Anastasia Maslevskaya
Games and competitions for children
Game "Plant and Harvest"
Equipment: 8 hoops, 2 buckets, 4-5 potatoes, 2 watering cans.
2 teams of 4 people each participate.
The 1st participant “plows the ground” (puts down a hoop);
2nd participant “plants potatoes” (puts potatoes in a hoop);
The 3rd participant “waters the potatoes” (runs around each hoop with a watering can);
The 4th participant “harvests” (collects potatoes in a bucket).
The faster team wins.
Game "Draw the peas"
The blindfolded player must draw the peas so that they do not extend beyond the line of the pod.
Football game
A large ball is placed.
The child is blindfolded. They give the command to move 3-4 steps away from the ball.
All children count: “One, two, three, four, five!” Then they say: “Turn around!”
A blindfolded child must hit the ball.
Game "Hoops"
4 hoops are laid out on the floor at the corners of the square, and a handkerchief in the center.
In two hoops on the same line there are toys, and in the hoops opposite there are players.
Music is playing, children are dancing in hoops. The music stops, the children run to the hoops with toys, take one toy and carry it to their hoop. The music repeats, the children repeat the game, etc.
Whoever completed the task faster runs to the handkerchief, takes it and waves it.
Game "Catch the Ball"
The child should pick up the tennis ball from the floor with a spoon, without helping with his free hand.
Confusion Games
Dandelion wreaths in spring
Of course, they only weave. (girls)
Bolts, screws, gears
You will find it in your pocket. (boys)
Skates on the ice drew arrows,
They played hockey all day. (boys)
We chatted for an hour without a break
In colorful dresses. (girls)
Test your strength in front of everyone
Of course, they only love. (boys)
Cowards are afraid of the dark
Everyone, as one, alone. (girls)
Game "On the contrary"
And now it’s my turn
Play the game "On the contrary"
I'll say the word "high"
In response I will hear - “low”,
I’ll say the word “far”
You answer - “close”
I'll say the word "ceiling"
The guys will say “floor”.
I'll say the word "lost"
And everyone will say “found it.”
So, pay attention, kids,
The game begins!
Fire - water,
Black - white,
Earth - sky
Night - day
Morning - evening,
Girl - boy.
Bitter - sweet
Good - bad
Sad - cheerful,
Loud - quiet,
Young - old, etc.
Now I'll say "beginning"
What do you need to answer?
Question games
And now the game is in verse,
Are the kids ready for it?
And you answer in unison:
“It’s me, it’s me, it’s all my friends!”
If I'm a bad poem
I'll accidentally read it to you,
Then you don't scream
And I will keep quiet with you.
Well, are the kids ready?
The game begins!
Who's always fine
Books, pens and notebooks?
Well, which of the kids
Walking around dirty from ear to ear?
(Children are silent.)
Which one of you, I want to know
Learned your lesson on "A"?
CHILDREN: “This is me, this is me, this is my whole family!
Which of you with your labor
Decorates the classroom and home?
Which one of you doesn't walk around gloomy?
Loves sports and physical education?
CHILDREN: This is me, this is me, this is my whole family!
Which one of you comes to class?
An hour late?
(Children are silent.)
Who is a cheerful band
Going to school every day?
CHILDREN: This is me, this is me, this is my whole family!
"YES" and "NO"
Klim plays all day
I'm too lazy to put away the toys. (I’m too lazy to do my homework)
Children, give me the answer
Is this good? (No)
Time to get ready for kindergarten, (time to get ready for school)
Klim doesn't want to get dressed.
Children, give me the answer
Is this good? (No)
Masha helps mom
Wipes away dust in the apartment.
Do this always.
Is this good? (Yes)
Lyudochka is walking in the park,
Breaks tree branches.
Children, give me the answer
Is this good? (No)
Olya Murka, to her cat,
Cooks porridge, washes legs.
Olya always works.
Is this good? (Yes)
Luda's mother got sick
Lyudochka will not make noise,
She will sit quietly.
Is this good? (Yes)
Lena, when she goes to bed,
I'm not too lazy to put things away,
Everything is fine. It's always like that!
Is this good? (Yes)
Petya doesn’t want to eat soup,
Doesn't eat bread, doesn't eat cutlets,
He only asks for candy.
Is this good? … (No)
Klim on the third floor
It's been knocking all day now.
On the second, a sick neighbor.
Is this good? … (No)
Every time before meals
With soap and warm water
Katenka always washes.
Is this good? ... (yes)
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Fun competitions for children's parties.
"Clothespins"
Any number of children can participate. The driver asks all participants to turn away and count to 30, and at this time attaches clothespins to household items - a chandelier, paintings, curtains, soft toys, dishes (20-30 pieces in total). The one who managed to collect the most clothespins receives a prize and becomes the driver.
"Postcard"
Try drawing a birthday card with your children. Bright markers, glitter glue, stickers, and pencils will come in handy. Give free rein to your creativity, and you can suggest a theme and wishes for the birthday boy: a smiling sun, a blue sky, unusual flowers and animals. These cards can remind your child of a joyful event for many months to come.
