Top 50 Minute to Win It Games for Any Group

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All you need is a stopwatch and a few items from around the house. Minute to Win It games work for birthday parties, classroom celebrations, office events, youth groups, family game nights, and anywhere else you need an activity that gets everyone laughing within the first sixty seconds.

This page has games organized by audience so you can jump straight to what fits your group. Mix and match across sections for a full Minute to Win It Olympics, or pick five or six from one section for a quick party warmup.

Fun for Kids

These games are easy to explain, fast to set up, and designed for younger players who want to move, laugh, and compete. Most need nothing more than cups, balloons, or items from the kitchen.

  • Cup Stack — Give participants eight to ten cups of the same color and then one cup that's a different color. Start with the single-color cup on top and have the kids place the bottom cup into it over and over until the single-color cup is back on top again. Whoever goes through the most rounds in one minute wins.
  • Flying Feather — Have kids blow a feather across the room and into a bucket without touching it. Whoever gets closest before the timer goes off wins. Tip: get kids to tilt their heads back and blow the feather up into the air to get it started.
  • Elephant March — Put a baseball in the leg of a pair of pantyhose and tie them around a player's head. Then have the player put his or her hands behind their back and swing their head side to side to attempt to knock over several bottles on the floor.
  • Tissue Toss — Give each player a box of tissues and instruct them to pull out one tissue at a time using only one hand as fast as they can. Whoever pulls out the most tissues before the timer goes off wins.
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