Tips for Successful Game Leader
• Get attention of the group.
• Stand where everyone can see you.
• Use the other adults as helpers.
• Groups will cooperate better if they know what is going to happen.
• Plan your activities to move easily from game to game. For instance, if everyone is seated, then play two or three "sitting" games.
• Stop the game before interest lags.
• Arrange competing teams so they are equal in strength and skill.
• Change the activity before the group gets bored.
• Change the rules to meet the situation.
• If there is something missing, improvise.
• Learn to use whatever materials are available.
Treasure Hunt
Divide kids into teams 1through 4 depending on how many are at the party;
Make up clues and scatter them all over the house (and outside, too, if weather permits);
Each clue leads to the next and at the end of the trail is a treasure for the team, for example, food, party favors, or prizes.
Hint: Color code clues so teams only find their own clues; Time the hunt and see which team gets done first.
String Treasure Hunt
Take colored strings and wind them all over your property, inside and outside; Up the stairs and then back down; Over and under furniture, beds and chairs.
Teams have to wind up their roll of string to find the treasure at the end of the roll.
Scavenger Hunts
Scavenger hunts are a lot of fun, there are many variations on the idea. The solution to a successful scavenger hunt is to think about who the players will be and make clues and items that will appeal to them.
Once you decide what type of scavenger hunt you will have, you need to spend some time coming up with a list of items to collect or activities to complete. Look here some fun ideas:
• Video Scavenger Hunt - Players use video recorders to record themselves doing the silly things on their list. After all the groups get back together, they watch the tapes.
• Picture Scavenger Hunt - Players use Polaroid cameras to photograph the crazy things on their list. • Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt - Players go out on foot in your immediate neighborhood to follow the instructions on their list.
• Mall Scavenger Hunt - Players are set loose in the mall to follow the instructions on their list. (It works well with the camera!)
Mail Call
This game is usually played as an icebreaker. Let your group sit in a circle so there are no gaps. (It may be helpful to use chairs if possible.) Somebody stands in the center of the circle and says, "Mail Call for everyone who is wearing red."
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