Magical and long-awaited holiday, which our children are so waiting for is already on the doorstep. You still have time to prepare for his meeting with the children, plan the scenario and study competitions and games for the New Year.
Games and competitions
Game "yes" and "no"The host asks questions to which the game participants must quickly, without hesitation, answer “yes” or “no.” The one who makes a mistake is eliminated from the game.
Is Santa Claus a cheerful old man?
- Yes.
- Do you like jokes and gags?
- Yes.
- Do you know songs and riddles?
- Yes.
- Will he eat all your chocolates?
- No.
- Will he light the children’s Christmas tree?
- Yes.
- Will he hide the threads and needles?
- No.
- Doesn’t his soul age?
- Yes.
- Will it warm us up outside?
- No.
- Is Joulupukki Frost's brother?
- Yes.
- Did a rose bloom under the snow?
- No.
- Is the New Year getting closer?
- Yes.
- Does the Snow Maiden have skis?
- No.
- Is Santa Claus bringing gifts?
- Yes.
- Are all the masks bright on New Year’s Day?
- Yes.
Exists another option this game. The presenter names the items, and the participants also quickly, without thinking, answer whether they are suitable for decorating the Christmas tree.
Multi-colored firecrackers?
- Yes.
- Blankets and pillows?
- No.
- No.
- Marmalades, chocolates?
- Yes.
- Glass balls?
- Yes.
- Are the chairs wooden?
- No.
- Teddy bears?
- Yes.
- Primers and books? 
- No.
- Are the beads multi-colored?
- Yes.
- And the garlands are light?
- Yes.
- Snow made of white wool?
- Yes.
- Good soldiers?
- No.
- Shoes and boots?
- No.
- Cups, forks, spoons?
- No.
"Snow Mission"
For this game, you can use a small ball or make a “snowball” out of cotton wool. The participants of the game stand in a circle and pass the “snowball” around the circle. At the same time they say:
We're all rolling a snowball,
We all count to five.
One two three four five -
Sing a song for you!
Whoever has a “snowball” on the last phrase fulfills this wish. The last phrase can be changed: “And read poetry to you!”, “Let’s dance for you!”, “Tell you a fairy tale!” and so on.
"Anecdote "with a beard""
The contestants take turns telling jokes. If one of those present knows the continuation, the narrator is given a “beard”, which is replaced by a piece of cotton wool. The one who ends up with fewer pieces of cotton wool wins.
"Cooking Competition"
Within a certain time (for example, 5 minutes), the participants in the game must create New Year's menus. All dishes in it must begin with the letter "N" (New Year). Dishes on the menu for Father Frost must begin with the letter "M", and for the Snow Maiden - with the letter "S". The one with the largest menu wins.
“I’ll sing now!”
On New Year's Day, it is customary to sing songs and dance around the Christmas tree. But this activity can be diversified. For example, when the presenter claps, everyone begins to sing the famous song “The little Christmas tree is cold in winter...”. At the second clap, singing aloud stops, but all participants in the game continue to sing to themselves. On the third clap, everyone starts singing out loud again. The one who enters incorrectly is eliminated.
"Fairy tale character"
Cards with names written on them are laid out on the table. fairy tale characters, cartoon characters (captions down). A participant in the game pulls out any card and, after reading what is written there, must, using facial expressions, gestures, and characteristic sounds, portray this character so that those present understand who he is talking about. we're talking about. The first person to guess pulls out the next card.
"Cinderella"
The game involves two people. Each participant is blindfolded and asked to disassemble his own slide, in which peas, beans, lentils, and dried rowan are mixed (the ingredients can be changed depending on what is in the house). Blindfolded participants sort the fruits into groups. The one who completes the task first wins.
"Mystery Prize"
A small gift (notebook, pen, etc.) is wrapped in paper, onto which a piece of paper with a riddle is glued. Once again they wrap it in paper and again glue the piece of paper with the riddle on it. There can be any number of such layers, it all depends on the number of players. The participant unfolds one layer of paper, reads the riddle to himself and says the answer out loud. Then he unfolds the next layer, reads the riddle again to himself and says the answer. If he doesn't know the answer, he reads the riddle out loud. The first one to solve this riddle unrolls the next layer of paper. The winner is the one who, having solved the last riddle, gets to the gift.
"Mobile phone"
Participants in the game name the numbers in order. Those who get the number 5 or its multiples say “ding-ding.” Those who get the number 7 and its multiples say “ding-diling.” The one who makes a mistake is eliminated from the game.
"Choose a prize!"
Various gifts wrapped in little bags are attached to a long rope. The participant in the game is blindfolded and given scissors. He must cut some gift, which he gets.
"Slipper for Cinderella"
Participants in the game put their shoes in a pile and blindfold themselves. The presenter mixes the shoes into a pile and gives the command: “Find your shoe!” Blindfolded participants need to find their pair of shoes and put on their shoes. Whoever completes the task faster wins.
"Toropyzhki"
For this competition you will need sweet jelly or, for example, halva. The winner is the one who eats the portion offered to him the fastest using a toothpick.
"The Harvesters"
The participants of the game are divided into 2 teams. The task of each team is to move as many oranges or tangerines as possible to a certain place without using their hands in a certain time (for example, 10 minutes).
"Riddles"
Each participant in the game has a piece of paper attached to their back with the name of an animal, object, etc. (for example, an elephant, a pen, a pear, an airplane), but so that the players do not know what is written on their pieces of paper. But they can read what is written on others' backs. Participants in the game must ask each other leading questions to find out what is written on their backs. The answers can only be “yes” or “no”. The one who guesses his “name” first is the winner. The game is played until the last person guesses correctly. Everyone receives incentive prizes.
"Sculptors"
This competition is best held outdoors. The presenter names a letter, and the competition participants must fashion any thing out of snow that begins with this letter. Whoever blinds faster and more reliably wins. You can conduct this competition at home using plasticine.
Tricks
Learn these simple tricks and... New Year's Eve in the eyes of your guests you will become an unrivaled magician.
Thread on a jacket
You notice a white thread on your jacket and try to brush it off, but the thread remains on the jacket. Then you grab it by the tip and pull. To your surprise (and the surprise of other people), she continues on. You pull further and further until several meters of thread run out.
The secret of the trick: Before performing a trick, you put a small pencil in the inner pocket of your jacket, onto which several meters of thread are wound from a spool. Use a needle to push the tip of the thread through the fabric of the jacket to the outside. The main thing is that there are no traces left in your pocket after the demonstration of the trick, if particularly vigilant spectators decide to inspect your pockets. That's why the thread is wound around the pencil.
Three glasses and paper
Place two glass glasses on the table at some distance from one another. Place a sheet of paper on top.
Take the third glass in your hands and invite the audience to place it between the two glasses on a sheet of paper so that the paper does not bend. Of course, no one succeeds. Then you demonstrate your “magical” abilities.
The secret of the trick: Fold a sheet of paper like an accordion along the long side, then it can easily support the weight of even a glass cup.
Magic rope
You sit down at a table in front of the audience, show them a rope, put it on the table and say: “I will tie a knot in this rope without using my hands.”
After this, cross your arms over your chest. Taking one end of the rope with your left hand and the other with your right, you spread your arms to the sides. There really was a knot in the rope!
The secret of the trick: None special secret there is no. You just need to take a rope at least 1 meter long. And, of course, carefully rehearse the act in order to be able to grab both ends of the rope from the table.
Magic "patch"
You ask the audience for two coins in denominations of 1 and 5 rubles. Place a 1 ruble coin on a small piece of paper, draw a mark around it with a pencil and then carefully cut out a hole with a diameter equal to this 1 ruble coin. After this, invite the audience to insert a 5-ruble coin into this hole. Nobody has any idea how to do this. Then you can easily solve the proposed problem.
The secret of the trick: Of course, a 5-ruble coin will not fit into such a small hole. But if you bend a piece of paper in half so that the fold line runs through the center of the hole, the hole will turn into a gap. Stretch the paper a little - the diameter of the hole is enough for a coin to slip through it with ease.
Without getting your hands wet
Take a large flat plate, place a coin on it and pour a small amount enough water to cover the coin. Then ask the audience to take the coin without getting their hands wet.
The secret of the trick: You light a piece of paper and put it in a glass. Then quickly turn the glass over and place it on a plate near the coin. When the paper in the glass burns and goes out, the water from the plate will collect under it, and the coin will end up in a dry place.
Three layouts
Take any 21 cards and arrange them face up into three cards in seven rows. You should end up with three vertical columns of seven cards each. Invite one of the spectators to remember one card and say which column it is in. Carefully, one by one, place the cards in each column into piles, and then all the piles into one pile. In this case, a stack of cards from the column with the selected card must be placed in the middle between the other two. Then turn the stack face down, again arrange the cards in three columns of seven cards each, and again ask the spectator to indicate which column contains the chosen card. Fold the cards into columns and place the indicated column of cards in the middle again. And finally, lay out the cards for the third time and again place the column with the selected card between the other two. Count out ten cards. The eleventh card comes out.
The secret of the trick: the main thing is to always place the column with the hidden card between the other two.
Tricky trick
Take a deck of cards. Invite one of the spectators to choose and remember a card and put it on top of the deck without showing it to you. Then remove the deck and place its lower part on top. Lay out the cards face up and accurately indicate the hidden card.
The secret of the trick: To find the hidden card, we'll use a little trick. Before demonstrating the trick, we remember the lowest card of the deck. Now, when laying out the deck, the hidden card will lie in front of the card that we spied.
Guessed card
You invite four spectators to sit at the table with you. You deal five cards to everyone. After this, the spectators must remember one card each from those in their hands. You collect the cards and lay them out on the table in five piles. Spectators choose one of the piles. You take the cards and fan them out to the audience. Then you ask which of them sees their card. Having received the answer, you accurately indicate the card that they remember.
The secret of the trick: You start collecting cards from the spectator who sits to your left and then go clockwise. Moreover, you collect all five cards at once, and not one at a time. Your cards will be the last to be collected, and they will be at the top of the deck. When you then arrange the cards into five piles, any one of them contains the cards in the order in which the spectators sit at the table. If, for example, a third spectator identifies “his” card, it will be third, counting from the top of the pile, etc.
Kings and ladies
Kings and queens are selected from the deck. You place them in front of the audience in two rows - separately for kings and separately for queens. You stack the cards, placing a stack of kings on top of a stack of queens. The resulting deck of eight cards can be removed by spectators any number of times. Then you hide the cards behind your back, take out two cards and show them to the audience. They see that it is the king and queen of the same suit.
The secret of the trick: Initially, you stack the cards so that the sequence of suits in both decks is the same. Behind your back, you divide the deck into two four-card decks and take the top card from each mini-deck. It will always be the king and queen of the same suit.
