Crazy fun party games for kids

It will be fun to see them trying to balance on one foot, hold their leg in the air, or stay upright while leaning way over. This is a good game to play if you have a lot of kids, as all of them can play easily and at their own level. The game continues until all statues laugh, or the child trying to make the statues laugh gives up.

Hot potato is a fun game, but this hot potato game will be even more fun for all of the children. Before the party begins, you will need to wrap the birthday child's present. If the present is a ball or something round-shaped, that's even better. Place an extra layer of wrapping paper around the present, and place a small toy or item between the main present and the wrapping paper.

Wrap another layer of paper, and add another toy. Do this until you have about one layer of wrapping paper with a toy for each child that will be attending. When it comes time to play the game, have the children sit in a circle and pass the parcel around to the music. When the music stops, the child that is stuck holding the parcel will have to unwrap one layer, and they get the toy they find inside. Turn the music back on, and keep passing the parcel around.

Make sure to stop the music at the right time so that each child gets a toy, and stop the music on your birthday child last to give them their special present at the center of all the wrapping paper. Hide some items around the house or yard, and make clues that will lead the children to the items. You can divide the kids into teams, and give them each clues that will take them on a different route to reach the "treasure" at the end of their quest. The treasure can be something simple like special snacks for all of the kids chocolate coins make a great treasure , or there can be a toy for each child in the loot at the end of the hunt.

The point is that the kids have to use their heads to find the treasure, so make the clues a bit cryptic while still being easy enough to figure out within a few minutes.

If you have a lot of kids that need to use their energy by running around, this outdoor party game will be an ideal way to tire them out. It will definitely run your kids hard, and it's a fun game for them to play at your birthday party. This one of party games for kids ideal if there are many kids present. It's a game that will have your kids running for their lives, and it's a game that you can play for hours - though you'll probably need to switch out the Wolf now and then.

For this one of party games for kids, you're going to need a lot of boiled eggs and spoons. The goal is to be the first to cross the finish line with the egg still on your spoon.

This game will have you all laughing very hard, and it's a fun game that will never get old no matter how old you get! What makes this game fun is that some people will only blow up their balloon part of the way, but this will just make it harder for the balloon to be popped. They will have to jump on the balloon repeatedly before it pops, making everyone enjoy the game a whole lot more.

It's hilarious to see someone jumping on a balloon to try and pop it, so it's a great game for everyone to play! Imagine a room filled with adults and kids clucking like chickens, trumpeting like elephants, and barking like dogs, and you can get an idea of just how funny this type of party games for kids can be! If your kids are a bit older, this type of party games for kids is one that they will love. The adults will love it too, but you might be surprised to find that the kids are better.

The point of the game is to get people to trip up, which will then send them to the lowest spot to the left of the elephant. Every time someone messes up, everyone to their right will move a seat to the left. The goal is to hold the elephant's spot for as long as possible, while everyone else is trying to dethrone the elephant and take his place.

It's a game that you can enjoy for hours, as everyone will be laughing as they see each other performing simple, crazy animal actions! This game will involve a ping pong table and a feather, as well as children that have strong lungs. Whichever team blows the feather off the edge of the table loses a point, and the winner is the team that gets to 11 points first.

This game is surprisingly difficult, as even a bit of momentum on the ping pong ball can send it spinning off the end of the table. However, it's a great game, and it's one that your kids will enjoy!

The winner is the child that gets the tail in the small circle that you've drawn onto the donkey's behind - the target for the tail! These are just a few fun party games for kids, and these party games can give you an idea of what to do at your child's birthday party! Life with kids may feel like the greatest gift you have ever received, while at the same being hugely challenging, often leaving you confused, stressed and overwhelmed. When we feel like this, we've lost touch with ourselves.

Duck duck goose is one of the most-loved birthday party games for kids. The process then repeats until the fun stops. Break from tradition and transform the traditional donkey into a unicorn and ask guests to pin the horn. Or, you can pin the tail on the lion for a safari-themed birthday bash.

We bet this is one of those party games you remember from childhood. The last person left is the winner.

Musical chairs is a fun way to get your guests moving and expend some energy. Add a disco ball, gold fringe curtains, and plenty of showstopping tunes for the perfect musical game. Before the party starts, find a small gift and wrap it in layers of paper, with pieces of candy hidden in the layers between. Gather your party guests and ask them to sit in one big circle. Starting with one person, pass the parcel around the circle until the music stops.

