Birthday party games for 10-year-olds that don't feel babyish
Ten-year-olds will tell you Pin the Tail is for little kids. These nine games have the strategy, bluffing and competition they want, and most need nothing but paper.
Games for the people in the room.
Say how many you are, how old and where. Get three games you can start in the next five minutes.
Four suits, one for every mood
The suit on a card’s corner says what the game asks of people: talk, move, make something or think.
- Talking games Guessing, bluffing and word games, mostly played sitting down. 10 games
- Moving games Races, relays and anything that gets people out of their chairs. 17 games
- Making games Drawing, writing and building against the clock. 5 games
- Thinking games Trivia, memory and puzzles for the competitive ones. 11 games
Tools for whoever is running things
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Team maker
Paste the names, pick how many teams, and get fair random teams nobody can argue with.
Open the team maker -
Charades generator
Prompts sorted by age, shown one at a time on your phone, with a one-minute timer.
Open the charades generator -
Scavenger hunt list maker
Printable lists for indoors, the backyard and the holidays, with things to find, spot and do.
Make a hunt list -
Bingo card generator
Printable cards for Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and baby showers, every one different, with a caller list.
Make bingo cards -
Game picker
The picker from the top of this page on its own, ready to bookmark for party day.
Open the game picker