So in planning this party, I did a lot of goole searching, youtube video watching, and surfing on NBCs website for ideas. I was trying to make it crazy, chaotic fun, but not spend a fortune. So, here's what I decided on ... the blue links are to the NBC website. Our games took about 45 minutes. I have a handout of this I can send you with suppllies needed and directions for each game.
HANKY PANKY -- cut slits in the back before the party. After the boxes are emptied, run your belts through in time for junk in the trunk.
PAPER DRAGON -- pull paper from the MIDDLE of the circle
MOVIN ON UP -- I only used 26 cups
DIZZY MUMMY -- we had the holder person, hold a pencil with the tp on it, so the roll would spin
JUNK IN THE TRUNK -- take the plastic off of the box opening; I couldn't find ping-pong balls, so I used plastic golf balls. $1.89 for a 12 pack at Walmart.
SEPARATION ANXIETY -- use a circle punch to punch out circles for the colors
MARSHMALLOW HEAD -- One girl held a large bowl on her head, others on team sat about 6 feet back and threw one marshmallow at a time into the bucket. At the end of 1 minute, the team with the most won. My girl's team had 90+
FACE THE COOKIE -- we used oreos...hilarious, but hard for them!
DEFYING GRAVITY -- this was my tie breaker game, but I din't end up using it.
**Another important hint is having someone run in and collect all the debis/stuff for the game so that you can move on to the next game.
**To separate my TEAMS, I bought 99 cent bandanas at Hobby Lobby in four colors. I had girls choose them randomly and tie them on their bodies as their team "buff."
**I planned for 4-6 girls per team so each girl would play 1-2 games each. I only ended up with 4 girls per team, so they ended up playing 2 games each. I would have run face the cookie and separation anxiety two times each if needed (because they didn't cost any extra to play multiple times).
**I had each team number off from 1-4. Then I drew a number out of a hat to determine who would play the game.
**For SCORING...I wrote each game's title on a white board and then made a chart for teams 1-4. I did use a 60 second clock and had my timekeeper count backwards when it reached 10 to add to the stress of finishing. Each team that finished before the timer went off got a point for that game. If no team finished in 60 seconds, then I let them all keep going and then ONLY the first team to finish got the point. Really my girls were able to do all the games in one minute except, face the cookie. Younger kids would need more time.
**For dizzy mummy and paper dragon, if they finished in a minute and their paper NEVER ripped, I gave them two points. If the paper ripped, but they still finished, I gave them one point. I had little 99 cent gum ball machines from the valentine aisle as the prize for the winning team.
This was loads of fun. I kept my supplies in case my son decides to do something like this, or perhaps we could do it again at a girl scout sleepover.
