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The presenter describes the hero or heroine of fairy tales and cartoons in two or three words, without naming names, and the children must guess who they are talking about. Raised your hand - answered, answered correctly - received a prize. Examples: yellow cartoon characters, neither people nor animals, eat bananas (minions), female gender, blue hair, excellent upbringing (Malvina), from the cat family, in his world he is a king (Lion King) and so on.

Lost color

All the children stand in a circle, and the leader explains the rules: when he says: “One, two, three. Find the color red!”, the guys must find this color on the clothes of the guests or in the hall and put their palm to it. The one who could not find anything sits down, and for the rest the competition continues. Now the presenter calls a different color. And so on until one participant remains.

Guess the animal

The presenter says 2-3 words, and the child must guess the animal. Whoever raises their hand first answers, and whoever has the most answers wins a prize. For example: neck, spots - giraffe; saliva, hump - camel; horseshoe, cart - horse; king, mane - lion and so on.

Everyone to get vaccinated

Children are divided into 2 teams, the participants of which line up in 2 rows. Each team is given a syringe (without a needle). Opposite each team, at a certain distance, there is a basin or other container with water. And next to the first team members there is an empty container. The task of the teams is to transfer water from one container to another faster than their opponents using a syringe, with one participant replacing the other. The team that finishes it faster wins.

Aliens

This competition will require large balloons and markers. They explain to the children that they have in their hands the planets of the Universe, which do not yet have inhabitants. Each participant must “populate” their “planet” with little people. The one with the most drawn creatures on his ball wins. You can also award a prize for the most original alien.

I'll eat - I won't eat

This competition is also loved by children. The presenter walks around with a ball and thinks about what to feed the children. And then he carefully throws the ball to one of the guys, naming either edible foods or inedible items. The kids' task is to catch the ball if it is edible, and hit it back if it is inedible.

Matches are not toys for children

Matches are not toys for children, but today is an exception. A box of matches is scattered in front of each participant. Whoever is the fastest at the command “start” to collect all the matches into the box and does it neatly, that is, one to one, wins.

Ambulance, fire, police

Children are divided into teams with the same number of people, for example, 3 participants. Each team receives 5 volunteers who will need to be rescued, and for this they will receive a set (a box of vitamins - 5 simple ascorbic acid, a box of matches and 5 ropes). At the “start” command, each team begins to rescue its 5 “victims”. The first thing they must do is quickly distribute vitamins to everyone, the second is to light each match from their box and quickly put it out, and the third is to catch the criminals (tie the hands of each of their 5 “volunteers” from behind). In this way, children will quickly demonstrate their skills as ambulances, firefighters, and police. And the fastest team gets a prize.

Turtles

In this competition, each of the holiday guests has the opportunity to feel like a turtle. So, the guests are divided into teams with the same number of people. Bowls with goodies (cookies or candies in quantities equal to the number of team members) are located at the same distance from the teams. The first participants are given basins (bowls). At the “start” command, the first participants get down on all fours and put the basin on their backs and set off towards their goal (to a bowl of treats), take one treat and back to their team, pass the basin and baton to the next participant. The team that quickly covers the distance and snatches up its treats will be the winner.

The pear is hanging - you can eat it

The guys are divided into pairs. Some participants in a pair will hold a pear on a string at the same distance for the other participants, and the second participants will eat it. At the command “start”, the guys begin to eat their pears, and the participants who hold the pear should not lower or raise it, they can only turn it, trying to help their comrades. The couple that eats the most, and maybe the whole pear, in 2 or 3 minutes will be the winner.

Happy child 03.06.2017

Dear readers, now more than ever we support the traditions of celebrating children's holidays, especially birthdays. However, when we undertake to organize such an event, many questions often arise. There is already an article on the blog dedicated to how, but today we will talk about what games and competitions you can prepare for children’s birthdays. And the teacher, head of the SOVA family center, Irina Kuzenkova, will help us with this. I give the floor to Irina.

In order for the holiday to be fun and interesting, and for the children not to get bored or overtired, it is worth paying attention to the most important factor in preparing the festive program - the age of the birthday boy and other children.

Of course, it’s great when all the children present are about the same age. But most often, especially among preschoolers, invited guests are not only peers, but also brothers and sisters, other relatives, children of family friends, etc., and all of them are the most different ages. This is not surprising, because the child himself still has very few friends, and relatives and friends of the parents know the baby, as they say, from the cradle and will certainly come to congratulate him on such an important event.

Don’t be upset if a group of different ages gathers at a child’s party. Organizing such a birthday party may require a little more effort from parents, but in the end the children will definitely find ways to interact effectively with each other and also have a wonderful experience together.

Birthday games and competitions for children from 1 to 2 years old

Your baby is still too young for active holiday events, he will be happy with the familiar surroundings and short-term fun. Invite 2-3 children and arrange a cozy, good holiday for them. At the very beginning, be sure to give the children free time, let them get acquainted with the environment, toys and other participants in the event.

Short, activity-based games for children for birthdays at home are just what the little birthday boy or girl needs. And let this celebration not last longer than a couple of hours, otherwise the guests will have to leave amid the friendly cries of tired children.

"Treasure Hunters"

For this game you will need several nice little things (small toys or children's goodies) and a lot of different packaging: multi-colored rustling paper, foil, boxes, jars, etc. It will be great if all the packaging materials are bright, colorful, of different textures and densities.

Then we simply hide our little “treasures” in a wide variety of packaging and invite the children to find them. The process of unfolding and opening will certainly captivate your little guests, and what they find inside can become a real treasure for a child!

