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Cool Games for 10 Year Old Kids

When planning a party or get-together for a group of 10-year-olds, be sure to plan exciting games to keep them busy. These games engage the group as a whole and provide any unfamiliar faces a chance to make new friends. A few supplies and exuberant 10-year-olds are all you need to get started.

Balloon Pop
- Line up a row of chairs side-by-side and put an inflated balloon in each chair. Put out one chair and one balloon for each player. Mark a starting line about 20 feet away from the chairs and have the kids sit on the line. When you say, "Go," the kids must run to a chair and pop a balloon by sitting on it. The first player to pop her balloon and run back to the starting line wins the game.
Foil Makeovers
- Divide the kids into groups of three or four and give each group two rolls of aluminum foil. Tell the groups they have 30 minutes to create outfits and accessories using only the foil. Tell them to use their imagination to make tops, skirts, pants, jewelry and hats. Give each group one roll of tape if they need it. After 30 minutes, the groups model their foil fashions. Award prizes to the funniest, silliest, scariest and best foil fashions.
Card Throwing
- Place a hat in the middle of the playing area face up, so the kids can toss cards into it. Mark two lines on opposite sides of the hat about 6 feet away. Divide the kids into two teams and have them line up at the two lines on each side of the hat. Give the first two players in each line a deck of cards. Make sure each deck has a different backing. When you say, "Go," the players try to toss as many playing cards in the hat as possible at the same time. When the cards are gone, tally up the points for each team. The cards have to be in the hat to count for points. Number cards 1 to 10 earn one point and all royal face cards earn two points. Keep track of the points. Collect the cards, hand them to the next set of players and begin again. Allow each team player to have a turn. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Skits
- Have the kids get into groups of four or five. Give each group a brown sack that contains 10 random items, such as sunglasses, a dress, a police badge, a party hat, an apple and jewelry. The kids have 30 minutes to make up a skit using the items in their group bags. Send each group into different rooms to practice. Award prizes to the funniest, silliest, scariest and best skits.

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