Intended number
Invite one of the spectators to think of a number. After this, the spectator must multiply it by 2, then add 8, divide by 2 and subtract the number he has in mind. After a significant pause, you announce that the resulting number is 4.
The secret of the trick: There is no secret, pure mathematics!
1. New Year's competition "There are Christmas trees" "
We decorated the Christmas tree with different toys, and in the forest there are different types of Christmas trees, wide, short, tall, thin. Now, if I say “high,” raise your hands up. “Low” - squat and lower your arms. “Wide” - make the circle wider. “Thin” - make a circle already. Now let's play! (The presenter plays, trying to confuse. He says one thing and shows another)
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2. Competition “Attach the Snowman’s Nose.”
(Two people come to the board. They are blindfolded and brought to the Snowmen. You need to attach a carrot to each Snowman. Repeat 2-3 times)
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3. New Year's game "Christmas tree decorations."
We will play with you now
An interesting game.
What we decorate the Christmas tree with,
I'll tell you quickly.
Listen carefully
And answer definitively
If I tell you right,
Say yes in response
Well, what if it’s suddenly wrong,
Answer boldly - “no”.
Multi-colored firecrackers?
Blankets and pillows?
Cots and cribs?
Marmalades, chocolates?
Glass balls?
Are the chairs wooden?
Teddy bears?
Primers and books?
Are the beads multi-colored?
Are the garlands light?
Snow made from white cotton wool?
Satchels and briefcases?
Shoes and boots?
Cups, forks, spoons?
Are the candies shiny?
Are tigers real?
Are the cones golden?
Are the stars radiant?
4. New Year's competition "Snowballs. Hit the target."
(Snowballs are first rolled out of paper. Children are divided into two groups. Each has a snowball in their hands. Everyone needs to get into their own box. The team that collects the most snowballs wins).
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5. The game “Who doesn’t wash their ears.”
(A question is asked; children must answer “yes” or remain silent.)
Who loves chocolate?
Who loves marmalade?
Who loves pears?
Who doesn't wash their ears?
Who loves pomegranate?
Who loves grapes?
Who loves apricots?
Who doesn't wash their hands?
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6.Game “Pass balloon»
(Children are divided into two teams. At the command of the leader, each first is given a ball. It is necessary to pass it from hand to hand to the next team member as quickly as possible. You can give two or three balls at the same time)
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7.New Year's riddles for children
If the forest is covered with snow,
If it smells like pies,
If the Christmas tree goes into the house,
What kind of holiday? ...
(New Year)
Christmas tree on New Year's holiday
Calls adults and children.
All people are invited
On New Year's... (round dance).
Powdered the paths
I decorated the windows.
Gave joy to children
And I went for a sledding ride.
(winter)
There is noise everywhere on this holiday!
An explosion followed by cheerful laughter!
Very noisy toy -
New Year's... (cracker)
New Year's balls -
The best gift for children.
Fragile, fabulous and bright
This holiday... (gift).
Invisible, carefully
He comes to me
And he draws like an artist
He patterns on the window.
(freezing)
On trees, on bushes
Flowers are falling from the sky.
White, fluffy,
Just not the scented ones.
(snowflakes)
He's busy all the time
He can't go in vain.
He goes and paints it white
Everything he sees along the way.
(snow)
I'm snowy, I'm white,
The guys made me
During the day they are always with me,
In the evening they go home.
Well, at night under the moon
I'm very sad alone.
(snow woman)
They fly faster than the wind
And I fly three meters from them.
My flight is over. Clap!
Soft landing in a snowdrift.
(sled)
And not snow, and not ice,
And with silver he will remove the trees.
(frost)
Everyone is afraid of him in winter -
It can hurt when he bites.
Hide your ears, cheeks, nose,
After all, on the street... (Frost)
Under my feet
Wooden friends.
I fly at them with an arrow,
But not in summer, but in winter.
(Skis)
We looked out the window,
I can’t believe my eyes!
Everything around is white - white
And it’s blowing... (Blizzard)
The hedgehog looks like her
You won't find any leaves at all.
Like a beauty, slim,
And for the New Year it’s important.
(Christmas tree)
I'm rushing forward like a bullet,
The ice just creaks
Let the lights flicker.
Who's carrying me? ...(Skates)
There was barely a breath of winter -
They are always with me.
Two sisters will warm you up,
Their name is...(Mittens)
They are tossed around, rolled around,
And in winter they carry it.
(Felt boots)
It sparkles in the sky
Decorates our Christmas tree.
Will never fade
On New Year's Day... (star).
Santa Claus for the New Year
He will bring a Christmas tree for the children.
And it's like a fire on her
Red is blazing... (ball).
We are not sad on New Year's Day,
We are sitting under the Christmas tree
And to each other with expression
We say... (congratulations).
Santa Claus bag big
He carries behind his back,
Calls all the people
For a merry... (New Year).
Santa Claus came to visit us
With a fragile, snow-white guest.
He called her daughter.
This girl... (Snow Maiden).
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8. Game “Guess what’s in Santa Claus’s bag.”
( There are all kinds of things in the bag: cones, small balls, bows, an eraser, a toy, a cube, etc. The child puts his hand into the bag. He finds one thing by touch and describes it without naming it. Everyone must guess what it is).
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9. New Year's competition “Collect snowflakes”
(2-4 people can play. Snowflakes (buttons) are scattered on the floor. Children wearing thick adult mittens must collect as many snowflakes as possible in a minute.)
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Game program.
Competition 1 "Mosaic" (envelopes with postcards)
Each table is given an envelope in which beautiful card cut into different geometric figures. The task is to collect a postcard.
Competition 2 “Snowball fight”.
Teams of girls and boys of 5-6 people each line up opposite each other. Each team receives “Snowballs” - lumps of white paper, 2 snowballs for each team member. The task is to throw snowballs into your basket (bucket), placed 2-3 meters from the team. The winning team receives prizes.
Competition 3 “Telegram to Santa Claus”.
The guys are asked to write 13 adjectives. When all the adjectives are written down, the presenter takes out the text of the telegram and inserts into it the missing adjectives from the list.
Telegram text
:
"... Grandfather Frost! All... the children are looking forward to your... arrival. New Year is the most... holiday of the year. We will sing for you... songs, dance... dances! Finally- then... New Year will come! I don't want to talk about... studying. We promise that we will only receive... grades. So, quickly open your... bag and give us... gifts. Sincerely to you... boys and... girls!"
Competition 4 "New Year's Theater"
.
Participants are given cards with the names of their roles. When their role is called, they go on stage and perform the proposed action.
FAIRY TALE
Shines brightly Sun
. Suddenly it blewwind
. A little girl ran into the suncloud
.
Trees(2-3)
shackled by winter sleep. Ran up to the treebunny
. He stood on his hind legs and waved his ears cheerfully. Carefully, sniffing the ground, he approached the bunnyhedgehog
. On its thorns sat a cuteapple
. At this time the first snow fell on the ground. Merrysnowflakes(6-7)
circled in the air and landed on the ground. Soon they fell asleep the hare and the hedgehog.
But then the sun came out again. It shone brightly, and the snowflakes melted. And the friends, freed from the snow, shook themselves off, rejoiced at the sun, jumped up and down, and each ran their own way.
Competition 5 “Gift Hunt”.
A rope is pulled, and various small prizes (toys, candies, etc.) are hung from it on strings. The participant is blindfolded and given scissors. He must go to the rope and cut off the prize he can.
You got this soap
To wash your hands cleaner. (Soap).
We are giving you (a notebook) so you have something to write on.
Yes, the lucky ticket is yours, keep it up (pencil).
Oh, what a great fellow you are, have a lollipop. (Chupa Chups).
Portrait of the most beautiful man. (Mirror).
Since you got a chocolate bar,
It won’t be bitter for you - it will be sweet! (Chocolate).
This prize was given to you to gnaw on in the evenings. (Seeds).
Happiness fell into your hands, you got a big apple. (Apple).
Receive quickly as a gift
Your winnings are (balloon).
We'll have to live by learning grief,
Don't forget about the days of the calendar. (Calendar)
A means to combat infection in order to prevent mass absences from classes. (Disposable wipes)
If you want to dress chic and have a wide range of clothes, you will need the best sewing machine. (Needle).
Don't be sad, don't grieve,
Go and kiss your neighbor.(Kiss the neighbor)
So that your teeth don't hurt,
Clean them at least once a week.(Toothbrush
)
Don't be bored in the evenings - drink aromatic tea.
The yacht came with this ticket, now you can go out into the world. (Paper boat).
Get it, hurry up, you have a notebook, write poetry. (Notebook).
Dear comrade, get (candy),
Just don’t eat it yourself, treat your neighbor.
Competition 6 "Dance" . (New Year's disco.)
SNOWBALLS GAME
The participants of the game line up. There is a basket in front of them at a distance of 2-3 meters. Each participant is given a sheet of paper. Task: crumple a sheet of paper, i.e. turn it into a “snowball” and get into the basket.
GAME "WHO CALL THE RATTL FIRST"
Place a chair near the tree with a rattle on it. You need to ride around the tree on a broom and ring the rattle.
Competition "Snowflakes"
Teacher throwing up snowflakes three colors, reads a riddle.
On trees, on bushes
Flowers are falling from the sky
Cold, fluffy,
Just not the scented ones.
What is this?
All (in unison). Snowflakes!
As soon as the music starts, each team collects snowflakes of only one color, and then makes a winter word out of them (letters are written on snowflakes).
"What's hanging on the tree?"
So, what happens on the Christmas tree?
A loud cracker?
A beautiful toy?
Old tub?
This is the decoration on the Christmas tree! Be careful.
We repeat.
A loud cracker?
Cheerful parsley?
Hot cheesecake?
Cheesecake, and even a hot one, is unlikely to decorate the Christmas tree; most likely it will be eaten.
White snowflakes?
Vibrant pictures?
Torn boots?
Gold plated fish?
Are the balls chiseled?
Are the apples soaked?
Well guys, it's time to end the game!
CATCH THE SNOWBALL!
Several couples participate. Children stand opposite each other at a distance of approximately 4 meters. One child has an empty bucket, the other has a bag with a certain number of “snowballs” (tennis or rubber balls). At a signal, the child throws snowballs, and the partner tries to catch them with a bucket. The first couple to finish the game and score wins large quantity“snowballs”.
MITTEEN
All children stand in a circle. Santa Claus loses his mitten.
The host of the holiday finds her and, turning to Santa Claus, asks: “Santa Claus, isn’t this your mitten?” Santa Claus replies: “The mitten is mine, I’ll catch up with it, friends.” The children pass the mitten to each other, and Santa Claus tries to take it from the children.
