🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Duck Duck Goose
Catch the picker before they sit in your spot
🧰 This screen to pick players and time the chase · 👥 4–20
Kids Party Games
Fun games for birthdays, classrooms, family time and playdates. 47 free games, no sign-up.
Every game here works with the screen as the game master: it plays and stops the music, calls "Simon says", counts down the scavenger hunt and keeps score, so the grown-up gets to join in instead of refereeing. Games are grouped by the age they suit best, but most stretch up or down — a Kids setting inside the game usually slows the pace and softens the rules.
Nothing needs an account, a download or a printer. Open a game on a phone, cast it to the TV for a party, and tap Fullscreen for big, readable text across the room.
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🧸Games for toddlers (3–5)
Simple rules, big buttons, lots of movement, short rounds.
🎂 Age 3+🙂 Medium
Simon Says
Follow every "Simon says" command — and ignore the ones without it
🧰 This screen (it speaks the commands) · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Musical Chairs
Be the last player still sitting when the music stops
🧰 Chairs — one fewer than players · This screen for the music · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Freeze Dance
Freeze the instant the music stops; wobble and you are out
🧰 This screen for the music · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 5+⚡ Active
Hot Potato
Do not be holding the potato when it explodes
🧰 A soft ball, cushion or beanbag (the "potato") · This screen for the ticking · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 2+🙂 Medium
Pass the Parcel
Unwrap the final layer when the music stops
🧰 A parcel wrapped in several layers (a small treat in each) · This screen for the music · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 3+🧘 Calm
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Place the tail as close to the right spot as you can, blindfolded
🧰 This screen (a phone, tablet or TV with a mouse) · 👥 1–10
🎂 Age 4+⚡ Active
Red Light, Green Light
Reach the finish line without being caught moving on red
🧰 This screen as the traffic light · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 4+🙂 Medium
Animal Charades
Act out the card without speaking so your team guesses it in time
🧰 This phone · Something to time (the screen does it) · 👥 4–20
🎒Ages 6–9
Reading-light games with a bit of strategy, teamwork and silliness.
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Scavenger Hunt
Find as many items as possible before each timer runs out
🧰 Nothing — the screen gives the list · A phone camera for the photo hunt · 👥 1–30
🎂 Age 6+🙂 Medium
Guess the Word
Guess as many words as you can from your team's clues before the timer ends
🧰 This phone, held on the forehead · 👥 2–12
🎂 Age 5+🧘 Calm
Last Letter Game
Say a word starting with the last letter of the previous word before the timer ends
🧰 This phone · 👥 1–10
🎂 Age 6+🧘 Calm
Word Scramble
Unscramble ten words as fast as you can
🧰 Nothing — just this screen · 👥 1–4
🎂 Age 5+🧘 Calm
Pictionary for Kids
Draw the word so your team guesses it before time runs out
🧰 Paper and pens, or a whiteboard · This phone for the words and timer · 👥 4–20
🎂 Age 6+🧘 Calm
Never Have I Ever for Kids
Keep your fingers up longer than everyone else
🧰 This phone · Ten fingers each · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 4+⚡ Active
Relay Challenge Generator
Complete the relay challenge faster than the other team
🧰 Whatever the card says (a spoon, a cushion, a balloon…) · 👥 4–30
🎂 Age 5+🧘 Calm
Telephone (Chinese Whispers)
Pass a whispered sentence down the line without changing it
🧰 This phone · 👥 4–30
🎂 All ages🧘 Calm
Riddles
Solve the riddle before the answer is revealed
🧰 Nothing — just this screen · 👥 1+
🎂 Age 6+🙂 Medium
5 Second Rule
Name three things in the category before the five seconds run out
🧰 This phone · 👥 2–10
🚀Ages 10–13
Faster timers, word play, guessing games and the first tournaments.
🎂 Age 6+🙂 Medium
Guess the Word
Guess as many words as you can from your team's clues before the timer ends
🧰 This phone, held on the forehead · 👥 2–12
🎂 Age 8+🧘 Calm
Categories
Write a unique answer for every category starting with the letter
🧰 Paper and a pen for each player · This screen for the letter and timer · 👥 2–10
🎂 Age 6+🧘 Calm
Word Chain
Say a word starting with the last letter of the previous word before the timer ends
🧰 This phone · 👥 1–10
🎂 Age 8+🙂 Medium
Forbidden Word
Describe the target word without saying the five forbidden words
🧰 This phone · 👥 4–12
🎂 Age 10+🧘 Calm
Mafia
Villagers: find the mafia. Mafia: outlast the villagers
🧰 One phone to pass around (this screen) · 👥 6–20
🎂 Age 6+🙂 Medium
Music Bingo
Mark a line (or the whole card) of called music prompts
🧰 A speaker and your own playlist · One phone per player for cards · 👥 2–50
🎂 Age 6+🙂 Medium
Acting Challenge
Act the emotion, character and situation on the card so the room guesses all three
🧰 This phone · Something to time (the screen does it) · 👥 4–20
🎂 Age 5+🙂 Medium
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament
Win your matches and climb the bracket to the final
🧰 This screen for the bracket · 👥 3–32
🎂 Age 8+🙂 Medium
Party Tournament
Win a series of different mini-games to become the party champion
🧰 This screen for the bracket and the games · 👥 3–32
🎂 All ages⚡ Active
Random Challenge Generator
Complete the challenge before the timer runs out
🧰 Whatever the challenge says · 👥 2–20
🎂Birthday party games
The classics every birthday needs — the screen plays the music and keeps score.
