Games and Activities
When the guests arrive, provide them with caps and large T-shirts to wear during the party. If you plan on playing a game of baseball, hand out two different colors of caps and T-shirts to designate the two teams.
While the guests wait for everyone to arrive, provide them with fabric paint pens to decorate their caps and T-shirts. The kids can also take turns autographing each other’s shirts as a great party favor.
Once everyone has arrived, play the following games:
Play Blindfold Baseball. Blindfold the kids, and then have them pin a baseball on the field. Give the kids different points for different plays. As an example, if a child pins his or her ball near first base give one point or third base give three points.
Play Baseball-on-the-Spoon Relay. Decorate ping-pong balls as baseballs and divide the kids into two teams. Have the players of both teams carry the ping-pong balls on the spoon to the opposite side of the party room, around a chair, and back to the starting line without dropping it. If a team member drops the baseball they must begin again. First team done wins!
Send the kids to Spring Training. In order for the kids to get in shape before the game have them complete some warm-up drills ─ jumping jacks, pushups, sprinting, and throwing, batting, and catching balls.
Play Weird Baseball. Baseball without baseballs! Replace the baseballs with tennis balls, ping-pong balls, Nerf® balls, sponges, sock balls, soccer balls, and beach balls. Alternate the balls constantly so that everyone has to hit a different type of ball throughout the game.
Throw 'N' Catch. Ask the kids to form a circle and give each player a different ball. Kids must throw their balls across the circle to another guest while trying to catch a ball coming back.
Have a Hey Batter, Batter Relay. The kids must run to one end of the party area and put on a baseball shirt, helmet, glove, and shin guards. Then the kids on their team shout Hey Batter Batter. At that moment, the kid takes it off and runs back so the next teammate can do the same. First team done wins!
Play a game of Baseball.
