Child games for birthday party: 30 Fun Birthday Party Games for Kids

30 Fun Birthday Party Games for Kids

Bring some fun and excitement to your child’s next party with these hilarious birthday party games for kids. They’re easy kids’ party games you can create at home to keep them entertained during the whole party.

You’ll find indoor & outdoor party games the kids will love and beg for more. Get inspired for your next birthday party with our awesome party game ideas for kids.

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To help you find the best party games for your child’s birthday I’ve divided up the list by indoor and outdoor party games. Get inspired reading the different party game ideas and then plan your party.

Your first step in planning your party is deciding where you will host it at your home indoors or outdoors. Then pick the games you want to play and create a timeline. After that just plan the food and invitations and your set.

If you are under stay at home orders consider throwing a virtual party with fun Zoom Games for Kids. It’s a great way to celebrate with faraway relatives too. 

Indoor Party Games

When you review these party game ideas keep in mind that many of the indoor games can be played outside too and vise versa.

Balloon Stomp

What You Need – Balloons, Ribbon, Candy

How to Play – Stuff a small piece of candy into a balloon then blow it up. Tie the end of the balloon to a ribbon. Then tie the balloon to each child’s leg.

When you say go kids will try and stomp on the other kid’s balloons. If your balloon pops your out and the kid who stomped it gets the candy. The winner is the last child left with a blown-up balloon.

TIP – Use candy that doesn’t mush easily if stomped on. Also, have extra pieces of candy to give the kids who are out to keep anyone from getting too upset.

Find 15 more Balloon Party Game ideas and plan all your entertainment around these cheap games kids love.

Would You Rather Game

Kids love playing the Funny Would You Rather Game. Ask the kids silly questions like Would You Rather have bad breath or stinky feet or Would You Rather eat worms or beetles?

Kids can answer in the chat feature or raise their hands for their answers. Then find out why they’d eat a worm instead of a beetle. The answers are the funniest part!

Get a free printable list of Would You Rather Questions for Kids

Try these themed Would You Rather Questions too – Would You Rather Christmas, Would You Rather Teens & Tweens, and Would You Rather Valentine’s Day 

Charades Ideas for Kids

Kids will love this fun game of Charades plus it’s super easy to run all you need are the words and your set to play.

To get ready first, print out our Free Printable Charades Ideas for Kids with 144 Words & 8 Categories to choose from.

Then break the kids up into teams. You can do two larger teams or if you have a lot of kids maybe make 4 teams.

Have a bowl with the printed-out Charades words for the kids to pick from when it’s their turn. I suggest folding over the papers so no one sneaks a peek (:

The first player on a team has 1 minute to act out the word on their paper. If their team guesses the word before the 1 minute is up their team gets 1 point. If they don’t guess the word the other team has one chance to guess the correct answer and win the point.

The trade-off between teams taking turns until all the kids have had a chance to act out a word.

The winning team has the most points at the end of the game.

FREE Printable Charades Ideas for Kids

Escape Room Party

If your looking for more of a mental challenge try an Escape Room birthday party. It’s a super fun game and your kids will love the challenge of solving the puzzle of an Escape Room.

What You Need – Storyline, clues, and puzzles to solve.

We like to use the Escape Room Geeks Printable sets or Lock Paper Scissors Kits. They have everything you need for the game already created for you. Just print it out and you’re ready to go.

See our full review in Best Printable Escape Room Games for Kids to find the right difficulty level for your kids.

How to Play – First, download and print out the storyline and clues to solve the puzzle.

Next, break the kids up into teams, and give each team a separate space to sit and solve the puzzle. Basically, you just don’t want them to hear what the other team is saying so they don’t cheat.

To start the game you can either read the storyline to all the kids or give each group the sheet to read themselves. After that give each group the set of clues to try and solve the puzzle and break out of the escape room.

The escape room kits are created by age group so you can find one that will be easy enough for all ages at the party. You’ll find games that will work for kids ages 5 years old to Teenagers.

This has been one of our kid’s favorite party games so check out our Escape room games review & plan your party.

Find more ideas to turn your party into an Escape Room Birthday party with an escape room laser maze, invitations, decorations, party favors, and more.

Hot Potato

What You Need – An actual potato or get the electronic Hot Potato that plays timed music to make it easier to run the game.

How to Play – Have the kids sit in a circle. When the music starts they begin passing the potato. When the music stops whoever has the potato is out. The winner is the last child still in the game.

Saran Wrap Candy Ball

What You Need – Pieces of Candy or small trinkets for prizes, 2 -3 boxes of Saran Wrap (Cling Wrap), 2 dice, and tin pie holder (to roll dice)

How to Make Your Saran Wrap Ball – Start by laying out a couple of layers of Saran Wrap on a flat surface. Then add a prize and roll it into a ball. Next, add another piece of candy in a different location and wrap a few more pieces of Saran Wrap.

Rotate the ball each time you wrap it so the wrapping starts in different locations and is harder to open. Also, make sure to keep shaping it into a ball as you go.

Keep going with alternating between wrapping and adding a prize until you’ve wrapped all your prizes.

How to Play – Sit the kids in a circle to play. Each round has an “unwrapper” and dice player sitting next to each other.

When you say go the unwrapper starts unwrapping and the dice play throws their dice until they get doubles. Use the pie tin to throw the dice into so they don’t roll too far.

When they get doubles the unwrapper has to stop and can keep any prizes that came out while they were playing.

The ball is then passed to the dice player who now becomes the unwrapper and the player next to them is the dice player. Keep going like this around the circle until you’ve come to the last prize.

Tip: I would add the best prize you are giving in first when wrapping the ball. This way the last prize of the game they open is your best item.

Detective Games

Plan a fun Mystery party with exciting Detective Games for kids. Tell the kids a detective riddle and have them write their answers in invisible ink to create secret messages. While it dries play escape room games, or have a teddy bear scavenger hunt with clues.

You’ll find tons of ideas in our Mystery & Detective Games for Kids.

Musical Chairs

What You Need – Enough chairs for all the kids but one. So if you have 12 kids have 11 chairs. Plus music to play during the game.

How to Play – Place chairs in two rows with the backs of the chairs touching the row behind them. Kids begin by forming a circle around the chairs.

Next start the music and the kids walk in a circle around the chairs. When the music stops they must sit down on a chair.

The kid who does not get a chair is out. Each round after someone is out, remove a chair and play again. In the end, you will have one chair and two players. Whoever gets that chair is the winner.

Laser Maze

What You Need – streamers, painters tape

How to Play – Create a fun laser maze for the kids to climb through at the birthday party. It’s super easy to do with streamers taped across your hallway.

I suggest using painters tape so that you don’t ruin the paint on your walls.

When it’s all set up let your kids try to get through the maze without touching the lasers (streamers). To make it a game have the kids race through and time them to see who is the fastest.

Learn more about making your own DIY Hallway Laser Maze.

Freeze Dance

This is a simple game that can be played when you need something quick to take up time and get the kids wiggles out.

What You Need – Music to Play

How to Play – When the music starts the kids start dancing. When the music stops they need to freeze. Anyone who doesn’t freeze is out. The last child still in the game is the winner.

Bingo

What You Need – Bingo Cards to play

How to Play – Kids each get a Bingo card and chips to cover their card. The parent will then call out a picture or number on the cards. If kids have it they cover that square with a chip. The first to get a row with chips wins.

Minute to Win It

Spice up your party with a few competitive Minute to Win It Games. Each game only takes a minute to play and they are hilarious to watch. You can do a few different games or just stick to one.

Read our top 20 Minute To Win It Games for kids and find one that’s perfect for your party.

If your kids are older try these Minute to Win It Games for Teens & Tweens.

Scavenger Hunt

What You Need – Printable Scavenger Hunt clues and Prizes. Use our Free Printable Indoor Scavenger Hunts.

How to Play – Hide your clues around the house and prizes before the kids start. Break the kids up into teams and give them the first clue to get started. Then let them roam the house to find all the clues and eventual prize.

TIP: Print out the clues in a different color for each team so they know when they find their clue. Then rearrange the order of clues for each team so they are not all headed to the same place at the same time.

Airplane Races

What You Need – Blank 8X11 Paper, Crayons, Paperclips

How to Play – Let the kids start out by folding and decorating their planes. Then have them line up and see who’s plane flies the furthest. To keep it going add paper clips in the next round to the tip and see if it changes the outcome.

Balloon Challenge

What You Need – Balloons

How to Play – Give each kid a balloon you’ve blown up (not helium) and see who can keep the balloon up in the air the longest without it touching the ground. Make it harder by having them keep one hand behind their back.

Find more balloon games in 15 Favorite Balloon Games for Parties.

Capture the Flag

What You Need – Something to be a flag could be a bandana or a piece of cloth. You’ll need one for each team you have.

How to Play – A parent hides each team’s flag around the house and the team that finds their flag first wins.

Bigger Challenge – If kids are a little older make it more challenging by adding in Nerf Guns.

Each team still searches for their flag but if you are shot by an opponent’s nerf dart you have to go back to your base and start searching over again.

Get more details in our How to Throw the Best Nerf Wars Birthday Party.

Hide & Seek

This is a classic game and great for smaller kids’ birthday parties.

How to Play – One child is the seeker the others are the hiders. The seeker closes their eyes and counts to 10. While they do that the other kids hide.

The first kid they find is the seeker for the next game. Continue to keep searching until all the kids are found then start another round.

