New Year's home competitions for children and adults. New Year's games indoors
Interesting games and competitions can make your home New Year's holiday fun and varied.
Games and competitions can be used when drawing up New Year's scenarios.
New Year's games, competitions and entertainment at the family New Year's party
What will Santa Claus give?
The host divides the guests into teams of several people (you can form family teams, teams of brunettes and blondes, teams of girls and boys, teams based on the first letters of their names). Then he gives everyone the task of depicting the story he is reading with facial expressions and gestures. Moreover, the actions must be performed simultaneously by all team members.
“Every New Year, Santa Claus comes knocking on our door with a whole bag of gifts. He gave dad... (a hat, a comb, glasses, etc.). (Participants show with their right hand how dad puts on a hat, combs his hair, tries on glasses, etc.). He gave his son... (skates, skis, rollerblades). He gave his mother a meat grinder, he gave his daughter a gift... (a doll, a cat, a dog), who bats her eyelashes and says... ("mom", "meow", "woof"), and he gave his grandmother a Chinese bobblehead, who shakes his head."
Each new gift is a new movement added to the previous one.
The winner is the team that managed to show everything without faltering.
Calendar
This game will help guests get to know each other better and form pairs for the evening. First, you need to distribute sheets of paper from the tear-off calendar to the guests, for example, girls can be given sheets of paper with an even number, boys - with an odd number.
As the evening progresses, the owners of the calendar sheets are offered a variety of tasks during the break between dishes, after noisy games, for example: gather by month, by day of the week, find yesterday (for example, September 25 is looking for September 24, etc.).
The host of the evening is able to offer a story in which different numbers are used; all guests must listen carefully to the story and respond to their number. For example: “There is not much left until the minute when the clock strikes 12” (the owner of the number 12 or 1 and 2, etc. comes forward.” The story can be thought up in advance or improvised on the go.
Let's dance in pairs
The presenter calls any two-digit number, and the players gather in pairs so that the sum of the numbers on their sheets is equal to this number. For example, 26. This means that a pair is made up of participants with the numbers 10 and 16, 20 and 6, or 25 and 1. Those who form a pair first win.
"Spruce" words
Everyone sitting at the table takes turns naming the words inside which “there is a spruce tree,” and you can only use common nouns in the nominative case. The one who could not name the word gives his forfeit, which will be played together with others.
If the players find it difficult to name the words, the presenter can help them by coming up with an explanation of the word. For example, a treat that children adore is caramel.
We offer possible word options: blizzard, caramel, jelly, dolphin, orange, writer, driver, delta, teacher, carousel, furniture, gorge, bum, drops, briefcase, stranded, goal, panel, rail, housewarming, potato, mill, dumpling , Monday.
New Year's constructor
This competition can be saved for the dance part of the evening. The leader gives the dancers various commands. For example, to form links from 3 elements (people), the connection method is at the elbow, or to create a structure of 5 elements, the connection method is “left hand - knee of the right neighbor.” Each “construction” exists until the next command and tries to move to the music.
The most striking and memorable “design” wins.
New Year's riddles
Of course, the host of the evening can also offer riddles, but you can present them in a much more interesting way, for example, wrap candies in leaves with riddles and hang them on the Christmas tree: let each guest choose their own riddle and receive a sweet prize for it. It is also easy to cut out snowflakes from thick paper, write riddles on them and hang them on the Christmas tree or make a snowfall by dropping them on guests. Whoever catches it guesses. In addition, you can put leaves with riddles in balloons and inflate them.
We offer such riddles.
It warms in winter, smolders in spring, dies in summer, and comes to life in winter. (Snow).
On the street there is a mountain, and in the house there is water. (Ice).
In winter, I stand in the yard, a broom in my hands, a bucket on my head, a carrot in my nose. I perform winter service. (Snowman).
It does not burn in fire and does not sink in water. (Ice). Who built a bridge across the river without logs, without an ax? (Freezing).
It is not a man who walks across the field; it is not a bird that flies high. (Blizzard).
❧ If you need to fill a pause, riddles are suitable. They can be made by the host of the evening or guests in a chain one after another.
A flock of white midges
It has been spinning and curling since the morning.
Doesn't squeak or bite -
She just flies like that. (Snowflakes).
Not a precious stone, but sparkles in the sun. (Ice).
He sits on everyone and is not afraid of anyone. (Snow).
I was born in the middle of a yard where children were walking. But the sun's rays turned me into a stream. (Snowman).
A white, soft blanket was laid out outside, the sun was hot - the blanket was glass. (Snow).
Frost throws seeds onto the gray roofs - White carrots grow to the delight of the kids. (Icicles).
Quiz "New Year's jokes"
To amuse the guests sitting at the table, you can hold a comic quiz with funny questions on a New Year's theme.
1. Homeland of the Christmas tree. (Forest).
2. A female creature entertaining the Christmas tree with songs. (Blizzard).
3. A rather suspicious gray person trotting past the Christmas tree. (Wolf).
4. A natural phenomenon that causes instability and high “decay” of the population in winter. (Ice).
5. New Year's ball, the most suitable place for those who like to hide their true self. (Masquerade).
6. Ice casting. (Ice rink).
7. Winter striker. (Freezing).
8. The most New Year's dish is fish “dressed” in a fur coat. (Herring under a Fur Coat).
9. New Year’s “sculpture” created from natural material. (Snowman).
New explanatory dictionary
This game is suitable for those who are no longer able to take part in noisy fun and active games. The host pronounces a word related to the New Year's holiday, and the guests come up with their own interpretation of the word. The wittiest guest wins.
You can use another option - smart dominoes. You will have to prepare cards for it in advance.
❧ If the results of the competition lead to disputes, do not turn the establishment of the truth into an investigation with questioning of witnesses, but invite the strongest to fight each other one on one.
