CharadesĬharades for this age group is about acting out an action or a thing, rather than trying to depict an entire movie title word for word. To make it harder you could blindfold your guests, or get them to fish from over a stair landing or balcony so they can’t see what they are fishing for. Give each child a fishing rod with a magnet at the end of the line, and let them go fishing for their prize. A fish pond could be a paddling pool, a big box, or simply a rug on the floor. Slide a giant paper clip over each prize, and lay them in your ‘fish pond’. Gather together small, light prizes such as stickers, small notepads, and pencils. The whole point of this game is the prize, so that will make it an instant favourite. The child who guesses correctly gets to put the items back on the tray, and remove something different for everyone to figure out. When you bring the tray back into the room, the children can take turns trying to guess what is missing. Once they have had a few minutes to take a mental picture, take the tray out of the room and remove one or two items. Show the breakfast tray to the party guests, and ask them to try to remember everything in their head.
If you have a theme for your party, you could make sure all the items fit in with your theme. Put approximately 6 – 12 everyday items onto a breakfast tray, (depending on the ages of your guests), and make sure the children all know what they are. Memory Gameīy this age children are starting to develop a reasonable concentration span, and most will enjoy the chance to solve a puzzle. That person then becomes the child in the middle, and the game starts again. While all this is happening, the birthday child sits in an empty chair and someone misses out on their seat. It may be blue eyes, a green T-shirt, blonde hair, freckles, glasses … you get the picture.Īny children who have what the birthday child requests, must jump out of their chair and swap with someone else who also has the same thing The birthday child stands in the middle and says “What I would like for my birthday is….”, and finishes with something that other children in the room have. Start by making a circle of chairs, bean bags or pillows, with enough seats for everyone except the birthday child. Keep an eye on the game, and call it quits once everybody has had a couple of turns in the middle, and before everybody gets bored. There are no winners or losers in this game, and there is no end either. In an extra large group, you could give 3 or 4 children the same animal, so that they have to form a team, rather than just a pair.
If you have a small group you can make it harder by blindfolding all the participants, and relying on just the animal sounds. You could have a prize for the first pair to find each other, but for this age group it’s probably better to have something small for everyone once they have found their partner.
On the count of three, your guests start behaving like their animal (using noises and actions), and try to find a person in the room behaving the same way. Simply whisper the name of an animal into each child’s ear, making sure you give each animal name to at least 2 children. It works particularly well if you have lots of children to entertain. This is a great game to play if you have an animal themed party, but its lots of fun no matter what theme you have. 7 great birthday party games for 5, 6 and 7 year olds 1. Try to have games where everyone is involved, especially if you have younger friends or siblings at the party. Kids at this age have developed the skills needed to take turns, or wait for a game to finish, but they still prefer to do it all at once if they have the choice. If you want to give away prizes, try to have something small for everyone, rather than one person taking the lot. Birthday party games are all about having fun, and these birthday party games for 5, 6 and 7 year olds are perfect for your next party.īy the time children start school, they’re beginning to realise that party games have prizes, but they’re still not thrilled if one person wins everything and they miss out.Īs with birthday party games for pre-schoolers, it’s a good idea to keep the party games for this age group simple, and try not to put too much emphasis on winners and losers.