Planning a Minecraft-themed party? Concerned about kids being glued to their screens? These creative Minecraft party game ideas are designed to pull kids away from devices and immerse them in real-life, Minecraft-inspired activities.
Quick Build Contest:
Organize a Quick Build Contest using large boxes wrapped or decorated with a pixelated print to represent Minecraft blocks. Divide the party guests into two teams, providing each with an equal amount of building blocks. Set a
timer for five minutes and challenge the teams to create their structures. When the time is up, have an adult or older child judge the buildings to determine the winner.
Farm Animal Scavenger Hunt:
Create a Minecraft-inspired scavenger hunt by hiding plush or paper-printed farm animals (pigs, cows, sheep, and chickens) around the party area. Depending on the number of players, you can either have teams search for specific amounts of each animal or send individual players on quests to find one of each. Alternatively, assign point values to each animal, let them collect as many as possible in a set time, and tally the scores to determine the winner.
Musical TNT:
Put a Minecraft twist on the classic game of musical chairs with Musical TNT. Arrange chairs in a circle, with one chair labeled with a TNT symbol. As music plays, kids walk around the chairs, and when the music stops, they quickly find a seat. The player seated in the chair with the TNT symbol is “exploded” and out of the game. Remove one chair after each
round, maintaining the TNT chair in play. For added excitement, hide the TNT label on the underside of the chair and change its location between rounds, keeping the players guessing which chair will explode next.
Wolf Tag:
In this Minecraft-inspired game, players take on the roles of Steve and wolves. Steve, armed with a bone, attempts to tame the wolves by tagging them as they run from one side of the play area to the other. Tamed wolves join Steve and help tag other players, forming a growing chain. The goal is to capture and tame all the wolves.
DIY Creeper Heads and Minecraft Swords:
Encourage creativity by providing kids with boxes and various supplies to craft their Creeper heads. Cut out eye holes in advance or have assistance available during the crafting. Additionally, let them make Minecraft diamond swords and pickaxes using art supplies.
Digging for Diamonds:
Create a fun and chilly activity by freezing fake jewels in blocks of ice. Players, equipped with spoons, chip away at the ice to free the hidden diamonds. This game can be done individually or in teams, depending on the size of the ice blocks.
Pumpkin Gathering Game:
Emulate the quest for pumpkins in Minecraft by hiding small pumpkins around the party space. Kids must find two pumpkins each and bring them to the table to exchange for a slice of birthday cake.
Mine Cart Relay Race:
Transform boxes into minecarts and use tape to create parallel tracks on the floor. At one end, place a pile of “coal.” Divide kids into teams, and in a relay race, they must use the mine cart to transfer coal from one end of the tracks to the other.
Lava Bucket Brigade:
Organize a thrilling game by having party guests form a line. Place a large bucket of “lava” (orange streamers work well) at one end and a Minecraft furnace (a box) at the other. Equipped with smaller buckets, players must transfer the lava down the line, with spills adding an extra challenge. The brigade continues until the furnace is filled.
Creeper Bowling:
Transform a green, bouncy ball into a Creeper using black duct tape strips. Set up boxes decorated with pixel and cube-like patterns in a bowling pin formation. Let the kids use the Creeper ball to knock down the boxes in this Minecraft-inspired bowling game.