To draw a festive fun lotto, you need to prepare props. On one card they write the word that needs to be interpreted, on the other - its interpretation. The presenter places a card with a word that needs to be interpreted on the table, and the guests lay out an interpretation card next to it (all guests are given the same number of cards). Thinking time is 5 seconds, then the card is put aside or someone tries to come up with an answer on their own. The player who gets rid of their interpretation cards the fastest wins.
Example, word cards for the presenter: loaf, barrel, misfortune, limestone, lower back, fermented baked milk, starving.
Interpretation cards: New Year's cracker, sharp winter wind, carnival mask for a dog, famous singer, instructions for a gift, New Year's tree, foreign guest.
Other examples of words and their interpretations:
Ballast is a New Year's Eve for scuba divers.
Banquette is a New Year's party lover.
Barysh is a man accompanying a young lady.
A mediocrity is a person who is left without a gift for the New Year (a person who comes to visit without a gift).
The chief accountant is responsible for the pyrotechnic part of the New Year's evening.
Competent - a guest awarded a diploma for active participation in competitions and games on New Year's Eve.
A dungeon is a neighbor across the wall.
Cheburek is the father of a child dressed as Cheburashka at a New Year's party.
Everyone's favorite New Year holiday is just around the corner. One of the important components of a fun and exciting holiday is active games and original competitions that do not allow anyone to remain on the sidelines and unite all participants in the New Year celebration. Competitions can be completely different - games, for ingenuity, for ingenuity, for sleight of hand with the use of light fraud, for the especially uninhibited there are erotic competitions. To make the New Year's Eve memorable for a long time, and in the photographs you remember the enthusiasm of that evening and the smiles of your friends, spend them.
Competition "Pass the Parcel""
Necessary: prepare the package - take candy or a small toy and wrap it in many pieces of paper or newspaper
Everyone sits around the table and the presenter says: “We received the package, but I don’t know who it’s for. Let’s find out!”
Guests begin to pass the parcel to each other in a circle, unfolding one piece of paper at a time.
Whoever unwraps it last gets the package.
"Stick Your Nose" Competition
Necessary: draw a funny face (without a nose) on a large piece of paper, and separately sculpt a nose from plasticine.
Attach the sheet to the wall. The players take a few steps back. One by one, they blindfold themselves, approach the portrait and try to stick the nose in place. The one who sticks the nose more accurately wins.
New Year's competition "Real Santa Claus"
You will need: many small unbreakable items: soft toys, books, boxes, etc.
All items are placed near the leader, the rest of the players portray Santa Clauses, among whom we have to choose the real one. The presenter takes turns handing out one item to the “grandfathers”. A player who fails to hold onto and drops any gift leaves the game. The one who turns out to be the most dexterous and does not drop anything is declared the “real Santa Claus” and receives a prize.
New Year's game "Discoverers"
Necessary: a lot of balloons and markers
Each player receives a balloon and a marker. The host invites the players to “discover” a new planet. To do this, in a certain time (for example, 3 minutes), you need to inflate your balloon and draw as many “residents” on it as possible. Whoever had more residents after time was the winner.
Ice cream competition
Snow Maiden's favorite treat is ice cream - so a competition is being announced to name the ice cream. Everyone takes turns naming the types of ice cream, and whoever thinks for more than five seconds loses.
New Year's competition "It was my ball!!!"
Necessary: 2 balloons
The competition requires 2 participants. They are given one inflatable New Year's ball, which the presenter ties to the left leg of each participant. At the command of the leader, the participants try to crush the opponent’s ball with their right foot. It is recommended to play in house shoes or sneakers (participants in tarpaulin boots or stiletto heels are not allowed to participate in the competition).
Winner: the one who “bursts” the opponent’s balloon with his foot faster.
New Year competition "New Year tree"
To play you need: stool or chair - 1 piece, girl - 1 piece, clothespins - a lot.
Clothespins are attached to the girl's dress, the girl is placed on a stool, 2 young men are selected from among the company (you can even divide into 2 teams), who remove the clothespins from her blindfolded.
The one who removes the last clothespin, or the one who has the most clothespins, takes the girl off the chair and kisses her as many times as there are clothespins. The game can be played in reverse, i.e. a guy stands on a stool.
Competition "New Year's Song"
Necessary: hat and leaves with words
In the hat there are small pieces of paper on which one word is written (Christmas tree, icicle, Santa Claus, frost, etc.) Each guest takes turns taking notes out of the hat and sings a song - necessarily a New Year's or winter song, in which the word written appears on his leaf!
Competition "The most attentive"
This New Year's competition is held at the table. 2-3 people play. The presenter reads the text:
I'll tell you a story in about a dozen phrases. As soon as I say the number 3, take the prize immediately:
“Once we caught a pike, gutted it, and inside we saw small fish, not just one, but seven.”
“When you want to memorize poems, don’t cram them until late at night. Take them and repeat them once at night - twice, or better yet, 10.”
“A seasoned guy dreams of becoming an Olympic champion. Look, don’t be tricky at the start, but wait for the command: one, two, march!
“Once I had to wait 3 hours for a train at the station...”
If they don’t have time to take the prize, the presenter takes it: “Well, friends, didn’t you take the prize when you had the opportunity to take it?”
New Year's competition "Vocabulary spruce"
Name one by one the words in which the word SPRUCE “grows.”
The main condition: the words must be nouns in the nominative case. The participant who cannot name the word is eliminated from the game.
Examples of “dictionary trees”: Caramel, pipe, blizzard, potato, housewarming, Monday, etc.
Competition "New Year's Scrabble"
Guests at the table are divided into 2 teams. They are asked to take turns naming the names of feature films in which the main action takes place in winter or on New Year's Eve. Everyone is called in turn.
Winner: the one who said the name of the film last.
