Pencil Bottle Drop: Kitty Party Game Rules and Twists

What do you need to play Pencil Bottle Drop?

• One pencil per player (blunt or with an eraser end)
• About 2 feet of thread or string per player
• One empty plastic bottle with a wide mouth per player in a heat
• A phone timer
• A host to watch hands and singing

How to play Pencil Bottle Drop, step by step

1. Tie one end of the thread around each player's waist like a belt and tie a pencil to the other end so it hangs about 2 feet down in front.
2. Line up 5 players and place an empty plastic bottle on the floor in front of each one.
3. Players put their hands behind their backs. Start a 1 minute timer and each player tries to lower the pencil into her bottle by bending and moving her waist.
4. The twist: every player must sing a nursery rhyme (Machli jal ki rani, Twinkle twinkle little star, Chanda mama door ke) the entire time.
5. If a player stops singing, the host knocks her bottle over and she must stand it up and start again. When the pencil goes inside, the host notes her time.

Rules: how do you win?

• Touching the pencil, string or bottle with your hands means starting over.
• Stopping the song means the host knocks your bottle over.
• If the minute runs out, you get no time in that heat.
• The fastest player from each heat goes to a final, and the fastest in the final wins.

Fun twists to make it crazier

• Let the host pick each player's rhyme from a bowl of chits.
• Use a smaller glass or a narrow bottle in the final round.
• Give the winner a fun "Class Monitor" badge for Children's Day.

Tips for the host

• Use plastic bottles, never glass, because they will get knocked over.
• A wide mouth bottle like a juice or cold drink bottle works best for beginners.
• Keep a list of nursery rhymes ready so nobody gets stuck.
• Tie the waist knot loosely so it is easy to untie for the next heat.

Frequently asked questions