Mummy Wrap

This is a great game at Halloween time but honestly, it’s really fun any time of the year.

What You Need – 2 Rolls of Toliet Paper per team

How to Play – Divide the kids up into teams. Each team then picks one person to be wrapped up like a mummy. When you say go each team will work to cover that person with toilet paper.

There are two ways you could pick winners. 1 – The first to wrap the entire body of the player. 2 – The first to go through all their toilet paper.

TIP: It’s tempting to buy the cheap toilet paper but it tends to rip easily and it is harder to wrap the mummy.

Tennis Balloon

What You Need – paper plate for each kid, popsicle stick for each kid or wooden spoons, masking tape, crayons, and balloons.

How to Play – Have each child start by decorating their paper plate and taping it to a popsicle stick or wooden spoon. Then team up kids in twos and give each team a balloon.

When you say go one player throws the balloon up and the team hits the balloon back and forth like a game of tennis. If a team’s balloon touches the ground they are out. The last team left in the game wins.

Need Balloon Games for a larger group of kids? Check out Balloon Party Games for Kids

Pin the Tail on the Donkey

This is a classic game for smaller kids and is loved by all.

What You Need – Pin the Tail on the Donkey Kit with a poster, eye mask, and fake tail to pin.

How to Play – Hang the poster up on the wall and give each kid a donkey tail to pin. The first child puts on the mask and tries to pin the tail on the donkey while blindfolded. Continue by letting each child try. In the end whichever tail is the closest to the right spot wins.

TIP: If you want to do this more than one-time use painter tape on the back of the tail to easily take them on and off without ripping the poster.

Indoor Bowling

What You Need – 10 Empty Water Bottles, One Soft Ball or use a kid’s bowling kit.

How to Play – Set up the water bottles like bowling pins. Then have the kids roll the ball and see who can knock down the most pins.

TIP: Set up the pins with a wall behind them so you can easily pick them up and they don’t roll all over when knocked down.

Zoom Games

Have a party with friends and family that live far away with a virtual birthday party. Kids will love playing Zoom Games like Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, scavenger hunts, charades, bingo, and more.

Get more ideas on how to play Zoom Games with kids.

Outdoor Party Games

If you plan to have an outside party and it ends up raining you can adjust many of these to also be fun inside party games.

Find even more Backyard Birthday Games in our Fun Outdoor Party Games for Kids.

Obstacle Course

What You Need – Cones, Hula Hoops, ladder, 2 sturdy buckets, long board, or anything you have at home that might work in an obstacle course.

How to Play – Create an obstacle course in your backyard for the kids to run through one at a time. If you want it to be a competitive game time the kids to see who runs through the fastest

Obstacle Course Idea – Line up 5 cones for kids to weave through, then hop through a hula hoop, next cross a balance beam (board & two buckets), and end by running through a ladder laid flat on the ground.

This can be easily adjusted to whatever you have laying around the house. I’ve even taped cut-out shapes that the kids hop through like a frog.

Piñata

Kids love to line up and hit a Pinata filled with candy or treats. You can find fun pinatas for all different themed birthday parties. Find your child’s favorite character or a cute smiley face.

Hula Hoop Contest

What You Need – Several Hula Hoops

How to Play – Have kids start hula hooping at the same time and see who can last the longest.

Tag

What You Need – Nothing except glow stick necklaces for the nighttime game.

How to Play – Choose one child to be the tagger and the rest run. The tagger tries to tap one of the runners. Once they do then that person is the new tagger.

Zombie Tag – The tagger is a zombie and the rest of the kids are humans. Once a human is tagged by a zombie they become a zombie too and begin tagging the humans. Whoever is the last human left is the winner.

Freeze Tag – When kids get tagged in this game they have to freeze. In order to unfreeze another kid needs to crawl between your legs to free you. But they must do this without getting tagged themselves. The last kid, not frozen wins.

Glow in the Dark Tag – Have each kid wear glow stick necklaces and play tag at night in the backyard. Before you play this make sure they have a safe place to play in the dark with no obstacles in the way or streets close by to run on.

Water Balloon Baseball

What You Need – Water Balloons, bat, bases

How to Play – Put the kids on two teams. One goes in the outfield and the other team waits to bat.

The pitcher will throw 3 water balloon pitches. If the batter hits it they advance to first base and the other players move to the next base or make it home.

If the batter misses all three pitches they are out. You score by making it around all the bases just like a real baseball game.

This is a really fun party game on a hot summer day.

Water Balloon Battle

What You Need – Water Balloons and a large bucket for each team

How to Play – Break kids up into two teams and each gets a bucket of water balloons. Then let the kids throw the balloons at the other team. You can do a line down the middle to keep them from getting too close with the balloons.

TIP: When the game is done tell them the faster they pick up all the balloons in the grass the quicker they can eat the cake. That way they are all cleaned up before the end of the party.

Water Balloon Toss

What You Need – Water Balloons

How to Play – Have kids pick a partner and line up in two long lines facing their partner. Kids will throw the water balloon to their partner to catch.

Start out with the kids close and after each round have the kids take two big steps back. If you drop the balloon your team is out.

Spoon Races

What You Need – Large wooden spoons, water balloons, and small cones or chairs to race around – If it’s cold you could use ping pong balls instead of water balloons.

How to Play – Give each player a wooden spoon and a small water balloon. When you say go they race around the cone and back to their starting position. The goal is to make it back without dropping the water balloon.

TIP: Don’t put too much water in the ballon so that it can fit the size of your wooden spoon.

Sack Races

What You Need – Pillow Slips for Each Player and cones /chairs

How to Play – Kids step into the pillow slip and need to hop from the starting line around a cone and back to the starting line. It’s a race so the first back to the starting line wins.

TIP: If you want to make a project out of it let the kids decorate their pillow slips before you play and then take them home as part of a goody bag.

Basketball Shooting Contest

What You Need – A basketball hoop and basketballs

How to Play – Draw chalk lines every couple of feet from the basketball hoop. Start by having the kids all shoot from the closest line.

Whoever, makes it goes on to the next round and shoots from the next line. Keep going until you make it shooting from all the lines.

If there is more than one kid left at that point have each kid shoot until they miss and are out. The kid that is left is the winner.

Backyard Nerf Wars, Targets & Fortnite Battles

What You Need – Nerf Guns, Bases

How to Play – Divide the kids into two teams each with their own base. They can use nerf guns you provide or have the kids bring their own from home.

When you say go the kids try to shoot the other team with their nerf darts. If kids get shot then they’re out. Kids can use their nerf bases and obstacles you set up in the yard to hide behind. The team with players left at the end wins.

Get more details on Nerf War Parties, Nerf Gun Games & Targets, and Fortnite Birthday Parties for creating bases, games, goody bags, and food. Everything you need for a complete party.

Tug of War

What You Need – A large rope, and a small one to create a line

How to Play – Lay out a long rope on the grass and place a line in the middle of the rope on the ground to indicate where the players need to pull too.

Divide the kids into two groups and have them stand on their side of the rope. When you say go they pull and try to get the other team to step over the line.

Find even more Backyard Birthday Games in our Fun Outdoor Party Games for Kids.

Birthday Interviews

Make sure you’ll remember all your kid’s favorite things each year with a Birthday Interview. Good questions to ask your kids on their birthday to capture that year of their life. It’s so much fun to hear your kid’s answers and to look back on them when they’re older.

Free Printable Birthday Interview Questions for Kids

Birthday Party Checklist

Be ready for your upcoming birthday party with our free printable birthday party checklist. Everything you need to remember to do before the party.

I hope that you have found a few fun birthday party games for kids to use. These easy party game ideas should keep the kids entertained throughout your whole birthday party. Whether you need indoor or outdoor party games I think I have you covered.

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Do you have any great game ideas you’d like to share? Please leave them in the comments I love to hear from readers.

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Kid Approved Classics for Ages 5-12 Years

As a kid, parties are simply the best. What’s not to love about getting to spend a large portion of the day with your friends, laughing and running around celebrating life! As a parent, planning and hosting your child’s birthday party can feel like an epic responsibility. Which is why I come back, again and again, to the classics! Classic kids party food, classic birthday themes and classic party games for kids.

In my opinion, they’ve all acquired classic status because they’ve stood the test of time, being enjoyed by thousands of children the world over.

Of course, in some parts of the world, your classic birthday party games might look a little different or even be called something else – but wherever you live, your kids are sure to create fabulous childhood memories of joy and fun and laughter with a game or two from this list!

(If your are looking for party games for older children, check out our list of classic tween party games for 10-14 year olds.)

1. Musical Chairs
You know the drill, right? Set up one less chair than the number of children playing. Start the music and everyone walks around the chairs until they hear the music stop, then everyone rushes to grab a chair as quickly as possible. The last person standing it out, another chair is removed, and the music starts again until there is only one final person standing.

Simply things even further by removing the chairs and play musical bobs (bob down when the music stops, slowest person to hit the ground is out) or musical statues (freeze in position when the music stops, anyone still moving is out) instead.

Find even more musical party games >> 15 Musical Kids Party Games

2. Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Pop a donkey poster up on the wall (you can order one like this online), blindfold players one at a time and spin each one in a circle a few times before letting them try to stick the donkey tail as close as possible to its rump!

Of course, it doesn’t have to be a tail or a donkey! We’ve improvised to suit the themes of our birthday parties with pin the wand to the fairy, pin the beard on the dwarf and pin the tail on the mermaid. Feel free to get creative to suit your birthday party theme.

