Last Updated on June 8, 2024 by Mary
Father’s Day is all about paying tribute to your dad’s efforts and celebrating his contribution to everyone’s life. Today I am sharing a list of games that Dad would love to play on Father’s Day. Let’s celebrate Father’s Day in a fun and memorable way so Dad gets recharged to fulfill his responsibilities once again.
The games I am sharing on this page are suitable for various age groups, from younger kids to adults who want to do something special for their Dad on Father’s Day.
20 Father’s Day Games Your Dad Would Love
- Guess Dad’s Age
- Toy Car Race
- What’s in Dad’s Wallet?
- Only Rhymes
- Touch and Tell
- Your Favorite Memory with Dad
- Father’s Day Cook-Off
- Hide and Seek
- Father’s Day Scavenger Hunt
- Cross Something Off His To-Do List
- Shave the Balloon
- Water balloon Dodgeball
- Pin the Tie on Dad
- Tic Tac Toe
- Frisbee
- Guess that Daddy tune
- Bottle bowling
- Who knows the Dad best?
- Scrabble and other Board Games
- Video Games
1. Guess Dad’s Age
Collect various old photographs of Dad from his childhood. Number the pictures and paste them on a board. Give everyone a pen and paper and they guess Dad’s age in every picture. If your dad is like mine, he won’t even remember the age himself so you can get help from grandma or your aunt in preparing this game.
2. Toy Car Race
The survey says that all dads love to play with remote control cars. A great way to celebrate Father’s Day is to have a remote-controlled toy car race with Dad. You should let him win to make him extra happy. 🙂
3. What’s in Dad’s Wallet?
Give everyone a pen and paper and they have to guess what dad has in his wallet. How much money? Are there any coins? How many credit cards and receipts? Then rummage through his wallet to see whose guesses are correct. That person wins the game.
4. Only Rhymes
A fun twist that you can give your Father’s Day celebration is that every person talks only in rhymes. You can assign an hour or two for talking in rhymes.
5. Touch and Tell
Fill a cloth bag with Dad’s items such as a pen, a watch, his shaver, keys, etc. Pass the bag to each family member and they have to guess what is inside only by touching the bag from the outside. They cannot look inside or peek through.
6. Your Favorite Memory with Dad
You can play this game anywhere. While having lunch or dinner or while spending time in the evening with your father. Each person tells their favorite memory with dad and dad chooses the winner.
7. Father’s Day Cook-Off
Compete against each other and cook Dad’s favorite dishes. Young kids can help older ones and the older kids compete against each other in preparing the best dish. Dad gets a chance to choose the winner.
8. Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek is a classic game and this is a perfect game if younger kids want to play with dad. They hide and Dad seeks.
9. Father’s Day Scavenger Hunt
Hide a prize for your dad anywhere in the house. Prepare a series of clues and a map for Dad to follow. This mystery game will surely be enjoyed by Dad.
10. Cross Something Off His To-Do List
Get a to-do list of dad’s chores and compete against each other in crossing something off that list. This game will end up making Dad relieved and happy.
11. Shave the Balloon
This is a game that the Dad and kids can equally enjoy. You need some inflated balloons, shaving foam, and popsicle sticks. Cover one side of the balloon with foam and remove it with the popsicle sticks. The person who finishes shaving the balloon first, wins. Do you think Dad will win this game?
12. Water balloon Dodgeball
Father’s Day arrives in summer in the US each year and this is the perfect time for the whole family to play water balloon dodgeball game. Gather outdoors with water balloons and try to hit a family member and their task is to dodge it. Once a player gets hit by the balloon he or she will be eliminated. You can play this dodgeball game as two teams.
13. Pin the Tie on Dad
I know this game will remind you of the Pin the Tail on the Donkey game and yeah this game is pretty close. Paste a large picture of Dad on the wall and blindfolded players take turns trying to pin the tie on Dad. You can get some necktie printouts from this page.
14. Tic Tac Toe
If you don’t have a lot of siblings don’t worry. You can play a game of tic tac toe with Dad to have a fun time.
15. Frisbee
Play some Frisbee on the Father’s Day weekend with Dad to remind him of the gadget-free summers and outdoor games.
16. Guess that Daddy tune
Play some of these Father-related songs and the players have to guess the name of the songs. I have prepared a list of such songs for your convenience.
- My Father’s Eyes – Eric Clapton
- Daddy Lessons – Beyoncé and The Chicks
- Family Man – Craig Campbell
- Tough Little Boys – Gary Allan
- Color Him Father – The Winstons
- My Little Girl – Tim McGraw
- Daddy Come and Get Me – Dolly Parton
- Father and Daughter – Paul Simon
- I Learned From You – Miley Cyrus
- Wind Beneath My Wings – Gerald Levert and Eddie Levert
17. Bottle bowling
Instead of going to the bowling alley, set up this game in your backyard. You need some plastic bottles and a ball. The objective is to hit all the bottles in one go.
18. Who knows the Dad best?
Everyone claims to know the Dad the best. I have prepared this free printable game that you can download and play with your family to decide once and for all who knows the Dad best. Click here to download printable sheets and to read instructions for this game
19. Scrabble and other Board Games
Playing some board games with Dad on Father’s Day is a great idea. You can play a game of Scrabble with him or any other board game of his choice.
20. Video Games
Dads also love playing video games so have some fun time playing video games of his choice with him on Father’s Day.