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Musical Chairs
Be the last player still sitting when the music stops
🧰 Chairs — one fewer than players · This screen for the music · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 2+🙂 Medium
Pass the Parcel
Unwrap the final layer when the music stops
🧰 A parcel wrapped in several layers (a small treat in each) · This screen for the music · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 3+🧘 Calm
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Place the tail as close to the right spot as you can, blindfolded
🧰 This screen (a phone, tablet or TV with a mouse) · 👥 1–10
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Freeze Dance
Freeze the instant the music stops; wobble and you are out
🧰 This screen for the music · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 5+⚡ Active
Hot Potato
Do not be holding the potato when it explodes
🧰 A soft ball, cushion or beanbag (the "potato") · This screen for the ticking · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 3+🙂 Medium
Simon Says
Follow every "Simon says" command — and ignore the ones without it
🧰 This screen (it speaks the commands) · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 6+🙂 Medium
Guess the Word
Guess as many words as you can from your team's clues before the timer ends
🧰 This phone, held on the forehead · 👥 2–12
🎂 Age 8+🙂 Medium
Party Tournament
Win a series of different mini-games to become the party champion
🧰 This screen for the bracket and the games · 👥 3–32
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Duck Duck Goose
Catch the picker before they sit in your spot
🧰 This screen to pick players and time the chase · 👥 4–20
🏫Classroom games
Brain breaks and whole-class games for a smartboard or projector.
🎂 Age 3+🙂 Medium
Simon Says
Follow every "Simon says" command — and ignore the ones without it
🧰 This screen (it speaks the commands) · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 8+🧘 Calm
Categories
Write a unique answer for every category starting with the letter
🧰 Paper and a pen for each player · This screen for the letter and timer · 👥 2–10
🎂 Age 6+🧘 Calm
Word Chain
Say a word starting with the last letter of the previous word before the timer ends
🧰 This phone · 👥 1–10
🎂 Age 4+⚡ Active
Red Light, Green Light
Reach the finish line without being caught moving on red
🧰 This screen as the traffic light · 👥 2–30
🎂 All ages🧘 Calm
Riddles
Solve the riddle before the answer is revealed
🧰 Nothing — just this screen · 👥 1+
🎂 Age 6+🙂 Medium
Guess the Word
Guess as many words as you can from your team's clues before the timer ends
🧰 This phone, held on the forehead · 👥 2–12
🎂 All ages🧘 Calm
Classroom Icebreakers
Read the card, do what it says, pass it on
🧰 Nothing — just this screen · 👥 5+
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Freeze Dance
Freeze the instant the music stops; wobble and you are out
🧰 This screen for the music · 👥 2–30
🏠Indoor games
Rainy days, living rooms and small spaces.
🎂 Age 6+🙂 Medium
Guess the Word
Guess as many words as you can from your team's clues before the timer ends
🧰 This phone, held on the forehead · 👥 2–12
🎂 Age 3+🧘 Calm
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Place the tail as close to the right spot as you can, blindfolded
🧰 This screen (a phone, tablet or TV with a mouse) · 👥 1–10
🎂 Age 2+🙂 Medium
Pass the Parcel
Unwrap the final layer when the music stops
🧰 A parcel wrapped in several layers (a small treat in each) · This screen for the music · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 5+🧘 Calm
Telephone (Chinese Whispers)
Pass a whispered sentence down the line without changing it
🧰 This phone · 👥 4–30
🎂 Age 6+🧘 Calm
Word Scramble
Unscramble ten words as fast as you can
🧰 Nothing — just this screen · 👥 1–4
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Musical Chairs
Be the last player still sitting when the music stops
🧰 Chairs — one fewer than players · This screen for the music · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 5+🧘 Calm
Pictionary for Kids
Draw the word so your team guesses it before time runs out
🧰 Paper and pens, or a whiteboard · This phone for the words and timer · 👥 4–20
🌳Outdoor games
Gardens, parks and playgrounds — the phone is the whistle.
