Going Away Party Games

A farewell party is thrown as a gesture of appreciation for the one who is leaving. Going away parties may also be arranged by the person who is leaving, to spend the last few moments with people close to him and to gather as many memories of the ones he is leaving behind. A farewell party need not be an elaborate affair as emphasis is more on being around the guest of honor and giving him full attention.

All those people who are wondering, "How to throw a going away party?", the rule of thumb is to plan the party theme, activities, farewell invitation, decor, party food and everything else, around the guest of honor. To make the event memorable, plan such going away party games and activities, which both the guests and the guest of honor will remember throughout their lives. Given below are some such unique party games.

Interesting Going Away Party Games

Passing the Parcel...with a Twist
One of the fun going away party game ideas is to play the regular passing the parcel, with a little twist. To play this game make all the guests sit in a circle. Next, ask them to pass a container amongst them when the music starts. As soon as the music stops, the person in whose hand the container is, has to open it and take out one chit from there. Now, the twist of the game is that on each of these chits, there is a story about the person who is leaving. The guest has to read this story aloud to others. To make this game interesting, make sure that you write a variety of things about the person going away. There should be some funny, some touching and some serious episodes from his life!

Flush it Out!
If you want to have some real fun, then such college going away party games is exactly what you need! To play this game, you will need to create a fake commode. You can do this easily by tearing up the seat of a chair and attaching a bucket underneath it. During the party, the one who is going away, gets all those things which he feels are irrelevant to him now and flushes them out in this fake commode! And every time he flushes a thing, it can be a love letter from an ex or a teddy bear without which he could not sleep as a kid, his friends have to make a comment on it! This game can turn out to be real adventuresome if the guest of honor has some really close friends who know his life inside out!

A Quiz...
Another going away party idea is to have a quiz contest, in which you ask questions related to the person who is going away. A unique idea here is to have a "true or false" kind of questions in which you add some fake funny questions, such as "John was dumped by three gals on the same day!" or "John has been twice bitten by cats in his life", etc.

Treasure Hunt!
A memorable going away party games for kids is to plan a treasure hunt for them. To play this game, divide the kids into teams and then send them off to various rooms in the house to hunt for the items in the list. The list of items should have only those things which belong to the kid who is going away. It can be his toys, books, stationery, shoes, clothes, etc. When the kids are searching for the items, click a lot of photographs along with your kid, who is leaving. These photographs will help him remember all his friends whom he is leaving behind!

Make Memories!
Here is a fun party activity, which is apt for kids, teens and adults alike. To conduct this activity, make groups of guests and hand each of them a plain t-shirt and some permanent markers. The guests have to sign their names and write some farewell messages for the person going away. They can decorate the t-shirt the way they want to and when they are done, it is presented to the guest of honor. Whether it's a kid or a teen or an adult, he will treasure these t-shirts, given to him by his loved ones, forever!

These are some fun going away party games, which will keep all the guests in high spirits throughout the party. One last tip before I sign of - Whatever party ideas you choose, whether for games or food or any other activity at the party, see to it that they make the guest of honor feel special!