Hosting a teen birthday party? Then you’ll need some games for teenagers – and ones they will actually like! Look no further as this list contains some of our favorite party games! Perfect for using for classic teenage birthday party games or for sleepover games. Teens will have tons of fun and surely be excited about the next party you will host!
1. Right, Left, Eat
This is a fun twist on a classic game! Rather than play with tokens, teens will pass candy! Directed by a single di, they follow simple directions. The game ends when all the candy is gone!
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2. Spoons
Using some plastic spoons or wooden spoons and a deck of cards, place one less spoon than the number of players on the table. Each player will then pass a single card at a time and try to find 4 of a kind. When they do, they take a spoon and other players follow – the one without a spoon is kicked out. Make sure you have space for players, as this game gets wild!
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3. Donut on a String
In this classic game, you hang donuts on strings, and active players eat them using no hands – it is hilarious to watch! This is a simple game, but it’s lots of fun and great to do outside when the weather is nice.
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4. White Elephant
A favorite game for a teen party that has a group. Buy different types of prizes – some that they will really love and other silly items – and wrap them. Teens will pass the different prizes around to determine if they will keep, pass, or trade.
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5. Minute to Win It
These make for classic birthday party games that are based on the famous gameshow! It’s nice because each minute to win it game uses items that are usually found around the house…and they are short so you can do several throughout the party!
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6. Instagram Scavenger Hunt
Teens love their social media! Partner the use of it with a fun scavenger hunt! Give them a list of items they need to take photos of with point values – you can customize this to where you live or to the event!
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7. Emoji Pictionary
This is a great guessing game for teenagers. Given a set of emojis, they need to determine what movie each set is.
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8. Fishbowl
This game is a mix of taboo and charades game. A fun game for a group party, all you need is slips of paper and two teams. Each team comes up with different popular words, names, etc. Then the teams compete to see who can guess the most items.
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9. Green Glass Doors
Another fun game to play at a party with numerous guests. Several players know the answers. The others will try and ask questions to make a guess. The players will use the answers to the questions to help solve the puzzle.
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10. Card Slide Challenge
This is a nice party game for smaller groups. All you need is some cups, tape, toy cars, and ping pong balls. Then have candy prizes or other prizes to put in the cups. Each guest will take turns rolling the car across the table and try to land a cup to earn the prize.
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11. M and M Game
This is a fun game for girls at a sleepover. It involves rolling dice and having to get dressed in silly clothes items before the next person rolls a certain number. Once dressed, they will take M and Ms from a bowl one by one with a spoon. The goal is to collect the most candy!
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12. This or That?
With only a list of questions as the supplies, this makes for a great birthday party game to see who knows the host best! You can also customize it to make it more meaningful. The player with the most points wins!
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13. What’s on Your Phone?
For this game, you use pieces of paper with items written on them that relate to your phone. For example, “a photo of a dog” or “a music app”. Whoever earns the points wins!
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14. Two Truths and a Lie
A fun teen game of trying to get others to believe your lie. You tell a group 3 different things about you; however, one of them must be a lie. Others try to guess the lie.
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15. Never Have I Ever
This is one of the most popular teen party games and it uses no supplies! Players must use the line: “never have I ever ______” and state something they have never experienced. Those who have also never experienced it, earn a point.
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16. Fruit by the Foot Challenge
For this game, you face to see who can eat the fruit by the foot the fastest without using their hands. You can also call it candy straw game or licorice game, depending on what long candy you use.
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17. Saran Wrap Ball
A cute game to play with small groups or at a sleepover. You take different prize items, like a piece of candy, a bunch of makeup or bottles of nail polish, or other popular teen items, and wrap them in plastic wrap. Each gets a turn to unwrap, getting the prize under that layer.
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18. Gummy Bear Contest
This game brings out the silliness in teens. Take a few pie tins and place 10 gummy bears in each. Cover them with whipped cream and have a contest to see who can get all 10 out with their mouth.
19. Cookie Face
A super silly, but fun game. You take a cookie and place it on your forehead. Each person then tries to move the cookie to their mouth using their face muscles.
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20. Kiddie Pool Kickball
This takes the old-fashioned game of kickball to a new level. Rather than bases, you use kiddies pools, and slip and slides for the lanes. It is super fun and super wet!
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21. Outdoor Letter Games
This outdoor game you can use like scrabble or boggle. The letters are large and made on a piece of wood. It makes for a great board game that you can use outside in summer.
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22. Flashlight Tag
If you need an outdoor party game, this classic is it! The person who is “it” will carry a flashlight and use it to spot or tag others.
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23. Apples to Apples
One of the popular games for kids is Apples to Apples. The game uses a set of special playing cards to make crazy combinations! Teens can spend hours playing this game!
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24. Build Up
This is a stacking game of strategy. Your kiddos must pull a card and stack the given shape, but they’ll need to be careful; if they can’t carefully balance it the whole thing could come tumbling down!
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25. Water Balloon Game
Water balloon tag is an easy game that is sure to keep you cool during summer parties. Fill a ton of water balloons and the person who is it must hot someone to tag them…then that person is it.
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26. Bingo
Create or use these pre-made bingo cards to make teen bingo. Great for larger parties where the guests may not know each other so well. It will help them socialize and get to know one another. Great to do at the start of a party!
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27. Sponge Ball
A sponge ball is a homemade ball made of sponges that you dip in the water. You can use them like water balloons, or to play other games. The recommended game is dodgeball!
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28. Nail Polish Spin
This is an activity of painting toenails and fingernails. It makes sure a fun slumber party game. The guests will spin the nail polish bottle and do as they are instructed based on where they land. You’ll have some crazy painted nails!
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29. Bounce-Off
This is a nice game for teen parties that aren’t too big. It is a type of board game, but it is active. The teams are given different cards and they must make the shape by bouncing balls into the game-board.
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30. Water Balloon Volleyball game
This game is fun, whether you have a small or larger group as you can modify it. The basic concept is you use a towel and a water balloon and you use the towel to send the balloon in the air, the other team much catch it or the other team gains a point.
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31. Human Pinata
Using some tape or hot glue, put candy or small items on a few old t-shirts. Kids will run around while others try and chase them and gran something from their shirts!
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32. Cheeseball Face
Put shaving cream on a person’s face, then throw cheese balls at them. The person who gets the most cheeseballs to stick wins! Super silly and entertaining!
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33. Knockout Punch
A board game great for boys. It is a card-based game that tries to “knockout” other players by throwing a squishy boxing glove at them. Perfect for smaller parties with 2-6 players.
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34. Exploding Kittens
It mimics Russian Roulette but uses cards. Using strategy, they will have to draw cards…until someone draws an exploding kitten. Then they are out of the game.
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35. Escape Room Kit
Like a board game, but it is a mini escape room! The setup is simple and once you tell them the rules, the game runs itself. They will have to solve a variety of puzzles to escape!
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