Very old, traditional party game (in the UK) particularly for primary school-age children and almost always played to music. Player move around or dance on the spot if you have limited space, but players have to be moving. To make it a little more fun the leader can be...
Musical
Scavenger Hunt Musical Chairs
A cool version of Musical Chairs for older children and adults, which has been used as entertainment at one wedding reception at least. Play in a similar fashion as Musical Chairs, but before individuals sit down they have to carry out various activities set by the Compère / host...
Figure-of-Eight Musical Chairs
A variation on the normal musical chairs, which adds a ‘collision’ element to it. Arrange the chairs so they are facing outward in two circles that are within 6 or so feet of one another. Play as in normal musical chairs, but players walk around the circles in a...
Keys
Everybody, except one person, takes a chair and sits on it anywhere they like in the room. The remaining person is given a set of keys to hold. They then proceed to move around the room and with their free hand grab the hand of somebody sitting who has...
Dancing Feet
At a given signal, players alternate from running on the spot very quickly to running around. Can be played to music with change in status happening to the music, eg running around while music playing, running on the spot while the music is stopped, back to running around when...
Shipwreck
Equipment: Hoops or chalked circles of various sizes scattered around the playing area. Players are told that these hoops or chalked circles are islands and they have to be standing in them to be safe from the sharks the signal is given. Also each hoop can only hold so...
Crash
AKA: Musical Crash or Clump Players mingle or dance around a space. Constantly moving until the leader shouts out a number. All players must then try to get into groups of that number. Any group/s that don’t succeed are out. Can be played to music, so that when the...
Musical Bumps
Classic, very simple, elimination, party game. Certainly familiar to many in the United Kingdom. Probably much more fun for younger children and encourages them to pay attention to an external stimulus or change in their environment. Have some music playing which players move or dance around to. Every now...
Standing Statues (for audience)
Adaptation of Musical Statues for an audience to take part or can be used where players have limited opportunity to move. Possibly for younger children. Play as musical statues (where children would normally move around and then freeze when the music stops. Anybody caught moving while the music has...