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Egg Toss Game Play Rules

The egg toss game is a traditional game played at family reunions, field days, birthday parties, and even on Easter. It’s a good time and can get quite messy, which is all a part of the fun!

It’s likely that you have played this game at some point in our life, and probable that it was in conjunction with other field-type games such as potato sack races and relays. Therefore, you should know just how much fun you can have with something as simple as an egg!

How to Play

The egg toss game is a rather easy and straight-forward game to play. In order to begin, you must have an even number of players as they will be divided into pairs. Each pair of players gets one egg and then the game begins.

Make sure everyone is wearing something they don’t mind getting messy!

  • All teams begin by standing an equal distance apart. One person begins by tossing the egg to the other teammate.
  • If the teammate catches the egg successfully, they both take a step back and the game continues.
  • If the egg is dropped, but not broken, the teammate may pick it up and throw it back and consider themselves lucky to still be in the game! (Some variations set a limit on how many times the egg can be dropped by a team before they are disqualified.)
  • If the egg breaks on the ground or in someone’s hands, the team is now out of the game.
  • The game continues until there is one team left standing.
  • If there happens to be a question on the last two teams as to whose egg broke first, the winning team is determined by whichever team is at the farthest distance apart.

Tips for Playing

Although the egg toss game is meant to be fun and messy, sometimes it’s not always realistic to use raw eggs, and sometimes extra precautions should be taken. Here are a few tips and tricks:

  • Young children: who are not yet very coordinated throwers or catchers, a hard shell can hurt! Instead, consider using a small water balloon or a plastic egg with some goodies in it for the younger kids. This way, they can participate without the potential for getting nailed in the face with a real egg!
  • Indoor or strict venues: You may wish to consider replacing the raw egg with a hard boiled egg as they are much easier to clean up! Also, laying something on on the floor can help ease the cleanup process.
  • Championship games: If you plan on making it a huge egg toss affair, then be sure to keep record of the measurements between each winning teammate to determine the overall winner at the end of the game!
  • Outdoor cleanup: After the game is done and the party is over, simply hose down all of the areas with splatted eggs to avoid having a nasty stench emanating from the area in a couple of days. We all know that the smell of rotten eggs is less than pleasant!

Now that you have all of the knowledge you need to plan the game, it’s time to get ready for tossing some eggs!

30 Fun Family Reunion Trivia Questions

With all of the fun to be had at a family reunion, why not throw a trivia game into the mix?  You might be surprised at the type of family reunion trivia questions that will be asked.

The family reunion trivia questions will all depend on each individual family; in other words, no two family reunion trivia games will be alike!  Not only is family reunion trivia fun, but it’s a great way to break the ice!  It provides an opportunity for family changes, such as new marriage or a new baby, to be recognized and everyone can really learn a lot about family history.  This is a family reunion, after all!

How To Play

If you don’t know what trivia is, it is basically a quiz, and in this case, about your family.  The host of the game will write down 10-20 questions about the family, and these questions will be asked aloud to the family during the game.  Those who wish to answer can raise their hand to be called upon, whether you decide to have everyone play individually, or play in groups with a spokesperson.

Correct answers should get rewarded with something simple like bead necklaces, and anyone who is pointed out specifically in correct answers should be recognized with something appropriate for them, whether it be flowers for a grandma, or koozies for men.  You really don’t have to hand anything out, but it makes it more fun and you’ll probably break the ice a lot easier with some incentive!

If you need help figuring out the type of family reunion trivia questions to ask, read through the following list and you’re bound to find some that will work for your reunion trivia!

