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probably pop a balloon with his bottom to get the prize inside!
5. Timing is everything! Start your party with an icebreaker game while guests are arriving and end with a quiet game to help kids wind down from all the party excitement.
6. Gather materials you'll need for each party game in advance and place them in the pre-selected kid-safe location. Pin the Tail on the Donkey just isn't the same when you've forgotten the blindfold!
7. Arbitrate - adult leaders should understand the rules of the games and gently enforce them. Kids have a strong sense of what's fair and will look to the adults to keep everyone playing by the rules.
8. Make sure each child gets a prize for his or her efforts so everyone feels like a winner. Wrapped candy, stickers, erasers, pencils, coins, medals and other small tokens make great prize incentives.
9. Encouragement and enthusiasm keep guests motivated and happy. For a fun twist, change the rules of the game and give a prize not only to the first player, but to the last one, saying it was the secret plan of the game.
10. Success! Congratulate yourself on a
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