'Tween Birthday Party Looming? Try New Downloadable Party Games

Karen Murphy — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:09:00 GMT

I know the feeling. Every single one of my kids has a winter birthday, which means that birthday parties must almost always be held indoors. Or at Chuck. E. Sneeze, which to my mind is like just inserting the pistol directly into my mouth with all chambers full. So have I been eager to host gaggles of hyper kids in my small house at a time of year when they can't even blow off a little steam outdoors? No. No, no, no, no, no. No. Which is why my kids haven't had a party yet.

Yet! If I had these new interactive scavenger-hunt games from Haley Productions? I just might re-think the whole birthday party idea. Check it out: There's Operation Birthday Bash, which is similar to a traditional scavenger hunt game; Operation Catch Me If You Can, which adds a mystery twist as well as performance elements; and Operation Pirate Party, which is "a treasure hunt game that is part Survivor, part Fear Factor and part Pirates of the Caribbean."

Sound like fun? Each fully-downloadable game costs about $20, takes some prep and shopping time on your part, but will keep a bunch of kids entertained and out of your hair for a few hours during the party.

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'Tween Birthday Party Looming? Try New Downloadable Party Games