What games are there to play and have fun with family and group members?

There are  many types of family and group games. Most of them don't need any special tools, and you can play them with simple tools. These games are useful for improving the spirit of teamwork.

The need for family and group games:

One of the problems in today's world is that communication in the family and even among friends has waned. Smartphones and the Internet have almost replaced group and family games.  Doing family games  is one of the ways we can enhance family relationships. It is good to play with family and friends to make life more enjoyable. Having fun and playing with the whole family is not difficult and can be very inexpensive. Many games do not require very complex equipment to play, and you can experience them with the simplest possible equipment, such as a pen and paper. Also,  playing group games improves social relations  and strengthens the spirit of teamwork.

Surely you all know common games like card games, chess and  puzzle solving. You have experienced these games many times in different groups. In addition to these games, there are many other games that you can fill your time with them.

Here are some of these games. We have tried to choose games that you can play with the least facilities and have happy hours.

Draw and talk:

Family members or groups are divided into two teams to play this game. Each team will have a representative. The first team representative selects a concept and writes it down. This concept can be the name of a fruit, an object, and anything else. The second team representative has 10 seconds to draw a picture on the sheet according to the selected word. His team must guess the selected word according to the picture. If their guess is correct, they will get 2 points. Otherwise, the opposing team will get one point. Each of the two teams that scored 20 points earlier is the winning team. Having  high graphic skills and speed of action increases the probability of winning this game. Also, all team members will participate in this game.

Wooden hands game:

In this game, all family members or groups of friends sit together in a circle. One person is selected and placed inside the circle. He is given two spoons to hold in his hand. Then his eyes are closed. A special object is placed in front of him. He has to touch that object with spoons and guess its name.

Picking up stones with your feet:

 In this game, you need several small stones and several glasses. Team members must take off their socks and shoes. Then they sit on a chair. They have to pick up the stones on the ground with their feet and place them inside the glass. Whoever puts more stones in the glass wins. This game can be very exciting. On a sunny day, you can play this game by the river. Also, this game strengthens the mobility of children.

Chinese Restaurant:

In this game, you need a plate of food for any family members, such as corn. And also you need Chinese spoons. All family members start eating corn at the same time using chopsticks. Whoever can eat corn fewer times wins. You can play Chinese music to make the game more beautiful. You can also use this game to encourage children who eat with difficulty to eat.

Crazy stories:

We create several columns on paper in this game and choose a title for each column. The titles can be like this:

Who, when, with whom, where, what, etc.

Each person writes a word under a column and then folds the paper. Then gives it to the next person. The next person fills the next column with the word of his choice. After filling all the columns, they open the paper. Someone reads the sentence. A funny sentence might have been written. Like this:

Maria was swimming with a giraffe in a bank ten years ago.

Mustache dance:

Equipment required for the game: 15 cm woolen thread for any player

To start the game, Play a song. While he has a woolen mustache behind his lips, each player starts dancing. When they are dancing, their mustache should not fall. Everyone tries to make someone else laugh and make their mustache fall out.

Crazy Answers:

In this game, all family members and friends can participate. Someone starts asking questions. The others answer in order. They have to give unusual and incorrect answers to the question. For example, bout the question: What is the material of your shoes? , The strange word "ice cream" would be a good answer.

Neighbor Seat:

In this game, we put the chairs together in a circle, and each person sits on a chair. One chair is low, so one person has to stand in the middle of the circle. He asks them in order: Do you love your neighbors? His two neighbors should get up and take their places if he answers yes. When they get up from the chair, the middle person should sit on their chair.

If he says no to the question, he will ask another question. Who do you love? In response, he describes a feature of the people in the circle. For example, I like a girl with red socks. The girl should get up and move with the neighbor. The standing person should try to sit on one of the chairs that is empty during the move.

Snowball fight:

This is one of  the very enjoyable family games. You can play this exciting game with family or friends. To play this game, you need a few white cards. Family members or friends are divided into two teams. Each team turns the white papers into small snowballs. Then the two teams start throwing bullets at each other. After finishing the game, you can also collect the bullets of the opposing team to have more snowballs. The throwing of snowballs starts again.

I said:

In this game, one person is selected and says a sentence. Other members must do something according to the sentence. For example, "I said stop," everyone should stop. "I said sit down," everyone should sit down. "I said sleep," everyone should lie down, and so on. This game can be very attractive. The narrator can make the game more exciting with his creativity.

One of the benefits of playing this game is that it stimulates hearing and helps the human body learn. This game also requires focus, attention, and balance.