Games

This is a relay race, mainly for kids, and usually goes throughout the length of the dance floor. It is suggested that this game be played on a surface that is not smooth to avoid slipping. The object of the game is for the kids to choose

COKE & PEPSI

Games are a great way to interact with your guests and keep them entertained, especially the kids! OneStop Entertainment’s staff, from the DJ to the DJ to the Motivator Dancers, all know the latest games and dances. These games are very easy to execute, and can be spread out throughout the evening. Some may even be done twice without fear of boredom. Here are just a few of the most popular.

This is one of our favorites! It can be played with children and adults. In fact, we sometimes do it twice, once for the kids and once for the grown-ups. The more guests, the better! All the men will form two lines and face opposite walls.  Then make the men drop down to one knee.  You start the music, and the ladies start to go around in a circle. As the music stops, they grab a guy. The person left standing is out is out of the game. To speed up the game, we’ll randomly eliminate guys by looking for features that set them apart from the others, (white socks with dress shoes, shorts, Nike shoes). The one person remaining at the end is the winner. Really a lot of fun, and the adults love it!

MUSICAL MEN:

Grab your wooden stick and let’s Limbo! Two folks hold each end of the stick; the others try to go underneath without falling or touching the stick. If they succeed, they go to the back of the line. If they don’t, they’re out. Every few minutes, the limbo bar is lowered to increase the difficulty. This game is nice, because usually the littlest kids have the advantage, and it never hurts to have your 5-year-old brother win!

LIMBO:

Everyone has played Simon Says sometime in his or her life, and this standard works well at any Mitzvah. The only prop it requires is for the DJ to have the gift of gab. For those unfamiliar with the game, the kids or adults are on the floor facing the DJ. You have the guests react to your commands by saying, for instance, "DJ Says, right hand up". Guests continue reacting to your commands when you preface them with "DJ Says". To disqualify guests, effectively removing them from the dance floor, you issue a command without prefacing it with "DJ Says". If they react, they are disqualified. For example, if you said, "right hand down", and anyone obeys your command, they are out. The winner is the last guest remaining, and a prize can be given to this individual. This game works well after dinner, because there is not a lot of physicality, and it will not interrupt the adults still eating.

DJ SAYS:

This is a very high energy game. Everybody gets a balloon attached to a string that is tied to their ankle. The object is to pop other peoples balloons while protecting yours. Players must stay within arranged areas. You can spice this up by adding a freeze option, where when the music stops, all must stop.

BALLOON STOMP:

Nothing needed here but some hot music. You start the music; the children start dancing. When the music stops, so should the kids. Those who move a muscle are out, and this includes those who blink. Once the kids are out, the DJ will usually let them try to get the other children out by making funny faces at them (just as long as they don’t touch or push them). The last one remaining is the winner.

FREEZE DANCE:

This game is quickly becoming one of the most popular games; all the kids dig it! If they’ve been to a lot of Mitzvahs, this game is a must. Musical Chairs Scavenger Hunt is Musical Chairs with a twist. It is played just like regular Musical Chairs, but when the music stops, the DJ will shout out an object, for instance "a tie." The kids then have to go out into the audience, find a tie and get back to a seat before they are all taken. This will continue with other objects that the DJ shouts out, but before they get a new object, they must return the object they have in their hand back to the person they got it from. They may not take an object from their own body. It must be from another source. A couple of examples of items typically used are ties, shoes, sunglasses, a spoon, lipstick, a comb, etc. The last item we usually call out is a perfectly square piece of toilet paper from the restroom. This gets quite a laugh and ends the game with a bang.

MUSICAL CHAIRS SCAVENGER HUNT:

With everyone dancing on the dance floor, the DJ yells out a number and the dancers must get into groups of that number. Anyone not in a group of that number is out. Everyone can play this, young and old!

NUMBER GAME:

Another Classic. This game is great for young and old as well. All you need is one long piece of rope and strong people. This can be spiced up by making the teams do it backwards. This also should be played outdoors.

TUG-O-WAR:

partners, with each partner going to opposite sides of the floor. One side is nicknamed "Coke"; the other is called "Pepsi". Similar to "Simon Says", it is a command-oriented game. The DJ alternates calling out either "Coke" or "Pepsi", and the children on that side of the dance floor run to the other side, ultimately sitting on their partner’s knee. For instance, if I called "Coke", the children on the "Coke" side would run across the floor, and sit on their "Pepsi" partner’s knee. The last child to successfully do this is out. That duo leaves the dance floor, and the game continues in this manner. To mix things up, the DJ will occasionally call out another soft drink, such as "root beer" or "Sprite". If any children move, they are out (similar to Simon Says). The last duo remaining is the winner, and prizes can be given to these children.