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GOAL ! Put a balloon on the floor, the blindfolded player who is taking the penalty stands about 6-7 steps away from the balloon. Spin the player round 3 times before they kick the balloon towards the goalie. It's fun when the player having made those 6-7 steps kicks the air, because he went in the wrong direction. The winner is the player who kicks the balloon.

Socks & Gloves Game Socks & Gloves Game Supplies: 1 or more blindfolds, socks, gloves

ShareThis- Email this Game to Friend! or Click to Bookmark This is a stunt or game. As a party stunt ask for 3-6 enthusiastic volunteers to play a game. Then let them know that all they have to do is see how many socks they can put on within a certain amount of time. The Catch: They are blindfolded and have gloves on. (Oops forgot to tell them that.) How to play: Seat participants around pile of socks on floor, give them mismatched gloves and blindfold them. On go, they begin putting as many socks on one foot as possible until the time is called. The amount of time is up to the Game host, but 2 – 4 minutes should work just fine. You can play this one person at a time or have 2 or 3 competing together at the same time. Winner: The person with the most socks on one foot after the time is called.

Party Game Song Scramble Each guest is given a line from a song. To make it easier, lines from the same song could be identified with the same number, color of paper or ink, etc. The guests then scramble around, trying to find the right people to complete their song. When they find everyone, they must render their song. You can motivate the groups by awarding a prize for the first or last group to complete their song.

Office Party Games and Ideas Office party games can go a long way to liven up dull and drab office parties. Here are some great office party ideas and games to get things rolling.

Office parties can often be stiff and uptight affairs. However, a few innovative office party ideas and games can go a long way to break the ice and liven up things. For example, a great office party idea is to incorporate some theme such as getting the party attendees to come dressed as famous politicians, or their favorite star or celebrity. Or, perhaps you could have a hippie’s ‘60s or psychedelic ‘70s party, with dressing up according to that period and also playing the music of that time. Or, simply go for the old favorite – come in fancy dress. Or, if it is an office Christmas party, why not have a Santa Claus dress-up, along with some great

Christmas office party games? Apart from the theme, to set the mood, here are a few office party games that will turn your office party from being a bore to a blast! Guess the Movie Game: Before the party, jot down the names of several well-known movies on slips of paper, and put these in a bowl. Tell the party attendees to pair up, and then select one pair to be the first actors. They must pick a slip from the bowl and enact a scene from the movie written on it. The others must guess which the movie is. The first person that guesses correctly will become the next actor along with his/her partner. The game can be continued until every pair has had a chance to become actors. Famous Movie One Liners: Before the party, write down famous bits of quotes from wellknown movies, e.g. "I'll be back." – Terminator, "Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable?" – Hell's Angels. Then, during the party, read out these quotes one at a time, with the guests having to guess which movie it is from. Whoever guesses right gets a point. After every quote has been done with, whoever has the most points becomes the winner. To make it more challenging, extra points can be given if they can name the character, actor or actress who said it. Question Hour The objective of this game is to ask questions and answer back in the form of a question. Anyone who answers in the form of a statement or answers with a Yes / No or takes too much time in asking a question back is considered out of the game. It is a fun game that can turn hilarious at times.

Games for your Corporate Office Lunch Parties Submitted by Janelle Fischer You’re in a conference room that lacks character and windows. You’re surrounded by your group of colleagues and long table of random potluck dishes and paper plates. You do these things to celebrate co-workers’ life milestones. Baby showers, birthdays, going-away parties, wedding showers, welcome back parties. Whatever the event, there is definitely a way to liven the spirit of your work day! Here are some game ideas that are sure to be a hit in your work place! Take on the role of ‘office party planner.’ You will gain the respect of your co-workers for being organized and inventive, and all your hard work will pay off when the whole room is rolling with laughter! Going-Away Party Game idea: If the event is focused on celebrating for one person - make a quiz to see how much your co-workers know him/her. I’ve used this at a Bon Voyage lunch party: 1. What is Tim’s favorite food? _____________________________________________ 2. Which internet browser does Tim use most? _________________________________ 3. What is Tim’s favorite TV show? ____________________________________________ 4. Where is Tim’s favorite place to shop? _______________________________________ 5. What month is Tim’s birthday in? ___________________________________________ 6. What brand of cell phone does Tim use? _____________________________________ 7. Where was Tim’s first-ever job? ____________________________________________ 8. What was Tim’s phone extension? __________________________________________ 9. What kind of car does Tim drive? ___________________________________________ 10. What town was Tim born in? _____________________________________________ A simple Word document will do. I put the leaving co-worker’s company mug shot at the top of the quiz too! Office Family Feud 1. Send your coworkers an email with 15 questions that you think the group will give similar answers to. Here is an example of questions to ask: 1. What is your favorite restaurant? 2. Favorite type of music?

