Kid Birthday Party Games - Pre-Teens
Pre-teens are no longer wanting to play kiddie games but are not
yet teenagers. They will not want to play running games yet are
not really ready to just hang out. Here are some ideas for your
pre-teen party.
Untie the Knot
Place the guests in two separate
circles. Ask them to raise a hand and take hold of someone's
hand on the opposite side of their circle. Then, using their
free hand, grab the hand of a different person close by. Without
letting go they must try unravel themselves. The first team to
do so is the winner.
Matching Characters
Identify couples from real life
or fiction like Lady Di and Charles, Peter Pan and Wendy or
Willie Wonka and Charlie. Place a piece of paper on each
persons' back identifying them. Each person then asks 1 question
from every other person till they discover who they are. They
may only ask questions such as am I male or female, a fictional
character or real person, dead or alive, etc. Once they identify
themself, they can start looking for their partners. The winners
are the first matching couple.
Toilet Paper Game
This is a wonderful ice breaker -
especially if the guests don't know each other well. As each
guest arrives ask them to take a strip of toilet paper off a
roll. When everyone is there get the guests to sit in a circle.
Starting with the birthday person, each person must reveal
something about themselves equal to the number of squares they
tore off. You could also pass a bowl of sweets around. Tell each
guest to take a hand full. They must tell a secret for each
sweet they took.
Balloon Defense
Tie a balloon to each persons' ankle.
The idea is to try stamp on each other's balloons to pop them
without having yours burst. Here are tons more wonderful balloon games.
Note for Note
Have a selection of popular CD's
(preferably of mixed artists) and a CD player which allows you
to fast forward to the middle of a song. Press play anywhere in
the middle of a song and play for 2 seconds. Whoever identifies
the song first gets a toothpick. The one with the most
toothpicks in the end wins. You could have them identify the
song or artist.
Questions and Answers
Get each person to write a
way-out question on a piece of paper. Fold and place in a bowl.
Ask them to write a line from their favorite song on another
piece of paper. These are the answers. Pass the questions around
and let every one take one. Each person gets a turn to read
their question, then take an "answer" from the second bowl and
sing it if they know the song. Some really hilarious answers to
questions come out! And strange versions to songs too.
Stork the lantern
This game is played best outside at
night. One child is "it" and sits with a flashlight or lantern.
They must look at the light. The other children move out into
the dark. They try get as close to the lantern as possible. The
person with the light tries to listen for noises or spot
movement. Then they can look up and say something like "I see
you with the red shirt". That person then sits down. The child
that gets the closest to the lantern wins.
Bubble blowing
No not just any bubbles but big odd
shaped bubbles. You will need a good bubble solution and shaped wire to
create these huge bubbles.
Use these ideas, they are sure to be a hit.