IN BAGS AROUND THE TREE
2 children compete. They get into bags and kick. The top of the bags is held with your hands. At a signal, children run around the tree in different directions. The one who runs faster wins. The next pair continues the game.
BRING THE SNOWBALL IN A SPOON!
2 players participate. They are given a spoon with a cotton snowball in their mouth. At the signal, the children run in different directions around the Christmas tree. The winner is the one who comes running first and does not drop the snowball from the spoon.
FELT BOOTS
Large felt boots are placed in front of the Christmas tree. Two children are playing. At a signal, they run around the tree with different sides. The winner is the one who runs around the Christmas tree faster and puts on felt boots.
WHO INFLATES THE BALL FASTER
There can be 2 - 4 people playing. Each person is given a balloon. At the signal, the children begin to inflate them. The one who inflates the balloon the fastest wins.
Running around chairs
PUSH OUT OF THE HOOP!
A large hoop is placed on the floor. The players are chosen. They stand in the hoop on one leg, and at a signal, the players begin to push each other out of the hoop with their elbows. The winner is the one who can stay in the hoop (while standing on one leg).
For parents : Sing a song
Sing 1 verse “A Christmas tree was born in the forest”, as if you...
Nursery group of kindergarten
Military choir
Pensioners' Choir
The remaining verses of this song can be dramatized.
Competition "Funny Nonsense"
This competition improves the mood of those present and adds joy to the holiday.
The presenter has two sets of strips of paper. In the left hand - questions, in the right - answers. The presenter goes around the tables, the players take turns playing “blindly”, pulling out a question, (reading out loud) then an answer. It turns out to be hilarious nonsense.
Use your imagination when composing questions and answers. The larger the list of questions and answers, the more options for funny combinations you will get.
Sample questions:
- do you read other people's letters?
- do you sleep peacefully?
- Do you eavesdrop on other people's conversations?
- Do you hit dishes out of anger?
- can you screw your friend?
- are you spreading gossip?
- Do you have a habit of promising more than your capabilities?
- would you like to marry for convenience?
- when you meet New Year?
When does Santa Claus give gifts?
Do you drink champagne on New Year's Eve?
Do you torture cats?
Are you sleeping on New Year's Eve?
Do you like to give gifts to relatives?
Do you love going to school?
Can you hit a friend?
Do you like to lick icicles and eat snow?
Sample answers:
- this is my favorite activity;
- occasionally, for fun;
- only on summer nights;
- when the wallet is empty;
- only without witnesses;
- only if this is not associated with material costs;
- especially in someone else's house;
- this is my old dream;
- no, I am a very shy person;
- I never refuse such an opportunity.
Find the word
Make a word from the letters: K E N J O S, V N O K G E S I. (snowball, snowman)
Cheerful, active, funny and funny competitions for the New Year for children they will make the holiday unforgettable. They give good mood, mass positive emotions, bring together those who found themselves in the same circle that night. They reveal a variety of children's talents: some sing great, some draw masterfully, and some end up being faster and smarter than everyone else.
A child is always interested in comparing himself with others and learning how to lose deservedly. This educational moment also applies to New Year’s games, which can be arranged with both kids and teenagers. They will be useful for school-wide Christmas tree, events in kindergarten and family holiday.
Coming up with your own New Year's competitions for children so that they get involved in any age category is a mastery of aerobatics. Firstly, nothing can surprise modern children; their demands for entertainment are quite high, and they can react to many competitions and games with a sour expression and refusal to participate in them. Secondly, the New Year theme involves the use of appropriate attributes and heroes, which must be taken into account when selecting certain competitions. Our useful tips will help you choose the best and most fun options from the variety offered on the Internet.
- Age
Decide on the age category of children who will take part in New Year's competitions. If outdoor games are important for kids, then you can organize intellectual battles for schoolchildren, and for teenagers you can include elements of gags and jokes.
- Place
The location of the competition for the New Year will also matter. For example, in kindergarten, children can be lined up in a round dance and have fun outdoor games around the Christmas tree. But at school you will need more serious joke games with jokes and intellectual tasks. And it is much easier to organize such events at home, in the family circle, when no one will be embarrassed.
- Plot
Carefully read the texts for children's New Year's competitions offered on various sites. Make sure that there was not a hint of vulgarity for adults, which is so much on the Internet today. Imagine the whole game from start to finish: wouldn't it be too difficult for children? Is everything clear to you during the scenario? Can you get all the attributes for the competition? Think through all these points in advance to make the holiday a success.
- Leading
Don't forget to decide who will be the presenter at the New Year's children's competitions. Can you organize them so that the kids don’t get bored on the holiday evening and get a lot of positive emotions? Maybe it makes sense to invite a professional to do this or invite actors in the guise of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden?
When choosing New Year's competitions and games for children, consider the smallest details. These are not just competitions that help while away a weekday evening in the yard or at home. They should be truly incendiary, fun, and memorable. They need to be carried out in such a way that even the losers are happy and choked with delight and overwhelming emotions. This is the essence of the New Year: only joy, laughter and no negative emotions - this is the main rule. Start your selection with the age groups of children.
Preschool age
Pick up interesting competitions for the New Year for children preschool age most difficult, since their circle is limited to the mobile and extremely simple games. On the one hand, children aged 3-6 years are very responsive and always willingly participate in such events. However, they may not always understand the terms and rules of the competition, and in case of failure, resentment may end in tears. Therefore, the selection of New Year's games for kids needs to be taken as responsibly as possible.
- Nesmeyana
Game situation for New Year's competition: on the eve of the New Year, the Snow Maiden was stolen, and only Nesmeyana knows who is hiding her and where. One of the adults pretends to be a sad, whiny princess, whom the children must make laugh so that she reveals her secret to them.
- “I’ll freeze it!”
The Snow Maiden asks Father Frost:
- Grandfather, can you freeze everything?
- Yes! - he answers.
- But try to freeze our guys! Children, quickly hide what Grandpa wants to freeze!
To the accompaniment of cheerful, energetic music, the children around Grandfather dance in a circle. When he says:
- I'll freeze your ears! - everyone covers their ears with their palms.
- Fun questions
The leader in a round dance asks the children funny questions about Santa Claus, which you need to be able to answer correctly. Not all kids can do this. Sometimes, out of consonance, they give incorrect answers, which amuses all the presenters.
— Is Santa Claus a cheerful old man? - Yes
— Do you like jokes and gags? - Yes
- Does he know songs and riddles? - Yes
— Will he eat our chocolates? - No
— Will he light a Christmas tree for all the children? - Yes
— Wears shorts and a T-shirt? - No
- He doesn’t age in soul, does he? - Yes
- Does it keep us warm outside? - No
- Santa Claus is Frost's brother? - Yes
- Is our birch good? - No
— Is the New Year closer to us, closer? - Yes
— Is there a Snow Maiden there in Paris? - No
— Is Santa Claus bringing gifts? - Yes
— Does Grandfather drive a foreign car? - No
— Does he wear a fur coat and a hat? - No
- Doesn't he look like dad? - Yes
Such New Year's competitions for young children will allow you to avoid pitfalls and have a fun holiday without unpleasant surprises in the form of grievances and tears. It would be better for this age category if the presenters represent Father Frost and the Snow Maiden or some other fairy-tale characters typical of the New Year. This will give the holiday an appropriate flavor and the kids will remember it for a long time.
7-9 years
For children 7-8 years old, you need to look for something more serious. Of course, mobile New Year's games and competitions for this age category are not going anywhere, but they can already be diluted with creative and intellectual elements. This will make the holiday more exciting, will help the children open up and show their talents.
- New Year's cap
You need to prepare a paper hat in advance and paint it in a fun New Year's way. Children are divided into two teams. Each of them has 1 representative. A cap is put on one of them. The second opponent is given a long stick (make sure its tip is not very sharp), with which he must carefully remove the magic headdress from his opponent and put it on himself. After that they change. All team members must do this. The task of the New Year's competition is considered unfulfilled if the cap fell to the floor or the opponent was painfully hit with a stick.
- Christmas decorations
The guys are divided into two teams. The first one is Christmas tree decorations. The second one should decorate the New Year tree with them. Members of the first team must, without words, depict some well-known Christmas tree toy (a ball, a star, a gnome, etc.), and the opponents must guess what they are showing them.
- Snowballs
For this New Year's competition, you will have to make a cardboard Christmas tree, cutting holes in it with a diameter of 15-20 cm. Prepare paper balls, which children should use from a distance to fall into the holes on the artificial New Year's tree. The most accurate sniper will receive a prize!
Undoubtedly, the most popular are funny New Year's competitions, when it is simply impossible not to laugh while watching those who take part in the announced competition. Parents should pay attention to them. There should not be so many serious, creative competitions: New Year was invented in order to have fun, and children should be given this opportunity!
10-12 years
At the age of 10-11, despite the proximity of adolescence, schoolchildren still love to have fun, so choose funny competitions for children that will not let them get bored either at school or at home. However, more subtle humor is acceptable here; it is worth taking into account the participation in games of girls and boys, who begin to show their first sympathies at this age.
- New Year's popcorn
Children are divided into two teams. Paper cups filled with popcorn are attached to the players' feet with tape. So you need to run a certain distance, dropping as little precious burden as possible along the way. Popcorn is poured into the team's bowl. Whoever turns out to be fuller at the end of the New Year's competition wins.
- Liberator of the Snow Maiden
In the New Year's competition, a fabulous situation is created: on New Year's Eve, the Snow Maiden was stolen and locked away. Two opponents are offered two locked locks and a bunch of keys. Whoever picks up the key faster and unlocks his lock is considered the winner and the noble liberator of the Snow Maiden.
- Creative competitions
In this age group, be sure to hold New Year’s creative competitions for children: who can better draw a New Year’s tree of the future or a modern Snow Maiden. Here they will show their talents in all their glory.
For this age, New Year's competitions for children and adults will be quite useful, since their interaction will certainly be productive and will give many pleasant and fun minutes. Children aged 10-12 like to feel equal to adults and even be better than them in some ways. If you give them such an opportunity for the New Year, their delight will know no bounds.
13-15 years old
The most interesting age is 13-14 years old, when teenagers should be called children with caution, because in their essence they are no longer such. However, they will also be happy to have fun on New Year’s Eve, especially if the company is of different sexes: boys and girls of this age love to flirt with each other, and where else, if not in games, can this be done in front of everyone? If you have a gathering of young people, look for New Year’s competitions for children and parents, in which absolutely everyone will participate: in this case this is the best option.
- Geese and ducks
Participants in the New Year's competition line up one after another so that their hands are on the shoulders of the person in front. It's good if boys alternate with girls. The presenter approaches each of them and whispers in their ear either “duck” or “goose” (there should be more such people) so that the others do not hear it. After this, the presenter explains that if he now says the word “duck”, all the players to whom he said it will press both legs together. If “goose” - one leg. It seems that there is nothing special in this New Year's competition, but as soon as you say the cherished word out loud, you will understand how fun it is.
