Hobbies And Interests
Virtual or Real Cake Decorating
Hold a virtual cake decorating contest using a free online game. In this game, you can select from a variety of ornaments and frosting types. Place pre-defined shapes on your cake and fill them in, or use the virtual piping bag to draw the design of your choice. You can even put letters and numbers on the cake. Once everyone in the group has designed a cake, the guests can select the winner. Alternatively, bake several cupcakes, purchase decorations and tubs of frosting, and hold a decorating contest with real cakes.
Murder Mystery Party
A murder mystery party is one of the most exciting and elaborate parties that you can stage at home. Generally, hosting a mystery party involves purchasing a package that includes the story, clues and a list of characters. Each guest at the party becomes one of the characters in the mystery, and one is the murderer. Guests should arrive in costume and ready to play their assigned part. From that point, it is up to them to ask the correct questions, learn about one another&'s characters and solve the crime. A murder mystery party is ideal if you have a larger group and some of your guests do not know the others well, as it forces everyone in the group to interact.
Scavenger Hunt
During extended parties such as sleepovers, a scavenger hunt can be an excellent way to change the venue and get everyone out of the house for a while. If you want to host a scavenger hunt for free, consider hiding a number of items in a public park before the party begins, then have the guests look for the items as a group, providing hints when they get stuck. Alternatively, split the group up into teams, give each team a small amount of money and have them hunt for obscure items—which you have already confirmed the availability of—at the mall.
Rock Band
In the "Rock Band" series of video games, each player controls a microphone or virtual instrument as the group plays a song. Recent versions of the game even support three-part vocal harmonies, ensuring that even in larger groups, everyone has something to do. To make sure that each player has plenty of time with her favorite instrument, have each player rotate between songs. Each version of "Rock Band" has a "no fail" mode, which ensures that you can complete every song, regardless of the players&' ability levels. "Rock Band" games are available on a variety of game consoles.