Chinese New Year is a time for great celebration. As you welcome the new Chinese new year, you may spend days gathering with your family, setting off firecrackers, and exchanging gifts and red envelopes for good luck. Chinese New Year Party Supplies make the occasion more festive such as cups, napkins, and cutlery. Games are always a good party idea, so add them to the festivities at your next Chinese New Year party.
At a Chinese New Year party, it’s a fun idea to play traditional Chinese games like “Forcing the Gates.” This game is like the American game “Red Rover.” Appoint two team captains and have the captains choose who they want to be on their team. Each team holds hands and faces the other. One team then sings:
He stuck a feather in his hat, And hurried to the town And children met him with a horse For the gates were broken down.
Just like in Red Rover the team leader picks a player to run into the other team’s line and attempt to break through. If they’re successful, the two children whose hands were separated then come over to the other team. Then the other side sings the song.
There are many traditional Chinese New Year games to choose from, like”Catching Seven Pieces”. It was originally played with small square inch rice bags, but you can use small bean bags to play. The games starts with a player spreading the soft objects on the ground, within the play area and not too far apart. To start, they pick up one bag, throw it in the air, pick up another bag while the first one is still airborne, then catch the first bag in the same hand. Then throw one of the pieces into the air again, grab another piece, and catch the airborne piece so that there are three pieces in your hand. The goal is to have all seven pieces in your hand. If you drop one, then you put down all the pieces and it’s the next player’s turn.
Chinese New Year is a very special holiday and it should be celebrated with lots of fun games. Along with Chinese New Year Party Supplies, yummy food, and good company, Chinese New Year party games will make the event quite memorable.