20 Epic 4th of July Minute to Win It Games To Beat the Clock & Have a Blast!
These laugh-out-loud 4th of July Minute to Win It games keep your guests entertained all day long!
The quick and easy challenges are perfect for kids, teens, and adults alike. From patriotic-themed relays to hilarious competitions, they’ll celebrate America’s birthday in style.
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The fast-paced, easy-to-set-up 4th of July minute to win it games are perfect for:
- A family game night
- A backyard bbq
- A family picnic
- A 4th of July party
The best part? They only require a few supplies and don’t leave a big mess behind. Many games repeat the same items!
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Easy 4th of July Minute To Win It Games For Kids
See who can complete these fun tasks in just a minute. Grab a timer and start!
Pro Tip: If your family loves Minute to Win It games, store plastic cups, bowls, spoons, and ping-pong balls for easy reuse.
1. Patriotic Pyramid
Supplies: Red and blue plastic cups
How to Play:
- Each player gets a set of cups.
- Players stack them into a pyramid and unstack them back into one tower within 60 seconds.
- If the stack falls, they must start over.
- The first team to finish wins!
Make it easier: Simply see who can stack the tallest pyramid in a minute!
2. Freedom Flipper
Supplies: Plastic cups
How to Play:
Set plastic cups on the edge of a counter. The player sees how many they can flip with their fingers in a minute to land upside down.
3. Firecracker Bounce
Supplies: Ping pong balls, plastic cups
How to Play:
- Set a cup several feet away from the player.
- The player tries to bounce the ping-pong ball into the cup.
- The player who lands the most balls in their cup at the end of the minute wins.
Make it easier/harder: Adjust how far away the cup is according to their age.
4. Liberty Pong
Supplies: Ping pong balls, plastic cups
How to Play:
- Arrange the cups in a diamond formation on a table or counter
- Players bounce ping-pong balls into the cups.
- Each ball in a cup earns a point.
- The player with the most points in a minute wins.
Pro Tip: To make this extra exciting, add a small treat or water to some of the cups.
5. Freedom Toss Challenge
Supplies: Ping-pong balls, plastic cups
How to Play:
Partners stand 3 feet apart. One partner throws ping pong balls into the cup of the other partner. After one minute, the team with the most balls in the cup wins. Play again and switch who throws and who catches!
6. Cup Shuffle Showdown
Supplies: Ping pong ball, 3 plastic cups the same color
How to Play:
- Players line up their 3 cups upside down in a row. They put the ping pong ball under the middle cup.
- Next, one player must mix up the cups at least four times.
- The second player guesses which cup the ball is under. Continue for one minute.
- The team who guesses the most correct after 60 seconds wins!
7. Stars & Stripes Spoon Relay
Supplies: Plastic spoons, ping pong balls, plastic cup
How to Play:
Players balance a ping pong ball on a spoon to a designated spot across the room and back. Then, they must drop the ball into a cup, all without using their hands.
8. Race for the Flags
Supplies: Small flags
How to Play:
Have players leave the room while small flags are quickly hidden. When they return, the player who collects the most in a minute wins. Take turns hiding and playing!
9. Stars & Stripes Balancer Challenge
Supplies: books, small flags
How to Play:
Participants balance a book with a flag on top to a spot across the room and back within a minute.
Make it easier: This was hard for my youngest child, so she just balanced the flag on her head.
10. Firework Balloon Burst
Supplies: Balloons, confetti (or crepe paper, paper pieces)
How to Play: Use only your body to pop balloons filled with red, white, or blue confetti. The player or group that pops the most in a minute wins!
11. Firecracker Ring Toss
Supplies: Plastic cups, glow sticks (make them into bracelets)
How to Play:
- Place a cup face down on a table or counter.
- Players stand three feet away from their cup and try to toss the glow stick bracelets onto the cups.
Pro Tip: I found that it helps to put something inside the cups so that they don’t go flying every time you hit them with a ring.
12. Patriotic Glow Dance
Supplies: Glow sticks (one less than the number of players), fun patriotic music
How to Play:
- Put your glow sticks in the middle of the room. Start the music and let everyone dance.
- When the music stops, players must grab a glow stick from a pile.
- The last player to grab one is out.
Pro Tip: This one is fun with the lights dimmed!
13. Glow Hoop Toss
Supplies: Glow sticks (make them into bracelets), ping pong balls
How to Play:
- One player stands while holding a glow stick bracelet off to the side.
- The other player tries to throw the ping pong into the ring.
- The team that gets the most balls through the hoop wins!
Make it easier/harder: Older kids can stand farther apart!
14. Liberty Candy Pass
Supplies: Spoon, bowls, Red, white, and blue M&Ms (or other type of candy or dried fruit)
Place one bowl filled with candies at one end and an empty bowl at the other.
Using a spoon held in their mouth, players must transfer as many candies as possible from one bowl to the other in one minute.
15. M&M Dash
*Perfect for young kids!
Supplies: Patriotic M&Ms (or other candy), straws, bowls
How to Play:
Players have one minute to transfer as many candies as they can from a table to a bowl. The catch? They have to use the straw to move them.
Make it easier: If young kids find this hard, use a spoon instead.
16. Stars & Stripes Dig
Supplies: Red, white, and blue M&Ms, plates, whipped cream
How To Play:
Each player receives a plate with 5-10 candies buried in whipped cream. The goal is to dig out the candies the fastest without using hands.
You can use any small type of candy, cereal, or dried fruit for this game!
17. 4th of July Memory Game
Supplies: Free 4th of July Memory Game
How to Play:
See how many matches you can get as an individual or team within one minute!
18. Firecracker Act-It-Out
Supplies: 4th of July charades words
How to Play: Each player has one minute to act out as many words or phrases as possible while the other players try to guess them. The player who gets the most correct guesses wins!
4th of July charades words: Fireworks, Bald Eagle, Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam, Sparklers, BBQ Grill, Parade Float, Star-Spangled Banner, Hot Dog Eating Contest, Waving an American Flag
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19. 4th of July 5 Second Game
Supplies: 4th of July 5 Second game
In this hilarious game, players must name 3 things within 5 seconds. Categories you could use for the game:
- Name 3 things you might do on the 4th of July
- Name 3 4th of July foods
- Name 3 4th of July symbols
- Name 3 types of 4th of July desserts
How to Play: Each player or team gets a point for each one. The player/team who guesses the most in a minute wins!
20. Uncle Sam’s Fitness Challenge
*Great for getting the wiggles out!
Supplies: Nothing!
How To Play: See how many reps kids can do of each of these in a minute.
1. Firework Jumps – Jump as high as possible with arms and legs spread wide, like a firework exploding in the sky.
2. Rocket Launch Squats – Start in a squat position, count down from five, then jump up like a rocket blasting off into the sky.
3. Liberty Lunges – Kids take big lunging steps forward while pretending to hold the torch like the Statue of Liberty. The kid who gets the farthest wins!
4. Patriotic Relay Race – Set up a red, white, and blue obstacle course where kids have to run, crawl, and hop their way to the finish line while carrying a small flag.
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