Boys play differently to girls. Most boys enjoy getting wet and dirty plus doing physical activities. If you are having a single gender party for your son, here are some great games and entertainment ideas.
Balloon water bombs
Half fill balloons with water. Divide the boys into two teams. Give one team balloons with water. They throw the balloon to their partner. The partner takes a step back and throws the balloon back to his partner. The couple that throws their balloon furthermost without it bursting is the winner.
Water balloon bowling
This is a great game in summer. Play cricket with a plastic bat using balloons filled with water as the balls. Each boy gets a chance to bowl and bat. Ensure there are plenty of balloon balls for the boys to enjoy the wet fun.
Paint Ball
Fill balloons with water soluble paint. Ensure to instruct the guests to wear old clothes and bring a change of clean cloths with. Divide the boys into 2 teams – the red and blue team. To identify the teams give each an inexpensive T-shirt or bandana round their heads in their team color. When a boy is hit he sits out. The winning team is the one with the most un-marked boys.
You can also play a drier version of this game with flour balls. Place baking flour in stockings and tie them off. Obstacle Course
This is a wonderful way for boys to expend energy. Create an obstacle course in your garden. For younger boys have tables and chairs to climb under or over. The older boys can climb trees and jungle gyms, run round the house, etc. Treasure Hunt
Divide the boys into two groups. Depending on their ages have between 20 and 30 items on the list. Happy Puppy
Give each boy three marshmallows to put in their mouths. With the marshmallows in their mouth ask them to say “happy puppy”. Each boy that can’t say the words clearly is out. Gross for mom – great for the boys.
Swing Ball
Tie a ball onto a piece of string. All the boys jump over the string when it comes to them. If they touch the string, that boy is out or the next one to swing the ball around.
Races
Any type of races is generally enjoyed by most boys – sack race, two-legged race, egg and spoon race, team relay race, etc.
Traffic Light Game
Let all the boys stand in a row. The birthday boy stands about 10-15 paces away with his back to the boys. He says green and the other boys run towards him till he says red and turns around. On red he turns to spot a boy moving. Sharky Sharky
Party child starts as sharky. He walks around the garden while the other children follow him chanting “sharky, sharky what’s the time.” He then answers with 1 ‘O clock or 5 ‘O clock. This continues till he says “dinner time” and turns around to catch one of the boys. The boy he catches is then sharky. Change this game to match your theme by saying Spiderman or Captain for a pirate theme instead of sharky.
Tags: ball tie, boys jump, happy puppy, jungle gyms, obstacle course, old clothes, paint ball, plastic bat, water balloon, water bombs
