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 birthday contests for children 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
(A fun children's competition not only for schoolchildren and 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 make various movements around it: crouch, turn his 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 her own son, and let her … daughter Katenka 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 accompaniment, and here you cannot 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!!!
10 years is your baby’s first serious anniversary. It’s already inconvenient to call him a baby. Among the collection there are probably certificates, cups, and other achievements. The child prepares for adolescence, leaving primary school and moving to secondary school. Often children at this age are very capricious, so if you organize a birthday without taking into account his wishes, you risk not pleasing the birthday boy.
Discuss the holiday scenario with your child. How does he want to spend his celebration? What was good about past birthdays? Holiday menu. How does he want to decorate the room (flower balls no longer suit the boys, maybe Christmas tree garlands and a silver number 10 on the entire wall)? Maybe he likes themed events, for example you can arrange one. And most importantly, what competitions will be of interest to his friends?
It is important to think through the scenario in advance in order to correctly calculate the budget. Some competitions are less expensive (for example, intellectual competitions). In any case, props and prizes must be purchased in advance, taking into account the number of guests.
On the day of the holiday, it is best to go to Children's World for a dream gift with your child, or please your child with a surprise prepared in advance (for example,) then sit in a children's cafe or pizzeria and go home or to a designated place to meet guests. It’s better to start with simple, inactive competitions.
Intellectual competitions
When drawing up competitions, take into account the age, character and personal characteristics of each guest: if the majority of those invited are inactive children, reduce the number of sports competitions in favor of intellectual ones.
The most serious guest
There are no prizes in this competition, but that's not worth mentioning. The guests stand in a circle. The first one says “ha” with a serious expression on his face. The next one also with a straight face - “ha-ha”, the third adds “ha-ha-ha”. Usually it is possible to maintain a calm appearance for up to 4-5 participants. If one smiles, everyone laughs. It is allowed to silently make grimaces, trying to make the speaker laugh.
Suitcase
Everyone stays in a circle. The first one says: “I’m flying to a desert island and I’ll take binoculars with me.” The next person repeats the phrase, adding his item to the suitcase. The third one needs to list everything and name his option. Whoever “did not bring the suitcase” (did not remember the sequence) is eliminated from the game.
I believe - I don't believe
Questions are given to the teams in turn. For correct answers - tokens. Prizes - based on overall results.
- At first, only pilots used ballpoint pens (I believe).
- Russia grows the most turnips (in America).
- A couple of crocodiles in one circus were taught to dance the waltz (I don’t believe it).
- You can see a rainbow at night (I believe).
- Fireflies are used instead of flashlights (I believe).
- When a flounder is placed on a chess board, it becomes checkered (I believe).
- Dolphins are small whales (I believe).
- When a bee bites, it dies (I believe).
- Penguins fly north in winter (I don’t believe they don’t fly at all).
- Bats receive radio signals (I don’t believe it).
Tricky riddles
- He got leeches, sold them to Karabas, he smelled of swamp mud, his name was... (Pinocchio - Duremar).
- He beats and tortures the poor dolls, he is looking for a magic key, he looks terrible, this is a doctor... (Aibolit - Karabas).
- He lived in Prostokvashino and was friends with Matroskin, he was a little simple-minded, the dog’s name was... (Totoshka - Sharik).
- He was on the road for many days to find his wife, and a ball helped him, his name was... (Kolobok - Ivan Tsarevich).
- He walked through the forest boldly, but the fox ate the hero. The poor thing sang goodbye. His name was...(Cheburashka - Kolobok).
- She finds out everything, spies on it, interferes and harms everyone, she only cares about the rat, and her name is... (Yaga - old woman Shapoklyak).
Guess the drawing
The presenter covers the picture with a clean opaque sheet, leaving 2 square meters free. see picture. Gradually moves the sheet, revealing more and more for review. Whoever guessed the plot first wins. The illustration should be well known to children.
Music and dance competitions
Musical competitions set the mood for the entire holiday. Just don’t delay each task, switch to others in time so that the children don’t get tired.
Fanta
Take one thing from each guest and put everything in an opaque bag. The birthday boy turns his back to him and says what the owner of the extracted forfeit needs to do. The funnier the tasks, the more fun the competition. The birthday boy's forfeit is also in the general pile (he doesn't know about it).
- perform a song for the birthday boy;
- show a car that cannot be started for a long time;
- shout out the window “Happy Birthday!” 10 times;
- depict without words how you are in a store buying three birds with one stone as a gift for a friend;
- perform a song on behalf of an African aborigine;
- compose a poem in honor of the birthday person (like a burime) with the words: congratulations - birthday, gifts - hugs, speeches - candles, toys - girls and read it like a real poet;
- perform the song “Happy Birthday” with a noise orchestra (“instruments” (spoons, rattles, etc.) are prepared in advance);
- depict how you are late for school and don’t find your backpack;
- retell the fairy tale “Turnip” from her own perspective;
- show a cat who is afraid of something, but is interested;
- to parody an adult who does not dare to ski down a hill.
