Games to play virtually

The Plates game

Items needed:

Sturdy paper plate and pen.

Each person has a paper plate and a pen. They are asked to draw various items one at a time then are awarded point for accuracy.

Guaranteed to get a laugh.

Link to site - Click HERE for a holiday version, use the one below or make up your own.

Ideas for winter - draw a snowman, add arms, add a scarf, add a hat, add a tree next to the snowman. (three points if the snowman is on a straight line, one point each arm which is connected to the snowman, one point if the scarf is touching the snowman, one point if the hat is above the snowman, one point if the hat is touching the snowman, one point if the tree is next to the snowman, minus two points if the tree is touching the snowman. )

Charades

Use a charades generator such as THIS ONE or make up your own. For tips on how to play - click HERE.

This SITE has rules and ideas for younger children

Hangman

Use your screen share to show the Hangman or use a piece of paper.

Virtual Scavenger hunts

Have fun racing around the house for these items or make your own.

Download HERE

Virtual Scavenger Hunt

Ideas specific for a virtual Birthday or other celebratory party.

Click HERE for Quarantine birthday ideas and virtual games for a Birthday bound to make the birthday boy or girl feel special.

Click HERE for ideas a child can do for a male adult/teen in their lives

Click HERE for ideas a child can do for a female adult/teen in their lives.

Click HERE to download trivia about the year they were born.

Among us

Play online or over local WiFi with 4-10 players as you attempt to prep your spaceship for departure, but beware as one will be an impostor bent on killing everyone! A new interactive update on clue.

Crewmates can win by completing all tasks or discovering and voting the impostor off the ship.

The Impostor can use sabotage to cause chaos, making for easier kills and better alibis

It is free just needs a download - Click HERE to download

10 years plus (some comments allowed)

Need to get your Among us fan moving - use this motivation HERE

Trivia quizzes

Share your screen, have one person read it out or try individually and compare results.

Try these from National Geographic Kids
Make your own with QuizWhizzer
Download this to be the Quiz master for your family quiz.
Trivia for your younger children HERE
To find Trivia on certain years Click HERE
Or use Harry potter fan trivia - Sorcerers Stone, The Chamber of secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the half blood prince , Deathly Hallows

Psych the game

Use an app to get together and try to fake out your friends. The app generates a question you have to trick your friends into choosing your fake answer. Downloadable on iPad or iPhone

Click HERE for more

Play a TV Game show

Official Sites with games you can play together.

Click HERE to go to the Jeopardy site share a screen and get answering.
Click HERE to download and play Family Feud. 2500 surveys to try out.
Click HERE to play Wheel of Fortune.

Minute to win it.

Wacky stacking - Stack cups - the higher the winner. You can stack other things as well - dice on a popsicle stick held by your mouth. Smarties or M&M's with the straw.
M&M momentum - move M&M's, smarties or goldfish with a straw from one plate to another. No hands,
Cookie Monster - move an Oreo (or After Eight) from balanced on your eye to your mouth.
Feather blow - blow a feather into a bucket on the opposite side of the room. If it touches the ground go back to the start. No hands only breath if it touches the ground back to the start.
Shake it out - tie an empty Kleenex box to the back of each participant
- Stage one - fill the box with ten ping pong balls - using no hands or objects participants have to shake out the balls in one minute.
- Stage two - empty Kleenex box participants have to reload the empty Kleenex box (still tied on their back.
Air Balloon - depending on the age keep one balloon (or up to three) per person in the air without it touching the ground