| If you're planning a childrens party, one of the most | | | | the children must find a chair to sit on. The child who is |
| important things you will need to consider is how to | | | | left standing is out of the game. At which point you |
| keep the children interested and entertained. And, if | | | | remove another chair and the game continues until |
| you want to create a memorable experience that they | | | | only one chair remains. The kid who sits on it is the |
| will never forget, what better way to liven things up | | | | winner. |
| than to have some fun children's party games! Now, to | | | | If that is a bit too competitive for your taste, Chinese |
| save you the trouble of having to think up some cool | | | | Whispers is another fun game that you could choose. |
| party games ideas, we have come up with a list of | | | | Get all the children to form a circle. Choose one of the |
| ideal children party games. | | | | children - the birthday boy or girl, perhaps - to choose |
| While all of these games are traditional, they certainly | | | | a phrase or sentence and get them to whisper this to |
| don't have to be boring. And, just because they offer a | | | | the person sitting next to them, who then whispers |
| good opportunity for any child to learn, that doesn't | | | | what they heard to the person sitting next to them and |
| mean they don't have to be fun. These childrens party | | | | so on, until everyone in the circle has heard the |
| games have stood the test of time, and there's a | | | | message. The last person to hear the message then |
| reason for that: because kids love to play them. | | | | tells the whole group what they heard, allowing |
| Let's start off with that old favorite of kids birthday | | | | everyone to compare it with what they thought they |
| party games - getting them to pin things on different | | | | heard. This can often have all the children rolling about |
| objects. You could have them pin the tail on the | | | | with laughter as it turns out that what the original |
| donkey or they could pin the hat on the sailor or they | | | | message was was completely different from what |
| could pin a crown on the king or queen, and so on and | | | | they thought it was, and likewise the final message. |
| so forth. | | | | And what better way to round things off than with a |
| Now, you can buy these things from a kids store, or, if | | | | game of Pass the Parcel? |
| you want to add to the children's experience, you | | | | Wrap a gift in as many layers of paper as there are |
| could easily make these things up yourself. What you | | | | children. Sit all the children in a circle close together, and |
| want to do is to get some poster paper and to draw | | | | have them pass the parcel to each other. Play some |
| on it. Or, even better, you could have your child draw | | | | music, and when the music stops, the player who is |
| things up prior to the party. | | | | holding the parcel unwraps one of the layers. Continue |
| Another fun game for kids to play is Musical Chairs. | | | | playing until all the layers are removed, and the child |
| What you want to do is to setup a row of chairs, back | | | | who has the final layer gets to win the prize. |
| to back, and to make sure that there is one chair less | | | | These are just a few fun childrens party games ideas |
| than the number of kids playing. Choose some music | | | | to get you started. As we go along we will come up |
| to play, and as you play the music have the children | | | | with more fun stuff to keep all your kids excited and |
| walk around the room. As soon as the music stops, | | | | happy. |