Merry New Year's tradition "Wishes"
Each of the guests is given three pieces of paper and in three versions he completes the phrase - “next year I will definitely...”.
The pieces of paper are put into a hat, mixed and the hat is passed around in a circle. Each guest takes a piece of paper out of a hat and reads the text out loud.
For example, a young man’s statement that I will definitely give birth to a child next year, etc. brings great joy to others...
The success of the fun depends on the imagination of the participants.
New Year's games "Alphabet"
The presenter says that he has a small gift for everyone, but he gives gifts to educated people.
The presenter suggests playing the alphabet game. The first letter of the alphabet is A, and the first player must come up with a New Year's greeting phrase starting with the letter A, for example, he says: “An astronomical salary for you.” Then the next player says starting with the letter B: “Be happy” and so on for each letter of the alphabet, each player who comes up with the phrase is given a gift.
But the funniest thing comes when the alphabet reaches the letters, Ж, П, ы, ь, Ъ.
New Year's game "Cutting out snowflakes""
Necessary: regular white paper napkins and scissors.
The host distributes a napkin and scissors to the guests.
The task of each player is to cut out a snowflake from a napkin the fastest and most beautifully.
New Year's game "Napkin Tug"
Necessary: a napkin and several cocktail straws.
The napkin breaks into several pieces. On each piece we write the name of the prize. Between the opponents, place a piece of napkin on the table with the wording facing down.
At the command "Start!" Opponents must use a cocktail straw to pull the napkin towards them.
The second version of the game is to write a comic task on a napkin. In this case, the loser must complete this task.
Costume competition
You need to buy masks, noses, glasses, jewelry at the wholesale market in advance, pick up old dresses, skirts, scarves, etc.
Guests draw lots to decide who should prepare which costume. There may be tasks such as Snow Maiden, clown, Indian.
Competition "Frosty Breath"
There are three snowflakes on the table. Participants blow on them to make them fall off the table. When all the snowflakes fall, announce that the one whose snowflake fell last won (so he froze it to the table).
Cooking competition
Participants in the competition are given plates and given the task of making an original salad from the treats available on the table.
And then, blindfolded, you have to feed your dish to another participant.
Winner: the one who fed the other most carefully.
Competition "Who has it?"
Chairs are arranged in a circle in the room. The players, men and women, sit on them. Father Frost or Snow Maiden starts the game (the second option is preferable). She is blindfolded. The music turns on, and the Snow Maiden walks in a circle. As soon as the music stops, she stops and sits on the lap of the person she stopped next to. The one with whom the Snow Maiden sat must hold his breath and not give himself away. The rest ask: “Who?” If the Snow Maiden guesses who she is sitting on her lap, then the “unmasked” one becomes the driver. It is prohibited to touch participants’ hands when guessing.
Competition "Best Snow Maiden"
Each of the Santa Clauses must dress the Snow Maiden chosen by him in such a way as, in his opinion, a modern Snow Maiden should look like. You can use everything that the Snow Maiden is already wearing, plus any additional items, clothes, Christmas tree decorations, cosmetics, jewelry, etc.
The winner is the Santa Claus who creates the most vivid and unusual image of the Snow Maiden.
New Year's competition "Best Artist"
Several couples take part in the competition, which are teams.
The goal of the competition: to draw a New Year's landscape in a short period of time.
One player is blindfolded and given a canvas and brushes - in fact, he will paint the landscape.
The other player’s task is to direct the drawing process (say “right”, “left”, etc.).
It turns out very funny. The team that is supported by the audience wins.
Competition "Resourceful Snow Maiden"
Each girl is blindfolded, and young people hide Christmas tree decorations in their clothes. The girl must find a Christmas tree decoration from her clothed companion as quickly as possible.
The most “resourceful” one wins, i.e. the Snow Maiden who finds the most Christmas tree decorations.
Everyone receives Christmas tree decorations as a souvenir of the evening, and the “resourceful” girl receives a separate prize.
Competition "Christmas tree toy"
Necessary: colored cardboard, scissors, clothespin, blindfold.
Young people are invited to cut out a Christmas tree toy from colored cardboard. Afterwards, the young man is blindfolded and asked to attach the toy to the Christmas tree.
It is necessary to encourage young people so that they do not orient themselves in space and do not guess in which direction the tree is located. Afterwards, the young people walk towards the Christmas tree, the hall freezes, because most people move anywhere, but not towards the Christmas tree. However, you are not allowed to wander around the hall - according to the rules, you must hang the toy on the first object you bump into. It could be the boss's ear or the leg of a chair.
Won the one who came closest to the tree/or the one whose “tree” was the most original.
The originality of the “Christmas tree” is determined by the volume of applause.
The New Year is just around the corner, and the time for widespread corporate events is approaching. And even at home, many groups of friends will probably want to diversify their vacation with games. And now is the time to pick up competitions for the New Year 2019.
Remember: what is ideal for a small group of vacationers is not at all suitable for a large corporate event. And you can afford more at home than in the same restaurant.
New Year's competitions for home holidays
In small companies, it is worth giving preference to those New Year competitions that involve the inclusion of everyone present so that no one gets bored. And it’s not that difficult to place 5–7 people in one competition.
Take care of the prizes in advance. Even an adult wants to receive some kind of material proof of his victory. Let it be the most ordinary sweets, tangerines or simple souvenirs with the symbol of the year. At the end of the evening, participants can count who has collected the most prizes. This is also a lot of fun.
New Year's melody
For this competition you will need several identical bottles into which water is poured at different levels. It turns out to be a kind of musical instrument. The bottles are placed on the table, and guests are invited to use an ordinary spoon to perform any New Year's melody on these bottles. The winner is the one who, according to the general opinion, extracted the most similar melody.