3. Pass the Parcel
Okay so this one takes a little preparation but it’s such a huge hit with younger children that I had to include it on our list. Before the party, purchase a small, inexpensive prize related to the party theme or just something that you know your child and her friends will love and then wrap it in lots of layers of paper – recycled wrapping paper or newspaper are great. You’ll want at least one layer per child. To play, have the children sit in a circle, passing the wrapped parcel around the circle while you play some fun music. When the music stops, the child holding the parcel removes the outer layer of paper. Start the music again and continue until one child unwraps the final layer of paper to reveal their prize.

You might like to put a small lolly/sweet or balloon in each layer of wrap so that each of the children receive a prize.

4. Egg Toss
Unless you are very brave, hard boil the eggs beforehand (though I must admit, it’s much funnier if your eggs aren’t boiled – especially for tweens and teens), you’ll need one egg per pair.

Pair players up and have them toss an egg back and forth to each other. Each time the children both catch it, they must take a step backward and continue. The team that can catch their egg with the furthest distance between them, wins!

5. Egg and Spoon Race
Line players up, each with an egg balanced on a tablespoon. On “go,” players race to the predetermined finish line. If their egg drops, they must stop and put it back on their spoon before proceeding further (or, if you’re really tough, send them back to the start each time it drops!)

Again, hard boil your eggs before hand for a cleaner finish!

6. Sack Race
For a sack race you will need a hessian/burlap sack or a large pillowcase for each player (you can also play in relay teams to minimise the number of sacks you need). To race, guests must stand with their feet inside the sack and on ‘go’ race to the finish line (or to their teammate if you’re playing relay style). The first player to cross the finish line or first team to have all members jump is the winner.

7. Treasure Hunt
Treasure hunts (or scavenger hunts) can be super simple to set up, or as involved and detailed as you wish. To keep it super simple, hide wrapped sweets/lollies around the play space for guests to hunt, each guest keeps what they find. For a treasure hunt that’s a little more involved hide a series of tokens around the play space for guests to find – the child who finds the most wins a prize. The tokens can be anything – small coloured gemstones, printed tokens like the ones we used here for a goblin hunt, painted rocks, etc.

Finally, at the much more involved end of the scale is a treasure hunt with a series of pre-written clues that guests must read and solve (as a group) in a trail around the party space to find a hidden treasure.

8. Wheelbarrrow Races

Played in pairs, wheelbarrow races are tons of fun. The first person is the wheelbarrow – they start with their hands on the ground and their legs are held by the second person (the driver) in the pair. The wheelbarrow ‘walks’ their hands across the ground while the driver follows behind, holding their legs and steering the wheelbarrow. First team across the finish line are the winners.

9. Duck, Duck, Goose
A total classic, right? Totally simple, too. Have your partygoers sit in a circle cross-legged. Select one be the “goose.” The goose stands up and walks around the cirle of children, tapping (gently!) each of the other players on the head. Each time the “goose” taps a head, he or she says “duck.” When they decide on the person they want to chase them, they tap that person’s head saying “goose” and then start off running. If they can make it all the way around the circle, back to the seat of the person that just hopped up and sit down, then they are no longer the “goose.” The person who failed to catch them becomes the new goose. If they are caught, they sit in the centre of the circle and miss being selected for further turns.

10. Balloon Relay Race
Running and balloons is always a good idea when it comes to classic party games. Divide your guests into relay teams of four players, two on each side of the play space. You can play a balloon relay in a number of different ways – our favourite requires players to place an inflated balloon between their knees and jumping across the play space. Other versions require players to choose their own way of travelling across the space with the balloon but no hands allowed! This can be fun when played in pairs – each pair has to travel across the space with a balloon squashed between heads, backs or bellies! Alternatively, you can give each player an inflated balloon, have them race to the other side of the yard and sit on a chair and pop their balloon before racing back and tagging the next person in line. The first team to get this completed from start to finish wins!

11. Pinata
Before party day you’ll need to purchase or make a piñata to match your party theme and fill it with treats.

Hang the piñata so that it is hanging at about head height. Have party goers stand in a line a few metres away. Traditionally, players are blindfolded and gently spun around three times before trying to hit the piñata with a wooden stick but nowadays players simply take turns hitting the piñata (without a blindfold) until it breaks open.

12. Limbo
Two adults hold either end of a broomstick (or similar) loosely, at stomach height. The children take turns going under the stick without touching it, bending their knees and leaning back as necessary. The stick is lowered after all of the children have filed under it. Anyone who falls, touches the ground with their hands or touches the stick is out.

For a fun twist, Limbo is especially awesome on rollerskates. A great party game for kids at a roller disco!

Looking for even more inspiration? Check out our complete Kids Party Games collection for group game ideas to suit kids of all ages – whatever the occasion.

Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.

Great for Tweens & Teens

Inside: 11 fun party games for 10-14 year olds – perfect for tweens and teens.

There is nothing better than seeing your child laughing and playing with their friends – especially in the digital age we live in, with many tweens and teens spending so much time on their phones and other electronic devices. I am sure you will agree that there is no better time to get them off the screens and having fun together than a birthday party and this collection of classic kids party games includes games that are budget friendly, super simple to play and sure to generate lots of laughs for tweens and teens!

These also make great youth group games, games for school camps, or any other setting where a group of 10-14 years olds are together.

1. Hanging Donuts Game
I had forgotten all about this game until I went to a Halloween party at a friend’s house. It was so much fun that even the adults insisted on having a turn! To play, tie a length of rope above head height between two trees or poles. Thread a piece of ribbon through the hole in each donut and then tie the ribbon to the rope so that the donut is hanging just above mouth level. On a start signal, each player tries to eat their donut – no hands allowed!

2. The Chocolate Game
Guests sit in a circle on the floor and take turns to roll two dice, passing them around the circle in a clockwise direction. If a child rolls a double number they put on a set of two or three dress ups (e.g. a hat and scarf or coat and boots) and then use a knife and fork to cut individual squares from a family sized block of chocolate and eat them. They keep cutting and eating until the next player rolls a double. The key is to keep the dice moving as fast as possible so that the person eating the chocolate changes regularly.

3. Cookie Face
Each player puts a small cookie (e. g. an Oreo) on their forehead and using only their facial expressions must try and move the cookie into their mouth.

4. Egg Toss
It’s much funnier if your eggs aren’t boiled – especially for tweens and teens! Just be sure to take it outdoors! You’ll need one egg per pair.

Pair players up and have them toss an egg back and forth to each other. Each time the children both catch it, they must take a step backward and continue. The team that can catch their egg with the furthest distance between them, wins!

5. Freeze Tag
One player is chosen to be ‘It.’ It chases the other players and when he/she tags a player, that person must freeze and remain frozen until another untagged player tags them to unfreeze them, they then may re-join the game. The game is played until all players have been frozen and then a new It is chosen for the next round.

To make the game even more fun, when unfreezing a tagged player you must call out the name of a television show. If you call the name of a show that has already been used, both you and the frozen player are now frozen together and must remain frozen until another player is free to rescue you!

6. Balloon Stomp
Have guests take off their shoes before playing. Each player will need an inflated balloon tie to a short piece of string and then tied around one ankle.  On ‘go’ players attempt to stomp on (and pop) each of the other balloons, while trying to protect their own – no hands allowed! The last person with an inflated balloon tied to their ankle wins.

7. Limbo
You’ll need a broomstick for a limbo pole and your favourite tunes for a classic game of Limbo! Hold the pole horizonally to the floor (you’ll need a person either end) at about chest height. Players line up and take turns to dance under the limbo pole without knocking or touching it – if you touch it, you’re out. Players must lean backwards, not forwards, as they pass under the pole. Once all the players are through, the pole is dropped about an inch and the players again must pass under the pole without touching it. The last player dancing is the winner.

8. Roll a Sundae
My eleven year old and her friends had lots of fun with this one at a recent sleepover party. You’ll need to choose six different sundae toppings – things like whipped cream, chocolate or strawberry topping, marshmallows, sour worms, sprinkles, mini M&Ms, etc – and you’ll need a bowl of ice cream for each person and a dice. Before starting, allocate one number of the dice for each topping, then the kids take turns to roll the dice and they add the topping rolled to their sundae. You can keep going around, adding toppings, for as many rounds as you like. Then it’s time to eat!

9. Wink Assassin
Everybody sits in a circle. One person is nominated to be It and moves away from the circle while everyone else decides who the ‘murderer’ will be. ‘It’ is called back to stand in the circle. The ‘murderer’ winks at one person in the circle at a time (trying to do it without ‘It’ seeing). When someone has been winked at, they pretend to die dramatically! ‘It’ has to try to deduce who the murderer is. Once they guess, the murderer becomes the next ‘It’ and the game starts over.

10. Name That Tune!
Before the party line up a playlist of your tween/teens favourite songs and some other popular tunes. Divide players into groups of two or three. Play a tiny snippet of each tune and have the groups guess the name of the song. Include spot prizes for particularly tricky toons and a fun prize for the winning team to keep things competitive.

11. Neighbourhood Scavenger Hunt
Divide your party guests into two teams and send them off on a neighborhood scavenger hunt. This post at Southern Plate has some great ideas for developing clues and challenges for the hunt.

Do you have a classic birthday party game that your older kids love?

Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.

Bop Til You Drop With These Game Ideas

Turn up the music! This collection of 15 music party games for kids might just be our favourite collection of kids party games ever!

