Fun Game Ideas

Project Play is all about creating games and getting kids to play. Use the following game rules to get your neighborhood playing. And give us your game stories too. We'll publish ideas and stories to share with other readers.

Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt can be played as individuals or teams competing for time. It is fun to play either inside or out. The goal of the game is to lead the seekers through a set of clues that takes them from place to place to find a treasure. The “seekers” need to read each clue they find and figure out the next location. [Learn More]

Follow the Leader

Follow the Leader can be played indoors or out -- even play it on the way to bed at night. Coming home from school is always a good time. [Learn More]

Backyard Baseball

The rules of baseball can be modified in many ways. Here are just a few variations for when you have fewer players or are looking to do something fun. [Learn More]

Kick the Can

Play Kick the Can with three or more friends in any outdoor area that has places to hide, day or night. The object of the game is to put all the players in jail, capturing them by identifying them in their hiding spots. [Learn More]

Charades

Charades is played with teams who guess clues from the actions of their teammates. The goal is to have less time than the other team at the end of the game. Players have to act out clues without using props or words while their teammates guess the answer. [Learn More]