Party Games - B's
Balloon & Bubble Gum Relay
Blow up balloons, with a piece of gum inside each one. Set the kids up into two teams, or three, in a line. Have a balloon at each end. When you say "Go!" they crawl to the end, and have to pop the balloon. They grab the piece of gum, unwrap, and have to blow a full bubble. Once they have done that, they may run back, touch the next player's hand, and it continues. the first team to finish wins.
Balloons and Beads (Supplies: Balloons, beads, rope)
Fill the balloons with whatever amount of beads, try to divide up evenly. Hide the filled balloons around the house or outside (works best outside). Get in groups of two each and tie one set of hands and one set of feet together with rope. Then send the groups off the find the balloons. They have to pop the balloons by themselves and whoever has the most beads in the end wins the game!
Balloon Burst - Activity
Blow up lots of big sized balloons and before putting a knot in them, push a small wrapped candy inside. Spread all the balloons around the floor at the party and let guests go wild sitting on them and popping them.
Balloon Keep It Up/Balloon Bounce
Break the guests into groups of 4 to 5 people and let them know they are going to be bouncing a balloon back and forth. Sounds easy enough. Then tell them that the balloon must always be hit from the bottom and always be hit upwards. If you let the balloon hit the ground the person who's turn it was is out, if the person hits the balloon with the wrong body part they are out. This game is played in rounds, so once a groups balloon hits the ground, they stop until all the groups have finished. The fun part as they play this game - One person (adult) calls out the body part by which the next person must the balloon with: Examples: Hands, feet and knee are easy ones, but elbow, head, and hips/butt make the game harder. Take the winners of the first round and have them play off or continue until there is a one winner. Silly but fun.
Balloon Stomp Game
Tie balloons to your ankles and stomp on each other's balloons and try to pop them. You'll need rubber bands and balloons. Blow up a lot of balloons and tie a rubber band to each of them. Put a balloon around each players ankle by stretching the rubber over their foot. If you want, you can put a balloon on each ankle. Make sure players wear shoes to protect their feet. Play some music and have everyone stomp around, trying step on and pop other players balloons. Whoever has the last balloon left around their ankle is the winner!
Broken Bridges Outdoor
Equipment: Two lengths of string, wooden plank
An outdoor action game which really gets rid of some energy. Put two lengths of string across the lawn to represent the banks of a stream, and a fairly wide plank joining the two banks. Get the children to run round the garden and to 'cross' the river via the plank. Turning your back on them, you then suddenly shout out "Splash" and any child caught on the plank has thus fallen in the river and is out.
Bubble Gum Game
This game can be played as a relay race. Split your guests into teams of 3-5 people. Get some paper plates, bubble gum, and whipped cream (in a can). Put a piece of bubble gum on the plate and swirl the whipped cream over it until the bubble gum is completely covered. Then have your guests dig through the whipped cream and find the bubble gum. Here's the catch, players must keep their hands behind their backs and dig through the whipped cream with their faces! Once they find it, they must chew it and blow a fairly good sized bubble. Go through until every one has had a turn. The person who blows the bubble first is the winner. You can also do several rounds until you have one winner. *Depending on what your guests wear, you may want to have a towel or garbage bag to use as a bib.