These are great games for karaoke, disco or dance parties, with suggestions to suit children from 5 through to 15 years – though to be honest, even adults would have a laugh with the games in this collection!

They also make fun youth group games, and can be easily adapted as indoor games for class groups.

1. Musical Statues
Start the music and everyone dances until the music stops playing (out of view of the children, hit the pause button), then they freeze in position. Anyone still moving when the music stops playing or who moves while the music is off is out for that round. The final person dancing is the winner.

2. Musical Bobs
Proceed like Musical Statues (see instructions above) except this time the children must bob down when the music stops. Last person to hit the floor is out. Last person dancing is the winner!

3. Musical Buddies
Proceed like Musical Statues (see instructions above) but this time call out a number when the music stops. Children must form groups with that number of people in them. Anyone not in a group, or the last group to form, is out.

4. Poison Apple
This is also a great game for a princess or witch/wizard themed party. Have the children stand in a circle and pass an apple from person to person around the circle as the music plays. When the music stops, the person holding the ‘posion’ apple pretends to take a bite and then falls to the ground, pretending to fall into a deep sleep, bewitched by the poison. The winner of the game is the person who performs the most dramatic collapse to the floor!

5. You’ve Got Moves!
This is a fun dancing memory game. Children start out standing in a circle. A person is chosen to go first and they perform one cool dance move. The next person along performs the first dance move and then adds a move of their own. The game continues around the circle, with the sequence of dance moves becoming longer and harder to remember as play progresses. Any player who forgets the sequence is out of the game and sits down. The winner is the last dancer standing!

6. Pass the Parcel
Pass the Parcel is a classic kids party game that is hugely popular with younger party goers. You can find full instructions for how to play in our Classic Kids Party Games collection.

7. Lip Syncing competition
You’ll need access to a music streaming platform, like Spotify, and two pretend microphones for this game. Divide party guests into pairs. Each team chooses a popular song to perform. Give teams a few minutes to prepare their routine, encouraging them to think about dance moves and facial expressions. Teams take turns performing their songs for the other party guests. The winning team can be decided by an adult nominated as judge or you could monitor audience reaction and applause to choose the most popular performance.

8. Air Guitar competition
Put on your favourite rock or heavy metal song and invite guests to showcase their best air guitar skills! The winner is the performer who does the best job pretending to play their imaginary rock guitar.

9. Disco Dress Up Relay
Divide party guests into equal teams of four or five players. Each team will require a set of 4-5 large sized disco themed dress ups that are easy to put on and take off – for example, a sequined headband, glitter hat or curly wig, a pair of sunglasses, large costume jewelry, a paisley shirt, a  stretchy miniskirt, etc.

Divide each team into two lines, facing each other across a short running distance. Place the pile of dress ups in front of the first team member for each team. On ‘Go’ the first team member must put on all of the dress up clothes (over their regular clothes) and then race to their next team member, taking off the dress up clothes once there for the next player to put on. The race continues until all team members have had a turn to dress up and run. First team with their final team member across the finish line is the winner.

10. Musical Costumes
Have children sit or stand in a circle. As the music plays, the children pass around a bag of random costume pieces – glasses, hats, gloves, wigs, boas, etc. When the music stops the person holding the bag, takes out an item from the bag and puts it on. The person wearing the wackiest costume at the end of the game is the winner.

11. Limbo
One classic music party games has to be Limbo! You will need a broomstick (or similar) to act as the limbo pole. Two people (one either end) need to hold the pole horizontally to the floor at about chest height. Pop on your favourite tunes, line players up and have them take turns to dance under the limbo pole without knocking or touching it – if you touch it, you’re out. Players must lean backwards, not forwards, as they pass under the pole. Once all the players are through, the pole is dropped about an inch and the players again must pass under the pole without touching it. The last player dancing is the winner.

RELATED: Check out our collection of Classic Party Games for Tweens and Teens.

12. Musical Balloon Up
Prepare for this game by blowing up a series of balloons, each with a single dance challenge written onto a small piece of paper inserted before inflating.  Challenges might include actions, like performing a specific dance move, and trivia questions related to music. To play, put on some music and have the children bop the balloon to keep it up in the air until the music stops. The last person to touch the balloon pops it and then performs the challenge included inside.

13. Name that Singer!
Divide guests into teams. Each team will need enough sheets of paper to complete the number of rounds you decide to include in the competition and a marker pen. Either read out the title of a well known song, or play the first few bars of the song. Teams talk quietly to agree the singer and write their choice on a piece of paper. When prompted, teams reveal their answers. Each correct answer scores a point for that team. The team with the most points at the end of the competition is the winner.

Alternatively, this game can be played as Name that Song! (teams write down the name of the song) or Finish the Lyrics (teams write down the next line of the song).

14. Dance Battle
We couldn’t have a list of music party games without a dance battle! Have everyone stand around the designated ‘dance floor.’ Two guests dance into the middle of the dance floor, competing against each other by simultaneously performing their own freestyle solo dance. A winner is chosen and then the next pair competes. Continue until all pairs have competed and then have the winners dance off against each other until there are only two dancers competing for the ultimate title of Dance Battle Winner!

15. Music Trivia
Divide guests into teams to compete in your very own Music Trivia Quiz Competition. Each team will need a pad of paper and a pencil to record their answers to the quiz questions. Determine the number of rounds, and questions in each round, before the party. Teams work together to answer a series of music trivia questions, recording their answers as they go. The team that answers the most questions correctly are the winners. You can find a series of kid friendly music trivia questions here.

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Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.

25 Super Fun Kids Party Themes for Children 6 Years and Under

Plan the best birthday ever with this fabulous list of super fun kids party themes for kids aged 6 and under.

Looking for birthday party theme inspiration for your under 6 year old? Then you’ve come to the right place! Here are 25 kids party themes that are perfect for this age range – click through for ideas for party food, party games and activities, loot bags and the all important birthday cake. If you’re anything like me, you’ll find it hard to choose just one theme for your next party!

1. ROBOT: Charge your batteries for this fun Robot themed party from Paging Fun Mums.

2. OUTER SPACE: Countdown to take off and head for the moon with a Space themed party. Via One Perfect Day.

3. LEGO: Get building at your very own Lego party via East Coast Mommy, with more inspiration for Lego fun at Mama Smiles.

4. CONSTRUCTION: Love the game ideas at this Construction party via Adventures at Home with Mum. The diggers were put to work at Be A Fun Mum’s Construction party.

5. SUPERHERO: This Batman Party from Mamas Like Me is sure to be a hit with any pint sized superhero. Harness your superpowers over at Tutus & Tea Parties with this Superhero themed party.

6. PIRATES: Pirates ahoy! Invite your favourite crew of dastardly pirates to join you on board your own Pirate Party – via Hodge Podge. Beware! You may be made to walk the plank at this Pirate party (from Mom Endeavors).

7. CARS & OTHER VEHICLES: Race in to celebrate with this great Race Car themed party (for under $100) from Small Potatoes. Check out this Cars themed party over at Red Ted Art and another via Lara’s Place. Or if trains are more your style, check out this Train themed party at Mom Endeavors. Finally, take to the air in a vintage plane (from Nothing If Not Intentional) or a Hot Air Balloon (via Paging Fun Mums).

8. ART: Warn your guests that they might get messy at your Art Party. Love these ideas from Learn with Play at Home.

9. MONSTERS: Enjoy your monstrous Monster Bash with Seven Thirty Three.

10. DINOSAURS: Mama Pea Pod made the dinosaurs come alive at her daughter’s Dinosaur Party and the dinosaurs are a-stomping over at Learn with Play at Home.

11. CIRCUS: So many (simple and) unique ideas in this Clown Party post by Chelsea of Moments a Day. And check out this Circus themed party from East Coast Mommy.

12. PYJAMA: Enjoy all the fun of a Pyjama party without the stress of a sleepover with these fun ideas.

13. OCTONAUTS: The cake is fancy but I love how Danya kept all of the other elements simple and sweet at her four year olds Octonauts Party. Via Danya Banya.

14. TANGLED: Disney’s Tangled movie was the inspiration behind this fabulous party from Just for Daisy.

15. FROZEN: And Disney’s Frozen features at Mom Endeavors.

16. RAINBOWS: We combined rainbows with fairy magic to celebrate Immy’s birthday with the Rainbow Magic Fairies. You’ll also find rainbows galore at Such a Mama, Just for Daisy, The Chaos and the Clutter, Mess for Less and Paging Fun Mums, and rainbows all aflutter over at You Clever Monkey.

17. WILLY WONKA: Anna of The Imagination Tree makes the classic story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory come alive for Roald Dahl fans.

18: POSSUM MAGIC: Ike’s first birthday based on the Australian classic, Possum Magic, is simply delightful. Via My Little Bookcase.

19. VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR: For another book themed party that your child is sure to love, check out Learn with Play at Home’s Very Hungry Caterpillar party. and this simple one year old’s version at Building Blocks & Acorns.

20. WINNIE THE POOH: Check out this Winnie the Pooh themed party over at Planning with Kids.

21. TEDDY BEARS: If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure to discover a very special Teddy Bears Picnic. Via Octavia & Vicky.

22. BUNNIES: My 2 year old is bunny mad and would love this Bunny Party from The Imagination Tree.

23. FAIRIES: Tiptoe down the garden path for a simple three year old’s Fairy Party, then wander into the Enchanted Forest for a lovely fairy themed party (via The Craft Train) and knock on your very own fairy door at Octavia & Vicky’s Fairy Party.

