Minute to Win It Games with Supplies from Home

These Minute-to-Win It Games can be played with supplies you probably have at home. Easy to set up and play Minute ti Win It Games for your next family fun night.

Don’t they look like fun? There is just something about beating that clock. The kids love doing it. These are our absolute top picks from last year’s games. I hope you’ll find one or more to enjoy at your party.

Here’s a fun video of some of our fun and SOME of our favorite Minute To Win It Games. Find links below to all of these games and so many more.

 

This is one of my faves. It’s a ton of fun. Can you see the bubbles? The sunlight drowns out Abi’s, but Connor’s is pretty visible. The following picture shows it a little better and has the instructions.

Easy Does It
(1 player per team)

You’ll Need:

• Bubbles for each player

Instructions:

• The object of this game is to keep one bubble in the air without popping it and blowing it across the room to a given point.
• If you pop it, you go back to the start.
• Try to get it across the finish line in less than a minute. The first one to do it, wins!

Fill ‘Er Up
(1 player per team)

you’ll need:

• 2 paper bowls
• Cotton balls
• a plastic spoon

Instructions:

• Hold a paper bowl or container in your lap that is filled with cotton balls  – we used 10 cotton balls for our 1-minute game – add more to make it more challenging and for older kids
• Hold another bowl on your head with one hand
• With your other free hand, hold a plastic spoon
• One at a time – scoop cotton balls from your lap to the bowl on your head without tipping any over!

1. This is Michael’s favorite game. He has tried this with several varieties of apples on several occasions.  Our conclusion…the variety of apple really doesn’t matter. They all have slants and bumps. If you like to solve puzzles, this is your game! It’s super challenging and might get a little frustrating for smaller kids. You can always modify it though, and have the little ones stack fewer apples. For our purposes, we decided 4 apples was a good number to stack in 1 minute. 5 was super hard, and 3 too easy.

Stack ‘Em Up!
(1 player per team)

You’ll Need:

• A variety of apples – have a whole bowl ready so the players can pick and choose the most level ones
• Players in under 1 minute have to stack 4
• The one that does it first, wins!

Can you see the concentration on their faces? They are so determined to win at this game!

Hold It Steady
(1 player per team)

*Hint – having long arms is a bonus in this game

You’ll Need:

• A plastic plate per player
• Blocks – 3 per player

Instructions:

• With a plate on top of your head, stack 3 blocks and count to 10! If they don’t fall over, you’re good to go!
• The trick to winning this game is to squat down to the blocks on the table while keeping the plate level. If you lean over to get them, the blocks on top of your head are definitely going down!

This one is fun without frustration. It’s perfect for all ages!

Master of Disaster! – Also called The Breakfast Scramble
(1 player per team)

You’ll Need:

• 1 cover of a cereal box per player – cut into about 15-16 pieces

Instructions:

• In 1 minute, put the cereal cover back together!

Bottoms Up!
(1 player per team)

So, we first attempted this game with a yo-yo. That is the original Minute To Win It game.  We ended up attaching the yo-yo to a belt and using it that way, but it was slow going, trying to adjust the length for everyone. I ultimately ended up going with pantyhose and a tennis ball. It’s way easier to tie and change, plus it’s fun. The only downside to pantyhose it that they tend to stretch with each turn.

You’ll Need:

• 5 empty soda cans
• 1 pair of pantyhose per player with one tennis ball stuffed into one of the feet

Instructions:

• Tie the hose around the waist so the ball hangs in the back. It should almost be level with the ground or just slightly above. That way, the player can really swing it around.
• Set out five empty soda cans – we placed ours in an X-pattern
• Players have to use the tail to knock down the cans in under a minute

Twisted Sister!
(1 player per team)

Here’s What You’ll Need For This Game:

• For each player, you’ll need 2 streamer rolls – you can go up to 4 for older players (2 sets)
• The crepe paper streamers that I bought for this game were 81 ft. I found them in the party section of Walmart.

Instructions:

• Use your thumb to Push the center of the streamer roll up into as a starting point (refer to the top picture in the collage)
• Place the streamer rolls an arm’s length apart and have the player stand in the middle
• Get the timer ready and yell go! Players have to wrap the streamers around their arms as fast as they can, in under a minute. The player to do it first wins!

I hope you enjoyed these fun Minute To Win It Games to Play. If you are looking for more Minute To Win It Games for Kids to Play at School,  Minute To Win It Games to Play at Home, Christmas Minute To Win It Games, Minute To Win It Games for Teens and Adults, Check out some of the games below and search for Minute To Win It Games in the search bar for more. Happy Playing!

~Melissa – Kid Friendly Things To Do