Guess the melody
Guess the melody before it even sounds. First, a description of the song is offered. If the hint is not enough, a fragment of the melody is played. Children must tell what the song is about. Choral karaoke performance is encouraged.
- A song about a territory surrounded on all sides by water, the inhabitants of which are very happy from regular consumption of tropical fruits (“Chunga-Changa”).
- A song from a cartoon about sky-colored railway transport (“Blue Car”).
- The song is about how an animal with luxurious hair takes a sunbath and purrs a melody (“I’m lying in the sun”).
- A round dance song about a plant that grew in the wild until a peasant cut it down (“Song about the Christmas Tree”).
- A song about an insect that is similar in color to a garden vegetable and lives in the grass “There was a grasshopper sitting in the grass”).
- The song is about bad weather that cannot ruin the holiday (“We will survive this trouble”).
At the age of 10, a child already shows his individuality, so it is very important to create a friendly atmosphere at the holiday, not paying attention to the children’s inadequacies in certain moments.
Two competition options for girls only
Share your smile
The tasks are printed on the cards. Each willing contestant chooses a card where she should smile like:
- Mona Lisa (you can show a portrait of Mona Lisa);
- the teacher smiles at the student;
- a girl meeting an unfamiliar boy;
- infant to mother;
- the girl from the famous advertisement;
- Leopold the cat to his mice;
- a poor student who received an A;
- the dog grins at its owner.
It is better to give prizes (or tokens) to all girls.
Fan dance
Participants must dance while holding a feather in the air with a fan. Everyone else counts out loud which of the girls will last longer. It is important not only to watch the feather, but also to dance.
Sports competitions
When the guests have already rested a little after the festive feast, you can offer the restless ones some outdoor games. If you are holding a holiday at home, decide in advance on the place for them: clear the room as much as possible from furniture, sharp corners, and breakable objects. This will help avoid injuries in active competitions. The presenter's table with props should be in a secluded place.
Relay game with balls
Guests are divided into teams. In addition to prizes for the winner, it would be nice to prepare symbolic consolation prizes for the losers.
- Balls prepared in advance are placed in front of the teams on the starting line. Children, on all fours, blowing the balloons out of place, try to send them over the finish line.
- The ball is clamped between the legs (you can have two more under your arms), and at the signal you have to get to the finish line the fastest without dropping the ball.
- Everyone is given a spoon, and a ball is carefully lowered into it. It must be carried to the finish line without dropping it.
- Captains competition. Filled balloons are scattered around the room. Who will collect and carry away the most balls at the same time?
- Everyone sits on their balloon and jumps until the balloon bursts. Which team will destroy their balls the fastest?
Volleyball
You can also play volleyball with balloons. Chairs with a strip width of 1 m are placed in two rows opposite each other. The floor is divided in the middle by a rope. Players throw the ball while sitting (you cannot stand up!). If the ball flies outside the playing area, the team receives a point. The count goes up to 10 points.
Fishing
They choose a fisherman. He holds a jump rope or rope with a knot. All the fish stand in a circle, the fisherman is in the center. He holds the rope by one end, rotating it in a circle. The “fishing rod” should not touch the legs. If the fish does not jump, it leaves the game. The most dexterous one wins.
Siamese twins
In teams, participants split into pairs and place one hand on their neighbor’s shoulder, leaving the other free. They are offered different tasks: unwrap and eat candy, tie shoelaces, make a paper envelope. The team that completes everything faster than the others wins.
Confusion
Players on a team gather in a circle, holding hands. Without opening their hands, they need to confuse the chain as difficult as possible. Representatives from each team go to their opponents and, at a signal, unravel their confusion. The team whose driver untangles his chain the fastest wins.
Tail
Two children play. Each person has a rope tied to their waist with a tail at the back. You need to adapt and catch your opponent by the tail before he does it first. The game is accompanied by cheerful music.
Children's bowling
Children love bowling. If you don't have real skittles, plastic bottles with filler will do. A line is marked with a rope, children stand behind the line, roll the ball, trying to hit the bottles.
Dwarfs and giants
The presenter calls the word “dwarfs” and the children squat down. At the command “giants,” the guests stretch on tiptoe, raising their arms up. Whoever makes a mistake is eliminated from the game. The task can be made easier if participants join hands to help those who are confused.
Self-portrait
When saying goodbye to the guests, the birthday person thanks all those invited and asks not to forget their prizes. He gives everyone sheets of paper and invites everyone to draw their own self-portrait as a souvenir, with the condition that everyone will work with their eyes closed. Guests receive armbands and must leave their autograph on the portraits.
10 years is the first round date in a person’s life. An entertainment program will make this event bright and memorable. Interesting competitions, original competitions and quizzes will amuse the friends of the birthday boy invited to the birthday party. Dynamic games will fill the holiday with children's laughter and joy. The happy smiles of children will delight parents and adults present at the event.
