Some ideas for an original and fun birthday. Here’s lots of things to do on your birthday.
Who knows how many times you’ve found yourself at a birthday party and seen that classic awkward situation where people arrive and feel awkward, uncomfortable.
Everyone stares at the screen of their phone and grabs a drink or food, just so they don’t stand there staring into space. Now imagine being the host of that party, or worse yet, being the birthday boy!
If you’re going to be planning a birthday, yours or some friend’s or family member’s, you don’t want to be in that situation. Well, we have selected for you many ideas for a birthday really out of the ordinary, with which you can entertain and amuse all the people present. Many of these ideas are generally sold online at a cost ranging from €15 to €30, but on this page we have chosen only free experiences for you.
- Ready-to-print treasure hunt (interactive)
- Themed group games
- Escape Room Online
- Auction of memories. Download pdf game to amaze your friends
Birthday treasure hunt, ready to print (interactive).
An activity that groups of friends can enjoy, but also parents and children: the scavenger hunt is a great way to spend a birthday party and keep everyone entertained. To make it as original as possible you can customize it to the situation and the people playing it. The more people who participate, the more fun and difficult it will be to win the final prize, consisting for example of sweets or small gifts.
Below you can choose a free, ready-to-print treasure hunt to play wherever you are.
The pirate treasure of La Buse
The disappearance of Ettore Majorana
The Stradivari’s black violin
Discover all the treasure hunts (4 different adventures)
Indoor or outdoor group games. Some ideas for a family or group birthday party with lots of friends.
Celebrating a birthday can be the perfect opportunity to have fun with friends in the name of play. An idea suitable for families and children or even groups of friends. The possibilities are many: quizzes, musical games and group games can make the evening merry. Divided into teams, complete with punishments for those who get it wrong, participants immerse themselves in games that test their skills.
Below is a selection of free group games that you can pass the time with during the party. For each game you can have fun inventing new details or coming up with personalized “punishments” for each participant.
Attaches the tail to the cat
The truffle dog
The wireless phone
The dynamite relay
The game of mime
Discover all the group games (224 in the archive)
Online Escape Room: Have fun at home solving untold mysteries from the comfort of your couch.
Since a few years ago we have all heard about, at least once, the Escape Rooms, real game experiences to achieve the same goal: get out of the room by collecting clues and solving puzzles and brain teasers. From the real escape room puzzles, which transport you into surreal and fantastic worlds, we have arrived at online escape rooms: virtual escape room games where interactivity and multimedia are the main features. Games in which you need to use your wits to solve the chosen adventure.
Supernatural and mystery can become the right ingredients to have fun during a home birthday party. Below we have selected some free online escape room experiences.
The pirate treasure of La Buse
The disappearance of Ettore Majorana
The Edgar Allan Poe’s grave
Discover all the escape room online (4 different adventures)
Auction of memories. Download the pdf game to impress your friends at a birthday party.

A game to play with friends or family in which everyone auctions off a special item that carries a story or memory, perhaps related to the person being celebrated. A different way than usual to remember special moments, share emotions together and have fun.