Free Themed Party Games for Birthdays, Holidays and Parties

Proof of the media’s impact on the world today, it was not until the full throttle report put out by the New York Times that the environmental awareness sought by Senator Gaylord Nelson really took on some steam. For seven years prior to the actual Earth Day grassroots movement, Senator Nelson had tried to gain the proper respect and recognition he felt the environment deserved.

Beginning in 1962, Nelson purposed to President Kennedy the idea of a national conservation tour, which was an attempt to bring political attention to the needs of the environment, composed of a five day trek covering eleven states to spread environmental awareness. Although this seemed to be what would break into the public’s attention, it did not. It seemed the people were troubled by the environments degradation but the public policy was not following that concern. Earth Day did not come about until six long years later.

Noticing the interest being captured by the press within the student anti-war movements over the Vietnam War, an idea came to Senator Nelson. Creating an “anti-war movement” but directing the concern to the environment rather than any actual war. The hope was that this demonstration of concern for the environment would generate press and public awareness and in so stimulate the public policy to take action in areas of environmental interest. You can teach your partygoers about Earth Day and have lots of fun by including Earth Day educational party games.

Five months prior to the demonstration, the New York Times, ran a lengthy article on the intent of the grassroots movement purposed by Senator Nelson. The response was overwhelmingly supportive of such an expression. Contacts of every kind were coming into the Senators office from every corner of the country. Needless to say, the accumulation of twenty million demonstrators backed by thousands of schools and communities organized and finally grabbed the political attention the environment so rightly deserved. You'll have your partygoers attention when you all play fun Earth Day games. It is this day in history that marked the first Earth Day and is an annual observed holiday on America calendars yet today

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Easter is often considered to be nothing more than a Christian holiday that is celebrated around the world. The Easter holiday marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The origin of Easter can be traced back to mythology. The name Easter comes from the name of an ancient Greek Goddess of Spring, Eostre. Eostre, it was believed returned to the Earth after a long, cold winter and with her, brought along the light and warmth of Spring. Ancient Greeks celebrated the return of Eostre and spring with pagan festivals. As with many pagan festivals, the date coincided with the equinox on the 21st of March every year. It was important to keep Eostre happy in order to ensure she would return year after year. Therefore the Greeks threw an extravagant feast and celebration. Your Easter celebration can be made very special when you access our Easter fun games for your guests to play.

When the holiday became more Christianized, the celebration was no longer about welcoming spring, but instead was based upon the resurrection of Jesus. To sever the ties from paganism even further, the church changed the date of the festival from being held on the spring equinox, but instead it was to be held the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox (or on the full moon if it happened to fall on the first Sunday). Because the holiday is to be scheduled based upon that of the full moon, the Easter holiday can be celebrated as early as March 22nd or as late as April 25th.

Symbols that are often associated with Easter and their meanings are:

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Racing fans everywhere will know that Nascar racing is a big deal. Each year stock car racing gets bigger and bigger. This sports event has grown so much since its first race on the Charlotte Speedway in June 19, 1949. There are even sports parties modeled after the Nascar theme. Some have these parties around Nascar time or just on their birthdays. The Nascar name has been around for fifty three years ever since Nascar president Bill France Sr. hit on the idea of racing cars that people could actually drive on the street.

Nascar has a language all its own and many fans will be familiar with the slang terms used on the track, but those throwing a Nascar themed party may not be familiar with the terms. You can help- them when you access your Nascar racing free party games. You might want to think about throwing in few of these words on your banners, and invitations to add the Nascar flavor to your party. When a racecar is in ‘Balance’ that means its not oversteering or understeering but its going around the track as if it’s on rails. The ‘Groove’ is considered to be the best or most efficient way around the track. ‘Happy Hour’ is the term used to refer to the official practice session around the racetrack before the main race.

