Party Music Games
Party music games are more than just entertaining. They serve as a way to burn off the children's energy at a birthday party, as icebreakers when your adult guests aren't acquainted, or as a way to get out of work mode and unwind if your party's scheduled on a weeknight. Most also tap into the secret fantasy some seem to cherish -- of amazing friends with a Broadway voice or astounding dance moves.
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Guessing Games
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The Family Fun website suggests a music party game for older children called "Name That Tune." Choose one child to be the disc jockey and divide the rest of the children into two teams. Give each team a bell. The disc jockey plays the first few notes of a popular song and then stops the recording. The first team to guess the song title correctly gets a point, and the first team to reach 10, wins. Adult variations on this theme include music trivia board or video games -- especially if the party has a related theme, such as a disco night, or '50s sock hop.
Karaoke Party
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Karaoke games can be adjusted to apply to either children or adults, and traditionally are played as a contest. Guests compete against each other to see who sings (or lip-synchs the words of a song) with the most talent, heart, or energy. Winners may be chosen by designated judges, or by majority vote. Prizes can be awarded for best singer, most energy, best dance moves, or craziest performance. There are many free karaoke websites on the Internet, with music files already assembled, as well as karaoke video or computer games.
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Music and Dancing
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"Apple" is a music game for teens or adults suggested by the website Fun Frugal Mom. Each dancing couple is given a red rubber ball, or "apple" to hold between their foreheads. None of the dancers is allowed to use their hands to keep the apple in place. As the music begins, the couples start to dance, and the couple that keeps the apple from falling for the longest time, wins. Limbo is another game played to music, in which players dance under a limbo stick without touching it. The stick is set progressively lower, and the last player to dance under it without touching it, is the winner.
Musical Chairs
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Musical chairs is traditionally a children's game with many variations. The basic version is played with a dozen or so children. Place a double line of chairs back to back; there will be one less chair than there are children. Begin playing music as the children circle the chairs. When you suddenly stop the music, the children scramble to find seats. The child that doesn't get one, is out. This cycle is continued until one child is left. A possible variation suggested by the website Party Game Ideas is combining the game with charades; the child that is left out in each round must pull the name of an animal out of a hat, and act it out until the other children guess what it is.
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