Anecdote with a beard
Each person in the company takes turns telling a joke. If one of the others says that he knows this joke and really continues it, then the narrator is given a cotton beard. In the end, the one with the shortest “beard” wins. And the “bearded” one can be appointed Santa Claus.
Find a Christmas tree
Another very fun competition for the New Year. To do this, you will need to purchase a car fragrance in the shape of a Christmas tree in advance. They usually have a very strong, specific smell. It is hidden somewhere in the room, and guests must find the item by smell.
Hold the snowflake
This competition will again require some cotton wool. You need to make some kind of small and light snowflake. It should be possible to hold it suspended by air flow. A snowflake is thrown up, and the participants must blow on it from below, preventing it from falling. The winner, naturally, is the one whose snowflake falls to the floor later.
New Year's gift
3 people can participate in this competition at the same time. The gender of the participants does not matter. One of the three is placed in the center of the room. It will be a New Year's gift. The other two are placed on opposite sides of the “gift” and blindfolded. One is given ribbons in his hands, he must tie bows on the gift by touch. The second one should also untie them by touch.
Brook
This competition is designed for a fairly warm company. A piece of paper that is long but not too wide is placed on the floor. A roll of standard wallpaper is ideal. Next, women are asked to cross the “stream” without getting their feet wet, that is, to walk along its two banks with their legs spread wide apart. The first time women try to do this with their eyes open, the second time - with their eyes closed.
Moreover, when the first of them overcomes the “stream”, the rest should be outside the room. When the woman finishes the test, but her eyes have not yet been untied, one of the men present lies down on the “stream”.
The woman's eyes are untied. She sees a man and, naturally, is embarrassed. The next woman is now invited to participate. The first one sees how the competition actually went, calms down and laughs.
In my pants
This is exactly the rare case when ordinary newspaper headlines can be useful. Journalists now compete especially zealously for originality. Cut out the most unexpected ones and put them in an envelope. Then this envelope is passed around in a circle. Each participant takes out one headline and says “and in my pants...” and reads the headline from the piece of paper he pulled out.
New Year's competitions for a small company in a restaurant
This case has its own characteristics. Funny competitions for the New Year in a restaurant can be quite moving, but not too much so as not to damage the furniture and dishes. Therefore, you should not involve everyone present in competitions at once. It is better to involve 2-3 people. Competitions are also welcome, allowing you to have fun without leaving the table. In this case, you can have fun even where there is no special agreement for this.
Congratulations in alphabetical order
Invite guests to take turns congratulating those gathered and making toasts, but not just like that, but in alphabetical order. The first one says a toast with the letter “a”, the second one with the letter “b” and so on. The fun part, naturally, begins towards the end of the alphabet, around the letters “th”, “s”, as well as hard and soft signs. The winner is the one whose congratulations or toast turns out to be the most fun.
The original involves a competition with a fake, hand-drawn pie, on each piece of which predictions are written or drawn. So, a drawn penny portends wealth; the heart, of course, is love; envelope - news, news, and so on.
You can also hold a competition with a real pie, each piece of which contains such a prediction. Fortune telling and predictions are invariably successful. People always want to know what awaits them in the future. And even if the fortune telling is comic, it brings a lot of pleasure
Storyteller
An ideal competition for the New Year in a restaurant. Firstly, guests don’t have to get up anywhere, and secondly, it’s quite fun and interesting. Remind your guests of the plots of several famous fairy tales, invite them to choose one for themselves and retell it, but slightly changing the genre. It could be a detective story, a thriller, a romance novel. If desired, you can spend several rounds, changing tales and changing genres. In each round, the winner is the author of the most interesting version.
Two oxen
Two participants are selected. They stand with their backs to each other, and a rope tied in a ring is thrown over them in the manner of a harness. A chair or table with a prize is placed in front of each participant at a distance of several meters. The task of the participants is to outweigh their opponent and be the first to grab their prize.
Jelly
For this cool competition for the New Year, you will need some delicate product: jelly, jellied meat, soufflé. The task of the participants is to eat their portion as quickly as possible using matches or toothpicks. This competition is good because it does not require getting up from the table and is quite fun for both participants and spectators.
Cooks
Another “sedentary” competition. Each participant is given a pen and paper, where he must write down all New Year's dishes, for example, starting with the letter “n”. When the lists are ready, the participants read them out one by one. The one whose list is longer wins.
This competition could be slightly modernized. Participants do not make preliminary lists, but simply name their dishes one by one. We can't repeat ourselves. Anyone who finds it difficult to answer is eliminated. The last one standing wins. This competition is very good at awakening the appetite, and it is convenient to conduct it, for example, between appetizers and hot dishes.
New Year's competitions for corporate events
Corporate events usually involve the presence of a large number of people who barely know each other in one place. It is here that employees of different departments meet for the first time, who in ordinary life have no contact with each other, or are even at enmity. Therefore, competitions for New Year’s corporate parties should unobtrusively bring people together. Here team entertainment, pair competitions and the like are used.
Chief Accountant
Various banknotes in a variety of currencies are drawn randomly on the poster. Banknotes must be recognizable. The participants' task is to count the bills starting from the first and ending with the last. Moreover, all currencies must be counted simultaneously: 1 ruble, 1 dollar, 1 euro, 2 euros, 2 dollars, 2 rubles. The winner is the one who never gets lost.
Diver
Since a separate room is most often rented for corporate events, you can usually afford mobile competitions here. For the Diver competition you will need two pairs of fins and two binoculars. Participants go to the start in twos, put on fins, take binoculars and, looking through them from the back, try to cover the distance as quickly as possible. This is quite difficult, so you should not make the distance too long, and especially difficult, with a lot of turns and obstacles.
Baba Yaga
The meaning is similar to the previous one. Participants place one foot in the bucket and hold it with their hand. They are given a mop in the second hand. Baba Yaga in a mortar with a broom is ready. It remains only to find out which of the two (three) is more agile and faster.
