YOU WANT US TO DO WHAT?!? Part 2- Adult Parties

Ok, so I have been informed from a friend that showers are for girls and it's not just girls checking out this blog (even though only girls seem to post any comments... Ehem!) Regardless.... I have had a request for things to do OTHER than drinking at adult only parties. Sooooo, here you be Mr. R!

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When hosting an adults only party I try to keep two things in mind.

1. What kind of a crowd am I going to be hosting for? Is my crowd a more intimate group willing to share personal info or perhaps embarrass themselves in front of the others without having a serious breakdown the following day when they realize what they have done? Or is it a group that is a little more reserved and just wanting the opportunity to relax and enjoy the company and socialization?

2. What kind of a time will I be working with? Do most of the adults that are attending have kids they will have to leave and pick up within 2 hours or will they be able to stay relatively late and play a longer game or multiple activities?

With these things in mind here are a few ideas for games I have played at gatherings I have either arranged or attended that seemed to be a big hit.

*Card Games: yeah yeah I know you've probably done most of these but when playing try to find ways to alter the games to make them more interactive. I know one time when we played the game P&A the person who was the A had to wear the box of whatever beverage was being served on their head until they were no longer in that position. The box generally had a sill statement or accusation added to the front of it decided on by the other players of the game and a photo was taken of the A while wearing it. My stomach hurt so bad the next day from laughing. (photo credit to mking)

*Board games: for a more reserved group any board game should suffice. If you have a group that would enjoy getting a little more wild there are plenty of games out there that work great for adult only parties such as Partini, Truth or Dare, or Would you Rather, Apples to Apples.

*The Box Game: This game was a real hit the night we played it. I will warn you that repeating it again at another party is not quite as fun if you have all the same players. The way this game works is you take an empty box of some kind that would be around the same weight as a empty beer box, or soda box. Take scissors and cut off one of the square ends of the box so that with the open side up the box stands tall. Stand the box up on the floor with the open side up in the middle of the room. Guests are encouraged to stand in a circle around the box allowing for plenty of feet between themselves and the box for others to complete the task about to be assigned. Then you go around the group one at a time and guests must walk up to the box and with the bottom of both feet touching the ground, and without any other part of their body touching the ground, the box, or anything else to balance themselves, they must bend over or squat to pick up the box using only their teeth within 2 minutes. Sounds easy right? At first yes. Once everyone has completed the task take your scissors and cut the top of the box down an inch or two and everyone goes again. It is just like doing the limbo, if someone falls down or touches the box with hands or touches floor with arms they are out. You keep going and doing rounds of this until the last person is standing or your box is literally flat. Try it, you will love it. (photo credit to mking)

*Yard Game Parties: Bocci Ball, Yard Golf, Bean Bags or Cornhole (whichever you prefer to call it), Horseshoes, or steal an idea from my previous post for the color parties for kids and spray paint a large twister game on your lawn.


Party Royalty:Men could have a scavenger hunt looking for noted items on a provided list throughout the location of the party, in the meantime women could have baggage hunts as they call them. You ask for random items and the first woman who pulls that item out of her purse or bag she is carrying gets a point. Total up all points at the end for a winner and then total up the number of scavenger hunt items the males got in their game and award a point for each item. Winners for each gender are crowned the party royalty and a photo taken and splashed all over their social networking sites for friends to see and make fun of. :)

Well I hope this helps a little. We will see what kind of review my male friend decides to give me after this one. If you know of any other gender friendly games or activities for adult parties that DO NOT require alcohol and are EASY PEASY TO LEARN I would love for you to share in a comment below and I'm sure my friend Mr. R would too. Thanks again for reading!!!