Games are usually a permanent part of the children’s party. For children aged 6 – 10, team games are fun and educational. In this way, children learn to take each other into account and discover that cooperation is important. Competition becomes increasingly important in this phase. If they want to win, they have to work well together. They will actively participate in the games and encourage each other. It is of course important that the atmosphere remains good.
The children’s party
For a party with older children, it is sometimes a challenge to keep them busy for a few hours. Girls often enjoy doing crafts, but boys like to be active. They need to burn off their energy and this can be done through active games.
Sell fruit
Supplies: chalk
The game
Divide the children into two teams. Place the teams facing each other with a distance of 6 – 10 meters between them. Draw two lines where the teams must stay behind. Give each child a fruit name e.g. apple, pear, banana. Both teams have a child with the same name. This means that, for example, team 1 contains an apple and team 2 also has an apple. One of the children is the fruit seller and can stand in the middle. The fruit seller calls out a fruit name. The children with that fruit name have to switch teams. While crossing they can be tagged by the fruit seller. The person tagged may be the fruit seller.
Dress up relay
Requirements: clothing
The game
Set up a course and make it a bit more difficult by placing obstacles along the way. Explain the route so that the children know what is expected of them. Divide the children into two teams. Prepare two piles of clothes. Both piles contain the same clothing items such as jackets, socks, trousers, etc. After the starting signal has been given, one child from each team must get dressed as quickly as possible, complete the course, return to the starting point and take everything off again. Then the next child can start. The team that finishes first wins.
Searching for treasure blindly
Requirements: a treasure, (e.g. a bag of chips), pan, blindfold, wooden spoon
The game
A child is turned around a few times while blindfolded. The pan is placed somewhere in the room with the treasure underneath it. The blindfolded child is given the wooden spoon and goes on all fours to look for the pan. The pan can be found by the child hitting the floor with the spoon. The treasure is for the blindfolded child.
Pass words
In this game, the children have to sit in a circle and listen carefully to each other. The birthday boy/girl may start by making up a difficult word. This word is whispered into the ear of the child sitting next to it. This one whispers the word again in the ear of the next. The last child can say the word out loud. The answer is often surprising.
Drawing with dark glasses
Requirements: white paper, pen or marker
The game
Hang up a sheet of white paper. Have one of the children put on dark glasses. Gently tell the child what to draw. The other children can guess what has been drawn. The child with the correct answer may be the new artist.
Puzzle with letters
Think of a word and write the letters of that word on pieces of paper. Each letter has a question that the children have to answer . For each correct answer, the children receive a letter. The children have to puzzle the correct word with these letters.
Fishing net
Two children hold hands to form a fishing net. The net catches the other children by enclosing them. The child who is caught joins the net. The children are not allowed to let go of each other. When all children have been captured the game is over. In this game, clearly indicate the boundaries within which the children must remain.