"Titanic"
Pour water into the bucket (no more than half). Give each child a disposable cup. There will also be a plastic cup in the role of the Titanic. Pour some water into it (it should float) and place it in the center of the bucket. Now the children must stand in a circle and take turns pouring water into the floating glass. The one who sank the Titanic is eliminated, and the game continues until one participant remains. He becomes the Captain, and the whole children's company goes to eat icebergs. Ice cream, of course!
"Christmas tree bagels"
You will need: bagels, colored woolen threads, buttons, large beads. From all this goodness you can make Christmas tree decorations if the New Year is approaching, or unusual jewelry.
"Air Battle"
Inflate 10 round balloons (5 each in two different colors). Create two teams. Divide the room into 2 equal parts with chalk, place the teams opposite each other. Give each team 5 balls. Task: while the music is playing, you need to throw the balls to the opponent’s side. It's not that easy, because the opponents return the winning balls! As soon as the music stops, the kids freeze. We are doing the calculations. This fun competition for children is held in several stages.
The team with fewer balls on its side wins.
"Fashion Show"
Give free rein to your child's imagination. Let the hero of the occasion become a couturier for a while. Children love to dress up and imitate adults. All you need to do is prepare a variety of ribbons, paper, handkerchiefs, scarves, tape, paper clips and safety scissors. The couturier dresses up the children according to his taste (mummies, pirates, flowers, princesses, sorcerers, etc.). If boys are embarrassed to participate, they can be made members of the jury.
"Greedy"
Participants line up one after another. On the floor (at a step distance) we lay out apples (20 pieces) in a line. Task: the 1st participant squats down and takes the first apple, then (!), without getting up, makes a small jump to the next apple, takes it and so on, moving by squatting jumps. Objective: collect as many apples as possible! As soon as the apples fall apart, we place them again on the floor, and the next participant begins the task. Apples cannot be picked in clothes. You can hold it in your hands, on your knees, under your chin... Fun!
"Disco"
Learn a few simple dance moves in advance. Offer your kids a fun disco! While the music is playing, the guys will repeat the movements after you (the movements, as I said, should be simple and funny, repeated often). And as the culmination of the disco, make this move: invite the children to show the movements themselves to the music, and you will only repeat. This is where they will laugh!
"Concert"
Invite the children to prepare their own concert! Poems, songs, riddles, fashion show, dancing, somersaults, splits... Help arrange the order of performances and the queue. Give it time to get ready. Let every child show himself and his talent. From those children who did not dare to show their number, create a jury.
"Orchestra"
Give the children spoons, pot lids, ladles, pots, and buckets. Come up with your own musical part for each instrument. You are the conductor! You have a ladle in your hands. To a well-known melody you create an orchestra. Point a ladle at the “saucepan men” and they will play like drums, at the “lid men” the timpani will sound, let the spoon players beat out the rhythm. Change accompanists slowly at first, then faster and faster. In the finale, all instruments of the orchestra sound simultaneously! It's loud and fun!
Today is an unusual selection of ideas for a children's party. No, not like that... Everything is as always, but the reason for writing the article was this letter from my reader:
“Dear Irina, I read a lot of interesting ideas on your website. Thank you very much for them. But I just can’t build a small scenario in my head for celebrating my daughter’s 3rd birthday. What would you recommend? There are supposed to be a lot of guests and they don’t know each other - children 2.5-5 years old (there will probably be at least 10 kids) with their parents. I want adults to participate too.”
Now there will be competitions for VERY young children. But on this site it is possible in the description of entertainment in.
A difficult task, but the situation is quite common, don’t you agree? It will be especially difficult to cope with children whose age difference is more than 2 years. I decided to involve adults in almost all competitions so that the kids don’t get lost among the lively five-year-olds.
I’ll say right away that it’s difficult to do without simple props, so mom will need to carefully prepare for the tasks and prepare everything she needs. I usually create packages containing everything needed for competitions.
Congratulations to the birthday girl
So that Anya herself and all the guests understand who is in charge here today :-), we turn on beautiful music, connect in pairs - child with child, adult with adult. Have them face each other, hold hands and raise their arms up to create a tunnel. The birthday girl passes through this arch to the loud and simultaneous “Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!”
You can simply put the girl in the center of the circle, clap and sing along to “Barbarikas”: “And I, and I, and I congratulate you.”
The Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood
You need two ropes of the same length, 5 meters each (buy a skein right away, it will be useful for various competitions). We give segments to two adult participants in the competition. Draw a straight line and secure one end of the rope with a stone. Moms or dads must pave the way from this line to the “grandmother’s house,” but not in a straight line, but in turns. Along one rope, like a tightrope, Little Red Riding Hood walks with pies, along the other - a wolf. Who will complete the winding path faster? You can take a natural grandmother in a group. Can be repeated several times.