In fact, any children’s birthday games at this age are suitable, because such activities aimed at exploring the world and oneself bring the child a lot of joy.

"Sports track"

To relieve tension and release emotions, kids will definitely need active activities. Offer them a sports track. Try to make it interesting, place various obstacles and sensory elements around the circle - these could be massage mats, “tickle” brushes, soft fluffy materials, wooden stumps, small pillows, a bowl of nuts where you can stomp around, children’s tunnels, small homemade bridges , in a word, everything you can think of and get.

It is very good if children walk along the path barefoot - this will allow them to fully experience all the delights of such an activity. In addition, you can turn on fun children's music. And, of course, here you will need the help of parents to guide the baby through all the obstacles.

Note! Do not force your child to do something that he does not want or is afraid of (for example, climbing into a tunnel) - this can provoke fear in the future. Perhaps, after watching how others do it, the child will also decide to do it.

"Mushroom pickers"

For this game, prepare in advance several sets (according to the number of children) of objects different in color, shape or other characteristics. Scatter them all randomly on the floor. Each child must collect in his basket only those items that correspond to his task.

For example, you can scatter multi-colored balls, and each child must collect balls only of their own color. Or you can collect different toy vegetables, mushrooms, fruits, then someone collects mushrooms, someone collects carrots, someone collects berries, etc.

It is very good if on each basket there is a picture drawn or pasted of what needs to be collected in it. Can be repeated several times.

"Fun Fishing"

Children love water! Prepare a container of water (a regular basin, large cup or Plastic container), pour warm water, throw in any small wooden or plastic toys and provide each “fisherman” with a strainer or spoon, as well as a container for storing his “catch.”

Keep in mind that even the neatest kids will spill a little water, so think in advance about where and what they will play on. You can play the game when the kids are already tired of other activities or have started to be capricious. Water will help them calm down and relax.

"Zoo"

It’s all very simple – awaken the child in you and, together with your children, portray and voice various animals. Show how a bear walks, how a cow moos, jump like a bunny and crawl like a turtle. Here you will get exercise, training, and most importantly - fun for both children and adults is guaranteed!

If you are preparing games for the birthday of children aged 1-2 years, do not forget to alternate active activities with calm ones, make sure that the children do not get overtired or overexcited. Do not force children to finish a task or be diligent - at this age they are not yet able to concentrate their attention on one activity for a long time.

Fun birthday games for kids aged 3 to 6 years old

At this age, the opportunities for interesting and fun pastime are much wider. The child already controls his body quite well, is aware of himself and the world around him, has a certain outlook and skills, and will be happy to get involved in a wide variety of activities.

Again, do not forget that the child’s psyche is still very quickly overloaded, and after a couple of hours of festive fun, someone may begin to be capricious, and someone else will go wild. Try to create a program in such a way that children have periods of activity and rest, and do not drag out the holiday for too long.

Mind games

Intellectual games and birthday competitions are the salvation of parents from the countless destruction and chaos that preschoolers are capable of creating. And although you won’t be able to keep your children occupied for too long, you can still find some time, and at the same time you will learn something new about your child.

• Riddles - they can be selected for any age;
• “Guess what I see” - you describe an object, and the children must guess and find it in the room;
• children's "Crocodile" - one person (child or adult) depicts someone or something, and the rest guess;
• "What's missing?" - you lay out several different objects on a chair (sofa, floor), give the children time to remember what they see, then the children turn away, and you remove several objects. The challenge is to guess what has disappeared;
• fairytale quiz - select questions based on fairy tales, poems and cartoons known to children, and reward for correct answers with a homemade medal, toy or something tasty.

Board games

Well, what would it be like without the good old ones? board games, for which the whole family used to gather. And although today they have been replaced by cartoons and tablets, we will find a place for them at a children's party.

• “Walkers” are the ones with chips where you have to roll the dice and move to the finish line. They can be played by the whole group at once, children of different ages love them, and modern manufacturers complement them interesting tasks And unusual looking chips;
• cards - today there are many colorful and exciting board games for children of all ages. Try playing “Dobble”, “Shuffle”, various “Memories” or “Dubbles” with your children, as well as many other games that you can find information about on the Internet;
• children's lotto and dominoes - can also be selected with a wide variety of pictures and themes to please your child and his guests;
• "Guess What You're Eating" is a wonderful and tasty game for any age. Children are invited to close their eyes and try pieces of something edible prepared in advance. It is clear that here you need to guess what you are eating, but it is surprising how difficult it can be to do this without the help of visual perception.

Outdoor games

• “Cold-hot” is a variation of the familiar and beloved hide-and-seek game. Only toys will hide here, and children will try to find them using the clues “hot” - “cold”;
• “Magic tunnel” - for this game you will need a children's tunnel, however, it can be replaced, for example, with a chair or table that you can crawl under. The task is to climb into the tunnel by yourself, and come out as someone else, while pretending to be him. It could be an animal, a person’s profession, a fairy-tale character, etc. Other participants must guess who crawled out of the tunnel. The guesser climbs into the tunnel next;
• ball games. Don't forget the good old fun - they combined moving elements, tasks for intelligence and erudition, and humor. For example, famous game“edible-inedible”, when all the children sit in a row, and the leader takes turns saying different words and throws the ball to each child. You only need to catch the ball if the presenter names something edible, otherwise you need to push it back. Or you can stand in a circle and simply throw the ball to any of the participants, naming, for example, flowers or fruits and vegetables, or colors, etc. In this case, the child needs to complete two diverse tasks: catch the ball and name the desired object;
• Role-playing games are perhaps the most favorite at this age. Do you want your children's group to have a lot of fun? Then invite them to temporarily turn into Indians, boldly overcoming obstacles, dancing funny dances and waging war against invaders. Or beautiful princesses, brave knights and fire-breathing dragons. Or into the characters of their favorite cartoons and fairy tales - in general, whatever your heart desires. Yes, you will have to work hard here - turn on your imagination, prepare attributes and costumes in advance, and most importantly - release your inner child and have a lot of fun with the children!