- ordpoak - gift
- igtos - guests
- shikar - ball
- tonkfae - candy
- rdnipazk - holiday
- zhaepoelni - wish
- meninkni - birthday boy
Game "Gift for the Birthday Boy"
All children who want to participate in the game. They are divided equally into 2-3 teams. To hold the competition, you will need cardboard blanks in the form of a gift and items for decoration: holiday paper, ribbons, glitter, paper cutouts in the shape of hearts, flowers, candies.
The task of the teams is to decorate the blank so that it turns out to be an original gift for the birthday person. To make the task more challenging, all participants are blindfolded and given certain decoration items and glue. Players take turns approaching the gift and begin to decorate it.
At the end of the game, the birthday person chooses the winner - the team that created the most original gift.
Relay competition. All interested children participate in it. They are divided equally into 2 teams. Each contestant has a plastic cup half filled with caramel taped to his leg.
Participants line up in 2 lines along the starting line. At a certain distance from each of them, a container is placed - a deep plate or cup. The task of representatives of both teams is to take turns carefully reaching their container, pouring the contents of the cup into it without using their hands, and returning back to the start.
The winner is the team whose container contains the most candies after all participants have completed the relay race.
Several children take part in the competition. Each participant receives 2 sheets of A4 paper. The task of the competitors is to get through the “swamp” over the “bumps” as quickly as possible. To do this, you need to place one sheet on the floor, stand on it with both feet, and place the other sheet in front of you. Then you need to step onto the second sheet, pick up the first sheet and move it forward, and so on. The winner is the participant who covers the specified distance in this way the fastest (passes through the “swamp”).
Game "Letter set"
All children who want to participate in the game. They are divided equally into 2-3 teams. The facilitator gives each group of participants one identical set of cards with letters. The players' task is to form a word from these letters. The words relate to the theme "Birthday". The team that is the first to raise the given word above its head and show the presenter and spectators receives 1 point. Shouting words is prohibited. The completed word must be presented to the presenter and shown to the audience. After the teams have guessed the first word, the presenter gives them the next set of cards and so on. The group of participants with the most points wins.
Sets of cards with letters
Well, who didn’t love their own birthday as a child? This is the day when all the closest and dearest gather, friends come, give a bunch of gifts, cut a delicious cake. These are the most fun and vivid memories of childhood, and to make them even brighter, parents need to work out a scenario for a children's party, birthday competitions. The main thing is not just to meet guests and sit at the table, but also to entertain them, giving the child and his friends the opportunity to unite even more, have fun to the fullest and remember this day as the best in life. But what kind of competitions are needed for a child's birthday? We will offer you many options, and when choosing, be sure to take into account the age of the children and choose the most interesting games for everyone present.
Competitions for children 3-6 years old
Mind games
Intellectual competitions at the table are good because they help save parents’ home from the chaos and destruction that naughty preschoolers threaten it with. Of course, children cannot be captivated by such fun for a long time, but for a while they will be “neutralized,” and at the same time, watching their games will help parents learn something new about their child.
The simplest birthday contests for children can be represented by riddles that can be chosen for any age:
"Guess what I see"
The adult verbally describes the object, and the children must understand what is being said and find this object in the room.
An adult or child depicts something or someone, and the rest of the children must understand what or who it is.
"What's missing?"
Several objects need to be laid out on the floor, sofa or chair, which children must look at for a while, after which they must turn away, and the adult removes one of the objects. After this, the children look at the “exposition” again and must remember what disappeared from here.
Fairytale Quiz
The fairytale quiz is also one of the interesting competitions for children's birthdays. Here you need to come up with a series of questions based on famous children's poems, cartoons and fairy tales, and provide prizes for correct answers - toys, chocolate medals, etc.
Board games
Mini competitions for children can be presented with their favorite board games, which the whole family loves to spend their leisure time with. Although in our time they have been supplanted by tablets and cartoons, they can easily find a place at a children’s party:
Action games
Particularly interesting are the “adventure” games, where each player has a piece with which he moves around the playing field for the number of steps that is rolled by the dice. These games are good for groups and can be played by children of all ages. In addition, in modern games the chips are made unusual, and manufacturers accompany the games with exciting tasks.
Cards
Now on sale there are exciting and colorfully designed games for children of all ages. With them you can play “Shuffle”, “Dobble”, “Dubble”, “Memory” and many other games - everything that can be found on the Internet.
"Guess what you're eating"
This delicious game is suitable for any age. Children are asked to close their eyes and taste something edible that an adult will put in their open mouths. This is a very funny competition, because it turns out that it is not so easy to determine the taste of a dish without seeing it.
Outdoor games
"Cold-hot"
The game is a variation of the classic hide and seek. An adult hides a toy in the room, and the children’s task is to find it, following the clues from the words “cold” and “hot.”
"Magic Tunnel"
For this game you will need a children's tunnel, but it can easily be replaced by a small table or chair that a child can crawl under. His task is not just to climb into the tunnel, but to come out of there in a new guise, portraying someone: an animal or a fairy-tale character. Other children must guess who came out of the magic tunnel. The one who guesses correctly goes into the magic tunnel himself.
