Pre-Teen Birthday Party Activities
If you're throwing a birthday party for a pre-teen, you walk the fine line of planning activities appropriate for this delicate stage in life right before the teen years hit. Pre-teens, also known as "tweens," between the ages of 10 and 12 want "cool" activities that are different than the basic Hide-and-Seek and Tag games played at past birthdays. Select activities that expend guests' energy and creativity. Does this Spark an idea?
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Bigger and Better
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Teams compete for the biggest and best item in this game. Give each team something very small in size and value to begin, such as a penny. Then each team goes in a different direction down your street, knocking on your neighbor's doors trying to trade their item for something bigger and better. The items may be given for keeps or to be returned after the game is over. After a set amount of time, the teams must return home to see who got the bigger and better bounty. If a team returns home late, they are disqualified. One adult can accompany each team for safety, if needed.
Skit
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Let your "tweens" imagination run wild with skits inspired by funky costumes. Split the party into two or three groups, depending on the party size. Give each group a bag of random costume clothing and accessories gathered from your home and the thrift store. Consider cowboy hats, princess crowns, ballerina skirts, sheriff badges, old-lady dresses and baby bibs. Each group must create a funny skit based on their clothes. Each team gets a timed brainstorming session and then they must perform their masterpiece for the whole group.
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Freeze Dance
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Turn up your pre-teen's favorite music and let the dancing begin. Party guests can dance however they want, whether it's actual dance moves or just running amuck, but once you randomly stop the music, they must freeze in place, no matter how silly their position. If someone does not automatically freeze or falls out of his freeze before the music begins again, he is out of the game. The game continues until only one guest is left frozen in place.
Mummy Wrap
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Split party guests into teams of two or three for the mummy wrap. One person on each team plays the mummy and the other children are the wrappers. Give each team several rolls of toilet paper. At the word "go," the wrappers cover their mummies in toilet paper, leaving a space at the mummy's mouth so she can breath. The first team to completely wrap their mummy wins. For a fashionable twist, girls will enjoy a competition to create the best dress out of wrapping toilet paper on their "model." Have the girls vote for the best dress.
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