Theater performance

Little spectators will be very grateful to you if you try and prepare a small theatrical performance for them. This could be a theater of hand-held puppets, or ordinary children's toys, or maybe you can even make your own shadow theater? Fortunately, you can now find many instructions and stencils for this on the Internet. There is no doubt that children will not remain indifferent to this magic and, moreover, will be able to calm down after active games.

To help you, we suggest using others that we have already written about on the blog pages.

Birthday games for children over 7 years old

Also suitable for children aged 9, 10, 12, and even 20 years old.

Board games

At this age, you can already offer quite a lot of different games at the birthday table. These are “Activity”, “Alias”, “Munchkin”, “Uno”, “Jenga” and many others. By the way, the game itself can become a great gift for a birthday and will captivate not only children, but also adults.

Thematically the quest

If you want to get active and are guaranteed to captivate the children interesting game, then you should definitely organize an exciting quest for children, full of puzzles and surprises. No child will refuse this, especially if you think through the thematic surroundings and unexpected plot twists.

You can choose the scenario and various tasks for the quest yourself on the Internet, or you can invite organizers who already have considerable experience in such activities and will definitely not let the participants get bored. Children will be happy to test their abilities and strengths in solving logic puzzles, solving puzzles, dexterity, speed and intelligence. After all, the quest combines mental activity, physical activity, and overcoming difficulties.

"Crocodile"

Next on the list, but not least, is everyone’s favorite “Crocodile”. It is good because it does not require any preparation, time or money. The rules are extremely simple: one shows - the other guesses, while using sounds or objects is prohibited. The one who guessed takes the place of the one showing.

"Winkers"

This is a game of attentiveness, but at the same time active and fun. All children are divided into two equal teams and one leader. The first team sits on chairs arranged in a row, opposite the leader, who also has a chair in front of him. The second team stands behind each player of the first team. The presenter looks at all the players of the first team and blinks at one of them. At this moment, the player who was blinked must quickly run to the leader’s chair. The task of the player standing behind him is to grab him at this moment. The one who was able to move to the leader's chair becomes the leader himself.

“I-I, point at me!”

This is a kind of hide and seek, only more interesting and therefore very popular with children. A driver is selected, who stands with his back to everyone else. One of the players touches the driver’s back, when he turns around, all the children shout: “I-I, point at me!” The driver chooses one who, in his opinion, touched him. Then everyone asks: “Where can he run?” The driver indicates the place. If he guessed who touched, then that person runs to the indicated place, and everyone else hides during this time. If you don’t guess correctly, the driver himself runs. Then the familiar hide and seek begins.

These are the birthday games for children we have selected for you today. We wish you good mood and happy holiday!

Irina Kuzenkova,
teacher, head of the family center "Sova"

We will be glad if you choose others for yourself interesting ideas in our section “Happy Child”. You can go to the category by clicking on the button below.

I thank Irina for her such a detailed and fascinating story about children's games that can keep children busy at a birthday party. Agree, with such an arsenal of games, all children's holidays will become more fun, and both children and adults will get great pleasure from them. So let’s take note of these wonderful ideas, and let the children remember them forever happy Days birth.

Any holiday should be a bright, fun and memorable event, so competitions for children's birthdays are a must. Some people believe that if a child turns, for example, 5 years old, then there is no need to “bother”...

This is not at all true; there is a whole sea of ​​fun competitions for children's birthdays for children from 3 years old and up to 16-17 years old.

As experience shows, children celebrate their birthdays preschool age(i.e. from 3 to 5 years) collect very a large number of guests who are always cheerful, active and overly energetic, but at the same time they still love to study.

This means that both active and educational games and children’s competitions for name days at home are suitable. For example:

Right on target

Children form a circle (round dance), in the center of which is the organizer of the competition. Each baby has two soft toys or tennis balls (in other words, something that can be thrown into the presenter’s box or bag).

On a command, for example, “start”, the presenter slowly begins to move around its axis, thereby giving each participant in the competition the opportunity to hit the target, i.e. in a box or bucket, or simply a bag. But... you can only throw one toy, so that the second one will certainly remain in your hand.

After the first completed round, the presenter determines the participants in the second round, i.e. those who hit the target.

Those who have passed the second round and made it to the finals are already “sharp shooters”.

For the final, you need to empty the “target” (box, bucket, etc.), and among the sharp shooters, identify the winner - the super shooter.

Go to the store instead of mom

This competition develops children's dexterity, attentiveness and speed of movement.
The necessary attributes of the competition are two children's tables, two children's chairs, two charming baskets and models of fruits and vegetables.

Of course, dummies can be replaced with simple pictures with drawn vegetables and fruits, but then the gaming moment is reduced and the task of finding the right item becomes more complicated.

A table and a chair are placed opposite each other at some distance. There is a basket on the chair. Everything is on the table necessary products. Task: move all the products from the store (from the table) to home (to the basket), strictly one item at a time. Whoever did it faster won.

For children of five years old, you can complicate the task and name a list of certain products, thereby the child will have to not only transfer, but also remember the list and choose. Judging in this case will be more difficult, since it must also take into account the mistakes made.

