New Year's

This is the perfect party game to get your guests moving! It’s especially great for children’s parties when the kids are full of energy and need a fun way to burn it off.

Play some dance-friendly music that suits your group, and let everyone showcase their best moves. At random intervals, stop the music - when it does, everyone must freeze in place. Anyone caught moving is out of the round and steps to the side. The music then starts again, and the dancing continues! The game goes on until only one person remains, who is then declared the winner.

For younger kids or more relaxed groups, you can skip the elimination part. Instead, keep stopping and starting the music for fun - no winners or losers, just giggles and good energy.

Twists

• Each time the music stops, players must freeze in a pose that represents an action, such as walking a dog, running from a bear, eating a hamburger, relaxing on the beach, or lifting something heavy.
• In some rounds, you can shout out a participant’s name when the music stops, and everyone must freeze in the same position as that person. -Shout an instruction each time the music stops, such as: get down on your butt, lay down on your belly, stand on one leg, or have only your butt touch the floor.

This party game will bring plenty of laughter!

Start by taking 18 Post-it notes and cutting off the sticky strips. On each note, write down two body parts that can be paired together, like “hand - knee.” Fold the notes and place them in a bowl. Divide the players into pairs.

One team at a time draws a note from the bowl. The pair must then try to hold the Post-it between the two body parts listed on the note. The sticky note doesn’t necessarily have to be held between the two players - for example, a “hand–head” note can be held by one player alone.

As more notes are added, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep them all in place. The pair that manages to hold the most notes at once wins. Adjust the number of notes depending on how many players there are.

You can play with one pair at a time, or have pairs take turns drawing notes and holding their positions while the others continue playing. For added challenge, try creative variations or include more than two players per team.

Before you start, decide whether a team is eliminated if they fail to complete the note, or if they simply lose the chance to score points that round. In the latter case, the note is folded again and returned to the bowl.

This party game is a fun way to learn surprising (and often hilarious) things about each other. Each player writes down three statements about themselves: one true and two false. These can be personal facts, funny stories, or unexpected experiences - make sure the true ones are believable and the fake ones are convincing!

Taking turns, each player reads their three statements aloud. The rest of the group must guess which one is the truth. Every player who guesses correctly earns 1 point.

After one player finishes, the next person takes their turn, and the game continues until all players have gone.

Ultimately, the player with the most points wins!

Twist

Assign each round a theme, such as food, travel, or famous people you have met.

The participants will one at a time put a marshmallow in their mouth and try to say “Happy new year!”. No one must swallow their marshmallows. The one that completes the most rounds wins.