Entertainment ideas for year-end and New Year parties: games everyone can enjoy together
Are you struggling to decide on entertainment to liven up your year-end or New Year’s party? Bingo and karaoke are classics, but having games that make everyone smile can really boost the energy of the event.
If the rules are simple, easy to prepare, and anyone can join right away, it keeps things light for everyone.
In this article, we’ve gathered a wealth of ideas—from acts that instantly lift the mood to a wide variety of games that work regardless of group size.
You’ll find everything from show-stopping performances to conversation-sparking mind games and energizing activities that get people moving—plenty of variety to keep everyone engaged!
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Entertainment ideas for year-end and New Year parties: fun group games (131–140)
Neruton party
Point-blank, “Neruton Red Whale GangThose who know “Benikujira-dan” might immediately get it. It’s a once-a-year, big chance to find a boyfriend or girlfriend—a game where you can boldly confess your feelings to someone you’re interested in. Have fun and make a solid appeal. It’s a party we’d love to host at Studio Rag someday.
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You probably use proper honorific language when speaking with your seniors at work or school.
But insults or casual chats with friends aren’t in polite speech, right? This game turns those kinds of words—ones you normally wouldn’t say in honorific form—into polite language on the spot.
For example, you take a normal line like “It’s nice weather again today,” and convert it into honorific speech.
You might think converting to polite language is easy, but when you have to do it impromptu with phrases thrown at you, it can be surprisingly stressful, leading to odd-sounding honorifics—and that’s what makes it fun!
Together to the Core Game
Guaranteed to liven up any year-end or New Year party! The “Core-to-Core Game” is simple, easy to understand, and enjoyable for all ages.
Playing in male–female pairs, you cooperate to reach the goal, which naturally brings people closer.
Since you use a toilet paper core, preparation is easy.
However, be careful with the amount of pressure when you hold it between your foreheads.
Set up the course according to the size of the venue for even more excitement! Spotting funny faces during the game or pairs that are perfectly in sync might be part of the fun, too.
Bean Battle Royale
This is a game where you suck up a bean with a straw and keep it there; the person who manages not to drop it until the end wins.
With the bean held in place, the host gives the signal to start.
Participants bump into each other’s bodies or straws to try to knock the opponent’s bean down.
However, if you move too much, your own bean may fall, which adds a layer of strategy.
To keep it from turning into a free-for-all, it’s a good idea to set some basic rules, such as “no using hands.”
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Prepare cards with various words written on them and distribute them to the players.
Reveal a card with the prompt word, and players must attach one of their word cards either before or after the prompt to create the funniest phrase; the person who makes the funniest one wins.
The choice of words when making the cards is quite important, so creating the cards is fun too.
With little effort, you’ll get lots of laughs—why not give it a try?
Balloon Game
https://www.tiktok.com/@kanattok/video/6995127302040341762How about a simple balloon game that anyone can enjoy? In turn, each person calls out one of: “big balloon,” “small balloon,” or “regular balloon.” In response to the call: for a big balloon, make a small circle with your hands; for a small balloon, use your arms to make a big circle; for a regular balloon, raise both hands and strike the most hyped-up pose you can.
Since the words and movements don’t match, it also works as a kind of brain-training game.
The person calling doesn’t do the motion alone—everyone participating should try it together.
If your movement is wrong or you fall out of the steady rhythm, you’re out.
It’s also recommended as a great icebreaker to warm up the room at the start of a party!
Oshibori art
Oshibori art is a perfect performance piece for year-end and New Year parties.
It requires no special preparation and is easy because you just use the hand towels available on the spot.
You can complete adorable creations like chicks and rabbits simply by folding them, which is sure to make everyone smile.
You can learn the folding methods on YouTube and the like, so be sure to practice beforehand.