by Dawn Hawkins

Created on: June 05, 2009   Last Updated: April 10, 2011

Having a birthday party for your child can be a challenge to put together. One of the main issues is keeping the children busy and happy. There are a thousand games that you could have the children play while attending the party. The question is, will the games that you choose bore the children? There are ways to avoid the hum-drum games such as pin the tail on the donkey.

Tips on birthday party games that won't bore the kids:

Balloon Busters

This is an easy game that is great for indoors or outdoors. All you need are some balloons, air, two chairs and kids to make it successful. Be sure that the children don't have on shorts that expose the upper half of the leg in any way. If they do, they will get stung by the balloons as they pop.

You will need about 20 to 30 balloons, depending on how many children there are. Blow the balloons up so that they are nice and tight. You don't want to make it too hard for the children to pop.

Divide the children into two even teams. The chairs should sit side by side. Line the children up at the opposite end of the chairs and as far away as possible. There should be an adult stationed at each chair and one to keep the children in line.

The first person on each team will run to the chair. The adult "supervisor" will have a balloon ready on the chair. The child must sit on the balloon to pop it. If it does not pop, the child will have to do everything he/she can to burst it only using his/her behind. Once the balloon pops, the child runs back to the line and tags the next person on their team. This continues until all of the balloons have been popped. The team that gets their balloons popped first wins. You should have a prize for each member of that team. A piece of candy will do.

Balloon Toss

This is a great outdoor game for hot summer days. You will need balloons, water and children for this game. Fill the balloons with water but not too much. The balloons shouldn't break easily. Each child chooses a teammate. They will face each other in the line and begin to gently toss the balloon back and forth. They should be fairly close to each other to start. After a minute or so, stop the children and have them move back five steps. Begin again for another minute or so. Repeat all actions until there is only one team left. When a teams balloon breaks, that pair is out of the game.

Pinata

Everyone wins with this game and it never gets old. Each child takes a turn hitting the pinata with a stick or bat. The pinata should be filled to the brim

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