24. UNICORNS: The magic continues with a Unicorn party from Red Ted Art

25. MERMAIDS: Grab a tail and make a splash with a fun Mermaid Party.

Once you’ve chosen your theme, be sure to check out these suggestions for Creating a Beautiful Children’s Party on a Budget and grab a copy of our very handy printable Kids Party Planner.

Which theme are you planning for your next kid’s party?

Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.

25 Birthday Party Activities That Won’t Cost You a Dime

Entertain Your Guests Without Busting Your Budget

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If you are thinking about hosting or entertaining a birthday party at home, prepare a set of birthday party activities that can make your event a hit without having to spend any extra money on supplies. For younger children, red rover, hot potato, or musical chairs are fun party games. For another birthday party idea: Think about a scavenger hunt, which is tons of fun for all age levels.

Some birthday party games might require a few supplies, but they’re everyday objects you probably already have lying around your house. It’s OK to improvise if you have a similar thing (for instance, you don’t have a potato, but you have a carrot). A slight variation gives a new twist. Chances are your guests won’t notice, but it’ll be humorous if they do.

For younger kids, activities like face painting, playing a sport, or erecting a ball pit can also make for a fun birthday party at home. If you’re going to be the one to host a birthday party, it’s best to get organized with a checklist, set a date, make an invite list, and square away the plans for food, birthday cake, and more.

Look at this list of easy, inexpensive birthday party activities that are great for kids, teens, and adults, provided you make some age-related modifications.

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If your party is for a holiday or near one, pull ideas from these holiday-themed party games for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and even the Super Bowl.

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  This birthday party game gives clues to the guests that lead them to areas around the house or yard until they reach their final prize. This free birthday party game can be customized for adults and little kids.

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  This classic group game is such a fun birthday party game that’s great with kids but hilarious for adults. All you need for this game is something to tie each pair’s legs together.

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  Who has the button? Let your guests play detective to find out. All you need to play this easy birthday party game is a button!

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  The classic game of charades can be adapted for children of all ages and adults. It’s a great idea to match a game of charades with the theme of your party.

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  A fun game of tug of war that doesn’t need anything other than something to tug. This is a great game that will really encourage your guests to use their imaginations. This one also goes great with other jungle-themed party games.

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  This free birthday party game is great for larger groups of guests and kids and adults will love it equally. This is an inventive game that takes barely any prep work.

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  This classic water game is just as fun on land. Add some funny voices and you’ve got yourself quite the party game. Be sure to scroll down to view the variations you can use to put a spin on this easy birthday party game.

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  Set up an obstacle course in your backyard or large area in your home using items you have on hand. You’ll be surprised what items you have that may challenge your guests.

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  The classic game of Hot Potato is a lot of fun and brings about a ton of laughs. The person left may be the winner but you can keep the game going by having them be the next caller.

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  Many people know the easy-to-play game called Red Rover, and it will be a hit at your next birthday party. This is a great game to play outside and even better if you have a fairly large group.

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  What’s in the bag is a super fun guessing game for a birthday party. This game can be easily changed for older children.

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  Simon Says can be played anywhere at anytime without anything to buy. Put a twist on this popular birthday party game by changing the name “Simon” to something to fit your theme.

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  A cross between I Spy and Hide and Seek will keep kids of all ages into this birthday party game. You only need one object for this game and it can be one of your choosing.

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  In this birthday party game, the guests will compete in relay races where they pile on the clothes and accessories. You can even customize all the clothes and accessories to fit whatever the theme of your birthday party is. There are also lots of other variations for relay races you’ll want to check out.

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  A unique spin the classic game of tag that uses just one simple item you are sure to already have in your house – and guess what? It’s not bacon. This game works with a just about any group of people, you’ll just need to divide them up into teams.

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  This birthday party game is best played in the warmer weather and needs to be outside. Pair up the guests and have them see how long they can go before they break the water-filled balloon.

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  A fun, classic birthday party game that’s best played outside and exciting as a team activity. You can use flags, bandanas, or just about any soft object.

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  This is a great birthday party activity that is sometimes called Cross the Lava or the Floor Is Lava (like the popular game show). How many of the guests can make it to the end point without falling in the river?

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  Pair some fun music with an assortment of chairs, and you’ve got yourself an easy birthday party game that’s always full of fun. Set up chairs or cushions in a circle but have one less than the number of people playing. When the music stops, anyone without a seat is eliminated and one chair is removed. Last one in the last chair wins!

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  This birthday party game could get messy quickly, but that makes it all the more fun! Have all the guests put one hand behind their back and use the other hand to hold a spoon with an egg in it. Have them run to the finish line just like that.

  The first one who makes it with the egg still intact and their arm behind their back, wins. If the egg falls halfway through, they have to start over from the beginning.

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  Much like charades but through writing, this free birthday party game involves guessing what your partner is describing. Have the pair sit back to back. One partner has an object that they have to describe to their partner who draws out what he or she thinks the partner is holding.  

  The team that finishes with the quickest time wins. The only catch is that the one holding the object cannot say its name or explain what the object is used for.

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  This is a perfect birthday party activity for a large crowd, and multiple people can get prizes along the way. The basic idea when making this game is you start with a high-value present in the middle, wrap it with plastic wrap, then add a second prize in the next layer, wrap that, and you keep adding items and wrapping until you have a giant ball. The object of the game is for players to unwrap the ball, get a treat each time, and get to the prize in the middle.

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  This is one of the easiest birthday party activities to start because it just requires the participants—no props or money involved. However, it gets hard quickly. To play this game, instruct the guests to do something, but they have to do the opposite in order to stay in the game. For example, if you say raise your right hand, they have to raise their left hand; if you say to jump, they need to squat.

  You can even combine this game with a Simon Says type of game by having them watch you act something out but they have to do the opposite.

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  Minute to Win It games are short games that are both fun and challenging. These are perfect for birthday parties because everyone or just a few can play during the party. They also only take a few supplies and most of them you’ll already find in your home.

  There are a whopping 35 Minute to Win It games here that will keep everyone at the party busy and having fun. These are great for kids, tweens, teens, and even grown-ups, including some ideas here on how to play the games in various ways, such as against the clock, as a small team, or as a large group.

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  This is a unique birthday party activity that you probably haven’t seen anywhere else. Players are on teams that meet in the corner of the room, and each group is either a giant, wizard, or elf. There are a few fun rules that everyone needs to follow to make it all work, but it can get loud since it includes some shouting. This fun game could easily be used as an icebreaker. It would be perfect for a wizard-themed birthday party.

  Adults can also get in on the fun in a totally silly spontaneous way. This is really perfect for any large group.

25 fun games for the birthday boy and his guests

Children’s birthday is a wonderful occasion to feel like a magician and give the birthday boy and his guests a real journey into a fairy tale. The easiest way to arrange a holiday for a child is to hire professional animators, but the kid will like and remember the time spent with his parents much more than with a stranger, albeit an expert in his field. In addition, animators and guest hosts do not always know the birthday boy and the team well and therefore cannot take into account individual characteristics when writing a script for games for children.

All competitions and games must be prepared taking into account the age of the guests and the birthday person. You can separate the games for boys and girls, but the ideal option is when the competition is suitable for all participants, regardless of their gender.

Toddlers will like simple and moving games more. Preschoolers are more diligent, so they can be offered several games for attentiveness and ingenuity. Children of primary school age will enjoy quizzes and board games. In any case, you need to alternate outdoor games with calm entertainment.

Contents

1. Stages of preparing a children’s party
2. Birthday games at home
3. Table games
4. Music games
5. Outdoor games
6. Games with parents
7. Simple games

Stages of preparing a children’s holiday

Organizing a children’s party is actually not that difficult. To do this, you need to perform several actions:

• Decorate the room. Balloons, flags, streamers with inscriptions, funny photos of the birthday man or images with his favorite fairy-tale / cartoon characters can be used as decoration.
• Set the table. No need to cook roasts, mayonnaise salads and numerous snacks. Children will appreciate the sweet table and fruit cuts. Of course, the head of the table is a birthday cake (always with candles, because blowing them out is a fun tradition that every child looks forward to on their birthday). It is recommended to use festive dishes with funny drawings. Firstly, this way the table will look more elegant. Secondly, children will not be afraid to break a plate or glass. Thirdly, it will save parents from having to wash mountains of dirty dishes after the holiday is over.
• Prepare gifts. You can not just give gifts to the birthday man, but arrange a real quest to find presents and even connect all the guests to it. If all the invited children will participate in the quest, it is worth preparing a small gift for each of them.
• Pick up games for children on their birthday.

You need to prepare especially carefully for the last point, because children will quickly get bored of sitting at the table, they will quickly want to move around and have fun.

Don’t forget the prizes for the winners of the contest. It can be various little things (soap bubbles, funny key rings, stickers, children’s stationery, etc.) or sweets.

Birthday games at home

If you wish and carefully prepare at home, you can arrange a holiday that will be no worse than an event in the game room. Moreover, the birthday boy will feel more comfortable in his native walls, a familiar environment is the best remedy for shyness.

To prepare fun home games for a child’s birthday, parents need only a little enthusiasm, a minimum of time and organizational skills, but a great desire to please their child on his long-awaited holiday.

