Party GamesKitty party and ladies' party games
Games for kitty parties, bridal showers, mehndi evenings and festive ladies' lunches. They are quick to explain, can be played in sarees and good clothes, and use things already in the house: straws, coins, bindis, biscuits. There are table games for while the tea is served and one or two that get everybody out of their chairs.
Quiet and seated games 10
- Stick the BindiA blindfolded player is turned round and must walk to a large picture of a face on the wall and stick a bindi exactly in the middle of the forehead.4 to 20 players · 10 to 15 min · quiet
- Coin in the TumblerA steel tumbler stands at the bottom of a bucket of water.3 to 12 players · 10 min · quiet
- Straw and RajmaUsing only a drinking straw and their breath, players lift dry rajma (kidney beans) one by one from a plate to a bowl.4 to 20 players · 5 to 10 min · quiet
- Biscuit on the ForeheadA biscuit is placed on each player's forehead.2 to 20 players · 5 min · quiet
- Blindfold MakeoverOne partner is blindfolded and must put a bindi, lipstick, kajal-free "eyeshadow" dots and bangles on the other, guided only by touch and by the giggled directions of the audience.4 to 20, in pairs players · 10 to 15 min · quiet
- Cut the Flour CakeA mound of flour is turned out like a cake with a coin or a sweet balanced on top.4 to 12 players · 10 min · quiet
- Taste and TellBlindfolded players taste a tiny spoonful from each of eight or ten bowls and name what it is.4 to 20 players · 15 min · quiet
- Don't Say ItA player must make their team say a word, but is forbidden to use the most obvious clue words.4 to 20, in two teams players · 20 min · quiet
- Hum That TuneOne player hums a song.4 to 30, in teams players · 20 min · quiet
- How Well Do You Know the Bride?Before the function, the bride (or the birthday person, the retiring colleague, the grandparents) answers twenty questions about herself.6 to 40 players · 15 min · quiet
Active games 3
- Hanging Jalebi RaceJalebis hang on strings at mouth height, and the players must eat theirs with hands held behind the back.4 to 12 at a time players · 10 min · active
- Wrap the MummyTeams race to wrap one of their members from neck to ankle in toilet paper, so that the result looks like an Egyptian mummy.6 to 30, in teams of 3 or 4 players · 10 min · active
- Newspaper DanceEach pair dances on a sheet of newspaper.6 to 30, in pairs players · 10 to 15 min · active
How to choose from this list
Start with one quiet game while guests arrive, then alternate: an active game, a seated one, another active one. Plan one game for every fifteen minutes and keep a spare. The time on each card is for one game with a typical group; with more players, allow longer or play in heats. Open a game for what you need, the steps, and a safety note.
Ready-made party plans
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