Discoverer
Team competitions are also good for New Year's corporate events. For example, the next one. Participants are divided into 2 teams and each of them is given a ball. First, the teams discover a new planet, that is, they inflate the resulting balloon. And then they pick up markers and begin to populate this planet. That is, draw residents on the ball. When the allotted time ends, the presenter counts the inhabitants on both planets. The team with the largest population wins.
Damaged phone and Associations
Don't forget about the good old, time-tested games. For example, a damaged phone. Participants sit in a circle or in a chain, depending on the capabilities of the room. In principle, you can play it without leaving the table. The first participant whispers the hidden word into the neighbor’s ear. Usually it is advised to do it quickly and indiscriminately. But in fact, no matter how you pronounce your word, there will be many people in a long chain who will hear it incorrectly. Whispering does not improve speech intelligibility. As a result, you need to compare the initial and final words.
The association game is not too different from telephone. In this case, the participants do not repeat the word they heard, but tell their neighbor their associations: Santa Claus - gifts - holiday, and so on.
The main thing is that the suit fits
This competition is best held towards the end of the evening, when the guests are already slightly drunk, have gotten to know each other and are ready for some really fun competitions. Prepare a bag in advance with various funny clothes: felt boots, scarves, scarves, family pants, diapers for adults, quilted jackets, glasses with a mustache, and so on. Contestants are seated in a circle and a bag of clothes is passed around while music plays. When the music stops, the person who still has the bag, without looking, takes out one item from there and puts it on himself. The winner is declared to be the one wearing the least amount of “competition” clothing. However, by the end everyone looks cheerful.
Snowman
The participants are again divided into two teams and given 8 inflated balloons. Each team has its own colored balls. For example: red and blue. Letters are written on the balls with a marker so that the end result is the word “Snowman”.
You can make other words from these 8 balls. This is what the speed teams will do. The presenter asks questions, the answers to which can be laid out from the given letters. The team that completes the task faster earns a point. The team that scores more points than the opponent wins.
Paper dress
Participants participate in this competition in pairs. The man's task is to create a dress out of toilet paper for his female model. You can't use anything other than paper. But you can do whatever you want with it: twist it, plug it, tie it in a bow. The contestants retire to a separate room, then the girls come out and show off their outfits. Please note, the model must come out wearing THIS itself. The winners are chosen by the audience.
Fun around the New Year tree, decorated with tinsel, garlands and toys - such a holiday will probably delight any child. Games and competitions will make the celebration even more interesting. Relax.by knows what competitions and fun to arrange for children to make the holiday unforgettable.
New Year's competitions for preschool children
Round dance around the Christmas tree
To interest the youngest players, you need to try: kids lose interest very quickly if the activity does not catch their attention. In such a situation, round dances around the Christmas tree will save you. This is a win-win option that kids of all ages love. Usually round dances are performed to the song “The little Christmas tree is cold in winter” or “A Christmas tree was born in the forest.”
Game “What types of Christmas trees are there?”
The presenter (the Snow Maiden or Father Frost can act in his role) says:
- Look how elegant our Christmas tree is: all covered in beautiful toys and garlands. Guys, do you know where Christmas trees grow? Of course, in the forest! Christmas trees can be different: wide and thin, high and low.
Next, the presenter must explain the rules of the game:
- Guys, stand in a circle and take each other’s hands, and I will tell you what Christmas trees are like. If I say, “High,” you should raise your hands up, and if you hear, “Low,” you should sit down and lower your hands. If I mention wide Christmas trees, I need to make the circle wider. And if I say, “Thin,” you should make the circle narrower. Is everyone clear? One-two-three, let's start!
Music game
(to the tune of the song “Good Beetle” from the fairy tale film “Cinderella”)
1. Stand up, children, stand in a circle, stand in a circle, stand in a circle! Clap your hands without sparing your hands! Jump like bunnies: jump and jump, jump and jump! Now stomp, not sparing your feet!
2. Let’s grab our hands quickly, cheerfully, raise our hands up, and jump higher than everyone else! We will lower our hands down, stamp our right foot, stamp our left foot and turn our heads!
The game is repeated 2 more times.
Game "Dress up the Christmas tree"
Children are divided into two teams. Each has a box of Christmas tree decorations (preferably unbreakable). The essence of the game is that players must decorate an artificial Christmas tree, which stands at a distance from the teams. The child must take a toy from the box, run to the Christmas tree, hang the toy on it and return to his team. And so on until the last player. The team whose tree is decorated first wins.
Game "Cat and mouse"
Three players from the team are dressed up in cat costumes and given a stick with a long rope attached to it. A fake mouse is attached to the opposite end of the rope. Players, accompanied by cheerful music, wind a rope around a stick, and gradually the mouse approaches. The most agile cat, the one who managed to “catch” the mouse faster than the others, wins.
Games for primary schoolchildren 6–10 years old
Game "Christmas tree chants"
The presenter speaks quatrains, and the children shout out the words of each final line in chorus.
Looks good in her outfit
The kids are always happy to see her,
There are needles on its branches,
He invites everyone to a round dance... (Christmas tree)
Is on the New Year's tree
A laughing clown in a cap,
Silver horns
And with pictures... (checkboxes)
Beads, colored stars,
Painted miracle masks,
Squirrels, cockerels and pigs,
Very loud... (crackers)
A monkey will wink from the Christmas tree,
The brown bear will smile,
The little bunny hangs from cotton wool,
Lollipops and... (chocolates)
Old Boletus Man,
Next to him is a snowman,
Red fluffy kitten
And big on top... (bump)
There is no more colorful outfit:
Multi-colored garland,
Gilding tinsel
And shiny... (balls)
A bright foil flashlight,
The bell and the boat
Train and car,
Snow-white... (snowflake)
The Christmas tree knows all the surprises
And he wishes everyone fun.