- New Year's makeup
Distribute the teenagers into boy-girl pairs. It is better to warn the participants of this New Year's competition in advance and select only those who really would not mind such an “extreme”. Young people are blindfolded and given eye shadow, blush and lipstick. And they start putting makeup on their partner's face. Usually the competition is a great success, because the results are very inspiring and fun for everyone present.
- Sausage for the New Year
Very funny competition, which will cheer everyone up at the festive New Year's table. The presenter asks the children various questions about the New Year, and they, in turn, must always answer with one word, which must be derived from the word “sausage.” For example:
— How did you celebrate this New Year? - Sausage!
— What will you do on January 1? - Suck it!
— What do you want to receive as a gift for the New Year? - Sausage!
The main condition of this funny New Year's competition is not to laugh under any circumstances and always answer with a serious face. Whoever laughs first is out of the game.
- Attentive Ensemble
All the children present are invited to sing together the song “A Christmas tree was born in the forest.” The conductor of this New Year's competition is selected (an adult, the presenter, can take on his role). He warns teenagers to take a closer look at his hands. As soon as he clenches one hand into a fist, everyone should suddenly fall silent. As a rule, not everyone succeeds in this and some continue to sing the New Year's song alone.
In fact, you can find a variety of funny and very interesting children's competitions for the New Year, which will so lift your spirits and cheer that everyone will remember the holiday for a long time. Parents should take care of the selection of games in advance in order to have a large number of competitions in their arsenal that will not let them get bored. The child will be delighted if he spends New Year's days with friends in a fun and exciting way. Well, don’t forget to choose a gift, and if you don’t know what to give, read.
Games and entertainment for the New Year
BALL AROUND THE CIRCLE
All participants in this game stand in a circle. Each child is given inflated air balloons. But one participant is not given a ball. The presenter plays a New Year's song or, if he has the ability and a musical instrument, plays the melody himself. When the music plays, players pass each ball to their neighbor. When the music stops, the player who ends up without a ball is out of the game. After a player is eliminated, one ball is also taken away. If someone's ball bursts during the game, that participant is also eliminated from the game. The winner is the one who remains last in the game.
LEAF Lump
The participants of the game stand in one row. Everyone is given a landscape sheet, which they will hold by the corner at arm's length. When the leader gives any command to start the game, for example, ringing a bell, or says: “One, two, three - start!”, then each player must crumple his piece of paper into a ball (into a fist) with one hand (without helping the other). At the same time, you cannot lower your hand with the piece of paper. Whoever completes this task raises his hand (with a crumpled piece of paper) above his head.
THREE HEROES
Let's choose the three most daring "cheaters". They need to be given an uninflated balloon. Participants must inflate the balloons until they burst.
The player whose balloon bursts the fastest will win. As a prize you can give a whole and brand new balloon.
COLLECTIVE MASTERPIECE
In this team game Any guest who wants to feel like a real artist can participate. Participants are divided into two or more teams of 3-4 people. Each team is given a sheet of paper, preferably in A1 format, so that they can large field for artistic activities. And each participant is given a felt-tip pen (or marker). To make it more interesting, each “artist” is blindfolded (with a handkerchief or scarf). The presenter names the topic for drawing, it’s better if it’s something New Year’s (snowman, Santa Claus, Snow Maiden), then commands: “One, two, three - start drawing,” and everyone starts drawing at the same time. The team that draws the fastest will win. But in this competition one must also take into account the accuracy of the work performed.
BLIND ARTIST
There may be several participants in this competition. The presenter must take a pre-prepared Whatman paper with two holes cut for the hands. Each participant stands behind a Whatman paper and puts their hands into the slots. Then everyone is given a felt-tip pen (or marker) and a landscape sheet. The presenter says what exactly the participants should draw (preferably something New Year's and not very complicated). The participant must, without seeing what exactly he is drawing, complete the task of the presenter. The winner in this competition is the one who displays the task on a piece of paper more accurately than others (whoever is most similar).
FIREFIGHTERS
This competition develops reactions among the assembled participants. To start this competition, you need to place two chairs with their backs facing each other at a distance of 1 m and hang a jacket on each back of the chair, but only the sleeves of these jackets must first be turned inside out. You should place a rope under the chairs so that its ends “peek out” a little from under the chairs. Contestants stand next to each of their chairs. At the command of the leader (the ringing of a bell or the words: “One, two, three - start!”), both participants must each take “their” jacket, turn out the sleeves, quickly put it on, fasten all the buttons, run around the opponent’s chair, sit on their chair and pull the end of the rope. The winner will be the participant who completes all the proposed actions faster than the other while wearing a correctly put on and buttoned jacket.
BRIDGE FROM CLOTHESPENS
Both individuals and teams can take part in this competition. For this, you need to prepare a large number of clothespins in advance. It is better if they are bright and colorful. Participants are given the same number of clothespins.
They begin to build a "bridge" by attaching one clothespin to the tip of another. The winner will be the participant (or team) who builds their multi-colored “bridge” faster than others. If there are too many clothespins, and not enough time is allocated for this competition, then you can limit the competition in time. The host can stop the game at any time by giving some kind of signal to end. This could be a ringing bell, a whistle, or the words: “One, two, three - stop the competition!” In this case, the winner will be the one with the longest “bridge”.
STIRLITZ
This game develops attention and visual memory. All players freeze in some position. Before this, a presenter is selected (from among the little guests), who must remember as much as possible better poses participants and what clothes each participant is wearing. After this he is taken out of the room. All participants try to change something in their poses and clothes (five changes in total). The returning leader must return all changes that occurred to the participants to their original state. If he remembers everything correctly, then he is awarded some kind of prize (or his real wish is fulfilled), and the presenter can be replaced and the game repeated. If the presenter could not remember the initial position and clothes of the players, then he needs to lead again.
BACK PAINTING
In this competition, the presenter acts as a judge. All participants are divided into pairs. Pairs perform in turns. The participant draws some figure on his partner’s back (maybe some animal, an object that can be depicted). The rest of the participants do not see the “back painting”. The partner must guess and draw what his “colleague” drew. This must be convincing so that his “pantomime” will be guessed by the other players to whom he showed all this. Every couple does this. The pair that guesses the most figures wins. For each figure guessed, the presenter can give the pair a “snowflake”. In this case, the winner is the pair with the most snowflakes.
ADVANCES
This competition develops reactions in young participants. All participants in this competition stand in a circle, and the presenter (who is selected from the small guests) stands in the center of this circle. When the music sounds, the presenter begins to dance, and the rest of the participants repeat all the movements after him. During the dance, the leader must unexpectedly and imperceptibly step on someone's foot, and the players must dodge in every possible way. If someone didn’t have time, then he takes the place of the leader, and the game starts again. It can be carried out until all participants are in the role of presenter. If time for the competition is limited, then the game can be played for 5-10 minutes.
REVERSE ARTIST
For this competition, you need to attach a felt-tip pen (marker) vertically at a distance of 1-1.3 m from the floor (a chair with a writing object attached to the back of it with tape will do). A participant who wants to play the role of an “artist” is given a sheet of paper (landscape paper is suitable for these purposes). The newly minted artist begins to move a piece of paper under a felt-tip pen, drawing some kind of picture. It could be something New Year’s (it’s best to choose something simpler for the drawing: a Christmas tree, a snowflake, skis). When everyone has played enough, we can hold an exhibition of everyone “ works of art"with a detailed story from the author himself about his work.
FULL COWBOY
It is better to make two boys participants in this “cowboy competition”. They should stand opposite each other. Each participant must put one banana in their pocket. At the leader’s signal (this may be a whistle), the “cowboys” must quickly grab their bananas from their pockets, peel them and eat them. The “cowboy” who is the first to handle his “weapon” will win.
EXTRA BALLS
This is a very active game. It should be held after “sedentary” and calm competitions. All small guests present are divided into two teams. The leader places them in two lines facing each other and draws a line between them. Pre-prepared inflated balloons are thrown between the players. There should be a large number of balls (20-30 pieces), the more there are, the more interesting the game will be. At the leader’s signal (whistle, bell), each team must try to throw the balls out of their territory and throw them into the enemy’s territory. The game can last 3-5 minutes.
MEMORIES OF INFANCY
This competition is best held after the active one, when the players begin to feel thirsty. All participants in this competition are given glasses with a viscous liquid (this can be jelly, liquid semolina, thick tomato juice) and straws. You can pour the liquid into baby bottles with a nipple. At the leader’s command (these words could be: “You’re a baby, start drinking liquid!”), all participants begin to drink (each from their own container). The winner is the participant who drinks everything faster than the rest. The reward may be a glass of juice (if the participant has not yet drunk).
CAPTURED ARTIST
Anyone who wants to participate in this competition must tie their hands behind their back. The presenter gives him a piece of paper (a sketchbook sheet may well be suitable for such a creation) and a felt-tip pen (marker, pen, colored pencil). The player must hands tied draw some object or animal (preferably something related to the New Year). After the “artist” has finished his “masterpiece,” those around him must guess what he painted. This game can be played as a competition. In this case, there should be several “artists”. Those who guess the “artist’s” idea are given a “snowflake” cut out of paper. Of those who guessed, the winner will be the one who collects the most “snowflakes”, and of the “artists” - who will more accurately convey his idea in the drawing.
EAT JELLY WITHOUT REGRETS
For this competition you need to prepare the jelly in advance. Each participant (the number of participants depends on the number of servings of jelly) is given a portion of jelly, blindfolded and given the smallest spoon that you have in your hand. Participants need to eat this jelly faster than others. The winner will be not only the fastest, but also the most accurate. You can make the competition more difficult (depending on the age of the children) by giving them toothpicks instead of spoons.
MATRYOSHKA PARADE
This is a very fun game. All participants must be placed in a circle one after another. Everyone is given a scarf. In this game, each participant must tie a scarf to his neighbor, who has his back to him. At the same time, the “matryoshka” itself should not adjust anything on itself, but at the same time tie its scarf to the “matryoshka” in front. When all participants have completed the task, a parade of all the “matryoshka dolls” is held. You can hold a parallel “matryoshka” beauty contest and award the prize to “The Most Charming”, “The Most Sloppy”, “The Funniest” (that “matryoshka” that will never stop laughing at itself and those around you).
WHOSE PRIZE?
This game is best played last of all games. She will be remembered by all the children for a long time and will become the most beloved. For this game you need to prepare some prizes in advance and wrap them in colored bags. If the bags are made of white paper, then they can be painted with colored markers and decorated with tinsel. These bags should be hung on strings and attached to a long rope.