Color associations

The goal of the competition is to teach children in an accessible playful way to accurately determine color, regardless of the shape of the object and its purpose.

Before the game starts, on a certain surface (table, cabinet, children's bench), the presenter lays out objects of various colors (cubes, colored construction set parts, dishes, wardrobe items (hat, mitten, scarf), pencils, etc.). The main condition is the uniformity of the subject!

The essence of the game. Following the agreed sign or word, one person from each team goes to the table with objects. And the kids must choose an item of the color whose name their team bears.
Children themselves can assist in judging. It can be very fun and unpredictable.

Older children (from 5 to 8 years old) are also inquisitive and energetic.

However, in order for children to not only have fun, but also be interested, it is worth adding more specific goals to outdoor games.

Let's look at a selection of various children's competitions for boys and games for girls for name days.

"Fun Cleaning" is a great way to entertain all your birthday guests.

To conduct the competition you will need:

• gymnastic hoops (2 pcs);
• multi-colored dust whisks (2 pcs);
• Balloons(from 10 pcs).

So, first you need to select two children “for the gate”, and divide the rest into pairs.

Goalkeepers will need to keep their hoops slightly elevated off the ground.

Each player is given a broom, and an even number of balloons are poured onto the floor.

The players' task is to use brooms to score more balls into their own goal as quickly as possible, i.e. in a hoop

"Rainbow" is an excellent educational and at the same time active game for 14 people.

As a prop you need to prepare:

• a rainbow drawn on a large Whatman paper (preferably A1);
• cut out geometric figures colors of the rainbow (i.e. 7 pieces of each figure).

All figures are mixed on one table. Next, each team is assigned its own color and shape.

At the command “Start!” Children take turns in pairs and must run up to the table and pick up their piece. Once all 7 people have collected the pieces, they must line up in the same color order as the rainbow and lift their piece up.

Whoever is first wins. To help children, a rainbow drawn on whatman paper should be hung on the wall.

“Greedy Bear” is a very active and fun competition for children’s birthdays at home. You need to outline a place for the bear cub and throw a lot of toys there, as well as something that will symbolize a jar of honey (the bear cub should protect it especially well.

Children from two teams must take turns running into the bear’s territory and try to pick up either honey or one of the trophies, but if the bear cub touches a child, he is eliminated from the game.

When one of the teams takes the most trophies or a jar of honey, the game ends.

"Sharp Shooters." Children need to be placed in a circle, in the middle of which the leader will stand with an empty box in his hands.

Each child should have a toy or ball in his hands (in each hand). The presenter begins to spin slowly, and the children throw one of their objects into the box.

After the circle is completed, the most accurate shooters advance to the next stage.

"Clothespins" - a good option puzzle the children. The presenter first enters the room and hangs multi-colored clothespins (15-30 pieces) throughout the room: on curtains, furniture, toys, etc. On command, children run in and begin to collect the found clothespins. The one who collected the most wins.

Air Combat is a fun, active and exciting game. You need to divide the children into two teams and draw a line between them.

Each team has 5 balls of the same color (more are possible). As soon as the music starts, children must throw all their balls over the opponent's line and not let them return.

When the music is turned off, a count is made to see who was able to throw the most balls.

“Sister Alyonushka” - too great game with balloons. Each child is given a ball, a scarf and a felt-tip pen. At the command “Start!” you need to tie a scarf on the ball and draw Alyonushka’s face there.

“Warm and Cold” is a game known to many, in which some little thing is hidden, and the child must find it, focusing on the children’s clues about how cold or warm the treasured thing is.

“The sea is agitated once.” This game also needs no introduction, because it is familiar to many from childhood.

To the counting rhyme “The sea is agitated once, twice, three,” I give the children a word in the form of what they need to “freeze.” And then the presenter, “turning on” each frozen figure, must guess what it means. This is a great holiday table game.

Penguins is a simple game with balloons. Each child is given a ball and must, holding it between his ankles, walk in small steps to a certain place.

Whichever of these “penguins” runs the fastest wins.

Cool games for teenagers for their birthday

Children aged 9 to 12 years with eagerly take part in competitions, games and quizzes.

Here are just a few options to entertain your guests:

For mushrooms
For the competition you will need a sufficient number of images of mushrooms, dummies of mushrooms or objects stylized as mushrooms (up to ordinary matchboxes).

Before the start of the competition, the organizer must hide the “mushrooms” throughout the “forest” (that is, the room).
On command, mushroom pickers (competition participants) enter “the forest” and begin searching for mushrooms. Who will dial more mushrooms, he won.

Cheerful water bears
This competition is best held in the lap of nature. Children are divided into teams. A bucket of water and an empty bucket are placed at a sufficient distance for each team.

The essence: players take turns transferring water from a full bucket in their palms to empty buckets. After the agreed time, the game stops, and whichever team has the greater volume of transferred water is the winner.

Childish advertising
We are surrounded by a sea of ​​objects, at the mention of which we pronounce the names of brands, and not directly their semantic purpose. Example – Pampers (diapers for newborns), Fanta (orange soda), etc.

To conduct a competition, prepare as many of these names as possible and invite competition participants to advertise the item in their own words, taking into account the relevance semantic load and lack of brand words.

Be careful when choosing the words on your list because there may be surprises from children.

Quiz: “What do you know about SpongeBob?”
This competition is a quiz that keeps children focused and calm for a while. Almost all children enjoy watching the animated adventures of SpongeBob.

The questions will concern the content of the cartoon and the attentiveness of those watching it.

