Teen Party Games

One thing to remember when planning teenage party games and teenage birthday party games is that the guests want to have lots of fun, but still want more sophistication than a children's party. For this reason, several games listed on our adult party game page could be included in your party plans.

We also have included some of the games on this page on our super slumber party page, along with a few others specific to sleepovers.

When selecting teen party games, find ways to adapt them to your party theme. For example, if you are planning a Hollywood party, use games with names of celebrities.

We think it is also important to find games where everyone can participate, and where everyone has fun whether they are the "winner" or not.

You'll find on this page a nice long list of some of our favorite party games which have the teenager's "seal of approval"! At the end of the page you can add to the list!

Our Favorite Party Games for Teenagers

Around the World Grammar Game – Sort of like Madlibs teen party games, but with a twist of coming up with words that start with a certain letter (and you don't have to write anything down!). Using the alphabet, come up with phrases that follow the pattern: Verb, noun, place. The first person says “Ate Ants in Alaska”, the second person will have the letter “B” and could say something like “Buy Butterflies in Biloxi”, the next person does "C", and on and on! Keep going thru the alphabet over and over. If a player can't think of a phrase they are out. Keep going until you have only one person left, or until you get tired of it!

Board Games - Select some board games that a group can play, such as Trivial Pursuit, Bingo, Twister, Cranium, Catch Phrase, etc.

Bunco! - When you have the right number of people at your party (8 or 12) this game is lots of fun and can be played for hours!

Capture the Flag - Playing a game of Capture the flag can be the entire party. This is great because it works for large groups too.

Celebrity Twenty Questions - A really fun version of 20 questions, celebrity-style! Do you know enough about celebrities to answer questions about them? Great for any party, but particularly those that are Hollywood or star-themed.

Challenge Game - Challenge your guests to complete stunts within a certain amount of time. Fun to do and fun to watch!

Drawing Game - A fun game to play in pairs! One of the really fun teen party games because everyone can participate at the same time.

Duct Tape Crafts - Making cool duct tape crafts is a really fun and different idea. Somethings you can make are clothing, sandals, containers, wallets, purses - even a prom dress! Tape even comes in patterns and colors.

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Fast Charades - A much easier (and faster) version or the old charades game, this one uses a single word, rather than a phrase or title.

Find the Leader Game - This can be played with a really large group - as a matter of fact, the larger, the better!

Flashlight Hunt - Played outside, in the dark, with flashlights - a good old-fashioned treasure hunt, but in the dark!

Group Games - Perfect for a youth group or anytime you have a large group together!

Inflatable Games - Inflatables aren't just for little kids...here are the top teen picks.

The Match Game - This is great for getting everyone mixing and mingling! In the Match Game, everyone with be visiting around the party until they find their famous match!

M&M Hunt Game - One of our favorite games - this scavenger hunt can be played at the party location and is always a hit!

Off Limits! - A standard party game...this keeps your guests talking, as long as they don't say the word that is off limits. For teens, pick the latest "it" word!

Old Maid - Remember the Old Maid card game? Here's a version where you play it and keep from try to keep from being the old maid! Fun!!

Pass the Hat - Play the old Pass the Orange game, but with a hat. Pass the hat from head to head without using your hands!

Pool Games - If you are having a party at the pool, you won't want to miss seeing this list of great pool games.

Slumber Party Games - A big list of slumber party games that will be fun at any sleepover.

Steal a Sticker - Can you steal a sticker without the other party guests knowing it? You'll find out when you play this!

Stroke of Fun - A great party ice breaker where the activity becomes a gift! Perfect for special parties like birthdays, graduations, etc.

Talent Show - Let your guests put on a wacky talent show (be sure to videotape so you can bribe them later!)

Tie Dye - Look for a tie dye kit that uses strings - less mess than all the buckets and bottles.

Truth or Dare - Our version will keep the game fun for everyone. We've included a link to some clean truth or dare questions, along with some suggestions for dares! Or you can purchase truth or dare games - to help out so you never run out of good questions and dares.

TV Voices Game – Before the party, make recordings of the voices of TV characters. At the party, listen to the recordings and have everyone try to guess who they are hearing.

