party games

[pianistimo]

question:  i need some NEW games.  we're tired of the old 'hot potatoe' - tag - musical chairs - balance the egg on a spoon - and run with a penny between your knees and see how many you can drop in a bucket. 

something - more sophisticated.  or - less. 

[imbetter]

-spin the bottle
-truth or dare
-7 minutes in heaven
-7 hours in heaven

[pianistimo]

SIX YEAR OLDS PARTY! 

do you have anything tamer?

[imbetter]

...3 minutes in heaven?

[pianowolfi]

I thought in heaven there's no time

[imbetter]

hmmmm. infinant sex? sounds good to me.

[ihatepop]

 

-Hit a note on piano, and ask them to sing it
-Have a contest...See who can bake the fastest? (With supervisation of course)

ihatepop

[wotgoplunk]

hmmmm. infinant sex? sounds good to me.

I thought you were twelve

[ahinton]

question:  i need some NEW games.  we're tired of the old 'hot potatoe' - tag - musical chairs - balance the egg on a spoon - and run with a penny between your knees and see how many you can drop in a bucket. 

something - more sophisticated.  or - less. 

There's LESS?

Well, why not merely change the rules and balance the hot potato (without a final "e", even in Pennsylvanian, methinks) on a spoon or run with an egg between your knees and see how many musical buckets you can drop on a chair?

Is the original truly representative of what PA PArties are all about?

Susan, I'm really starting to fear for you, you know...

Best,

Alistair

[thalbergmad]

How about "pin the halo on the messiah".

Kids just love it.

Thal

[imbetter]

I thought you were twelve

old enough

How about "pin the halo on the messiah".

Kids just love it.

Thal

at least pianistimo's kids.

[thalbergmad]

How about "pass the pilate" or maybe even "musical crosses"

[dnephi]

How about "pass the pilate" or maybe even "musical crosses"

Will you can it?

Anyway, they might like making scrapbook type things.

[thalbergmad]

Will you can it?

Sorry, i do not take instructions from morons.

Go and bleat to someone who cares.

[cmg]

How about "pass the pilate" or maybe even "musical crosses"

How about a sing-a-long to "The Vatican Rag?"

"First you get down on your knees,
Fiddle with those rosaries.
Bow your head in deep respect,
Genuflect! Genuflect! Genuflect!"

Ave Maria!
Gee, it's good to see ya!
Doin' The Vatican Rag!"

Okay, kids.  All together now!  Thal!?!  Get that frog out of the Font and get over here and sing!

[thalbergmad]

HAHA quality post

[pianistimo]

?  you're all sooooo helpful.

[thalbergmad]

We are trying to be helpful, but you do not seem to appreciate this.

[ahinton]

How about a sing-a-long to "The Vatican Rag?"

"First you get down on your knees,
Fiddle with those rosaries.
Bow your head in deep respect,
Genuflect! Genuflect! Genuflect!"

Ave Maria!
Gee, it's good to see ya!
Doin' The Vatican Rag!"

Okay, kids.  All together now!  Thal!?!  Get that frog out of the Font and get over here and sing!

Nothing is fairer
Than quoting Tom Lehrer
To Susan* - not Sarah
(She'll argue - don't dare her!)

* NOTE: At a certain performance of Verdi's Requiem in England a while ago, a certain soprano was billed as "Susan *******" whereas she is in fact Sarah *******).

Susan almost certainly won't be offended by this Vatican Rag quote, however, since her chosen interpretation of Christianity is not especially close to that of the Roman Catholics who genuflect while she looks away...

Best,

Alistair

[soliloquy]

Twister

[beethoven2]

Spoons: it's kinda a game you have to play to understand.... say you've got 7 people playing, everybody gets delt 4 cards, and you put 6 spoons in the middle of the table.  Then, the dealer picks up a card and looks at it.  The idea is to try and get 4 of a kind... so if the dealer doesn't want the card, then he hands it off to the next person, who does the same.  IF somebody does want the card, they can swap it out for one in thier hand.  Now, when somebody does get 4 of a kind, then they can grab a spoon.  Once somebody touches one spoon, then everybody else can dive in, regardless of whether or not they have 4 matching or not.  Whoever doesn't get a spoon get's a letter, i.e. first time is "S" second time is "p" etc.... once you have "spoon" you're out.... last man in wins.



