Home Party Games: 5 No-Fail Tips

Games and warm-ups for your home parties are really important. They serve as ice breakers, connect you and the others together, and your guests have fun!

Here are some key points to make sure they work for you:

1. Length: don’t drag on forever. Keep the game lively, and moving!

2. Type: quiz games are good when while you’re waiting for the party stragglers. Action/movement games don’t work too well in very tight quarters.

3. Act like a game show host: tell everyone what the game is, how it’s played, how to win, and what they will win. Direct people to teams/sides/places if necessary. Be light but confident—that’s important. People feel silly at first, but a confident “C’mon, you’ll love it!” and they will follow.

4. Timing/among: one game in the beginning is great as an ice-breaker. Perhaps another after a refreshment or bathroom break, excellent for helping to get them back into the group. Remember: once you have their attention, immediately move forward in your presentation.

5. More little prizes are better than just one big prize. I ran out of goodies one day, so I bought candy bars on the way to my presentation. People just love ‘to win’, so a token is all you need.

Tired of playing the same ones? Here are some great links to find a new game or two for your next demo.

Home Party Plan Network
Direct Selling Opportunities
The Adult Home Party Association blog ( CAHPA )

Have fun!

Rina Valan

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Once upon a time, in 1984, a woman named Rina Valan was frustrated about the limits placed on women in the business world and in their personal relationships. Back then, you literally had one choice: raise a family or have a career. In addition, if women complained of lack of pleasure with a partner, it was just assumed she was ‘frigid.’ Those choices were just not acceptable to Rina, and so her mission because clear to be that champion for the financial and personal well-being of women and their partners. With a $10,000 loan from her mother and drawing out all her cash advances on credit cards, in August 1984 Rina started Fantasia Home Parties in a small dusty warehouse in Elizabeth, NJ. She loved her 3 year old daughter so much that she could not bear to leave her with a sitter, so she took her to work every day. In the evenings would train new consultants so they could sell at home parties and be able to support their families AND be there to take care of them too. Today, Rina and her daughter, Emily, still work side by side. So 30 years later, Fantasia Home Parties stands as the pioneer and leader in romance home parties. As one of the founding member of CAHPA (Certified Adult Home Party Association), Fantasia continues to forge the trail and we make it possible for women to be equals in matters of the heart, personal pleasure, or providing income for themselves and family. Some of us do it in pink high heels or sneakers, some are single or married, some are single moms, or some of us are even taking care of own moms. With over 33 years of executive experience in the Home Party and Direct Selling business, her personal attention and real life experience is the backbone of our team. It is not unusual that she shares her working experience daily by coaching and with personal support with both new and experienced consultants.

Rina Valan, President and Founder of Fantasia Home Parties