Fun Birthday Party Games for Kids
Selecting fun birthday party games for kids is easy with a few starter ideas. Choosing fun birthday party games for kids begins with determining a theme for your child’s birthday party.
Most children have an area of interest that changes from year to year. Children often enjoy horses, princesses, trains, or construction equipment. Popular superheroes and cartoon characters are also a great option for birthday themes.
Horse Themed Fun Birthday Games for Kids
If your child loves horses, these birthday party games will be a big hit.
*Pin the tail on the horse is a given at any horse-themed birthday party.
*You can also hold an adapted three-legged race where two children work together to form the front and rear end of a horse. Add a tail and a mane made of yarn for added fun. The first pair of children to make their way through an obstacle course wins.
*Blindfold the children and let them use finger paints to create a portrait of a horse. Award prizes for the best portrait, the silliest horse, and the birthday child’s favorite horse portrait.
Princess Themed Fun Birthday Party Games for Kids
Birthday party games for a princess-loving child can include princes as well to help male guests feel included.
*Allow children to decorate their own construction paper crowns for the party.
*Hire a court jester to entertain the children.
*Provide props so guests can dress as princesses and knights in shining armor to act out a rescue scene in the backyard.
*Mix up portions of well-known fairy tales about princesses, like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Snow White. Write the scenes out on cards and allow one child to read each card.
Print large numbers on each card and have the children write down each number under the proper fairy tale title. The child with the most sequences correct wins a prize.
Train Themed Fun Birthday Party Games for Kids
Train themed birthday parties are fun for both children and adults. Try out these party game ideas for kids of all ages.
*Play musical chairs but use a recording of a train chugging along the tracks instead of music.
*Have the party guests form a human train and play follow the leader.
*Use a train-shaped piñata filled with candy and small toys as party favors for the guests.
Fun Birthday Party Games for Kids Who Love Construction Equipment
Dump trucks and diggers fascinate both boys and girls. These fun birthday party game ideas work well for a party with a construction equipment theme.
*Bury party favors in a sand box and allow guests to dig for favors with shovels and buckets.
*Serve birthday cake and ice cream in small plastic dump trucks instead of bowls.
*Hand out toy hard hats as party hats and print numbers on the inside of each hat. Select a few numbers to receive special door prizes.
* Play bingo on oversized cards with toy trucks and diggers as bingo chips. The winner must shout, “Haulin’ Dirt” instead of bingo.
Most themed parties can be adapted to include a few fun birthday party games for kids and adults. A little imagination and creativity combined with a few starter ideas like these can get your kid’s birthday party off to a great start.
