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