Sample questions for the competition:
Who is SpongeBob?
Who are his best friends?
The purpose for which SpongeBob goes to the Field of Jellyfish?
What exam does SpongeBob fail to pass?
How many people live in Bikini Bottom?
What neighbors of SpongeBob do you know?
Where does Patrick live? etc.

To prepare for the competition, adults will have to watch a cartoon or seek the help of children.

Dance and dance like Pinocchio
To organize this dance competition, you need to prepare in advance dance music and cardboard cards on which the names of the heroes of the fairy tale “The Golden Key” will be written.

The number of cards should correspond to the number of guests at your party.

The cards are placed in a “magic bag”, from where participants take turns taking out a card with the name of the fairy tale hero Pierrot, Malvina, or Pinocchio, etc.

After a minute, the contestant must show an impromptu dance that conveys the character of the fairy tale hero that fell to him.

At the end of the competition, the audience chooses the most talented dancer.

It's best to do it yourself.

At the address you will find the most short congratulations Happy Birthday to the girl.

Funny games for children's parties for young people

Moving on to an even older age category (13-16 years and above), it is not necessary to select games and entertainment for name days much more seriously.

The fact is that young people more often respond to simple, but very funny competitions for a child's birthday. For example:

A real cook
Participants in this competition, in accordance with their affiliation with a particular team, write down the name of any food product on a blank sheet of paper. Next, the sheet is folded and passed to a teammate.

When all team members have written down their food items (with a small number of players in teams, the procedure can be repeated in a circle), the sheet with the components of the future dish is unfolded.
In a short time, each team must come up with the name of the dish and the recipe for its preparation and voice the innovation.

The fun usually comes during the scoring, when “choux pastry is added to the borscht and the whole thing is baked until golden brown.”

Housewarming
Guests of the holiday are divided into teams. In front of each team, a cheerful plan diagram of a house or apartment with a large number of windows is posted.

Target. Going one participant at a time to the posted plan, the teams draw figures of future residents in each window. The task can be complicated in that the drawing can be used to determine the age and social status tenant.

The team that is the first to cope with the difficult task of moving into the house is declared the winner.

Decoding
Participants are asked to split into two intelligence centers. Each center receives a “ciphered note” - a piece of paper with a word printed on it. For example, “String”.

Team members must decipher the word, knowing the main key - the phrase is encoded in the word. Each letter of the word is the first letter of the word of the encrypted phrase. In this case, it's "Seven terrorists decided to steal the royal arsenal."

The wittiest decoding wins.

4 monkeys
A fun competition for the audience and no less fun for the participants. Four unpeeled bananas are laid out on a low table or chair without a back.

Four participants are tied with their hands behind their backs and, on command, to speed up, are asked to first clean and then eat the monkey delicacy.

This, perhaps, can be summed up. Of course, there are many more children's activities and only a few of them are listed here.

Funny children's, active competitions for birthdays!

The happiest day for a mother, a day that cannot be forgotten, is the birthday of her child. However, the older the baby gets, the more troublesome this holiday can be for parents. However, these efforts are pleasant. A gift for the birthday boy and colorful invitations for his guests, a cake with candles and lots and lots of balloons, pick up games and entertainment for the kids... It seems like nothing has been forgotten. To help you a little, we have collected the most interesting competitions for children's birthday here! And you don’t need to look for anything!

Game “Bird Market”

(children's competitions are good both for school and for a child's birthday)

This is an Italian competition for teenagers. Six to eight people play. One player is the seller, the other is the buyer. The rest squat down and cover their knees with their hands. They're chickens. The buyer approaches the seller and asks: “Are there any chickens for sale?” - “How not to be, there is.” - “Can I take a look?” - "Please". The buyer comes behind the chickens and touches them one by one: “I don’t like this one, he’s too old,” “This one is wiry,” “This one is skinny,” etc. And finally, touching the selected chicken, he says: “I’ll buy this one.” The seller and buyer lift the chicken by both elbows into the air, swing it and say: “You are a good chicken. Don’t unclasp your arms and don’t laugh.” If the chosen chicken starts to smile or laugh or opens his arms, he is eliminated from the game.

Shot Put Competition

(Funny children's competition not only for schoolchildren - teenagers)

An inflated balloon is placed on the edge of the table. The driver is blindfolded and placed with his back to the table. Then he takes 5 steps forward and turns in place three times. Next, he must return to the table and blow the ball onto the floor. Most likely, he will lose the right direction and will blow the ball away from where there is no trace of it. It will be very funny!

A kopeck saves the ruble

To play you will need small coins and several small cups. Participants are divided into teams with the same number of players. According to the number of teams, piggy bank cups are placed at the finish line. Each team lines up one behind the other.

A coin is placed on the toe of the first team member. The player tries to carry it from the start line to the finish line (three to four meters) without dropping it and throw it into the “piggy bank.” The participant who drops the coin is eliminated from the game. For each coin that lands in the cup, the team is awarded one point. The team with the most points wins.

Game "Mirror"

The participants of the game are divided into two teams. One person from each team stands at a distance of three steps from the ball lying in the middle. The task of one of the players is to approach the ball, grab it and take it to him, the task of the other is to protect the ball.
Rules of the game: The one who approaches the ball must do next to it various movements: crouch, turn your back to the ball, even move away from it. And the defender must, like a mirror, repeat everything that the enemy does, and at the same time be on alert. He can also bully his opponent before he takes one step away from the ball. All pairs play in turns, the players of the first team “take” the ball, the players of the second team defend it. In the second round, the teams switch roles. The one with the most points wins.

