Cheap Indoor and Outdoor Party Games for Kids

This traditional Chinese game is best played with a large group so you'll have to save this one until after the pandemic is over. To play, arrange kids in a single-file line and instruct each to hold onto the waist of the person in front of them. Tuck a bandana into the pocket of the last one in the line. The “head of the dragon” (head of the line) leads the line in chasing the “tail” (the last in line) as they try to grab the bandana without anyone letting go of the person in front of them. The middle of the line tries to keep the head from catching the tail, resulting in lots of tangled-up fun! Once the bandana is captured from the tail, the tail becomes the head and they play again.