Ball games
Competitions for 4-year-old children's birthdays include good old-fashioned fun that combines tasks for erudition, intelligence, fun and moving elements. So, in the “edible-inedible” game, the leader sits the children in a row and, in turn, throws a ball to each child, pronouncing a word. If the word means an edible object, then the ball must be caught, and if it is inedible, then it must be pushed back with your hands. In another version, the children stand in a circle, and the leader throws a ball to one of them and asks them to name a color, fruit, vegetable or flower. Children need to simultaneously catch the ball and remember the appropriate object.
Role-playing games
Children love most when competitions for children's birthdays of 6 years old contain role-playing games. In order for a group of children to have a lot of fun, you can invite them to temporarily become brave Indians, overcoming obstacles, fighting hostile tribes and performing funny dances. You can transform into brave knights, beautiful princesses or fire-breathing dragons, into fairy tale or cartoon characters - the choice here is unlimited. Of course, such competitions are done with their own hands, so parents will have to try hard to create costumes and attributes. In addition, they themselves can take part in the fun with the children, releasing the child hiding in the depths of their soul for a short time.
Competitions for children 4-12 years old
It is most convenient to think about holding competitions at a children's birthday party if all the children present at the party are the same age. However, often, especially at the birthday of preschoolers, not only peers are invited, but also relatives with their children, sisters and brothers - then a variety of children's ages can be represented at the holiday. This happens because the child himself still lacks his own friends and peers, so instead of them, relatives of all ages come who know the birthday boy from a young age and are happy to congratulate him. In this case, the ideas for birthday competitions for children will simply require a little more effort from the parents, but in the end, the children themselves will find ways to begin to interact better, and besides, such contact between them will bring the younger ones invaluable experience of interacting in a team.
"Tails"
This game involves pairs of players, each of whom has a rope tied around their waist so that a small “tail” hangs from behind. The players' task is to be the first to catch their opponent by the tail and prevent him from doing the same. This fun competition can be enjoyed with lively music. The game trains reaction and dexterity.
Want to see even more fun and interesting competitions? Then go and read our other article about children's competitions.
"Collective Art"
To play this game, children need to be divided into 2 teams. The first members of each team draw a head and neck on the top of their sheets, while the rest of the participants do not see what exactly is drawn. Then the presenter folds the top of the sheet, covering the image, and only the lower part of the neck remains visible. After this, the second player approaches the sheet and continues the drawing. Then the presenter wraps this part of the sheet, leaving only the lower part of the lines of the drawing. So gradually the drawing grows downwards, and all team members put their hands on it in turn. At the end, the presenter unfolds both sheets and everyone looks at the resulting image in surprise. Such competitions for children at their 6th birthday perfectly develop their imagination.
"Art relay race"
This game, which develops creative imagination and thinking, the ability to work in a team, is interesting but calm. Children are divided into two teams, which are given the task of drawing an animal or other object within a certain time. Moreover, in one approach, each participant can draw one line (straight, oval, circle, etc.). In the end, the team whose drawing more closely resembles the intended object wins.
"Candy on a Fishing Rod"
Instead of a fishing hook, you need to tie a candy to the fishing line using a candy wrapper. Using a fishing rod, you need to bring the candy to your mouth, unwrap it without using your hands and eat it. The child who can handle it faster wins. This game develops dexterity and coordination.
"Volleyball with a balloon"
Thanks to this exciting game, children develop dexterity, reaction, and coordination of movements. Children need to be divided into two teams, chairs should be placed at a distance of 1 meter from each other, and all players should be seated on them. A rope stretched between the chairs in the middle of the floor marks a grid separating the teams. Then a kind of volleyball begins, in which you need to throw a ball over a rope, and players are forbidden to take the ball in their hands (they can only push it with their palms) and get up from their chairs. If the ball lands on the floor in the opponent's half, the team gets a point. The game can be continued up to 15 points.
"Nesmeyana"
When thinking about how to hold a child’s birthday party at home, it is useful to select competitions that develop communication skills, ingenuity and imagination in children, like the next “Nesmeyana” competition. One of the children is chosen as Princess Nesmeyana and sits on a chair in front of the rest of the children. The rest of the children must try to make the “princess” laugh, but they must not touch her. The one who succeeds becomes the next Nesmeyanaya.
"Guessing Game"
Before starting the game with the children, a specific theme is selected (holiday, animals, furniture, etc.), after which the driver makes a wish for an object that corresponds to the chosen theme. Players must guess what was chosen using clarifying questions to which the driver can only answer “yes” and “no.” The first one to guess what is planned becomes the driver himself. With the help of this game, children train communication skills and develop thinking.
