27 Fun Minute to Win It Games for Large Groups

Got a big group to entertain? Whether it’s a family reunion, team party, school night, or neighborhood BBQ, nothing breaks the ice faster than a few rounds of Minute to Win It games. They’re quick, chaotic, and ridiculously fun perfect for getting everyone laughing, cheering, and maybe a little competitive.

All you need are some everyday household items, a one-minute timer, and a bunch of people ready to embrace their silly side. Here are 27 crowd-pleasing Minute to Win It games that will have your group rolling with laughter!

Tips for Hosting a Large Group Minute to Win It Party

• Create game stations: Set up multiple games around the room so small groups can rotate through.

• Use a phone timer: A one-minute countdown app with sound effects adds excitement.

• Scorekeeping: Award points for each challenge and crown an overall champion!

• Prizes: Small items like candy, medals, or funny trophies add to the fun.

• Music: Keep upbeat background music going for extra energy.

1. Cookie Face

Balance a cookie on your forehead and try to get it into your mouth without using your hands. Expect a lot of funny facial expressions!

What you need: One cookie per player (Oreos are classic or homemade cookies )
How to play: Each player places a cookie on their forehead. Without using hands, they must wiggle, scrunch, and tilt their head until the cookie lands in their mouth.
Tip: Use slower head movements fast ones just launch the cookie across the room!

2. Junk in the Trunk

Attach an empty tissue box filled with ping pong balls to your waist. Shake until every ball is out no hands allowed!

What you need: Empty tissue boxes, string or belts, and ping pong balls.
How to play: Strap the tissue box (filled with about 8–10 ping pong balls) around your waist with the opening facing backward. Shake, jump, and wiggle until all balls are out!
Variation: Play in teams and see which group empties their boxes the fastest.

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3. Stack Attack

Stack 36 plastic cups into a perfect pyramid, then back into a single stack. Fastest one wins!

What you need: 36 plastic cups per player.
How to play: Players stack the cups into a perfect pyramid, then unstack them back into one single tower before the minute’s up.
Tip: Try to keep your hands steady speed is great, but collapsing cups are your worst enemy!

4. Balloon Keep-Up

Keep two (or three!) balloons in the air for 60 seconds. Sounds easy… until it isn’t.

What you need: Two or three balloons per person.
How to play: Players must keep their balloons in the air for 60 seconds using any body part except their hands.
Variation: Add music and stop randomly anyone who drops a balloon when the music stops is out.

5. Penny Tower

Stack as many pennies as you can in one minute using only one hand. Wobbly concentration required.

What you need: A handful of pennies.
How to play: Using one hand, stack as many pennies as possible in one minute.
Tip: Try it on a steady surface and don’t breathe too hard it’s more intense than it sounds!

6. Suck It Up

Use a straw to pick up M&Ms and move them from one plate to another. Sugar and skill in one go.

What you need: Straws, M&Ms, and two bowls.
How to play: Players use suction from a straw to move M&Ms from one bowl to another.
Variation: Use Smarties, Skittles, or mini marshmallows to switch it up.

7. Defying Gravity

Each player must keep three balloons in the air for one full minute. If one hits the ground, you’re out!

What you need: Three balloons per player.
How to play: Keep all three balloons in the air for a full minute.
Tip: If you’re playing indoors, clear space near ceiling fans those can cause chaos!

8. Cup Flip Challenge

Flip a plastic cup from the edge of the table until it lands upright. A party classic that never gets old.

What you need: Plastic cups and a table.
How to play: Flip a cup off the table edge until it lands perfectly upright. Keep flipping until you’ve landed a set number or time runs out.
Variation: Race head-to-head with another player for extra hype.

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9. Noodle Pick-Up

Use a piece of uncooked spaghetti in your mouth to pick up another piece of spaghetti on the table. Teamwork version: pass it to your partner no hands!

What you need: Uncooked spaghetti noodles.
How to play: Hold one piece of spaghetti in your mouth and try to hook another piece off the table no hands allowed!
Team version: Pass the spaghetti from one player’s mouth to another’s ridiculous and fun!

10. Stack It Up (Dice Game)

Players must stack dice on a popsicle stick held in their mouths. The tallest tower standing at 60 seconds wins!

What you need: Dice and popsicle sticks.
How to play: Place the stick in your mouth and stack dice on the end, one by one. Whoever balances the most in one minute wins.
Tip: Slow and steady beats fast and shaky here!

11. Move It with Your Nose

Dip your nose in petroleum jelly and use it to move cotton balls from one bowl to another. Ridiculous and guaranteed laughter.

What you need: Petroleum jelly, cotton balls, and two bowls.
How to play: Dip your nose in the jelly and use it to pick up cotton balls from one bowl, transferring them to another.
Variation: Try blindfolded for extra laughs.

12. Ping Pong Tic Tac Toe

Bounce ping pong balls into a muffin tin laid out in a 3x3 pattern. First to get three in a row wins!

What you need: Muffin tin, ping pong balls, and markers to label the grid.
How to play: Bounce ping pong balls into the muffin cups until you get three in a row.
Tip: Adjust the distance from the table depending on player age or skill.

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13. Bottle Flip

Ah yes, the viral sensation. One minute, one bottle how many perfect flips can you land?

What you need: Partially filled water bottles.
How to play: Each player gets one minute to land as many perfect bottle flips as possible.
Variation: Award bonus points for landing it on smaller targets (like a coaster).

14. Cup Blower

Blow cups across the table using a balloon. First one to move all their cups wins (and probably gets a little dizzy).

What you need: Balloons and plastic cups.
How to play: Blow up a balloon, then release the air to move cups across the table. Repeat until all cups are blown off.
Tip: Use smaller cups for younger players it’s easier to control.

15. Oreo Race

Slide an Oreo from your forehead to your mouth using only your facial muscles. Prepare for some hilarious expressions! (similar to cookie face)

What you need: Oreos or cookies.
How to play: Place a cookie on your forehead and move it to your mouth using only facial movements no hands!
Variation: Compete in teams first group to finish all cookies wins.

16. Sticky Situation

Bounce a ping pong ball off the table and into a slice of peanut-buttered bread. Silly but satisfying when you land it!

What you need: Ping pong balls, bread slices, and peanut butter.
How to play: Spread peanut butter on the bread and bounce ping pong balls off the table trying to land them on the sticky surface.
Tip: Adjust the distance too close and it’s easy, too far and it’s chaos!

17. Marshmallow Toss

Partners stand a few feet apart tossing mini marshmallows into each other’s cups. Increase the distance as you go!

What you need: Cups and mini marshmallows.
How to play: One partner tosses marshmallows while the other tries to catch them in a cup.
Variation: Step back every round to increase the challenge.

18. Paper Plate Race

Players fan a paper plate across the room using a piece of cardboard or another plate. Fastest one to the finish line wins.

What you need: Paper plates and a fan or cardboard to wave.
How to play: Players fan a plate across the floor or table from start to finish.
Tip: Create a “race track” with tape on the floor. It adds some structure (and drama).

19. Cotton Ball Blow

Using only a straw, blow cotton balls across a table into a bowl. It’s way harder than it looks.

What you need: Cotton balls, straws, and bowls.
How to play: Blow cotton balls across a table into a target bowl using only the straw.
Variation: Use ping pong balls for a faster-paced version.

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20. Stack the Apples

Try stacking apples on top of each other. Spoiler: they don’t want to cooperate.

What you need: Apples (try 4–5 per person).
How to play: Stack as many apples as you can before they roll away or topple.
Tip: Flat-bottom apples work best use the ones that don’t wobble.

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21. Shoe Flick

Place your foot halfway in a shoe and try to flick it onto a table or into a box. It’s pure chaos and totally hilarious.

What you need: A line on the floor and everyone’s shoes.
How to play: Players place one foot halfway in a shoe and flick it forward, trying to land it in a target zone.
Variation: Have a “longest flick” and “closest to target” round for variety.

22. Tissue Pull

Grab a full tissue box and pull out every single tissue as fast as you can one at a time. Go, go, go!

What you need: Tissue boxes.
How to play: Pull out all the tissues one at a time as fast as you can until the box is empty.
Tip: Have a vacuum ready this one makes a fun mess!

23. Candy Cane Hook

Use a candy cane to hook as many other candy canes as possible within one minute. Great for Christmas parties!

What you need: Candy canes.
How to play: Using one candy cane in your mouth, hook and pick up as many others as you can in 60 seconds.
Variation: Time it to Christmas music for a festive twist!

24. Straw Race

Players roll a ping pong ball across the table using only a straw to blow air. Stay steady or the ball’s gone!

What you need: Straws and ping pong balls.
How to play: Blow your ping pong ball across a table into a cup or across a finish line.
Tip: Don’t run out of breath too soon steady airflow wins!

25. Chopstick Transfer

Using chopsticks, move as many marshmallows or cereal pieces from one bowl to another. The catch? No fingers allowed!

What you need: Chopsticks, marshmallows (or cereal), and two bowls.
How to play: Use chopsticks to move as many pieces from one bowl to another in a minute.
Variation: Try it blindfolded or with smaller candies for added challenge.

26. Stack the Cups

Alternate stacking and unstacking colored cups in a set pattern. Perfect for races or team competitions.

What you need: Colored cups (two colors for variety).
How to play: Players must follow a specific color pattern (like red-blue-red) and stack/unstack as many as possible in one minute.
Tip: This one’s great for teams make it a relay!

27. Dizzy Mummy

Wrap a teammate in toilet paper like a mummy as fast as you can. Bonus points for dramatic flair at the end!

What you need: Toilet paper rolls.
How to play: One person spins around while their partner wraps them up with toilet paper. Whoever becomes a full mummy first wins!
Variation: Reverse it make the player unroll themselves without ripping the paper.

Minute to Win It games are the perfect mix of silly and competitive guaranteed to get everyone laughing, moving, and having the best time together. They’re easy to set up, fun for all ages, and ideal for any big group gathering.

So grab your timer, gather your crew, and get ready to see who can master the art of cookie sliding, balloon juggling, and shoe flicking. You’ll be making memories (and probably some hilarious videos) in under 60 seconds flat!