3. Favorite Christmas song? 4. Favorite Shampoo? 5. Favorite hobby? 6. Favorite celebrity? 7. Favorite place to shop (specific store name)? 8. What is the color of your toothbrush? 9. What time do you get up for work in the morning? 10. What do you like to do on the weekends? 11. What college did you attend? 12. Name your favorite kind of pie: 13. Name your favorite breakfast cereal: 14. How do you like your steak? 15. How fast do you drive when the speed limit is 65? Collect everyone’s answers and tally to find the top two to five in order of popularity. Set up the questions in a Family-feud style on note cards. Saying “20 Marketing Employees were asked - top three answers are on the board.” Break your group into an even number of teams with four to ten people on each team. Place chairs facing each other in two rows. The first person in the row of each team comes to the front. These two people face each other across the table that has a tennis ball or other small soft object on it. A whiteboard or chalkboard should be where everyone can see it, with the numbers one through three or six on it (this is the number of top answers you have on your list). Now ask the first question (for example, “Name the top four favorite restaurants”). The first person to grab the ball gets a chance to answer the question. (If someone grabs the ball early, stop reading the question and make him/her give you an answer before reading anymore.) If the person with the ball gives an answer that is on your list, write it besides the corresponding number. If this person has not guessed the number-one answer, the other player gets a turn to guess. The person who guesses the highest answer on the list gets to choose whether his/her team will play or pass. After this, each team gets three strikes (wrong answers). The team that is playing gets the chance to guess the remaining answers on the board. Give each person a turn with fifteen seconds to answer. Once the playing team gets three strikes, the other team decides as a group what one answer they want to give to try to fill in one of the remaining blanks. If the first team fills in all the blanks they win the round, but if the opposing team guesses one of the remaining answers, they win the round. Keep track of each team’s points on the board. As you get further in the game, you can double or triple the points. Fun Party Games Dumb Charades Perhaps the most common party game of all is the dumb charades. This one game can be played at just about any party. Your game can be based on any theme. It could be Hollywood movies, famous celebrities, famous quotes or animals, in case you have tiny toddlers as your guests. Guess the Tune This is a very popular game that is played in parties. Form a group and ask each person to get up and hum a tune. The one who gets it right the fastest gets a small prize. The next song has to be hummed by that winner and everyone else gets the chance to guess it. Question Hour This is yet another popular game that is played at parties. Everyone sits around in a circle and any one person asks a question to the participant sitting on his/her left side. You can play this game clockwise or anti-clockwise. The person to whom a question has been asked has to respond by asking another question to the next person and the game goes on. A person is declared out if he/she: responds to the question, starts laughing, repeats the question or goes blank for more than 8 seconds. Board / Card Games If you are having just close friends or a limited number of people in your party, the best way to pass time is by playing those ever-amusing board games, like Scrabble and Monopoly. They are fun and one can pass hours by playing these games. Even cards are a great option, provided your guests know how to

play different card games. Spelling Bee This is another one of the games that can be played at almost any party. One of the players becomes the question master and asks the players to spell a series of words. The moments a person misspells, he/she is out of the game. The player who is left not-out till the last is declared the winner. 2) Scattegories You do not really need the board game to play this game as you do it on paper. The only difference with playing this game on paper is that you’re categories are limited and games can be time consuming. On Paper Write down four categories : ie. Movies, Songs, Countries, Actors, Foods Draw a letter, then everyone thinks of something that starts with that letter and when they are done, they are to call stop and everyone has to stop and put their pencil down. Receive 10 Points for Original Answers and 5 Points for Similar Answers.

Wine Trivia Game Wine Trivia Game - Dinner Party Game Supplies: Wine facts and trivia, pen and paper

ShareThis- Email this Game to Friend! or Click to Bookmark Create a list of Wine / Champagne facts and trivia and then after dinner or during your next wine party bring out your list of trivia and challenge them to see among you is a true wine connoisseur. Depending on the number of questions 15 – 20 is good give your guests 5 to 10 minutes to answer. Then have guests switch sheets to score. Then question by question – read the question get general comments / prospective answers and reveal the correct answer. The guest with the most correct answers wins a wine related gift. Here are some wine facts that can get you started. Remember to mix things up by using fill in the blank, true or false and some multiple choice questions. Wine / Beverage Facts for can use for your game: a. The corkscrew was invented in 1860 b. On average how many grapes does it take to make a bottle of wine? Answer: While it can vary with white and red wines the average is 600 c. A morbid, irrational fear of or aversion to wine is called Oenophobia. d. The word Alcohol is derived from the Arabic language (al kohl or alkuhl). Consider the fact that a large proportion of the Arabic population is forbidden from consuming alcohol for religious reasons. e. What is the ideal temperature for white wine? (Make this one multiple choice) Answer: chilled (45-55 degrees F) f. Sauvignon Blanc is also called Fume Blanc g. According to scientist Bill Lembeck there are approximately 49 million bubbles in a bottle of Champagne. Use these to get started and have a wonderful evening.

FAMOUS NAME

Objective:

An icebreaker where you act like famous people and guess who they are.

Game Type: �

Active. A lot of movement may be required.

