Rowdy Kid's Party Games Guaranteed to Work-off Excess Energy

Bonnie Doss-Knight
Introduce these rowdy kid's party games after presents and cake and ice cream. They are guaranteed to work off excess energy from a sugar-high. You may want to invest in several inexpensive gifts to give the winner of Musical Checker Chairs and Musical Bingo.

Money in the Bank

Put a dish of pennies on a table. Give each guest a plastic fork and tell them to put the fork's handle in their mouth. Set a time limit, take turns and let each child pick up as many pennies as they can. Then carry the pennies to another dish on the other side of the room. Suggested prize: all the pennies they were able to carry across the room.

Princess

The birthday girl starts out wearing a gold paper crown. Put the girls in a circle and play a lively tune. As quickly as they can, the crown is passed from girl to girl until music stops. The girl with the crown gets to wear it the rest of the party.

Musical Checker Chairs

Line chairs back-to-back, using one less chair than there are party guests. Alternate black and red ribbons on the chair backs. Red = 2 points Black= 1 point. Play the music and each time it stops, remove one chair. Kids without chairs are eliminated until there are two chairs left. Tally the points to determine winner.

Musical Bingo

This is the final game to allow the kids to rest and cool off. Before the party, write-up faux Bingo cards using ten words, which are song lyrics. Let the birthday child play records that contain the words. The first one to complete their list of words is the winner.

When moms arrive to pick-up their children after the party, they will be delighted to find calm and happy kids. You can secretly smile, knowing what a smart mom you were to find these rowdy kid's party games guaranteed to work-off excess energy.

Published by Bonnie Doss-Knight

Advocate of pure & simple living. Author of "Chocolate Days & Shadows", "The Book, a Primer for Seekers of Higher Consciousness" and "Beyond Blue". Mission to bridge gap between 3-D material world & highest...  View profile

  • Kids get on a sugar-high after cake and ice cream.
  • These rowdy games will calm them.
  • Moms wil thank you.

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  • Lori Gunn2/16/2011

    excellent presentation ♥ thanks for sharing

  • Lori Gunn2/11/2011

    Thanks for sharing this excellent write ♥

  • Tony Payne1/12/2011

    It's fun watching kids on a sugar high, as long as you can return them to their parents after...

  • Tonya Gurr1/8/2011

    Thank you for sharing!

  • Nancy P. Goodman, in Tennessee1/8/2011

    came back to visit this one, couldn't leave a comment on your other article!

  • Lodie Quezada1/4/2011

    Thanks for great information.

  • Nancy P. Goodman, in Tennessee1/3/2011

    very good, Bonnie, thanks!

  • L.L. Woodard1/3/2011

    Great ideas! Now we need to find a way to make a game out of cleaning up the party mess. Everyone wins!

  • James Fenelius1/2/2011

    Great suggestions.

  • Oscar Crawford1/2/2011

    I will suggest our children with children read this.

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