Water Games - our big list of water games, including games with water guns, sponges, and water balloons. A great way to stay cool when it is hot outside!

Who Am I? Game - A teen party game that can be played by large or small groups!

What is your Favorite Teen Party Game?

What is the best party game you've played? Give us all the details so we'll know what to do!

Scream, Ice Cream!
Each person is given an ice cream flavour without the "judge" knowing. The judge needs to stand a fair way away from the players. The judge calls go and ...

"Baby If You Love Me Give Me A Smile."
Have the group sit in a circle (or stand, it doesn't really matter) and have one person stand in the middle. Have the person in the middle go up to someone ...

Toilet Paper Make Over
For a toilet paper makeover, you need toilet paper and to have your guests be in 2 teams. What you need to do is wrap your model in toilet paper and try ...

Summer Snowballs
A couple of years ago, I was looking on-line for games for my youngest daughters birthday, she was turning 13. I found a game called Summer Snowballs. She ...

Hide And Seek The Blair Witch Way
Hide And Seek the Blair Witch Way:
You will need:
Cell phone
House phone
And 4-5 players(minimum)

Have one person who is It take the cell phone ...

Cheeto Head
What you'll need to play Cheeto Head:

* Plastic shower caps or rain ponchos with hoods
* Shaving cream
* Cheetos
* Pairs of teens ...

What is it?
For this What is it? game, the larger amount of guests, the better! You see, to play this game you need 3 judges and the rest of the girls to make the ...

Balloon Pinata
This game is a lot of fun, but kind of pointless at the same time.

Theres no rules, strategy, winner, or loser.

All there is to this game, is balloons,...

Would You Rather? Not rated yet
Get the game Would You Rather and forget the rules. Use the cards and make the craziest questions and everyone will REALLY get to know each other. U can ...

Meow Game Not rated yet
We like to play a game that I guess you'd call meow. Everyone sits in a circle and one person is in the middle, you go up to someone and say meow in a ...

Grog Not rated yet
You can play this fun game of Grog with as many people as you want but it's more fun if you play with at least five. The location you are in must be almost ...

Sardines Not rated yet
To play Sardines you turn all the lights off. Then, one person is selected to hide. All others are put into a room with the door closed and must wait for ...

Statues Not rated yet
I have a cool game I always play @ my parties. This is is how we play- all of yor guests have to dance and when u stop the music, they have to remain still ...

Shoe Memory Not rated yet
This shoe memory game is a good way for people to remember other people's names. Tell everyone to look at the others' shoes and try to remember who's wearing ...

Autobus Complete Not rated yet
You can play Autobus Complete with 2 people or more.

Everyone gets a paper and pen and writes at the top of the paper a column for a letter, boy, girl,...

Who Am I Water Fight Not rated yet
Things needed for a Who Am I Water Fight :

Lots of balloons filled with water

One guest stands still whilst the other guests choose an animal or ...

Murderer Not rated yet
Murderer is a teen party game that has been around for a really long time.

Cut how ever many strips of paper that are comming to your party. On on ...

Spud Not rated yet
Everyone has a number and someone is holding a ball. They throw it up and call anyone's number (example #4) and then that person have to run up to the ...

Never Have I Ever (Revised) Not rated yet
Things you need to play Never Have I Ever:

Cups for all party guests
2+ players
Lemon juice (this may vary)

Okay so we all know the famous never ...

Waterballoon Toss Not rated yet
A fun waterballoon toss is to have a large group of 10 to 12 people and two containers, one of them filled with water balloons and the other filled with ...

Ghosts in the Graveyard Not rated yet
A game for any group or age.(Must be played in the dark outside). To be safe divide guests into pairs. A pair is selected as "it".(provide flashlights ...

Bubble Gum Game Not rated yet
You Have a Piece of Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum on a plate and you cover it with whipped cream. The aim of the game is to eat all the cream without using your ...

Giant Twister Not rated yet
To play giant twister you need a big group of teens and as many as four twister mats.

Put all the mats together and let them have just a gaint game ...

Would you Rather? Not rated yet
Would you Rather? is a classic game for teens of all ages. You sit with friends and take turns asking people "would you rather..." and name two insane ...

Electric Shock! Not rated yet
You need 7 or more players for this game called Electric Shock!