“Find a shoe”

Preparation. Two or more teams of 10-15 players remove their shoes and place them in a pile 15 steps in front of them. The shoes should be well mixed so that from afar no one can recognize theirs. A game. Both teams line up and the first player in line runs to the pile and looks for his shoes. When he finds it, he puts it on and runs back to his team. The next player in line does the same, and so on until all team members are once again wearing shoes. The game is most interesting when the players' shoes are not varied!

"Ribbon Pair"

(competitions for teenagers on February 14, pairs)
The presenter invites 5 boys and 5 girls to go on stage. They stand around him. The leader has 10 ribbons clutched in his fist, the ends of which hang freely in different directions, but their middles are mixed up. A bow is tied at one end of each ribbon. The presenter invites all participants to take hold of these ends; the girls need to choose those ends on which bows are tied. On the count of “One, two, three,” the presenter unclenches his fist, and all participants disperse around the hall. The first couple to unravel wins. Thus, each ribbon “tied” the pair with its ends.

Game with adjectives - Birthday greetings to a child

... and ... (child's name)! Happy birthday to you! Over this year, from ... and ... a baby, you have turned into ... and ... a boy/girl! And this is all thanks to your... mom and... dad. May they continue to love you and... raise you the same way. I wish you to remain the most... grandson/granddaughter for your... grandparents. And let your...grandmother Anya still dote on you. … let your mother’s friend Aunt Lena love you like own son, and her... daughter Katenka will be crazy about you.... Aunt Masha and ... Uncle Vitya will always invite you to visit them and their ... sons Tyoma and Styopa will become your ... comrades. In general, grow up, (child’s name) ... and ... Kisses and hugs. Your... Aunt Tanya.

Instead of ... - adjectives invented in advance are substituted. Better by those people who have not seen the text of the congratulations. The funnier the adjectives, the more interesting the game will be.

"Theater director"

(great competition for school and birthdays)

Tell the poem “Our Tanya is crying loudly” if
1) you have a toothache
2) you got wet in the rain and were chilled
3) you got a speck in your eye
4) a brick fell on your foot
5) you have scabies
6) a wolf is chasing you
7) your parents hurt you
8) a fly stuck to you
9) your pants are falling down
10) you are in a very good mood)
Depict using facial expressions:
1) an athlete approaching the barbell
2) a fan of the team that scores the goal
3) football goalkeeper
4) fencer
5) an athlete who ran 5 kilometers
6) a patient in the dentist's office.

"Who is faster"

The guests are divided into two teams, each with a participant. They receive a large box and a matching set of items. Task: put the items in the box and close it as quickly as possible. With each new participant, the box becomes smaller, and the items are larger or more difficult to pack. But keep in mind that you must try in advance whether the items fit into the container. The team whose members complete the job faster and do their job better wins.

“Egg Basketball”

The game involves teams of three or more participants who are given raw eggs and one basket each. Team members must take turns getting an egg into the basket. The team that manages to throw the most eggs into the basket wins this competition.

“Dance with a lid”

To play, you will need an ordinary pan lid. Participants divide into pairs, clamp the lid of a saucepan between them and begin to dance to fast music. They must dance so that the lid does not fall, and if this does happen, the couple is eliminated from the game. The remaining couples continue to compete until the winner.

“Reel it quickly”

For this game you need to prepare two spools and threads 3 - 5 m long. A mark is made in the middle of the thread - with paint or a knot. The players stand opposite each other, holding a spool in their hands so that the thread is taut. On command, they begin to quickly wind the thread onto the spool, all the time getting closer to each other. The first one to reach the middle of the string wins.

Sound engineer

This game requires sound, and here you can't do without special devices. To do this, immediately find objects that can become sources of different characteristic sounds. A baking sheet and a metal spoon, ski boots and a board, clean tin cans, a saucepan with a lid filled with dry peas, a whistle and more will do.
Also, have a tape recorder and a blank cassette ready. Now you are ready to make a radio show. Tell us, for example, “The Tale of Good and Evil.” It might start like this:
“One day we were wandering through the forest and suddenly heard someone’s steps. (Put your hands into your shoes, and then move them heavily and slowly along the board). At first the footsteps were quiet but gradually became louder and louder. (You know how to do this). I turned around and saw a huge bear. I froze in fear, and then thunder struck. (Hit the pan several times with a spoon). I looked at the sky, from which large drops of rain were falling (shake a can of dry peas), and the bear opened his umbrella and walked away...”
Turn on the microphone and get down to business.

Transformations

Everything and everyone turns into something else, but not with the help of words, but with the help of determining the appropriateness of actions. The room turns into a forest. Then the participants become trees, animals, birds, lumberjacks, etc. And if to the station, it means to a suitcase, a train, passengers. And if in the studio - as announcers, TV cameramen, “pop stars”, etc. At the same time, someone can create noise, depict props, etc.

Discoverer

First, participants are invited to “discover” a new planet - inflate balloons as quickly as possible, and then “Populate” this planet with inhabitants - quickly draw little figures of people on the balloon with felt-tip pens. Whoever has more “inhabitants” on the planet is the winner.

Fun competition

You will need: an empty (glass) bottle, thread and pens (pencils).
1) tie a thread to your waist.
2) tie a pen (pencil) to the remaining end (15-20cm).
3) stand over the bottle (push the pen (pencil) slightly once and try to insert the end of the pen (pencil) into the neck of the bottle.
Very fun competition! The one who does it first will win!!!

