Elmo Party Games

Elmo Party Games can be fun and friendly for all the kids at the party. Here are a couple of ideas for you to try out.

The first game is called, ‘Do as you would be done by.’ This is a game that even Elmo would have to endorse. Before the party starts make up several 3 by 5 index cards each with the name of one of the guests on it. Then mix them up in a hat or bag. As the kids arrive have them pick one index card from the bag. If anyone picks their own name they should put the card back and pick another.

Then later on at the party put a pile of goodies in the center of the group and tell everyone to right what type of treat each should get on back of their index card. Now the kids will think that they are deciding what goodies go to the person on the card, but you won’t actually say that, and when they are all done have each kid read out loud the amount and type they chose and tell them that they must pick out that much for themselves. So the kids who gave their fellows a healthy amount of candy get that in return and those that didn’t, don’t. The next Elmo party game is a fun word definition game that can be quite educational for the kids. Before the party starts make up a list of unusual words from the dictionary and for each make multiple choice definitions with the one correct definition along with three false definitions. So for example if you chose the word, ‘Scolex’. You could create an index card with the following: A) a small branch used for gathering stuff, B) head of a tapeworm, C) hair on a bee’s leg, D) a type of watch.

Have everyone at the Elmo party break up into groups. Then have one of the groups guess the answer, which in the case of the word ‘Scolex’ is letter B. If the group gets it wrong you move onto the next group. If all groups get it wrong reveal the answer and move to another word. Each group gets one point for each correct answer.