You can add some fun to any Nascar party with some interesting trivia and facts games. You'll find many to choose from when you look for your Nascar racing free party games. Did you know that a yellow strip across the rear of a Nascar driving car signals that there’s a rookie driver behind the wheel? And the closest finish in Nascar history is .002 seconds on March 16, 2003 when Ricky Craven beat Kurt Busch. Make up a few cards with trivia questions on them and have a quick game of Nascar Knowledge before the next big race. Guests are sure to love it.

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Baby shower, huh? Let me get this straight. So, your best friend has just announced she’s pregnant. You stood as her Maid of Honor, you planned her bachelorette party, and now – now you can’t believe that you just offered to give her a baby shower! Relax, in order to throw a great baby shower you don’t really need to know anything about babies. So, in that sense you are in luck. Since most baby showers are held before the baby is born, the shower tends to be more about the party than it is about the baby.

First of all, figure out a date to plan the baby shower for. In order to best do this, it is a good time to start figuring out the guest list too. You will want to keep in mind that some people may be traveling to participate so plan accordingly. My personal favorite time to schedule a baby shower is about the 7th month or so. The mom is looking fun, perky and pregnant (a prerequisite in my eyes) but isn’t completely tired and uncomfortable – yet. Also, the sex of the child is often known by then so shopping and creating wish lists of things the parents will be needing is easier to create to help the guests select their gifts.

Selecting invitations and party accessories is as easy as logging on to the site of your favorite party supplier. While you are on there, don't forget to look at the baby shower games. They have great selections and prices that will beat most of the discount and superstores in your areas. Themes can be created around invitations or the accessories or you can select your own. One of my favorite baby shower themes is to hold the “A Star is Born” Hollywood style shower. All of the guests are treated as if they have come to a special ceremony for the next star in the walk of fame. I provide a red carpet for their arrival and everything. I video tape each guest as they arrive and interview them as if they were walking on the red carpet to a big premier event. I ask them to provide some words of advice for the new parents to be, etc.

Games and activities carry either carry on the Hollywood theme. My favorite two to do are:

Celebrity match games where you match Hollywood star baby pictures with their current pictures; and,

Rewrite the story lines from favorite movies into childrens bed time rhymes (Dr. Seuss style works too!) and see who can guess the movie they are from.

One favorite game that isn’t Hollywood related, but makes for great footage on your film biography of the day is to select 8 flavors of various baby foods and then have tasting stations where your guests take a small spoonfuls of each and then try to determine what they are. The one who guesses the most correctly wins the game, but the faces the guests will make while tasting some will make for some hilarious moments. Your guests will have the most fun when you include baby shower games at your party.

Keep your refreshments stress free by keeping them simple. Finger sandwiches, chips and salsa, a slow cooker full of soup and warm breadsticks on the side all make for easy self serving. The important thing is to have plenty of room for the guests to eat, visit, and exchange stories because that is really what a baby shower is all about – reliving old memories while making new ones. Enjoy!

Bridal showers can have themes, such as kitchen themes, where not only is a kitchen item given, a recipe is given along with it. In a situation where kitchen items are not needed, a recipe AND the ingredients needed for the dish are a perfect gift.

Another potential bridal shower theme is a lingerie party. Have fun learning how to play as you access our bridal shower games to print. These showers provide the perfect atmosphere for laughter and often raucous fun! You can spice this up or make it light hearted and fun. A bridal shower should be a fun time, so make this a fun part of the shower. Giving her gifts that will be well enjoyed later will be much appreciated by the bride and the groom, of course! It doesn't have to be distasteful, either!

One particularly fun bridal shower game is the “Bag game” where everyone is given a paper bag to put on their heads. Music is played, and when it stops, each person is required to remove something they are wearing that they don’t really need. The game gets funnier and funnier, until everyone finally realizes that the article they really don’t need is the bag on their head!

