28 Fun Games To Make A Father’s Day Tradition

If it’s a rainy day on Father’s Day and you’re not looking to do any outdoor activities, foosball is a great alternative. If you do not own a foosball table at home, there may be one at your local arcade. While you’re there, challenge dad to a game of air hockey or skee ball.

Whether you’ve played pickleball before as a family or not, this is a great game to make a Father’s Day tradition. Be sure to borrow some pickleball paddles or maybe make it a nice gift for dad to get him into a new hobby.

This has become a popular trend on TikTok, especially for soda fanatics. Line up four or five sodas, such as Diet Pepsi, Diet Coke, Coke, and Pepsi, and have your dad guess which one is which while blindfolded. He’s definitely going to think it will be a breeze, but it’s harder than it seems.

For a fun, albeit messy, Father’s Day game to play, how about a cook-off? Pick a category (like dessert or a dip), and the contestants would use whatever they had already in the house to come up with a creative dish. You can set a time limit for 20 minutes or so, which makes it even more challenging because you can’t use an oven or freezer in that time. This might be the year someone makes the Oreo-pudding-yogurt-hot-fudge concoction that becomes a Father’s Day tradition.

Have dad make a list of his favorite things that he keeps secret, and then everyone gets a chance to write down what they think the correct answer is. Dad is totally the judge and jury on this one, and he gets to choose the reward for getting it correct or the consequence of a wrong answer. He can do something like have you bite a lemon for the wrong answer or pass out M&M’s for the right ones. It’s his call.

How good are you at acting it out? If dad is pretty good, you might want to be on his charade team if you play this Father’s Day game. Create categories like popular movies, songs, or animals. Each person pulls one and acts it out — trying to get their team to guess the answer — even more fun if all the options to act out are dad-themed. This is a fun way of pulling everyone together and having a good laugh with dad on his day.

It’s time to find your center and go up against dad in the Yoga Pose Challenge on Father’s Day. You can Google some yoga positions or pull up a quick beginners video on YouTube. If dad hasn’t been working on his downward dog or warrior pose, he might just get beat by the limber kiddos. Whoever falls first loses.

Father’s Day is an excellent time to pull out this oldie but goodie game. And you can make it even more complicated by playing Twister with a twist: Give the spinner the option to make up their own call. For example, instead of saying put your right hand on the blue circle, they can direct players to put their right hand on their stomach or left foot in the air.

This is a game of strategy and finesse, and that alone will fuel everyone’s competitive side. Each player takes a turn removing a wooden block from the bottom of the tower without touching the other blocks. If you successfully dislodge your block, carefully place it on top and hope the new position doesn’t make the wood tower topple. Try not to hold your breath the whole time.

There’s nothing like a good ol’ fashioned water fight! Dad will love hearing the screams and giggles (when he’s not running for his dry life)! If you don’t have or want to use water guns, feel free to use water balloons, a water hose, or set up a Slip-and-Slide.

If dad considers himself an NBA all-star who missed his chance at the draft, then he’s ready to lace up and win this hoop competition. Playing HORSE on Father’s Day is simple, and you can always bend the rules found here to fit your family.

A good foot race is in order when the kids think they can best dad in all things physical! He’ll be ready to show that he ain’t too shabby, and his knees can still come through for him.

This may be the traditional backyard BBQ game, but that’s why dad will love it so much. Good thing he won’t be held up by flipping the meat on the grill this time. Even the littlest toddlers can understand the concept of cornhole, and they’ll love trying their own toss of the bag.

Sequence is a board game favorite with families. It involves the board, playing cards, chips, and up to three teams of two people. Be the first to get five chips in a row and you and your partner win.

Who spit on me? Sorry, but you’ll get used to it happening with Speak Out, so back up a bit when it’s not your turn. The game consists of four adult mouthpieces and six for kids. Each player grabs a card and tries to communicate the phrase on it to see if they can be understood.

If you have a ping pong table, this holiday is the perfect time to use it! You can host a bonafide Ping Pong competition on Father’s Day. The family can take turns letting dad teach his winning moves or trying to beat him. But even if he loses, it’s his day, so let him hold on to his paddle and keep trying.

This one is a simple and inexpensive Father’s Day game, but will have everyone giggling, especially if grandparents are involved. Print a list of phrases and pour a bowl of large marshmallows. Each family member takes a turn going to the front and after stuffing their mouth with marshmallows, tries to say the phrase. The person who can get the family to guess the most phrases wins!

In this activity, you can make a short list of dad’s favorite things to purchase. But here’s the best part. Hide them around the house and create a list of clues to randomly find that will lead him to his treasures. The more clever your clues, the more fun it will be to watch him figure it out!

Does dad have a favorite pudding or JELL-O? If not, use applesauce or something equally soft if you’re playing this Father’s Day game. Whoever finishes first wins. This will be messy, but so worth the laughs. Especially for the toddler and preschool set.

Go out for ice cream, hit up the local brewery, go to a splash pad — just find something simple and easy to do in your town and help Dad celebrate.

For the intellectual dad whose family might not all grasp chess yet, he’ll be glad to do a checkers takeover. If you want to make it interesting, add a timer to crank up the pressure a bit for each player. Keep switching — the loser gets up and the next person takes a seat to challenge the champion.

You know putt putt is always a win, and this is a fn way to get out and explore your area, too. Make some fun little bets, like if someone gets a hole-in-one, they get a double scoop of ice cream after.

This may take some staying up at night if you want it to be a surprise. But making a homemade obstacle course for dad give the kids a chance to get creative and come up with different challenges that he has to tackle to win. Time everyone to see who does it the fastest. And then repeat!

If you can convince dad to put on a blindfold and taste test unidentifiable mush, then you’ll get to make some of the funniest memories. Line up a few foods that you’ve smashed up, and the family can take turns trying to decide what it is. Some delicious, and some not so tasty.

Please take a video, because you’ll want to remember the faces you all make.

There’s a TikTok trend where the parents stand in front of the kids, and then they run in opposite directions to see who the kid(s) “love more.” Of course, your children aren’t aware of what’s happening; they just see you take off!

This game is a competition between parents, and it’s even funnier if you add your dog in the mix. Do it several times to see if dad wins the top score.

OK, pull out dad’s favorite sneaks and water bottle to take a drive to your favorite park. If you have extended family close by, this would be a cool competition and would make a great tradition.

Getting a few neighbors on board with this one would be fun. After you’ve all celebrated individually, pull out your lawn chairs, maybe have a small grill with hot dogs and turn the music up.

If you’ve ever seen The Croods, you’d know they sleep with everyone piled on top of the dad. End Father’s Day with his favorite family movie and him being surrounded (or topped) by those he loves most.