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Draw With One Shared Marker
Give each pair one marker and a wide sheet of paper. Both children hold the marker and draw one thing together. Ask for a tree, a cat, or a rocket without letting them say what line to draw next. Try it again with a new partner and a different prompt.
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Same-Picture Puzzle Race
Give each team the same small jigsaw puzzle, or cut duplicate pictures into large pieces. Start together and try to build the complete picture first. Keep to one puzzle per table and give each team another turn if it gets stuck. Young children can start with the uncut picture as a guide.
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Picture Dominoes
Deal each child a few picture dominoes. Start with one tile face up. On a turn, match a picture to the open end of the chain and slide the tile into place. Pass if nothing fits. The first player out of tiles wins. Set up a few separate tables so the waits stay short.
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Waterless Lucky Ducks
Fill hollow toy ducks with tokens, one per duck. Each token needs a matching one in another duck. Put the ducks on a tray and let each player open two. Remove a matching pair or snap the ducks shut and leave them in place for the next player. Use a small tray at each table.
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Paper Football
Fold a sheet of paper into a long strip. Fold one corner diagonally, keep folding the triangle up the strip, then tuck in the loose end. Take turns flicking the triangle across the table. Score when it hangs over the far edge without falling. Give pairs their own part of the table and play to three points.
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Cup-and-Ball Catch
Give each child a cup with a soft ball or pom-pom fixed to a short string. From a chair, swing the ball up and catch it in the cup. Leave elbow room between chairs. See how many catches each child can make in one minute, or let a pair break its own score.
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Knock Down the Tower
Stack empty cardboard snack tubs in a pyramid and mark one close throwing spot. Give each child one toss with a beanbag or rolled sock, then count how many tubs fell. Set up against a blank wall and reset the stack between turns. If two clear spots are available, let teams play in parallel.
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Paper Ring Toss
Cut paper plates into rings and make a post from an upright cardboard tube. Set a short throwing line. Let one child toss three rings while the rest of the team keeps score. Two teams can play side by side if their throwing lines face the same way and the landing spots don’t overlap.
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Paper Airplane Landing Target
Tape a big paper target on a bare table and put a line just before the table’s edge. Give each child one folded plane and aim for the center. Walk up to retrieve planes only once everyone’s thrown. For a room with no spare floor, keep the target close enough to throw from a chair.
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Cardboard-Box Mini Golf
Cut one opening in the side of a box and set it near a wall. Mark a short putting spot and let children take turns rolling a soft ball toward the hole. Give each turn two rolls. If the space is narrow, let two children keep score from their chairs while the next player steps up.
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Pull-String Piñata
Hang a pull-string piñata over a cleared patch beside the table. Keep the group back while one child chooses a ribbon and pulls. When the flap opens, collect the prizes and hand them out so there’s no scramble. For a big group, count out a favor for each child beforehand.
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Prize Cup Punch Board
Hide party favors in paper cups and cover each cup with tissue paper, securing it around the rim. Wedge the cups upright in a shallow cardboard box. Each guest presses through the tissue on one cup to find a favor. Make one cup per child and bring just a handful of kids to the table at a time.
