10 Sibling Games To Play When You’re Bored

Siblings can be the bane of your existence, with their incessant need to blame everything that goes wrong on you, and the way they refuse to do any chores until you do them first (though you did them first). But that’s not all there is to it! Siblings can also bring out the best in each other as they grow up and help each other out when life gets tough. It’s true—sometimes when you least expect it, your sibling can become one of your best friends! Here are best sibling games.

Pick up Sticks

This game from sibling games is all about endurance, but it can be modified for multiple players. All you need is some sticks and a flat surface. Draw a circle on the ground with chalk or tape and divide that circle into segments. The players have to take turns removing one stick at a time from the pile in the center of the circle, trying not to let any of them fall onto the floor. If they do, they are out of play and cannot touch another one until all sticks are removed from the pile.

Worms and Ladders

The game of Ladders and Worms is a great game for siblings. The goal is to be the first person to reach the end of the board. Each player rolls the dice, and moves his or her counter accordingly. If you land on a ladder, your counter goes up one step; if you land on a worm, your counter goes down one step. The first player to reach 100 at the end of the board wins!

Cops and Robbers

-Everyone is ‘cops’ and gathers in a circle. One person is the robber, and then we all go around the circle and decide who has to be robbed. The robber has to leave the room.

-When the robber comes back in, we stand up and pretend like we are looking for money, which means holding our hands out with our palms facing up.

Simon Says

In Simon Says, one person is designated as the Simon and then gives commands to the other players. Players have to do what they are told (ie: Simon says, jump on one leg) until they hear Simon says stop. The player who guesses the command correctly gets to be the next Simon.

Hide and Seek

One of the most popular games for siblings is hide and seek. This game can be played in a variety of different ways and with a variety of different rules. One way to play this game is to designate one person as it while everyone else hides. Once they are all hiding, it counts to ten before going on a hunt.

Balancing Act

The game of balancing something is a fun way to pass time with your sibling. This game can be played indoors or outdoors and you will need two small, flat objects that are similar in weight (e.g., coins, bottle caps, stones). Take turns balancing one object at a time on your forehead without using your hands. Each player takes turns trying to balance the same number of objects as the other person. Whoever balances all their objects first wins!

Musical Chairs

This game is great because it doesn’t require any equipment, and the only limit is your imagination. All you need to do is divide players into two teams and then choose a song that has a lot of different beats in it. One person from each team stands in the middle of the room, facing away from their teammates, who sit on chairs. The music starts playing and when the beat changes, each person turns around so they are now facing the people on their team.

Treasure Hunt

-One person hides an object and the other sibling has to find it.

-For younger siblings, you may want to make this game a little more difficult by hiding the object in an out of reach place, like up on a high shelf.

-Hide and Seek is another fun game to play with siblings.

-You can use your backyard, the living room, or even just outside if it’s not too cold!

Heads Up, Seven Up

Heads Up, Seven Up: Draw seven circles on the ground with chalk and put a number in each one. Line up your siblings and have them close their eyes. Put a ball behind one of their heads and tell them to guess which circle it is behind by pointing at any of the circles on the ground. If they get it right, they get to keep playing, if not then you move onto the next sibling until all of them have had a turn guessing.

Follow The Leader

This game is a lot like Simon Says. One person is it and the rest of the players follow what they say. If they say follow me, then everyone follows that person wherever they go. If they say freeze, everyone stops moving, if someone says touch your nose, everyone touches their nose. The fun part about this game is that there’s no right or wrong way to play, so people can come up with different scenarios to keep things interesting.

Conclusion

Sibling rivalry is almost inevitable when you have multiple kids in your home, whether they’re biological or adopted. Keeping those relationships healthy and happy takes time and effort, which you may not have when you’re busy taking care of everyone else in the family. Luckily, these games are fun and don’t take up much time at all—making them perfect to play on days when you don’t have much time to spare! (Because let’s face it, that happens more often than we’d like!). When you’re the youngest in the family and your older siblings start to get boring, what’s left to do but create some sibling games? Games can help bond your family together, but they don’t have to be competitive or serious.