party games please help

[marathonmum]

Does anyone know any good party games. Ive been nominated in my absence to do the games at thr sunday school summer party for 15 5-7 year olds and a few younger ones. Got a parachute. Any ideas what to do with it? Help this could be the longest hour of my life!

You can get them to run into the middle of it if their name starts with an A or B etc, or if they are wearing a certain colour.

Or, you put a ball on top of the parachute and you all have to try and get it through the hole in the middle without touching it, its almost impossible and keeps them entertained for ages!

cat and mouse: the 'mouse' gets under the parachute and crawls around trying to avoid the 'cat' who is on top of the parachute.

fruit salad (not with parachute): get the children in a circle, and name each one a fruit ie; apple, pear, peach. then call all the apples for example and they have to run around and get back to their place, last one back is out. say 'fruit salad' and they all run around.

oh fantastic. i've heard of the cat an mouse game before but had forgotten all about it. Thanks for all the ideas everyone!