Kids' Parties: Party games

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You'll be glad to learn that many games you enjoyed as a child are still popular now. There are hundreds of party games to enjoy, but here are a few ideas to kick things off.

Musical statues and musical bumps are still classics that all kids should take part in - they're also good for getting rid of all that excess energy!
Everyone dances around to music and then when the music stops, they all stand still or sit down as quickly as possible. Judge who was still moving or the last to sit on the floor, until you only have one left.

Pass the Parcel is also still a must-do at parties (put a small sweet or other present between each wrapper) and Simon Says is also very popular.

Pass the balloon: Always entertaining for everyone who takes part. Split the kids into two teams and make them stand in a line and then they have to pass a balloon all the way along the line from one to the next between their legs.

Treasure hunt: Ideal for a pirate party, but can easily be changed to other themes. This works just as well inside as outside. Either come up with some clues that link from one to another and hide them - the last being the prize.
Alternatively, hide some objects that the kids have to find - silver foil, vegetables, items of clothing and the first to collect the entire list is the winner. Make sure there's enough treasure for everyone to find something.

Pin the tail: Traditionally a donkey, but this could be whatever works best with your theme - monkey, dolphin or even an alien!

Skittles: An old favourite, but you could make easily make skittles out of old juice cartons/plastic milk bottles and then decorate them to suit your theme. Make sure your ball is heavy enough to knock them down, but won't damage anything.

Sly fox: One person is blindfolded and sits on a chair in the middle of a room/garden with a set of keys under the chair. People then have to creep up and pick up the keys without being heard. The person in the chair points at people he hears and they are 'out'.

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