Hobbies And Interests
Relay Races
Relay races offer a fun way to get party guests active and energized outside. Take advantage of a spring or summer birthday and get outside with these silly relay races. You can try the classic three-legged race or sack race, or branch out to less common races such as the balloon sandwich, in which pairs race to the finish line with a balloon balanced between their backs. If the balloon falls or pops, they have to start over. Young girls might also enjoy a silly dress-up relay race. Gather a variety of funky, colorful clothes from a costume shop or thrift shop, and as many suitcases as you will have race teams. Fill each suitcase with clothes. Teammates must take turns opening the suitcase, putting on all the clothes (on top of their own clothes), racing to and from a finish line and then removing the clothes.
Hula Hoop Pass
This game will help the party guests to interact and learn to work together. Have all the guests stand in a circle and join hands. Break the chain for a moment to slip a hula hoop over one party guest's arm or leg. The group must then work together to pass the hula hoop around the entire circle without letting go of each other's hands. Players will have to communicate and work together to solve this deceptively simple problem. Add more than one hula hoop for an added challenge.
Scavenger Hunt
You can organize a scavenger hunt for almost any party location, whether indoors or outdoors. Think of objects or items that party guests are likely to find in the party vicinity, and compile several different lists. You can also include projects or tasks on the list, such as "a photograph of a teammate performing a handstand," or "a portrait of one teammate drawn by another teammate." Provide the necessary materials for any tasks you include on the list. Each team must work together to complete its list, and the first to finish wins a prize.
Board Games
Board games work well for indoor parties or as back-up activities on a rainy day. You can find a wide variety of group games appropriate for young girls. Look for Apples to Apples, a game that tends to stir up laughter and hilarity. Players are dealt a hand of nouns, such as "Canada," "Miley Cryus," "Pond Scum" or "A Sunrise," and they must choose the most appropriate card for each round's adjective. One player judges each round, and chooses the noun she thinks best corresponds with the round's adjective. For example, if the adjective is "frazzled," players might play, "my homeroom teacher," "charging rhinos" or "my bedroom." Other good group games include Pictionary and Taboo, in which players work in teams to get each other to guess a certain word or phrase, either by drawing it in Pictionary, or by describing it without using certain "taboo" words in Taboo.