During the festive preparations for the child's birthday, the parents of the birthday boy prepare an interesting competitive program for children and often forget about the invited adults. The older generation is invited to sit at the table and entertain themselves with conversation or tasting culinary masterpieces. However, it would be much better to make a child’s birthday a joyful and memorable event for already adult mothers, fathers, and grandparents. How to entertain such a diverse audience? It is necessary to carefully select competitions and tasks for children and adults, as well as organize joint entertainment.

A good holiday for children and adults begins with the following points:

• Inviting guests.
• Festive room decoration.
• Entertainment program for adults.
• Games and fun for children.
• Joint competitions and competitions.

Drawing invitation cards

The holiday begins with an invitation. You can simply call and verbally invite guests, or you can show creative ingenuity and use the “grandmother’s” method - send out beautifully designed invitation cards by mail. For adults, it will be a surprise to find in the mailbox, along with the rent receipt, a beautiful envelope with an invitation to children's party. And children will be interested in tearing open the packaging and looking at its contents. Eat various ways decorations for children's birthday cards:

• Draw an individual card for each invited guest (child and his parents).
• Design in one of the graphic editors.
• Buy ready-made invitations and sign them beautifully or compose a short quatrain.

Most The best way, of course, together with the child, make an individual postcard for each invitee.

Decorating the room

If you want the holiday atmosphere to be felt right from the door, take care of decorating the room. All guests - both children and parents - will be interested in looking at the decor. Here are several options for decorating a room that will please the eye and add solemnity to the moment.

Festive decoration of the room.

Wall newspaper

Start a tradition of publishing such a newspaper every year on your child’s birthday. You can make it from a roll of wallpaper. Glue on it the funniest and interesting photos child for the past year, and write original signatures below. This decoration will interest both children and adults. You can leave some space at the bottom for guests’ wishes and signatures. Many years later, when you take out such a newspaper from the mezzanine, you will get a lot positive emotions and warm memories.

Home exhibition

An exhibition of crafts, drawings, figures made of plasticine and natural materials, or something else (perhaps self-assembled aircraft models, if the child’s hobbies relate to this) is placed on a shelf or in a display case for everyone to see. If the child is older, you can offer him to first make a souvenir for each guest and give it to invited friends at the end of the holiday. Crafts from the birthday boy's guests should also take pride of place on the shelf.

Balls and serpentine

Every child loves balloons and bright streamers. You can simply hang them around the room or scatter them on the floor. You can also purchase a ready-made balloon design different colors or make one to order especially for a child’s birthday. It is important to buy high-quality balloons so that they do not start to burst in the middle of the holiday.

Inside each balloon you can put a piece of paper rolled up with a wish for guests (adults and children), and at the end of the evening invite everyone to choose and burst a balloon and read their wish. Such an original farewell is highly appreciated by both children and adults.

Program for adults

When celebrating a child's birthday, you should also take care of the invited parents. To prevent adults from getting bored during children's competitions, you need to prepare a separate program for them. You can invite them to watch a video about the birthday boy. To make this at home, you will need a computer, photographs and videos from the family archive in digital format. As a musical accompaniment, music from cartoons or any other music of your choice is suitable. You can edit the video yourself if you are familiar with video editing, or you can entrust this task to professionals. As practice shows, such films captivate all adults: grandparents, godparents, parents of the invited children, aunts and uncles.

No one should be bored at a fun holiday!

While the adults are engrossed in watching the film, you can run the main program for the children. When the movie is over, invite your parents and relatives to the table and treat yourself to a homemade treat. After 20–30 minutes, you can start holding competitions and quizzes.

Tasks for children and adults can be alternated - while some are participating, others are enjoying the festive treat. Children and adults can be seated together, but it is better to set a separate sweet table for the children. Your attention should be enough for everyone. To make it easier, choose an assistant to conduct an entertainment program. You will be generously rewarded for your efforts with children's smiles and the gratitude of adults.

Board games are one way to keep parents busy.

Activities for adults

"Praise"

According to the order of seats at the table, all guests praise the hero of the occasion and call him best qualities. After this, a hat is taken out, into which pieces of paper with inscriptions of the person’s personal qualities have been folded in advance, and the guests, one by one, pull out a “forfeit”.

"Remember all"

While the guests are still not drunk on their birthday, it is proposed to name the most significant dates and events in the life of the birthday boy:

• Day of the week on which you were born.
• Date of birth.
• Year of birth.
• Time of birth.
• Birth weight.
• Height at birth.
• When did the first tooth appear?
• How many teeth now?
• First word.
• Favorite dish.
• Favourite drink.
• Favorite game.

There are many options for questions, but grandparents will win (as practice shows). They are solemnly presented with the “For Memory” award and a photograph of the birthday boy.

"Name"

In turn, all participants in the feast are invited to name diminutives and pet names for the birthday boy (Sasha, Shura, Sashka, Sashok, Shurochka, Sashenka and others, for example). The one who named the most wins. The prize can be a small notebook, the first page of which was carefully painted the day before by the hero of the occasion.

"Task feed"

A rope is fixed to the opposite walls, and the child’s socks are attached to it with clothespins. Each sock contains a task for an adult:

• Tell a poem on a certain topic.
• Dance a lambada.
• Sing a lullaby.
• Sing a children's song in a rock arrangement.
• Jump on one leg from one end of the room to the other.
• Crawl under the table.
• Draw an animal.
• Depict an object without words.

You can also include easier tasks: kiss the birthday boy or get candy.

"Puzzles"

When the birthday is coming to an end and the guests are already fairly relaxed, you can offer to assemble puzzles for them at speed. Take several simple puzzles with 6-8 pieces and lay them out on stools according to the number of participants. Whoever collects it faster receives the “Fastest” order.