Make two lines sitting on the floor holding each others hands with one person at the ...

Bloody Mary Not rated yet
This Bloody Mary game is great for large groups.

First pick a tour guide. The tour guide is usually the party host. The tour guide picks two other people ...

Tommy Not rated yet
Needed - platter, candy (lots, and a least 4 different types)

To play:

Fill the platter up with different types of candy, don't use it all, but put ...

Make a Movie Not rated yet
You'll need 4+ people, you split the people in to half or thirds, send them each into 2/3 different rooms. Once this is sorted, come up with a short movie....

HIDE N SEEK!!!!!! Not rated yet
A PERSON IS CHOSEN AS THE SEEKER N HAS TO SEEK ALL THE OTHER PLAYERS!!!!

Block Chase Not rated yet
I played block chase at my halloween party and it was a blast. Here's how it goes! Split up into 2 teams with as many people as you have. Chase each other ...

Teen Games to Buy Not rated yet
My favorite teen games to buy and play are:

Pictionary
Charades
Whose line is it anyway
Name that tune
Scene it
Twister

Also hide and seek is ...

Suck and Blow Not rated yet
For boys and girls! To play suck and blow you get in a circle of boy-girl-boy-girl. Then you get a card (any card, but a playing card is prefered). Make ...

Duck Duck Goose Not rated yet
your never 2 old!

That is right Karen! For info on how to play Duck Duck Goose, visit our circle games page.

There are lots of variations of this ...

Imaginiff and Tie-Dye Not rated yet
Your guests will love these teen party activities and so will the hosts. Imaginiff is a fun and great game for up to 8 people (can be bought at a Target,...

Spooky Stories Not rated yet
So simple easy and fun! All you need is to turn the lights off. Give one person a torch and let them tell a story that will fright your pants off! So much ...

Teen Musical Chairs Not rated yet
This game is a lot like Musical Chairs, except way more intense! Teens like myself love this.

Preparation: Set up two lines of chairs back to back....

Never Have I Ever Not rated yet
Everyone at the party sits in a circle and puts all 10 fingers up. Then someone (anyone in the circle) says "Never Have I Ever..." and they come up with ...

Poison Chair Not rated yet
Basically, hold wrists in a circle and try not to touch the chair in the middle. The more people involved, the better, and the last one standing is the ...

Huckle Buckle Beasel Not rated yet
Set up a circle of chairs with an open space so people can walk into the circle.

YOU WILL NEED 1 QUARTER FOR THIS

Have all the guests go out into ...

Cardboard Box Game Not rated yet
Basically you get an average cereal box and open it. Players take it in turn to bend over and grab the cardboard box inbetween their teeth. You can only ...

Marshmallow Game Not rated yet
To play this marshmallow game all you need is toothpicks and marshmallows. Using them you have to build the highest you can with out you holding it. It'...

Prize in a Box Not rated yet
For Prize in a Box, before hand:
Get a small prize
A bunch of boxes that fit inside each other
A Pair Of Dice
Hats, Mittens or gloves, and a scarf
...

Cops and Robbers Not rated yet
This game is called cops and robbers in the dark. First, find 3-5 rooms. 1 room is the jail. Turn off all the lights except for the 1 in the jail. Have ...

Spin the Bottle Not rated yet
Okay I know that everyone knows that spin the bottle is a kissing game, but heres a revised way to play!

Okay so you spin the bottle and the two people ...

Balloon Popping contest Not rated yet
The balloon popping contest is fun for teens and for the adults watching! What you do is get two chairs and sit them about three to four feet away from ...

Dangling Donuts Not rated yet
A fun twist on bobbing for apples- not to mention more hygenic!

In this game you hang donuts on strings from the ceiling. The players stand next to ...

Slumber Party Game Not rated yet
If you are having a party just for girls (slumber party) then blindfold you and your friends, and get yourself a partner, and then get a bunch of makeup ...

Pass-a-Hat Not rated yet
Pass-a-hat is somewhat like the old pass-the-orange game. With all guests in a circle, place a hat on one's head, and they must get the hat all the way ...

Celebrity Heads Not rated yet
In this game, two girl in the group are a celebrity. Everyone else knows which celebrity he/she is but he/she doesnt. The celebrities keeps asking the ...

