Party card games ideas

Play until everyone has correctly guessed their identity, or pass out prizes to the people who guess correctly first. Pick one person to be "It" and send them from the room.

With the people remaining, select a common trait: hair, articles of clothing, or body parts all work. When the person returns, they'll ask someone, "How's yours? Itchy, thick, and stretchy all work for shirts, for example. Repeat until the person asking guesses the trait.

This party game works best for close groups of friends or family members. Gather in a circle. Begin with one person asking, "Who's most likely to trip over their own feet? Count down from three performing a drumroll with your hands is encouraged and then have everyone point at who they think would be most likely to do said act.

Whoever has the most fingers pointed at them is out. Go around the circle asking "Who's most likely to…" until all but one person is out. You can skip the eliminations to make the game last longer. Sit in a circle. Begin with one person saying, "Never have I ever…" and finishing with something they have never done. Traveled to Africa, eaten escargot, and the like all work. If someone has done it, they must hold up one finger; if no one in the group has done it, the person saying "Never have I ever…" must hold up a finger.

Continue around the circle until one person has three fingers up: They're out. This party game can get as racy as you make it, so play carefully and set ground rules ahead of time if grandparents or other conservative guests are involved. Ask the person next to you, "Would you rather…" and include two challenging situations.

After their response, it's their turn to ask the person next to them. Continue until you can't think of any more scenarios. Okay, it's a popular party game for kids, but adults can get in on the fun, too.

Set chairs or seat cushions in a circle, facing outward, with enough seating for everyone playing, minus one. Designate one person the music player and have everyone else stand in a circle around the circle of seats.

When the music starts, walk around the seats; when the music ends, everyone must find a seat. Whoever doesn't is out. Remove one more chair and begin again, until two people are fighting for one seat. To make musical chairs more interesting, add your own rules. Allow people to sit on top of each other as long as their feet are off the floor , for example, or make your own alterations.

This game requires an app: The Heads Up! After the 99 cent purchase and download, though, you have hours of entertainment on-hand at all times.

In-app purchases are also available. One person will hold a phone to their forehead, facing out. Everyone else will act out or describe whatever appears on the screen while the person with the phone guesses. They have one minute to make as many correct guesses as possible, and then the phone goes on to the next person.

Categories include animals, movies, public figures and celebrities, and more. For a more cognitive game, play this brain-teaser. Say you're hosting a party, and only people who bring the right contributions are given an invitation. Pick a secret rule: Typically, everyone must bring something that begins with the same letter as their name, but you can also get more creative with it.

Don't tell anyone else your rule. Go around the room and have each person say what they're bringing; you respond to each suggestions with a "Yes, you're invited," or "No, you can't bring that. An oldie but a goodie: Gather in a circle. Pick one phrase to whisper in the ear of the person next to you—no repeats.

That person will whisper what they heard to the person next to them, and so on until the phrase gets back to you. Prepare to laugh at how distorted it gets. To make it more difficult, play music in the background. Pick three statements to make about yourself: "I have two siblings, I've been to three continents, and I love cats," for example.

Two should be true; one should be a lie. Everyone else must guess which is the lie, and then the next person goes. This is a great getting-to-know-you game; if you're playing with family or friends, pick obscure details to try to trick each other to make it even more fun. Purchase a pack of stickers. This one is a great Christmas party game or Halloween party game, so try to find stickers that suit the occasion. Give everyone one sheet of five to ten stickers or less, depending on the size of the party.

This game works best in a party where everyone is mingling, so you can incorporate it easily into your happy hour or neighborhood function. Each person must discretely place all their stickers on other party guests; the first to use all their stickers wins. If they get caught stickering someone, they must accept a sticker.

At the end of the evening, you can laugh about how sneaky some people are—and wonder at how you ended up with stickers all over your back without even noticing. Place chairs in a circle, using one less than needed. Have everyone take a seat; the one person without a seat must stand in the center of the circle. They'll say, "Mail Call for everyone…" and pick a descriptor, such as "wearing red" or "has a cat.

Everyone that descriptor applies to must get up and find a new seat, without retaking their initial seat or moving to the seats next to them. The minute a chart card is shown like relationship status, time of day, drunkness to the whole squad, find the funniest card to match it. Brush up on your clever side and try be the number one joker in the group.

You know when you're describing something you obviously know the name but can't remember the word or phrase? Make a game out of it. Try to get your team to guess the word without actually saying the phrase in question. Throw out clues for the group to figure it out before the timer goes off. Seriously, how would you describe "Netflix and chill? Does Hand Sanitizer Work? We Ask Hamptons Chicago San Francisco. Connect With Us. Are you sure you want to remove this item from your Recipe Box? Create a Password Forgot your password?

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If they correctly guess the object, the next person goes. John is thinking of actor Harrison Ford. Each player tells three statements about themselves, except only two are truths and one is made up. The other players go around the room guessing which they think the lie is. Frank says that he is 25, was captain of his baseball team, and once caught a 25 lb fish. All of the other players guessed that his age was the lie.

They were right! He was only Everybody arranges in a circle. This gets repeated all the way around the circle until it reaches the start. Then Taylor whispers what she thought she heard into the ear of the person next to her.

Each player writes a name of a famous person on a card. The card is then given facedown to the person to their left. Players take turns asking only yes or no questions to figure out the identity of the person on the card.

They keep asking questions until Gwen guesses the correct name on her card before John. Whether you play these party games with your family or friends, these memories you create while playing these games will last a lifetime. Be sure to capture these memories with pictures that you can add in a personalized photo book and on film to reminisce on for years to come.

