Sent in by Gemma Hastings, Guides You will need:– 2 x Blindfolds. One for each witch. This is a more linear version of Thief and Pirates Pistols Two people are chosen to be the ‘witches’ who sit blindfolded at one end of a room with a bunch of keys...
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Pirates Pistols
You will need:– Water pistol/s– Blindfold– A treasure to be guarded A simple but fun variant of ‘Thief‘, so long as you don’t mind getting a bit wet! Everyone sits in a large circle facing inwards with enough space behind to allow a person to walk behind around the...
Thief
AKA “The Key Game” “Pirates” “Pirates Treasure” A popular group game that accommodates various numbers of players from 3 to 30 or more and the basis of many variants such as Pirate’s Pistols.As this game requires things to be quiet to work well, its a good game for helping...
Squeak Piggy, Squeak
You will need:– Blindfold This one is old and has survived the trials of time. A popular party game particularly with younger children. Players sit in a circle or around the room with two people in the middle, one of whom is blindfolded so they are unable to see....
Hearing Kim
You will need:– Either a number of items which make distinctive sounds.– or a number of pre-recorded sounds of everyday items.– pencil and paper for each player. A game/activity thats good for concentrating on the sense of hearing. Version 1. When using real items have these in the middle...
Are you there Moriarti?
Sent in by Sarah McDermott “I would like to suggest “Are You There Moriarti?” (like the villain in Sherlock Holmes!) which we, the Grimes family, play in our family get-togethers!” Sarah McDermott You will need:– 2 blindfolds– rolled up newspapers (or long empty cardboard tubes) Two players are blindfolded...
Bat, Moth, Tree
You will need:Blindfold/s This is a more elaborate version of “Bat and Moth” a simple game used to help educate children (and older ones too!) about bats and their use of echolocation to find their food. ‘Bat, Moth, Tree’ needs a number of players, so great for small or...
Pacify the Baby
Sent in by Pamela Joseph We tried this game at a baby shower and it was great fun!”“Its funny because there are six or more ‘babies’ making noises and the ‘parents’ can’t figure out which one is their “baby”! Crying babies cannot talk or give clues, besides crying, to...