While a child's birthday is a very special day that the little ones look forward to weeks in advance, most parents have beads of sweat on their foreheads at the mere thought of planning the party. But that doesn't have to be the case, because with the right play and entertainment options, screaming hordes of children can easily be brought under control. Here we show you which birthday games are sure to go down well.
Birthday games: Ideas for the children's birthday party
The right games are always the be-all and end-all for a child's birthday party, as they not only ensure fun for the little guests, but are also a very important measure for us parents to prevent chaos at the party. When choosing birthday games, always try to take the age of the guests into account so that the party doesn't end up in arguments or even tears. In short: with the right games and entertainment options, you will not only be doing your party guests a favor, but also yourself.
Games for a children's birthday party
Games for children's birthday parties: 2 to 3 years old
Many parents decide to organize a birthday party for their youngest offspring, to which the first 2 to 3 friends of the offspring are also invited. However, toddlers are usually still overwhelmed when it comes to following certain rules at a children's birthday party. So you don't necessarily have to organize certain birthday games for your toddler and their guests. Nevertheless, there are of course one or two ideas to keep the little guests occupied:
Fun painting at a children's birthday party
Lay out a large oilcloth tablecloth on the floor and provide wrapping paper and colorful finger paints. The little guests can now paint, draw and craft to their heart's content.
Thread games
Stringing games are usually very popular with the little ones. With beautiful wooden beads or silicone beads the little ones can make their own necklaces and bracelets under your supervision.
Where is...?
Where is blue? Ask your little guests to find things in the house or garden that have a certain color. Birthday games like this can be varied as desired so that objects with certain shapes or similar have to be found.
Games for children's birthday parties: 4 to 6 years old
Four to six-year-olds usually want to be kept busy around the clock and children's birthday parties are no exception. The little ones are already good at following certain rules for birthday games, so classic and well-known games are ideal ideas for children's birthday parties:
The fishing race
This is a great running and catching game for a children's birthday party in the garden. You should have a sufficiently large area available for all players to run around. One player is appointed as the catcher - the fisherman. Everyone else is the fish and stands opposite the fisherman on the other side of the playing field. The fish call out loudly "Fisherman, fisherman, what color is the water?". The fisherman on the other side now calls out a color of his choice. All the fish and the fisherman then run off immediately. The fisherman now tries to catch all those who are wearing an item of clothing in the color named. All he has to do is high-five them. The children who have been caught are eliminated from the game. All the other children line up again on their side of the playing field, the fisherman names another color and the next race can begin. The last fish wins.
Children want to let off steam
Bello, Bello, the bone is gone
First, a player is chosen to play Bello the dog. Bello kneels on the floor chewing and holds his hands in front of his eyes so that he can't see anything. All the other children sit in a circle around Bello. A small sweet is now placed on the dog's back. The game leader silently points to a child who is to steal the bone from Bello's back. The child then carefully and quietly steals the sweets. Then all the children shout "Bello, Bello your bone is gone". Bello now has to guess who is hiding the bone behind their back. To do this, he crawls to the child and barks loudly three times. If Bello guesses correctly, the sweets are his. Otherwise, the other child can keep the sweets.
No laughing allowed
No utensils are required for this idea, so it is ideal for filling in gaps. One player sits on a chair in the middle of the room. Everyone else now tries to make the player on the chair laugh with funny interludes. Who can stay completely serious for one minute?
Games for children's birthday parties: 7 to 10 years old
Children of primary school age particularly enjoy discovering new things and experimenting. But you should also make sure there is enough excitement at your child's birthday party so that the day will be remembered by the guests for a long time to come:
The party should be tailored to the age of the children
The chaotic journey to Jerusalem
The well-known children's game "musical chairs" is modified here to make it much more action-packed. Here, too, there is one less chair than the number of players. Each time the music stops, a specific object is named (e.g. bowl, snail, red flower, etc.). The other players must try to find the named object as quickly as possible. Whoever has found one is allowed to sit on a chair. The last player is eliminated and the next round can begin.
Candy transportation
A bowl of sweets is placed about 10 meters away and each player is given a spoon and a small plate that serves as a target. Now everyone has to try to get the sweets to their destination within one minute. If sweets fall down, they cannot be picked up again. The player who can get the most sweets to the target wins.
The chocolate in the flour mountain
Pile up a mountain of flour on a large plate and place a piece of chocolate in the middle of the top. In turn, the other players must now remove the mountain of flour with a spoon. As soon as the piece of chocolate falls off, the player whose turn it is must pick it up with their mouth and eat it.
Search for chocolate in the flour
Conclusion: ideas for a children's birthday party
To create a fun game idea, you usually need little or no equipment, so most birthday games can be organized in no time at all. If you surprise your child's little guests with a game idea or two, this year's children's birthday party is guaranteed not to end in chaos.
