party games for 4 year old...

[mollythetortoise]

hello all, am new here so forgive me if topic done to death! am having party for my 4 year old daughter next week. V simple affair in back garden (about 10 children boys and girls) and I will be the entertainer. Need ideas for games. Have thought of pass the parcel, musical statues, musical bumps but what others are there?? My mind has gone blank!! Have a bubble machine from elc but suspect that will only buy me a short amount of time... pls help!! thanks

What about a bouncy castle? That really helps and the kids love it.

Do a treasure hunt - cut out shapes from brightly coloured paper and hide them in the garden. Then allocate one colour per child and they look for the 5 or 6 shapes you've hidden for them. When they've found them all they claim a small prize.

Another top tip - they'll love just running around and playing - children that age won't want more than 3 or 4 organised games.