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Cheap and Easy Games to Play at Home

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Every family should have a game night every once in awhile. We have compiled some of our favorite easy games to play at home.

Getting together as a family and playing games together teaches kids simple social skills like taking turns, following rules, teamwork, and being able to win or lose. It is also an excellent opportunity for families or friends to get together and bond with one another. Here are some great ways to get together and have some fun:

Fun, Easy & Cheap Games to Play at Home: 

How do you DOO Game 
How to play:
– Split up in teams and take turns singing and guessing songs that the other team is
singing
– The catch? You can only sing the word “Doo”

How do you DOO Video

The Flour Game Game 
What you need:
– Flour
– Measuring cup
– A plate
– Pieces of candy
How to play:
– Fill a measuring cup full of flour
– Flip it upside down on a plate
– Set a piece of desired candy on top of the flour
– Each person takes a turn cutting the flour with a knife
– Whoever makes the candy fall, has to fish it out with their mouth, getting their face
messy with flour

The Flour Game Video

Headbands (but with sticky notes)
What you need:
– Sticky notes
– Pen or pencil
How to play:
– Write down multiple nouns on multiple sticky notes
– Put sticky notes on your head
– Guess what the noun is on your head

Headbands Game Video 

Cotton Ball Glitz

What you need:
– Cotton balls
– Lotion
– A bowl
How to play:
– Put cotton balls in a bowl
– Players lather lotion on their nose
– Whoever gets the most cotton balls out of the bowl with their nose wins

Nose Dive Cotton Ball Game Video

Bubble Gum Race
What you need:
– Bubble gum
– Whipped cream
– A plate
How to play:
– Place a stick of bubble gum on a plate
– Cover the plate with whipped cream
– Find the piece of gum on the plate without using your hands

Bubble Gum Game Video 

Guess What’s in the Bag
What you need:
– Paper bags
– Different-shaped items
How to play:
– Gather different-shaped items
– Everyone sticks their hands in the bag and guesses the item without looking

Guess what’s in the Bag Video 

Crazy Face
What you need:
– Shaving cream or whipped cream
– Cheese balls
How to play:
– Split into teams
– One team covers over team member’s face with shaving cream
– Then someone says “go,” and everyone starts throwing cheeseballs to try to stick to
their face

Crazy Face Game Video

Suck It Up Straw Race
What you need:
– Straws
– Goldfish, marshmallow, or anything small
– Two plates
How to play:
– Place goldfish or your choice of small food items on a plate
– Use a straw to suck it up
– Try to transfer as many onto the other plate as quickly as possible

Suck it Up with a Straw Game Video 

Face the Cookie
What you need:
– An Oreo or any cookie
How to play:
– Place the cookie on your forehead
– Try to get the cookie into your mouth as quickly as you can
– Without using your hands

Face the Cookie Game Video

Ping Pong Transfer
What you need:
– Ping-pong balls
– Two plates
– Spoons
How to play:
– Split into teams
– Place ping pong balls on one plate
– Put a spoon in your mouth
– Use the spoon to scoop up the ping pong balls to transfer onto the other plate
– First one to transfer them all wins

Ping Pong Ball Transfer Video 

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