"Hold the Ball"
Children's birthday party competitions at home often require a lot of space, but not this one. Two pairs of players take part here. Each pair must be placed in a circle formed by a hoop or a circle drawn on the floor. Each couple is given a balloon. Their task is to try to keep the ball in the air for as long as possible, blowing on it, but without touching it with their hands so that it does not fly out of their circle. The pair that can hold onto their ball the longest wins. With the help of this game, reaction, dexterity, coordination, and breathing apparatus are trained.
"Eskimo blind man's buff"
A driver is selected from among the children, whose hands are put on thick mittens and blindfolded. After this, children approach him one by one, whom he must recognize by touch. If he succeeds, then the identified child becomes the driver, and if he makes a mistake, he tries with the next players. With the help of such a competition, children develop memory and spatial imagination.
"Winkers"
Active and fun competitions for children’s birthdays can train attentiveness, and the best game for this would be the “Blinkers” game. Children need to be divided into two equal teams and a leader must be chosen. Chairs are placed in a row, on which the first team sits, and a chair is placed opposite, near which the leader stands. Members of the second team stand behind the players sitting on chairs. The host looks around at the seated players and winks at one of them. The player who received the wink must quickly move to a chair near the leader, and the task of the player standing behind him is to grab him in time to prevent escape. If the escape is successful, then this player himself becomes the leader.
"Broken phone"
With the help of the fun game “Broken Phone,” children quietly sharpen their attentiveness and hearing. The presenter whispers a phrase or word into the first player's ear, after which he turns to his neighbor and conveys to him what he heard in the same way. So, along the chain, the message reaches the last player, who says out loud what he heard, and the presenter loudly says what he himself conveyed. After this, the leader is sent to the end of the chain, and the first player becomes the leader.
"Confusion"
Children love cool competitions where they can practice thinking, logic and attentiveness. All children need to be lined up in a circle, holding hands. Then the driver turns to the side, and the children begin to climb over each other as they please, but without letting go of their hands. After this, the driver, also without opening his hands, must unravel this tangle.
“We are writing a fairy tale for the birthday boy”
The presenter opens a book or magazine to the first page he comes across and blindly points his finger at a random word. The first storyteller needs to come up with a phrase in which this word will be involved. Similarly, all other participants in the game get words. You can even come up with not one, but several proposals. As a result, a funny story will be born in the game; all that remains is to write it down on beautifully designed paper and give it to the birthday person. Such games develop imagination and thinking, and expand vocabulary.
"Three, thirteen, thirty"
Before the game, the leader explains to the children which number indicates this or that action, for example, 3 - hands on the belt, 13 - hands up, 30 - hands forward. Then the children line up at arm's length, outstretched to the sides. Next, the presenter calls the agreed numbers in random order, and the children must perform the corresponding movements. Gradually the pace of the leader accelerates. The one who got lost and performed another movement stands next to the leader and tries to knock down the rest of the players with incorrect movements. At the end of the game, the most attentive and unprovoked player remains. Such competitions for guests at a child’s birthday train reaction and attentiveness.
"Clap"
Each player receives a serial number and stands in a circle. Then they all begin to clap rhythmically, alternating two handclaps with two kneeclaps. One of the players repeats his own number twice when clapping his hands, and the number of the other player when clapping his knees. The one whose number was announced, with the next claps of his hands, calls out his number, and with claps on the knees, the number of the next player. Anyone who loses this rhythm, forgets his number or calls a number that has already left the game, is eliminated from the game. The last two players remaining in the circle are declared the winners. This fun trains reaction, memory and attentiveness.
"Liberation Action"
The dynamic game “Liberation Action” promotes the development of coordination, attentiveness, hearing, reaction in the leading player, and in the other players - reaction and dexterity. Participants in the game sit on chairs placed in a circle. In the center of the circle, a “prisoner” with his hands and feet tied and a “guard” who is blindfolded are seated. The task of the “liberators” is to untie the captive, and the guard’s task is to prevent them. As soon as he touches one of the liberators, he is eliminated from the game and removed from the circle. Anyone who manages to free the “prisoner” without being caught turns into a “guard” himself.
"Hunting"
Active competitions for a child’s birthday can develop freedom, dexterity, and coordination of movements. In the game "Hunt", the names of the participants in the game are written on cards, which are then shuffled and distributed to the players. The player dances to the music and at the same time quietly looks at what name is written on the card he received. At the moment when the music stops, the hunter must catch the prey whose name is written on his card. But he also hunts for his prey. As a result, real chaos begins! After this, the cards are collected, shuffled again, dealt out and the game continues.
"Waves in a circle"
Make a circle of chairs standing close to each other, the number of which should correspond to the number of players. The driver is in the center of the circle, and the rest of the players sit on chairs. As a result, one chair remains free. The driver tries to sit on an empty chair, but the players must prevent him from doing this with their movements. If the driver manages to sit on an empty chair, then the player who missed him becomes the driver himself. Players move according to the driver’s commands “right” (clockwise one chair), “left”, or chaos (participants quickly change places, and the driver tries to take any empty seat). The player who sat on the chair that was free before the “chaos” command becomes the driver. Children train reaction, dexterity, and attentiveness in the game.
