Games for a Sweet Sixteen Party

Games for a Sweet Sixteen year old party can be fun and entertaining. Games are an excellent way to break the ice and help your daughter's guests get to know her and the others a little bit better. They'll all have fun at the same time too while they're giggling, laughing or trying to beat the other team!

Ideas for Games for a Sweet Sixteen Party

Charades

A classic game, yes, but you can tailor it to fit the teens attending the party. Make up your own version of charades before the guests arrive. Write several topic ideas on index cards - ones that teenagers would take an interest in and want to act out. Include popular music, movies, television shows, books, and Hollywood stars if that fits your crowd. The guests are separated into two teams. One person from each team has to draw an index card and act out what is on the card in traditional charade style - with no words! Have prizes for the team that wins the most rounds.

Fashion Fun

Head to garage sales and thrift stores and find inexpensive dress up clothes and silly or outrageous accessories. Ask friends and family if they have items they would be willing to donate too. The object of the game is to see which one of your daughter's friends can create the most interesting and fun outfit. Ask each girl to "walk the runway", snap photos, and judge the outfits. You may want to ask a family member to be the judge ahead of time. Decide how many winners and runners-up there will be and have prizes for the winners.

Scavenger Hunt

Who doesn't love a good scavenger hunt? Teenagers are no different! Tailor a scavenger hunt to their interests and make it interesting. You could set up clues throughout the house, in the yard, or even a different setting like the mall or park. Whoever finds the "prize" at the end of the hunt wins!

Themed Games

Create games that go with your overall theme of the party. For example, if you're hosting an indoor party with a masquerade ball theme, the games should match that theme. Perhaps a fashion show, costume contest, or guess who is behind the mask. For an outdoor party, try traditional fun games like the limbo, hula-hoops, or even the relatively new game, corn hole.

Karaoke

Come up with categories for prizes such as most outrageous, silliest, most creative, and the like. You'll need a karaoke machine or CD player. Each girl lip syncs or acts out a song and prizes are awarded based on how they do!

Games for a Sweet Sixteen year old party don't have to be complicated, just engaging and fun. Just think of the things your girl would like to do and you'll figure out which games are the best fit for your daughter's party.

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