So you’re looking for the coolest kid activities and birthday party games? This is a great place to start! In this section we’ve bundled the party activities and games into similar categories and themes.
Remember that you can also custom-tailor game ideas and kid activities from any theme to fit your child birthday party theme. For instance, the classic toilet paper wrap can be called a “Mummy Wrap” for the Halloween theme, “Disappearing Kids” for the Magic theme or Wizard theme, etc. The snow globe can be called a “Space Globe” for the Space birthday theme, an “Ocean in a Bottle” for the Finding Nemo or Under the Sea theme, and so on. You get the idea. And remember that your creativity is the most important ingredient.
If you’re going to be conducting the kid activities, make sure you first read our Birthday Games Survival Tips to help you get through this portion of the party with minimal injury :-)
Here’s an awesome collection of Backwards Theme child birthday party game ideas, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Backwards theme party. When it comes to backward child birthday party game ideas, everything goes! You can play any classic child birthday party game and transform it into a backwards game, by changing the order of things, starting … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Tea child birthday party games, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Tea party. Fashion Show You don’t need to be Armani for this. A few cheap clothes and accessories from the local Goodwill will be more than enough. Just wash ’em and have the kids get dressed up. Then put some … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Wild West child game ideas, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Wild West theme party. Milk the Cow For this child game, make your own cow by taking a medium-sized rectangular box for the body and a white balloon for the head (use paper for the ears, a cup for the … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Spongebob party child games, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Spongebob theme party. Pass the Patty Play like “Hot Potato”, only use something resembling a crabby patty (we used a fake food hamburger). Have the kids sit in a circle and start passing the “patty” once the music starts. An outside … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Knights child party game ideas, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Knights birthday party. A Search for the Chalice To make this treasure quest exciting, you’ll need many theme-related party favors (for example plastic swords or shields, gold foil-wrapped chocolate coins, miniature plastic horses, fake jewelry, wax seals printed on small … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Space child party games, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Space theme party. Moon Rock Hunt Take all those moon rocks the kids prepared during the icebreaker activities and hide them around the house and in the yard. Now get them to wear the space pack and start floating around in … Read more
Kid face painting is a BIG favorite amongst children ages 3 to 99!! You’ll find great face painting birthday party ideas on this page. Getting Ready Tips Kids should put their hair back with a clip / hairband. Clean their faces with a moisture wipe or tissue. Prepare lots of towels and tissues & have … Read more
One of those important tips and ideas for making a pinata is to make sure – before you start to either spread many newspapers all around or create the pinata outside (creating a pinata can be messy). And get ready for great family fun! Basics for creating your own Pinata: What you’ll need for the … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Dinosaur games, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Dinosaur birthday party. Erupting Volcano First you need to make a volcano made of sand or dirt inside some kind of large container (like a baby bathtub) or a sandbox. You should wet the sand or dirt so that the volcano will be really … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Sesame Street and Elmo games, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Sesame Street and Elmo theme party. Hide and Seek with Elmo Hide lots of block shapes and letters around the party area before the guests arrive. Then when you’re ready for this simple and fun game, send the kids on … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Noah’s Ark first birthday game ideas, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Noah’s Ark 1st birthday party. Baby Floor Play A classic first birthday game is to let the babies explore, touch and cuddle with all the soft stuffed animals for floor play. You can also, build an ark with play … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of First Birthday games, perfect for throwing the coolest ever 1st birthday theme party. Time Capsule This is one of the coolest and most memorable first birthday games. Have all kinds of stationery, envelopes, pens and colored pencils and let everyone write a letter to your baby to be opened when they … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Spy Detective party games for kids, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Spy Detective theme party. Mafia and Detectives Rules of the game: Everyone sits in a circle on the ground or in level chairs except for one person (everyone must be able to see everyone in the circle). The person … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Fashion party games to play, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Fashion theme party. Dress Up Relay This is a relay race in which the kids dress up in all kinds of fashionable clothes, jewelry, wigs, sunglasses, etc. and race to the finish line. It’s one of those really great games … Read more
It’s always a great idea to set up an icebreaker game station where the kids can keep busy while waiting for the guests to arrive. Here are some of the coolest icebreaker ideas that can be set up at virtually no cost and used for any kid birthday party regardless of the chosen theme. Glitter … Read more
Yes, even today, some of the “old-fashioned” kid activity ideas and birthday games (such as Musical Chairs and Simon Says) can provide lots of great laughs and excitement for the new generation of “highly-sophisticated” computer kids (and grownups). Many of the games below are time-tested, they have been proven to work, and they can be … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Barnyard kid birthday party game ideas, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Barnyard theme party. Animal Sounds Contest With this kid birthday party game, have the kids take turns and make their best barnyard animal noises. For older kids you can use a panel of judges to later award prizes for the … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Bowling kid birthday party games, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Bowling party. Strike Take any color poster board and attach pins cutout from white construction paper in a 10-pin set-up. The children get a black paper bowling ball with their name on it and a piece of tape on the … Read more
A great kid craft idea for most parties is setting aside a craft table with glitter, glue, stickers, markers, crayons, colored papers, etc. For my daughter’s 3rd birthday – a Safari party, I decided to create a special attraction at the craft table. The only problem was that I decided to do this just a … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Incredibles party kid game ideas, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Incredibles Theme party. Erupting Volcano Here are detailed instructions for making your own volcano. The kids LOVE this activity. And. have Syndrome figurine around when the volcano erupts so that he’ll drown in the “lava”!! Supers in Hiding Here’s a great … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Princess party kid games, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Princess birthday party. Diamond Drop Choose two teams with an even number of kids on each team. Designate a starting line and a finish line about 10 feet away. Each group of players lines up at the starting line. The first … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of kid party games that are great for indoor parties or just for some indoor fun with the kids. Balloon Stomp For this game, all you’ll need are rubber bands and balloons. Blow up many balloons and tie a rubber band to each of them. Put a balloon around each players’ … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of kid water games for those without pools, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Wet-n-Wild party or just some afternoon fun. If you have access to a pool, check out this huge collection of the coolest ever pool party games. Water Limbo “How low can you go without being completely soaked???” Put on some … Read more
Here’s an awesome collection of Celebrity Star kids birthday party games, perfect for throwing the coolest ever Celebrity theme party. Acting Talents Best for older kids. For this you will need a video camera. This is where the kids can really be creative (make their own movie or commercials). Your kid can choose a favorite movie and … Read more