Red Light, Green Light
Two lines are established at opposite ends of the playing area.
One line is the goal line; the other is the starting line. One player is
"It" and stands on the goal line.
"It" shuts his eyes and counts to 10 a number of times. At the end of the count to 10, he calls out, "Green light" or any other color light. While he is counting, the players advance toward the goal line. When "It" calls "Red light," he opens his eyes and all of the players & must stop moving. Any player who "It" catches in motion must return to the starting line. Players can continue moving if any color other than "Red light" is called. The suspense of the game occurs as the players wonder what color will be called. The first player to reach the goal wins. The last one is "It" 
for the next game.

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Captain, May I? or Mother, May I ?
This is similar to Red Light. 
There is a goal line and a starting line. The player who is "Captain" stands at the goal line. The "Captain" addresses one player at a time to "Take one giant step" or "Take 5 baby steps" or "Skip three steps", etc. That player must remember to say "Captain, May I?" and wait for permission before he can advance. If the player forgets to ask permission first, he must return to the starting line. The Captain then addresses another player on the line and continues until one player finally reaches the goal line. That player then becomes the "Captain."

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Duck, Duck, Goose
All of the children will sit down in a circle facing each other
They are now the "Ducks". Pick one child to be the Fox.
The Fox slowly walks around the outside of the circle, gently tapping the other players heads while saying "Duck" each time he/she taps.
After a few times around the circle, the Fox selects a "Goose" by tapping
a players head and calling "Goose!". The Goose quickly jumps up and chases the Fox around the circle, trying to tag him before he can get to
the spot where the Goose was just sitting. If the Fox succeeds in taking the Goose's place he is now safe and the Goose becomes the Fox.
If however the Fox is tagged while running from the Goose, he must
start the game again.

Hopscotch
A good old-fashioned game of Hopscotch can be adapted to many party themes by changing the the appearance of the chalk-created hopscotch playing area.

You'll Need:
Sidewalk Chalk
Stones or any other creative playing pieces

How to Play:
Have each child take a turn going through the following instructions:
Toss a small stone onto section 1.
On one foot, hop over the section with the stone, onto 2, and then onto 3. Then, land with both feet on 4 and 5 at the same time.
Hop onto 6 with one foot, and then land on 7 and 8 with both feet.
Continue to 9 and then 10 on one foot.  While on 10, jump, turn around, and then hop back to the beginning in the same fashion. When you land on section 2, bend down and pick up the stone, hop onto 1, and then hop off.
Toss the stone onto section 2, and continue as above, skipping over the section with the stone.
If a child misses a toss, steps on a line, or steps out of the pattern, the next child in line takes a turn. A player is finished when he/she has tossed a rock onto all ten spaces and completed the hopping sequence for each toss.

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