Indoor party and birthday games for older children
Let's first limit the term "older children"? a little more precise: this refers to children who are already in school but are still too young to take charge of organizing a party or a birthday. As a rule, children from the age of 12 to 14 years want to celebrate alone. It is not for nothing that puberty is the age when adults become embarrassed. Parents can do their children and themselves a great favor by keeping discreetly in the background. It is therefore about school children from the first to about the sixth grade. In addition to the (as with adult parties) central theme of eating and drinking, make common games especially for the fun factor at a party or birthday party. Below are a few games that hopefully will not be "old hat" for kids. are and bring momentum to every party.
One point in advance, about which one did not have to worry about a few years ago: statistics show that 57 percent of ten-year-olds today own a cell phone or smartphone. Try to declare your child's party (or any party) mobile-free zone without sounding like a ban. Difficult? Yes, sure, but it's worth it.
Acquaintance Chaos
A warm-up game, well suited as an entry. All children are in a circle. The game master (parent) gives an instruction: "Everyone thinks of five others he wants to shake hands with." At a starting line everyone tries to shake hands with the children they thought before. At least now that explains itself? Chaos? in the second round comes a new instruction: "Everyone thinks of four others, whom he wants to pat on the back." On command, it starts again. In each new round there is another assignment (cheek, high-five, etc.) and always an imaginary person less. The game can be easily adapted to different group sizes.
Suck leaves
A game with a lot of movement and experience of your own breath.
You need:
- In autumn: dry leaves, otherwise paper or newspaper snippets in sheet size, about five per child
- Drinking straws for everyone
- bowls
In small groups, each child plays for themselves, larger groups can be divided into two teams. The leaves or snippets are spread on a table. At some distance from the table, two bowls (for teams) or one bowl per child (for single players) are placed on the floor. Now all children have to try with the drinking straw in the mouth to suck a leaf without using the hands. The sucked sheet must then be transported to your own or Team Bowl. If leaves fall down, they only have to be picked up again with the drinking straw. After a specified playing time (two to five minutes, depending on the level of difficulty), the team or child with the most leaves in the bowl wins.
Gordian knot tightened
This game is by game experts to the so-called? New Games? expected. It promotes problem-solving group thinking and reduces fear of contact. No individual can win here but only the group.
You need:
- A room that can be completely darkened. Alternatively, the eyes can be closed or connected. Experience has shown that the dark room is a special experience for the children.
All the children stand in a circle, then the room is darkened. Now all the children have to walk slowly towards each other and try to grab two hands from different children in the dark. If every child has found two hands, the light is switched on again. Now the children should try the resulting "children's ball"? to dissolve without letting go of the gripped hands. This is only possible with dislocations and overshoots or crawl of connections. The ball can always be untangled in one or more closed circles.
Cinderella or Cinderella
Yes, I know, you do not play with food. But: Theoretically, the food used after the game can still be used. It is a game that sharpens fine motor skills and sense of touch. An ideal opener for the quieter party phase after the movement games and the meal.
You need:
- dried peas, lentils, corn kernels and kidney beans, and rice
- a large bowl and a small bowl per child
- as many notes as other players? The names of legumes and of rice and maize are written on the labels in the same distribution. So with ten children twice peas, twice lentils etc.
- Cloths as blindfolds
In the large bowl (wash bowl or similar) is in each case a handful of the described "ingredients? given and mixed well. Then each child draws one of the prepared notes and reads what is written on them. Now everyone sits in a circle around the bowl and each get a small bowl, which they put in front of him.With towels, all children are blindfolded, and they can help each other. On a start signal, all with one hand reach into the large bowl and try one of their? To find grains. Once they have felt one, it comes into the bowl and with the other hand it goes on. After a predetermined time (three to five minutes) it is counted which Cinderella has collected the most grains.
If you know even more great indoor games: Ab off in the comments. The bigger the collection becomes, the more games ideas you have ready for the next kids party. For outdoor games will soon have their own contribution.