Knock Kneed Not rated yet
In this "knock kneed" game, set up relay teams and have them race with a balloon between their legs, sqeeze and pop the balloon and then run back.

Sausage Game Not rated yet
When the party starts get everyone in a circle. You or someone else walks around the circle and each person asks you a question. The answer to every question ...

TV Scavenger Hunt Not rated yet
Materials:
Pen/Pencil
paper
list of things u see on TV

Instructions:
For a tv scavenger hunt you can have as many groups as you want. For example,...

Cajabi-Can-Can Not rated yet
This is our Cajabi-can-can game. We play it at my youth group and we all have a blast! :)

Start off by having everyone get a small piece of rope(about ...

Apple Bobbing Not rated yet
We like to do apple bobbing. It is great fun and also healthly!

Sport It Not rated yet
To play Sport It

Well you need
a torch
and players

How to play

Well the players go in and the person how is it has the torch. When everyone ...

Bigger and Better! Not rated yet
Bigger and Better is a fun game to play in a neighborhood and with loads of people so you can do teams. Split into two groups and go off into seperate ...

The Dating Game Not rated yet
Don't worry- this version of the dating game has nothing to do with dating. You play with about 3-20 people, and there is one judge. The judge leaves the ...

Fear Factor Not rated yet
For fear factor type fun, we filled boxes with peeled grapes(eyeballs), oiled pasta(brains/guts), oiled tortillas(skin) and unpopped popcorn(teeth), and ...

Virgin Beer Pong Not rated yet
Just like the real game of beer pong but with a virgin beverage!

Musical Chairs Not rated yet
Musical chairs with a small trophy or candy prize. It alway amazes me how hard most kids will fight to win. Can be played with current music.

I Never Not rated yet
OK, firstly.. everyone needs a same-size drink.
Sit in a circle, and the first person says "I never _________" just say it was a room full of only girls ...

Balloon Volleyball Not rated yet
A balloon volleyball game can get pretty crazy when all your guests are on a sugar high. Just blow up a balloon and hit it over a string of lights. As ...

cherries<3 Not rated yet
You have 6 people going at once and you all circle around a circular table. In front of each person there is a plastic bowl and 12 cherries and the bowl ...

Leg Cross Game Not rated yet
Setup: Get lots of hair clips.

To play the leg cross game, when guests arrive give each about 4 clips and they put them wherever they want. You can'...

Movies Not rated yet
When everyone is over at your house you can go to the video shop and get 3-4 movies out. Make sure that you get 1 scary movie and 1 funny movie. They are ...

Balloon Dares Not rated yet
Write a dare on a piece of paper then put it in a balloon. Then blow the balloon up. Give everyone a balloon and then pop it with a needle then you have ...

Pass the Parcel Not rated yet
A fun way to play pass the parcel is to get a really nice prize that any teen would kill for, such as a makeup kit for girls. Wrap it like a present in ...

Which Baby Are You Not rated yet
To play which baby are you, every member brings a picture of themself as a baby. Give every team two minutes to find out who is who. Teams only get three ...

Rock On! Not rated yet
Rock On! Well you start off with a judge and contestants. Then the judge calls a contestant up and the contestant shows their talent and if the judge says ...

Chocolate Game Not rated yet
Well to play the chocolate game you need a block of chocolate and some costumes and a dice. Okay now you take in turns to roll the dice and if you roll ...

Trivia Game Movie Sleepover Party Not rated yet
If you are having a movie sleepover party. You pick the movie with your buds and play....

THE TRIVIA GAME!

to play this you:

1. Make sure everyone ...

Spots Not rated yet
To play spots you need:
Friends ( More than 2),
Lipstick

A group of your friends sit in a circle. Every person gets numbered. They then have to go ...

Truth or Dare Balloon Style Not rated yet
Its like the basic game of truth or dare just with a funner twist when you do it balloon style. You make times the amount of guests you have of balloons....

Doughnut Game Not rated yet
To play the doughnut game, you hang doughnuts on a clothesline or a high up string. Get all the people at your party to tie their hands behind their backs....

Spin Not rated yet
How to play Spin...

