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Ideas for Games to Play at a Project Graduation Lock-In

Project graduation lock-ins offer a safe alternative to high school graduation parties. Lock-ins generally have adult supervision and are designed to provide a safe, drug-free and alcohol-free gathering place for high school students who are about to graduate. The lock-in gives seniors one last chance to socialize and visit with friends they might not see for awhile. Provide a variety of games to keep the seniors busy throughout the long night.

Coin Games
- For an easy coin game, place several buckets on the ground and write a point value on each bucket. Mark a line ten feet from the buckets and have the seniors try to toss coins into the buckets to earn points. Each senior can toss 10 coins from the line. Award prizes to the top three high scores. For another coin game, try a game of duct tape coins. Spread a large sheet on the ground and cover the sheet with several coins. Have the players wrap their bottoms and wrists with duct tape, as stated by the Project Graduation Missouri website. When you say "Go," the players must crab walk around the sheet picking up as many coins as they can with the duct tape. The player with the highest amount of coins wins the game.
Pop Knowledge Games
- See how well the seniors know their music by playing a pop music trivia game. Give each senior a sheet of paper. Record popular songs on a MP3 player or CD. Play a couple of seconds of each song and have the seniors write down the name of the song. The player who answers the most songs correctly wins the game. You can also have the seniors play this game in teams and award extra points if they guess the artist name along with the song.
Messy Games
- Use several cans of shaving cream to create messy games for the seniors. Fill several balloons with shaving cream and place the balloon on a large plastic tarp. Cover the outside of the balloons with shaving cream, too. Allow three or four seniors to compete at a time. When you say "Race," the seniors must pop two shaving cream balloons by sitting on them. The first senior to pop two balloons wins the game. For another variation, play this game in partners. Each partner has to pop one balloon and the first team to pop both balloons wins the game.
Memory Games
- Hang several baby pictures of the seniors on the wall and number each picture. The seniors must write down the picture number and their guesses as to who is in the baby picture. The senior who answers the most correctly wins the game. Use current senior pictures to create another memory game. Have a group of adults help you hold up 15 to 20 senior pictures and have the seniors look at them. Ask them to close their eyes and remove one picture from the group. When they open their eyes, the first senior to tell you the missing senior's picture wins a prize.

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