Wedding dress games are often very entertaining! Have several rolls of white toilet paper, and divide the guests into two or more groups of three to five people. Each group then chooses a model (mother of the bride and/or groom work wonderfully) and instruct each team to design and fashion a "wedding dress" out of toilet paper. Accessories are allowed (earrings, bouquets, trains, headpieces, wedding ring, etc.), but they all have to be constructed from toilet paper. Once the groups are finished, the bride gets to judge and choose the winner of the contest. Just don’t forget the camera, because the photos will be tremendous fun! This is only one of many games you can participate in when you check out our bridal shower games to print.

The Irish aren't much like the people that Irish Americans pretend to be on St Patricks Day. But please don't take our stereotypes away. We love them so.

Descendents of those who immigrated during the Irish potato famines of the 18th and 19th century generally only have St Patricks Day to remind them of those long ago ancestral ties. We may not have any real understanding of the country at all. Still we must beg pardon of the modern Irish citizenry and continue our traditions.

So with tongue in cheek every American who likes a mid-March excuse to celebrate professes to be partly of Irish ancestry. We wear green and don't know why. We may live in communities that dye their rivers green or present bar patrons with green beer. Restaurants serve corned beef and cabbage amid leprechaun decorations or plastic pots-of-gold. This is a difficult dish to prepare: eat out!

School children enjoy cupcakes of any flavor with green icing. Other snacks may be potato chips or potato sticks. Parties for St Patricks Day are sure to be decorated with green and white twisted streamers and four leaf clovers. Paper party goods are the only option for children's parties but some adult dinners feature Irish linen and good china. While you're planning your dinner party, don't forget to think of some fun St. Patricks Day party games.

Hosting a dinner or party for any age group will be more politically correct when attention is given to actual cultural images. Celtic historical crafts and Gaelic lettered items as well as Celtic music will lend more accuracy. Folk dance or DVD's of popular dance could be offered for entertainment. You'll have fun playing the green egg toss as part of your St. Patricks Day party games. More sophisticated guests might enjoy readings from the poetry of Ireland which is rich and varied.

Most of us will descend into the habit of bad Irish accents and excessive imbibing. It is the American way. Don't drink and drive.

Congress declared that in order to honor all past presidents of the United States, a single holiday, to be called Presidents' Day, would be observed on the third Monday in February. To many this is a day off and a chance for a three day weekend of skiing. A Presidents' Day party should have Presidents' Day games to play. This game of bluff allows everyone to tell a stories in turn. As the tale-teller finishes his/her telling of the story all the players express their opinion in turn: true or fabricated. The players who are correct in their guesses receive a toothpick. The tale-tellers take their turns around the circle. As every player has told the story, the players count the toothpicks. The person with the most tooth picks wins!

Another Presidents' Day party game is like no other game you have played before. Buy eight jars of baby food - cereal, fruit, veggies, and meat. Cover the jars with foil and write a number on the side of each jar. Pass out plastic spoons, paper plates, and paper and pencil for each player. Ask players to write the numbers 1 through 8 around the outside of the plate. Pass around each jar of baby food and have players drop a spoonful next to each number. They must taste the globs and try to identify each flavor. Remove the foil to reveal the answers. Whoever has the most correct answers wins a prize. You'll get some funny faces during the tasting so keep the camera handy!

Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days and is often called Spring Festival. The festival marked the annual planting of the fields. Houses are cleaned from top to bottom in order to insure that all bad luck of the previous year is swept out the door and away from the occupants. An exchange of greetings and gifts is performed between family members and neighbors. Offerings of foods, burning incense, and other gifts are made to ancestors who have passed from this life. Chinese New Year parties are held with such free games to play as the following the three legged Chinese New Year Game:

The New Year challenge is on. This Chinese New Years game willl have you in stitches if you are actually playing or even watching. It is your basic relay race game. To play, each team delegates two players to stand hand in hand. Their adjacent ankles are tied together. At the leader's command, they run to the agreed place and return back. The fastest pair wins this competition.