As a result, it is worth adding that the entertainment program for adults on a children's birthday should be interesting, but not too intrusive. Some people are embarrassed to participate in competitions or are afraid of appearing insecure. Be attentive to all participants in the celebration, and if a person is clearly tired, allow him to calmly enjoy the treat and contemplate the fun.

Program for children

Scenario children's day There are many births you can think of. Here are some options: “Birthday cake is missing”, “Treasure hunt”, “Wish fulfillment fairy is missing” and others. Let's look at the missing birthday cake.

You can invite an animator or entertain the children yourself.

We lead the children with leading questions to blow out the candles on the birthday cake. We solemnly bring in a beautiful box in which there is supposed to be a cake, but (oh, horror!) there is none. The box contains only a few crumbs and a mysterious note. Please read the note from the older child. It says something like this: “I took your cake. Complete my tasks to get it back. Kira." Kira is a doll that is worn on the hand. You can take any one - an animal, a girl or a boy.

A moment later, the culprit of the loss appears on the hand of one of the parents. Kira meets the children and offers various competitions for them to return the birthday cake.

After completing all the competitions, the toy is given up and the cake is returned (it is in another room with lit candles).

Competitions

"Move the Egg"

At one end of the room there are 2 stools with empty plates (it is better to take plastic or metal ones) and at the other there are also 2 stools with plates containing boiled eggs (according to the number of participants). Children are divided into 2 teams. Each person is asked to transfer an egg in a spoon from one plate to another. The winning team receives a prize or medal.

"Gather the Leaves"

It is necessary to scatter leaves cut out of colored paper, on the back of some you need to draw a certain sign-symbol. Children are invited to help the doll collect leaves. The child who finds a sheet with a sign-symbol is awarded a sweet prize (wafer, candy, marmalade - to choose from).

"Put your nose on"

You can attach not only a nose, but also an eye, mouth, eyebrows, hairstyle, ears and so on. A face (of a clown, doll, fairy tale character), but without a nose. Each of the children needs to try to glue a nose made of plasticine (dough) onto the drawing, blindfolded. The winner is the one who attached the nose closer to its actual location on the face. The prize can be a medal or the “Most Accurate” order.

"Rabbits"

The doll misses its best friend, the rabbit, and asks the kids to jump like rabbits, putting on paper ears or simply putting their palms to their heads. The most active rabbit is awarded a reward - the “Jumping” order or medal.

"Balloon Race"

Inflated balloons are placed on the floor, and the children are given the task of blowing the balloon to the other end of the room the fastest. Invited children get down on their knees and hands and begin to blow on command. The winner is given the award “The Strongest Wind”.

"Choose a gift"

A ribbon is stretched and various small gifts (keychains, pens, felt-tip pens) hang on it. Each child needs to be blindfolded, spun and offered to choose a souvenir as a souvenir. No one should be left without a gift on their birthday.

"To each his own desire"

Small pieces of paper with individual tasks are placed in a box or hat: crow, sing a song, recite a poem, jump a frog, kiss the birthday boy, eat a berry. Each child who comes to a children's birthday party pulls out a piece of paper and reads it themselves, or an adult helps them read it, makes a wish and fulfills it.

"Beads"

Two children need to compete to see who can thread bagels (bagels) onto a rope or a long skewer the fastest. The one who finishes stringing the beads first wins.

While completing competitions and tasks, you need to take several breaks: eat, drink, dance, so that the guys don’t get tired.

After all the tasks, the birthday boy blows out the candles, and the whole company goes to eat the cake.

Joint entertainment

In order for a children's birthday party with the participation of adults to go off with a bang, you need to entertain the guests not only individually, but also together.

When organizing a program for children and adults, do not forget about joint entertainment.

For adults and children

"Papa Races"

A competition between fathers and children is held to the accompaniment of cheerful music. Each child sits astride his dad (dad on all fours) and the whistle is blown - the start of the race. The winner is the one who is the first to ride on dad from one end of the room to the other and back. The winners are awarded a sweet prize - a large candy, and all participants - a small sweet.

"Little Red Riding Hood"

Take 2 ropes 5 meters long. One rope is laid in a straight line, and the other along a winding or spiral path. A child and one of his parents are selected from the guests. The child walks along a straight road to his grandmother, and his mother or father walks along a winding one. Whoever comes faster wins.

"Footprints"

2 teams play. Each team has a parent and a child. You will need a pre-cut footprint of a tiger or other animal. A total of 4 blanks are needed. Participants receive 2 tracks. The child stands on the footprint with one foot, and the parent moves the second footprint for the next step. The winner is the one who covers the entire distance faster.

"Orchestra"

Wishing participants (children and parents) are given various devices made from scrap materials that make sounds. It can be:

• Pots.
• Lids.
• Banks with pennies.
• Cups of water and straws (gurgling sounds).
• Drum.
• Whistle.
• Sushi chopsticks and pan.
• Bell.

In addition to improvised noisy and ringing devices, you can use real or toy ones. musical instruments if available. A cheerful children's song is turned on for the background, a soloist (or several singers) is selected and the original arrangement of the famous hit begins.

"Fireworks"

A real fireworks display will be a pleasant farewell surprise, which will create a sensation among children and adults on a child’s birthday and will be an excellent culmination of the holiday.

When holding competitions on your birthday, you should prepare a lot of sweet gifts. Even if the competition is for an adult, the prize can be a sweet - the parent will give it to the child.

A child's birthday is a bright holiday where neither children nor their parents should be bored. Actively involve adults in competitions and relay races, and your holiday will be remembered for a long time.