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Kids Birthday Party Games July 19

Yes, you can always rely on the standard party games to make sure that the kids at your child’s next birthday have a good time. After all, old favorites like hitting the piñata, playing hide-and-go-seek, bobbing for apples and even playing pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey never really get old. But if you want to make sure that everyone has a really good time at your child’s party and that the event is really one that will be remembered, then you might consider trying out some more creative birthday party games.

Here are a few kids’ birthday party game ideas to get you started:

Balloon Games – There are many different games that can be played with balloons so as long as the kids in your party group are old enough to play with them without problems, you’ll probably want to add a balloon game to your child’s party. For example, have a balloon Stuffing Contest – The way this game works is to divide the group of kids into teams of two. One of the two gets to wear a big, baggy T-shirt. You’ll turn on fun music and the second child will stuff blown-up balloons up the baggy shirt of the first child. The child with the most balloons in their shirt is the winner but all of the kids win with the silliness of this game. A less silly but still fun balloon game is Back-2-Back in which two kids stand back to back passing a balloon around to each other until it pops; the last team with an unpopped balloon wins and you get lots of good video footage of the kids laughing as the balloons pop all around them.
Craft Games – Crafts may be something that you enjoy doing with your kids during downtime but they can also be great for kids’ parties. The best craft activities are those which leave the kids with something to take home at the end of the day. For example, you might have them make bracelets with their names on them. Alternatively, you can have a craft in which everyone makes something for the birthday kid. Your party invitations can say that no gifts are necessary since you’ll be making them at the party, something that will please the other parents!
How Many Games – You can put almost anything in a jar and have the kids at a party guess how many are there. Keep it birthday themed by making the item in the jar be candles, birthday cake toppers or balloons. Have a prize for the winner but let all the kids take something out of the jar.

Recess Games Revamped – The games that your children play at recess at school are games that they enjoy. Take the party outdoors and play standard recess games such as Red Rover and Duck-Duck Goose. However, change the games slightly to reflect whatever the theme of your birthday party is. Even if you have no theme, the birthday itself can be a theme. For example, duck-duck goose can become happy-happy birthday.
Scavenger Hunts – For awhile, treasure hunts were all the rage at birthday parties and then they kind of went out of style. They take some planning but this can be a great way to spend a good portion of the party and keep all the kids entertained and occupied together.

These are just a few of the general ideas that you might want to think about when planning your next kids’ birthday party. Activities like these keep the keep the kids focused and active which helps to minimize the negative effects from all of that sugar in the cakes and candies! And they also help to brighten up the party, making for great photographic moments that you’ll be able to enjoy long after the celebration has ended.

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