12 Jun
Games & Activities
It was a really help when i organised My Barbie`s 1st birthday party . It was a sucess ! Everyone loved it ! I collected the list of games and activities well suggested for a party to make more entertaining. As parents like to be free and best way is keep kids busy in something it works !!
Magic Show
Cracker Whistling Players must whistle a simple tun with a mouthful of crackers. To set up the contest, you will need a table, chairs, small paper plates, and a couple of boxes of crackers. Seat each contestant in front of a plate with two crackers. At the starting whistle, players must chew as quickly as they can and try to be the first player to whistle a few bars of a specified song. Have a few glasses of water handy…. a word to the wise— stand clear of the players!
Outrageous Obstacles For this game, two relays teams race through identical obstacle courses — the first team that completes the race wins. (If a large number of kids want to play, you can run as many heats as you want.) The obstacle course at your party can be as wild as your imagination and resources permit, but here are a few ideas: Racers can crawl through Hula Hoops, bounce balls, step in and out of tires, jump over a sleeping alligator (a log, bucket or hay bale), step into a sack and jump a few yards, hop on one foot, shoot a watergun at a target, pop an inflated balloon by sitting on it, jump rope ten times without missing, or pitch a Frisbee through a hoop. When ear runner has completed the obstacles, she or he must run backward (not through the course) and tag the next runner on her or his team. To add a last challenging obstacle for older kids: once every runner has completed the course, require each team to build a human pyramid and hold it for five seconds.
Tricycle Races Decorate a few three-wheeled tricycles with streamers and bows, and let the children have turns racing their hot rods to victory lane. Make a finish line by hanging crepe streamers between two poles and use traffic cones or tin cans to outline the race course.
Crayon Coloring Distribute pages from coloring book, as well as paper cups containing a few crayons. Or spread out big pieces of paper and let the children create a mural.
Coin Walk Give each child a coin to put on the toe of one shoe. The opject is to walk a certain distance with the coin in place. Those who succeed keep the coin. (You can also use a hard candy.)
Standing Broad Grin Hold a silling competition in which kids measure their smiles to see whose is the widest. While the kids tally up every eight of an inch, load up the camera… you won’t want to miss this Kodak photo moment. The photos are great to send to the parents of each child, too!
POP-a-Balloon Tie a balloon around the ankle of each child and let the kids try to pop one another’s balloons by stepping on them. The trick is to keep their own balloon from being popped by the other players.
Pass the parcel. Children stand in a circle and pass around a parcel until a whistle blows. The one holding the parcel is the loser — or the winner!
Dance Freeze Let the children dance to a lively tape. When the music stops, players freeze, anyone still moving is out.
The Big Picture As each child arrives, trace him or her on a full-size (body length) piece of paper so the guests can design their own clothing. (The child can lay still or put their arms and legs into any position they chose). Use markers, chalk, crayons, paint or whatever to let them “draw and color” their own clothes. Give them some ideas, such as baseball caps, jewelry, shoes, sunglasses, etc. Have them write their name, date and age on their picture. It is a grat idea for keeping the children occupied while the other guests arrive, and they can take their treasure home!
Variations of Pin-the-Tail on the…
Many ways of playing this old standby game…
here are a few ideas:
* Pin the Smile on the Cheshire Cat
*Pin the Kiss on the Frog
*Pin the Tornado on Kansas
*Pin the Pearl in the Oyster
*Pin the Patch on the Pirate
*Pin the Cow over the Moon
Fill It Up Race Materials 1 judge, 1 race starter, 1 bucket of water (you can use food coloring to change the water color… best if done outdoors), 2 see-through plastic cups, 2 halves of an eggshell (good idea to have a few extra…) Directions
Feat Ball Contestants in this game take turns tossing a ball against a cement wall and catching it before it hits the ground. What’s the hitch? Before making the catch, a player must complete a task posed by the challenger. For example, the first child might pitch the ball at the wall and clap his hands together before making the catch, the second player then tries to accomplish the same feat. If successful, he gets to pose the next challenge — perhaps tapping his shoulders or spinning around before catching the ball. If he fails, the first player earns one point and gets to pose a second challenge. The first one to score five points wins the game.