You are 21 and the world is yours. What better way to celebrate but with a party! At your party should be 21st birthday party games for all to participate in which cost you little but adds so much fun to the event. First get the guests to separate into two groups. The instructor reads the first three words of the chorus of a well-known song. The group that gets the most correct wins.

Another 21st birthday party game that has proven time and time again to be loads of laughs is to get eight jars of baby food - cereal, fruit, veggies, etc. Cover each jar with foil and write a number on the side of each jar. Pass out plastic spoons, paper plates, and paper and pencil for each player. Ask players to write the numbers 1 through 8 around the outside of the plate. Pass around each jar of baby food and have players drop a spoonful next to each number. They must taste the globs and try to identify each flavor. Remove the foil to reveal the answers. Whoever has the most correct answers wins a prize. You'll get some funny faces during the tasting so keep the camera handy!

Let your Valentines Day games be the hit of your party. Here is your big chance to play cupid and throw the arrows of love. The contestants are given darts (arrows) with balloons shaped as hearts as targets. The balloon heart in the center can have scores on them. The one furthest away from the center can have lower scores, e.g. 10 points for the outside balloon hearts and 100 points for the center one. The players take turns. Each player can have five darts (or whichever amount is agreed upon.) The one with the highest score wins.

Another Valentines Day game to spice up your party which is sure to win his heart is in the game sweets for the sweet. In this game five couples need to participate. The guys blindfold the gals who are holding a heartshaped cardboard box of chocolate candies. When the music starts, she is required to turn a couple of rounds. Once the music stops, the girl will stop and attempt to feed the candy to her guy who will be sitting in a chair. The couple with all the candies in his mouth first, wins.

SWEETS FOR THE SWEETS GAME: Here is a romantic game sure to win his heart. Five (5) couples are needed to participate. The guys will blindfold the girl who is holding a heartshaped cardboard box of chocolate candy in her hand. When the music starts, she is required to turn a couple of rounds. Once the music stops, the girl will stop and attempt to feed the candy to the guy, who will be sitting in a chair. The one with the all the candies in his mouth, wins.

What party gathering would be complete without a few games to play? Here is a free Chinese New Year game that is fun for all. First, have everyone divide up into 2 teams (6 players in each one). Choose 3 persons for a jury. The teams number off. Each player must remember his/her number. The players form up 2 lines in file. The distance between the lines is 6-8 steps. Between the lines there stand 3 chairs. The first chair is "a bus", the second - is "a tram", the third - is "a trolley-bus". The instructor starts speaking: "It's early, early morning. All the people are hurrying to work. There are many people at the bus-stops. Now in the distance I see … I see… What do I see … Well, it's number 3 bus." His/her words the instructor pronounces quickly. Both numbers "3" must take place on the first chair. The player who takes the place the first brings a point to his/her team. Numbers "3" return to their places. The instructor continues: "There were so many people at the bus stop, that only 2 people managed to take the bus. (The instructor marks out the words "two" and "bus".) All the rest must wait again for the bus. Now I see number 1… tram (both numbers "1" must take place on the second chair) etc.

Between your Chinese New Year's decorations, supplies and Chinese New Year's games your party is guaranteed to be a success and one that will have your guests talking about for years to come.

Mardi Gras is a fun and joyful time of the year. Every Mardi Gras party should have at least one Mardi Gras game to play, if not many. This free Mardi Gras' Alphabet game is an educational and fun game for the children to enjoy. In this games a large boxful of letters should be provided, which can be purchased at any toy store or made by the young people themselves by cutting letters out of newspapers. The children should seat themselves around the table; the letters should then be well shuffled and dealt to the players. Each child has to form a word or sentence out of the letters which he has received. Another variation is to select a long word, and then in a given time to try to form several words from it such as names of well-known people, places, etc., can also be given. This games are not only amusing, but serve at the same time to instruct the young folk. Mardi Gras favors serve as excellent rewards for a game well played.

Another free game that is merely a new twist to a very old game is the Mardi Gras game called pin the mask on the face. Sound familiar?