When the presenter hangs all the bags on a rope, each participant in turn covers their eyes with a scarf (or scarf), is given scissors in their hands and turns around their axis with the words: “I twist and turn - I want to cut off the prize.” At the last words, the presenter turns the participant to face the prizes, and the participant cuts off the first bag he comes across.
Several song-related competitions can be held. Songs are best suited for New Year and winter. “Song” competitions can be held alternately with regular ones. Here are some competitions you can offer using the songs themselves and lines from them.
KEEP YOUR MELODY
Several people can take part in this game, but as many as the number of participants can be observed by the presenter. Each participant chooses a song and begins to sing it out loud. At the same time, he should not pay attention to his neighbor, who, shouting over him, sings “his” song, and should not stray from the motive and words of “his” song. When the leader claps, everyone continues to sing their song mentally. After the presenter claps his hands again, everyone again begins to sing out loud, shouting over their neighbor. The presenter carefully observes that all participants sing the motive and words correctly. The participant who strays from “his” song is eliminated from the game. The winner is the one who sings his song to the end without missing a beat. As a prize, he can be offered to sing a verse of his favorite song that he sang, but without any interference.
LOST WORDS
For this game you need to prepare leaves in advance (you can take landscape ones). On each piece of paper you need to write 1-2 lines from some New Year's songs. There should be as many leaves as there are participants in this game.
The presenter lays out the leaves on the floor, lines down. When the game begins, the participants take pieces of paper and read the lines on them. This game is best played with participants who already know how to read. They need to find players with words from the same song. Those participants who find each other faster than others will win.
MIXED-UP SONG
The presenter begins to perform a song (preferably some well-known New Year's song). But the words from one song are sung to the tune of another song (For example: the words from the song “A Christmas Tree Was Born in the Forest” are sung to the tune of the song “Little Christmas Tree”). The winner is the participant who guesses which song was used as the basis for the performance. The winner can become the host and mix up the next song themselves. It will be more incomprehensible if there are two presenters and they perform the proposed songs in a duet.
A selection of games for the New Year's holiday at school, in the classroom, at home children's creativity or at home.
Who loves chocolate?
Leading. “Now let’s see how attentive you guys are! I will ask you questions, and you answer: “I.” But be careful, sometimes it’s better to remain silent.
- So, who likes chocolate?
-Who loves marmalade?
-Who likes pears?
- Who doesn’t wash their ears? - the answer of the inattentive: “I am!”
General laughter. The presenter is exaggeratedly surprised: “Are there really children who don’t wash their ears? You must be joking! Listen and pay attention!”
- Who was walking down the street?
- Who fell into the puddle? - the answer of the inattentive: “I am!” But the majority are already silent, listening to questions. The presenter praises the children and continues:
- Who helped mom?!
- Who swept the floor?
- Who washed the dishes?
- Who broke the cup? - in response - laughter. There are almost no inattentive people left. This game delights children from 6 to 11 years old.
Silence is gold
The presenter explains: “Now I will tell you an entertaining story. You will be able to take part in my story. When I raise my hand, you can all say together: “Me too!” But we should remember that sometimes “silence is golden.”
The presenter tells a story something like this, pausing after each sentence:
“Once I went into the forest...
- I see a squirrel sitting on a tree...
— The squirrel sits and gnaws nuts...
- She saw me and let’s throw nuts at me...
- I ran away from her...
- I went the other way...
— I’m walking through the forest, picking flowers...
- I sing songs...
- I see a little goat nibbling grass....
- As soon as I whistle...
— The little goat got scared and ran away...
There are no winners in this game, the main thing is a cheerful mood.
Traps
One of the most favorite outdoor games for children. Moms and dads get the role of gates. They stand facing each other and raise their arms up, forming a gate. Children run in a circle and run under the gate. There should be several gates, one gate for 4-6 children. They are located at an equal distance from each other. At the command of the presenter “Run”, the children run under the gate. When the presenter says “Stop”! - the gates turn into traps, parents lower their clasped hands and catch one or two children. The caught children now become catchers themselves, joining hands with their parents, forming small round dances - traps. Now the round dance of children runs through these circles - traps. Gradually the traps are growing, and there are more and more guys being caught. In the end, everyone is caught, and if there are dodgers who were not caught, they can be awarded prizes. The game “Traps” is loved by children of all ages, from 5 to 13 years old.
The game “Traps” organically transitions into the next game or, rather, a creative competition called “The Sea Is Worried.”
Ocean is shaking
After playing traps, children stand in small round dances of 5-9 people. It may be that there are many more children in one trap, then the round dance teams need to be straightened out. It’s very good that each team had two adults. They will help children in a creative competition. This is a team competition, so each team must come up with a name.
So, the teams “Yolochka”, “Snowflake”, “Hawks” are competing. The presenter explains that while he says “The sea is worried - one, the sea is worried - two, the sea is worried - three!”, the participants in the game sway, depicting a sea wave. At the command of the presenter: “Sea figure - ship with sailors - freeze!” participants must present this living picture. Children and adults, especially in the first round of the game, may not immediately figure out how to complete the task. Therefore, the presenter should prompt the players that it is not necessary to hold hands, and you can also give time to prepare a living picture, saying: “Ship with sailors - one, ship with sailors - two, ship with sailors - three, freeze!”
For starters, the following tasks are good: “Flower Bed,” “Fairy Forest,” where each participant can express themselves individually. But the commands “Teremok with inhabitants”, “TV with a TV show”, “Three-headed dragon” require team interaction. The resulting living pictures are interesting in themselves. But it’s even more interesting to turn it into a mini-performance. So, for example, the presenter can knock on the little house and ask: “Who lives in the little house, who lives in the low house?” The answer can be very varied. From the classic little mouse to the Terminator. You can ask the person who answered to leave the tower and walk around, as required by the role. The sight of a bouncing bunny, a waddling bear, or a fussy mouse evokes universal approval. It’s very funny when three-headed dragons compete to see who roars louder or scares the most. So this competition provides ample opportunities for the presenter’s imagination and improvisation. The game “The Sea Is Troubled” is good to play with children from 8 to 14 years old.
The winning team in this competition is determined by the number of points received for each live painting. But experience suggests that the guys express themselves so brightly and funnyly that it can be very difficult to identify the winner. Therefore, friendship most often wins here.
To move on to the next game, the host says: “You are creative guys. And now we are turning into a train. If I am a locomotive, then who are you? The children answer: “Wagons!” Presenter: “Stand behind me!” Children stand behind the leader. Accompanied by cheerful music, the “train” winds its way around the hall. The game "Merry Journey" begins.
Fun trip
The presenter suddenly brakes sharply and says:
- Stop! Red light! Is the driver happy or not?
Children answer:
- No! Leading:
- Right. He stomps his feet like this out of indignation and impatience.
The presenter and the children stomp their feet.
- And if it’s yellow, it claps its hands, we’ll be leaving soon. Like this.
Everyone claps their hands.
— And if it’s green, we shout “Hurray!” Go!
A fun train ride is accompanied by an angry stomp if the presenter announces “Red light!”, applause if the light is yellow, and a loud shout of “Hurray!” if the light is green. Riding a train is especially good because you can ride through all the rooms, and if it happens at a school, then through the school halls and even the stairs. IN warm weather you can go outside.
Suddenly the presenter says:
- Station! And what an unusual name it has: “Prygalkino!” So everyone is jumping here. Who will jump higher!
The children jump with abandon. The leader commands:
- Go!
The journey continues. The stations replace one another: “Khokhotalkino”, “Kruzhilkino”, “Obnimalkino”, “Otgadalkino”... At the last station the guys sit down in their chairs, since here they need to show their knowledge and ingenuity.
Princess on the Pea
The host says that sometimes people don't realize that they are actually princes or princesses. And it also happens that they guess about it, but don’t know how to check. And today children have a rare opportunity to find out who is who? “First we’ll find out,” says the presenter, “if there are any princesses among us. Who wants to check? The girls raise their hands. The presenter calls one of the girls and says: “In the fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea,” the future princess felt a pea through 9 mattresses. Now the task is much simpler - you need to determine without using your hands how many lollipops you are sitting on.” The presenter puts a bag of lollipops (from 3 to 7) on the table and places the girl on it. Determining the number of lollipops is not easy. So that the loser is not offended, the presenter says: “No, you are not a princess, but a countess.” Not only girls, but also boys often want to participate in this competition. In this case, when the boy raises his hand, the leader says: “In order to choose the prince, we have the following competition in which the boy can show his strength in fair combat.”
Reach for the prize
The presenter places the winner of the previous competition (princess) on a chair facing the audience. The presenter says: “Now, in front of the princess, applicants for the role of the prince will compete. So, boys, who wants to show off their strength and agility? Two boys, approximately equal in strength and weight, grab each other's wrist with their right hand. Right hand they hold each other and left hand they have free space. Prizes are placed at an equal distance from them. Each of them needs to reach their prize, and this means dragging their opponent to their side. Or you can do this fun martial arts like this:
Take a rope 3-4 m long, or even better, a wide braid or canvas belt, connect the ends so that you get a ring. Participants in the competition are invited to put on this “strap” like barge haulers, but each of them will try to pull in their own direction in order to reach the prize, which is located half a meter from each player.
The winner receives the won prize from the hands of the princess. The loser gets something as a consolation prize. The princess and prince take over as hosts of the ball.
Walking boots
It would be unfair to forget about this exciting children's competition. It occurs especially often on New Year's holidays in kindergarten.
Two opponents are given very large adult felt boots. Children drown in them and really look like little boys in the boots of a cannibal. There are chairs in front of them at a distance of 3-5 m. At the leader’s command, the children “run” to the chairs, go around them and run back. The one who arrives first wins.
This competition can also be held as a team relay race. Then each player, when he comes running, must take off his “walking boots”, and the next one must put them on. Only then can he set off on his journey.
What page is the bookmark on?
This competition has long been deservedly popular. Both adults and children love him. The presenter shows a book that has at least 100 pages and that each of the children would like to have. Therefore, holiday organizers should be well prepared for this competition. The book should be hard cover, beautifully designed, well illustrated. The presenter shows the book, and all participants see in which part of it the bookmark lies. The presenter says how many pages there are in this book. After this the competition begins.
The presenter must pay attention Special attention to ensure that they do not shout from their seats, but raise their hand and say the page number only after the presenter’s permission. Otherwise, a situation may arise in which several people simultaneously claim the book. But in fact, in the 1st round there is almost never a winner, especially if the book has 300 or more pages. Then one of the participants or the presenter himself suggests playing the game “More - Less”. This is where complete silence is definitely needed. Answers will only be accepted by raising your hand. Another condition is that the presenter must indicate that when speaking about the page number, he means the right page. After the correct answer, the presenter shows the page on which the bookmark lies and hands the book to the winner.