1. Fanta

• Number of players: unlimited.
• Props: hat, vase, box or other container, notes with tasks, forfeits (personal items of all participants).
• Age of children: 5+

A game familiar to absolutely everyone. One leader is chosen, who turns his back to all the players. The second presenter chooses a phantom and asks: “What should this phantom do?”. The first leader takes out a note with the task from the hat and reads it aloud. If the first leader is an adult with imagination, then you can do without notes and come up with tasks on the go. Tasks should be simple (crow a rooster, jump on one leg, etc.).

Another variant of this entertainment can be the game of camomile. The essence is about the same, but the tasks are written on the petals of a large chamomile. Each participant tears off a petal at random and performs the task that has fallen to him.

2. “Painted figure”

• Number of participants: unlimited, but must be even so that participants can pair up.
• Requisite: no.
• Age of children: 5+

Participants are divided into pairs, each pair performs in turn. One player from a pair “draws” some figure / animal / plant with his finger on the back of the second. The second participant with a “drawn” figure must depict it. The pair that guessed correctly shows the next one. The winner is the pair whose figures guessed the most.

3. “Self-portrait”

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Props: whatman paper with slots for hands, paints, brushes, water.
• Children age: 4+

The participant puts his hands in the slots of the paper. Next, he needs to blindly draw a self-portrait. The winner is the one whose drawing will be as close as possible to the original. This is a very funny competition that will amuse the participants watching the artist a lot.

Table games

When the pizza is eaten and the candles are blown out on the cake, you can arrange table games for the children at the birthday party. The peculiarity of these entertainments is that they are held right at the table, you do not need to get up and move actively. As a rule, table games include quizzes, riddles, tasks for ingenuity, memory and thinking.

4. Remember Your Neighbor

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Requisite: no.
• Age of children: 7+

A game that perfectly develops memory. Children are invited to look at each other for a few minutes. Then they are blindfolded in turn and asked questions: “What color is the hair of the neighbor on the left?”, “How many buttons are on the jacket of the neighbor on the right?”, “The color of the eyes of the person sitting opposite?” etc.

5. Magic Letter

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Requisite: no.
• Children age: 6+

The host offers a letter. All guests must name items that begin with this letter that are in the room. Whoever has the last word wins.

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6. Nonsense

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Props: sheet of A4 paper, several ballpoint pens.
• Age of children: 8+

The first participant writes on the sheet a phrase that will be the beginning of a common story. Then the player wraps the sheet in such a way that the writing is not visible. He transfers the last word from his phrase to the beginning of the next line and passes the sheet to the next participant, who must continue the story.

Example: the first player writes: “Once Vaska came to school.” He wraps the sheet and writes again the last word: “school”, from which the second participant is repelled. He continues: “Aliens attacked the school yesterday.” The phrase is wrapped, the last word is wrapped on a blank line, etc.

Music games

What a holiday without music! The celebration may end with a regular disco with popular children’s hits, but during the holiday, musical accompaniment will be needed for entertaining birthday games.

Parents need to prepare a playlist and playback device in advance. It is also worth making sure that all the dancers have enough space to demonstrate their choreographic talents.

7. “Indistinct singing”

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Requisite: no.
• Age of children: 6+

A song is chosen that all participants know well. At the command of the leader, the children begin to sing loudly in chorus. When the host claps his hands, the participants continue to sing, but they do it to themselves, after the next clap – again loudly. The one of the participants who goes astray and does not get in time with the rest is out. The game continues until the song is completed or until one player remains.

8. “Dance with the face”

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Requisite: no.
• Age of children: 6+

The facilitator selects some fragments of cheerful songs. Participants are invited to perform an impromptu dance to them, but with one condition – you can “dance” only with facial expressions. The winner is the one who managed to portray the funniest pantomime.

9. “Dance with tasks”

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Requisite: no.
• Age of children: 6+

All participants dance to the music, like in a regular disco. The host periodically announces some tasks (dance on one leg, take the neighbor on the right by the nose, dance in threes, move like a hare / snake / monkey, do a round dance, etc.).

10. Music Freeze

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Requisite: no.
• Age of children: 5+

Participants dance as they wish. When the music stops, everyone freezes in the pose of a fairy tale hero, animal, cartoon character. The host must guess who the players represent. All guessed figures are eliminated, after which the game continues.

Outdoor games

Children of all ages love various activities. Outdoor games for children at a birthday party are usually the guests’ favorite. The main thing is that all entertainment is safe.

Adults need to carefully monitor the participants: naughty children can accidentally injure themselves or others (push, fall, stuff a bump, etc.). The room should have enough space for movement, it is also better to remove all breaking and fragile objects from there, move furniture with sharp corners away.

11. “Who am I?”

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Props: blindfold.
• Age of children: 5+

The leader is selected. He is blindfolded. The guests rush in all directions, and the host must catch one of them and, with his eyes closed, determine who exactly he got. If the presenter guesses correctly, then the caught guest takes his place. The game will be more interesting if the host asks the person who fell into his hands to complete some task that will help establish his identity (sing a song, portray an animal, for example, grunt, etc.).

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12. “Water Carriers”

• Number of participants: unlimited, but even, so that children can be divided into two teams.
• Props: two toy buckets of the same volume.
• Age of children: 4+

Teams line up in two lines. The first participants are given a bucket of water. Their task is to run with a bucket to the start, then go back and pass the container to the next participant, who will repeat the race. When all participants run the relay, the leader will compare the amount of water in the buckets. The winner is the team that not only overtook the rivals, but also splashed as little liquid as possible.

13. Balloon War

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Props: chairs and as many balloons as possible.
• Age of children: 2+

A partition is made of chairs in the room. Teams are located on opposite sides of the barricade. At the command of the leader, both teams begin to throw balloons to the side of the enemy. When the “Stop!” command sounds, the game ends and the balls are counted. The team with the fewest balls on their side wins.

Games with parents

Despite the fact that most of the guests are children, and the hero of the celebration is a birthday child, adults do not have to stay away from the fun. Parents can also take part in competitions. Moreover, why not compete with children (of course, succumbing to them quite a bit).

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14.

Photo puzzles

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Props: A4 photos, cut into several pieces. It is advisable to take different photos of the birthday boy with friends.
• Age of children: 5+

Participants are divided into two teams – adults and children. Each team gets their own “puzzle”. The team that completes the picture the fastest wins. You can also use not a photo, but a frame from cartoons. It is necessary not only to assemble the puzzle, but also to guess which cartoon the image is from.

15. “Papi races”

• Number of participants: teams “dad + child”.
• Requisite: no.
• Age of children: 3+

Competitions for dads and kids. Dads get on all fours, children sit on their backs. The goal of the competition is simple – to ride your dad to the end of the room and back faster than the rest of the participants.

16.

“Following the animal tracks”

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Props: cardboard footprints of various animals.
• Age of children: 6+

Participants are divided into parent + child teams. The goal of the competition is to reach the finish line as quickly as possible. Parents receive two animal tracks. The child should step only on these tracks. The player puts all of their weight on one foot while their parent rearranges the cardboard – a trail for the next step.

17. Little Red Riding Hood Track

• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Props: two ropes, at least 5 meters long.
• Age of children: 4+

Not only children and parents, but also grandmothers can take part in this task. Participants are divided into two teams – children and parents. In front of the team of children, the rope is laid in a straight path, in front of the team of parents – a winding one. The goal of the game is to quickly go along your path to your grandmother, who is waiting at the finish line. “Grandmother” you can take the real one, from the invited guests. If there is none, then any of the participants can replace it.

Joint games with parents are not just entertainment, but also an opportunity to communicate with your child, unite with him more, and also get to know his friends better.

Simple games

Simple games and competitions suitable for younger children. They can also be held at the end of the evening, when the guys are already a little tired from active entertainment and want to relax. Simple games include:

18. Mummy .

• Age of children: 4+

Wrap the participant in toilet paper as quickly as possible, making him a real mummy.

19. Musical chairs .

• Age of children: 4+

Chairs should be placed in a circle, their number should be one less than the number of participants. While the music is playing, the children are dancing, and as soon as there is silence, everyone should take a chair. The participant who did not have enough chair is eliminated.

20. Accuracy games

• Children age: 4+

For example, throw as many lids as possible into a pot, sweets into a bucket, etc.

21. Fashion Show .

• Age of children: 6+

The birthday boy is given a set of accessories. These can be scarves, glasses, scarves, hairpins and elastic bands, gloves, sequins, ribbons and much more. His task is to feel like a designer and “decorate” his guests. At first glance, this is a game for girls, but in fact, boys dress up their comrades with no less enthusiasm, showing real miracles of imagination.

22. “Broken phone” .

• Age of children: 6+

The facilitator speaks a word in the participant’s ear, which he passes along the chain to the next one. Usually the word comes to the last player in a modified and ridiculous form.

23. “The sea is worried” .

• Age of children: 5+

The facilitator says: “The sea worries once, the sea worries two, the sea worries three, … freeze the figure.” The figure can be marine, sports, cartoonish – in general, any that comes to the mind of the presenter. Next, you need to guess which figure each participant guessed.

24. Soap bubbles .

• Age of children: 5+

The task of each participant is to blow the biggest soap bubble.

25. Crocodile .

• Age of children: 6+

Everyone’s favorite show-off game, when the presenter speaks a word in the participant’s ear, and he must show it to the other players.

To come up with simple birthday games for kids at home, parents need only remember their own childhood. Many modern children do not know the old games, even the usual “Brook” or “Loaf” can be interesting fun for kids. But for older children, it is worth coming up with more complex contests.