🎂 Age 4+⚡ Active
Red Light, Green Light
Reach the finish line without being caught moving on red
🧰 This screen as the traffic light · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Duck Duck Goose
Catch the picker before they sit in your spot
🧰 This screen to pick players and time the chase · 👥 4–20
🎂 Age 4+⚡ Active
Relay Challenge Generator
Complete the relay challenge faster than the other team
🧰 Whatever the card says (a spoon, a cushion, a balloon…) · 👥 4–30
🎂 Age 5+⚡ Active
Hot Potato
Do not be holding the potato when it explodes
🧰 A soft ball, cushion or beanbag (the "potato") · This screen for the ticking · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Freeze Dance
Freeze the instant the music stops; wobble and you are out
🧰 This screen for the music · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 3+🙂 Medium
Simon Says
Follow every "Simon says" command — and ignore the ones without it
🧰 This screen (it speaks the commands) · 👥 2–30
🎂 All ages⚡ Active
Random Challenge Generator
Complete the challenge before the timer runs out
🧰 Whatever the challenge says · 👥 2–20
🏃Movement games
Burn off the cake: music, chasing, freezing and racing.
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Musical Chairs
Be the last player still sitting when the music stops
🧰 Chairs — one fewer than players · This screen for the music · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Freeze Dance
Freeze the instant the music stops; wobble and you are out
🧰 This screen for the music · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 5+⚡ Active
Hot Potato
Do not be holding the potato when it explodes
🧰 A soft ball, cushion or beanbag (the "potato") · This screen for the ticking · 👥 3–20
🎂 Age 4+⚡ Active
Red Light, Green Light
Reach the finish line without being caught moving on red
🧰 This screen as the traffic light · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Duck Duck Goose
Catch the picker before they sit in your spot
🧰 This screen to pick players and time the chase · 👥 4–20
🎂 Age 4+⚡ Active
Relay Challenge Generator
Complete the relay challenge faster than the other team
🧰 Whatever the card says (a spoon, a cushion, a balloon…) · 👥 4–30
🎂 Age 3+🙂 Medium
Simon Says
Follow every "Simon says" command — and ignore the ones without it
🧰 This screen (it speaks the commands) · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Scavenger Hunt
Find as many items as possible before each timer runs out
🧰 Nothing — the screen gives the list · A phone camera for the photo hunt · 👥 1–30
🎂 All ages⚡ Active
Random Challenge Generator
Complete the challenge before the timer runs out
🧰 Whatever the challenge says · 👥 2–20
🤫Quiet games
Sit-down, calm-down games for after lunch or before bed.
🎂 All ages🧘 Calm
Riddles
Solve the riddle before the answer is revealed
🧰 Nothing — just this screen · 👥 1+
🎂 Age 6+🧘 Calm
Word Scramble
Unscramble ten words as fast as you can
🧰 Nothing — just this screen · 👥 1–4
🎂 Age 3+🧘 Calm
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Place the tail as close to the right spot as you can, blindfolded
🧰 This screen (a phone, tablet or TV with a mouse) · 👥 1–10
📱No-equipment games
Nothing to buy or print — one phone and the kids.
🎂 Age 3+🙂 Medium
Simon Says
Follow every "Simon says" command — and ignore the ones without it
🧰 This screen (it speaks the commands) · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 4+⚡ Active
Red Light, Green Light
Reach the finish line without being caught moving on red
🧰 This screen as the traffic light · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Duck Duck Goose
Catch the picker before they sit in your spot
🧰 This screen to pick players and time the chase · 👥 4–20
🎂 Age 3+⚡ Active
Freeze Dance
Freeze the instant the music stops; wobble and you are out
🧰 This screen for the music · 👥 2–30
🎂 Age 6+🙂 Medium
Guess the Word
Guess as many words as you can from your team's clues before the timer ends
🧰 This phone, held on the forehead · 👥 2–12
🎂 Age 5+🧘 Calm
Telephone (Chinese Whispers)
Pass a whispered sentence down the line without changing it
🧰 This phone · 👥 4–30
🎂 Age 5+🧘 Calm
Last Letter Game
Say a word starting with the last letter of the previous word before the timer ends
🧰 This phone · 👥 1–10
🎂 All ages🧘 Calm
Riddles
Solve the riddle before the answer is revealed
🧰 Nothing — just this screen · 👥 1+
❓Kids Party Games — FAQ
Which games work for a 4-year-old's birthday party?
Musical Chairs, Freeze Dance, Duck Duck Goose, Pass the Parcel, Hot Potato and Pin the Tail are the reliable ones — all have a Kids setting that slows the music and softens eliminations.
Do I need to print anything?
No. The screen shows the prompts, plays the music and keeps score. For scavenger hunts, one phone is passed around or shown on the TV.
Can I run these on a classroom smartboard?
Yes. Open the game, tap Fullscreen, and use the keyboard: Space starts the next round and F toggles fullscreen.
Are the games safe for children?
All content in the Kids settings is written for young players — no scary, romantic or adult prompts. Teen games such as Mafia are social games with no mature content.