Mister Calm
Two or three contenders for this title are called. They receive a box each and place it on their head. With the box on your head, you need to walk to the opposite wall or chair (5-6 m), turn around and come to your place. Almost all applicants easily cope with this task. Then they receive a second, and if successful, a third box. Rarely in my practice
who reached the fourth round. Usually "Mr" or "Miss Calm" was determined earlier. Although the competition is not complicated in appearance, there are always many people who want to take part in it. Before starting, you need to warn the children that it is not the one who came first who wins here, but the one who did not drop the boxes was calm and focused, despite the frantic “sickness” of the children around.
What if you want to run? Then in this competition you need to replace the boxes with a bag of sawdust or sand. Now you can arrange a running competition. This will be an extremely exciting and spectacular competition: all the running contestants look funny. If one of the competitors drops his luggage, he must stop, put the bag back on his head, and only then run on.
For mushrooms
What a delight - autumn mushroom picking! Both young and old love to pick mushrooms. In our game of mushrooms, apparently and invisible things have grown! There are 20-30 of them on the floor in the room. Mushrooms replace wooden or plastic cubes. Two guys with baskets in their hands compete in their collecting skills while blindfolded. Whoever finds the most wins. If these are team captains, then the players can give advice to their leaders. This game can be offered to very young children, only then there is no need to blindfold them.
Young firefighters
Two people compete. They sit on chairs at a distance of 2 m with their backs to each other. Jackets with sleeves turned inside out hang on the backs of chairs. This is "form". There is a rope under the chairs, the ends of which just reach the feet of the contestants. This is a fire hose. At the leader’s sign, the “young firefighters” put their “uniform” in order, put it on, fasten all the buttons, run around the chairs three times, while loudly counting: “One, two, three!”, sit on the chairs and pull the “firefighter” hose". In whose hands it remains, he is the winner, i.e. the “young fireman.”
Hedgehogs
Thirty clothespins are attached to a 1.5 m long rope. Two guys hold it above their heads. Two teams of children run up to the rope one at a time, like in a relay race. They take off one clothespin at a time and rush to the “hedgehogs” sitting on the chairs. Adults can act as hedgehogs. Children really enjoy playing with their parents. Children grab clothespins, run to their parents and attach them to any part of their clothes or to their hair. The team whose “hedgehog” bristles better and who has the most clothespins wins. It is very good to hold this relay race in an open area, so that the distance to the “hedgehog” is greater - about 10 m. Nowadays there are a lot of
multi-colored plastic clothespins. For this game, it is better to buy just these: the “hedgehogs” will turn out funny, and it will be interesting to take pictures with them.
This game has a continuation: the presenter invites the children to collect clothespins this time and attach them again to the rope. Only now they can do it not one by one, but all together. Children grab clothespins and hang them on a rope. The team that completes the task first wins. It’s a rare children’s holiday without this fun relay race.
"Mysterious" prize
The presenter gives the guys sitting at the table a voluminous package and says that there is a prize inside. But only those who complete the task hidden under the wrapper can receive it.
The person who wishes removes the wrapper and discovers a riddle written on a piece of paper and glued to the edges of the next wrapper. If the contestant knows the answer, he says it out loud. If the answer is correct, he can remove the next wrapper, but... under it is not a prize, but the next riddle. The one who guesses the riddle moves forward as long as his answers are correct. But if he does not know the correct answer, then he reads the riddle out loud.
The one who gives the correct answer continues the game. The more layers of wrapper there are, the more interesting it will be. There should be at least ten layers.
Throw the ball
The guys are divided into two teams. Between the teams there is a ribbon stretched at the height of the players' faces. There are 5-10 balls on one and the other side. The players' task is to throw all their balls to the opponent's side. It is forbidden to throw the balls to the wrong side under the tape. At the leader’s command “Stop,” children must freeze and put their hands behind their backs. The presenter begins counting the balls. Which side has fewer balls wins.
The game is very fun, dynamic, and evokes a storm of emotions that children sometimes cannot cope with. Therefore, the presenter must warn that if after the command “Stop” the children continue to throw the balls with their hands or push them with their feet, the offending team will be considered a loser. During the game, the balls often burst mercilessly, you don’t need to pay attention to this. The main thing is the end result.
Okhlupok
This is an old Russian game that survives today under various other names: “Pushinka”, “Feather”, etc. Teams stand against each other, a ribbon is placed between them. The players’ task is to blow the otkhluk (a small fluffy piece of cotton wool) onto the opponent’s side. The host conducts the throw-in. He throws the ash high over the heads of the players. The players blow it to the opponent's side.
Discipline is very important in this game. The presenter warns that the team that stands up for the ribbon and goes over to the enemy’s side is considered defeated. It is better if the players immediately put their hands behind their backs. The game is played according to volleyball rules, up to three defeats. The presenter must be very attentive. Children sometimes blow so hard that they get very tired.
Blow once
In this simple but fun competition, you can win a prize, as children sometimes say, by fu-fu. You just need to try and blow properly on... On what is at hand: on balls of crumpled napkins, on wine bottle caps, on empty matchboxes...
On a flat floor or empty table Two objects are placed on one line, let’s say two empty matchboxes. The competitors stand at the same distance from them and, at the signal from the leader, blow strongly once. The one who blows again automatically loses. The one whose object flies farthest wins.
You can also compete like this: push a slightly empty cardboard box out of the box, put the box to your mouth (put it on, not put it in your mouth!) and blow hard. This is a competition to see whose “shot” will be longer. Or you can put some kind of target - a box, a bucket, a pan and, standing in full height, from a certain distance to hit it. Each person is given five “shots”.
Tail
The host invites the game participants to sit on chairs and two team representatives to go to the middle. They wear a specially prepared ponytail with a pencil at the end. The pencil should not reach the ground, it should hang down at the back to approximately knee level. Two empty lemonade or champagne bottles are placed behind the competition participants. The task of the players is to lower the pencil into the bottle without using their hands. The competition begins at the command of the presenter “Start”. The leader must strictly ensure that the children do not help themselves with their hands.
Pass the pin
Players stand in one line, shoulder to shoulder (10-14 people). They start passing the pin to each other. At the presenter’s command “Stop,” the person who passed the pin and the one who received the pin at that moment take a step forward. One of them will not be able to continue the game. Who it will be will now be decided in the competition. The guys stand in front of the line with their backs to each other, at the command of the leader “March” they run around the line on both sides and return, trying to grab the pin. Whoever gets the pin first stays in the game.
The game continues until there are two people left in the line. These are the finalists of the game. They receive a small prize for winning and a competition takes place between them for the super prize of the competition. All players return to the line, and the fans are divided into 2 teams and support each of the finalists. Everyone tries to grab the pin first.
This game is popular with children of primary school age. The leader should pay special attention to ensure that the guys do not collide while running. Those who push are excluded from the game. Here is another outdoor game that is appropriate for this part of the holiday.
Fishermen
The presenter gives the participants fishing rods with magnets instead of hooks. Cardboard fish lying in a large box have either pieces of tin or large metal clips attached to them. Fishermen put magnets into the box and catch fish. The one who catches the most fish wins. Sometimes fish are made different sizes, they indicate different numbers of points. In this case, the one who scores more points wins.
Hare without a mink
This game is good when at least fifteen children participate in the holiday. The two participants are a homeless “hare” and a “wolf”. The rest of the guys are hares and their “houses”. Nine children stand in groups of three and join hands. It turns out three small round dances. These are three “houses”, each of which contains one “hare”. At the command of the leader, the hare begins to run away from the “wolf”. The "wolf" is trying to catch up with the "hare", but the "hare" is hiding in someone else's "house". But according to the rules of the game, there should not be more than one “hare” in the house. Therefore, as soon as a homeless “hare” jumps into a hole, the former owner must run out of the “house”. The “wolf” pursues a new victim until it catches some “hare”. Then the “wolf” and “hare” change roles.
This active, fun game is very popular with children from 6 to 14 years old. It requires a fairly large free space. But this game can be played at home if you have a free room.
I go, I go, I go, I lead the children with me
This is catch-up for the little ones. They can be played with children from 3 to 8 years old.
Children become a chain behind the leader. The leader walks and says the following words: “I’m walking, walking, walking, leading the children with me, and as soon as I turn around, I’ll immediately catch everyone.” When they hear the word “overfish”, the children run to safe place called "city". A city can simply be free place, separated from the playground by a lying ribbon or rope, or these can be chairs on which children must have time to sit. When children run away, the leader must catch them. If the children are small, 3-5 years old, the leader must pretend that he is catching, but cannot catch. Otherwise, the child may become very upset as a result of this game.
The game goes well at home when the leader leads the children from one room to another for a long time, repeating the first two lines several times. When the cherished word “I’ll catch you” is uttered, the children, screaming, rush through the entire apartment to the saving city. This game is fun, emotional, and brings a lot of pleasure to young children. Having played catch-up, the children will gladly take part in competitions and attractions. Simple and a fun game for two people is a competition.
Triple trap
Two participants stand opposite each other, with a prize lying on a chair in front of them. The presenter counts: “One, two, three... one hundred!”, “One, two, thirteen... eleven!” etc. The winner is the one who is more attentive and first takes the prize when the presenter says: “Three!”
This game can be played differently. The presenter reads poetry:
I'll tell you a story
In one and a half dozen phrases.
I'll just say the word "three"
Take the prize immediately!
One day we caught a pike
We examined what was inside.
We saw small fish
And not just one, but... five.
A seasoned guy dreams
Become an Olympic champion
Look, don’t be cunning at the start,
And wait for the command: “One, two... march!”
When you want to memorize poems,
They are not crammed until late at night,
And repeat them to yourself,
Once, twice, or better yet... seven.
One day the train is at the station
I had to wait three hours.
Well, friends, you took the prize.
I give you a five.
If they don’t have time to take the prize, the presenter takes it: “Well, friends, you didn’t take the prize when you had the opportunity to take it.”
Running in a bag
There is probably no adult who has not participated in this competition at least once in his life. It seemed that this boring competition was forever a thing of the past. But no! Today it is increasingly found at public holidays and in school gyms. And the participants of the holidays respond to it with enthusiasm.
The essence of the competition is very simple: competitors put a bag on their feet, which they hold in their hands or tie on their belt. “Running” in a bag is only possible if you place your feet at the corners of the bag and stretch it well. In this case, the runner resembles a hobbled horse. Some people prefer to pull up a bag and jump like a kangaroo. In any case, a man running in a bag makes a very funny impression. At the same time, the excitement inherent in competition makes this competition as beloved as “Tug of War.” The one who reaches the finish line the fastest wins.
