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  • Bat / Bar Mitvah DJ Games

    Hosting Bar & Bat Mitzvah DJ Games is a completely different task than any other event! Today I breakdown what it takes to make a special day great! It requires your DJ to be an entertainer.

    A Bar Mitzvah (boys) or Bat Mitzvah (girls) is a coming of age ceremony for Jewish boys and girls when they reach the age of 12 or 13. This ceremony marks the time when a boy or girl becomes a Jewish adult. This means that they are now responsible for their own actions and can decide for themselves how they would like to practice Judaism. What follows the ceremony is the party. This is where I come into play!

    I have mastered the mic work of performing Bar & Bat Mitzvah DJ games with all kids, all you have to do is just be a big kid yourself! I’m your host, while still mixing music videos. With a little help from my assistant we interact, play, and then that makes the kids stay!

    The real key to keeping the kids attention, is in the giveaways! Make sure to have gift cards as prizes! It gives a boost of excitement when the kids know they can win something from Starbucks, Chick Fil A, or whatever is popular. These tactics will definitely make participation the fashionable action. Especially when you’re dealing with moody kids who like to stay to the back of the room in small cliques.

    Let’s loose the attitudes and push up the good moods! I’ve assembled a list of my favorite fun games that I’d like to reintroduce to you when I host your event! Keeping social distance in mind, I have chosen games that have minimal interaction in this Covid-19 climate. Kids can still have fun while staying apart!

    In my opinion, the average Bar or Bat Mitzvah needs to be around 3, no more than 4 hours, before you risk losing the kids attention. So I would recommend playing each game every 20-25 minutes with dancing and socializing in between time. Otherwise the day may get exhausting for everyone fast! I have included a list of line dance and interactive songs to go in between game time, below.

    After you choose the games you like here, book me! Then ask about the ” Bar or Bat Mitzvah Option” and I will provide the props for you need for the combo fee. Do your have any Bar & Bat Mitzvah DJ game questions or suggestions? Contact me today!

    Bar & Bat Mitzvah DJ Games

    Musical Chairs

    How to play: Musical chairs is a game that can be played by both kids and adults. Bring out a numbered amount of chairs to the middle of the dance floor and create a circle. From there everyone participating will be walking around the chairs in a circle while music is being played. Once the music stops everyone must sit in a chair, if someone cannot find a chair, they are eliminated. Every time someone is eliminated you then remove the same amount of chairs until there is 1 winner. 

    Needs: As many chairs as people

    Freeze Dance

    How to play: Your DJ plays a song, as soon as the music turns off, who ever is moving is eliminated! Variation: use a ball, orange, or something to pass around in a circle and who ever has the item when the song stops is eliminated. Changing songs and telling people what to do like put your hands in the air will add spice to the contest.

    Needs: 1 DJ

    Limbo Contest

    How to play:

    Let’s Limbo! This is an elimination game great for all ages! Little kids can play as well as the adults and believe it or not some adults will come up to play. You will have all the kids line up behind the Mitzvah child and then explain the rules. Ask two kids who are not really participating in the games to hold the Limbo stick. This will help break the ice with them because they will feel like they are part of the party without playing what they think is a child’s game (pretty clever huh?).

    The rules for Limbo are as follows: First, I tell them they must go feetfirst head last (no surfing either). In addition I also mention that they may not touch the Limbo stick at any time with any part of their body. Finally, they are not allowed to have their hands, knees or bottom touch the floor and at no time can they jump over the Limbo stick. The last person left will win a prize. I usually have a junior winner for the little ones and the grand prize goes to one of the older kids.

    Needs: 1 Limbo stick

    Simon Says or DJ Says

    How to play: We line everyone up, and tell them instructions. If I don’t say “DJ Says”, and they perform the actions, that person is OUT! We cut down the line one by one or many at a time. Keep many eyes on contestants when judging. Because it’s a busy game. So crowd participation is always encouraged! Here are some example commands to run through!

