If you think that balloon games are only meant for children, this is not true. Remember fun college parties? These were the happiest times! What about a balloon fight? Don't say that adults cannot afford mindless frolicking because outdoor and indoor games are meant for any generation. However, today we proudly present you with balloon party games for adults you can make for cheap and in no time.
Our top 15 balloon party games for adults
Such games are the best way to bring life to a party on a budget. You don't have to spend too much time preparing your decorations and thinking about the possible ideas of entertaining the guests. These are the best balloon games for adults party you will ever come across:
1. Sniper
This game is meant for two teams where everyone has a chance to win. Everyone gets a ball of their unique color. Prepare a box with gifts or candy and put it at a three-meter distance away from everyone. Ask each guest to inflate the balloons and keep them without tying the knot. Everyone steps up to a mark drawn on the floor and releases the ball. A competitor whose balloon flies the closest to the prize box wins. It is one of those fun balloon games for adults where everyone laughs because you cannot predict where the balloon lands. If you like team games, change the rules a little bit: the second team member starts from the place where their predecessor's inflatable lies. Give each team three tries and then choose a winner. You can simultaneously take pictures of people trying to win the race.
2. Centipede dance
If your guests like interaction, let them form a line, pressing a ball against someone’s back so that the other one touches it with their chest. The goal of the guests would be to dance a hot and active dance without dropping the balloon between them. You might think it’s easy but when the line is long and there are dozens of people playing the game, the mission is impossible. When someone drops an item, everyone has to compliment a host.
3. Surprise pop
This has to be a perfect pop the balloon game for adults. All it takes is two couples. Give each couple an equal amount of fun and bright inflatables. They can be of different colors, shapes, and materials. After the host announces the start, both men or women start “decorating” their partner with balloons by attaching them to the partner’s body with duct tape, clothespins, or ribbons. A naughty host asks the member of the opposing team to pop the competitor’s ball. If you want to make the game even more exciting, ask the guest with balls on their body to get rid of any inflatables attached. The couple who pops everything faster wins. Similar balloon games for parties for adults will lighten everyone’s mood instantly.
4. Inflating race
Let your guests pick several volunteers and prepare the balloons. Give everyone three to four uninflated items and ask to inflate them without using hands. Let your volunteers pick an assistant who will tie the inflated balloon with a ribbon. A person who inflates the most balloons the fastest wins the race.
5. Dance battle
If you like naughty balloon games for adults, let your guests play a dance battle. You can take as many couples as participants. Guests are given oval or round balloons, and the host asks participants to hold them between their bodies. Then you have to switch on different genres of music, rhythmic to slow dances and ask the guests to follow the rhythm. A couple who doesn't lose or pop the balloon wins.
6. Couples battle
The rules of this game are similar to the previous one, but you have one exception: each couple has to “destroy” the other two participants. Every couple gets an inflatable attached to their ankles. The goal of this game is to dance while simultaneously trying to pop the other couple’s balloons and saving theirs. Moreover, guests can’t forget to move graciously. This game is for passionate and competitive couples.
7. Designer race
For this game, you will need two couples. Ask one partner to model, and the other one gets to be a designer. Set a timer for two minutes (or one short song) and let one of the partners “dress” their better half with inflatable balls, so that the decoration resembles an outfit. You can attach them to clothes with scotch tape.
8. Truth or dare
It’s a perfect balloon popping game for adults. The goal of the game is to place a note with questions or actions inside the balloon and let the guests pop it, revealing the truth about themselves or performing more action. These balloons are chosen randomly so that no one knows what’s inside.
9. Water balloon fight
For this one, you will need smaller balls filled with water. It’s best to play this game in the summertime because you are about to get wet. It’s a classic game where guests get divided into two teams, throwing balls filled with water at each other. It’s a perfect poolside game.
10. Uncomfortable questions
If you don’t want to ask your guests to perform action-based truth or dare, leave it on truth. Hide notes inside each inflatable and ask your guests to pop one at a time, revealing a controversial question they have no chance but to answer.
11. Balloon basketball
You will have to purchase a plastic basketball ring for this one. Try to play one-on-one or a team game, but with a balloon instead of a ball. It might seem ridiculous, but such basketball is fun!
12. Bob The Builder
This game requires coordination so the drunker you are, the funnier the game will be. Ask your friends to build a castle entirely made of balloons without using scotch tape or ribbons, and observe what marvelous masterpieces they come up with.
13. Balloon darts
Remember that this game is for adults only. Attach small balls filled with prizes to the wall and have a grid to place a balloon in each section. Let your guests throw a dart, trying to pop as many targets as possible. This is one of the best indoor balloon games for adults.
14. Cup shooters
For this one, you will need a party cup, table tennis balls, and a balloon. Cut small balloons into halves and put them on your party cup. When you pull on the tied part of the balloon, the cup is ready to shoot. You can play a bootleg version of paintball but without paintballs. It’s one of the best outdoor balloon games for adults.
15. Ring toss
For everyone loving this fair game, try it with balloons. Place a ring on the ground and let the guests try to toss the ball into the ring as a competition. It’s more difficult to do it when the object is weightless. One of the best adult balloon games for sure.
These were all the party tricks with balloons for adults. Hopefully, you found something useful and fun from this list.
