Party Games - G's
Gift Grab - Card Game
The idea is to have 2 decks of cards, pass out one deck of cards to everyone at the party circling around giving everyone one at a time until all the cards are gone. Hopefully everyone will come out with an even number of cards.. Have a bunch of nice little gifts wrapped 5 or 10 depending on the amount of guests.. Put the gifts in the center of the room. Then with the second Deck of Cards have someone call out each card, the person that has the card that is called gets up and picks a prize, when all the prizes are taken from the table, everyone can steal the gifts from each other, when the whole deck has been called out the people with the prizes on their laps keep them. This game is fun because everyone likes to pick a certain prize that looks interesting and they try to steal it back and forth and other people try not to let you remember they have a prize, but of course they have to keep them in the open....
Gift Unwrap Game Take: For Birthdays and Holidays
Number of players: about 10-30 Type: Can be a stunt, if the group is very large, or the entire party may play Winner: The person who FINISHES unwrapping the present How to play: A gift is placed in the center of the group. A basket with dice is passed around. When a person rolls double sixes, they run up to the gift, don the hat, scarf and gloves (goggles if you want too!) and begin unwrapping as fast as they can. (The more items they need to put on the less they'll be able to unwrap) The dice continue to be passed and as soon as someone else rolls double sixes, they take their turn at the present. Play continues until the present is completely unwrapped. Items needed: Dice, Basket, Hat, Gloves, Scarf, one very well wrapped present. It helps to have several layers of wrapping paper and even boxes within boxes to keep make the game more challenging.
Gone Fishing
You will need a helper for this children's activity. Tie a string across the room and lay a sheet over it so no one can see what is on the other side. Use an old fishing pole, or tie a string around a stick or broom handle. Tie a clothespin on the end of the fishing pole's string. Let each guest take a turn "casting" their line over the sheet. Have your helper stand on the other side and attach small gifts, favors, or treats to the clothespin. When they're done, the helper gives a slight tug on the line. When the kids "reel" in their lines, they'll be delighted to see what they've caught!
Good Guess
Find a variety of items that your guests can guess "How much…" For example, "How many jellybeans in a jar," "How many words on a page in a book," "How many crackers in a bag of oyster crackers," "How many pages in a magazine". Award a prize to the person who has the closest guess for each item.
Grab The Balloons Game
Blow up 15 - 20 balloons, place them on the floor. Each person has a limited amount of time (I used 2 minutes) to pick up and hold as many balloons as possible. Each person takes a turn, whoever held the most balloons at the end of their time wins. This was a hoot! You can only hold so many in your hands, one guy put them up his shirt, between his legs, under his arms, in his teeth, and believe it or not, he put the tie end of a balloon up his nose! And he wasn't the one that won! No one can help them pick up balloons, that way, when they have them between their legs, or under their arms, when they walk or bend to pick up more balloons, they lose the ones they already have. Lots of fun to watch!
Guess who I am
For the 3-4 year olds. Think up in advance some characters or animals. With the kids all seated at your feet you then start to silently act out one of the characters or animals. Gradually you introduce some noises and the children then have to guess who or what you are. For example if you were a cat you could run around on all fours, play with a ball or imaginary mouse and then meow.