In the footsteps of the tiger
The difficulty is that each team is given only two cardboards, cut out in the form of predator tracks. You need to cover a distance (3-4 meters), completely transferring your weight to one leg, while the second team member rearranges the cardboard for the next step. In our case, the children will follow the tracks, and the parents will have to handle the cardboard boxes.
Let's shoot a video!
This is not a competition, but specifically the shooting of a memorable video for Anya to the song from the cartoon “The Big Wash” about Masha and the Bear. I have the song itself in the music selection that I wrote about above. You will also need soap bubbles (store 2 jars).
We line up the guests like this: kids in one line in front, adults in the back. Moms or dads, who stand at the edges, stand sideways to the camera and blow soap bubbles towards each other while the shooting is in progress.
For the first half of the verse we show kittens, for the second - piglets. During the chorus (first line), children make movements with their hands, as if they are washing themselves, and during the second line, adults depict a smiling sun.
During the second verse, all adults and children stand in a circle and join hands (except for those who blow soap bubbles at all the guests). Now it's time to have fun getting confused. Remember the game "Confusion"? You can't unclasp your hands. Just crawl into “arches”, step over crouched people, twist over your arm, and so on. There is no need to unravel all this, there will simply be a cheerful “heap and a small” accompanied by a cheerful song. I give the words:
Not a single cat in the world
The milk will not touch
If you haven't washed it first
Neat muzzle.Mom teaches how to wash hooves
Naughty piglets -
Here they go to the trough,
Their little spots are shining.Chorus:
If children wash themselves in the morning,
If children wash themselves in the morning,
The sun smiles brighter in the sky.You also need to know, of course,
That those who often get sick are
Who lives in dirt and dust,
Who forgot about cleanliness?You and I are still people,
It's not for nothing that they say so,
Are we really going to be
Will we be worse than piglets?!Chorus:
If children wash themselves in the morning,
The sun smiles brighter in the sky.
If children wash themselves in the morning,
The sun smiles brighter in the sky.
Soap bubble show
In order not to remove the soap bubbles too far, we are immediately holding a competition for the largest bubble. If there is no wind, everything will turn out quite recklessly.
Jam is being made
A cheerful orchestra using rattling and rustling objects is always fun at a children's party, so if you find lids, spoons and jars with pennies, you can not deviate from traditions.
Here's another option: we give all children disposable cups with a small amount of water (2 cm) and cocktail straws. We choose the Car song again (look at my musical selection “About Jam”) and ask the children not to drink the water, but to release air through a tube into the water so that it gurgles. The jam is boiling and bubbling!
Parents do not participate, they just smile on the sidelines.
You can also arrange a regular noise orchestra.
Limbo
Latin American fun, which is equally fun at both children's and adult parties. You need a rope that adults will hold at both ends. Energetic music. One by one, all guests pass under a rope stretched at the ear level of the tallest participant. Then we lower it by 20 cm. Again everyone passes, dancing. Even lower. And one more thing.
Considering that we are having a joint celebration of children and adults, the smallest two-year-old dancers will remain at the end. Don't forget to film!
Shish kebab from sushi
Only children participate. 2 children compete at the same time. We place a plate with 10 dryers in front of each one and give them a stick in their hand. Who will put all the dryers on the “skewer” faster? You need to take one at a time.
Kindergarten for kangaroos
Any soft toy can be a kangaroo. Or a ball. Or even a small plastic bottle of water. Two children start by jumping and trying to get to the “kangaroo nursery” and leave a toy there. Distance - no more than 3 meters. They also return to the starting line by jumping. They are replaced by adults who must pick up the little ones from the kindergarten. Also, of course, jumping to the goal and back. Whose couple will do it faster?
Left hand drive!
Game in two stages. We build obstacles from packages, bags, toys, bottles along the “track”. We give two children each a steering wheel (for me these are plastic or cardboard plates), they have to go around the obstacles and return. The children love it, they choose new “detour routes” with appropriate sounds. Adults simply admire this picture.
Now we invite two adults. We blindfold them very tightly and offer to overcome a course with obstacles. While you are unwinding them in place, someone must remove all the items. When moms and dads hit the road, we give them comic commands: “Drive to the left!”, “Move to the right!” Detour!”, and so on.
Who gets the prize?
Even the little ones can do this, but it’s also exciting for adults. We tie two boxes (can be replaced with bundles or just opaque bags) with a rope. We unwind 2-3 meters (naturally, both participants should have the same length), tie the second end to a pencil or stick.
Competitions for children's birthdays! We select competitions for a child's birthday individually. If you have ordered a birthday from us, you can choose the competitions that suit you for your child’s birthday.
Competition for children aged 4-6 years "Dwarves" and "Giants"
Game description:
The children stand around the leader, who tells that there are very small people in the world - dwarfs, and there are huge ones - giants. When the presenter says: “Dwarfs!”, he sits down on all fours, lowers his hands, showing with all his appearance what little people they are. He even pronounces the word “dwarfs” in a thin voice - they are so tiny.