"Siamese twins"
All children need to be divided into two teams, in which there will be several pairs. Couples stand sideways to each other and put one arm around their shoulders. As a result, each "Siamese twin" has one right and one left hand. This creature needs to run to a plate of candy, unwrap the candy and eat it, feeding both heads. The pair that finishes all the candies the fastest wins. A variant of the task for the “Siamese twins” is to make an envelope out of paper and tie the laces on your shoes. This game strengthens teamwork skills.
"The Fisherman and the Goldfish"
The participants of this game line up in a circle, and the leader in the center twirls a jump rope and a rope with a knot at the end. The end of the rope should pass under the players' feet, and they should jump in time to avoid touching it. Anyone who gets hit by the rope is out of the game for a while. The game continues until there is only one participant left, who becomes the winner. It develops agility, coordination, endurance and attentiveness.
"Copy of the monument"
With the help of this game, which develops attentiveness in children, they gradually get rid of shyness. You need to choose two among the children. One will be the “copier” and will be taken out of the room and blindfolded. The second one will be a “monument”; at this moment he should take an interesting pose in which he will freeze. Next, a “blind copyist” is introduced, who must determine by touch the pose of the “monument” and take exactly the same one.
"Broken Fax"
In this game, children are seated one after another so that each next one looks at the back of the head of the previous one. The first and last players each receive a pen and a piece of paper. The last player draws a simple figure on paper, and then reproduces it by running his finger along the back of the player in front. He, in turn, draws with his finger on the back of his predecessor what he felt on his back. The player sitting first transfers his feelings to paper, after which the initial and final drawings are compared. With the help of this game, memory, hand motor skills, and attentiveness are trained.
"Cock-fights"
The floor is divided by a tape or rope, on either side of which two players stand in the starting position - on one leg, facing each other, with their hands clasped behind their backs. Everyone should strive to cross the border to the opponent’s side without touching the floor with their other foot or releasing their hands. At the same time, you still cannot allow the enemy into your territory. You can only push with your chest or shoulder. Anyone who breaks these rules is considered a loser. The game develops strength and coordination.
"Knees"
The players need to be seated close to each other, placing their left hand on the right knee of the neighbor on the left, and the right hand on the left knee of the opposite neighbor. If the circle is not closed, then the end players place one hand on their knee. In the game, you should quickly slap your knee with your hand without breaking a certain sequence. If someone clapped out of time or even just raised his hand, then he hides that hand. There may be several winners or just one. To make the game more interesting, you need to maintain a high pace. It trains reaction, hand motor skills, coordination, and attentiveness.
"Caterpillar"
Players stand one after another and place their hands on the belt of the player in front, forming a “caterpillar”. The first one becomes the head of this caterpillar, and the last one becomes the tail. Then music sounds, and the caterpillar begins to crawl forward, while the head performs various dance steps with any parts of the body, and the rest must try to repeat these movements. Tired, the “head” turns to the next player, strokes his head, and then stands at the tail of the caterpillar. Liberation, coordination, and attentiveness are trained here.
Which competitions did you like the most, and which ones did you take note of? Perhaps you have held other fun children's competitions - be sure to write about them in the comments!
Cross is a question. Intellectual marathon
3-4 teams of 10-12 people are pre-formed, they come up with names and make emblems.
Leading.
Hurry up everyone to the cross!
Let's start the cross-question!
Cross-country participants,
Don't be afraid of questions
Solve problems
Good luck!
Dear viewers, let us greet the participants in the intellectual game “Cross Question” with thunderous applause. These are the teams...
And this is the fairest jury in our camp, which will evaluate the knowledge and abilities of our players. (Represents the jury.)
Competition "The Best"
Leading. I hand whistles to the team captains. They will use them to notify that their team is ready to respond. Whoever answers correctly first earns his team 1 point. Are the terms clear? Let's start!
1. Most famous cartoonist? (Walt Disney)
7. The most difficult period in the life of bearded men? (Era of Peter I)
9. The very first garment of a person? (Diaper)
10. Most “resourceful” competition? (KVN)
12. Most stubborn pet? (Donkey)
14. The deepest lake on Earth? (Baikal)
16. Southernmost continent? (Antarctica)
17. What is the prickliest plant on the windowsill? (Cactus)
18. The most important god of the ancient Slavs? (Perun)
19. Largest island? (Greenland)
21. The tallest building in Moscow? (Ostankino Tower.)
22. What is the shortest month of the year? (February)
23. What is the funniest genre of play? (Comedy)
25. What is the most common timing mechanism? (Watch)
26. The very first astronaut to go into outer space? (Leonov)
27. The most famous competitions in Hellas? (Olympic Games.)
28. The most famous novel in verse? (A.S. Pushkin. “Eugene Onegin.”)
29. The most famous liar? (Baron Munchausen.)
30. The slowest animal? (Three-toed sloth.)
32. Tallest plant in the world? (Eucalyptus)
33. The thickest plant in the world? (Baobab)
34. The most famous words of Yu. Gagarin? ("Go!")
Summarizing.
