| Remember when you went to birthday parties as | | | | three or more people in their lap!) until somebody |
| a kid? Sure, you loved the cake and ice cream. | | | | ends up in his or her original seat. That person is |
| You worshipped the bright decorations, loud | | | | the winner. |
| music, and being with your friends. But what really | | | | Get creative with questions-- ask embarrassing or |
| made going to a birthday party special was | | | | funny ones to keep your guests laughing. If |
| playing games. You would always end screaming | | | | possible, come up with a list of question |
| with laughter and breathless on the ground. | | | | beforehand if you're not great at thinking them up |
| As adults, we expect adult birthday parties to be | | | | on the spot. |
| a little... calmer. A little toned-down. But they don't | | | | The Portrait Race |
| have to be! If you're throwing an grown-up party | | | | Both art and laughter in a single game? You bet! |
| for grown-up friends, there's no reason for things | | | | This game is fun to play, hilarious to watch, and... |
| to be sedate. With the fun adult birthday party | | | | well, interesting to see the final results. Want to |
| game ideas below, your guests will be screaming | | | | see how your friends see you? This adult birthday |
| with laughter and (if they all fall out of their chairs | | | | party game is definitely one to play. For four or |
| during the "Lap Dance" game) rolling on the | | | | more players (six or more is best.) |
| ground trying to recover. Just like being a kid | | | | To play this party game: Guests should be divided |
| again. | | | | up into pairs, with one person left over. The |
| Duck, Duck... Lap Dance! | | | | numbers don't work out? Divide people however |
| This adult party game is easy to play... and a lot | | | | you can-- it doesn't have to be exact. The one |
| of fun. There will be lots of giggling and a few red | | | | leftover guest should stand in front of the teams |
| faces as players end up in one another's laps. | | | | to pose for a portrait. |
| Have a few drinks first to liven up the mood. For | | | | Each team of two should have five minutes to |
| six to ten players. | | | | draw and paint the portrait of the poser using |
| To play this party game: All guest should sit on | | | | watercolor paints, pencils (colored or regular), and |
| chairs in a circle. Around a table is fine-- just pull | | | | crayons. Painters must use all three of these tools |
| the chairs away from the table a bit. | | | | somewhere in the portrait, and each member of |
| As the host, it's your job to ask simple yes or no | | | | the team must contribute to the portrait. Don't let |
| questions of your guests (or you can designate | | | | the better artists do all the work! |
| this job to somebody else). If the answer to that | | | | After the five minutes are up, the posing guest |
| question is yes, they move one seat to the right. | | | | decides which team painted the best portrait, and |
| If somebody is sitting there... they have to sit in | | | | another guest is chosen to pose. |
| that person's lap! If the answer to the question is | | | | It's fun to play this at the beginning of the night |
| "no," that player stays in his or her seat. | | | | and hang the portraits around the room to keep |
| Keep playing (some players may end up with | | | | people chuckling over them all night. |