.

There are no passbacks and no hesitations. Whoever messes up first is out; continue indefinitely. Find a pad of paper and writing tools. Have everyone write an outrageous phrase on a slip of paper, and collect everything in a hat.

If it's a mixed group, set propriety guidelines ahead of time; if it's adults only, go wild. Give one person the hat: They must draw a piece of paper and read the statement aloud to the group.

The goal is to keep a straight face: Whoever laughs or smiles loses. Pass the hat around until everything has been read. Have everyone sit around a table. Everyone will put their heads down; count down from three, and have everyone sit up and look at someone else in the circle.

If you make eye contact with someone else, you're out. If the person you're looking at is looking at someone else, you're safe. Repeat until everyone is out. Pick one person to be Mr. Have everyone playing the game move around the party as usual. When Mr. Freeze freezes, though, everyone else must freeze, too. Whoever freezes last is out. Repeat for the duration of the party. For adults, if you want things to get a little wild, just add alcohol. For most games, instead of someone being "out" after losing, have them take a sip of their drink or a shot, if you're feeling particularly rowdy.

In games involving rule-making Kings, Cheers to the Governor, etc. If you are introducing drinking games to your gathering, drink responsibly, and stay safe! Tear or cut sheets of paper into pieces, or give each person playing a notepad, and pass around pens or pencils. Each person should have as many pieces of paper or pages as people playing: If it's a group of 10, each person should have 10 pieces of paper, for example. Without letting anyone else see, write a word or phrase on the first piece of paper.

Everyone should pass their stack of papers or notepad clockwise. The next person will look at the word or phrase, move it to the bottom of the stack, and then draw their interpretation of that word or phrase. Once everyone is finished, pass clockwise again. This person will look at the picture and interpret it into a word or phrase, moving the drawing to the bottom of the stack. Continue passing, alternating between drawings and words, until the stacks have gone full-circle.

Flip through the results, and prepare to roar with laughter. Two Truths and a Lie from Hobby Lark. If you're looking for a low-key icebreaker for your party, these conversation cards from Living Locurto are a great idea.

They can especially be fun for a dinner party. There are four pages here filled with conversation starters that you can print out, cut up, and place in a jar or basket. Conversation Cards from Living Locurto.

You've probably heard of those taboo word games before, but this one will be quite the challenge. Guests aren't allowed to use the word, yes, or any variation of it. You can have them wear a sticker or a yarn necklace if they say the word during the party. It will be fun to see who's the most "decorated" at the end of the night. Don't Say Yes from Habbo Wiki.

Here's a unique party game for adults that can be fun with any size of party guests. Someone holds a "press conference" and answers questions from the other guests. The catch is that the person holding the conference doesn't know who they are pretending to be but the rest of the guests do. Press Conference from Perfect Party Games. React, and Act is an icebreaker game that will have your guests acting and reacting to different situations such as winning the lottery or getting fired.

Included are full instructions and a few variations that will make the game interesting. React and Act from Icebreakers. Bite the Bag is a simple drinking game that will have your guests trying to pick up a paper bag with only their mouths. When a guest fails, they'll need to take a drink: Clearly, the game will get funnier as the night goes on. Bite the Bag from Drinkplays. Story Starters is a get-to-know-you game that makes a wonderful ice breaker but can also be fun if everyone already knows each other.

If you have a large group, you'll want to break everyone into groups of people. This game starts with the beginning of a story and asks the first guest to continue the story. The story continues on, moving from one person to another. The results are often hilarious and you never know which turn the stories are going to take. Story Starters from Icebreakers. How long has it been since you've been in a rock, paper, scissors completion? Probably quite a while! This party game takes the classic game and turns it into tournament-style so it can be played with a group of people.

It can even be played with an extra-large group of people, such as 30 and over. Who's the best rock, paper, scissors player among your closest friends? Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors from Icebreakers. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads.

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