Bubbly Bash Yard Games

What You Need:

• 12 plastic champagne coupes
• Ping pong balls
• Sparkling water or regular water
• Long table or two small tables pushed together

Setup:

• Arrange 6 coupes in a triangle at each end of the table
• Fill each coupe about 1/3 full with water
• Teams of 2 stand at opposite ends

How To Play:

• Teams take turns trying to land ping pong balls in the opposing team's coupes
• Elbow rule: Your elbow must stay behind the edge of the table when throwing
• Bouncing: If a ball bounces on the table before going in, the defending team can swat it away
• Balls back: If both teammates make their shots in the same turn, they get the balls back for another round
• Rerack: Each team gets one chance per game to rearrange remaining coupes into a tighter formation
• When you sink a ball, the other team removes that coupe
• First team to eliminate all opposing coupes wins
• Winner gets to toast with actual bubbles!

What You Need:

• Domaine Carneros corks
• Large serving spoons
• Empty Domaine Carneros bottles for course boundaries

Setup:

• Create a relay course with the bottles
• Divide guests into teams of 4-6 people
• Give each team one spoon and one cork

How To Play:

• First player balances cork on spoon and navigates the course
• If cork drops, player must stop, pick it up, and continue from that spot
• Once they complete the course, they hand off spoon and cork to next teammate
• First team to have all players complete the course wins

What You Need:

• Plastic champagne coupes (one fewer than number of players)
• Upbeat playlist
• Designated music controller
• Long table (clear the dinner table for this one!)

Setup:

• Arrange coupes spaced out on a table that guests can walk around
• Players walk around the outside of the table

How To Play:

• When music plays, everyone walks around the table
• When music stops, players rush to grab a coupe and strike a "cheers" pose
• Player left without a coupe is out
• Remove one coupe and continue until only one player remains

Bubbly Twist:

• Pose Variations: Have someone call out different toast poses when music stops: "Cheers to summer!" (arms raised high) "Cheers to friendship!" (clink with nearest neighbor) "Cheers to the solstice!" (dramatic flourish)
• Winner gets first dibs on the rosé sorbet floats!