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So some of you parents are thrilled that your kids are home. And some of you would like to be thrilled, you really would! You are definitely working on being thrilled.

Especially if they would go fight somewhere else? Or maybe pick up their cereal bowls.

And many of you would like to be that fun parent with “wow!” ideas on spring break! (This post and this post of ideas from Christmas break, or this one for summer ideas, still may help you out.)

But I know some of you are like, Okay. What about easy “wow”? Easy fun? I can’t do complicated, lots-of-planning, let’s-put-on-a-play-for-the-neighborhood-after-a-pet-parade. But can you give me something that takes five minutes to plan? Because right now I just want to stop walking on Legos.

So what about this? Can you see this working after dinner some night this week? It’s a twist on the old newlywed game (or at least what I’ve heard about that one. It was a bit before my time, so I figure I can get away with whatever I want.) Get ready to test your knowledge of each other!

Kids vs. Parents Newlywed Game

PRINT THESE QUESTIONS HERE. (You’ll need four copies.)

PRINT THESE QUESTIONS HERE. (You’ll need four copies.)

Directions for game play:

  1. Print four copies of the questions.
  2. As if it’s not obvious–split into teams of children vs. parents. (Bonus: Each team invents a name for itself.)
  3. Choose one representative from each team.
  4. Give each team one copy of the questions, and each representative one copy, so they can answer the questions about themselves.
  5. Explain to everyone that the goal is to be right about your guess of what other person would say. For example, if the question is, “Between the two of you, who is messiest?”, the goal is not to be the least messy person. The goal is to get the answer the other person is thinking. If the question is “What is this person’s favorite candy?”, the goal is not to prove you’re right. The goal is to get right the other person’s answer.
  6. Have the entire team go into separate rooms temporarily to answer the questions, as a team, about the other team’s representative. Example: Kids’ team is going to answer questions about what they think the father will answer, and parents’ team is going to answer questions about what they think the oldest son will answer.
  7. Each team completes the Round 1 questions about the other team’s representative.
  8. Each representative completes the questions about themselves (without trying to be too difficult about it…!).
  9. Together, the teams choose one judge, who receives the copy of the representative’s written answers about themselves. (Alternatively, the family can vote on whether they think an answer is close enough.)
  10. Read through the questions and your answers. The judge awards a point for every team’s answer that matches (closely enough) the representative’s answer.
  11. Choose a different representative for each team, and repeat for round 2.

Kids are lovin’ it?

Create a list of questions together to have another game tomorrow night! (Leave them wanting more!) And it doesn’t have to be kids vs. parents. Switch up the teams!

Have fun? Share it with friends! And I’d love to hear if your family liked it and would like similar posts!

 

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