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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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