LITTLE MERMAID GAMES FOR

BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Does your child dream of being under the sea? These little
mermaid games will help make her mermaid birthday party
one to remember. Plus, I’ve thrown in a couple extra little
mermaid party ideas to add to the mermaid fun. I have a lot
of D.I.Y (do it yourself) games that may require a little
creative elbow grease on your part, I also found a bunch of
pick and click to purchase games for those of you who are
short on time and need the convenience. Without further
ado, let the mermaid games begin!

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LITTLE MERMAID GAMES FOR BIRTHDAY

PARTIES
RETRIEVE THE SUNKEN TREASURE
The little mermaids divide into teams and race against the
clock to retrieve as much jewels from treasure cove with
their ocean wands and return it to their teams treasure
chest. To make ocean wands you’ll need crafts sticks and
magnets. You can find these at any craft store. I got mine at
Wal-Mart’s craft section for $2 for 16 magnets (these
magnets came with adhesive stickers on the back..bonus!)
and the craft sticks (which look a lot like chop sticks) were
sold right next to them for under $2 for 18 sticks. I simply
attached the magnets to the sticks and covered the magnet
tops with a piece of thin material attached with a rubber
band.

To make the treasure cove I used a kiddie pool just because

I had one available. You can really use anything, including
the floor. For jewels I bought a bunch of those mardi-gras
type bead necklaces and attached a paperclip to each one.
The paperclip make them magnetic to the wands.

To Play Game: I gave all the players a wand and on the start
of go they raced to pick up the jewels and rush them back to
their teams treasure chest (again this can be anything from a
bucket to an actual chest if you’re feeling creative). The team
that collects the most jewels wins. If you want non-
competitive games then forgo the teams and have them race
against the clock to collect as many as they can. They can
trade the jewels in for small prizes or just keep the jewels to
wear! Perfect for you little mermaid party games.

LITTLE MERMAID GAMES FOR BIRTHDAY

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CATCH THE SEA WITCH
In this little mermaid game the little mermaids race to catch
the Sea Witch with their “jellyfish stingers”. When they hit
her with a stinger she freezes up. The only way for her to be
unfrozen is to throw out candy for her release. The games
continue until the Sea Witch runs out of candy. We like to call
this game the human piñata, it is always a big hit.

To play you’ll need an adult volunteer to be the Sea Witch.

Why an adult? Just because on average kids find games ten
times more fun when they get to chase an adult, plus an
adult will be more responsible with the candy throwing.
Speaking of candy, you’ll need a bag of that too. For the
jellyfish stingers you’ll need something that won’t hurt if
thrown. I suggest those ball pit balls, or small nerf balls.
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FIND THE PEARL
A twist on the classic musical chairs, but in this game
everyone is a winner. The little mermaids dance to the music
around the giant seashells. When the music stops all the girls
stand on a seashell and lift it up to see if the pearl is inside.
Only one shell has the pearl. The girl that chooses the pearl
gets to collect a prize. Hide the pearl again and continue
playing until every girl has found a pearl.

To make shells use different colored poster board and cut out
the shell shapes. For the pearl you’ll just need to cut out a
while circle.

LITTLE MERMAID GAMES FOR BIRTHDAY

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PASS THE TREASURE
While the music is playing, the mermaids pass around a
special treasure wrapped in many layers of “seaweed”. When
the music stops the mermaid caught holding the treasure
must unwrap another layer of seaweed off and follow the silly
secret message written on it. The game continues until one
of the little mermaids unwraps the last layer and discovers
the treasure. The treasure is shared with all the mermaids.

The treasure can be a mermaid favor for each guest, for

treasure ideas see below. You’ll need to wrap the treasure in
many layers of green wrapping paper or tissue. Between
each layer include a fun under the sea challenge. Example
challenges are

 Do a crab-walk across the floor

 Rub your stomach while patting your head.
 Sing your favorite little mermaid song.
 Puff your cheeks out like a blow fish.
  Do ten jumping jacks.
 Do five mermaid twirls.

LITTLE MERMAID GAMES FOR BIRTHDAY

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SEASHELL BOP
Here is one of my favorite mer-games! This is similar to the
game above as it also uses fun challenges. The mermaids
bop balloons (sea shells) about while the music is playing,
making sure they don’t hit the floor. When the music stops
everyone grabs a balloon. You’ll choose a name out of a bag
and that mermaid must pop her balloon and complete the
challenge inside.

After the challenge is completed she can receive a small prize

and the game continues until the bag of names is empty.
After a challenge is completed that player can still participate
in the balloon bop games, but their name will not be called
again. To ensure there are enough balloons make sure you
have about twice as many balloons as there are little
mermaids. Start the game with one balloon per mermaid and
add another after each round.

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UNDER THE SEA FUN
Use a large blue sheet and have all the little mermaids grab a
side. Place some sea creature stuffed animals, or the like,
underneath the sheet (if you don’t have any you can use
balloons). Have all the little mermaids shake the sheet to
create “ocean waves”.

Call out a name and that mermaid must run under the sheet
and grab a sea creature and throw it on top of the waves.
They must bounce it around without letting it fall off. Keep
calling names and adding to the ocean waves until one falls
off. Play a game to see how many objects the mermaids can
keep bouncing.

LITTLE MERMAID GAMES FOR BIRTHDAY

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MERMAID WISHING STONES
Here is another for those of you looking for non competitive
little mermaid games. Purchase colored rocks at your local
dollar store or collect them yourself. Paint the rocks different
colors. You’ll need about 3-5 of each color, and a separate
color for each mermaid player. Before the party hide these
rocks through the playing area.

When you are ready to play the game tell the girls that the
magical wishing stones have gone missing, but if they work
together they could find them. Assign each mermaid a color
to find. When a mermaid finds all her wishing stones she
receives a prize. She can then help others find their stones.

LITTLE MERMAID GAMES FOR BIRTHDAY

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MERMAID RELAY RACE
Divide the girls into two teams. On the start of go the
mermaids on each team must use green streamer paper to
wrap around one of their mermaids legs, which creates a tail.
That mermaid must hop to the finish and back in her tail,
then help wrap the next mermaid’s tail. The team whose
mermaids finish the race first wins. You could also use toilet
paper as an alternative to green streamers.
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