List of Activities

Miscellaneous Activities

Talent show
Family dance (limbo, rumba, etc.)
Skits
Comedy show
Solve brainteasers
Scavenger hunt
Treasure hunt
Gift exchange (esp. Christmas)
Piñata
Stupid human tricks
Make your own spook alley
Scary midnight walk (or run)
Songfest
Karaoke
Play or pageant
Group birthday party
Crafts—paint rocks, beadwork, etc.
Puzzle (community effort)
Fashion show (funny fashions or imitate family members)
Dunking pool
Make a movie
Paint a mural
Band or chamber orchestra
Jug band
Teddy bear picnic or doll tea party
Personifications (of family members or celebrities)
Barbie doll fest (for little girls, of course)
Blanket toss
Costume party
Makeovers (teens love it)
Work or service projects
Clapping games (such as Peas Porridge Hot)
Visiting rotation (each family has 10 minutes with every other family)
Outside entertainment
Hot air balloon
Sandbox
Trampoline
Tetherball

Games

Pictionary
Phony dictionary definitions (called balderdash)
Bingo
Tag (various kinds)
Charades
Board games
Kids card games (Rook, etc.)
Spin the bottle (with acceptable forfeits)
Traditional kids playground games Mother May I, Red Rover, Hide and Seek, etc.)
Ping-pong
Miniature golf
Hangman
Twister

Contests

Arm wrestling
Chin ups
Push ups, etc.
Cousin look-alikes
Eating contests—watermelon, etc.
Trivia—family and regular
Tug-o-war
Beanbag toss
Mix up families—let someone try to straighten them out
Spelling bee
Human knots
Hide money in a sawdust pile and let kids scramble for it
Catch a greased pig or something else that runs away
Tape money on something that runs
Do something the longest—hold breath, put hand in ice water, etc.

Ten people standing on a blanket—they have to turn it over without stepping off
Partner has to feed you blindfolded (first team done wins)
Song, poem, or limerick writing contest
Relays (egg toss, egg in spoon, run and dress up—run back, transfer water, etc.)
High jump
Broad jump

Races
Three-legged race
Sack race
Crab race
Wheelbarrow race
5 K

Outings

Tour of BYU or other campus
Theme park
Water park
Museum
Factory, bakery, etc.
Fish hatchery
Botanical garden, atrium, etc.
Zoo
Outdoor concert
Tourist sites in the area
Beach, lake, park, campground, etc.
Spook alley, haunted house or maize

Get-acquainted Activities

Nametags
Skits from each family
Baby or child photo contest
Scrapbook pages from each family
Poster from each family
Write down one thing you’ve done—other guess who did it
List items and find someone who fits into that blank
Pair up and tell about each other to the group
Sports Activities

Basketball (can be a 3 on 3 tournament, etc.)
Football—use family rules
Golf tournament (may not be practical—but a lot of families I surveyed have one)
Volleyball
Badminton
Tennis
Soccer
Softball
Baseball
Kickball
Bowling

Outdoor Activities
Horseshoes
Four wheeling
Rappelling
White water rafting
Hiking
Swimming
Sand castle building
Cliff jumping (into water)
Wake boarding
Surf boarding
Knee boarding
Water skiing
Jet skiing
Wave running
Bonfire
Boating
Ice block sledding
Snow sledding
Ice-skating
Fishing
Canoeing
Water fight (balloons?)
Trampoline rodeo
Ropes course
Rope swing
Zip line
Hula-hoops
Frisbee
Hay or wagon ride
Mud wrestling
Wuffleball
Street bowling
Home run derby
Obstacle course
Biking
Running
Alpine slide