Top Ten Best “Minute to Win It” Games for your family!

Laugh out loud with your family this holiday weekend!

Choose any or all of the simple games below.

Each game requires a one minute timer or stopwatch.

Race the clock for a MINUTE to WIN IT!

1. Junk in the Trunk 

Strap an empty tissue box to each player’s waist and put several ping pong balls inside. Tell players they have to get as many balls out as possible without using their hands, in one minute. They can dance, shake, get on all fours — whatever it takes. The player with the fewest ping pong balls in their tissue box at the end wins.

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2. Tower of Terror 

See which player can build the tallest block tower (or use jenga pieces or anything stackable you own) in one minute. If it collapses, the player has to start from scratch.

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3. One-handed Coin Stacking 

Give players a pile of 25 coins and have them stack them using only one hand. Whoever stacks the most coins in one minute wins.

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4. Rubber Band Shooting Range

Stack several empty soda cans or plastic cups into a pyramid and have players shoot rubber bands at them, attempting to knock down the pyramid. Whoever has the fewest cans standing at the end of one minute wins.

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5. Wall Bounce 

Have participants bounce a ball off the wall and into a bucket. Whoever has the most balls in the bucket at the end wins. To have multiple players at once, simply use different colored balls or write players’ initials on them.

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6. Keep It Up

Tell players or teams they must keep a balloon afloat for one minute. Additional rules are up to you: tell them they can use only their heads, toes, etc. or just say “anything goes.” If the balloon touches the ground, they’re out. The last person or team standing wins.

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7. Shoe Flick

Get players to take their heel out of their shoe and attempt to flick it onto a table or chair six feet away using only their feet/legs. If they can get one, have them try to get the other. If their shoe overshoots or falls off the table, they have to start over.

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8. Anagrams

Pick a fun word or phrase and have players rearrange the letters to create anagrams. For example, the phrase “minute to win it” has more than 5,000 possible anagram combinations such as “timeout,” twin,” and “wine.” Use an anagram generator online for inspiration. Whoever has the most anagrams after 60 seconds wins.

9. State of Fun

Have players write down as many states as they can before the timer goes off. 

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10. Toothpick letters 

Give each player a large pile of toothpicks and instruct them to create letters (for littles) or spell out three-letter words (for older kids) without breaking or bending any of the toothpicks. Whoever has the most letters or words when the timer goes off wins.

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Ping bong balls are available on amazon, Walmart, or the Dollar Tree.

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Thanks for reading!

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Do you have a fun and simple game idea? Leave a comment!

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