An excellent end to the celebration will be fireworks. All guests – both children and adults – can go outside and admire the amazing fireworks launched by their parents in honor of the birthday boy.

Children’s birthday should be bright, cheerful and unforgettable. Your holiday will be just like that, subject to careful preparation and competent organization. At the end of the celebration, the children will have a lot of positive emotions and memories for many years to come. Parents will feel like real superheroes who were able to realize the dreams of their little birthday boy.

Children’s birthday games and competitions

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The happiest days in a parent’s life are those that are unforgettable. These include, first of all, the birthday of their child. However, the older the child, the more difficult it is to prepare a good holiday for him. Usually preparing for a party is troublesome, but at the same time pleasant.
Choose a gift for the hero of the occasion, create beautiful and bright invitations for his friends, buy a cake with candles or make it yourself, hang balloons everywhere, choose games, entertainment for the child and his comrades … And, perhaps, this is not the whole list. And the most ambitious task among all this is the preparation of competitions.

How to prepare contests for children’s name days?

When selecting contests for children for birthdays , , first of all, you should take into account the age of the birthday person and friends invited to the celebration. This is understandable, because it makes no sense to take games for 5-year-olds when a 10-year-old child has a birthday. Contests should be interesting for the baby, so that at the end of a busy day of celebration he will have only pleasant impressions.
By the way, you don’t have to come up with contests yourself. And why do it at all, when everything is already there. It is enough just to make a selection of those games that the child and his friends will definitely like, creating a so-called entertainment program that provides for participation alone and in teams. You can not think about this at all, but simply invite a good animator.
A cheerful adult presenter will be able to organize a children’s party so that each of its participants has fun, from the birthday boy to all his guests. Moreover, the celebration can be either thematic (cosmetic, pirate theme, etc.) or ordinary.

Birthday contests for preschool children

If we talk about games for preschool children, then the most suitable ones are those that include competitions. Therefore, it is worth giving preference to those entertainments where you need to divide into teams. They are very exciting for the child, give him vivid emotions and allow him to expend a large amount of energy.

It is possible, for example, to include the “Hit in the Hat” contest in the program.

• Children need to stand in a circle, and then the leader puts a hat on one of them.
• When the music begins to play, the participant in the hat needs to turn around and place the props with his hand on the head of his neighbor.
• This is how the transmission is carried out in a circle.
• At times the music stops playing.
• As soon as this happens, the person with the hat on his head is eliminated from the competition.
• It is not necessary to use a hat for the competition.
• Other props are also suitable, such as a ball.
• The use of a small chair is also allowed, but then the children will alternately sit on it and pass it to the next participant.
• Let the game not be divided into teams, but still exciting.

Name-day entertainment for children from 6 to 10 years old

A child of this age and his friends will find entertainment that requires effort. Moreover, it does not matter: whether it is necessary to think over any logical problem well or apply physical force – everything will be of great interest. They no longer like simple games, because they want to be recognized as adults and able to cope with tasks of any complexity.

One suitable type of competition is the Verbal Duel.

1. The facilitator preliminarily creates cards where the words are written upside down, that is, confused.
2. Participants are divided into 2 teams (more can be done).
3. Team captains are given the right to put their hand into the container and pull out a card.
4. Then each group has to decipher their word.
5. Who will cope faster, he won.

Children’s birthday contests for teenagers

Teenagers are the most active people. Often people believe that to organize a holiday for their already more or less adult son or daughter, a good table with a variety of dishes and a special place where you can dance to your favorite music will be enough. However, this opinion is erroneous.

A teenager, like a younger child, loves competitions and does not mind taking part in them alone or in a team. True, something youthful, cheerful and, if possible, mobile should be selected.

You can, for example, include the “Try to Hit” contest in the program.

• Within its framework, one participant, taking a stick with an inflated balloon tied to it, stands at the far side of the room, while the second participant is located at the opposite end of the room, taking a dart with him.
• The first participant drives a stick with a ball so that it is constantly in motion, and the second must try to throw the “tool” so as to hit the target and burst it.
• In case of hit, the child receives a prize.
• If you failed to burst the balloon, you will have to grant a wish.

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Popular birthday games

The interesting contest “Smart Monkeys” is very popular.

• Participants in this case can be arbitrarily, but not less than 2.
• First, everyone humbly sits on chairs or sofas and humbly listens to the facilitator’s story, aimed at making the participants imbued with the atmosphere of the tropical forests, where many monkeys live.
• He then introduces the participants as the most agile monkeys in the pack.
• After that, each of them is given a chair with a banana on it.
• The point is to clean it and eat it faster than your opponents without using your hands.

Also often at children’s parties there are “Eskimo Blind Man’s Bluffs”.

1. To begin with, the host chooses one of the participants as the driver and puts thicker mittens on his hands, and also blindfolds.
2. Further, other players come up to this participant in turn, and he must understand by touch who exactly is in front of him.
3. If the identification of the participant was successful, then he becomes the next driver.

Well, how not to remember the “Broken phone”.

• Participants put chairs in a circle, sit down.
• It all starts with the leader whispering a word or phrase to one of the participants.
• He, in turn, must repeat what he heard, also in a whisper in the ear of his neighbor, and so on in a chain.
• When the last player receives the information, he must say out loud what he heard, and then it is compared with the original phrase.
• After that, the host sits at the end of the chain, and now the next player comes up with a phrase.

Mind games

We ate, danced, and now it’s time to think. In this regard, intellectual games prepared for the birthday will help.

• These may include, for example, puzzles with matches, in which you need to rearrange a certain number of matches in order to get the correct example or a picture that has a different meaning (a number has turned into a letter, an arrow has changed direction, etc. ). This is a great option for team competition.

You can also use flip pictures.

• These are images that, if turned upside down, their meaning changes dramatically. You can show the children from one angle, and then ask them to think about what would be shown in the picture if it was turned upside down. You can simply cut the image into pieces, divide the children into teams, and ask each to collect it.

Board games

Board games are something that can really captivate not only children of all ages, but also adults. It is enough just to start the game, and the time behind it will pass unnoticed. And every minute of the gaming session will be filled with joy and fun.

There is a huge range of table entertainment to suit all tastes. And yet one of the most popular and to this day is Monopoly – a kind of economic simulator. Those games that are made based on famous games, films, cartoons are also constantly famous.

Outdoor games

This type of games is suitable for the audience that does not like to sit on chairs for a long time, but prefers to stretch their muscles. They are especially popular among teenagers as they usually have a lot of energy.

If you want birthday games for kids to be moving, you should take care of the fun in advance and buy, for example, Twister.

• It consists of two elements: a rug with colored circles and a special tape measure with sectors with different limbs and colors.
• The presenter rotates the roulette wheel sequentially for each of the participants, and they, in turn, must place the indicated part of the body exactly on the circle of the color that fell out. Moreover, 2 limbs cannot be located on the same circle at once.
• You can also play balloon volleyball.
• For this entertainment, the players must be divided into 2 teams.
• After measuring a distance of 1 meter, place one chair opposite each other.
• Players must sit on them.
• The floor is divided in the middle with a rope.
• Next, the children play volleyball.
• It is important that the ball flew over the rope.
• When beating it, you can not get up from the chair or take the props in your hands.
• Only repulsion of the ball is allowed.
• The team receives a point if the ball falls on the opponent’s territory.
• The game is suitable for children 4-12 years old.

Joint competitions for children and adults

Who said that only children can participate in competitions? Nothing like that: you can play together. There are many interesting entertainments that are equally well suited for both children and adults. Most importantly, it’s great to have fun with friends.

For example, you can play Firemen.

• For this you will need 2 jackets and 2 chairs.
• Turn the sleeves inside out and hang them on the backrests.
• Place a rope at least 2 meters long under the chairs.
• Both competitors must position themselves next to their chairs.
• As soon as the presenter gives the signal, they should grab the jackets with their hands, turn the sleeves back, put on and fasten all the buttons.
• Having finished with the clothes, you should run around the opponent’s chair and sit on your own, and at the end pull the rope.
• Whoever does all this first wins.
• Players may wear other clothing such as shirts.

As you can see, there are enough different contests and games, and you can participate in them both alone and in the company of friends.

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Birthday games for kids – the best options for a holiday scenario

January 28, 2022

Preparations for a children’s birthday should begin long before the holiday date. Of course, you can just give the child a suitable gift, call his friends and seat him at the set table. But in this case, the birthday will be boring!

Birthday games for children – options for a holiday scenario

The most optimal solution is to use the services of professional animators. However, many children, especially toddlers, prefer to spend time with loving parents and friends than to communicate with strangers, even professionals. Birthday contests for children are held by professional animators at a high level, but there are some nuances here.

Animator services are expensive, and there are not so many real pros. It should be taken into account the fact that a stranger does not know the birthday man, his character, interests and temperament. Animators work according to the standard scenario, taking into account only the age group. This does not mean at all that you can not invite animators. But you can just do it yourself if you make an effort and use our advice.

When planning an event, one should take into account the individual characteristics of the child, his age, interests, temperament.

