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Contingency plans for
party rain-offs
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You know
what its like, youve got the whole three hours of your kids
birthday planned down to the second. You may have invited the whole class over
to play in the garden, but its going to be fine as the sun will shine and
all the outdoor games and competitions youve got planned will run like
clockwork. The party table is set up under the shade of a tree and youve
got all the drinks, sandwiches, cupcakes and crisps ready for when the little
tikes are worn out and need refuelling.
But, if the day of the big
birthday comes and there are black clouds overhead, do you have a back-up plan
in place for the possibility that you may just have to host the party of twenty
inside your home? Unless you have some rain-off plans in place, those three
hours of idyllic fun and running around the sunny garden could turn into a
nightmare for you, as you try and protect your home from being demolished by
some kids high on party spirits and sugar!
So, no matter how sure you
are that the weather wont let you down, its good to have some
sitting down and concentrating games at the ready. One of the most popular
games played today by people of all ages is online bingo. It doesnt take
long to play a round or two, and the chances of who will win is totally random,
according to whether the numbers on your card are the ones called out for the
game. Now while you dont necessarily want the kids to be crowded round a
PC for the online version, you can still get the traditional game of bingo in a
box and have it at the ready as a party game backup.
Other games that
are great for kids of all ages at a party include the memory game. This is
where you have an array of objects on a tray covered with a cloth. Sit the kids
in a circle and reveal whats under the cloth for two minutes. They have
two minutes to memorise everything there before the tray is taken away and an
object secretly removed. The tray is brought back to the circle and the
children have to work out whats missing.
And when the kids need to
burn off some energy, you can switch to some more energetic but
controlled games like musical statues and balloon volleyball. This is
really easy to set up tie a string at knee height which will serve as
the net. The balloon is the volleyball and players in two teams sit on either
side of the net using only their feet to kick the ball to the other
team. If the balloon touches the ground a point goes to the opposing team and
the team that gets 15 points first wins. This is a great game as a balloon can
do very little damage, no matter how hard it is kicked.
While a rainy
day party may not be what you hoped for, its still possible to have
plenty of fun and keep the house in one piece as long as you plan ahead!
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