For happy kids
Lights up... (lights)
Game "Who's first?"
Agility competition. First, hang a winter jacket with the sleeves turned out on the backs of two chairs, and put a fur hat, scarf and a pair of mittens on the seats. During the competition, players must turn out the sleeves of their jackets to cheerful music, then put them on and the rest of their winter equipment (hat, scarf and mittens). The prize will be given to the one who is the first to take a seat in his chair and shout: “Happy New Year!”
New Year's competition “Mask, I know you!”
Of all the guys, you need to choose only one player. The presenter puts a mask on him. Moreover, the player should not see whose mask he is wearing. The rest see what kind of hero this is. The player wearing the mask must guess who is depicted on it. He asks questions to other children and gets hints from them. Questions can only be answered “yes” or “no”. The person who guesses it correctly is given a mask as a prize.
Competition "Tinsel"
Competition-competition for two teams. As a prop, the presenter gives each child tinsel. A New Year's song is playing, for example Jingle Bells. To the music, in each team the first participant ties his tinsel in a knot on the hand of the second participant, then the second - on the hand of the third, and so on. The last player runs to the first and ties tinsel to him - it turns out to be a circle. The winner is the team whose members completed the task before their opponents and raised their hands with tied tinsel.
Game "Doctor Aibolit"
It's a team game again. This time the players line up. Doctor Aibolit wants to know: did anyone have a fever during the New Year holiday? The fairy-tale hero places a large cardboard thermometer under the armpits of the first participants of both teams. At this time, cheerful music plays. The second players must take the thermometer and put it on themselves, then the third players take the thermometer from them, and so on until the last child in the line. In the same way, the thermometer moves in the reverse order: from the last players to the first. The team whose first player returns the thermometer to Dr. Aibolit the fastest wins.
Competition "Christmas tree toy"
In front of the two players, the presenter places a prize wrapped in bright wrapping paper on a chair and says the following text:
“At New Year's hour, friends,
You can't go without attention!
Don't skip the number "three"
Take the prize, don't yawn!
The Christmas tree greeted the guests.
Five children came first,
So as not to be bored on holiday,
Everyone began to count on it:
Two snowflakes, six firecrackers,
Eight gnomes and parsleys,
Seven gilded nuts
Among the twisted tinsel,
We counted ten cones,
And then you got tired of counting.
Three little girls came running..."
If the players missed the prize, the presenter takes it and says: “Where were your ears?” If one of the players turns out to be attentive, the presenter concludes: “Those are attentive ears!”
Game "New Year's Changelings"
Santa Claus says phrases, and children must answer “yes” or “no” in unison, regardless of the rhyme.
You friends came here to have fun?
Tell me a secret: were you waiting for Grandfather?
Will frosts and cold scare you?
Are you ready to dance by the Christmas tree sometimes?
A holiday is nonsense, let's get bored instead?
Santa Claus brought sweets, will you eat them?
Are you always ready to play with the Snow Maiden?
Can we easily push everyone around?
Grandfather never melts. Do you believe this?
Do you need to sing a verse in a round dance at the Christmas tree?
Competition “Make Nesmeyana Laugh”
For the competition, you need to prepare the details in advance: funny masks, false noses, ears.
Princess Nesmeyana knows where the Snow Maiden is hidden, but cannot reveal the secret to the children, as she constantly cries. The contestants' task is to make her laugh with funny movements and dances. To complement a bright image, children can use funny props.
For children from 10 years old
New Year's Costume Competition
For this competition you will need the following props: paper (large enough - at least A4), tape, pins, scissors and glue.
In a certain time (say, 10 minutes) you need to come up with and make a New Year's costume. The task is complicated by the fact that it is necessary to have time not only to make an outfit, but also to present it to the public, tell what exactly it means and what it serves (for example, is it an evening outfit or a fancy dress). The jury evaluates the result with applause. The team that earns the loudest and longest standing ovation wins.
Competition "Ball with a surprise"
You need to write funny New Year's tasks on sheets of paper, place notes in balloons, and then inflate them. Each participant should be given a ball with a task. You have to burst it without using your hands. When the participant copes with this, he will need to complete the written task (for example, sing a song, dance the dance of little swans, etc.). The one who makes it the funniest will win.
Competition "New Year's Chain"
For this competition you should prepare A4 sheets, a glue stick and scissors. Two teams must take part. Within a certain time (5-7 minutes), participants must cut strips (3 cm wide and 12 cm long) and then connect them into a New Year's chain. The team that makes the longest chain wins.
- 01 Remember that children switch their attention very quickly. Therefore, competitions should not be made too long.
- 02 You should not hold several competitions at once. Dilute them with a dance program or concert numbers.
- 03 Be sure to reward and encourage winners.
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Beauty contest
To conduct this competition, you can recruit participants in advance, or you can find them directly at the party. There are two options for conducting this competition.
Option 1
Participants choose original, funny costumes and attributes and answer questions from the competition organizers.
Option 2
Women are encouraged to portray men, and men – women. Of course, everything depends on the imagination of the participants.
Men can build themselves a size seven bust (no worse than Verka Serduchka’s), put on makeup, tie all sorts of bows, miniskirts look especially erotic on hairy male legs...
Women can glue on themselves a huge mustache, a beard (made of thread), put potatoes in their trousers, you understand that it’s in the front, not the back...
Questions:
What do you value most in members of the opposite sex?
. What would you wish for all people on Earth?
. What is your favorite thing to do?
. If you were to play Shapoklyak (Quasimodo) in a movie, how would you portray her/him?
. Please draw your favorite fruit.
. Please imagine that you are a printer (copier). Depict the following actions: you are standing idle, typing, reporting that you are out of paper, chewing on paper...
You can continue the list of questions yourself, the main thing is that they are frivolous, original, and the answers to them suggest something funny.