When the guys have learned to follow commands correctly, the presenter warns that now he will see who is the most attentive.
Presenter: Remember, children, the correct commands: “Dwarves!” and “Giants!” All my other commands do not need to be executed. The one who makes a mistake is out of the game.
First, the presenter gives the correct commands, and then replaces the words “dwarfs” and “giants” with similar ones. The one who makes the least mistakes wins.
Competition for children aged 4-6 years “Listen to the signal”
Game description:
Children go, stand in a circle with the leader and move in a circle. The presenter gives pre-agreed signals - sound signals (clap of palms). For example: when the leader claps his hands once, the children freeze; when he claps twice, the children run; when he claps three times, the children walk. Whoever makes a mistake is out.
Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Children's bowling"
Children's bowling is a very entertaining game. Develops awareness of cause and effect, hand-eye coordination, and gross motor skills.
Game description:
Mark the line with a rope. Skittles are made from plastic bottles or ordinary skittles are used. The child is placed behind the line and must roll the ball so as to hit the pins.
The one who knocks down the most pins wins. If the same number of pins are knocked down, the round is repeated.
Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Tails"
Game description:
This game is played by two people. A rope is tied around the players' waists so that a "tail" - a knot at the end of the rope - hangs from behind. The player must catch the opponent's knot-tail so that he does not have time to catch his own knot-tail. Whoever catches the opponent's "tail" first wins. The game is played to cheerful music.
Game for children aged 4-10 years "What did we do today?"
Game description:
The driver is selected. He leaves the hall for a while. The remaining participants agree on what action they will portray.
The driver returns and turns to them with a question:
What did you do today?
Children answer:
We won’t tell you what we did, but now we’ll show you!
And they begin to depict the action that they agreed on. (eat, play the violin, dance, brush their teeth, etc.)
Based on these movements, the driver guesses what they were doing. If he guesses correctly, they choose another driver. If not, then the driver leaves again, and the players will think of another action.
Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Collective art"
Game description:
The game requires two teams. The first player in each group starts at the top of the sheet and draws the head of a face along with the beginning of the neck, the rest of the team does not see what he has drawn. The player then wraps the paper so that only the very end of the neck is visible and passes the paper to the second player. The second player continues the drawing, wraps the sheet so that only the bottom lines are visible, and so on until the last team member.
Afterwards the sheet unfolds and the result can be assessed.
Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Art Relay"
Art relay race is a calm, interesting game that develops creativity, thinking, imagination and the ability to work in a team.
Game description:
The game requires two teams. Groups must draw an animal or any object within a certain period of time. At the same time, one participant at a time has the right to draw only one line, circle or oval. The team whose drawing looks more like an animal wins.
Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Candy on a fishing rod"
Game description:
Tie the end of a fishing line to the candy wrapper (instead of a hook).
Using a fishing rod, we pull the candy to our mouth, unwrap it (without using our hands!) and eat it.
Whoever does it faster wins.
Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Volleyball with a balloon"
Balloon volleyball is an entertaining game that helps develop players' reaction, dexterity and coordination.
Game description:
The game requires two teams. Chairs are placed at a distance of one meter opposite each other, on which the players sit. The floor is divided with a rope in the middle between the teams. Children play volleyball. The ball must fly over the rope; players must not get up from their chairs or pick up the ball. You can only push the ball away. If the ball lands on the opponent's territory, the team gets a point. The game goes to 15 points.
Game for children aged 4-6 years "Looking for a Toy"
Looking for a toy is a good game for developing a child's attentiveness.
Game description:
A toy is placed around the room, in secret from the child, and should be in plain sight. The child must find the toy. One selected participant leaves, the toy is placed somewhere in the room, and the child is brought in blindfolded. The rest of the participants should guide the child, prompting: “Warm”, “Cold”.
Game for children from 4-10 years old "The sea is agitated"
Game description:
The presenter turns away from the other participants, who are dancing to the music, imitating waves, and says loudly:
“The sea is agitated once,
The sea is worried two
The sea is worried three,
The naval figure, freeze in place!”
At this moment, players must freeze in the position in which they find themselves. The leader turns, walks around all the players and examines the resulting figures. Whoever is the first to move is eliminated from the game and becomes a “supervisor” - he helps the presenter find those who have moved.
You can use another version of the game, when the presenter examines all the figures and chooses the one he likes best. This child becomes the leader.
Game for children from 4-12 years old "Nesmeyana"
Nesmeyana is a fun children's game for developing imagination, ingenuity of participants, and communication skills.
Game description:
One participant is selected - Princess Nesmeyana, who sits on a chair in front of the rest of the guys. The goal of the other participants is to make the “princess” laugh without touching her.
The participant who makes her laugh himself becomes Unlaughable.
Game for children aged 4-10 years "Cat and Mouse"
This ancient Russian game develops children's reaction and endurance well.
Game description:
Two drivers are selected - a cat and a mouse. The remaining players stand in a circle, holding hands, thereby forming a goal between themselves. The cat stands behind the circle, the mouse stands in the circle.
