It’s a oldie but a goodie, especially if you get a bunch of crazy hats.  Wigs are great, too.

If you’re not familiar with this game, it’s just like musical chairs, except participants try to have a hat on their head when the music stops.  The walk in a single file circle and take the hat off the person in front of them.  There is one less hat than their are people.  After each round, you take away one hat. 

Then, when there are only 2 people left, instead of walking around in a circle, have them start out facing each other.  One person has the hat on their head, the other does not.  When the music starts, the hatted person turns his back to the other person, who takes the hat off, puts it on her head, and then turns her back.  So basically, you’ve got two crazy dizzy people by the end of the game.  Make sure you play the music extra long for this round.  The winner is the one who has the hat when the music stops.

Usually we call up 8 to 10 kids, but tonight we’re going to play with everyone.  We’ll get the entire crowd in one big circle, and give out all the hats.  For the first round, there will be tons of people getting out, but that round will serve to pick our 8 to 10.  Then we’ll go from there.