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Canvas Wall Art. Baby Shower Gifts. Sympathy Gifts. Wedding Planning. All Adults Kids. All High Low. Big Group Small Group. Back Draw Players try to guess the word that their teammate is drawing on a piece of paper on their back. Back Up Children sit back to back in pairs and try to stand up together without using their hands. Bite the Bag Players try to lift a bag off the ground with nothing but their teeth. Charades Players try to get their teammates to guess a movie, TV show, or person they are acting out - all without making a sound.

Cherry Pie Each player must eat 5 cherries with their hands behind their backs. Dizzy Bat Players spin around a baseball bat with their foreheads pressed against the bat handle. Duck Duck Goose Children ducks sit in a circle and one standing child chooses another to become the goose. Fire Department Children divide into two lines and attempt to transfer all of the water from a bucket at the start of the line to a measuring cup at the end.

Freeze Dance Children dance when the music is on, but when it is turned off they must immediately freeze. Guess the Picture One person draws a picture and the others try to guess what it is. Hot Potato Kids pass a ball to each other. Ice Cube Players are each given an ice cube. Let Them Eat Cake Kids race to eat a piece of cake using only their mouth with their hands behind their back.

Limbo Players try to walk under a horizontal pole by leaning backward. Mummy Wrap Two teams must try to wrap a player in a roll of toilet paper. Musical Chairs Children parade around a group of chairs as music plays. Novel Players take turns writing a story adding one line at a time on a piece of paper.

Off Limits Necklace If a guest is caught saying a forbidden word, they must give up their necklace to whoever catches them saying it. Orange Pass Players attempt to pass an orange to the next person without using their hands.

Party Bag Kids take turns sticking their hands into the party bag and trying to guess what the objects are. Pin the Tail on the Donkey Children are blindfolded and attempt to tape a paper tail to a paper cut-out of a tail-less donkey that is on the wall. Psychiatrist Players take on the role of another person in the room. Rubber Chicken Take turns trying to make people laugh using only a rubber chicken. Spoons and Eggs All kids race to the finish line holding an egg on a spoon in their hands.

Steal the Bacon Two teams stand on a line and attempt to grab a ball that is placed in the middle of the field. Treasure Hunters Teams compete to find hidden objects based on clues. Tug of War Two equal teams on either side of a rope attempt to pull it across the finish line.

Twenty Questions Players are only allowed to ask 20 questions to correctly guess an object. Two Truths and a Lie Players take turns saying two truths and one lie about themselves and other players have to guess which one is the lie. Whisper Down the Lane Players whisper a phrase from one person to the next and try to keep it the same. Who Am I Players must guess the identity of the name written on a card they cannot see.

Description Choose one person as the actor. Example Kyle is up. Back Draw. Description Players break into teams. Back Up. Description Break children into two equal teams. Example Ross and Eric are on a team. Bite the Bag. Description Place a brown paper bag on the ground. Example John leans over and picks up the edge of the bag with his teeth. Description Break into partners and blindfold one. Example The prize is on a box at the other end of a room. Cherry Pie. Description Place 5 cherries in front of each person.

Example 5 cherries are placed in front of Carol. Dizzy Bat. Description Place a baseball bat upside down with the handle side standing up. Example Caroline spins around the bat until she is very dizzy. Duck Duck Goose. Everyone is a Musician. Description Each player writes a song onto a card and adds it to a bowl. Example Gabriel chooses a cowbell as his instrument.

Fire Department. Description Break up the children into two equal teams and have them stand in a line. Example Team 1 and Team 2 begin transferring the water from the bucket side to the measuring side. Freeze Dance. Description All children begin dancing when the music is playing, but when the music is turned off by the judge they must freeze in place.

Example Dad turns the music on and all the kids start dancing. Guess the Picture. Description Have everyone write the name of an object or famous person on pieces of paper and then mix them all together.

Description All players wear hats throughout the evening - pass them out at the beginning of the night. Example Taylor is the hat woman. Hot Potato. Example All children are sitting in a circle, except for Susie. Ice Cube. Description Hand out ice cubes to everyone. Example John is given an icecube. Description Two children sit on opposite sides of a table on their knees with their arms behind their back.

Example Gregory and Allison are at separate ends of the table. Let Them Eat Cake. Description Set slices of cake on plates around the table in front of each child. Example Cameron has a piece of cake in front of him. Like and Dislike. Description Each person grabs a blank card and writes one thing they love and one thing they hate.

Example After everyone writes down their dislike and likes on a card and then shuffles and redistributes, Caroline chooses to read first. Description Have two people hold opposite ends of a pole. Example Julissa is trying to walk under the pole. Mummy Wrap. Example Vince is chosen to be the mummy. Musical Chairs. Description Set up chairs so that there is one less chair than there are number of players. Example Four kids are walking around a group of three chairs.

Description Assign one person to start the game. Off Limits Necklace. Description The host of the party announces a forbidden word at the start of a party, and then hands out a beaded necklace to every player. Example The party host, Liz, determines the word at her party is "cute". Orange Pass. Description Players hold an orange between their chin and neck. Example Fred is holding the orange between his neck and chin.

Party Bag. Description Start by placing assorted items into a brown paper bag without the children seeing. Example Frank feels inside the bag and thinks he is feeling a toothbrush, sunglasses, and rubber band. Pick Up. Description Everyone links arms facing outward. Example Five friends link arms facing outward. Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Description Tape the image of a donkey without a tail onto the wall.

Example Mom tapes a donkey to the far wall in the room. Description One person the psychiatrist leaves the room.

Example Greg leaves the room. Description One adult or child is appointed traffic guard. Example Franklin is the traffic guard. Rubber Chicken. Description Everyone sits around a rubber chicken. Spoons and Eggs. Description All contestants hold an egg in a spoon and wait at the starting line.