The Flour Game is so much fun. It’s perfect for gatherings with a variety of different ages because it can be played by anyone from a preschooler up to great-grandparents. This makes it a great option for family reunions or Christmas or Thanksgiving get togethers. It would also be great for a youth group event.

Another great thing about this game is that it takes very little prep and very few supplies. It can be played pretty much anywhere including outdoors so you could even play this when your family is camping.

Materials needed:

bowl
plate
knife
flour
LifeSavers or other small hard candies

Fill a bowl full of flour and pack it down. Continue to add flour until the bowl is full to the top and level it off. Place a plate over the bowl and carefully tip it upside-down and lift the bowl off, creating a mound of flour on the plate. Set a LifeSaver on top of the mound of flour.

Each player takes a turn cutting the flour trying not to allow the LifeSaver to fall. Players continue to take turns cutting the flour until the candy falls. The person that cuts the flour which causes the LifeSaver to fall has to then retrieve it with his mouth.

It’s impossible to retrieve the candy without getting a face full of flour making this part quite funny! It’s also funny to see the attempts to retrieve the candy with minimum flour-face-coverage.

We played The Flour Game during our Just for Laughs Family Fun Night. Mackenzie was the first the end up fishing out the LifeSaver with his mouth. He did well retrieving it and only managed to get flour on his nose, mouth and chin but the others that followed after him weren’t so lucky! Unfortunately, I didn’t get pictures of that because I was laughing too hard and too engrossed in the game.

Just for Laughs Family Fun Night

Minute to Win It Family Fun Night

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Tonight, we had a Family Fun Night with a Minute to Win It theme. It was extremely easy to come up with the games. For our party, I used a Minute to Win It party bucket, but it is no longer being sold, so I came up with a printable decoration kit that includes everything needed to host your own party.

The theme made the evening so much fun! We laughed a lot. It also worked really well for all the different age groups from our youngest right up to us adults.

Decorations.

The Minute to Win It Printable Party Pack includes:

Treat Bag Toppers
Cupcake Wrappers
Cupcake Toppers
Favour Bag Tags in two sizes
Straw Flags
Score Sheets
Game Directions for each of the games here and the games in our Dollar Store Minute to Win It night

Food.

I had planned to make cupcakes and number them from 1-12 and have them in the shape of a clock, but I ran low on time (ironic?), so Fred and I made mini cinnamon rolls instead. I made a variety of finger foods: veggies, surprise spread, tortilla chips, salsa, spinach dip, focaccia, crackers, cheese, meat.

Games.

This was the really fun part of the night! Here are some of the games we played. All we needed was a timer and things that most people have around the house. I did buy the ping pong balls, the Oreos, the Smarties, and the panty hose, but everything else we already had. For prizes, I bought mini skateboards, parachute men, and let the kids keep a ping pong ball each. All told, the party supplies cost about $5.

Face the Cookie. Each person had a cookie placed on their forehead and had to get it into their mouth without touching it with their hands. Einstein did it successfully!

Stack Attack. Stacking 36 cups in a pyramid and then back down into a single stack. The Ferrari came the closest to conquering this one in one minute.

Movin’ On Up. (I love the look on Granola Girl’s face here!) In this game, the kids had to start with the blue cup on top and stack the cups one by one until the blue cup is on top again. Use 8-12 cups depending on the age and ability of those playing.

Junk in the Trunk. This one was hilarious! With a kleenex box strapped around the waist, the participants had to try to get out the 8 ping pong balls just by movement. It was really funny to watch! We laughed so hard that it was difficult to keep the game going!

Suck It Up. In this game, the kids had to transfer Smarties from one plate to another using only a straw. They were able to eat the Smarties afterwards which no one seemed to mind.

Penny Hose. Players had to retrieve 2 pennies, one at the bottom of each leg of the panty hose. This is another funny one to watch.

Ping Pong Bounce. In this game, players had to bounce ping pong balls into six cups. Everyone was able to do it in the minute. It’s nice to choose some games that are a bit more attainable like this one so that people don’t get frustrated and mix them in with some of the more challenging games.

Keep it Up. In this game, the kids had to blow a feather across the room into a bucket. Only The Ferrari was able to do it successfully. It was awfully fun to try it though!

Yank Me. This game was the hardest. No one was able to do it in one minute. Stack an index card on the top of the cup until there are five cups and then yank the index cards out to attempt to create a single stack of five cups.

It was a great night! It was a very easy theme to plan around and it was one of the rare themes that worked well with the broad age range of kids that is represented in our family. It would be a great one to plan for family get together, family reunions, birthdays parties, or youth group nights.

You can find other hilarious game ideas at our Dollar Store Minute to Win It Night.

Our Christmas Edition Minute to Win It is perfect for the holidays!

Or check out our Minute to Win It Thanksgiving Games for your family gathering.

If you’re looking for outdoor large group games to play at a picnic, family reunion, or camping, our Minute to Win It Camping Games are the perfect solution.