Party
Games For Kids 
Hosting
a birthday party? This is the place to find true and tested kids
party games. You don't need a lot but a few that will always be a hit
!
Musical
Chairs
Starting with one
less chair than the number of people, arrange the chairs in a long row
one facing one side and the next facing the other. Next a short snippet
of music is played while the people move around the long row of chairs.
When the music stops everyone tries to sit on a vacant chair. Only
ONE person may sit per chair. The person who doesn't find a chair is
out. One chair is taken away and the game continues until only one
person ....The Winner.... is left. (All ages) Top
Four
Corners
Arrange four
distinct corners in your party room and name them 4 different things.
They could be : 1,2,3,4 or Ace, King, Queen, Jack or Hearts, Clubs,
Diamonds, Spades or it could be related to the theme of your party. Next
a short snippet of music is played while the people move around the
room. When the music stops everyone picks a corner and stays there
till the person who is handling the music calls a corner. All the people
in that corner are out. The game continues. The last person to be left
in the game WINS ! ( All ages ) Top
Passing
the Parcel
Wrap a bar of
chocolate (or some other gift), in a layer of news paper. Now wrap
it in another layer and repeat until you have about 10 layers.
Finally wrap it in gift paper ...so it looks nice. Sit everyone in
a circle and play a short snippet of music. When the music stops,
the person holding the parcel removes ONE layer of wrapping. Repeat
until the last layer of wrapping has been removed. The winner keeps
the present. (Ages 2 to 8) Top
Passing
the Parcel with Forfeits
As above but
every layer contains a forfeit. For example - Sing a song, Tell a joke
etc. (Ages 6
to 11) Top
Chinese
Whispers or Telephone
Sit everyone in a
circle. Whisper a long phrase to one person. They, in turn,
whisper what they heard to the next person, and so on. The last
person announces what they heard. The end result is very funny as the
sentence takes a life of its own ! ( Ages 6 to 11) Top
Lucky
Ducky
Everyone sits in
a circle except one who is given a pillow and blind-fold. Everyone
should remain quiet. The blind folded person then goes in the middle of
the circle and turn around once. Then throws the pillow to one person in
the circle and says "You are the Lucky ducky". The
person with the pillow on the lap says "quack quack" only
once. If the blind person guesses the name of the person,
they win and get to sit in the circle. The Lucky Duck should now be
given the blind fold and the game is played over again. Make sure
everyone changes their places before the next round begins. ( Ages 6 to
11) Top
Scavenger
Hunt
Make a list of 10
to 15 everyday items (ie. hair brush, toilet paper roll, red piece of
string, rubber band, chewed piece of gum, etc.) and send two teams on a
mission to find these items on thier list. They have 15 minutes to find
these and the winning team is the one that is back first with EVERYTHING
ON THEIR LIST! Make sure you have everything in sight of the teams as
you don't want them all over the house. (Ages 8 to 15) Top
Who
Am I
As the friends
arrive at the party each person gets 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. The
first person to guess gets a prize. (Ages 6 to 15) Top
Memory
Game
On a tray, place
about 20 to 25 small items (e.g. pencil, watch, comb, shoe lace, spoon,
toy car, etc.) and cover with a cloth. Sit everyone in a circle. Place
the tray in the middle of the circle and remove the cloth for 60
seconds. Everyone has to remember the objects. When the time
is up, replace the cloth. Give each person a pencil and a paper.
Each person has to write as many objects that they remember.
The person that names all the objects WINS ! ( Ages 8 to 15) Top
Switch
Divide the kids
into two teams and take Team A into another room. Team A must switch
various items of clothing or accessories with one another, then return
to the game room. Team B must try to guess all the switches that have
been made within a five-minute time period. Add up how many items Team B
guessed correctly. Then let Team B have a turn to "switch" and
let Team A guess the switches. The team with the most correct answers in
the allotted time period wins a prize. (Ages 6 to 11) Top
Duck
Duck Goose
Gather the kids in a
circle, and choose one child (usually the birthday boy/girl) to be the
"ducker". The "ducker" walks around the
circle, tapping (not hitting!) each child on the head, electing to say
"duck", or "goose". If the "ducker" says,
"duck", then nothing happens. But if the "ducker"
yells, "Goose!" then the "goosed" child gets up and
runs around in an effort to tag the "ducker". If the child
cannot catch the "ducker", then that child becomes the
"ducker". If the "ducker" is caught, then he/she has
to sit in the "soup" (the middle of the circle) until another
"ducker" is caught. Top
Gone
Fishing
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!
Statue
!
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)
Pop-the-Balloon
All the children
gather in a circle, holding hands. Everyone moves into the center and on
the birthday child's mark begins blowing. The circle expands getting
larger and larger until you can no longer hold hands and "POP"
everyone falls down laughing. Toddlers and young children love it!!!
child grab a balloon at the same time and try to pop it.
Make sure to
carefully clean up the balloon remains, as they are choke hazards for
young children.
If
you have a Party Game that works every time and is ALWAYS FUN TO PLAY
send your suggestion to suggestions@cuisinecuisine.com
and we may just put it in with full credit to you.
