Groundhog Day Party Games

Fun games to play for a Groundhog Day celebration

Groundhog Day Scavenger Hunt
Have a fun Scavenger Hunt around the neighborhood for Groundhog Day.   For this Scavenger hunt game players are divided into 2 teams.  The first team looks for items that are associated with winter and the second team looks for items associated with Spring.  See who wins - Winter or Spring!

Groundhog Day Treasure Hunt
Treasure hunts are always fun for children.  There are several different ways to set up a treasure hunt:
Searching for Groundhogs  - In this simple treasure hunt lots of "treasure" (wrapped candy) is hidden around an area (yard or room).   The children search for the treasure and get to keep what they find.  To prepare buy lots of wrapped candy and hide them.  Give each child a paper sack or container to hold their loot. 
Groundhog's Treasure Den - In this treasure hunt clues are left for the children that will take them eventually to the Groundhog's Treasure (a container full of candy, necklaces, rings etc.) that they can share.   You will need to prepare at least 15 clues (kids will want as many as they can get!) that will lead the children from the clue they are holding to the next clue.  You can tell them directly - "Go to the swing set to find your next clue" or indirectly -"where back and forth is fun" or even make up clues that will rhyme.   It's easier to set up if you make all your clues first on a piece of paper and then put them out in order - don't forget to number them!
Prizes - A fun variation of the treasure hunt is to hide "groundhogs" that you make out of brown  construction paper throughout a room or yard.  Before the party buy several fun prizes and number them.   On the "groundhogs" write either C for candy or a number of one of the prizes.  When the children collect the groundhogs they can turn them in for either candy or the prize that corresponds to the number they have.

Groundhog Walk
This is played like a Cake Walk.  Cut out 20 large brown circles from construction or stock paper and number them 1 - 20.  Also cut small pieces of paper and number them 1 - 20 then place them in a decorated bag or container.  Tape the large circles to the floor in a circle shaped pattern.  When the music plays the guests will walk around the circle.  When the music stops a number is pulled from the bag/container and the person who is standing on that circle receives a cupcake.  Keep playing until the cupcakes are gone.  It's fun to have the cupcakes (or cookies) decorated like groundhogs.