35 Family Game Night Ideas

Obstacle Course - Get the family moving by creating an indoor or outdoor obstacle course. You can compete in teams or time each player. Obstacles can include climbing over a tower of pillows, crawling through a blanket tunnel, taking five trips around the swing set or doing 15 pushups by the mailbox. The more creative, the better.
Twister - How twisted can you get and still stay on your feet? Gather the family around and spin the wheel to see who can perform the ultimate balancing act. If you have a large number of players, consider using two boards or make one yourself.
Corn Hole - Play a game of "bags" and find out who has the best throwing style and strategy.
New twist: Block off areas of the board and assign various point values. Use masking or painting tape so you can easily remove it from the boards when finished. This makes it easier for young players to score more points, even if they can't get the bag in the hole!
Charades - One word, sounds like? Get animated and try to get your partner to guess the movie, TV show, personality or place you are acting out before time is up! You can purchase game cards or ask participants to come up with titles of some of their favorite shows.
New twist: Divide topics into easy, medium and challenging categories so all family members can play along.
Scavenger Hunt - The classic go-find-it game to play indoors, outdoors or anywhere you are ready to fire up the competition factor! Players can search for hidden items around the house, in the neighborhood or at a favorite vacation destination.
New twist: Have teams or individuals snap a picture when they find the hidden object and send it back to the group.
Silly Bat, Run the Bases - See how well your family handles gravity after putting their heads on top of a bat and spinning around. Use dice to determine how many spins the player will spin before running the bases, sprinting around the house or performing a simple task.
Hide and Seek - It sounds elementary but finding new and creative places to hide in your home takes a lot of skill. This is a good option for the preschool set and could lead to tired kiddos! Make it more interesting by using a timer to see who can find the other team (or object) in the shortest amount of time.