Cool Game Ideas for Birthday Parties
Children and adults love to play games, especially at birthday parties. There are mental games, singing games, contests and stunts. Birthday games can be active, engaging, stimulating and surprising. Does this Spark an idea?
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Cotton Nose
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You will need two large bags of cotton balls to play Cotton Nose. After a few rounds of Cotton Nose, it should be as plain as the nose on your face that any age group will enjoy this hilarious game. All you need to play is a jar of petroleum jelly and a big bowl of cotton balls. Direct the guests to form a circle. Apply a generous amount of petroleum jelly to the nose of each participant and give the bowl of cotton balls to the first player. Have the player plunge his face into the bowl once, attempting to get as many cotton balls stuck to his nose as possible. The bowl is then passed along to the next participant. The person with the largest number of cotton balls on his face wins. Be sure to have a supply of paper towels on hand for post-game cleanup.
Blind Sketching
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Assemble paper, markers and bandanas for Blind Sketching. Here is another cool game adaptable for any age group. Assemble enough paper, washable markers, bandanas and prepared lists of five different objects for each player. Some objects to include on a list might include a car, cup and saucer, rake, fork and flower. Have some fun and prepare lists to go with the theme of your party, but do not choose items that are overly difficult to draw. Direct the players to study the list for a minute without sharing the contents with other guests.
On cue, each participant blindfolds himself so he cannot see the blank paper. On each sheet of paper, he draws one of the objects on the list. When the guests have completed drawing all five objects, each artist holds up her collection of artwork and the other players guess the object. The player with the most artwork guessed correctly is the winner.
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Great Balloon Battle
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Great Balloon Battle is a blast. The Great Balloon Battle game is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Divide guests into four teams with each team receiving balloons of one color. Each player receives one balloon and a construction paper fan to act as a paddle. Teams stand on four sides of a large square playing area, one team on each side. At the signal, all players run to the center of the playing area and throw the balloons up into the air. Each team tries to keep its own balloons in the air with the paper fan paddles while knocking all other balloons out of the designated area or to the ground.
A referee confiscates all balloons that are knocked out of play. The team with balloons still in play when all others have been knocked out is declared the balloon battle winner.
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