Competition "Hit the Target"
Anything can be used as a target: a mannequin, someone's photograph, a drawing of a naked woman, just a piece of paper. The main thing is to remember to draw a center on the target, the so-called bull’s eye, which you should hit.
Participants are called. They must take turns shooting prepared projectiles at the target. You can use anything as a projectile, but it is desirable that it leaves fairly noticeable marks. These can be overripe fruits, vegetables or berries (cherries, tomatoes, strawberries). The first participant to hit the bull's eye receives a prize. As a prize, you can use the same products as for shells, but only of good quality.
Competition "Who is faster"
Several participants are selected (it is better if there are not too many of them). They must compete with each other to see who gets to the finish line faster. To complicate the task, they wear either very loose shoes (ideally, they should be five sizes larger than what the participant is wearing), or a bag that restricts movement. Make sure in advance that no one gets hurt during the game: move furniture with sharp corners away, lay a soft carpet on the floor...
Competition game "Rope"
Two presenters are selected. They take in their hands a bright ribbon, a rope (you can get by with a jump rope) so that everyone has the end of this rope in their hands, and pull it together at the level of, for example, their heads. Rhythmic music is turned on, and the rest of the guests line up in a chain. Everyone must pass under this rope without touching it. The presenters lower the tape slightly after each player. The one of the participants who still touches the tape is eliminated. The last one left wins. You can give him a prize (at least give him the rope itself as a souvenir).
Competition "Clothing"
Option 1
You will need: a large box, various items of clothing (the funnier the better); you can use caps, “family” panties and very large bras, a sleeping cap (if you find one), a huge frill, etc.
The presenter invites everyone present, without looking, to take something out of the box and put it on themselves (with the condition not to take it off, for example, for the next half an hour). Guests stand in a circle and, to the music, begin to pass this box to each other. At the presenter’s signal (or when the music ends), the one in whose hands the box remains must pull something out of it and put it on.
Option 2
You will need: two boxes of things.
Guests are divided into two teams, in each of which a “victim” is selected, and at the leader’s signal, all team members must put as many things from the box on their “victim” as possible. The winner is either the team that puts on all the items first, or the team that manages to put on the most items before the end of the music (or some other signal).
Competition "Shoe store"
You will need: several boots and shoes, a large box. Everyone who wants to play is divided into two teams, and a captain is selected for each team. While the captains go into the next room, a large box is brought out, the prepared shoes are put there, then each member of the team takes off one of the shoes (it doesn’t matter whether it’s right or left), and all these shoes are also put into the box. Then the teams sit down on chairs and the captains come in. The captains' task is to put on their team's shoes as quickly as possible.
Competition "Knights"
You will need: several pairs of boxing gloves, wrapped candies (according to the number of participants). Men are called up who want to fight for the glory of their beautiful Lady. Everyone wears boxing gloves. Then everyone is given a piece of candy. At the presenter’s signal, the contestants must, whoever is fastest, unwrap the candy and feed it to their Lady.
Competition "Drawings"
You will need: several sheets of paper and colored pencils (or markers). All guests are given a sheet of paper and a set of pencils and are asked to draw some concept, for example, “love story,” “honeymoon,” etc.
Then you can organize a competition: each “artist” presents his “work of art”, and the rest must guess what he depicted.
Competition "Whose chain is longer"
All those present are divided into two teams (you can create both mixed teams and those strictly divided into men and women). At the leader’s signal, the players must take turns taking off something from themselves and putting it on the floor, creating a line. The team with the longest chain of clothes wins.
Competition "Burst the Ball"
You will need: inflated balloons. Participants are divided into pairs, and each pair is given an inflatable balloon. The task of each pair is to pierce their ball as quickly as possible without the help of hands, as well as piercing and cutting objects. To do this, couples stand facing each other, and the ball is squeezed between them. The balls burst with counter movements of the bodies; for added fun, you can put on music, for example from the movie “Emmanuelle”.
Competition "Pass it to someone else"
You will need: two long inflatable balloons. Those present are divided into two teams. Each team is given a ball; it must be held between the legs and passed to each other without the help of hands, so to speak, “from foot to foot.” The team that passes this ball to each other faster to the last player wins.
Competition "Aquarius"
You will need: two glasses and a straw for each participant. Two glasses are placed on a hard surface in front of each player - empty and filled with some liquid (water, vodka, wine, etc.). Each person is given a straw (or a straw for cocktails). The task of the competitors is to use this straw to pour the contents from one glass to another as quickly as possible, preferably without losing a drop of precious liquid. The one who does it earlier and better wins.
Unlock the Lock Competition
You will need: two large padlocks, two sets of keys. Two people are called and given a set of keys. They must open each of their locks quickly. You can open not a padlock, but, for example, a closet door (you can hide a prize in the closet).
Competition "Ring"
You will need: matches (according to the number of participants), two rings. The players are divided into two teams. They stand up, alternating according to the “man-woman” principle. Everything is inserted into the mouth with a match. The first players have a ring on their match. At the leader’s signal, each player must pass the ring to the next one (from match to match) without using his hands. The team that manages to do this faster wins.
Competition "Men's Victories"
You will need: uninflated balloons, markers. Each of the participants (and only men participate in this competition) is given one ball. You need to inflate them and draw as many figures as possible on the inflated ball, symbolizing victories over women. All this must be done in a limited amount of time (for example, one minute). The player with the most drawings wins.
Competition "Looking Far"
You will need: binoculars (field glasses are best), a pair of fins. Players, one at a time, must wear fins and walk along a predetermined route, looking through binoculars from the reverse side (vice versa). The one who completes the task better than his rivals will receive a prize.