Competition "Multi-remote"
Leading. You all love cartoons and know the lines of cartoon characters well. Answer which cartoon character owns the words:
1. “It’s an everyday matter!” (Carlson)
2. “This is the wrong sandwich!” (Cat Matroskin.)
3. “I don’t want anything!” (Princess from the film “The Town Musicians of Bremen.”)
4. “Guys, let’s live together!” (Leopold the Cat)
5. “Well, crazy guy, wait a minute!” (Wolf)
6. “Eat, daughter, a dietary egg” (The King from the film “The Bremen Town Musicians.”)
7. “I’m lying in the sun.” (Turtle and Lion Cub.)
8. “Have you been to Tahiti?” (Parrot Kesha.)
9. “I live like a toadstool, but I want to fly.” (Water)
10. “Tell me, Snow Maiden, where have you been?” (Hare)
Summarizing.
Competition "Talking Surnames"
Leading. The occupations of these people are anagrams of their first and last names. Your task is to figure out professions by last name.
1. Rapov (cook).
2. Korovin (escort).
3. Egor Platonov (neurologist).
4. Sidorov (rice farmer).
5. Podelov (field farmer).
6. Katadov (lawyer).
7. Kologin (dog handler).
8. Pechkin (stove maker).
9. Rezhenin (engineer).
10. Dosadov (gardener).
11. Verterina (veterinarian).
12. Tildoev (driver).
13. Protsedova (seller).
14. Lobyrov (fisherman).
15. Arkhipova (cook).
Summarizing.
Competition "Do you believe that..."
1. Does a horse snort to warn others of danger? (No, he clears his nose to smell better.)
2. Is there a stuffed Kamchadal in the zoological museum in St. Petersburg? (No, Kamchadal is a resident of Kamchatka.)
3. Is the dollar the monetary unit of Ethiopia, Liberia, and Singapore? (Yes)
4. Do migratory birds have two nests - in their place of residence and in the southern regions? (No)
5. Will bunnies, like kittens, be born blind? (No)
6. When devouring their victims, do crocodiles cry? (No. Crocodiles that live in salt water often cry on the shore, but at the same time they simply get rid of excess salt, and do not cry out of remorse or remorse.)
7. Do swifts even sleep on the fly? (Yes. At sunset, swifts fly to a low altitude and sleep on the fly, and at dawn they descend closer to the ground.)
8. In medicine, is the diagnosis of “Munchausen syndrome” given to a patient who lies a lot? (No, this diagnosis is given to a patient who has a constant desire to be treated.)
9. In Japan, do students write on the blackboard with a brush with colored ink? (Yes)
10. Are you taller in the morning than in the evening? (Yes)
11. Can you see a rainbow at midnight? (Yes)
12. Does the cobra dance to the fakir’s pipe? (No, the cobra is not able to hear music: when the lid is removed from the basket where the snake is located, the cobra rises, preparing to defend itself. And then follows the movements of the pipe, preparing to attack.)
13. Are there man-eating flies in Africa? (Yes, the larvae of African tumbu flies penetrate deep into human skin, creating painful open wounds.)
14. In Africa, fortified pencils are produced for children who tend to chew on anything? (Yes)
15. Is the eye filled with air? (No, the eye is filled with fluid.)
Summarizing.
Competition "Trick Questions"
1. When is a person in a room without a head? (When he sticks it out of the window.)
2. What needs to be done so that four guys remain in one boot? (Take off each person’s boot.)
3. When a horse is bathed, what kind of horse is it? (Wet)
4. In what year do people eat more than usual? (In leap year)
5. What disease on earth has no one ever had? (Nautical)
6. What gets bigger when you put it upside down? (Number 6)
7. When does a sentry walk upside down? (Always)
8. What do a crocodile and a suitcase have in common? (Leather)
9. What is behind the hare and what is in front of the heron? (Letter C)
10. How to jump off a ten-meter ladder without hurting yourself? (You have to jump from the bottom step.)
11. How many months of the year have 28 days? (All months)
12. The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked 300 meters. How did she do it? (The rope was not tied to anything.)
13. Three tractor drivers have a brother, Ivan, but Ivan has no brothers. Could this be possible? (Yes, if the tractor drivers are women.)
14. What comes first in Russia and second in France? (Letter P)
15. Small, gray, looks like an elephant. Who is this? (Baby elephant)
16. What is the name of the costume for those who are taller than everyone and shorter than everyone? This word is translated from Greek as “man in a boat.” (Space suit)
17. Everyone knows that Cheburentia has two right legs, two left legs, two legs in front and the same number in back. How many legs does Cheburentia have? (Four)
18. How should you throw a stone to make it come back? (Up)
19. I have two coins for a total amount of 15 kopecks. One of them is not a nickel. What kind of coins are these? (The other coin is a nickel, and the first is 10 kopecks.)
20. What can you cook, but cannot eat? (Lessons)
Summarizing.
