30 Game Ideas for Your Next Epic Party

Even in our digital age, there's nothing more fun than turning off the screens and indulging in family-friendly party games for everyone’s enjoyment! Whether you’ve got toddlers or teenagers, there’s a perfect game for all ages. Prepare your personalized invitations and check out these delightful party game ideas for your next digital detox night or birthday party!

Party Games For The Whole Family:

1. Sardines

This reverse hide-and-seek is sure to entertain the entire family at your next outdoor party. The game is played with one person hiding and the rest of the group seeking. Once a seeker finds the hider, the seeker joins them in hiding. The last person to find the entire group, wins!

2. One Handed Penny Stacking 

This Minute To Win It game is a fun party game that only requires a handful of pennies to play. When the timer starts, players race to stack pennies with only one hand. The player with the most pennies stacked at the end of a minute wins.

3. Freeze Tag

Freeze tag requires no skill or additional items to play. One player starts as ‘it’ and they try to tag as many people as possible. Once tagged, players must remain still until another play unfreezes them. 

4. The Human Knot

Minute to Win It games are popular because anyone can join the fun! he human knot is another hands-on game that requires only teams of two to play. Get the full instructions and start playing today!

5. Blind Makeup Artist

Budding artists will delight in this family party game that involves blindfolds, makeup, and tons of laughter! Try your hand at applying makeup without seeing what you're doing! Don't forget to take pictures!

6. Hide-And-Seek

Another classic family game night idea that is perfect for the whole family is hide-and-seek. The game requires a handful of players, with one chosen to be the seeker while everyone else hides. When the seeker finds a hider, they are out. For a unique twist, play this game after the sun sets and it's dark outside!

7.  Red Rover

If you’ve got a crowd for game night, Red Rover is the perfect party game. Start with two teams on opposite sides of each other. The goal is for everyone on one side to make it to the other, breaking the chain of hands to get through. You can find the full instructions here. 

8.  Defying Gravity

Perfect for the whole family, Defying Gravity requires players and balloons. The player that can keep their balloon off the ground the longest is the winner. This game is easy to play and a lot of fun too!

9. Junk In The Trunk

This hilarious game requires ping pong balls and empty tissue boxes secured on your bottom. Players try to bounce the balls out of the boxes by shaking, dancing, or otherwise not using their hands. Be sure to take a video of this one—it will be funny for a long time!

10. Iron Man

Another fun family party game idea is Iron Man. In this game, players try to stack as many steel nut fasteners on top of one another using only a chopstick. Gameplay is one-minute rounds and the player with the highest stack wins. 

11. Dizzy Bat

Another great game to add to your list of party game ideas is Dizzy Bat. Players take turns spinning around a bat and trying to play baseball in this fun outdoor game. Check out the full instructions for a field-day-style Dizzy Bat that’s perfect for family games.

12. Charades

One of the best party game ideas for older kids is charades. Start with two teams and a player. The player pantomimes a book, famous person, saying, movie, or song title, picking something that everyone knows, to the other players. The winning team has the most points.

Party Games for Teens:

13. Wink Assassin

Wink Assassin is hilarious and one of the best games for teens you can find for your next family game night! Each round, players choose a secret assassin. Winking at other players "kills" them. Winked players must fake death or leave the game. Guessing the assassin first wins!

14. State of Fun

Another top Minute To Win It game, State of Fun will test your knowledge of geography. Players must write as many state capitals as they can in one minute before the timer goes off. The player with the most correct state capitals at the end of the round wins.

15. Back-to-Back Stand 

Minute To Win It team-based games are perfect for teens, and Back-to-Back Stand is no different! In this hands-on game, each team of two must sit back-to-back with arms interlocked. Stand up without using your arms or legs. The first team standing wins.

16. Card Ninja 

Card Ninja only needs cards, watermelon, and warm weather. In one minute, throw as many cards as possible into a halved watermelon. The winner has the most cards in the watermelon after the round.

17. Selfie Scavenger Hunt

Selfie Scavenger Hunt is another great party game idea that’s perfect for teens. Create a book of items to find, and have players snap a selfie with them when they find them. The player with the most selfie finds is the winner. 

18. Cookie Face

Popularized by the TV show Minute To Win It, Cookie Face is a game everyone loves to play and eat! Players start with a cookie on their forehead and try to get it in their mouths using only their faces. This fun game is perfect for your next birthday or holiday party.

Adult Party & Team Games:

19. Name That Tune

Choose your teams and pick your genre in this classic party game idea. Teams must each take turns guessing the song by only hearing the opposing team hum or whistle the tune. 

20. Flip Cup

This fun party game idea is perfect for adults. Flip Cup only requires cups, a table, and six players to start. The game is a relay, and the team that finishes the fastest wins. Check out the full instructions for your next game night.

21. Human Ring Toss

Hula hoops and people are all you’ll need for this fun party game idea. Human ring toss is easy to play and great for adults. Just make sure to watch your head when the hoops are flying!

22. Mystery Word

If you like Clue, you’ll love the fun party game Mystery Word. Players start by picking a word from a bowl. To win, players must work the mystery word into the conversation without anyone knowing. If your word is called out, you lose. 

23. Story Starters

A great icebreaker game, Story Starters is a fun and easy game for adults to get to know one another. The game begins with one person starting a story. The next person adds to the story, and so on. Hilarity can ensue quickly, but there isn’t a true ‘winner’ in this game.

Birthday Party Games for Kids:

24. Hot Potato

To play hot potato, pass a single potato in a circle without dropping it. If someone drops it, they sit in the center of the circle and are out. After the end of each round, the speed of potato passing increases until only one person is left.

25. Musical Chairs

This kid-friendly game is accessible to anyone, as you just need some chairs and music. While everyone will be familiar with this classic party game, it's the perfect game for any birthday party!

26. Duck-Duck-Goose

One person walks around a circle of other players to start this game. They tap players' heads and say "duck" or "goose" as they walk. Someone who is the "goose" gets up and chases "it" around the circle. Once tagged, 'it' is out of the game.

27. Red Light/Green Light

For this classic school game, players must line up in a single starting line. A caller will stand at the finish line. When the caller yells “green light," players will run towards the finish line. When the caller yells “red light," all players must stop moving. The first person to cross the finish line wins.

28. Flying Feather

This easy-to-play game should be on everyone's list of party games, especially for those with small kids. The game requires a feather and a bucket. Players must get the feather into the bucket from a distance to win, without letting the feather touch any body part.

29. Limbo

The classic game of limbo has been around since the 1800s, and is everyone’s favorite party game for a reason! This easy-to-play game only requires a pole and players. Find out more about this old game and how to play. 

30. Wall Bounce 

Another great Minute To Win It game, wall bounce, requires ping pong balls, a wall, and a bucket. Players must bounce their ping pong balls off a wall and into their buckets. The player with the most balls in their bucket at the end of one-minute wins!

Now that you’ve got great party game ideas, get your invitations ready and start planning your next get-together today. Have fun and take a lot of photos throughout the evening. Afterward, head over to Mixbook and create a keepsake of your family game night or party, letting the memories last a lifetime.