Children's party ideas by Alexkazam

Pass the Parcel is a children's party game where a parcel with a gift in it is passed around in a circle while music is playing. When the music stops, the child with the parcel can remove one layer of paper. This continues until someone takes the last layer and gets the gift.

To make the game more fun, you can add small gifts between the layers of paper so more people get gifts. You can also ask the parcel to be passed faster when the music gets louder and slower when the music gets quieter. The parcel can also be passed in the opposite direction or have several parcels going at once, though this may be confusing for very young children. Additionally, you can add a forfeit where the child who removes a layer of paper has to do something, like tell a joke or sing a song.

Some ideas to make "Pass the Parcel" more exciting include adding small gifts between the layers of paper, asking the parcel to be passed faster or slower depending on the music, passing the parcel in the opposite direction, or having several parcels going at once (though not recommended for very young children). You can also add a forfeit where the child who removes a layer of paper has to do something, like tell a joke or sing a song.

Yes, the basic version of "Pass the Parcel" is enjoyable. However, adding additional elements and variations to the game can make it even more fun for both the children and the adults involved.

The objective of "Pass the Parcel" is to pass the parcel around in a circle while music is playing and take turns removing layers of paper until someone takes the last layer and receives the gift inside.