My son is turning 8 in December. For his party we have invited a group of friends over to play card and board games. My son picked out his favorite individual and group games: UNO, Twister, Jenga, Perfection, and Operation. We are going to award prizes to the winner of each game. For Jenga we will split them up in teams where they take turns pulling out a piece; in Perfection the person who has the quickest time will win; the last child remaining in Twister; etc. The cake is a Chinese checker board and party "boxes" look like a pack of cards on the outside (Small size cereal boxes reinvented). They will include scoring pad and pencil, cards, Barrel of Monkeys, Dominoes, and other games related items. We bought black, red and white plates and napkins to match the colors of UNO cards.  There will be 10 kids - 5 boys and 5 girls - and all have said yes. They are very excited and have asked if they can bring their favorite game along. Some parents have asked if they can stay and play too. We planned this for an evening event and we are preparing a taco bar for the kids to make their own tacos at. We are sure it will be an evening of old f