Fun Party Games

A party is a good way to connect with family and friends and let your hair down. Food and decorations form an indispensable part of any gathering but the party games are of equal importance too. With that thought in mind, here are some fun party games that you can include in your party.

Fun Party Games for Adults

Spelling Bee

In this game one player adopts the role of question master and asks the other players to spell a series of words. If any player spells the word incorrectly, he/she is eliminated. The winner of this game is the last one left. It is advisable to begin this game with easy words and make it tougher as you go along. To make the game difficult you could also ask the players to spell the words backwards.

Mr. And Mrs.

You can play this game with partners who are total strangers and those who have known each other for years as well. In this game the players are split into couples and one person from each couple is requested to leave the room. The remaining players are then asked a series of pre-planned questions about their partners, spouse or date. They need to try and answer it in the way they think their partner would. The answers that are given are noted down and asked to the partners who have left the room. If the answers match, the couple score a point. The partner’s roles are reversed in the next round. The winner of this game is the couple who are the first to reach five points.

Apple of Discord

Like the name suggests, this fun party game involves an apple. Each pair holds an apple between their foreheads and waits for the leader’s command. The leader then begins giving commands like "four steps to the left," "jump," "sit" etc. The pairs have to fulfill the commands without dropping the apple. The moment it falls, the pair it out.

Horror Film

For this game, 5 eggs are placed on the table and the leader informs the others that one of them is uncooked whereas the others are hard-boiled and that the player who gets the uncooked egg is the winner. The players are then asked to break the eggs against their foreheads. The catch is that none of the eggs are uncooked. The prize is thus given to the last player, because he risks becoming the laughing stock.

Fun Party Games for Teens

Man Hunt

This game needs to be played in the outdoors. To begin the game you need to establish an equal number of players. Then an "it" team needs to be designated while the other team hides. The team that is "it" needs to find and capture all the members of the other team and bind them in one place. Once this is done, the team switches sides.

Balloon War

This is a fun party game where teams rush to steal balloons. This game needs to be played in the outdoors as it includes a lot of movement. To begin with, form a few groups and give each of them 5 balloons and select two or more people to take up the title of "snatchers." Now each team must guard their balloon from the "snatchers" by building forts and guarding their balloons. The ones who have been designated the title of "snatchers" need to get balloons from the other snatchers or forts. The people in groups must protect their balloons. After the set amount of time, the team that has the greatest number of balloons from other teams is declared the winners.

Bandit

This is a quick reaction game that can be played with very little movement. The rules of this game are easy to follow. First a person is selected to stand in the middle of the circle; it is this person who will give the command. The person in the middle points to one of the players and says "Bandit." When this is said, the person he/she points to puts his/her hands over his/her ears. The person who is standing on the right puts the hand nearest to the bandit over his/her own left ear and the person on his/her left puts his/her nearest hand over his/her own right ear. If any of the three make a mistake by covering the wrong ear or using both the hands or even failing to react before the person in command counts to ten then the "bandit" becomes the person who will have to give the command.

Fun Part Games for Kids

Honey, I love you

A fun party game, that requires a group that is sitting with one person in the middle. The person in the middle is given permission to go to anyone and say, "Honey, I love you, won’t you give me a smile?" The person who is asked the question is expected to say "Honey, I love you, but I just can’t smile (without smiling)." Now the person in the middle can try any tricks to make that person smile with the exception of touching the person. The grown up who is watching can help decide the winner!

Name That Bug

First pair the party guests into teams of 2-3 people and put a sticker or a picture of a bug on each child’s back. Now the guests need to guess what the bug is by asking questions that can be answered with only a "no" or a "yes." Some of the questions that can be asked are, "Do I have legs?" and "Am I black in color?"

Many Colored Balloons Garland

As is suggested by the name, this fun party game involves the use of many-colored balloons. Each team in this game is given lace, string and balloons. At the leader’s command the team is expected to make a many-colored garland of balloons. The team must blow up the balloons, tie them with a string and then make the garland. The winner is the team that makes it better and faster.