My lovely dad turns 60 next week, we are having a party at home and inviting lots of family. It'll be an afternoon party with food but no alcohol.
Dad has lots of brothers, and they get on well and will all be there. The problem is they are pretty rubbish at small talk and get quite shy in a party/formal environment and then run out of conversation really quickly. They then tend to eat and leave. Obviously w don't want that for my dads birthday party.
Does anyone have ideas for good icebreakers for adults? The will be uncomfortable with staged games for adults, but just something to get conversation going would be good. I have dug out a few family photos of dad in his younger days, I can copy and stick on the walls, but I have no other ideas!
We have lots of young kids (aged under 5) coming, which is great, so my siblings and I are doing pass the parcel etc for the kids. My cousins and I are all in our 20s and 30s and get on well too.
Any ideas on how to make the party more enjoyable for the shy-ish adults?