Supplies:
Have a single broom handle (no broom)
Wide open space on grass or in a large tall livingroom
Have a cicrle of 5+ people ...

Great Idea for a Scavenger Hunt Not rated yet
For a great idea for a scavenger hunt...when completing the scavenger hunt you have planned,(have both teams end in the same place) have blank, new, white ...

Do You Know Your ABC's? Not rated yet
OKAY. First you need more than one person. A lot of people are the best to play with. SO. You go around the circle and say the letters of the alphabet....

Dizzy Dogs Not rated yet
To play Dizzy Dogs, a group of young people hold hands, they then break out of the circle and spin ten times, the last person to fall over is the winner!...

Dare in a Hat Not rated yet
Dare in a Hat is a fun teen game.
Materials:
hat
paper for each person

HOW TO PLAY:
Everyone in the party is given a piece of paper and then writes ...

Murder Mystery Not rated yet
There are a lot of different versions of this murder mystery game, but this one is my favorite. First cut up enough pieces of paper so there is one for ...

Pass the Parcel Dares :) Not rated yet
So basically it's pass the parcel but with a twist. In each layer, theres a few lollies or chocolates as well as a slip of paper with a dare on it. It'...

Freeze Dance Not rated yet
To play freeze dance, play the music they like to hear and they dance til it stops, then the person still dancing after the music stop, sits out. Kind ...

The Dinosaur Game for Girls and Boys Not rated yet
The whole part of the dinosaur game is someone hides from the other people and the people wait in a room and when the person hiding says ready they all ...

Never Have I Ever Not rated yet
You sit in a circle with pillows to sit on. (Make sure you have enough room to run around a little bit). Everyone sits on a pillow except for one person ...

Spin the Bottle Not rated yet
Basically, what you do is, you take a bottle (or something like that) and sit in a circle with your guests.

Somebody spins the bottle and whoever it ...

Webpage Contest Not rated yet
We recently had a 17th birthday party and we all got together and grouped up into teams of 5. we then got a computer for each group (I had to borrow a ...

The Animal Game Not rated yet
We play this animal game all the time at my SCHOOL! It's hilariously fun.....ok so everyone sits in a circle, and is assigned an animal that they have ...

M&M Challenge Not rated yet
First off get your friends in a circle on the ground. Get a bowl of different colored M&Ms in the middle of you. Each guest takes turns picking out two ...

M'N'M in Whipcream Not rated yet
To play the M'N'M in Whipcream game, you put about 20 M'N'M's on a plate(one for every person). Then you put loads of whipcream on top of the candy. Your ...

Can You Do it? Not rated yet
Can you do it is sort of like truth or dare. You have a set of balloons that each have a rolled up message in them.

The balloons in pile A have quetions ...

The Water Game Not rated yet
The Water Game can be played inside by a sink (or if everyone has a bucket) or outside. Everyone grabs a cup of water and takes a drink, enough to fill ...

No eyes make-up! Game Not rated yet
The "No eyes make-up! Game" needs 4-? players. You have to have an even number of people.

It's very easy! Every one needs to get into groups of 2, one ...

Dudette Not rated yet
Try this fun party game - Dudette!

You select different categories (such as fruits and vegetables/towns and cities/films and books) and you write down ...

Monopoly Not rated yet
My favorite party game when I was a teen was Monopoly. I used that as a party game.

Popping Balloons Not rated yet
All you need for this game is some string and some cheap balloons. Have each person at the party blow up two balloons. Tie each balloon to each ankle with ...

Twister Not rated yet
We play a game called Twister. It is a plastic mat with different colored circles on it and it has a spinner. The spinner says for example, right arm green,...

Treasure Hunt Not rated yet
The best game we ever played as teenagers, and one that all my friends expected us to play year after year was Treasure Hunt.

My mom and sister would ...

Star Gazing Not rated yet
A fun activity is to do star gazing. We like to look at constellations at night, by a telescope or by normal sight.

You can do this at the beach or ...

Guess the Song Not rated yet
One party game my friends and I like to play is guess the song. We play it with mp3 players or Ipods or whatever we have. Almost everyone has an mp3 player ...

Scattergories Not rated yet
One of the best party games I have played is "Scattergories".

The object of the game is to come up with an answer for each category with the letter ...

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