Ever wondered what makes a party game fun?
The short answer is funny simplicity.
Let's elaborate, fun party games make guests laugh, which is the ultimate goal. These games usually consist of simple and easy-to-understand instructions that anyone can understand. They include fast-paced actions or interactions like acting, guessing, drawing, betting, competing, or judging.
These games are usually short and memorable to entice guests to want to come back for more.
Scoring is rarely crucial because it’s not about winning or losing, it is about having a fun time!
Examples of fun party games that stood the test of time would be Charades and Trivia games; many modern party games are based on these two models, they are always a hit.
In conclusion, fun party games are short and easy, with a fine balance between fun and funny.
Birthdays, Valentine's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year are coming up! Be prepared with some super fun printable games to celebrate in style.
Printable games are so fun because you can print them out unlimited times, any time, plus they can be downloaded immediately! When stacked in a bundle of different games, you will always have something for everyone, old and young.
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The fun party games that follow on this page were created especially for the kids here at Fun Stuff To Do. Older than a kid? Look over here:
Teen Party Games | Adult Party Games | Charades
Games 1-9 are 100% free to download and print. Most of the games complement our Free Printable Party Decorations for children. Mix and match the games to fit any theme, idea, occasion, celebration, or birthday party. You can also adapt the games, change the rules, or give them a new twist with your some creativity.
The games are designed to print to A4 paper. Want them bigger? Enlarge them by printing to A3 size paper. I have been told that they can print to Letter-size paper if you select the fit-to-page option in printer settings when printing.
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*Note: These games are as old as the website, over 14 years! If you can use them great, but do check back regularly, we are in the process of updating old content. You can also skip down to the seasonal games below.
This game disc can be used in several ways, you can use it to play a ball toss game throwing lightweight balls at it, or cut out the beehive hole and toss marbles at the hole. You can also attach it to heavyweight cardboard and play Frisbee style games. Instructions and fun party game ideas are included in this download.
A blindfold game that can be played indoors. Similar to the popular 'pin the tail on the donkey game' but now it is time to get the bees in the beehive. Full instructions included in the download, you only need to add the blindfold. Don't forget, we have free printable honey bee party decorations too!
A candy toss game played with lollipops. Once again this game sheet includes party game ideas and instructions but feel free to be creative and create your own games and rules. I'm thinking along the lines of a slingshot and candies or perhaps elastic bands and how about a Lollipop Hive based on the 'Lollipop Tree' game where a series of holes are made in the board where lollipop sticks can fit through. Color the lollipop sticks to correspond with a certain prize. Each player choose a lollipop from the tree and the color on the other side of the board determines what they win, they receive both the prize and the lollipop.
Another fun 'PIN THE ...' game, this time with a very cute clown, and we are clowning around with his nose! This game does not have instructions in the download, most people know how these work, but here is the long and short of it for those who don't. Each player gets a chance to be blindfolded, spin the player around three times. Hand the player a clown nose with the player's name on, still blindfolded, he must now stick the nose on the clown. Closest nose to the clown's nose win the game. You can use sticky putty or glue dots on the back of the noses. To make it more fun, use a large piece of cardboard and glue a few clown faces at random heights on the cardboard.
Flower magnet is a great game of chance for all players. Tossing magnets at the flower board may or may not win you a prize, irrespective of how accurate you are and how innocent those little flowers look! No one knows which magnets will push their magnets away! You will need small magnet discs for this game, you can buy some here. All instructions are included in the printable download.
Slimy egg toss games. A favorite among the fun party games! Here's an egg toss game with a difference, you have to get the raw egg "on" the pan. If you don't, you have to EAT your egg... just kidding... or am I?! You make the rules. Ping pong balls instead of real eggs can also be used.
A cute little ladybug pin game! The ladybug lost her spots, anyone who can manage to put one of her spots back win a prize! This game is played like all the other "pin the..." games, only more chances to hit the pin spot! Blindfold, spin, pin! Don't forget to write the players names on the dots. Don't forget the free printable ladybug party decorations!
Another tossing game that can be played with anything: Balls, Coins, Flowers, Socks, Candy or anything else you can think of that will make it fun. Instructions and party game ideas included in this fun party game download.
And another "PIN THE..." fun party game. This time, we go over the rainbow to pin down that very elusive pot of gold. This game is an excellent add-on to our GIANT FREE PRINTABLE RAINBOW PARTY DECORATIONS PACK. Check out all our free party decoration themes under the DIY Party Decorations section.
OTHER FUN PARTY GAMES TO PRINT
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EASTER PARTY GAMES
14 Printable Easter games for everyone, plus 7 bonus party games!
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TRIVIA GAMES
A fun set of party games you can print right now.
This game set includes a whopping 75 themed trivia games for every season, plus an added bonus of 7 other party games!
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HALLOWEEN GAMES
Try this value added bundle of printable Halloween games.
This game set includes 21 printable Halloween games for the whole family to play. Plus an added bonus of 7 more party games!
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