12 Skittles Game and Challenges everyone will enjoy

Kids love food games and Skittles they absolutely love. Here are 12 Skittles game that are fun to play at any party or gathering. These games are a mix of skittles games for kids, teens and anyone. These Skittles challenge are perfect to play at sleepover, game nights and will make your family gathering more fun and playful as everyone enjoy games and get to eat Skittles. So grab a bag of colorful Skittles and get ready to play.

12 Skittles Game that kids and teens will love to play

Guess the Skittle

This is a very simple skittles game that kids will love, and you need no preparation. Kids love guessing and eating skittles. Although teens and grownups can also enjoy it. This game is perfect for birthday parties and casual family gatherings.

Fill a bowl with a mix of Skittles and blindfold the player. Randomly pick a Skittle and place it in players mouth while blindfolded. They have to taste it and guess the color of skittle.

It will make your party more fun and exciting as often Skittles flavors are more similar than people think. You can keep playing in turns and keep a tally of who guess the most right. You can make it more exciting for grown-ups or teen by adding a dare or silly challenge for every wrong guess.

Skittles Color Sort Race

If you are looking for a high energy skittles game that keeps kids busy, this is a good choice. This game is simple to set up and works well for birthday parties, classroom parties or a fun holiday activity.
To play this game pour a mix of Skittles into one large bowl. Each player gets a set of small bowls or cups, and each player is assigned a color. Once the game starts, they race to sort every Skittle into the correct color bowl using only a spoon or chopstick. First one to collect 5 or 10 skittles of their assigned color wins.
You can make it more challenging for teens with a tight time limit or using left hand. Or making it a relay.

Chase the Skittle

This skittles games that works well for any age and any occasion. It is fast pace, unpredictable and will make everyone laugh. Its perfect for family game nights, birthday parties and holiday gatherings where you have a mixed age group.
To play this game every player starts with a small bag or pile of Skittles. Assign each dice count an action for example a roll of

1 means pass one skittle to the left
4 means steal one skittle from any player
6 means keep everything

Everyone take turns rolling the dice and follow the action for whatever number you land on. Depending on the roll you either keep your Skittles, pass them to the player. At the end the player with the most Skittles wins.
A printed dice action card will make playing this game easier, no one has to remember the rules mid game and younger kids can follow along easily without asking every two minutes what each number means.

Skittles Candy Land

This is perfect for those who love candy land themed games. This game takes a little prep but it worth it and it for birthday parties, rainy day activities or a fun family game night.
Draw or print a simple winding path on a poster board and color the squares in Skittles colors, red, orange, yellow, green and purple. Each player picks a Skittle as their game piece and moves it along the board. Each player draw a card from a color deck and move their Skittle to the next matching color square. The first to reach the end wins.
You can keep the board or as detailed as you like. Add a few special squares like “pick a Skittle from the bowl” or “swap places with any player” to keep older kids and teens interested. Instead of drawing color cards you can also assign each card with specific instruction like 2 block back or skip next turn. To make it more challenging for teens.
It is great game idea to play at candy land themed birthday. To make this easy to play and avoid the hassle to make color cards and board squares jus print a printable version.

Skittles Rainbow Showdown

This Skittles game is fast, funny and works for any group size making it perfect for any party or guest list. To play this game each player is assigned one Skittle color. Pour a big mixed pile of Skittles in the center of the table. Start the timer for 60 seconds and everyone races to pick out only their assigned color and run to put it in their respective bowl at the end of the room. To make it more challenging swap fingers for a spoon, or have players suck their Skittles up through a straw. When the timer goes off one with most Skittles in the bowl wins.
You can also play this as a team game where two players share a color and take turns grabbing, or make it a relay.

Skittles Color Challenge

This is a simple skittles challenge games that works for any age and occasion. It is easy to set up and can go as mild or as wild as your group needs.
Assign a challenge to each Skittle color before the game starts. Make small board and right on it. For example. red could be a physical challenge like do 10 jumping jacks, orange a silly dare like talk in a funny accent for the next two rounds, yellow a trivia question and so on. Players take turns pulling a Skittle from the bag without looking and whatever color they pull they have to do that challenge. And of course get to eat the Skittles.
Based on the age group of guests playing you can easily customize the challenges. For younger kids keep it simple and physical, hop on one foot, spin three times, do a silly dance. For teens you can plan dares or a little more creative and competitive.