The cat's task is to enter the circle and catch the mouse. In this case, the cat is allowed to break through the chain of players, crawl under clasped hands, or even jump over them.
The players try not to let the cat get inside the circle. If the cat manages to get into the circle, the players immediately open the gate and let the mouse out. And they try not to let the cat out of the circle. At the end of the game, when the cat has caught the mouse, they stand in a circle, and the players choose a new cat and mouse.
Game for children from 4-12 years old "Eskimo blind man's buff"
Game description:
The driver is blindfolded and thick mittens are put on his hands. Then the players approach him one by one, and he must determine by touch who is in front of him. If the driver identifies the player, then the identified player becomes the driver; if not, the next players come up for identification in turn order.
Game for children aged 6-12 years "Guessing"
Game description:
The driver thinks of an object on a topic discussed in advance (furniture, animals, a holiday, etc.), and the players must guess what kind of object it is by asking questions to which the driver answers yes or no. Whoever guesses the word becomes the leader.
Game for children aged 4-12 years "Broken Phone"
The game “damaged phone” is good entertainment for children, which simultaneously develops their hearing and attentiveness.
Game description:
The presenter whispers a word or phrase into the ear of one player, and he passes it on to the other player in exactly the same way, and so on along the chain.
The last player says out loud what he did and compares it with the original. The leader then moves to the end and the next player becomes the leader.
Game for children from 6 to 10 years old "Golden Gate"
Game description:
In the Golden Gate game, two players at a distance stand opposite each other and, holding hands, raise their arms up. The result is “collars”. The rest of the children stand one after another and put their hands on the shoulders of the person walking in front, or simply join hands. The resulting chain should pass under the gate.
"Vorotiki" pronounce:
"Golden Gate"
They don't always miss!
Saying goodbye for the first time
The second one is prohibited
And for the third time
We won't let you through!"
After these words, the “collars” sharply lower their hands, and those children who were caught also become “collars.” Gradually the number of “gates” increases, and the chain decreases. The game ends when all children become "gates".
Game for children from 6-12 years old “We compose a fairy tale for the birthday boy”
Game description:
The presenter opens a magazine or book to any page and, without looking, points his finger at the word he comes across. The first storyteller must come up with a phrase using this word. This continues until all players come up with a proposal, maybe two or three. The result is an interesting story. We write down the story on a prepared form and give it to the birthday boy.
Competition for children aged 6-12 years "Fisherman and Goldfish"
Game description:
Participants stand in a circle. The leader in the center spins a rope with a knot at the end or a jump rope. The end of the rope must pass under the feet of the players, who must not touch it. Anyone who touches the rope is temporarily out of the game. Those who never touch the rope win.
Competition for children aged 6-12 years "Hold the ball"
Game description:
Two pairs are created. For each pair, a circle with a diameter is drawn or a hoop is placed. The players stand in this circle and are given a balloon. They must, without leaving the circle, blow on the ball so that it rises and falls above them and above the boundaries of their circle. You cannot touch the ball with your hands. The couple that can last the longest wins.
Game for children aged 6-10 years "Empty Space"
Game description:
The participants of the game stand in a circle, and the driver remains behind the circle. The driver walks around the circle and touches one of the players, touching the shoulder or arm. This means that he challenges this player to a competition. The driver runs around the circle in one direction, and the called person runs in the opposite direction. Having met, they greet each other, shake hands and continue to run further, trying to race to take the free place (left by the called player). The one who managed to take this place remains there, and the one left without a place becomes the driver, and the game continues.
Game for children aged 6-10 years "Guess whose voice"
Guess whose voice is a fun game that develops auditory perception and promotes more relaxed communication in children.
Game description:
The players stand in a circle and join hands. The driver, who stands inside the circle, is blindfolded with a scarf. Everyone walks in a circle, chanting:
"So we built a circle,
Let's turn around together suddenly."
(Turn and walk in the opposite direction)
"How can we say: “skok-skok-skok”,
The words “skok-skok-skok” are said by only one player, indicated by the leader.
Competition for children aged 6-12 years "Clapping"
Game description:
The players stand in a circle. Each participant receives a serial number.
All players together begin to clap rhythmically: twice on their hands, twice on their knees. In this case, one of the players says his number when clapping his hands, for example, “five-five,” and when clapping his knees, he says the number of any other player. Whose number he called - continues the game, clapping his hands and calling his number, clapping his knees and calling any other number. Whoever gets confused is eliminated. A player who does not have time to name his number or who names the number of an already eliminated participant leaves the game. The last two remaining players win.
Competition for children from 6-12 years old "Three, thirteen, thirty"
Game description:
The host of the game stipulates in advance which of the numbers represents which action. For example: 3 - hands up, 13 - on the belt, 30 - hands forward, etc.
Players line up at a distance of arms outstretched to the sides.
If the leader says “three”, all players must raise their hands up, when the word “thirteen” - hands on the belt, when the word “thirty” - hands forward, etc.
