Classic Games
Fun classic games for birthday parties
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Red
Rover -Divide
children into two teams and have them line up about 30 feet
apart or more. Have each team tightly hold hands. Each team
calls out “Red Rover, Red Rover send ________ (children choose a
name of a child from the opposite team) right over”. The child
that is called runs to the other team and tries to break through
their joined hands. If the child breaks through then they take
an opponent back to their side. If they can’t break through they
must join the other team.
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Simon Says
- Have children stand up in
front of “Simon” (Usually an adult or older child). The children must do
what Simon tells them to do … but only if they say “Simon says” first.
Example: Simon says … pat your tummy. Simon says … jump up and down.
Simon says … summersault. The children can’t stop until Simon says …
Simon says stop patting your tummy. If you give a command without saying
Simon Says and the children do it then that child is out. Keep going
until there is one child left. Fun and easy and Kids love it! Tip:
Think of about 25 commands before you start. Here are some fun ones:
Jump up and down, shake your head, laugh out loud, hop like a frog, be a
dog, crawl like a snake, stand on your head, dance in place, act like a
chicken, do jumping jacks.
Red Light, Green Light game
- Classic outside game! Lay
out two lengths of rope 25 feet apart to make the start and finish
lines. The birthday child (who is now called the Police Officer) stands
in front of the finish line while the others stand behind the start
line. The Police Officer turns his/her back on the other players and
shouts, "Green Light!" and then turns around and counts to five.
While the Police Officer is counts to 5 the players try to run or walk
toward the finish line. When they finish counting they shout "Red
Light!" and turn around quickly. The other players must freeze
instantly. If the Police Officer catches anyone moving, that player must
return to the starting line. Continue until one of the players crosses
the line while the Police Officer's back is turned. That player then
becomes the Police Officer.
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Blindman's Buff |
| Blindfold the birthday child.
They are called the "blindman". The blindman is spun around
three times while the other players find a place to stand in the
room. Once positioned, these players are not allowed to move
their feet. However, they can move their bodies to avoid being
touched. The blindman moves around until they touch someone.
Then the blindman, by feeling the face of the person they
touched, has to guess who the person is. If the blindman guesses
correctly, the tagged player becomes the blindman. |