Use printable version of color coded challenge cards to make prep easy.

Skittles Bingo

This is the classic Bingo game but with a fun twist. It works well for all age group and is best for family gathering and family game nights. To play this game instead of numbers, bingo cards are filled with Skittle colors in a 5×5 grid. Draw a Skittle from a bag and call out the color. Players mark off that color on their card using a Skittle from their own pile. First to get five in a row wins and get to eat their skittles.
You can make it more interesting you can add simple rules for different color for example, if the same color is called up twice in a row the next player to mark it off gets to steal a Skittles from any other player. This will make game unpredictable and keep everyone engaged.

You can use printable ready made bingo cards to keep things easy.

Rainbow Story Game

This is a interesting and genuinely engaging game you can play using skittles. It is perfect for sleepover, classroom activities, road trip. It is a calm and creative game.
To play this game assign each skittle color a story theme before the game starts. For example Red means something scary or exciting happens, yellow means a surprise, green means something funny, orange means a new character appears and purple means the story takes an unexpected turn. To start the game the players sit together and one person will initiate a story, everyone take turns pulling a Skittle from the bag without looking and add the story based on the Skittle color. The story builds round by round and goes in directions nobody expects and continues till the Skittles are finished.
For younger kids you can keep the color themes simple and silly. For grown ups you can make the themes more creative or dramatic and have a 30 seconds timer to add their part to make it more challenging and fun.

One Minute Skittles Challenge

This is one of those skittles challenge games that is easy to pull out anytime you need a quick activity with zero prep. One Minute Skittles Challenge are simple one minute challenges using nothing but a bag of Skittles and things you already have at home. It work for all age group and you can play these games for any occasion.
Each player gets one minute to complete a challenge. You can rotate through challenges each round or let players pick one from a list. Here are some easy ones to get you started:

Sort a pile of mixed Skittles into color groups under a minute
Toss Skittles one at a time into a cup across the table
Move as many Skittles as possible from one bowl to another using only a spoon held in your mouth
Make a Skittles line using a straw to pick and align them in a line

The one who does the most wins. You can get some more one minute games challenge ideas from 24 Kid-Friendly Minute to Win It Games and 31 One Minute Party Games for Family.

Gratitude with Skittles

This game is a bit different and is perfect for thanksgiving, family dinner and classroom activities. one is a little different from the other skittles games on this list but it is worth including because it is genuinely useful beyond just being a game.

To play this game make a board by assigning each Skittle color a prompt. For example Red means share something you love, yellow means share something that made you happy recently, green means share a goal or something you are looking forward to, orange means share something you are grateful for and purple means share a favorite memory.

Players take turns pulling a Skittle from a bag and share gratitude based of the Skittle color. This game makes gratitude expression easier for everyone. There are no winners or losers but its perfect to help everyone bond. You can customize the prompts based on season and holiday.

Dance and Freeze with Skittles

If you need a skittles game for kids that keep them engaged and keep up with their high energy, this game is for you. This game is the classic dance and freeze but with a fun Skittles twist.
Every player grabs a Skittle from the bowl before the game starts and holds it in their hand without showing anyone. When the music plays and everyone dances but when the music stops a color is called out. If the Skittle in your hand matches the color called the player is out. The remaining players eat their Skittles and grabs a new Skittle from the bowl and the music starts again. Last player wins.
It is a perfect game for birthday parties.

Never Have I Ever (Skittles Version)

This classic game gets a whole lot more interesting when there are Skittles involved. This skittles game is perfect for teens and grown ups. You can play it anywhere and any occasion, during journey, camping or family night.
To play this game every player gets 5 or10 Skittles. One player makes a “never have I ever” statement, which is something they have never done. Anyone who has done it eats one of their Skittles. The next person makes a never have I ever statement and the game continues. the next The player who eats all the Skittles first loses and the last person with Skittles remaining wins.