simple party games for 5 yr old??

Question

My little boy turns 5 in a couple of weeks.. we are only inviting about 7 children, but there will be a total of around 10 or 11. I would love to hear about any partygames that are fun, but don't require hours of preparation. Thanks! :-)

We're in Australia.. it's Winter here.. cold and wet.

Answer 1

Hope this helps! Happy Birthday to your son!

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Answer 2

Pin the tail on the donkey is always a fun one but I would switch it up to go with the theme of his party (i.e.-This past Dec. when my daughters turned 3 they had a Princess themed party so instead of pin the tail on the donkey it was pin the tiara on the princess)

A Pinata might be fun too if the party will be outside, or maybe if the parties outside you can buy a sprinkler or a slip and slide something like that let them play around in the water but if you're having an indoor party then you can go to Toys R Us or a local toy store and buy a board game or something you think they would all love to play, Twister maybe?

I'm 22 but I remember when I was younger and went to parties I used to love playing musical chairs, it was always my favorite (especially when I won and the parents had a box full of prizes and I got to choose one)

You'll think of something, it doesn't take too much for a 5 year old to have fun! Good luck!

Answer 3

some stores have an inflatable pin the tail on the donkey... its AWESOME!! we used it for my nephew's 5th bday and he loved it! we also do pinatas... since it is summer you could do a water balloon thing...

Answer 4

A few that come to mind are "Hot Potato", "Musical Chairs", "Freeze Dance" and "Limbo".

Enjoy!

Answer 5

Go to your local $ store. They have different games, favors, etc.