Inside: Super fun popcorn games that the whole family will enjoy.
Have you ever boughten that big jar of popcorn kernels and thought to yourself… okay, I don’t know how I am going to get through all of this. Well, I can help you will that in the best party way possible.
I recently made a grocery order online, and I accidentally ordered DOUBLE the amount of popcorn that I meant to, so I thought to myself, “How can I turn this accident into something fun?”
And that is how I fell down the popcorn games rabbit hole. We used them this summer for sleepovers and movie watching parties & I want to share the game ideas with you!
These popping games are the best addition to your tween party games list and can easily be played all night long!
So whether you are celebrating popcorn day or you just have a lot of popcorn that you have no idea what to do with, this is the article for you. Check out the ideas below to get started!
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Popcorn Games
Okay, this first list is for those of you who are looking to buy some popcorn games. Not everyone has time to DIY games and I get that, so I wanted to make this list first to save you some scrolling.
The list below is full of some super fun popcorn themed games that I’ve tried and know your and your kids will love.
4. Popcorn Learning Game for Toddlers
7. Resources Pop for Word Families
10. Kernel Toss for Movie Night
DIY Popcorn Games That Are Fun!
Next, I wanted to show you some DIY Popcorn games that will literally fill your house will laughter AND the smell of popcorn. Who doesn’t want that?
Fun fact for you, popcorn makes for great biodegradable confetti! Check these out.
11. Fill The Bowl Race
For this game, you have two empty bowls on one side of the room and one big bowl full of popcorn on the other. You divide everyone into two teams, and they line up into two lines. Each team gets one cup, and they have to scoop a cup of popcorn and run it over to their bowl. Then they run back and pass the cup to the next person in the line.
The first team to fill up their bowl wins!
12. Popcorn Chopstick Race
For this game, you will need two bowls, two sets of chopsticks, and some popcorn. Set a timer for 1 minute and have two people challenge each other to see who can get the most into their cup using the chopsticks.
13. Homemade Popcorn Toss
Okay, for this, you are going to want to set up a cup across the room. Then you will take tape and mark three different lines on the floor, each a little further away. You have to try and throw popcorn into the cup from behind these challenge lines!
14. Guess the Popcorn Flavor
Everyone has seen those awesome popcorn shaker flavors. Put them on a bunch of different bowls of popcorn and see who can guess the flavors right!
15. Popcorn Straw Race
Have one piece of popcorn per player on a table. Everyone gets a straw. There is one finish line on the other end of the table. See who can use the straw to blow their piece into first place.
16. Popcorn House Contest
See who can build the best popcorn house.
17. Popcorn Catch
Throw a handful of popcorn into the air and see who can catch the most of it.
18. Popcorn Trivia
For this game, you will need a bowl, post it notes, and trivia party questions. Write down trivia questions onto the post it notes, crumple them up and put them in a bowl. Have everyone draw one question. Whoever gets the most right wins!
19. Pretty Popcorn
See who can make the prettiest popcorn! Let the players know in advance because they need to bring them on decorations.
20. Popcorn Scoop
Dump a good amount of popcorn on the floor. Give contestants a bowl and a big spoon. They need to be blindfolded, and they have one minute to blindly scoop up as much popcorn as they can. Whoever gets the most is the winner!
21. Popcorn Pong
Set up some solo cups in the pong formation and get to tossing popcorn into them!
22. Popcorn Sculpture Challenge
You will need popcorn and some glue. See who can make the best popcorn sculpture using those two ingredients!
23. Suck Straw Popcorn Game
Players get one straw. They have to carry a popcorn over to an empty cup or bowl using only their sucking power. No hands!
24. Name Corn Foods Challenge
See how many people can name food that contains corn in it.
25. Popcorn Shoes Relay
Tie little plastic cups to the shoes of contestants and fill them to the brim with popcorn. The goal is to be able to walk from one side to the other without spilling any. The first person to cross wins!
26. Head Toss
Have pairs of two wear solo cups on their heads. People have to take turns tossing popcorn into the cup.
Popcorn Party Activities
Lastly, I have some super fun popcorn game activities that I think you will enjoy. These are simple things that you can do to make your popcorn feel a little bit fancier.
27. Popcorn Art
You can glue your popcorn to a canvas and try and make art out of it. How cool would this be?
28. Popcorn Bar
Set up an entire popcorn bar where people can go and mix and match toppings to make their perfect creation.
29. Gross Popcorn Concoctions
See who can come up with the weirdest popcorn mixtures. Have everyone do a taste test.
DIY Colorful Popcorn Creations
This is super fun. You can do this in a myriad of ways. Take a look at the options below to see what I mean.
- Make Unicorn Popcorn – How delicious does this sound? Because my mouth is watering! Check out this delicious tutorial.
- Make Crazy Snack Mix – You can have everyone make their own crazy snack mix combos to see who has the best one.
- Rainbow Popcorn Idea – Here is a great way to make tasty, delicious popcorn that looks cool.
Popcorn Food Games
34. Make Popcorn Ball Ice Cream
How cute is this idea to put popcorn in ice cream for your next party?
35. S’mores Popcorn
I LOVE S’mores, so this is an easy kid, tween or teen party winner for me.
36. Koolaid Popcorn
Another fun way to eat and enjoy your popcorn.
37. Caramel Apple Corn
This reminds me about the best parts of Halloween and is a tasty party treat anytime of the year.
38. Popcorn Display
You need to see this display.
39. Bunny Bait
This bunny bait is a cute one for easter.
40. Jello Popcorn
Who knew this could be a thing?
41. Popcorn On The Cob
And lastly, I think this was just too fun to leave out.
See? There are so many awesome popcorn games that are just waiting to be played. National popcorn day is January 19th, but these games are good all year long!
If you want some more food inspired games, then you need to check out the salad bowl game. Never underestimate the power of a good game! It brings people together in more ways than you can ever imagine.
Happy popping!