Competition "Fork"
You will need: FORKS (one for each participant), thread. Each participant is tied to a fork belt (to increase difficulty, it is better to tie from behind). The difficulty of completing the task depends on how long the thread is. In any case, all players must have their forks tied at the same level. To the sound of cheerful music, the players (whoever is faster) should face each other and hook their forks. The pair that completes the task first wins.
Competition "For two"
You will need: several cucumbers or bananas (as many pairs as you have). Each pair is given a banana (or cucumber). The task of each pair is to eat their product as quickly as possible, biting it off from different ends at the same time. You cannot hold it with your hands!
Competition "Miss Erotica"
You will need: bananas (one for each participant). This is a competition for girls. An erotic melody is turned on, girls are called, each of whom is given a banana. The girl who eats her banana more erotically than the others wins (mostly judged by men). The banana can be replaced with a small cup of whipped cream. In very relaxed groups, you can decorate the top of each banana with whipped cream (I hope there is no need to explain what this symbolizes). The winner can be awarded the Miss Erotica medal.
Competition "Interesting situation"
You will need: several inflated balloons (the larger they are, the better). This game is for men. Each of them has one large inflated balloon attached to their stomach. This can be done using tape. Several boxes of matches are scattered in front of the participants. Players are offered to feel like a pregnant woman: collect as many matches as possible, while trying to prevent the balloon from bursting. The one who still bursts is eliminated from the game.
Competition "contributions"
You will need: a pack of banknotes (can be real, can be drawn). Several pairs are called. Each man is given a wad of money and asked to “open deposits” by putting a banknote in each secluded place (pocket, etc.) for his partner. The game is against time. After the specified period has expired (for example, one minute), the presenter counts how many “contributions” each player has made. The one with the most “contributions” wins. Banknotes can be placed in any place: pockets, cuffs, lapels, shoes; You can roll them into tubes and put them in your ears.
Competition "On Nails"
You will need: apples, ropes, and boards with nails. A board is placed in front of each player, from which the points of nails stick out (like yogis). Each participant has an apple attached to their belt using a rope. The apple should hang at the level of, for example, the knees, the main thing is that everyone has the same level. Now the participants must plant their apple on the nails as quickly as possible.
Competition "Cards"
You will need: two cards from the playing deck. Guests are divided into two teams, arranged according to the “male-female” principle, each team is given a playing card. Players must quickly pass this card to each other from mouth to mouth (without touching the card with their hands). The first team to pass a card from the first player to the last wins.
Competition "Hairdressing"
You will need: lots of colored hair ties. Women compete. Every woman chooses a man for whom she should create a super hairstyle. To do this, participants use hair ties to give men many tufts. The game is against time. After the specified period has passed (for example, a minute or time while music is playing, etc.), the competition ends, and the woman who managed to create the most tufts is considered the winner.
Dance Marathon
Guests are invited to dance to lively music while throwing a toy or balloon around. The music will periodically stop, and whoever has a toy in their hands at this moment will have to say a New Year's wish.
Long arm
For this competition, back scratchers or just children's shoulder blades are used. With them, players will have to fit the Christmas ball to the designated place. Whoever does it first wins.
Island of Fairy Tales
The hosts of the evening prepare items that could belong to the hero of a fairy tale. For example, boots (Puss in Boots), a striped cap (Pinocchio), a bottle (Genie), a red feather (Cockerel-Golden Scallop), etc. All these items are put into a bag, and the presenter takes them out one at a time. Guests must guess who owns this or that item. The one who guesses must say a New Year's wish, but only in the voice of the fairy-tale character he guessed. The most artistic ones are rewarded with a gift. The remaining participants are given small memorable prizes.
A bag with presents
This game is played by Santa Claus.
He says: “I’m getting ready for the New Year’s holiday and I’m taking with me in a bag: a teddy bear, a rattle...
The next participant in the competition must repeat his words and add another item. After which another person takes over the baton, and so on in a circle until someone can list all the items accumulated in the bag. The person who last completed the task receives the gift.
News program
Participants are given cards with five words written on them. In 30 seconds, they must come up with one sentence about an event that has occurred in the world so that it contains comprehensive information about this event, and in addition, all the given words are used. These words can be turned into any part of speech.
1) China, African, swimsuit, biology, checkers;
2) Brazil, snowfall, rocket, declaration, shark;
3) Uzbekistan, waterfall, skating rink, epidemic, bear;
4) Antarctica, drought, ostrich, rocket, strike.
Slow motion
Contestants must depict the following situations in slow motion:
Wood cutting;
- taking an egg from a chicken nest;
- wound and bandaging of a finger;
- mowing the grass and collecting it in a stack.
Declaration of love
Four guys must declare their love to four girls, but at the same time their manner of speech and movements must correspond to their behavior:
4 year old child;
- a 12-year-old teenager;
- an 18-year-old boy;
- a 70-year-old man.
Happy holiday!
It is necessary to come up with the text of a greeting card sent to the boss on the occasion of the celebration:
Day of Informals;
- Day of Protection of the Rights of the Unemployed;
- Money Independence Day;
- Alcoholics Anonymous Solidarity Day.
Ad competition
Participants are required to compose an ad text consisting of several concise sentences:
About the rental of a Kalashnikov assault rifle;
- about the purchase of the city;
- about the exchange of countries of residence;
- about the loss of a sock, etc.
The winner is the one whose ad is the most interesting and original.
New Year's round dance
Guests are divided into teams, after which they are invited to depict a round dance around the Christmas tree in a skit, organized by:
In a psychiatric hospital;
- in the police;
- in kindergarten;
- in the army.
It must be depicted in such a way that the characters can be guessed. The prize is given for artistry and wit.
Interview
Couples are called for this competition. They will have to depict an interview scene. To do this, in each pair one person will play the role of a journalist, and the other will play the role of an interviewee:
The man who invented the eternal brake;
- winner of the "Best Goatman" competition;
- combat labor drummer;
- bottle game specialist.
