Animal Charades With a Twist

Each family member writes five animals down on five small pieces of paper. Fold each piece of paper and put in a bowl.

Round 1:

The oldest player goes first. The player chooses an animal from the bowl. He or she may make noises, use words (other than the name of the animal), and use body language to convey the animal to the rest of the family. Family members can guess for one minute. Whoever guesses the animal correctly goes next. Play until there are no more animals in the bowl.

Round 2:

Put all the animals back in the bowl. The winner from the last round goes first. He or she chooses an animal from the bowl, but can only use one word or sound and unlimited body language to convey the animal to the rest of the family. Family members can guess for one minute. Whoever guesses the animal correctly goes next. Play until there are no more animals in the bowl.

Round 3:

Put all the animals back in the bowl. The winner from the last round goes first. He or she can only use body language to convey the animal to the rest of the family. Family members can guess for one minute. Whoever guesses the animal correctly goes next. Play until there are no more animals in the bowl.

Blindfolded Animal Artists

Each family member writes five animals down on five small pieces of paper. Fold each piece of paper and put in a bowl. Break into two teams.

Round 1:

Both teams compete to see who can guess the animal their teammate is drawing. The youngest player on each team gets to be the artist first. Only the artists look at the paper before the timer starts. The artists draw for their teams until someone guesses the animal correctly. The team that guesses that animal first gets a point.

Round 2:

Put all the animals back in the bowl. Unlike Round 1, the artists must be blindfolded when drawing the animals for this round. The artists blindly draw for their teams until someone guesses the animal correctly. The team that guesses the animal first gets a point.

The team with the most points wins.