Fancy Foot Race The trick to this race is putting your best foot forward — but not too far. Contestants must race to the finish line by placing one foot in front of the other; heel to toe, all the way.
Doll Show For this event, little children get to bring along and dress up one of their favorite dolls or stuffed animals. After thoroughly grooming their charges, the toddlers can parade before a panel of friendly judges. Every contestant’s entry receives a prize — for fanciest dress, funniest hat, cutest smile, longest hair, fuzziest fur, or best button nose. In advance, make a set of prize ribbons using construction paper, colorful ribbons, glitter, and gold star stickers, and leave ample space to write in the details of each award. For an extra touch, you can provide a box of doll clothes, ribbons, bow, and hairbrushes in the doll-show area so children can primp and adorn their prizewinners before they strut their stuff.
Feather Vault All it takes is a feather for each child to get this even under way — or airborne. (You can buy a package of feathers at many department stores or hobby shops.) On cue, players try to blow their feathers overhead. Whoever keeps theirs aloft the longest without using her hands is the winner. For a team challenge, kids can pair up and face each other from a distance of 3 feet, then try to volley a feather between them.
Firefly Tag If you are planning to have a nightime party or slumber party, this is the game for you. After the sun goes down, your guests can flicker their flashlights in this nocturnal game. As they play, they’ll learn how fireflies communicate — the lightning bugs send signals of blinking light to attract mates. To begin, players should pair off and create a flashlight signal (one short and one long flash, three short flashes and so on.) Partners must then separate and go to opposite ends of a large, open playing area (a park is ideal). Players are given one minute to scatter before they may begin flashing signals. Each pair tries to reunite as quickly as possible by sending flashlight signals to partners. The first pair to reunite is the winner.
Mini Wagon Ride Undoubtedly, hayrides are the way for little buckaroos to tour the party grounds in style. Decorate a wagon (preferably one with room for two cowboys hat available for riders. Line the wagon with fresh hay, attach a willing and able teenager, and you’re in business.
Mystery Mush This simple but wonderous mixture of constarch and water fasinates children. As they pat and squish it, the mush changes magically from dry to wet and from hard to soft. In each of three bowls, stire together a batch of mush by combining 4 cups of cornstarch with 1 cup of water. You also can add a couple of drops of food coloring or glitter to give each bowl a special shade. Set up chairs at a table covered with newspaper or plastic tablecloth and provide smocks and wet washcloths to keep participants tidy. Magnificent Mystery Mush is non-toxic, but it’s not for eating — tell the kids they can play with it, but they shouldn’t put it into their mouths.
Bobbing For Apples This is more a summer activity, unless you have a great indoor floor area that you don’t mind a little mess! This traditional autumn activity is a quick cooler in summer. Just clean out an old-fashioned washtub or a plastic wastebasket (the wider the better), fill it with water and several apples, then bob away! For an even greater challenge, use your plastic backyard pool.
Create a short straight or curved race course. Divide the guests into two teams and have them stand in a straight line behind the starting line. Make sure the judge is at the finish line. Hand the first person on each team the half of an eggshell. They need to dip the eggshell into the bucket of water and then run it down to the other side and pour it into their cup. They then run back and had the shell to the next person and that person then fills the egg shell and runs and pours it into the cup and runs back. The process continues until the cup is filled. The first person to fill the cup or fill it to a fill line WINS!
Lemon Derby Besides the built-in-excitement of any timed event, this quirky race comes with a twist. Each contestant must use a stick to roll a lemon to the finish line. Sound easy? Unlike a ball, which rolls true, this fruit has a tendency to wobble and weave. So the key to winning may be simply staying on the course.
