Games, Games and More Games!

Finding party games can be a challenge, so I've made the work a little easier. Here are a few FRUGAL ideas for games. (that's the great part of games - most ARE frugal!) LOL
For 100's more, check out that e-book I mentioned yesterday!

I love more traditional games, so that's what I'm sharing!

PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY
Change the donkey and the tail to match your theme!
Examples:
- Pin the petal on the flower
- Pin the handle on the teapot
- Pin the tail on the T-Rex
- Pin the wheel on the truck
You get the idea. Then each child is blindfolded and gets a try at placing the tail as close as possible to where it supposed to go. The closest is the winner.

LIMBO
Fun for kids of all ages! Set up a bar that can be raised or lowered, we usually have two people hold the bar, but it has posed a problem before because sometimes they like to move it down "too soon". Play some music in the background and have everyone take a turn going under the bar. You go under the bar facing forward and leaning back! The person who can go the lowest is the winner!

MUSICAL CHAIRS
A traditional favorite! Set up a line of chairs, one less than the number of players and start the music. Everyone walks around the chairs and sits down once the music stops. Whoever is left standing is "out" and we usually have a "booby" prize for them. Take away one chair and start the music again. This continues until there is only one chair. The final two people begin to walk around the chair. Whoever sits when the music stops is the winner!

CAKE-WALK
Set up a bunch of numbers on the floor. Traditionally it's a circle, but we play around with it sometimes and make them zizag and other funny methods. Begin playing music and have everyone walk from one number to the next. Stop the music and allow everyone to get fixed on their number. Draw a number from a hat and then call out the number. Whoever is standing on that number when the music stops is the winner! Obviously at school carnivals and such, the winner usually get's a cake or other goodie, but, you can give away something different.

SIMON SAYS
Get everyone to stand at one end of a large room or out in the yard (yards work better). Simon stands at the other end. Simon gives commands starting with "Simon Says" - "Simon Says take two giant steps forward". "Simon Says pat your head". "Simon Says Sit Down". Affter a few of these you command them to do something without saying "Simon Says" and anyone who does it is out. Whoever follows only Simon's orders and is left at the end of the game wins!