New Year Party Game Ideas

New Year Present Game

Materials:
1 Pair of Gloves
1 Hat
1 Die (perhaps two dice if group is large)
A Prize wrapped in several layers of newspaper and boxes.

The group stands in a circle. The gloves, hat, and wrapped box are placed in the center. someone begins by rolling the dice. If they roll a 6, they hurry into the middle and put on the gloves and hat. They then start to unwrap the package. They must move fast because the next person to roll a 6 takes the hat off of the person in the center. The person in the center stops immediately and takes off the gloves, gives them to that person, and he/she goes back to the circle. The game continues like this until the package is completely unwrapped and the last person receives the prize. Just see the fun!
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The Grouping Game

This is a good game to play as a mixer. It is a fun, fast moving game. It starts out as everyone collects in one big group. The leader initially calls out a number, usually a number between two and fifteen. The number shouldn't be more than half of the number of total participants. When the number is called out everyone must try to collect in a group that contains that number of people. The group members should be latching arms or have their arms wrapped around each other so that the leader can see who is in the group. If someone cannot enter a group because the number of required members has been reached, he is out of the game. As different numbers are successively called out the number of participants gets smaller and smaller. Eventually, there are less than ten people. The last group, or winning group, should have anywhere from two to five people.
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Winking Murder

All except the detective sit in a circle while the detective waits outside. One person from the circle is elected to be the murderer, and then the Detective is called back to stand in the circle. When he is ready, the Murderer winks at people in the circle. Anyone who sees that they have been winked at lets out a blood-curdling scream and dies. The Detective has three attempts to guess the murderer.
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Dance Swap

It's best if you prepare ahead of time, asking the guests to bring CDs, tapes, or records of dance music of their choice. Allot each one a music from a special type so that there's not much duplication. Break out the Charleston, the Stroll, the Electric Slide, or the Macarena. Ask a member of each generation teaches the rest of the family a dance from his or her youth.
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Pass the Orange

Arrange for teams of about 8 to stand in a line, one behind the other (arranged boy, girl, boy,...). Give each team an orange which the first person should tuck under his chin. This should be passed to the person behind. When the orange gets to the last person, they come to the front of the line and start again. The winning team is the first one which gets their starting person to the front again.
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Naming of Candy

Materials:
About 6 different candies that have given names like M&M's, Crunch, Wrigley's , etc. 1 Dice (or 2 dice if the crowd is very large)

Everyone is seated on the floor in a circle. Packaged candy bars or candy are placed in the middle of the circle. Everyone starts by saying their own names. The leader then makes sure that everyone knows what candy is in the middle. someone begins by rolling the dice. If they roll a 6, they can take one of the candies in the middle. The die continues to go quickly around the circle while people keep picking up candy. When all of the candies are taken, people then can get other people's candy.

In order to get their candy, they must state the person's first name and the name of the candy they hold. The person who rolls a 6 and matches the name of the candy and the person takes the other's candy. If they forget either name, they miss their turn and the dice goes to the next person and they continue to roll. (One person can get more than one candy and people can hide the candy behind their back). This is a great way of getting to know people's name and how to get your favorite candies!
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Go-as-you-like

Each of the participants are required to take the guise of any character from the society. At the same time the disguised participant should act exactly like the character. The better the make up and the acting the better is the performance.
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Dance competition

Make categories like hip-hopping, jiving, salsa, tap and the likes along with the chosen music. Ask each participant to take part in each category. And see who turns out to be a real all rounder. Award this performer with the title "Champion Dancer". Also instead of having so many categories you can pick up a single category and play different music from fast to slow and fast again. Pair up the participants. Start with one music, say a slower one in the pop category play it just before midnight. Once the clock strikes midnight, stop it and start an altogether different music nearing the crescendo with a much faster pace. See how many of the dancers can move in sync with the changing rhythm of music and miss the steps. As the dancers jive or hip hop into the new year riding the crest of music, let someone pick up the pair whose transition is hitch less. Make categories like hip-hopping, jiving, salsa, tap and the likes along with the chosen music. Ask each participant to take part in each category. And see who turns out to be a real all rounder. Award this performer with the title "Champion Dancer". Also instead of having so many categories you can pick up a single category and play different music from fast to slow and fast again. Pair up the participants. Start with one music, say a slower one in the pop category play it just before midnight. Once the clock strikes midnight, stop it and start an altogether different music nearing the crescendo with a much faster pace. See how many of the dancers can move in sync with the changing rhythm of music and miss the steps. As the dancers jive or hip hop into the new year riding the crest of music, let someone pick up the pair whose transition is hitch less. Read your funny Resolution: Don't disclose this till the announcement. Just before five minutes the clock strikes 12:00. Ask each of the guests to write a funny one resolution once the clock strikes midnight. The writing has to be finished by the time the twelve chimes come to a stop. See how many can finish it off by the stipulated time. Supply a pencil and a sheet of paper to each participant. Make the sitting arrangement in such a way that you can watch each one. Make sure that all start writing not before the clock strikes its first chime for the midnight and stops the moment 12 chimes are complete. Later ask each one to read out the resolution in turn. The one that raises the maximum laughter is adjudged the funniest one.
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Read your funny Resolution

Don't disclose this till the announcement. Just before five minutes the clock strikes 12:00. Ask each of the guests to write a funny one resolution once the clock strikes midnight. The writing has to be finished by the time the twelve chimes come to a stop. See how many can finish it off by the stipulated time. Supply a pencil and a sheet of paper to each participant. Make the sitting arrangement in such a way that you can watch each one. Make sure that all start writing not before the clock strikes its first chime for the midnight and stops the moment 12 chimes are complete. Later ask each one to read out the resolution in turn. The one that raises the maximum laughter is adjudged the funniest one.
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