Basic Birthday
Party Game Ideas:
1) Balloon Pop -
First to sit on the air filled balloon and pop it
wins.
2) Three Leg Race -
tie shoe strings together and the first group of two
to the finish line wins.
3) Simon Says - One
person is Simon who tells the others to do things like
"Simon Says stand on one foot", if Simone says "Stand
on one foot" and someone does without having "Simon
Says" in front of it, that person is out. You
can only do what is said if Simon Says.
4) Red Light Green
Light - One person is the it person, they say red
light and green light. Their back is turned when
they say green light, but when they say red light they
are able to look at the rest of the kids, if a kid is
moving when red light is called, they are out, last
one standing wins.
5) Red Rover - Two
groups of 3 or more people. One group calls "Red
Rover Red Rover send "someone's name" right over, if
that person comes over and is able to break through
the arms (everyone holds hands) then they bring
someone back to their group with them, if they can't
break through, they stay with the other group and join
them.
6) Hot Potato -
Everyone sits in a circle and a bean bag (or toy) is
thrown quickly and lightly to the next person going
clockwise. Music is played and when the music
stops, whomever has the hot potato is out. Last
one in wins.
7) Duck Duck Goose
- All kids sit in a circle, one person is it.
They walk around the circle patting kids on the head
saying "duck" once on each head, when they pat a head
and say goose, the one sitting has to jump up and race
the other kid all the way around the circle, the one
standing has to do the "duck duck goose".
8) Water Balloon
Toss - This is a wet game, in groups of two, the kids
stand close faced each other, each time they throw the
balloon to the other and catch it, they each take two
steps back, last ones who didn't drop their balloon
wins.