Chit maker, random draw and team maker

Three things it does

• Print chits. Type or paste a list, one item on each line, and tap Make chits to print. The page lays the items out in boxes with cutting lines. Print, cut along the lines, fold, and put them in a bowl.
• Draw one. Tap Draw one to pick an item at random on the screen, with no paper at all. Each item is drawn once; when all are used the bowl refills.
• Make teams. Type names, choose the number of teams and tap Make teams for a fair random split.

Your list is kept in this browser so that it is still there if you close the page. It is not sent to us.

What to put on chits

• Names, for a lucky draw, a punctuality prize, or choosing who goes first.
• Roles: Raja, Mantri, Chor, Sipahi for Raja Mantri Chor Sipahi; one "W" among blanks for Wink Detective.
• Song titles for Hum That Tune.
• Words for acting, drawing or describing games.
• Tasks for a kind forfeit bowl: sing two lines, do five jumps, name three rivers, say a tongue twister.
• Numbers for a raffle.
• Team colours to split a crowd: write "red" ten times and "blue" ten times.

Making chits that work

• Fold every chit the same way, twice. A chit folded differently is recognised by the second round.
• Use the same paper for all of them.
• One bowl per game, labelled, prepared before the guests arrive.
• Let children write them. Giving the children the job of writing song titles or words in the afternoon makes them part of the party before it starts.

Fair draws

The on-screen draw and the team maker use your browser's secure random numbers, so every item has the same chance. For a lucky draw with prizes, let a small child tap the button; nobody doubts a draw made by a five-year-old.

Ready lists to start from

Kind forfeits: sing the first two lines of any song; act like your favourite animal; say "kaccha papad, pakka papad" five times fast; balance a book on your head for ten steps; tell a joke; name five fruits in ten seconds; do your best film-hero walk.

Easy acting words for children: elephant, brushing teeth, cricket, kite flying, monkey, sleeping, cooking, rain, auto rickshaw, peacock.

Copy either list into the box to try the tool.