| Remember the games you use to play as a kid? | | | | Write a child's name on each bow. One child at a |
| | | | time, blindfold them, gently turn them around and |
| Use any of those standard party games and | | | | when they are facing the poster, have them walk |
| simply change the game name to | | | | with their arms stretched out till they reach the |
| Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, | | | | poster on the wall and add their bow to where |
| Gloria the Hippo, Melman Giraffe, | | | | they think the end of Eeyore's tail is located. The |
| the Ring-Tailed Lemurs and the Penguins | | | | child closest to the end of Eeyore's tail is the |
| and you are set for fun games | | | | winner. |
| at your Madagscar Party! Here are a few ideas: | | | | |
| Simon Says | | | | Egg & Spoon Race |
| | | | now named |
| now named | | | | Quartet of Penguins Wobble |
| | | | Here's how to play: |
| Wanderlusting Marty the Zebra | | | | |
| Here's how to play: | | | | Provide a large spoon and an inflated balloon for |
| The leader calls out an action. Kids only perform | | | | each player. (Spoon size should be based on the |
| the action if it is preceded with the words: | | | | ages of the kids, smaller spoons for older kids, |
| MARTY SAYS, "Touch Your Nose" | | | | larger spoons for younger kids.) Provide a Start |
| Kids do NOT perform the action and stand still if | | | | Finish area inside or outside. Kids hold out spoon |
| the words are: Touch Your Nose. | | | | away from their body and place an inflated balloon |
| Performing an action without the MARTY SAYS | | | | on it. When told to start, each carries their spoon |
| eliminates the player from the game. Last child | | | | and balloon to the Finish area without dropping the |
| left is the winner. Action Ideas include: | | | | balloon. At the Finish Line, the child removes the |
| Wiggle you nose | | | | balloon, places the balloon on the ground and sits |
| Touch your ears | | | | on it till it pops. If the balloon drops, the child must |
| Clap your paws | | | | go back to the Start Line to try again. First one |
| Rub your tummy | | | | to pop his/her balloon is the winner. WARNING: |
| Shake you belly | | | | Balloon pieces from pop balloons are dangerous |
| Roar like Alex | | | | to babies, toddlers and pets. To avoid the pieces |
| Turn your Gloria Hippo body all the way around | | | | from being swallowed or stuck in ears and noses |
| Make a Melman smile | | | | (and who knows where else they can find), be |
| Make an Melman the Giraffe sad face | | | | prepared to pick up the pieces immediately and |
| Make Marty the Zebra eyes | | | | trash. |
| Laugh like the Lemurs giggle | | | | |
| Waddle like the Penguins | | | | Newspaper Ads Game |
| (create up your own actions) | | | | now named |
| Hot Potato Game | | | | Madagascar BIRTHDAY Numbers |
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| now named | | | | Here's how to play: |
| Worrywart Melman the Giraffe's | | | | |
| Big Bag of Worries | | | | Provide each child with a crayon and a page |
| | | | from the newspaper Classified Ads. Many of the |
| Here's how to play: | | | | ads will have numbers in them. When told to |
| | | | start, all the kids have a certain amount of time |
| This Big Bag is filled with lots of problems that | | | | (say, 2 or 3 minutes) to draw a circle around |
| Melman always worries about and they want to | | | | each of the |
| get out and get kids in trouble -- just like the Hot | | | | to match the age of the birthday child. The kid |
| Potato Game, the object is to have the kids pass | | | | with the most numbers is the winner, and you |
| the bag as quickly as they can so the worries will | | | | can provide 2nd, 3rd, etc. places, if desired. |
| not fly out and get them. | | | | Bingo |
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| | | | now called |
| | | | |
| Peanut Toss Game | | | | Bronx Zoo |
| now called | | | | |
| | | | Here's how to play: |
| Swarm of Lemurs | | | | |
| Here's how to play: | | | | Cut and paste or draw pictures of all the |
| Toss clothes pins painted to look like lemurs are | | | | Madagscar animals in the Bronx Zoo in different |
| tossed into a pail or a sturdy paper bag. | | | | actions to blank Bingo cards. ENSURE that every |
| | | | card is different or everyone will be a winner. |
| Variation: | | | | Prepare a Master Set for the caller (one of every |
| Provide several pails and position one pail closest | | | | picture used) and a Master Sheet. Fold in half and |
| to the Tosser, one pail further back, another pail | | | | place them all in a bowl. As each photo is drawn |
| set even further away. Each pail has points: low | | | | from the bowl and called, place it on the Master |
| points for closest pail, highest points for the pail | | | | Sheet so winning cards can be verified. Play over |
| located the farthest away. Paint the clothes pins | | | | and over again. |
| with white, grey or brown paint or permanent | | | | Variation of Bingo: |
| markers and add stripes to their ring tails so they | | | | |
| look like Lemurs. Besides marking the point value | | | | BRONX ZOO |
| on each pail or paper bag, print the words LEMUR | | | | |
| POT on each one. After the party is over, use | | | | now named |
| the pails to hold small toys in the a child's room or | | | | |
| small items in your pantry... use the clothes pins | | | | Alex Bingo, Gloria Bingo, Marty Bingo, Penguin |
| on hangers to hold clothes in place. | | | | Bingo, etc. |
| Gunny Sack Race | | | | |
| now named | | | | Here's how to play: |
| Street-Savvey Gloria the Hippo's | | | | |
| Hippity Hop Race | | | | Cut and paste or draw pictures of one |
| | | | Madagscar characters in different actions to blank |
| Here's how to play: | | | | Bingo cards. Play as noted in Bingo above. |
| Provide a start and finish line (across the | | | | Musical Chairs |
| backyard or park). Provide each child with a burlap | | | | |
| sack or fabric sack, (plastic is dangerous and | | | | now named |
| breaks). Start all the kids and their sacks off at | | | | |
| the same time. First one to cross the Finish Line is | | | | Penquin Rally |
| the winner. | | | | |
| | | | Here's how to play: |
| Activity Variation | | | | |
| Prior to the Gloria the Hippo Game: | | | | Provide upbeat, lively music. Draw or cut out |
| Provide black and white construction paper, | | | | colored pictures of each Madagascar character. |
| scissors and glue and ask each child to make their | | | | Tape one picture to each chair (this sets the |
| own Gloria the Hippo Tails. Attach the Hippo Tail | | | | mood). Place the chairs in two rows, back to |
| to the back of the gunny or fabric sacks and | | | | back. The number of chairs is the number of |
| watch the fun as the kids bounce here and there | | | | players MINUS one. (There will always be one less |
| with all the tails bouncing in the air. (...think about | | | | chair than there are players). When the music |
| Hippo Ears, too). | | | | starts, the children dance or march around the |
| Pin the Tail on the Donkey Game | | | | chairs. When the music stops, all the kids find a |
| now named | | | | chair and sit down. One player will not have a |
| Pin the Nose on the | | | | chair and is out of the game. Remove one chair |
| Gentle King of the Hill | | | | and repeat the game. Last player left is the |
| Alex the Lion Here's how to play: | | | | winner. |
| Using a large piece of butcher's paper (from the | | | | HIDE & GO SEEK... |
| meat department at your grocery store) and | | | | You've got the idea now... |
| draw a big Alex the Lion face so his nose is big. | | | | Have fun re-creating other |
| Using brightly colored construction paper cut out | | | | standard party games! |
| noses and add double-sided tape to the back. | | | | |