Or Capture the Flag. 

[tom_selleck]

Pin the Tail on the Donkey?

Or variations.  I enjoy a good game of Pin the 'Stache on Tom myself.

I think you could work some type of moustache theme in.  You know, six is not too young for the moustache.  Why if I had had my 'stache at six I could have a been a moustache prodigy back then.

[pianowolfi]

Lol a moustache prodigy Congrats fom a fellow moustacher

[pianistimo]

so far, i think only beethoven2 and soliloquy have any real ideas.  although - it would be funny to just have a bunch of moustaches to put on (although i don't want thal to think that he came up with the idea first). 

also, i found the game 'burgler' where you give the kids a padlock and a bunch of keys and they have to figure out which one goes in the padlock.   or, hen - where you tape a marker to their toe and see if they can write a legible word standing up.  or, crossing the marsh only using two piece of paper and putting them under each foot as they go.

i'm doing a treasure hunt right now.  have to use words they know.

[thalbergmad]

also, i found the game 'burgler' where you give the kids a padlock and a bunch of keys and they have to figure out which one goes in the padlock. 

Well, that should help a few of them decide on a future career.

BTW, it was me that thought about a "pinning" game first, so i deserve some credit.

I was thinking that you could devise a game where the children are asked questions about the 10 commandments. Anyone that gets a question wrong, gets stoned to death by all the others. The last one to survive wins a prize.

Good idea eh?

Thal

[pianistimo]

this isn't a bible camp, thal.  although - you gave me an idea of what to use these four rubber balls for.  was thinking dodge ball or something.  we could just call it stoning.  (but what would the parents think?)

[thalbergmad]

Not very inventive are you. I am beginning to run out of ideas.

Perhaps building the wall of Jerhicho with toy bricks and trying to bring it down with trumpets.

I have not had much experience with kids parties, but i am trying to help.

Thal

[ganymed]

in Germany there is a very popular  Game called Mäxchen which you play with 2 Dice. You can read the rules of it  on wikipedia. 



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_%28game%29


P.S: there is a nice variation of the game. The player who looses a life has to drink a few  gulps of Vodka


Edit: LMFAO i didnt read that you are looking games for a children's birthday

[pianistimo]

i might try that with my husband after the party.

[thalbergmad]

We don't want to hear about your sordid sex games thanks.

Thal

[cmg]

Nothing is fairer
Than quoting Tom Lehrer
To Susan* - not Sarah
(She'll argue - don't dare her!)

* NOTE: At a certain performance of Verdi's Requiem in England a while ago, a certain soprano was billed as "Susan *******" whereas she is in fact Sarah *******).

Susan almost certainly won't be offended by this Vatican Rag quote, however, since her chosen interpretation of Christianity is not especially close to that of the Roman Catholics who genuflect while she looks away...

Best,

Alistair

"There's no absolution
Like appropriate attribution."

Yours,

Tom Lehrer

p.s. How about the party game "The *** of Babylon?"  It would certainly be a Revelation to the kiddies!

(oops, fucked by the censor!) 

p.p.s. and repenting for that flagrant display of coarse languauge, let me offer up a legitimate kiddie game that my mother often used (until we caught on). 

It's called "Magic Carpet".  Have the kiddies sit on a few Oriental carpets and tell them that if they are VERY still, VERY quiet, VERY composed, the carpet will levitate and they will fly about the room!  Kids love this.  After an hour, they all nod off.  That's when you pick their pockets to get enough cash to defray party expenses.  When they awake, you have to deal with their disappointment at not flying.  They will grumble, whine, squirm and behave badly.  That's when you say:  "See?  That's exactly why your carpets didn't fly!  Bad!  Bad!  Now call your mothers to come pick you up!"

[harjoydes]

Why not Google -Children's Party Games?

[mycrabface]

capture the flag.. hey go to a library if you have time.. they probably have books on party games

[quantum]

What about clean this house.  You all get an item or part of the house to clean, and the person with the cleanest thing gets the prize. 

[ahinton]

What about clean this house.  You all get an item or part of the house to clean, and the person with the cleanest thing gets the prize. 

In pianistimo's case, this would probably transform itself into "bless this house" before one could even say "Susan"...

Best,

Alistair