Ideas for Party Games

[Mum2Romone]

We will have about 30 guests coming to our sons 2nd birthday in a few weeks time

I am wondering if you lovely ladies could help me make a list of games suitable for 2-5 year olds (there will be several)

and maybe some adult games

Thanks in advance

[~kellie~]

Pass the parcel?

Sorry in not much help but we have a 3rd birthday coming up too and I also need ideas!

[Rach75]

having been to many a 1-2-3 year old parties in the last few years

Pass the parcel is one the kids understand, if kids are little get the mums or dads to sit in circle as well

we have also had pull string pinata's (you can pick up one at k-mart under $10 then you fill)

depending on the level of understanding musical staues, simon says...more for fun than anything else

we also just let the kids run riot at that age just having heaps of balls, bikes they are happy with a less structured party

[mrsmac]

I have found from experience that kids that age don't want to play games, they are best left to run around and play.

[kawazuki]

maybe hire a jumping castle
all day fun

we do treasure hunts like follow the arrows etc.

what about a paint/craft table did this for my sons 6th birthday was a blast.
gave each kid a canvas from the reject shop and let them loose with some paints glue glitter feathers etc.
just covered a table in an el cheapo table cloth the plastic kind.
was a blast lasted a good hour for that one and they could come back to it

[MrsB26]

I was also going to sy that kids that age tend to want to run wild! A jumping castle would be ideal too. We just went to a 1st bday party with a mixture of kids and it was a hit. The littler ones were happy playing with the toys that were alvailable at the house while the bigger ones went nuts, then the little ones got a go on the castle too when the bigger ones had a break. No one got injured which i was suprised about considering the maajority were boys on sugar highs!