Players must quickly perform the appropriate movements; the leader gradually increases the pace. Whoever gets lost stands next to the leader and distracts the others with incorrect movements. The most attentive one wins.
Game for children from 6-10 years old "Dragon's Tail"
Game description:
The players stand one after another, holding the person in front by the waist. The one in front is the head of the dragon, the last one is the tail.
The “head” of the dragon tries to catch its “tail”, and the “tail” must dodge the “head”, while all the other guys must not disengage.
When the front player catches the back player, the one caught becomes the head.
The game continues.
Game for children aged 6-12 years "Liberation Action"
Liberation Action is a dynamic game that develops hearing, attentiveness, coordination and reaction in the leading player, and dexterity and reaction in the other players.
Game description:
They form a circle of chairs where the participants of the game sit.
A blindfolded “guard” and a “prisoner” with tied hands and feet sit in the center of the circle. The remaining participants in the game “liberators” are trying to free the prisoner, that is, they are trying to untie him. The guard must interfere. By touching any participant, he takes him out of the game, he must go beyond the circle of chairs. The player who manages to free the prisoner without being caught becomes the guard himself the next time.
Game for children aged 6-12 years "Waves in a circle"
Game description:
The chairs are placed close to each other in a circle. There are as many chairs as there are players. One of the players (the driver) stands in the center of the circle. The remaining players sit on chairs, and one of the chairs remains free. The driver must have time to sit on an empty chair while others move back and forth, disturbing him. When the driver manages to take a place on the chair, the player who did not have time to interfere with him becomes the new driver.
The driver can give commands to the participants “Right” (players must move clockwise one space), “Left” (players must move counterclockwise one space) or the command “Chaos”. With the command “Chaos”, the participants must quickly change places, the leader tries to sit on any free chair. The player who occupied the chair that was free before the “Chaos” command becomes the driver.
Competition for children aged 6-12 years "Siamese twins"
Game description:
Participants are divided into 2 teams, and the teams are divided into pairs. Pairs of players stand sideways to each other and hug each other's shoulders with one arm. It turns out that the one on the right has only his right hand free, and the one on the left has only his left. Together they are the “Siamese twin”. And this “Siamese twin” needs to run to the plate on which the candies lie and together unwrap the candy and eat it. The team that eats all the candy the fastest wins.
If there are few children, then the couples compete with each other. You can give a task: tie your shoelaces or make an envelope out of paper.
Game for children from 6-12 years old "Hunting"
Hunting is an active game for developing dexterity, freedom, and coordination of movements for children.
Game description:
The names of all participants in the game are written on the cards. The cards are shuffled and dealt to the players. Players dance to the music and at this time watch the one whose name is written on his card as discreetly as possible. As soon as the music stops, the hunter must grab his prey. But each prey player, in turn, must capture another player for whom he is the hunter. Then the cards are shuffled and the game continues.
Game for children aged 6-12 years "Copy of the monument"
A copy of the monument is a game that develops attentiveness in children and adolescents and helps overcome shyness.
Game description:
Two players are selected from those present. One of them (the copyist) is taken out of the room and blindfolded, the second (the monument) at this time must take some interesting pose and freeze in it. A blindfolded copy player is introduced. He must determine by touch the position in which the player-monument is frozen, and take exactly the same one. When the copy player takes a pose, his eyes are untied and everyone compares what happened.
Game for children from 6-12 years old "Broken Fax"
Game description:
The players sit down one after another, looking at the back of their neighbor’s head. The first and last player are given a pen and paper. The last player draws a simple figure on a piece of paper, and then the exact same one with his finger on the back of the person in front. Each next player draws on the back of the person in front what he felt on his back. The first player redraws on paper what he felt on his back, after which the resulting pictures are compared.
Game for children from 6-12 years old "Cockfighting"
Game description:
We use a rope or tape to delimit the floor. Two players stand on opposite sides of the rope.
Starting position: players stand on one leg opposite each other, and their hands are clasped behind their backs. The player’s task is to move to the opponent’s side without releasing his arms or placing his other foot on the ground. At the same time, prevent the enemy from going over to his side. You can only push with your shoulder or chest. The loser is also the one who puts the other foot on the ground or unclasps his hands.
Competition for children from 10 to 12 years old "Knees"
Game description:
The players sit close to each other. The left hand of each person lies on the right knee of one neighbor, and the right hand on the left knee of the other. If the circle is not closed, then the extreme ones put one hand on their knee. During the game, you need to quickly slap your palm on your knee without breaking the sequence: one hand after the other. If someone claps out of turn or simply raises his hand, he removes the “wrong hand.” In the end, one or more winners remain. For greater interest, you need to keep a high tempo while playing.
Children are restless and at events such as birthdays, New Years, kindergarten graduations and other holidays, they need to be occupied with interesting competitions. When holding competitions, you should remember that moving and active types should be combined with calm ones so that children have time to relax. If competitions are accompanied by the awarding of small prizes, it will be even more interesting for children to play.