Competition "Alphabet Sundries in Riddles"
A. Striped toddler. (Watermelon)
B. He strains himself, yells, and doesn’t let sleepyheads sleep. (Alarm)
B. I’ll spin, spin, and fly into the heavens. (Helicopter)
G. The box jumps on its knees - sometimes it sings, sometimes it cries bitterly. (Accordion) D. She doesn’t offend anyone, but everyone pushes her. (Door)
E. What kind of girl is this?
She doesn’t sew anything herself,
And in needles all year round. (Hedgehog)
E. Prickly, but not a hedgehog. (Ruff)
G. An oak tree hid in a golden ball. (Acorn)
3. If you roll it up, it’s a wedge, if you unfold it, it’s a damn thing. (Umbrella)
I. She gave clothes to everyone, but she herself was naked. (Needle) K. Made a hole, dug a hole,
The sun is shining, but he doesn't even know it. (Mole) L. He doesn’t take anything for himself - he gives everything to others. (Spoon)
M. A red-hot arrow felled an oak tree near the village. (Lightning)
N. A flock of birds is resting on five wires.
O. What is before us:
Two shafts behind the ears,
Before our eyes on the wheel
And the nurse on the nose? (Glasses)
P. There is a ladder in the field,
The house is running down the stairs. (Train)
R. Whoever touches -
He clings to him. (burdock)
S. There are balls hanging on the branches, blue from the heat.
(Plums) T. Frowns, frowns,
If you fall into tears, there will be nothing left. (Cloud)
U. I come from fire, and from fire I die. (Coal)
F. Sleeps during the day, flies at night,
It scares passersby. (Owl)
X. In our kitchen all year long
Santa Claus lives in the closet. (Fridge)
C. Two legs conspired
Make arcs and circles. (Compass)
Ch. From a hot well
Water flows through the nose. (Kettle)
Sh. On the squares of the board
The kings brought down the regiments.
Not for battle near regiments
No cartridges, no bayonets. (Chess)
Shch. Bone back,
There are bristles on the back. (Toothbrush)
E. A mole climbed into our yard,
Digging the ground at the gate.
A ton of earth will enter your mouth,
If the mole opens his mouth. (Excavator)
Yu. I'm spinning, spinning,
And I'm not lazy
Spin around all day. (Yula)
I. If it weren’t for him,
I wouldn't say anything. (Language)
Summarizing.
Competition "Color Questions"
1. Which city is called “Belokamennaya” and “Zlatoglavaya”? (Moscow)
2. What is lilac in Vladimir Markin’s song, and blue in Vyacheslav Dobrynin’s song? (Fog)
3. Which “white” person always has a red nose? (At the snowman's)
4. What starts with the red line? (Paragraph)
6. In the movie “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” the turtle Tortilla was played by an actress named Zelenaya. What is her name? (Rina)
7. What is the name of the fun establishment located in Moscow on Tsvetnoy Boulevard? (Circus)
8. What do we call “green-eyed” transport? (Taxi)
9. What is the name of the most famous painting by K. Malevich? ("Black square")
11. How many and what colors did the first traffic lights have? (Two: green - “you can go”, red - “stop”.)
12. What is the name of the Chinese “yellow river”? (Huang He)
13. What is the name of V. Shukshin’s film about the fate of a thief? ("Red viburnum")
14. Which tree is called “white-trunked” and “green-trunked”? (Birch)
15. “The black cow conquered the whole world.” What is this? (Night)
16. What is indigo? (Blue paint is from India, which was brought to Europe in ancient times.)
17. What bird does A. Sviridova sing about: “...child of sunset”? (Pink flamingo)
18. What is the name of a marine mammal that survives today only in the north Pacific Ocean? (Gray whale)
19. Which red gem became the brand of domestic TV? (Ruby)
Summarizing.
Competition "Who thinks what"
1. The Chinese believe that seven things are necessary for human life: firewood, oil, tea, salt, vinegar, rice. And what else? (Soy)
2. The great commander Hannibal believed that you can fight not only with weapons, but also... with vessels with living creatures, which soldiers threw onto enemy ships. This practice often brought victory. Who was in the vessels? (Poisonous snakes)
3. Disneyland cleaners think "it's trash #1." What it is? (Chewing gum)
4. Muslims consider this day of the week a holiday. What day is it? (Friday)
5. Ethiopians believe that a man who has been married to one woman for 25 years is worthy of a reward. Which? (In Ethiopia, men are given the Order of Marital Fidelity.)
6. What did Homer consider “the river that flows around the Earth”? (Ocean)
7. The Japanese rightly believe that they are the record holders for the production of this product. Which one? (Japan produces the most fish per year.)
8. The Eskimos of Greenland consider their language to be the calmest. Why? (There are no swear words in it.)
9. Bernard Shaw believed that this particular caricature of him was the best. What is this? (Reflection in the mirror)
10. Residents of this European capital believe that they are the founders of ballroom dancing. Name the country. (England)
Summarizing. Winner's reward ceremony.