| Boys are rambunctious and like to play hard. | | | | and holster, and they play war. I encourage the |
| Some favorite party games that we have found | | | | children not to point their weapons at each other |
| our boys like. You can modify the rules of the | | | | but to pretend to shoot at the feet of their |
| games if you want, just have lots of fun! | | | | victims and make them dance for you. |
| Water gun fights | | | | Imagination usually takes control of the boys and |
| This is like the classic cowboys and Indians game. | | | | they find a way of becoming super heroes, |
| Boys are split up into teams and armed with | | | | cowboys, bad guys, whatever their group seems |
| squirt guns. The object is to drench the opposing | | | | to need and they act out what they can imagine. |
| team. No hostages, just full on war. You may | | | | Pirate |
| want to make sure that they bring extra clothes | | | | Boys can dress up in pirate costumes and reenact |
| or only play this game on hot summer games. | | | | their favorite pirate movie. From treasure hunts |
| There are all sorts of water guns available, even | | | | to dueling the games are only limited by your |
| the dollar stores have several shapes and sizes | | | | imagination...or the imagination of the children. |
| available. | | | | Spoon race |
| Three Legged Race | | | | It takes a spoon and either an orange, an apple, a |
| With this game it is important the boys are close | | | | tomato, a small ball, or an egg to play this game. |
| to the same size or one could drag and injure the | | | | The players all have a spoon held in their teeth |
| other. Little boys may want to accompany an | | | | and they pass the item from one another |
| adult. Pair up the boys into teams of two. Tie the | | | | touching nothing with your hands. The item is |
| right leg to the left leg of your teams. The goal is | | | | supposed to make it to the end without falling but |
| to run together, as a unit, and finish the race first. | | | | with younger children this may prove to be |
| You can make this interesting by making it an | | | | difficult. |
| obstacle course or you can have a | | | | A twist on this game is the players can place the |
| straightforward race from point A to point B. | | | | item on the spoon then place their hands behind |
| War | | | | their backs and run to the finish line without |
| The boys all have a gun and holster, or a sword | | | | dropping the item. |