It is amazing to host people.
But when it comes to hosting kids, it’s quite a task.
It is challenging to keep them occupied for an extended period.
They need a variety of things to keep them entertained.
Keeping the short attention span of these youngsters in mind, we bring to you 12 hassle-free Minute to Win It games.
Crazy Minute to win it games for kids’ Parties (birthday fun, Group Play)
1. Cookie Face
Players try to move a cookie from their forehead to their mouth using only facial muscles—no hands allowed!
Requirements:
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Cookies (1 per player)
How to Play:
Place a cookie on each player’s forehead. When the timer starts, they must move it into their mouth without hands. First to finish or whoever gets closest in 60 seconds wins.
2. Cup Stack Attack
Stack 36 plastic cups into a pyramid and take them down before time runs out.
Requirements:
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36 plastic cups per player or team
How to Play:
Build a 6-level pyramid with the cups, then restack them into one pile. Complete it fastest or before the minute ends to win.
3. Junk in the Trunk
Shake all the ping pong balls out of a tissue box tied to your waist—no hands!
Requirements:
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1 empty tissue box
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8 ping pong balls
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Belt or string
How to Play:
Attach the tissue box filled with ping pong balls to the player’s lower back. They must jump, wiggle, and shake the balls out in under a minute.
4. Mummy Wrap
Wrap a teammate in toilet paper like a mummy as fast as possible.
Requirements:
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1 roll of toilet paper per team
How to Play:
One player spins while the other wraps them with toilet paper. The most fully wrapped player (or fastest team) wins!
5. Ping Pong Bounce
Bounce ping pong balls into cups arranged like bowling pins.
Requirements:
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6–10 plastic cups
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Ping pong balls
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Table
How to Play:
Arrange cups in a triangle shape. Players bounce balls to land them inside. Most balls in cups within 60 seconds wins.
6. Stack It Up
Stack 25 pennies using only one hand—don’t let them fall!
Requirements:
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25 pennies per player
How to Play:
Using just one hand, players must stack all the pennies in a single column within a minute. Tallest complete stack wins.
7. Noodle Pick-Up
Use an uncooked spaghetti held in the mouth to thread through penne pasta—no hands allowed!
Requirements:
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1 uncooked spaghetti stick per player
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10–15 penne pasta pieces
How to Play:
Players place spaghetti in their mouth and try to “spear” penne pasta pieces without using hands. Most collected in a minute wins.
8. Balloon Pop Relay
Run, sit, and pop balloons—fastest team wins!
Requirements:
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5–10 balloons per team
How to Play:
One player at a time runs to a balloon, sits to pop it, then tags the next. Most balloons popped by a team in 60 seconds wins.
9. Spoon Frog
Launch spoons using other spoons and try to land them in a bowl.
Requirements:
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Plastic spoons
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Bowl or container
How to Play:
Players use one spoon as a lever to flip another into a bowl. Most spoons landed in 1 minute wins.
10. Marshmallow Toss
One tosses marshmallows, the other catches them in a cup—teamwork is key!
Requirements:
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Mini marshmallows
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Plastic cups
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Pairs of players
How to Play:
One player throws mini marshmallows while their partner catches them in a cup. Most caught in 60 seconds wins.
11. Blow It Away
Blow cups off the edge of a table using only a straw—no hands or touching allowed!
Requirements:
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Lightweight plastic cups
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Straws
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Table
How to Play:
Line cups along a table edge. Players blow them off using a straw. First to clear all or most wins.
12. Bubble Wrap Run
Walk barefoot across bubble wrap—pop as little as possible!
Requirements:
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A long sheet of bubble wrap
How to Play:
Players carefully walk from one end to the other. Fewest pops in 60 seconds or most distance without popping wins.
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These games will be a show stopper for your parties.
They are assured to grant you the respite you need from the howling tiny tots.
You can improvise the games to suit your requirements.