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Competition 1: “Find yours”
A fun competition for children to test their thinking and imagination. The child must figure out how best to show the pantomime.
Details:
Carrying out:
Leaflets with drawings of animals are prepared at the beginning of the competition. Each animal must be in duplicate. The leader puts all the leaves into a small bag and mixes thoroughly. Each child takes turns taking out a piece of paper with a drawing for themselves. On command, children begin to depict the animal that is drawn on the elongated piece of paper. The goal of the competition is who will find their animal pair faster, for example, a giraffe - a giraffe, an elephant - an elephant, and so on.
Features of the competition:
- The animal should be portrayed through facial expressions, without uttering words or sounds.
Competition 2: "Parrots"
An interesting mindfulness game that helps children learn to concentrate.
Carrying out:
The leader stands in the center, with children - parrots - located around him. Parrots must repeat all words and actions after the leader. A forbidden word that cannot be repeated after the presenter is “parrot”. The one who accidentally repeated the forbidden word after the leader stands in a circle, an imaginary “cage”. The most attentive child who does not repeat the forbidden word wins.
Features of the competition:
- for older children, you can come up with not one, but two or three forbidden words or actions.
Competition 3: “Breeze”
A fun, active competition for children that kids of any age will enjoy.
Details:
Carrying out:
Children are divided into two teams. One inflated balloon is placed in front of each team. The task of each team is to help their ball reach the finish line as quickly as possible. You should move the ball without touching it, namely: wave your hands, create a stream of air or blow on it. The team whose ball gets to the finish line the fastest wins.
Features of the competition:
- To prevent the children from pouncing on the ball all at once, you can tell them to divide into numbers and blow on the ball in turn.
Competition 4: “Snowfall”
A fun competition that will excite even the shyest child.
Details:
- Pieces of paper of two colors.
- 2 bags.
Carrying out:
Children are divided into two teams with the same number of players. The leader gives each team a pack of paper of a certain color, for example green and red. Two parallel lines are drawn in the center of the room at some distance from one another. The task of each team is to throw snowballs at their opponents without stepping over their line, crumpling up their own color of paper. The team that throws the most snowballs at their opponents wins.
Features of the competition:
- You can hold the second stage of the competition by inviting children to race to collect snowballs in the colors of their team into a bag.
Competition 5: “Indian name”
An interesting competition for children, which is held at the beginning of the celebration.
Details:
Carrying out:
The leader gives each child a piece of paper and a pen. On one piece of paper the child writes a noun, on the other - an adjective. Each child throws the leaves into a bag, one with adjectives, the other with nouns. The contents of the bags are thoroughly mixed by the presenter. Children take turns taking out a piece of paper from each bag. The combination of words on the pieces of paper becomes the child's Indian name throughout the holiday. Often very interesting and funny “names” are obtained: “happy corn”, “blue beard”, “sharp eye” and so on.
Features of the competition:
- It is important to monitor the children’s reaction to the names given to them so that no one is offended.
Competition 6: "Swamp"
The competition is ideal for birthday celebrations, as it instantly creates a friendly atmosphere.
Details:
- Chalk or tape.
Carrying out:
Before the start of the competition, the presenter tapes or draws round “bumps” across the swamp with tape or chalk so that two feet can fit. The presenter tells the children that now they need to cross the swamp, which can be done by walking over the “bumps”. All participants in the competition join hands and begin to walk over the “bumps”. If the child steps over the edge of the “bump,” the hike starts all over again.
Features of the competition:
- The quick implementation of the competition makes it not so interesting, so the presenter can once again find fault with the guys so that they start the journey again.
Competition 7: “What is your name?”
A very fun competition for children, which helps develop endurance and patience.
Details:
Carrying out:
The presenter writes on pieces of paper nouns that will become names of children, for example: “Boot”, “Broom”, “Breadbox”, “Pencil” and so on. The leaves are placed in a bag and mixed. The children sit around the leader in a semicircle, he approaches each one, offering to get himself a “name.” Next, the presenter will begin to ask questions to which the child must answer with the name given to him.
The presenter approaches the child with the words: “Whoever makes a mistake will get caught!” Whoever laughs will have a bad time!” The presenter begins to ask questions: “Who are you?”, “What’s on your head?”, “What did you eat for lunch today?”, “Who is your friend?”, “What do you eat soup with?”, “Who flies in the sky?” ? and so on. The presenter’s task is to ask questions in a more varied way. The child’s task is not to laugh or smile when answering questions. The players sitting around can laugh as much as they want. Whoever laughs leaves the game. The one who wins is awarded a prize.
Features of the competition:
- Losing players can be asked to perform some kind of forfeit.
Competition 8: “Turnip”
A fun active competition for children with mandatory awards for speed.
Details:
- Chairs - 2 pieces.
