Games You Can Play for Your 4th of July Party
Another great outdoor 4th of July party game that is less active is having a sidewalk chalk contest. Give the participants some 4th of July related theme. Allow everyone a certain amount of time to work on their masterpieces. Judge according to age groups or choose an overall winner. Sidewalk chalk is a great 4th of July game because it is appropriate for most ages. After all, you are never too old to draw. There is relatively little planning and clean-up as well because all you need is sidewalk chalk and the rain or sprinklers can clean off the driveway in no time.
Of course, candy is a kid’s best friend so any game that involves candy is going to be popular. Gumballs in patriotic colors can be used in several ways. One idea is to fill a jar with the candies, after counting them beforehand, and then having all of your guests write their guess as to how many candies are in the jar. When all guesses have been submitted the one who had guessed closest to the actual number wins the jar. Bubble gum blowing contests are also popular but could get a little sticky especially with younger people. Bubble blowing contests can take on many forms, but in this example all you need to do is to give each participant a red, white and blue gumball. What the player has to do is chew and blow a bubble with the first gumball before moving on to the next gumball. The fastest one who can consume and blow bubbles with all three pieces of gum wins!
Perhaps you are looking for a game that is a little less messy or physically demanding. There are all kinds of crossword puzzles, word searches, word scrambles and other guessing games that you can print off of the Internet or create from scratch yourself. You can test your guests’ knowledge of the things associated with the 4th of July in a competitive manner by timing people to see who can get the most answers right in the allotted period of time.