High energy
Box Shake
A player moves without using their hands to shake ping-pong balls out of a loosely attached empty tissue box.
- Players
- 2–12players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–10minutes
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Candle Target Toss
Players toss soft objects at birthday-themed paper targets with different point values—no real candles needed.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 6+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Low energy
Candy Cane Hook
Players use a candy-cane-shaped hook held in the hand to move other hooks or rings between containers.
- Players
- 2–16players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
High energy
Captain’s Coming
Players respond to a growing set of nautical commands as quickly as possible, turning listening into an energetic group challenge.
- Players
- 8–40players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 15–25minutes
High energy
Capture the Flag
Two teams protect their own flag while trying to retrieve the opponent’s flag and return it to their territory.
- Players
- 8–40players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 20–40minutes
Low energy
Card Tower
Players use playing cards to build the tallest freestanding structure they can before time runs out.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
Charades
Players act out a secret prompt without speaking while teammates or the whole group try to guess it.
- Players
- 4–24players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 15–30minutes
Low energy
Christmas Memory Tray
Players study a tray of holiday objects, then recall as many as possible after it is covered.
- Players
- 3–20players
- Ages
- 6+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Medium energy
Circle Switch
One player in the middle calls a light statement, and everyone it applies to switches positions around the circle.
- Players
- 8–30players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Low energy
Coin Slide
Players slide coins across a table and try to stop them inside a scoring zone without sending them over the edge.
- Players
- 2–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–10minutes
Medium energy
Color Hunt
The host calls a color and players race to spot a safe object nearby that matches it.
- Players
- 3–20players
- Ages
- 4+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Low energy
Common Ground
Small groups race to discover meaningful things everyone in their team has in common.
- Players
- 4–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes