Looking for a fun way to celebrate a birthday or special occasion? Why not have a ping pong ball party! This type of party is perfect for both kids and adults. There are many different games that can be played using ping pong balls, and we will discuss some of the best ones in this blog post. So gather your friends and family and get ready for some exciting competition!
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Dodgeball
If you are looking for a more physical activity, then you might want to try playing dodgeball with ping pong balls. This game is a lot of fun and it will get everyone moving around. The goal is to hit the other players with the ping pong balls and avoid getting hit yourself.
Ping Pong Race
A fun, competitive party game to play. Make 2 racetracks using a few layers of tape on a flat surface such as a table. Players must try to get their ping pong ball from one end of the track to the other using only a straw to blow the ball. If the balls is blown over the side of the track they must start at back at the beginning. You can play this in teams as a relay or with just 2 players at a time.
Find your number
Divide your party guests into teams and assign a number to each team. Then write that number onto ping pong balls and scatter them out on the lawn. Include a few balls with no number written on them. The object of the game is to be the first team to find all of their numbered balls. If you are playing this with young children you could assign a color to each team and they must collect their colored ping pong balls.
Pyramid Challenge
Another great ping pong ball party game is called the pyramid challenge. This game is perfect for kids and adults alike. The goal is first to stack 15 plastic cups in a pyramid formation. Then someone else on your team has to try to knock down all of the cups by throwing ping pong balls at them. All of this needs to be done in under 1 minute
Hot Potato
For a game that is sure to get everyone laughing, try playing "hot potato" with a ping pong ball. The object of the game is to keep passing the ping pong ball around the circle without getting caught holding it when the music stops. Whoever is holding the ping pong ball when the music stops is out of the game.
Pling Pong
Pling Pong is the ultimate table tennis game for all ages! This set comes with everything you need to get started - 25 cups, 9 ping pong balls, an interlocking game tray, and instructions. Bounce the balls off the table and sink the shots into the cups to score points. Remove cups as you go to make it more difficult, but watch out for the black cup - if you hit it, you lose a point! The last player with a cup wins. Pling Pong is great for parties, family gatherings, or just a rainy day indoors.
Ping Pong Golf
If you want to add a competitive element to your party, then you can try playing "ping pong golf". This game is played just like regular golf, except that instead of hitting a golf ball, you will be hitting a ping pong ball. The goal is to get the ping pong ball into the cup in as few strokes as possible.
Junk in the Trunk
This is a fun and easy minute to win it game that can be played with a group of people. The object of the game is to see how many ping pong balls you can get out of an empty tissue box in one minute. Players must get all the ping pong balls out without using their hands so they can shake, jump and wriggle as much as they want. The player who can get the most ping pong balls out of the tissue box wins!
Bounce Off Ping Pong Game
Looking for a fun game to keep the whole family entertained? Look no further than the Ping Pong Game Bounce! This exciting game consists of 16 ping pong balls and 9 cards, each with a different design. To play, draw a card and bounce the ball off the table into the game grid. If your balls line up and matched the design you won! So get ready to have some serious fun with Ping Pong Game Bounce!
Bounce Off Ping Pong Party Game
Ping Pong Game
This list of games would not be complete without mentioning a good old fashioned game of Ping Pong. You can either play 1 on 1 or in teams of 2 with each person not allowed to hit the ball 2 times in a row. Or split your party guests into 2 teams. Start with two people on each team and each time one side concedes a point, the next 2 players from each team take over.
Ball Bounce
In this game, you will try to bounce your ping pong ball into an empty egg carton or egg cup. The player who can bounce the ping pong ball into all of the egg cups or egg cartons in the shortest amount of time wins!
Table Tennis Toss
In this game, you will try to toss ping pong balls into plastic cups. The balls must bounce off the table first before going into the cup. The player who can get all 3 ping pong balls into 3 different cups in one minute wins!
Hit the Prize
This is a fun game that can be played either on a table or other flat surface. Draw a line about half way down the playing surface and set out some small prizes on one side. Players stand at the end of the table, away from the prizes. They are asked a trivia question and if answered correctly, they are allowed to try to hit a prize with their ping pong ball. The ball must bounce in the first square on the table before crossing over the line. The first prize the ball touches will be theirs to keep.
Toilet Roll Stack
Set up a row of toilet rolls in the middle of the table. Players will try to bounce a ping pong ball onto the toilet rolls. The first person to get all 3 balls balanced on the toilet rolls wins.
Drink Pong
One of the most popular ping pong ball party games is known as beer pong. This game is usually played by adults, and it involves throwing ping pong balls into cups of beer. The goal is to sink as many balls into the cups as possible. If you want to make this game more challenging, you can try playing it with smaller cups or fewer balls. To make this game family friendly, you can fill cups with different drinks, water, juice, fizzy. The kids can all take turns throwing the ping pong balls into a cup. They can drink whichever cup their ball lands.
So, there you have it – our top ping pong ball party games. We hope you have as much fun playing them as we did researching and writing about them! Are there any other great games that use ping pong balls that we missed? Let us know. And don’t forget to share this post with your friends so they can get in on all the fun, too!
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