Carrying out:
Players are divided into two teams with the same number of participants. In each team, depending on the number of children, there may be: “grandmother”, “grandfather”, “bug”, “granddaughter”, “cat”, “dog”, “mouse”. At the beginning of the room, chairs are placed on which two “turnips” sit, one for each team.
At the command of the leader, the “grandfather” puts his hands on his hips and begins to skip towards the “turnip”, run around it and gallop to the “grandmother”. Now “grandfather” and “grandmother” jump by the hand towards the “turnip”, run around it and jump back. Each time one jumping fairy-tale hero is added. The last participant, the “mouse,” must run around the “turnip,” take it by the hand and pull it to jump with everyone else to the starting line.
Features of the competition:
- The winner is the team that reaches the starting line faster along with the “turnip”.
Competition 9: “Balls are little animals”
An interesting competition for children, in which you need to show your imagination and creativity.
Details:
Carrying out:
All prepared balloons should be inflated, tied with a long thread and hung in different corners of the room in equal quantities. Divide the children into two equal teams. Give each child on the team several different colored markers. The children's task is to draw a mouth, eyes, nose, ears on the balls to make an animal. The winner is the team that draws the animals the fastest.
Features of the competition:
- The number of balls should be one for each child on the team.
Competition 10: “Owl”
A fun competition for the holiday to concentrate children's attention.
Details:
Carrying out:
At one end of the room, the leader draws a circle with chalk - an owl's nest. An owl is chosen from among the children, the rest are butterflies, bugs and other insects. The presenter says “Day”, all the children run around, imitating the flapping of insect wings. At the signal “Night”, the children must freeze in the position they were in, as the owl flies out to hunt. The owl slowly, flapping its wings, flies between the children and looks to see who moves. If someone moves, the owl takes him into her nest. When the nest is filled with three children, the presenter chooses a new owl from among them and the competition continues.
Features of the competition:
- When the presenter says “Day”, the owl stands in the house with his back to the children who are pretending to be insects, and at the signal “Night” he turns.
Competition 11: “Scarf and Laughter”
A fun competition for children to test speed and attention.
Details:
Carrying out:
The birthday boy stands in the center of the circle and takes a small silk scarf. Children stand around the birthday boy. The birthday boy throws his handkerchief up and laughs, and the children should also laugh loudly with him. If the child stops laughing while the handkerchief is in the air, he is out of the game. When the handkerchief falls to the floor, everyone must stop laughing; whoever stops too late is eliminated from the competition. The child who stays in the competition the longest wins.
Features of the competition:
- The birthday boy can prepare the prize for the winner with his own hands in advance.
Competition 12: “Beads - Bagels”
An original and funny competition for children that will not leave them indifferent.
Details:
- Bagels.
- Threads.
Carrying out:
Before the competition, the presenter must string bagels on threads and tie them in the form of beads. The number of beads should be on each bead, as there are children in a team. A captain is selected from each team of children and beads are hung around his neck. Children stand in a row, at the leader’s signal, the first child runs up to the captain and eats one bagel with beads. Then the next child takes over the baton. The team whose captain's beads were eaten the fastest wins.
Features of the competition:
- The threads for stringing must be strong so that they do not break during the competition.
- You can make the competition more difficult by telling children to keep their hands behind their backs and try to eat the bagel with one mouth.
Competition 13: “Give a smile to the birthday boy”
A fun competition for which children must try very hard.
Details:
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Carrying out:
In the midst of the holiday, the presenter says that all the children are sitting with a sour face and the birthday boy will now be offended by the guests. All the children begin to smile intensely, but the presenter says that giving the birthday boy a smile should be done differently. The presenter takes out a plate with sliced lemons. Each child in a circle takes a slice, chews it and smiles. The winner is the one whose smile, in the opinion of the birthday boy, was the most beautiful.
Features of the competition:
- Before holding this competition, you should ask the parents of the guests if any of their children are allergic to citrus fruits.
Competition 14: “Guess who eats what?”
An interesting competition for children who have just come to the celebration and are still a little shy.
Carrying out:
The host says that the theme of today’s feast is “animals.” You should ask each child in turn a question about which animal eats what, for example: “What does a cat eat?”, “What does a pigeon eat?”, “What does a dolphin eat.” You can ask several questions to everyone in a circle, starting with ordinary animals, moving on to exotic ones. For each correct answer, the child should be rewarded with candy, a sticker or other small prize.
Features of the competition:
- This competition can be held while sitting at the table.
Competition 15: "Turtles"
A fun competition - a relay race that will immediately lift the spirits of all guests.
Details:
- Two basins.
Carrying out:
The leader divides the children into two teams with an equal number of people. All team members line up in a column. Participants standing in front are given a basin, with the help of which they must become turtles. The child gets on all fours and places an inverted pelvis - a shell - on his back. At a signal, the child begins to move on all fours to the finish line, then back. Then the basin is passed to the next participant. The winner is the team whose members complete the turtle test the fastest.
Features of the competition:
To make it more comfortable for children to move around, make sure there is a clean, soft carpet on the floor.
