Birthday Party Games for 5 Year Olds
A five year old's birthday party cannot be complete without games. Though most parents focus a lot on the decorations and food for the party, the main attraction for the kids are the games that are played at the party. It will also be a good idea to have a theme for the party. Having a theme, makes the process of deciding the decorations, foods as well as games for the party very easy.
5 year old birthday party ideas can be decided according to the gender of the child. For girls, you can decide a princess party theme or a cartoon characters party theme. On the other hand, boys can have party themes like pirate party, super hero party, etc. As kids at this age understand and love competitive games, there are lots of options that can be included for the party. Though traditional games are good enough for birthday parties, making little variations to these games can add to the fun. So, let us look at some birthday party games which you can include in your child's birthday party.
Birthday Games for 5 Year Olds
The number of games for the party should depend upon the duration of the party. Make the necessary arrangements for the birthday party games, days before the actual date. It is also important that you buy the gifts for the winners beforehand. You can also arrange games where all the children will be given a gift which can be doubled as a party favor too.
Lemon and Spoon
This game should be ideally played outdoors, however, if you have large space at home, this can be played at home too. Make three to four children stand at the starting line holding spoons in their mouth. Place a medium-sized lemon on each of the spoons and ask them to walk balancing the lemon on the spoon towards the end line. Whoever reaches first without dropping the lemon even once is the winner. This can be repeated till all the kids have finished participating in the game and you can have a last game with all the winners in the end to decide the final winner.
Treasure Hunt
Treasure hunt is one of the best 5 year old birthday party games. Divide the kids into two groups who have to find the treasure that you have hidden with the help of clues. Give each group a clue that leads them to a place where you have left another clue. Whichever team finds the treasure first wins the game. This game can make your house a mess as you will have to include almost the whole of the house to play the game.
Passing the Balloon
Make all the children sit in a circle and hand one of them a balloon or maybe a cushion. Ask them to pass the balloon when the music starts and when the music stops, whoever has the balloon will be out of the game and the same thing continues till only one kid is left who is the winner of the game.
Spin the Bottle
Spin the bottle, also known as truth or dare, is a fun game for five year old kid's birthday party. Make them sit in a circle and ask one of them to spin the bottle in the center. The kid towards whom the mouth of the bottle points has to stand up in the center and do some kind of activity like sing a song, dance, recite a poem, tell a story or joke, etc.
Pin the Donkey
Though this is a very old game, it is still loved by kids of all ages. You can bring some variations to this game like asking the kids to pin a tail to the cat or pin a hat on the birthday boy or girl's picture. Stick the picture of a cat on a wall, blindfold each kid and take them towards the picture of the cat. Each child should be given only one choice and whoever draws the tail closest to the place should be announced as the winner.
Pass the Message
Pass the message is also a game where the kids have to sit in a circle. One kid, preferably the birthday boy or girl should think of a message and tell it into the ears of the person who is sitting next to him/her and the message should be sent in the same way to all the kids. When the message reaches the last person, he/she should tell the message aloud. Most of the time, it will be very different from the original message. Continue this game by starting from another kid.
These are just some fun games for five year old children that you can surely include in your party agenda. Do not forget to ask your kid before planning the games because a five year old may have lots of party games in his mind to be played for his/her birthday. With these games, I am sure that the kids will have a blast.
