Having a party? Or a get together with some friends? Trying to think of things to do for a children’s party? Then get the party going and people interacting by introducing some fun free games.

Everyone likes to play games from children to adults and you do not have to hurt your wallet organizing a fun day or evening of entertainment. Some of the most enjoyable activities are simple free games like charades and Limbo.

Other free games for children’s parties are: Simon Says A simple game where one player plays ‘Simon’ and gives the other players various instructions to do simple tasks prefixed by the phrase ‘ Simon Says’ He then tries to catch the players out by giving them an instruction without saying Simon says beforehand. If a player follows that particular instruction then he is out. The winner is the last person to be left.

Musical Chairs The players sit on chairs in a ring facing outwards. There should be at least one less chair than there are players. When the music starts the players should start to walk around the circle. When the music stops the players rush to find a free chair to sit on. The person left standing is out and one chair is then removed and the game continues until only one chair is left. Whoever gets to sit on this chair when the music stops is the winner.

Statues Statues is another simple game. The children have to dance when the music is played and then when it stops they must become as still as statues. Whoever moves until the music starts again is out. The winner is the last player left standing.

Spoon Relay Some free games are best played in the garden because of the mess the game will make and will also require a good deal of space. When playing spoon relay divide the children into two equal teams. Set up a chair with a bowl of water and a spoon on it for each team. Then a few feet or more away set up two more chairs both with a glass on each. When the whistle blows both sets of teams race to fill the empty glass’s up using the spoons. Players take it in turns until one team wins.

Fun Free Games for Adults

The Mating Game This is a fun and good icebreaker for teens and adults. The game is best played with a good spread of both sexes. Divide the group up into two even groups and hand out slips of paper with animal names written on them. There should be two pieces of paper with the same animal name written on both and one piece should be given to a member of each group. The animals can be whatever you choose snakes, horses, flies, kangaroo, salmon etc. When the game begins people start to act out their animal by flapping, jumping etc and starts searching for their respective animal partner form the other group. Talking is strictly forbidden! The object of the game is to find your animal mate. Once you think you have identified your mate go to the referee who inspects yours pieces of paper. If its not correct, off you go back into the wild to find your real partner.

Spin the Bottle A classic and very simple game for the more adventurous parties. A good mix of males and females are required A group of players sit around in a circle and the game starts by one person spinning the bottle. Wherever the top of the bottle ends up facing indicates the person who gets kissed. Whoever spun the bottle is the kisser. If the bottle ends up facing someone of the same sex the player can spin the bottle again.

There are thousands of fun free games to suit all parties and it is important to remember we play games for fun.

Author Vicki Churchill

I caught a colleague doing something a bit unethical against me and called him on it. He was shocked and when he recovered he called me a bad name and stomped off. He must have thought that I would just let him continue taking advantage of me and that he was a clever enough chap to pull it off.

Wrong. He picked on the wrong stooge because the older I get the less I care about offending. A jerk can’t be offended,is not rational and will not give up when giving up is the rational, decent thing to do. That’s why they are called jerks…

I thought back over my many years and realized the years were filled with jerks. There was the guy that was upset when I caught him going through my mail. There was the female executive that bad mouthed me behind my back.

There was a release prisoner working on our shift that purposely kept us from getting production bonuses. I can think of dozens and dozens of jerks that have blessed my life with their irritating presence.

Young, old. Black, white. Smart, stupid. Male, female. It seems there are jerks of every shade…a sort of jerk diversity. Maybe there’s a gene or some sort of complex involved because the disease is so widespread.

There’s the guy who steals the waitresses tip and the woman who makes business promises she never intends to keep. And then a relative’s friend that turns on him when he sees can take advantage…jerks make lousy friends and even lousier relatives.

There’s the partner that rats out his partners when things don’t go his way.

The woman that sleeps with her brother-in-law. The man that sleeps with is sister-in-law. The child that steals from her parents. The woman that destroys her ex-husband’s business for revenge even though her kids suffer. The sensitive phony that secretly revels in others misery.

The leader that steals from his followers. The customer that asks many questions and never buys. The customer that asks many questions and then buys somewhere else if it’s cheaper. The woman with a baby that cuts in line because she is in a hurry.

The ‘good friend’ that charges full retail plus when you patronize her business.

The young woman that feels the world owes her everything because she is pretty. The young man who is presumptuous because he is young. The fool that has it all and doesn’t know it. The neurotic who spends most of his day trying to convince himself and others that he has always made the right decisions…every single time.

The progressive liberal that is as prejudiced as the reactionaries he hates. The mother that uses her children to get what she wants. The father that reluctantly spends time with his children. The father that avoids child support and thinks he is being thrifty.

The politician that cares more for himself than his constituents. The neighbor that is always bragging about their new junk. The homeowner that won’t shut up about cabinets and tile grout.

The businessman that always inflates his sales in an attempt to impress. The liar that can concoct a good one no matter what the subject…hey, it’s a skill that takes decades to develop!

The art expert that once took a junior college class on drawing. The blonde, blue-eyed Anglo that thinks anything else is less. The religious bigot that informs you that you will be going to hell because you don’t believe what she does. The socialite that always looks away when speaking to you.

The antiques dealer that promotes a reproduction as an original. The webmaster that steals your articles and puts their name on it. The employee that tells her boss whatever the boss wants to hear. The boss that sees employees as costs.

The waitress that forgets to tell you today’s special is out because she is on her cell with her boyfriend. The parents that see their children as lifestyle inhibitors. The assistant manager that lets you know just what a powerful authority figure he really is.

The advertising salesman that tells you how many people will hear your ad but not how many will buy your product.

And of course the list can go on and on but that would take years. Suffice it to say that jerks can be found where people are found.

And finally getting back to my jerk colleague. I saw him the other day at a meeting and he was clearly avoiding me. He must have felt like some kid that was caught and being punished. I’m curious to see how many months and years will go by before he speaks to me again. Maybe never. I won’t mind.

I can’t think of a single jerk whose company I miss…it’s always a happy occasion when jerks say good-bye.

After knowing so many jerks from so many walks of life I finally came up with the big insight: being a jerk is its own reward.

The jerks don’t know this yet but it sure makes me feel better…

Author Jack D. Deal