Birthday contests for children. The main rules of a successful holiday:

1. All games and the competitive program must correspond to the age of the birthday person and his friends invited to the holiday.
2. Competitions can be both separate for girls and boys, and general.
3. Regardless of the games and competitions you have chosen, and the division of children into gender groups, the program must necessarily include general competitions. This is the ideal option.
4. Different contests should be selected – outdoor games for children’s birthdays at home, intellectual contests, table games, music contests, etc. They should alternate. But between competitions should take breaks. Games with children at the table are very appropriate, but too rich a holiday program will tire children, regardless of age. If you notice that the children are tired or the interest in competitions has decreased, invite the children to play together and give them freedom. Then you can start implementing the holiday scenario again.
5. Consider where the child’s birthday is celebrated. You can arrange a meeting in the apartment, in nature, in a children’s cafe. For each situation, you should choose your scenario in advance.

Properly chosen by parents birthday contests for children are an excellent opportunity to show your son or daughter your care, attention, indifference. The child will appreciate it, we assure you!

Competitions at home for children. Stages of preparing a children’s party

Organizing a children’s party is not such a difficult task as it might seem at first glance. Use our hint and you will succeed! First, complete all the preparatory activities in stages, and then hold children’s birthday contests for the child that you select in advance.

So let’s get started!

1. Decorate the room.

Use holiday paraphernalia – children’s balloons, multi-colored flags, pre-prepared birthday greetings, etc. You can find a lot of interesting ideas on the net. For example, decorate the room with funny photos of the birthday boy or order posters and posters of his image along with your favorite characters from books, fairy tales and cartoons.

2. Set the table.

Filling the table tightly with salads, mayonnaise and fur coats is not a good idea. Children do not need kebabs, grilled chicken, roasts and lots of cuts and snacks. If you do not plan to cook yourself, use the services of food delivery for the holidays. Serious companies choose the right children’s menu. Children will appreciate such a table, and you will not get tired and will be able to hold contests for children on their birthday at a high level.

Only a sweet table can be made. In this case, take care of tasty and healthy drinks (preferably not Coca-Cola and sweet sodas), sweets, cakes, fruits. Confectionery products can also be ordered by professionals. Don’t waste your money on a birthday cake! It should be luxurious – tasty and healthy. Don’t forget about the beautiful tradition of blowing out the candles. This moment is waiting for any child, regardless of age.

We recommend using beautiful and bright tableware and festive dishes. It sets the mood and the table looks elegant. But the dishes should not be fragile and break easily. If you don’t want to wash a mountain of dirty dishes, you can find beautiful disposable dishes with a fun pattern.

3. Preparing gifts.

Of course, you can just give a present to a birthday person. But it will be more interesting if you turn birthday gifts into a quest. For example – offer to find a gift according to the clues. To search for a gift or several presents, you can connect the child’s friends invited to the holiday.

Please note: so that the children do not feel offended that the birthday boy received a gift, but they did not, prepare small gifts for everyone. They can also be handed out with fiction – to the music, in the form of a quest – at the prompts (sign the gifts in advance). Just buy each of the guests the same presents, for example, curly gingerbread. Or pick up the same gifts – for all the girls a small doll, for the boys – a typewriter.

4. We select birthday games for children.

This is perhaps the most serious stage. You have to prepare very carefully. Please note that children will not be able to sit at the table for several hours. They get bored quickly. There will be a desire to move, to play. Arguments and quarrels may begin. If you do not take the process into your own hands, the situation will get out of control. And the holiday can be hopelessly spoiled.

Children’s birthday contests. Don’t forget about prizes for participants!

Don’t forget the small prizes for the winners of children’s competitions. Cute little things that all children love so much can serve as gifts:

• Rainbow bubbles.
• Bright keyrings.
• Baby stickers, etc.

You can just buy candies and put them in a nice closed box. The winner of each competition is awarded with a sweet.

Birthday entertainment for children. Child psychologist advice

Don’t forget about the main task of any competition – to give young guests the opportunity to express themselves. If a child is eager to take part in the competition, do not interfere with him, if he is shy – do not insist, do not force the child, but give him all kinds of support. Perhaps when a child who is quiet and calm by nature gets a little comfortable, he will overcome his shyness.

How to hold contests for children’s birthday?

In any case, do not focus on the problem and do not involve other children in active persuasion. All children on a name day should feel comfortable. For example, quieter children tend to be more willing to participate in charade contests.

Also remember the goal – a holiday should be a holiday. Your task is to create a free, friendly, fun atmosphere.

Birthday games at home

We have selected for you a lot of interesting contests and games that will allow you to have a fun birthday.

1. Wrappers

Number of players: any.

What you need: any container (hat, box, vase, etc.), wrappers and notes with a task.

Age of players – from five years.

How to play:

choose one leader. He must stand with his back to the players. Another presenter pulls out a candy wrapper and asks the question: What should this wrapper do?

The first leader must take out a task from the container (crow, cock, jump with one leg, sit down five times, etc.). If the children are not yet able to read, an adult will read the note. Or an adult will lead from the beginning.

2. Draw a shape

Number of players: any.

What you need: No props needed.

The age of the players is the older group of the garden and +.

How to play:

The guests are divided into pairs. All couples play in turn. The task is to draw something simple on the back of another player. The other guesses what exactly the first player from the pair depicted.

3. Draw yourself

Number of players: unlimited.

What you will need: paper sheets, paints, brushes, felt-tip pens, etc.

Age of players – 5 years +.

How to play:

Draw a self-portrait while blindfolded. This is a very funny birthday entertainment for kids. The competition is accompanied by stormy laughter. The winner of the funniest drawing can be determined jointly.

4. Find the color

The number of players is unlimited.

Props – not needed.

How to play:

The host says: 1, 2, 3 blue (or any other color) find! Children stand in a circle. They look for color on the clothes of other guests or in the interior and put their palm on it. Those who do not have time are out of the game.

Games for children at the table

This includes:

Various quizzes, riddle contests, smart tasks, etc.

1. Remember a friend

Number of participants: any.

Props: not needed.

Age of children: from 6 years old +

How to play:

The guests stare at each other for several minutes. Then, one by one, the children are blindfolded. You need to answer questions: for example, hair color, number of buttons on a blouse, clothing details, etc.

2. Magic letters

Number of participants: any.

Requisite: no.

Age: 6+.

How to play:

The leading letter is any letter. Children take turns naming objects in the room that start with her.

3. Nonsense game

Number of players: any.

What you need: A4 sheets of paper, pencils or pens.

Age of children: from 7-8 years old.

How to play:

Participant #1 writes the first phrase. It will mark the beginning of a common story written by all participants in the game. The sheet is wrapped so that the next player does not see what is written. The sheet is passed in a circle, then the leader reads what has been written. It’s very, very funny! Funny birthday contests for children may well be not only in the form of outdoor games and competitions.

4. Guess the animal

Number of participants: unlimited.

Props – no.

How to play:

The adult facilitator only says a few words. Players take turns guessing the animal in 2-3 words. Each player has their own words.

5. I guessed something

Number of participants: unlimited.

Props – no.

How to play:

The children take turns guessing any item in the room. The rest are not informed about it. The guesser needs to ask questions about the object (is it white, red, green? Is it square or round? And so on).

Musical games with children

Music must be a must at a party! A good solution is to finish the celebration with a children’s disco.

Select popular children’s hits for the program. But during the celebration itself, it is also better to choose music to create a background when it is appropriate. For example, during outdoor games and when you will distribute gifts to the winners.

Please note: select a playlist and a device for playing it in advance. Consider first of all the age of the guests. It is also worth taking care that there is enough space so that the children do not push each other when demonstrating their choreographic abilities.

1. Musical chairs

Prepare one chair less than the participants in the game. When the music ends, you need to have time to sit on a chair. The music plays again – the players walk around the chairs.

2. Footstep

Players standing in a circle dance to cheerful music, repeating the movements of the leader. He tries to quietly step on the player’s foot. To whom they stepped, that new driver.

3. Dance with the face

Players grimace to the fragments of cheerful songs – they dance with their faces.

4. Dance according to the task

The host gives the task – to dance on one leg, to dance in a round dance, in threes, fours or fives, and so on.

5. Who dances with us

Players dance as if fantasy dictates until the music suddenly stops. Then the presenter must guess who is in front of him – a hero of a fairy tale, an animal, etc.

Outdoor games

It is good to play such games together with parents and in the presence of a large number of guests.

1. Guess who I am

Holding hands, the children walk in a circle around the leader, who is blindfolded. The host claps his hands – this is a signal to move, then to stop. When the children stop, the leader approaches a player and tries to guess who it is.

2. The sea is worried

Many parents have known this game since childhood. Players freeze on command in some interesting position. The driver tries to make everyone laugh. This is one of the many variations of this game.

3. Water carrier

Players of the teams are opposite each other, standing in two lines. The task is to bring buckets of water to the designated start, return and pass the baton to the next participant.

4. Throw the balloon

Teams throw balloons to each other through the partition in the room. Whoever has fewer “enemy” balls wins.

5. Catch me

The leader, blindfolded, catches the players who scatter on command. If the host catches the player, he tries to guess with his eyes closed. who is in front of him.

Sedentary games

The games presented are not considered too active, but they are exciting and fun.

1. Turtles

Children are divided into teams. Each has the same number of participants. Plates with sweets are placed at the same distance from the participants. With a deep bowl on their backs and on all fours, teammates go to the plates of delicious treats, take only one treat and head back. The next player takes over.

2. Strong pair

Players are divided into pairs and follow the leader’s orders without disengaging their hands (running away from the enemy, crouching, jumping, etc.)

3. Martians little men – to populate the planet. The task is to quickly draw as many inhabitants of your “planet” as possible.