Sample Family Trivia Questions

  1. How many generations are in our family, alive and well today?
  2. Who is the longest living family member with us today? (If female, give her a rose, if male, give him a family reunion hat or koozie.)
  3. Who is the newest family member here today? (Could be a baby or a new marriage.)
  4. Who are the newlyweds?
  5. Who lives in Wyoming?
  6. Who just got engaged?  (Perfect opportunity for a lucky man to propose to his lucky girlfriend!)
  7. Who recently retired?
  8. How many military members are in the family? (Give them each a little flag to recognize.)
  9. How did Uncle Buckwheat get his name?
  10. Who came here all the way from Europe?
  11. In what year did our family make it over to the United States?
  12. Where did our family immigrate from in 1803?
  13. What is our family’s native language?
  14. What is Uncle Buckwheat’s real first name?
  15. How many cats does Grandma Joyce have?
  16. How many people are in our family total?
  17. Who’s the gossip queen in the family?
  18. How many people live in this city?
  19. How many grandchildren does Grandma Lois have?
  20. How many different states did family travel from to be here today?
  21. Who in the family plays the drums.?
  22. Who lost a tooth in a hockey incident?
  23. Who has traveled to 26 different countries?
  24. Who couldn’t be with us today because they are serving the country?
  25. Who is the baker in the family?
  26. How many cars does Uncle Bob own?
  27. Where was the first family reunion held?
  28. Who has the most contagious laugh?
  29. Who is the aspiring actor in the family?
  30. God is good. (All the time!)

Name Your Winner

Once all of the family reunion questions have asked, it’s up to you to decide if you want to determine a winner or make it just a game to get people socializing.  If you decide to recognize a winner, have them stand up, take a bow, and accept a modest prize, whatever it may be.

If there are any non-participants, haze them with something like silly string!  Proceed with caution with friendly hazing though because some people might not take well to it.  Only you know your family, their boundaries, and their sense of humor, so use your own common sense.

When the trivia game is over, your family will likely be talking more and having a better time than before you started.  Be sure to throw in a few silly questions to get the family laughing.  Everyone will love the trivia game and be happy that they played!

Family Reunion Scavenger Hunt Ideas

Scavenger hunts are a great time, and can be used as an icebreaker during a family reunion event.  Family reunion scavenger hunts can be traditional, where you have to find “things” on a list, or as a way to get you to talk to others by collecting signatures of those whom items in the scavenger hunt describe.  Here, we will focus on getting to know things about the family by gathering signatures.

How To Play

For this version of scavenger hunt, you will not be collecting things, rather collecting signatures on a sheet of paper.  Weeks before the reunion, everyone must give the committee a few facts about themselves, three is normally a good number.  The committee must then take one fact from each person and compile a long list of facts, omitting the names, of course.  This becomes the “hunt” part.

During the allotted time period for the family reunion scavenger hunt, 1-2 hours depending on how many family members are there, everyone is given a pen and the sheet of paper full of facts and must find the family member for each fact and get their signature next to the correct fact.

Variations

Rather than using facts about family members, you can create a list of general descriptions, such as “I am a police officer” or “I own a business.”  This way, it can be a bit harder as the signature slots start to fill up!  In either variation, each person can only sign in one place on the sheet.  Whoever finishes first, or whoever has the most signatures when time is called is the winner!

If you don’t like the idea of collecting signatures, you can always do a nature hunt where you have to find things as described on the paper, such as “find three different flowers” or if doing a photo scavenger hunt “take a picture of a birds nest.”  Once time is called, the sheet should be taken from the winner and answers should be validated.  If you see a signature from Grandma Sally next to “I can do a back handspring,” a demonstration is probably in order to prove it!

Examples

You probably need some examples for your worksheets if you are not doing the one that involves facts, so here’s a few general things that may describe people in your family:

  1. I am a police officer
  2. I am a small business owner
  3. I can do a back handspring
  4. I can sing opera
  5. I can do a good Elvis Presley impression
  6. I am a veteran
  7. I can sing the national anthem a cappella
  8. I only have nine toes
  9. I licked a frozen pole
  10. I can do standup comedy
  11. My hair is really grey, I just dye it
  12. I love shopping
  13. I have three kids
  14. I go to church every Sunday
  15. I don’t believe in ghosts
  16. I often run into walls
  17. I work in customer service
  18. I can hop on one foot while juggling
  19. I like turtles
  20. I’m the tallest in my family
  21. Every scale I step on lies
  22. I am superstitious
  23. I’m a sucker for babies
  24. I can play the violin
  25. I have never been in a car accident
  26. I have broken more than 5 bones
  27. I can draw portraits
  28. I am a vegetarian
  29. I know a bible verse for everything
  30. I’m an adrenaline junkie
  31. I’ve been skydiving
  32. I’ve caught a huge fish
  33. I can drive standard cars
  34. My favorite food is bacon
  35. I have more than three cats
  36. I collect rocks
  37. I’ve been married twice
  38. I’m a twin
  39. I am one of five children
  40. I love Jesus
  41. I’ve lived in 3 or more states
  42. My lucky number is 7
  43. My favorite movie is a Pixar movie
  44. I like figure skating
  45. I’ve been on a cruise ship
  46. I shop at Walmart
  47. I can play piano
  48. I have a dog weighing more than 80lbs
  49. I worked at McDonald’s
  50. My favorite beverage is Mountain Dew

Now that you have an idea on the types of things you will be looking for in your family members in order to get their signatures, it’s time to make a list that is specific to your family.  Make it a fun game, that’s what it’s about!  Don’t be afraid to include some outrageous things!    Oh, and every family reunion scavenger hunt should have a big finish, so make the very last item something hilarious that they have to do, such as shave one leg (if they’re a guy), or paint on a clown mask without a mirror!

10 Family Reunion Games for Adults

At a family reunion, you can expect there to be many games to keep the kids busy, but don’t adults need some entertainment too?  Yes!  And there are plenty of games that adults can enjoy, too!

Okay, you probably won’t be participating in manhunt or races, but what are some games that would be great for adults to play?  I have a few ideas that might interest you and fellow adults looking for some fun family reunion games for adults!

Fun for the Big Kids:

  • Paintball:  Get your protection on and lock n’ load because you’re in for a good time!  Compete in teams in an effort to eliminate the other team by way of hitting them with a paintball, which will leave a visible splat of evidence!
  • Flag football:  With all of the same rules of football, but without the brutality of tackling, each team tries to score touchdowns, but instead of tackling the one who has the ball, you must take their flag!
  • Horseshoes:  Everyone knows this game and what it entails, score if you make the horseshoe close enough to the stake, score even more if you get that oh-so-coveted ringer!
  • Volleyball:  You’ve likely played this at some point in your life, so bring a net and a ball and prepare to have some good team fun with family!
  • Beer pong:  If your family reunion will have a keg, or just a whole bunch of beer, set up a table with the plastic cups, grab a few ping pong balls, and try to score on the other team by sinking a ping pong ball into their cups, which they will have to drink.  Losing team must drink the remaining drinks on the table!
  • Food eating contests:  Pies, watermelon, hot dogs, hamburgers, or whatever your stomach desires, whoever can eat the most in a set period of time is the winner!
  • Charades:  Draw words from a hat and act out the word the best you can to get the other players to guess it.  You cannot make any noise, but you can use signals like your hand at your ear for “sounds like…”
  • Cornhole:  This is a bean bag toss kind of game where each team takes turns tossing bean bags at a wooden wedge with a hole cut out in the middle.  Landing a bean bag on the board counts as a point, sinking one in the hole counts as three, but opposing points will cancel out your points.  Whoever has the most points wins!
  • Minute To Win It:  If you’ve seen the show, you know it is composed of many different “mini games” where each contestant has just 60 seconds to complete each little game.  Have fun with this one and make them up!
  • Chess:  Different strokes for different folks; in other words, not everyone will want to be up on their feet playing games, so it’s not a bad idea to include some board games for the older folks, or the ones who are just plain tired and exhausted from other activities!

With all of these family reunion games for adults, there is something to entertain any personality type!  Make sure you have a good balance of games for adults and kids, so nobody is left twiddling their thumbs (unless, of course, that’s a part of the game)!