Hot - cold in German
I “spotted” this German folk game at Christmas. Two guys are competing. They are blindfolded. The presenter takes them to different ends of the room and turns them several times. Then he hands them wooden spoons. Children on all fours, tapping spoons in front of them, must find an overturned pot standing on the floor in the middle of the room. Under this pot, of course, is a prize. Fans can tell the contestants the direction of their search by saying: “hot - cold.” True, this more often hinders the guys than helps. They spin around in one place, jump next to the pot...
The game is very emotional and fun. The first one to hit the pot with a spoon is declared the winner. Important condition: You can’t rummage around with both hands; you can only look for a pot with one hand with a spoon.
Wherever the wind blows!
The presenter explains: “The weather vane indicates the direction of the wind. If the wind blows from the North, it turns to the South, if from the West, it turns to the East. You are all weathervanes. Let’s see if you can correctly point out which way the wind is blowing?”
The presenter shows the children where North, South, West, East are. The game begins. At first the presenter plays the game slowly, then faster and faster. When the guys begin to easily cope with the task, he adds the following rule: “If I say storm, you should spin like tops, and if it’s calm, freeze and not move. The most attentive ones win.
To the company - on assignment
The game begins with children dancing, jumping, running to cheerful music. Suddenly the presenter gives the task: “The company... is a boy and a girl!” All children must quickly go into pairs. Anyone who does not have time to find a partner is eliminated from the game. Presenter's team "Task - without company!" means everyone dances one at a time again. New task: “The company... is an odd number of people!”, and the children rush to complete the new task. The presenter can fantasize and come up with more and more new conditions: “Companies of 2 boys and 3 girls!”, “Companies by hair color,” “Companies of two, three, four,” etc. The rest outside the company drop out. The most attentive and efficient ones win.
Mysterious pouch
“They talk about the amazing abilities of some people, whose feelings are extremely developed,” says the presenter. “Let’s try to check the development of our feelings. For example, touch. To do this, you need to put your hand in this bag, feel for some object and try to determine what it is. Who is the bravest? Ask!"
The guys take turns trying to guess what is in their hand. If they succeed, then they take this item as a prize. The bag may contain: an apple, a chocolate bar, a lollipop, a candle, a cup, a felt-tip pen, etc.
Mighty Hurricane
This is fun for little kids. They sit on chairs in a row, and opposite them are the same number of empty chairs. The presenter says that the heroine of the fairy tale “The Wizard of the Emerald City,” Ellie, was carried away by a powerful hurricane to the Magic Land. This kind of hurricane will now carry children to opposite chairs, but only those about whom the presenter says.
“A mighty hurricane caught all the girls!” - The girls must spin around and run to the other side. “And now the hurricane has caught all the boys!” — it was the boys’ turn to spin. “A mighty hurricane has caught up with everyone who loves ice cream!” Etc.
But there may also be joke commands to test attention: “A mighty hurricane has caught everyone who likes to eat frogs”, “A mighty hurricane has caught everyone who doesn’t wash their face”, etc. Children who are playing too hard jump up without listening to the command and end up in a funny situation. position.
Possible commands: "A mighty hurricane has caught those who wear jeans... everyone who has cats... everyone who goes to school... those who are seven years old." This game should be in Father Frost’s repertoire, because he, the great wizard, knows how to blow the wonderful northern wind, and those on whom he blows will immediately be transported to a new place.
Tug of War
This common, fun, noisy game is most often played between children and parents. Children really enjoy competing with their parents; they have no doubt that they will win, and (of course, not without the help of their parents) they win. But it also happens that the participants of the holiday get so excited that a whole tug-of-war championship is organized between families, fathers, mothers, etc.
And we are going to the North
The presenter addresses the two teams: “Guys, we have received a telegram that our expedition needs urgent help at the North Pole. We need to send two brave, and most importantly, hardy guys to the north.”
When worthy guys have been chosen, the presenter says: “Now we need to dress our envoys so that they are not cold at the North Pole. After my command “Start!” Participants must dress their future polar explorers in the warmest clothes in 2-3 minutes. It is better to use only the clothes that the children are wearing. The result is two funny buns, which are very fun to take pictures with. You can also identify the winner by counting which team managed to put more “extra” clothes on their polar explorer.
Fanta
What it is? Children often confuse them with candy wrappers. But in the old days, no holidays were complete without forfeits. A forfeit is a kind of pledge that a participant in the game voluntarily gives to the host. Subsequently, these pledges are played, i.e., the presenter takes turns taking forfeits from a bag or from a hat, and one of the players, standing with his back to the presenter, announces what the owner of the forfeit should do. The one who comes up with tasks must be a creative person, not limited to instructions to just sing a song or recite a poem.
Samoyed dragon
A very energetic and cheerful game, in terms of fun and general excitement it is comparable only to tug of war. This game came to us from the east. Mass holidays in China, Korea, and Vietnam are very bright and emotional. The dragon is always the main character of mass games.
Here is one of such games. It requires a large free space. The more people take part, the better. All players stand one after another, placing their hands on the shoulders of the person in front or holding him tightly by the waist. The one who comes first gets the role of the “head” of the dragon, and the last one, of course, becomes the “tail”. At the command of the leader, accompanied by loud, rhythmic music (in the East, these are drums), the “head” rushes in pursuit of its “tail”. The column of players is as mobile as mercury, the dragon’s “body” wriggles like a real snake. The participants’ task is to not break away from their partner during any turn, sudden acceleration or stopping. The one through whose fault the snake disintegrated leaves the game, and the competition continues.
To catch the “tail,” the head resorts to all sorts of tricks: it abruptly changes the direction of the chase, the rhythm of the race. When the head manages to catch the tail, it becomes the head, and the last player becomes the tail.
When the game is played to music, the movements should be dance-like and correspond to the rhythm and character of the music. The guys stand sideways to each other, holding hands. Anyone who breaks the rhythm is excluded from the game.
Lucky ones
The presenter asks: “Are any of you lucky? Those who are especially lucky? Several hands go up. “We’ll check this now,” says the presenter and takes out a bag from which many multi-colored ribbons hang. “There’s a nice prize tied to one of these ribbons,” explains the presenter. “Let’s see who gets it.”
The guys pull out ribbons, but so far they only come across lollipops. This competition is designed for improvisation by the presenter. Here it is important to sometimes discreetly hold the ribbon with your hand so that the player feels like he is dragging something very heavy. You can ask the guys why they preferred this or that color. You can discreetly hold the ribbon with your hand and say that without solving the riddle or reciting the poem, it will not be possible to pull out the ribbon. This competition is good for any part of the holiday.
Cut the prize!
Threads 50-80 cm long are tied to a rope stretched horizontally at a height of 1.5-2 m. All kinds of prizes are attached to them. If the prize is too heavy, then an envelope with its name is attached. Contestants, one at a time, blindfolded and armed with large scissors with blunt ends (so as not to get hurt), try to cut off their prize. To make the task more difficult, the child is prohibited from helping himself with his right hand.
Auto racing
It is necessary to draw two stripes, indicating the start and finish. The same ropes will be useful for the game. We will tie a toy car to only one end, and tie the other end to the middle of a 30-centimeter stick (you can use part of a mop handle).
Two competitors try to wind the rope around the stick so quickly, rotating it with both hands, so that the machine tied to the other end reaches the finish line first.
In the astronaut's cabin
We know that an astronaut must have everything at hand. During a flight into space, you may need all sorts of items, and you need to be able to quickly take them. Moreover, the astronaut sometimes cannot leave his seat. The astronaut's chair is a chair, space objects are cubes or matchboxes. They are scattered on the floor at arm's length from the astronauts. Task: collect as many cubes as possible without getting up from your chair, without looking up from it. The task completion time is 30 seconds. Toddlers and middle schoolers play this game with abandon. Assembled boxes will be useful for the next simple and very exciting competition.
I am the best fireman!
Before the game starts, you need to give the children three pieces of clothing, which they must remember well. These clothes can be ridiculous to make it funnier.
When all the participants have become accustomed to the new costumes, they begin to walk to the music around the chairs standing in a circle, with their backs to the center. After the music stops, the “young firefighters” take off one item of clothing at a time and place it on the nearest chair.
The music sounds again, and the movement of the “firemen” continues until all three pieces of clothing are removed, which, naturally, end up on different chairs. This is where the fun begins.
The presenter shouts: “Fire!”, and the “firemen” begin frantically looking for their things and getting dressed. It is clear that the most efficient wins.
Cinderella
For this competition you will need to examine the contents of kitchen cabinets. You will need peas, beans, lentils, pumpkin seeds, rose hips, nuts, etc. All this must be mixed and offered to the competitors in equal piles. The goal is to sort out this mixture. The one who does it faster and more accurately wins.
For the guys older game becomes more complicated. You need to do the same thing, but blindfolded! The winner is the one who sorts out the most mixture with the fewest errors. This competition is timed.
What's your name, beauty?
At the beginning of the holiday, the host announces that the one who guesses the name of the doll, which is in a prominent place, will receive a prize. The doll's name is written on a piece of paper and placed in a sealed envelope, secured in the shape of the doll's purse (or maybe she is holding it in her hands). Nearby there is a small box or box in which everyone can put a piece of paper with their answer and their last name. If there are several identical answers, then everyone who answered correctly will receive a prize, or it will be played in an additional competition. If the correct answer is not received, the presenter gives a hint: “This is the name of a popular TV presenter,” or: “This name appears in the film...”
Guess how many?
Next to the doll you can place a transparent jar of nuts or caramels (in a wrapper). On the can there is an inscription: “Guess how much?” Children should put their answers written on a piece of paper in the same box where they put the answers with the expected name of the doll. The jar must be at least two-thirds full. The more items there are, the less likely there are to be a large number of identical answers. The results of both competitions are summed up simultaneously, at the end of the holiday. For correctly guessing the number of nuts or candies, the winner can receive the entire jar. This condition of the competition can be announced at the beginning of the holiday or written on the can. What if no one guesses the exact number? Then the winner can be called the one who indicated the number closest to the correct one.
Sprinkball
Very simple and very exciting competition. To conduct it, you need enough space on a flat floor or on a short-pile carpet, tennis balls and syringes (according to the number of participants).
Competitors drive the ball using air jet from the syringe to the chair opposite, go around it and return to their place. The one who gets to the finish line first wins. The game is accompanied by fierce support from the audience.
Plans
This game always interests all children, they are ready to play it again and again. In addition, it can become the basis for a children's party scenario; it is especially good to display it in the summer outdoors, in the forest.
First you need to prepare several plans. Children, starting their search, are sure that there is only one plan and the prize is almost in their hands. But it was not there! Instead of the treasure, they find the following plan, which says that careful pirates, fearing treasure hunters, hid the treasures and they should be searched for new map. The next cache contains new plan, and only after the fourth or fifth false hiding place do the players finally get to the cabinet or box in which the prize lies. And again an obstacle! There is a lock on the cache, and instead of keys there is a note that, for example, says:
Your mind is as sharp as a needle!
