Party Games - S's - Page Two
Spin The Bottle
This is a variation on Pass The Parcel, an empty bottle being used to select children for forfeits. The guests sit in a circle and the bottle is placed on its side in the middle. The first spin is performed by the party organizer and when the bottle comes to a standstill whoever it is pointing to is asked to perform a forfeit for a prize. A good idea is to have a list of about ten forfeits which can range from simple counting exercises to song singing, etc. The children can be given a choice of number from one to ten and have to do the forfeit for that number. Spin the bottle can also be used as a great way to run an organized present opening at a birthday party, see Chapter 5 of "The Guide" for details.
Spoon Race
Requires two opposing teams lined up side by side, two spoons and two spools of fishing line. Secure the fishing line securely to each spoon and hand it to one of the ends. They drop the spoon down through their clothing onto the floor, pick it up and hand it to the next team member until it has reached the end person who after dropping it has to begin to retrieve the spoon by pulling it back up through their clothing. Do this until the spoon has been retrieved by the end person who started it. Whoever finishes first, of course, is the winner.
Sponge Relay Race - Water Game
You divide all the birthday kids into two teams. Then, you put two buckets at the end and give each team one sponge, with a bucket of water at the teams starting line. (So there will be two buckets full of water. The ones at the end are empty) The first person on each team dips there sponge into the water and races down to the other end and squeezes the sponge into the empty bucket. The first team who has their bucket full, wins.
Star Game (night game)
For this game buy a bag of those glow in the dark stars(it's fun if the stars are all different sizes) Before the guests arrive, throw the stars all around the yard. Once it gets dark, see who can fin the most stars! Have the stars be the prize or give a party favor for the one who has the most starts. This can also be a fun game at family reunions.
Statues
Played to music, all the players move round while the music is playing, when the music stops the players have to stand like statues, anyone who moves is out, start the music again and repeat as many times as you want.
Switch
Divide the kids into two teams and take Team A into another room. Team A must switch various items of clothing or accessories with one another, then return to the game room. Team B must try to guess all the switches that have been made within a five-minute time period. Add up how many items Team B guessed correctly. Then let Team B have a turn to "switch" and let Team A guess the switches. The team with the most correct answers in the allotted time period wins a prize.
