Printable Party Games Packs

Free printable party games packs with rules and timings

Each pack is a full afternoon of games with rules, kit lists and rough timings, so nobody has to make it up on the day.

Print one copy for yourself and one for whoever is helping.

Party games pack: kids: how to use it

  • Ten games, each with the kit you need and how long it actually runs. The running order at the end fills two hours with a food break in the middle.
  • Print one copy and keep it in your pocket on the day.
  • Tick games off as you go - you will forget which you have done.
  • Have two spare games ready. Every party runs short somewhere.

Party games pack: kids: the games

  • Pass the parcel - one prize in the middle, a small sweet in each layer. Needs: parcel, music. 10 minutes.
  • Musical statues - freeze when the music stops, last one moving is out. Needs: music. 8 minutes.
  • Musical bumps - same but sit down instead. Needs: music, floor space. 8 minutes.
  • Sleeping lions - everyone lies still, the last to move wins. Needs: nothing. 5 minutes, best used after cake.
  • Duck duck goose - circle, tap heads, chase. Needs: nothing. 10 minutes.
  • Pin the tail on the donkey - blindfold and spin. Needs: poster, blindfold, tails. 10 minutes.
  • Corners - four numbered corners, caller picks one, that corner is out. Needs: four signs. 10 minutes.
  • Chocolate game - roll a six, put on hat and scarf, cut chocolate with a knife and fork. Needs: dice, hat, scarf, cutlery, chocolate. 15 minutes.
  • Treasure hunt - five clues hidden round the room. Needs: written clues, a prize. 15 minutes.
  • Balloon stomp - balloon tied to each ankle, pop everyone else's. Needs: balloons, string. 8 minutes.

Party games pack: kids: two-hour running order

  • 0:00 Arrivals and free play
  • 0:15 Musical statues, then musical bumps
  • 0:35 Pin the tail on the donkey
  • 0:50 Treasure hunt
  • 1:05 Food
  • 1:30 Sleeping lions - deliberately, right after eating
  • 1:40 Pass the parcel
  • 1:50 Cake and party bags
  • Ages 4 to 6 need shorter games and more of them. Ages 7 and up can handle team games with scores.

Party games pack: adults: how to use it

  • Games that work with a mixed-age room and a drink in hand. Nothing needs an app, a screen or anyone being embarrassed.
  • Print one copy for whoever is running the room.
  • Start with the seated games and move to the standing ones later.
  • Two rounds of one good game beats six rushed ones.

Party games pack: adults: the games

  • Who am I? - a name on each forehead, yes or no questions only. Needs: sticky notes, pens. Runs all night.
  • The name game - three rounds with the same bowl of names: describe, one word, mime. Needs: paper, bowl. 30 minutes.
  • Guess the baby photo - everyone sends one in advance, numbered on a board. Needs: printed photos. 15 minutes.
  • Mr and Mrs, birthday edition - questions about the guest of honour, everyone answers, they mark it. Needs: printed questions. 20 minutes.
  • Articulate-style round - describe words in a category against a timer. Needs: word list, timer. 20 minutes.
  • Pass the parcel for grown-ups - miniatures and scratch cards in the layers. Needs: parcel, music. 15 minutes.
  • Guess the year - read out news headlines, teams name the year. Needs: printed headlines. 15 minutes.
  • Play your cards right - higher or lower with a deck. Needs: cards. 10 minutes.
  • Heads up charades - use our charades slips. Needs: printed slips. 20 minutes.
  • The quiz - three rounds, printed sheets, teams of four. Needs: our quiz sheet. 40 minutes.

Party games pack: adults: what to prepare in advance

  • Twenty names for Who am I?, written before anyone arrives
  • Ten questions about the guest of honour
  • One printed quiz sheet per team, plus an answer key
  • A bowl, a timer and a pen that works
  • Two prizes: one real, one deliberately terrible

Party games pack: Christmas: how to use it

  • Eight games that survive a full room and a full stomach. Half of them need nothing but the sheet in your hand.
  • Print one copy and pick four. Nobody plays eight games in one afternoon.
  • Keep the noisy ones before dinner and the seated ones after.
  • Prizes: chocolate coins for everyone, one proper prize for the winner.

Party games pack: Christmas: the games

  • Christmas charades - use our festive slips. Needs: printed slips. 20 minutes.
  • Pass the sprout - like hot potato with a sprout and festive music. Needs: a sprout, music. 10 minutes.
  • Guess the carol from the hum - one hummer, everyone guesses. Needs: nothing. 10 minutes.
  • Wrap the human present - teams wrap one person in paper and tinsel, best effort wins. Needs: paper, tape, tinsel. 15 minutes.
  • The Christmas quiz - two rounds and a music round. Needs: our Christmas quiz sheet. 30 minutes.
  • Reindeer antlers - throw rings or hoops onto a headband. Needs: headband antlers, hoops. 10 minutes.
  • Guess the Christmas number one - read the year, name the song. Needs: printed list. 10 minutes.
  • Secret Santa reveal game - roll a dice to steal or keep gifts. Needs: dice, wrapped gifts. 25 minutes.

Party games pack: Christmas: kit list

  • Wrapping paper, tape and tinsel
  • A dice and a bowl
  • Printed quiz sheets and charades slips
  • Music you can pause quickly
  • Chocolate coins for the losing team

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