Players: �

6 or more players

Needed:

Paper and pencils

Rules:

Each player picks the name of a famous person and writes it down. Once you've chosen you cannot change! (Homer Simpson, Mae West, Abraham Lincoln, Caesar Augustus etc.) Mix up the names and hand them out to everyone in the room. Have everyone mingle and chat while acting like their character or better yet, have each person do 30 second of dialogue in the guise of the person they chose. The others guess who he/she is.

Objective:

Act out the name of a book, song, movie etc for your team, but no talking allowed!

Game Type: �

Active. A lot of movement may be required.

Players: �

2 or more players

Needed:

Paper and pencil

Rules:

Divide your group into two teams. 3 or more people is best. Next, determine how long you want each round to be. Most groups will use no more than 5 minutes per round. Have each team huddle and brainstorm the names of wedding movies. A list of movies is included below. The papers from one team will be used by the other and visa versa so don't mix them. Put each group into a separate hat or bowl. Choose a team to go first and then choose a person on that team to go first. The first person chooses a paper from the bowl (make sure it's the bowl from the other team) and memorize what it says. Also they should note whether it's a book, movie, song etc. and if they don't know they should ask someone on the other team and be whispered the answer. The timer then starts and they have to act out what's on the paper without talking. See below for appropriate gestures. When the timer runs out it's the other teams turn. They then draw a paper from the appropriate bowl and act it out. Turns should alternate back and forth with a new person doing the acting each time. Whoever guess the most within the time limit wins the game. What's not allowed. No spelling of words. No mouthing answers or words. No pointing to objects in the room.

� Gestures:

Here are the correct gestures to use:

Book title: Put your hands together as if you are praying, then unfold them flat. Film title: Form an imaginary lens with one hand while cranking the other hand as if you are operating an old movie camera. TV show:

Making a box with your hands. Quotation: Make quotation marks in the air with your fingers. Sound like: To indicate the word sounds like another similar word, pull on your ear or cup your ear. Number of words in the title: Hold up number of fingers. Specific word: Again hold up the number of fingers - for example for "Gone with the Wind" you would hold up 4 fingers for four words and then prior to acting out "wind" you would hold up 4 fingers again to indicate 4th word. Syllables: Hold a specific number of fingers against your arm for a given word. Short word: Pinch your thumb and forefinger together. Long word: Open your fingers to indicate a long word. Correct guess: Give a thumbs up and point to the correct guesser. Getting hotter: Wave your hand like a fan. Getting colder: Cross your arms and shiver.

Other signals are allowed if agreed upon before the game. Movie ideas:

1. My Best Friend's Wedding 2. Wedding Singer 3. Steel Magnolias 4. Four Weddings and a Funeral 5. Muriel's Wedding 6. The Wedding Planner 7. Meet the Parents 8. The Bachelor 9. Sixteen Candles 10. When Harry Met Sally 11. My Best Friend's Wedding

12. Father of the Bride 13. June Bride 14. Forces of Nature 15. Runaway Bride 16. Notting Hill 17. Mickey Blue Eyes

REPLACE YOUR HUSBAND Objective:

A funny substitution game where you treat your spouse like an old refrigerator etc. Take a look!

Game Type: �

Passive. Little or no movement is required.

Players: �

3 or more players

Needed:

Pens and paper for all players

Rules:

Give each guest an index card and tell them to list a household item that they would love to get rid of. Then, have them list five reasons why they would get rid of it. After everyone is done writing, say, "OK�that household item that you have written down, I want you to cross it out and replace it with your husband or boyfriend's name." When they say the sentence they must say: I want to replace (name of husband/boyfriend) because he is....................... and list their reasons. It's a hoot of a game and everyone loves it. The one that has the most outlandish answers wins.

TRICKY ANSWER Objective:

A fast paced question and answer game where you are out if you answer the questions correctly!

Game Type: �

Passive. Little or no movement is required.

Players: �

6 or more players

Needed:

None

Setup:

Gather the group in the circle. Put the leader in the middle. The leader will ask questions to the group and they must answer each question incorrectly. The questions (see below) are so obvious that is hard not to answer correctly.

� Timing:

Each person should respond within 1 to 2 seconds. The group can act as judge to determine if a person took too long to respond.

Winning:

You can get out one of two ways: 1. Take too long to answer 2. Stumble as you answer 3. Give the correct answer (as opposed to the incorrect answer which is what you want to do)

Questions:

Here are a few examples of questions: 1. What day comes after Friday? 2. Our first president was George___? 3. How many hands do you have? 4. How old are you? 5. What is your name? 6. What city do you live in? 7. Are you bald?

8. What letter comes after Y? 9. What year is this? 10. What is your dad's name? 11. What is 2+2? 12. What number comes after 2? 13. What month is this? 14. How many kids do you have? 15. What street do you live on? 16. Finish this sentence: Our country is the United States of _________? 17. What are you sitting on? 18. To men: Are you wearing a dress? 19. To women: Do you shave your face? 20. What color is the sky?