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 9 Fun Family Game Night Ideas

Game night is a big tradition for many families. This is because it can be a great way to create memories in a way that is relatively inexpensive, simple, and, most importantly, enjoyable. We've compiled a unique set of fun family game night ideas to help you out, whether you're looking to start your own game night or need a new idea for your regular meetup. You can also play some of these games while on a family road trip or during a power outage.

1. Paper telephone

Everyone sits in a circle and writes down a simple phrase (such as "My dog is chewing a bone") in this paper-and-pencil version of the telephone game[1].

They then hand over their paper to the next person, who is tasked with drawing the phrase they have been given. When everyone has finished drawing, they fold their paper to hide the phrase and pass it to the next person. The process is then repeated: the third person writes a description of the drawing, the fourth person draws the new phrase, and so on. Who knows what the phrase will be by the time it reaches the original author!

2. Balloon tennis

Have you ever wanted to play tennis inside? You can now do so with balloon tennis. All you need to do is blow up some balloons and if you want to go all out, grab some tennis rackets (or make your own).

When your balloons are ready, divide them into two groups and begin swatting them back and forth. If you want to keep score, you can do so in any way you want. Tossing balloons around may be all the entertainment you require.

3. Indoor hopscotch

There isn't a novel approach to indoor hopscotch. Lay out and number your own hopscotch box arrangement in a clear area of your home using colored tape (like painter's tape) and scissors. Traditional hopscotch consists of six to eight boxes, but if you have the space, why not challenge your family to see how far they can get?

4. Indoor bowling

Find a suitable location in the house to set up an indoor bowling lane, then gather a ball and ten empty plastic bottles. Arrange the bottles in a triangle, as in traditional bowling, with four in the back row, three, two, and one in each of the following three rows. When the bottle pins are in place, your family is ready to bowl.

5. Film-themed forts

Make game night and movie night one and the same by building a fort large enough to accommodate the entire family. Chairs provide a solid support for blanket ceilings, and stuffed animals enjoy acting as extras in DIY movie theaters.

It's also fun to base your fort on the movie you're watching by including items like cowboy hats for a western flair or Halloween decorations for a scary touch.

6. Paper plane contest

This simple family game can also be used to teach younger children about aerodynamics. Distribute letter-size sheets of paper to everyone and have them fold their best paper airplane. Then take all of the planes for a test flight down a long, open stretch of your property. The plane that travels the greatest distance wins, but it is always worthwhile to redesign your plane and try again.

7. Charades

Charades is a fun family game that never gets old. Divide into two groups and have one person from each group act out something — a movie, a book, or a television show — for their teammates to guess. If you want, prepare a list of prompts ahead of time and place them in a hat or bowl for participants to draw from. The team with the most correct guesses wins.

8. Taboo

The goal of Taboo is to get your team to guess a word without using the word itself to describe it. Begin by forming two teams and brainstorming a variety of words to choose from. The team that has the most correct answers is the winner.

You can either purchase the original card game or make your own set of words. This game moves quickly, so make sure you have a wide variety of words to choose from.

9. Fishbowl

Fishbowl combines the best elements of Taboo and Charades into a three-round guessing game. Divide into two groups and have each person write down three words or phrases to toss into a fishbowl (any bowl works, of course). Remember that you'll be using the entire collection of prompts in each round of the game, so always put them back in the bowl after you've used them.

Play Taboo until all of the prompts have been used up in the first round. Play a one-word version of Taboo in the second round, where the active player can only say one word to describe their word or phrase. Play Charades for the third round. A team receives one point for each correct guess; the team with the most points after all three rounds wins.

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