Any party ideas?

[Melody]

The kids (9 and 10 yrs) are having an end of school year party. They had one last year and I didn't have any specific activities for them to do but it worked out well. They just ran around the back yard and had a great time. This year though, with some being a bit older, I wouldn't mind getting some games going for a big crowd. I was thinking volley ball but not all would be able to play at once. Any ideas for games? Water games would be cool too. Like the kind played at family reunions.
Thanks for any help.

[vea29]

what about .....
Freeze bees
Horse shoes or a ring toss.
Twister

water balloon tosses.

Potato sack races

relay race

[Cathy]

what about .....
Freeze bees

????????????

[BevJ]

We had and end of summer party for ds once and we had a snowball fight in the backyard with the big marshmellows.

[vea29]

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Sorry Iwas half asleep....LOL

I meant frisbees

[Melody]

Vea, thanks for the ideas. Bev, that's hilarious. I bet they had a blast.
I was thinking of something with water balloons. I just don't know the rules, how do they pass the balloons? I think I remember something about the knees or neck. Can you tell I don't have family reunions? LOL

[vea29]

Vea, thanks for the ideas. Bev, that's hilarious. I bet they had a blast.
I was thinking of something with water balloons. I just don't know the rules, how do they pass the balloons? I think I remember something about the knees or neck. Can you tell I don't have family reunions? LOL

You could have 2 kids pair up and try to pass the water balloon without using hands.

Or you could have the toss it back and foward and every time they catch it the have to take a stepback.

[littlesista06]

Hey Mel, check out this website: http://www.funattic.com/game_list.htm
Lists of all sorts of games (water included) and activities. Looked good to me!

[vea29]

Hey Mel, check out this website: http://www.funattic.com/game_list.htm
Lists of all sorts of games (water included) and activities. Looked good to me!

that's a great site....Thanks sista

[Melody]

Hey Mel, check out this website: http://www.funattic.com/game_list.htm
Lists of all sorts of games (water included) and activities. Looked good to me!

Awsome! Thank you very much. I will do a couple of these and going back to look at more.

[littlesista06]

I taught this one to dd's Brownie troop and they love it!!

Wolf's Dinner Time
One player becomes the wolf and he/she will stand with his/her back turned to the others about 15 feet from the others. The others call out, "Whats the time Mr. Wolf" and the wolf turns to face the others and shouts out a time. Eg: 9 o'clock. The others would then take 9 steps toward the wolf. The group will take the same amount of steps toward the wolf as the amount of hours in the wolfs time. eg, 4 o'clock = 4 steps, 6 o'clock = 6 steps etc. etc. The wolf will then turn his back to the group again for them to yell "whats the time...." (He looks at the group only when he shouts the time at the group").

When the group comes close to the wolf the next time the group yells "whats the time Mr. Wolf" the wolf will say 'Its DINNER TIME" and run after the group who are running back to the start line, and hopefully catch one of the group who will then be the wolf.

[littlesista06]

Somebody stop me!! LOL I love parties and party idea sites!!!
http://www.partygamecentral.com/

[Melody]

Thanks again!
What time is it Mr. Wolf was my favorite game in kindergarten and I still remember playing it all the time. I would get my friends and brothers to play at home too.

[kat]

Sista, thanks for the sites. I went to both and copied several games for the church youth group this summer. Great ideas.