The key to the lock on the bookshelf... (the word has either been erased or torn off).
Yes, your head is boiling,
The flower shop has the key...
Instead of one key, the guys find a bunch of all sorts of similar keys. (Parents should try to find old keys in home storage rooms.) Having picked up the right key, the children finally get to the coveted treasure. This could be a birthday cake that the kids will proudly deliver to the table.
Football fan competition
What could be more popular than football? Today both old people and children are “sick”. Therefore, the guys will gladly respond to the invitation to show their sports erudition. Teams choose captains, they stock up on notepads and pens, and the competition begins.
The presenter invites the teams to remember all the words (nouns) and common phrases related to football and starting with a letter... The presenter names the letter. You are given 3 minutes for this task. Then the captains read their lists one word at a time. Words that have already been spoken cannot be repeated. Whoever has the most words on the list wins.
You can also play a football auction with the guys. In this case, all words are accepted, as long as they relate to football. A word or phrase can be pronounced only while the leader counts to three. The one who says the word last wins.
Here is an approximate small football dictionary:
Referee, attack, out, fan, banner, boots, sideline, gate, goalkeeper, goalkeeper pad, socks, goal, scorer, goalkeeper, defense, zone, game, inside, captain, team, linesman, line, match, attack , offside, pass, semi-final, crossbar, penalty, midfield, field, cross, whistle, free, sector, net, stadium, referee, score, scoreboard, half, underpants, round, corner, kick, final, flank, forward, T-shirt , center, champion, championship, quarter-final, post, penalty area, penalty area, etc.
Cinderella's shoes
This game is especially good when there are approximately equal numbers of boys and girls at the party. The girls' team is "Cinderellas", the boys' team is "Princes". All the “princes” leave the room for a minute, and the “Cinderellas” take off their shoes and randomly put them in one pile. Then the girls sit in a row on the sofa or chairs tightly pushed together, and the leading or helping parents cover them from the knees and above with a sheet or some kind of fabric, like a screen, so that the “princes” who enter see only the bare feet of the future “princesses.” "
Now the boys need to put each “Cinderella’s” shoes on as quickly as possible. Here you need to be very careful and remember what
Each girl came, what socks she was wearing, what kind of foot she had, big or small. Girls should not tell boys or interfere with their difficult task. After all, Cinderella in the fairy tale is a very modest, meek girl, and this is what distinguishes her from her sisters.
When the work is finished, the presenter announces the time during which the boys’ team completed their task, and now invites the girls to leave the room. The teams change roles.
Both teams will make mistakes, that is, they will put on someone else’s shoes for “Cinderellas” and “Princes.” This means that friendship won in this game, and the most important result is a cheerful mood and ringing laughter!
Smart salesman
It would be nice if the store clerks acted as efficiently as children during this game.
The competition participants are divided into two equal teams. Everyone takes off their shoes in the next room and puts them in a common pile. This is a store warehouse. After this, the players return back and turn into “buyers”. Team captains are “sellers”. Their job is to find out what shoes to bring and not make a mistake in choosing a pair.
At the leader’s signal, the children, one by one, begin to describe the shoes they need to bring. Naturally, they describe briefly and ask you to bring your pair. As soon as the information from the “buyer” is received, the “seller” immediately rushes to the “warehouse” and brings the right pair. The player, i.e., the “buyer,” must behave as in a good store: do not grab the shoes, but only substitute his foot, the “seller” himself will put on his shoes. The “salesperson’s” task is to quickly bring shoes and put them on for all team members. If the “seller” brings the wrong pair, then, of course, he runs for another. While running around, the “salesperson” must behave correctly with his colleague, not push him, they should not collide at the door. And “buyers” need to briefly and accurately describe their shoes. The team whose captain finishes the job first wins.
Mummy
Those who sat at festive table Children will definitely want to stretch their legs. To play the game you need several rolls toilet paper, so that it is enough for several pairs to play. In this game, couples compete with each other. In each pair, one participant wraps the other from head to toe in toilet paper: the wrapping should be quite thick and continuous. Whoever does it faster becomes the winner.
The competition continues. Whoever unwinds his “mummy” faster will win.
Thermometer
This team relay game can shake up a bored group. Several teams compete. Each one has at least 5 people. Players hold a fake thermometer under their left hand (it can be replaced by a large empty one) plastic bottle) and pass it on to each other. You cannot change your hand. The fastest team wins.
Hen and kite
This is an old classic Russian game that our grandparents loved to play. There are 2 main characters in this game. The hen guards the chicks, who line up behind her with their arms tightly wrapped around each other. The first chick holds tightly to the hen's belt. Mother hen, spread out hands-wings, does not allow the kite near his chickens. The chicks’ task is to keep up with the hen all the time and not break away from each other. The kite must deceive the hen and the chicks and, unexpectedly turning around, manage to spot the last chick. The kite can win without staining the chicken if the chain of chickens breaks. A spotted or detached chick becomes a kite. The game continues until all the chickens are caught. The duration of the game is determined by the presenter.
Third wheel
In this game, the more players, the better. After all, all players form a circle, standing in pairs - facing the center of the circle, the second behind the back of the first. If there are many participants, then you get a huge circle and an almost solid wall of players. One couple is running: one is running away from the other. You just have to run with outside circle. The runner, sensing that he is being caught up, can escape the chase by standing third to any pair. But he needs to jump inside the circle and take a place in front of the first player of the pair. The one who became the third and has now become superfluous must take off and run away from the chase.
Substitution of players always occurs suddenly; here you must not yawn if the catching player is close. The one who is caught up becomes the driver himself and must now catch up. Children play until they get bored.
Chairs
A very popular and very old game at children's parties. She had many names. And even now there are many variations of this game. The rules are as follows: chairs are placed in a circle, the players sit on them facing the center, and the driver stands in the middle. At his command “Move!” children try to quickly move to another chair. This is the moment when the driver can take a seat. Since the driver cannot push or grab the players with his hands, he deliberately gives several commands in a row in order to create confusion and take the vacated space. At the same time, the driver has no right to give new team, if players have not finished completing the previous one. The one who is left without a place becomes the driver or, for everyone’s joy, pays a forfeit.
But more difficult option this game. All participants are divided into three or four (depending on the number of participants) groups. Each group is the name of a fruit. For example, “apples”, “plums”, “peaches”, etc. Let’s say there are 20 people playing the game. Then each group will have five people: 5 apples, 5 peaches, 5 plums, 5 pears.
Nineteen people sit in a circle, and the twentieth is in the middle, without a seat. He shouts, “Apples!” According to this command, only the “apples” must change places. The driver names the groups, trying to take the vacant seat and hoping that one of the players will make a mistake. If on command: “Plums!” When another “fruit” begins to act, it becomes leading. If the driver gives the command: “Salad!”, then all players change chairs. At any command, the driver can sit in the vacant seat.
Or you can play like this: there are fewer children sitting on chairs than there are chairs. One place is free. The driver strives to take this place, but the children do not allow him to do this, quickly changing seats from place to place. As soon as someone gapes, the driver sits on an empty chair, and his neighbor on the right or left becomes the driver.
Virtuosos
An educational game during which the children will remember the names of some musical instruments and how they are played. Virtuosos are, as we know, musicians who have reached the pinnacle of mastery of their instrument. They often know how to play several musical instruments. So our children will become like them while playing.
The facilitator asks one of the participants to go out next room or turn away and cover your ears. After this, he tells the guys that now they will become an ensemble of virtuosos who will play the different instruments. First there will be an ensemble of violinists (the presenter shows in detail how the violin is played, and the guys repeat his movements), then there will be an ensemble of button accordion players, then everyone will play the piano, and at the end - the trumpet. The main thing is to carefully follow the leader and accurately repeat the movements. After this, the driver is called into the room, and the “virtuosos” demonstrate their skills to him. His task is to guess what instruments the guys played. This game requires some knowledge from the world of music, so it cannot be played with completely unprepared children. And if the children have some knowledge, then lesser-known musical instruments can be used in the game.
The game goes well during the game intermission during the concert-lecture. If the presenter has the opportunity, it is good to prepare a phonogram with a recording of the sound of these instruments and turn it on during the game.
Animals in the clearing
This fun and active game teaches children dexterity and attention. Half of the participants (and in this game there should be at least 15-20 children) stand in a circle at arm's length from each other. The result was a “clearing” and “trees” around it. The other half of the players - all except one, the “hunter”, are in the “clearing”, that is, inside the circle. These are "beasts". They dance, jump, have fun, but keep one eye on the “hunter” who is walking around the circle. Suddenly he runs into the circle and begins to “hunt,” that is, to spot the children. “Animals”, fleeing from the “hunter”, hide behind “trees”, that is, they stand behind the backs of those standing in a circle. The condition of the game is that only one “beast” can hide behind one “tree”. Those whom the driver tarnishes leave the game. After several rounds, the game ends, and a new hunter is selected from among the “killed”.
Soft baton
This is a well-known and popular competition all over the world and, perhaps, even boring, but, nevertheless, it is a rare children's holiday without it. A narrow path is laid out with ropes or ribbons. Two participants, armed with pillows, stand opposite each other on this path. At the leader’s signal, they begin to beat each other with their soft and light “clubs.” The winner is the one who forces the opponent to leave the track. You can make the fight more difficult if you invite your opponents to fight while jumping on one leg.
Who is stronger?
In this team game, children will test their strength by pulling each other across a line. To play, you need to draw three lines: one in the middle of the court and two parallel to it on the right and left. The players are divided into two equal teams, line up in two lines and stand opposite each other at their line. Players standing opposite each other approach the center line, grab with their right hands (preferably by the wrists), and put their left hands behind their backs. At the referee’s signal, players begin to pull opponents to their side, trying to drag them over the line behind their backs. The pulled player remains on the opponent's side for scoring purposes. The game ends when all players are drawn to one side or the other. The team that manages to win over more players wins.
The game can be made more difficult: a player who has pulled his opponent can help his teammate by taking him by the belt and pulling him along with him. You can also pull with both hands, holding each other by the shoulders.
The prize is to the studio!
The presenter has four opaque bags prepared, standing or hanging nearby. Each of them has one letter: “P”, “R”, “I”, “3”. Together they form the word "PRIZE". The presenter states that there is a prize in each of these packages! And its name begins with the letter indicated on the package. In the first round, the letter “P” is played. This means the prize starts with the letter “P”. The bag may contain a pencil case, a pistol, a locomotive, a cannon, a puzzle, a package, lipstick, a wig, a poster, etc. Prizes starting with the letter “P”: pen, belt, shell, elastic band, novel (book), shirt, backpack, roll (toilet paper), etc. You can win prizes throughout the holiday.
