Telephone

At the Party:

1. Have everyone sit in a circle on the floor.


2. Have the birthday boy or girl start the game by thinking up a goofy line, such as "Purple cows sit in the pasture eating grass and making grape-flavored milk."


3. He or she should then whisper this line in the ear of the person sitting to his or her left, and so on around the circle until everyone has heard the phrase (or some variation of it).


4. The last player to hear the phrase should tell everyone what they think they heard, and then the birthday child should tell everyone the original phrase. The whole group will get a good laugh from the silly transition the birthday child's phrase has undergone.


5. Play several rounds, letting guests take turns coming up with goofy lines.