Fun Party Game Ideas For Your Child's Next Birthday

Year after year you throw a birthday party for your child and come to realize that the planning and organization process becomes easier. You eventually put down the pen and paper and remember the to-do list in your mind. You have to fill out and send invitations, buy or make a cake, decorate your home and purchase birthday party supplies. But, figuring out what games to play is a challenging question you have to answer each year.    We provided a list of fun and creative games for your child's next birthday party. These games are easy to set up, simple to play and they won't leave a mess.  

Although traditional games, such as pin the tail on the donkey and musical chairs are popular, you want to spice up the games this year, in addition to being recognized as the parent who threw the "cool" party.

1. Scavenger Hunt: Divide the children into teams and give each team a list of items they have to find. The first team to come back with all of the items wins a prize.
2. Musical box:  Similar to musical chairs, children sit in a circle and pass around a wrapped gift while the music plays. When the music stops, the child holding the gift unwraps a layer of wrapping paper. Children keep playing until there's no more wrapping paper. Whoever receives the unwrapped box keeps the gift inside.
3. Wrap a Mummy: Split the children into teams and give each team a roll of toilet paper. The team that can wrap each member in toilet paper the fastest wins.
4. Who am I?: Place a picture or the name of someone, such as a cartoon character or celebrity, on the back of each child. The children have to find out who is on the picture by asking other children around them questions. But, these can only be "yes" or "no" questions.
5. Egg Race: Each child lines up holding an egg on a spoon. They have to race to the other side without dropping the egg. To keep the race clean, use hard boiled eggs.
6. Sack Race: Give each child a sack to stand in. Holding the sack with both hands, children have to race to the other side.
7. Balloon Stomp: Tie one balloon to the ankle of each child. Children then have to stomp on other balloons, but also be careful no one steps on theirs. The last child with a balloon on his or her leg wins.
8. Water Balloon Toss: Pairing up in teams, two children stand across from each other, tossing a water balloon to each other, without dropping it. Every so often, the children have to extend the distance between each other and continuing throwing the balloon. The last team left with a balloon wins.
9.  Obstacle Course: You can set up an obstacle course with ropes, swings, slides and tubes for children to compete in teams.
10. What's in the Bag?: Take the first letter of each child's name and place an object in the bag that begins with that child's name. For example, "A" for Ashley, and place an apple in the bag. Without looking,  but allowed to feel the bag, children have to guess what's in the bag.