Birthday Party Games for 13 year olds
13 year old birthday party games
Each of the birthday party games packages on this website have been created to meet the needs of a specific age group.
Choosing a 13 year old birthday party theme and party games for a bunch of 13 year olds is a daunting task. They think they're just about all grown up, and don't try to tell them their not! Yet- they want the birthday party they've always had, and see NO contradiction between these two things. Nobody ever said parenting was easy.
And of course they now have lots more friends to invite than when they were little. More teenagers is always a scary proposition.
Keep these things in mind as you do your 13 year old birthday party planning:
- Your supreme challenge in putting together a birthday party for 13 year olds is finding activities that seem 'grown up' to the kids yet keep them engaged enough to stay out of trouble. Sadly, without planned activites, your teen's party may devolve into a raid through your liquor cabinet or a rousing game of spin the bottle.
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Young teens take their cues from older kids and adults, so if neither of those groups does what you might be thinking of for your birthday party- don't do it. And since one kid takes their cues from the next kid, it only takes one to pull the plug. A touch football party probably flies; yet even though played by adults as well as kids, charades probably doesn't. You've got a fine line to walk here.
- Those middle school cliques can also badly derail your 13 year old birthday party, so it's best to choose activities that involve the entire group all the time rather those using small groups.
- On the other side of the coin, young teens are way more capable than younger kids, so in many ways the possiblities for engaging activities are much greater. They know how to think, how to express themselves, and how to behave (not the same as actually behaving).
- And, somewhere between the pre-teen and early teen years, they want their first boy-girl party. And with the opposite sex in attendance, the behavior changes. Everything becomes less spontaneous since they can't really 'let their hair down' as they would with a group of their same sex friends.
So any 13 year old birthday party plan has to deal with all these potential dangers that can turn a fun celebration into a nightmare. And these dangers are precisely the reasons the Medieval Madness party works so very well with 13 year olds.
- It's a role playing party, meaning nobody has to figure out which 'self' they're going to be today, and whatever they do is part of the game. This takes alot of the pressure off.
- It's universally perceived by the kids as an 'adult' party, a grown up thing to do.
- It's challenging, requiring them to use their brains and think on their feet the entire time, keeping them focused on the game rather than the things you don't want them doing.
- As a whole group activity, their competitive juices kick in to do things that will get noticed, which greatly contributes to the twists and the fun in the game.
- They still love to dress up (just don't ask them to admit it) and this role-playing party provides an acceptable excuse to do it.
- The Medieval party is NOT a scripted party- meaning they come with a certain set of knowledge in their heads about their own and the other characters, and the "situation", but they take the plot from there with their actions and interactions.
- This allows your teens to apply their imagination, which they have far more of than we do as adults.
- They are also less hesitant to do things that are outside the expected range than adults are, so the game can take some unexpected and hilarious turns.
- As they shape the course of the action in the game, they take ownership in it, and stay tuned in.
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Like all the Birthday Party Games Lady party packages, the Medieval Party is a Print 'n Go download, so it's very easy for parents to put together and to host.
Don't be put off by the suggested age-range of 11-13 for the Medieval Party. It's purposefully written to include alot of meat for the kids to use as they see fit, and to remember as they can. Younger kids use less and take the game less far. Older kids do more with it, and in fact this game has been very successfully used with teens well over 13 and by adults. They all just do it differently.
This birthday party for your 13 year old may be the last of it's kind- the "Sweet Sixteens" and the Proms come next, and all too soon. Make it a really special celebration with the Medieval Madness Party for your 13 year old crowd.
You can see all 5 of the birthday party games packages available for kids ages 6 through 13 on the Birthday Party Games Lady homepage.
