Looking for some games to play on Father’s Day? Here are some that can be played at a party at home or a celebration at school.

For this game, you need a pencil or stick on which you can hang a congratulations card or photo. Divide players into two teams and have each team sit on opposite sides of the table. Then instruct the teams to pass around the stick using only their lips. The first team to do so wins.

For this game, you need 15 different colored ping-bong balls or peas. Toss the balls or peas around the room and then have players gather as many as possible with a scoop and bucket in the time allotted. The player with the most when time is called wins.

For this game, you need nothing but a good memory. Have players sit in a circle. Select one to go first and ask them to say, “My dad is leaving for a business trip to” a city or country beginning with the letter “a.” The next student must repeat the sentence with the location named and add one of their own starting with the letter “b.” Play continues with each student adding a new location beginning with the next successive letter of the alphabet. Any student who forgets a location is out of the game.

For this game, you need to select someone to play Dad and establish a start and a finish line. Ask the person playing Dad to stand at the finish line, while the other players stand at the start line. Then instruct the players one at a time to ask the question, “Father, may I take three giant steps?” Dad should respond with a yes or no. If Dad says no, the player must wait until their next turn to ask Dad again. The first player to cross the finish line wins.

For this game, players must bring a color photograph of their dad and a brief description of how he looks in the photo. You should collect the photos and hand them out to the players, making sure no gets the photo of their dad. Select someone to go first and instruct them to ask a player, “Have you seen my father?” That player should respond, “I don’t know. What does he look like?” The player should then read the first sentence of their description. If the player thinks they have the photo of the dad being described, they should say so. If not, they should ask for further description until they know for sure. Play continues this way until a player locates the photo of their father. That person wins the game.

For this outdoor game, you will need some flowerpots and buckets of water. Set up the pots at one end of the yard and the buckets of water at the other. Then instruct the players to line up by the flowerpots, and on the word “go,” to race to the buckets and bring them back to water their flowers. The first player to do so wins.

For this game of miniature backyard golf, you will need some cans to use as holes, toys to use as obstacles, ping-pong balls to use as golf balls and some PVC pipes to use as golf clubs. Set up the golf course and then instruct the players to have at it. The player with the best score wins.

Father’s Day is a time for doing things together. At no time does that happen more often than when everyone is playing a game. Get out there and have some fun.

More games to play with dad

By Tresa Erickson, Feature Writer

You’re planning a little get-together for all of the fathers in your family on Father’s Day. You’re cooking up all of their favorites and inviting everyone. Of course, there will be plenty of visiting going on, but you would also like to have a few games for the kids, dads and any other guests interested to enjoy together. Here are some suggestions.

Pin the Tie on Dad

For this game, you will need a large photo of a dad and some ties and stickpins. Blow up the photo on a copier if necessary and hang it on the wall. Then blindfold players one at a time and give them a tie to try to pin on the dad. The player who gets the closest to pinning the tie on the dad’s neck wins.

Name That Handprint

For this game, you will need some paper, washable paint, pens and notepads. As each young guest arrives at the celebration, give them a sheet of paper and ask them to make their handprint on it using the paint and write their name on the back. Spread the handprints on a table and have the dads in the room write down the identity of each on their notepad. The dad with the most correct guesses wins.

Scavenger Hunt

For this game, you will need to hide several lists of household items around the area before the celebration begins. Divide players into teams and appoint a dad to lead each team. Give each team a list of items to hunt down. The first team to find everything on their list wins.

Shaving Game

For this game, you will need several cans of whipped cream and craft sticks. Pair off players, give each two craft sticks and a can of whipped cream, and instruct them to shave each other’s faces using the craft sticks as razors and the whipped cream as shaving cream. The pair who finishes first wins.

Who Said That?

For this game, you will need a notebook and some pens and notepads. As each young guest arrives at the celebration, take them aside and ask them to describe their dad. Write down what they say and spread the descriptions on a table. Have the dads in the room write down the identity of each author on their notepad. The dad with the most correct guesses wins.

These are just five of the many games you could offer at your celebration for dads, kids and any others who want to play. Keep in mind that you may have to make some revisions depending upon the number of dads and kids you have at the celebration. If you don’t have a lot of kids, you might have to enlist some adults to play. You can always beef up the challenges and write some trivia questions for adults to answer.