Music-Makers Tent Here, a magical, billowy tent sets the stage for dressing up and making music. Dolled up in play clothes, hats, and paper leis, kids can pound on drums, tootle on harmonicas, rattle maracas and tambourines, and dance the day away. To make the tent, fold a sheet lengthwise over a clothesline hung about 5 feet high. Clip the sheet to the line with clothespins. Then, run two more clotheslines, about 3 feet high, on each side of the first one. Drape the sheet sides over them and clip them with clothespins. Spread a sheet or blanket on the ground, set out the supplies, and let the kids make some noise
Who Can???
Simple, simple: Who can keep the balloon up in the air the longest -or- who can pop the most balloons.
Animal Guess Have each child pretend to be an animal and the other kids guess which one.
Ready, Aim, Fire
This is a throwing contest and players need a strong arm and an aim that is right on the money. To set the stage, use pieces of string or twine to hang a series of targets from a long tree branch or clothesline. Make your targets in a variety of shapes and sizes using paper plates, aluminum pie pans, Hula Hoops, beach balls, wind chimes, cowbells, spinning targets or anything else you can imagine. Label each target indicating how many points it is worth (anything from 1 to 6, depending on difficulty), then mark off a line ten to fifteen feet away. Each contestant steps up to the line and gets three tennis balls… and three chances to try his or her luck on any of the targets. If you are doing a theme party, make your targets to match
Wet Sponge Toss Amed with a garbage can lid, one parent must defend himself or herself from kids who each get three chances to make a direct hit with a large, wet sponge. Depending on the weather, parent volunteers can do this wearing rain gear or swimsuits. Provide a bucket of water and at least three thick soft sponges and mark off a line behind which the children throwing the sponge must stand. The parent can duck, twist or use the garbage can lid to avoid the wet sponges — but the parent must remain with their feet planted in one place as the kids pitch their sponges.
Copy Cat Kids love to copy one another, so this is an indoor game that is quiet, except for the giggling. The object is to imitate an increasing number of body movements. Here’s how to play: All of the kids sit in a circle so they can see each other. The starting player makes one body movement, the second player does that movement and adds another one. The third player must copy the first two movements, adding one more. The play continues around the circle until a player can’t remember all of the moves or makes an incorrect move — then that player is out of the game.
Other Options Words; animal sounds; alphabet (a word for A, second player says the A word, then adds a word starting with B, etc.). If you don’t want a game that eliminates players, start a story and then each child asdds one line — if it’s a birthday party, Wolf! Wolf!
This is a game of Tag. All the children form a large circle, holding hands, around the person who is “IT”. The person who is “IT” is called the WOLF. The children cry out, “Wolf! Wolf! What are you doing?” and then everyone waits for the WOLF to answer the question. The WOLF can respond by saying something like, “I’m brushing my teeth” or “washing my hands” or “combing my hair”, etc. BUT, if the WOLF replies with “CHASING YOU”, the kids must scatter so they won’t be tagged by the WOLF. The first person who gets tagged becomes the new wolf
Duck Duck Goose This is a popular pre-school game because it is easy and has lots of actions. All of the players sit cross-legged in a wide circle — they are the ducks. One child is chosen to be “It” — he or she is the Fox. The Fox walks slowly around the outside of the circle, tapping the top of each Duck’s head lightly while saying “Duck” with each tap. After a few moments of tapping kids, the Fox chooses a Goose by tapping one player’s head and calling out loud “Goose!” The Goose must quickly rise and chase the Fox around the circle trying to tag him/her before the Fox reaches the spot where the Goose was sitting. If the Fox reaches the spot and sits down before being tagged, he/she is safe and the Goose becomes the new Fox. Play until everyone is tired or set a time limit.
Fancy Foot Race The trick to this race is putting your best foot forward — but not too far. Contestants must race to the finish line by placing one foot in front of the other; heel to toe, all the way
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