    • Simon says pat your head
    • Simon says play your air guitar
    • Simon says point to something (insert color or shape)
    • Simon says act like a monkey
    • Simon says act like a robot
    • Simon says play the air drums
    • Simon says play air piano
    • Simon says beep the horn
    • Simon says bend your knees
    • Simon says blow a kiss
    • Simon says shadow box
    • Simon says brush your teeth
    • Simon says chacha
    • Simon says clap your hands
    • Simon says climb a ladder
    • Simon says close your eyes
    • Simon says comb your hair
    • Simon says cover your eyes
    • Simon says crawl like a baby
    • Simon says crouch down like a ball
    • Simon says cry like a baby
    • Simon says disco dance
    • Simon says do a silly dance
    • Simon says flap like a chicken
    • Simon says fly like a bird
    • Simon says freeze
    • Simon says give yourself a big hug
    • Simon says hop like a frog
    • Simon says hopscotch
    • Simon says hug someone else
    • Simon says hug yourself
    • Simon says hula dance
    • Simon says river dance
    • Simon says jump like a monkey
    • Simon says jump on the spot
    • Simon says karate chops
    • Simon says kiss your tummy
    • Simon says laugh like Santa
    • Simon says look left (right, up, down)
    • Simon says moo like a cow
    • Simon says move in slow motion
    • Simon says move like a giant robot
    • Simon says move your arms like a train
    • Simon says open and close your mouth like a fish
    • Simon says pretend to climb a ladder
    • Simon says pretend to sneeze
    • Simon says pull on your ears
    • Simon says reach for the sky
    • Simon says roar like a lion
    • Simon says act like a rockstar
    • Simon says be your favorite superhero
    • Simon says run on the spot
    • Simon says salute
    • Simon says scratch your head
    • Simon says scratch your nose
    • Simon says shake hands
    • Simon says shake like jelly
    • Simon says shake your head
    • Simon says shake your left arm
    • Simon says shake your left leg
    • Simon says shake your right arm
    • Simon says shake your right leg
    • Simon says sing your favorite song
    • Simon says sit down
    • Simon says smell your feet
    • Simon says snap your fingers
    • Simon says spin like a top
    • Simon says stamp your feet
    • Simon says stand in 2 equal groups
    • Simon says stand in pairs
    • Simon says pose like superman
    • Simon says stand on 1 foot
    • Simon says stand on your toes
    • Simon says step to the left (right, forward, backward)
    • Simon says stick out your tongue
    • Simon says swim
    • Simon says swing use your magic wand to destroy the dragon
    • Simon says take a large step forward
    • Simon says thumbs up
    • Simon says tickle the person to your right
    • Simon says be a beautiful butterfly princess!
    • Simon says dance the chacha!
    • Simon says swing your arms
    • Simon says spin around twice
    • Simon says touch the floor
    • Simon says touch your head (hips, knees, toes, shoulders, etc)
    • Simon says turn around
    • Simon says turn like a ballerina
    • Simon says waddle like a penguin
    • Simon says walk backward
    • Simon says walk like a duck
    • Simon says walk on the spot
    • Simon says wash your face
    • Simon says wave your arms like an octopus
    • Simon says wave your left hand
    • Simon says wave your right hand
    • Simon says wiggle your bottom
    • Simon says yawn
    • Simon says make a funny face – Simon says make a funnier face – Simon says make the funniest face ever
    • Simon says walk like a zombie

    Needs: No props needed!

    Hula Hoops

    How to play: I leave the Hula Hoops out around the dance floor early. Just in case anyone wants to play around or practice first. When it’s time to play, I invite approximately 8 contestants depending on the size of the dance floor area. I outline the rules. The person who keeps the hula hoop going the longest, wins! Depending on the skill of the age group. This may be the quickest game. But I have seen it go as long as 10 minutes.

    Needs: 4-8 Hula Hoops

    Frozen Bean Bag Tag

    How to play: Frozen bean bag tag is a game in which all players have bean bags that they balance on their foreheads. The students walk around the playing area trying not to drop their bean bags. If a student drops his bean bag, he is frozen. To be freed, another player must try to replace the bean bag on the frozen student’s head without dropping her own.

    Needs: 4 Bean Bags

    Jump Rope Contest

    How to play: How long can you jump rope? Whoever lasts the longest gets the prize. You can do group jumps depending on space!

    Needs: 2-4 jump ropes

    TP Mummy

    How to play: Teams of four, one “mummy” and three “wrappers.” Two rolls of toilet paper are used for each team. “Wrappers” run around and wrap the “mummy.” Each time the paper breaks, they must switch “wrappers.” First team to finish both rolls, wins.

    Needs: 4 rolls or more of toilet paper.

    Popular Line Dances

    Interacting with line dances is the most important filler in between games to keep younger age groups engaged throughout the party. Prizes or gift cards can always be given to the most entertaining or enthusiastic of your dancers, so pay close attention and judge! Here are some of the most popular to date:

    Cupid Shuffle

    Macarena

    YMCA

    Chicken Dance

    Hokey Pokey

    Cha Cha Slide

    Wobble

    Thriller

    Teach Me How To Dougie