Whoever is holding the parcel at that moment gets to unwrap a layer and keep the candy. Keep passing the parcel until there are no more layers left, and the winner ends up with a prize to keep. For a more eco-friendly take on this classic game, swap the paper layers with reusable fabric instead.

Guests can then enjoy the sweet treat and take home the fabric that they can use as a cape for a small toy figurine or a flag for a castle. Simon Says is the ultimate copycat party game for kids.

Have some fun with this and use it as an easy way to get your youngest guests moving and enjoying themselves. Make the tug of war easy for a younger crowd, or ramp up the difficulty for older kids. You could even invite grown-ups to join in, or make it a family versus family team game. Keep it simple or theme your tug of war to match your party decor by dyeing the rope or asking your guests to wear funny hats. Get everyone lined up to play a few rounds of ring toss in this easy outdoor party game for kids.

Challenge your guests to throw hoops onto stakes to win points. At the end of the game, the player or team with the most points wins.

Get all the kids to sit in a circle. If not, then the original child goes again. Check out this video to see a game of Duck Duck Goose in action. The kids dance to fun music. When the music stops everyone has to sit down as quickly as possible. The last child to sit down each time is given a small prize stickers or a single sweet work well and then the game continues, until there is either one winner left, or a handful of winners, depending on how many kids are playing remember, attention spans are short!!

The winner or winners each receive a small gift and a round of applause. Any kids that get it wrong get given a sticker or small prize and are asked to watch from the sidelines.

Continue until you have either a single winner or a handful of winners. Kids aged three to five are just about at an age where the classic party game of Pass The Parcel works. The key to a successful game with preschoolers is to adapt the game to the number of children playing and to have a small prize within each layer. This is a great game for getting a couple of parents involved in the activities.

Play some fun music and shout encouragement. Pop some little sweets into balloons before blowing them up and tying them. Free the balloons and challenge the kids to pop them all to find the hidden treasure inside.

I did a version of this game for a pirate themed party using black balloons and filling them with gold chocolate coins as treasure.

Watch this video for a run-through of how to play Mother May I? Set up a line of chairs back to back with enough chairs for every child. Play some music as the children dance and move around the chairs. When the music stops each child must sit down on a chair. From the second round either one or two chairs, so that either one or two children are out each time.

Give the kids who are out a small prize. The last child left is the overall winner. Line all the children up with the birthday child as the leader.

The kids have to follow the leader around the room. You can create an obstacle course for them to go round or you can have different things that the leader has to do at certain points — like blow a raspberry or wiggle their bottom — that everyone following must also do.

Change the leader at various points during the game. Once kids get to six years old they can start to really enjoy team games and more competitive games. They also have more of an attention span for taking part in fun party games with different elements to them.

Kids age six, seven, eight and ten are also capable of waiting for their turn during a game and enjoying watching the child who is having their turn. You can either play just for the fun of it, or keep track of who is winning and then give out prizes. Here is a selection of Minute To Win It games that six, seven and eight year olds will love. You will of course need to use your phone or a stop-watch to time the minutes!!

Challenge the kids to keep a balloon in the air for a minute. Add interesting rules to the challenge, like keeping one hand behind the back or using no hands or only feet. Partner the kids up into twos. Give one child a paper cup and the other child a cup filled with regular sized marshmallows. The pair with the most marshmallows thrown into the paper cup wins. Play this game two at a time. Fill two empty tissue boxes with ping-pong balls, the same amount in each box.

Tie the boxes around the waist of each player. The kids must shake out the ping pong balls without using their hands. The first to empty their box wins or the child with the fewest balls left in their box after a minute wins. This is such an easy party game! Challenge the kids to move the cookie from their forehead to their mouth without using their hands.

The first child to get the cookie to their mouth wins! Draw a donkey on a large piece of paper and make a tail from a separate piece of card. Boil some eggs until they are very hard. The children race to the finish line. Each time they drop the egg they have to go back to the start and start again. This is an absolute classic kids party game and it is a great game for six, seven and eight-year-olds to play as they can employ an element of strategy to try to win.

Any child caught moving or wobbling when she turns around has to go back to the start line and start again. This game is great for kids from six years old upwards.

You will need a large bar of chocolate, a knife and fork, a scarf, hat and gloves.