Getting-to-Know-You Party Games
You've invited your friends, your spouse's friends and even told them to bring along their friends. All those friends and still, no one knows each other! Everyone is standing around in little islands of social safety. What's a hostess to do? Icebreakers are sure-fire games that will get everyone connected and comfortable. Here are eight easy activities that will get the laughter started. - The Road to Self-Discovery
Write the name of a famous person (living or dead) on a nametag and put it on your guests' forehead or back. Now they must figure out their true identity by asking other people questions about themselves. "Do people normally see me in a suit?" "Am I on TV every week?" "Would I read my name in a gossip column?" - Catch My Meaning?
Pull out the dictionary and find obscure words. Here are some examples: - Obdurate - hardened in the ways of wrongdoing or wickedness.
- Dishabille - the state of being in casual dress or in a careless style.
- Nisus - a mental or physical effort to attain an end.
- Abstruse - difficult to understand.
Divide the partiers into two groups. One group says the word and the other team tries to guess its meaning. Don't know? Make it up. Imaginations will run wild. - Get to Know Me
Ask your guests to list three things they wish they could do. Now ask them to write down three things they NEVER would do. Collect the answers and read them aloud. Who can't wait to climb Mount Everest but never, ever wants to go skydiving? Who knew? - Man Bites Dog
Hang magazine pictures in different locations around the room. Post a large blank paper next to it. Party-goers can write captions that fit the picture. - Personality Plus
Give each guest an opinion questionnaire. - What is your favorite movie, song?
- What animal describes your personality best? Why?
- What historic figure would you like to have dinner with?
Read the replies and everyone can guess which person gave the set of answers. - As the Old Saying Goes...
Start with easy quotes to complete like, "Give me liberty or give me ___." Move on to lesser-known ones. "Parents were invented to ___." Answer: "make children happy by giving them something to ignore." Play it in teams like Catch My Meaning. - Two Truths and a Lie
Each person makes three statements about themselves. Just like the name of the game, one of those statements is a falsehood. Which one is it? - Author! Author!
Write a story as a group. The first person writes the first sentence and leaves the sheet face up. The second person reads that sentence and composes the next on another piece of paper. The process continues with each person seeing only the previous sentence and adding a new one. Toward the end of the party, read the story and have a laugh at all the odd twists and turns.
Who throws the best parties? Everyone agrees, you do!
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