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Recommended Ages:  4-9

Instructions

Have children race from one point to another using the following styles:

• Bunny Hop - Child must hop from starting point to finish line.
• Crab Walk - Child walks on hands and feet with their tummy up.
• Duck Walk - Child walks with hands tucked under their arms while squatting down.
• Leap Frog - This is good for team competition.  One child gets down on their hands and knees while the second child leaps over them.  The second child then gets down on their hands and knees and the first child leaps over them.  They continue to do this until the goal or finish line is reached.

Don’t forget prizes for the winners!

By Dee Schrock

Children’s birthday parties and games go hand in hand. Your child’s big day will feel incomplete if the expected kids birthday party games are overlooked. The games can be as simple as pin the tail on the donkey or as complex as scavenger hunts that lead the kids all over town. Of course the party games that are played will depend on the age of the children attending the party.

However, everyone can enjoy the fun with these games. After all, this is what’s most important when it comes to childhood birthday parties.

Scavenger Hunts

This has got to be one of the most popular kids birthday party games to play at any type of party, but it does require a fair amount of planning to pull it off successfully. You can create a number of variations of scavenger hunts depending on the available area, the necessary equipment, and the age of the players.

First of all, you make a list of all the items the children will be required to find before hiding them in the designated area. You could divide the players into small groups with 3 players in each one, give the players a list of the items to look for, and send them on their way. You should set a time limit on the scavenger hunt so there be time to plenty of other kids birthday party games.

The group that finds the most items on the list wins the game. You can also award more prizes in addition to the toys and other items that they discovered while doing the scavenger hunt.

There are plenty of variations to the scavenger hunt game that can be applied as the kids grow up but still want to play this fun game. For instance, you can give the groups Polaroid or video cameras and ask them to document their findings from a to-do list instead of retrieving items on a to-find list.

Pick It All Up Game

You are probably well aware of how hard it is for kids to pick their toys up from the floor and put them into their toy box. Well, wouldn’t it be great to teach them about picking up after themselves with kids birthday party games?

To play this game, assemble odds and ends from around the house and two big boxes. Use items like pillow cases, empty plastic soda bottles, spoons, hangers, toys, and plastic cups. Really, anything will do as long as long as they are safe for the children to handle. You also need to make sure you have two of each item. Place the boxes at a starting line.

Next, split the group into two equal teams and position the players at the opposite end of the starting line. Arrange the children from smallest to largest, with the former at the head of the line.

To start the game, the first child in the line will get an item from the box and run back to the player next in line and give him the item. This second child will then run over to the box to retrieve another item while still holding the first item. This continues with each child holding all of the items they were given until the biggest child hold all the items before putting them back in the box. Each team is doing this at the same time. The first team to accomplish the task is the winner.

With these kinds of kids birthday party games, you can teach the kids about following directions and cleaning up after themselves. What a joy to parents this will be!

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Article Source: The Perfect Kids’ Birthday Party Games For Your Child’s Big Day

By Rachel Paxton

Planning a birthday party for your preschooler? Party games are a great way to keep young children entertained and engaged in the party. Make sure every child gets a prize of some kind so child every goes home a winner!

Bean in Your Shoe - One player goes out of the room. A dried bean is given to one of the players to put in his or her shoe. Play some music and have all the players dance, each child pretending to have a bean in their shoe. The player that left the room comes back and tries to guess who has the bean in their shoe. If they guess right, the person with the bean in their shoe gets to guess next. If they guess wrong, they get to leave the room again and try again. If they guess wrong a second time, they get to choose who gets to leave the room next.

Hot and Cold - Have the players hide an object while one player leaves the room. When the object has been hidden, the player that left returns to the room and guesses where the object has been hidden. This player must move around one step at a time while the other players call out “Warm!” or “Cold!” or “Colder!” or “Warmer!” or “Boiling!” until the player finds the object. The closer they get, the “warmer” they are. The further away they get, the “colder” they are.

Lucky Number - Give each child five buttons. The players go from player to player, exchanging buttons with each other. They can give away as many or few as they want, but they cannot refuse buttons from other players. After approximately 2 minutes the leader calls “Stop!” The leader then calls out a “lucky number” between one and twenty. Whoever has that number of buttons wins.

Cat and Rat - This game is best for 10 or more players. The players hold hands in a circle. One player is the rat on the inside of the circle, and one player is the cat on the outside of the circle. The cat tries to break through the circle to get to the rat. The players in the circle try to prevent the cat from getting to the rat. When the cat succeeds in breaking through the circle, the players the cat broke between are the next cat and rat.

Balloon Race - Give each child a self-addressed postcard. Have the children dictate to an adult notes to write on their postcard that state they are having a contest to see whose balloon travels the farthest. Also ask that the location, date, and time that the balloon is found be written on the postcard by the person who finds the balloon and that the person drop the postcard in the mail. Place the postcards in ziploc bags and attach them to the balloons. Set a date for when the contest ends, and launch the balloons!

Farm Animals - Secretly give the name of a farm animal to each player. The leader yells “Go!” and each player acts out their animal at the same time. At the end of 2 minutes, each player calls out as many of the animal names as they can remember. The player that remembers the most animal names correctly wins the game.

Dog Bone - All players are seated in a group. One player is selected to be the dog. The dog sits with his back to the rest of the players. A bone (eraser, ball, or some other object) is placed on the floor behind the dog’s back. One at a time, each player tries to sneak up behind the dog and steal his bone. If the dog hears a sound from the player trying to sneak up behind him, he “barks” and the other player returns to their seat. If someone is successful in stealing the bone, that player returns to their seat and hides the bone. All of the players then say, “Dog, Dog, where’s your bone?” The dog has three chances to guess who stole his bone. The person who stole the bone gets to be dog next.

Break the Balloon - Each child receives a balloon. The first child to blow up their balloon and pop it wins (show the children how to tie the balloons before the game begins).

Blind Man’s Bluff - Choose one child to be blindfolded. Let the child wander around the room until they touch another child. The blindfolded child tries to guess who they have touched. If they are correct, the other child gets to blindfolded next. If they are wrong, they get to be blindfolded one more time. If they are wrong a second time, they get to choose who gets to be blindfolded next.

Penny Dropping - Give each player 5 pennies. Place a jar on the floor behind a chair. Have the players take turns kneeling on the chair and trying to drop their pennies into the jar. Their hand should not go lower than the top of the back of the chair. Whoever gets the most pennies in the jar wins the game.

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Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom of four. For more inspirational articles and tips for everyday living, visit Christian-Parent.com.