This is a good game for preschool and elementary school children. You’ll want a group of 5-8 people. This is another game I use a lot at school for holiday parties. It is usually one of several “centers” at the party. I use a butternut or spaghetti squash instead of a bottle for Halloween and Thanksgiving. I put heart stickers on my bottle for Valentines Day.
Setting: Outdoor or Indoor
Supplies: Bottle and bowl of challenges
Game Instructions: Write several challenges/tasks on strips of paper. Put them in a bowl. The kids take turns spinning the bottle. When the bottle stops spinning, whomever the bottle is pointing to must choose a strip of paper and follow the instructions.
Examples of Challenges
-Build a pyramid with your group. You be on the top.
-Give everyone in the circle a high five.
-Skip around the circle yelling, “Look at me! I’m so fabulous!”
-Tell one of your favorite jokes.
-Sing “Happy Birthday” to the person on your right.
-Jump over every person in your group, leap-frog style.
-Crawl under the legs of every person in your group like a snake.
-Sing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” without showing your teeth.
-Make 4 different silly faces.
-Spin around in a circle ten times. Hope you’re not too dizzy!
Examples of Halloween Challenges (Spin the Squash)
-Ride a broom around the circle and cackle like a witch.
-Your friends must wrap you up like a mummy using a roll of toilet paper.
-Sneak up behind someone and scare them by yelling, “Boo!”
-Sing a Halloween song for the group.
-Pretend you are a werewolf and howl at the moon.
-Pretend you are a wizard. Cast a spell on the person to your right.
-Pretend you are a black cat. Crawl around the circle, meowing loudly.
-Pretend you are a bat. Fly around the circle, screeching and flapping your wings.
-Tell your teacher she looks “Bootiful” today.
