Have you already started preparing competitions for the New Year 2020? Yesterday I decided to look for various games and competitions for the New Year, and found many interesting ones that will help us enter the Year of the Rat cheerfully and joyfully.
How to prepare for competitions and games: fun and interesting competitions for the New Year will help save even traditional New Year's family gatherings in the company of a TV, not to mention a party for a cheerful company. However, it is best to prepare a little.
- Make a plan for games and competitions. A group of adults will need to eat, raise their glasses to the New Year, and dance, so the game program should be carefully woven into the natural flow of the party.
- Prepare your props. Having decided what you will play at home for the New Year, make a list of what you will need for this or that competition. It's best to organize props and prizes into themed competitions (I use small gift bags for this).
- Stock up on prizes. People love to receive small funny prizes - candies, chocolates, cute New Year's toys. It’s better to take extra prizes.
- It is better to make auxiliary materials on cards - if you need to stock up on some phrases, scripts and texts, then write or print them on regular cards in advance, this is much more convenient than using one large script.
- Select music, identify your helpers, prepare a place for games.
Collection of competitions and games
"Wishes"
The simplest New Year's games and all sorts of competitions are those where guests do not need to do anything - for example, they can be asked to burst balloons with wishes inside.
You need to prepare in advance a large bunch of balloons (their number should be greater than the number of guests, just in case), inside which notes with wishes are inserted. For example, you can give a guest scissors and invite him to cut off the ball he likes, and then read it out loud to all the guests - so simple, but nice fun helps the company to have fun and unite.
"Tsiferki"
New Year's games and competitions based on the question-and-answer model always receive a lot of applause. It’s no wonder - everyone loves to laugh, but there are no difficulties.
So, the host hands out small pieces of paper and pens to the guests, and invites them to write down their favorite number (or any other number that comes to mind). If you wish, you can record some sequence and play several circles. When all the guests have completed the task, the presenter says that now everyone present will be able to learn more about each other - he will ask questions, and the guests will answer them, holding up a piece of paper with the numbers written down and loudly announcing the answer.
It is best to choose simple questions - how old is this or that guest, how many times a day does he eat, how much does he weigh, how many times has he stayed for a second year, and so on.
"Not a word of truth"
My favorite pastimes are funny competitions for the New Year. Of course, for a group of retirees you will need to choose something more decent, but in your circle you can always have fun - for example, by playing the game “Not a Word of the Truth”.
The presenter will need to prepare in advance many New Year's questions, such as these:
- What tree is traditionally decorated for the holiday?
- What film in our country symbolizes the New Year?
- What is customary to launch into the sky on New Year's Eve?
- who is sculpted from snow in winter?
- who on TV addresses Russians with a New Year's speech?
- The outgoing year is the year of whom according to the Chinese calendar?
It’s better to write down more questions, you can ask about New Year's traditions different countries, or the habits of guests. During the game, the host will have to quickly and cheerfully ask his questions, and the guests will answer, without saying a word of the truth.
The one who makes a mistake and answers truthfully, based on the results of the game, can read poetry, sing a song or fulfill various wishes - you can use wishes to play forfeits, for example, the loser needs to put several slices of tangerine in both cheeks and say something like “I’m a hamster and I eat grain, don’t touch it - it’s mine, and whoever takes it is the end!”. Bursts of laughter are guaranteed - both during the game and during the “punishment” of the losing participant.
"Accurate shooter"
As entertainment for the New Year 2020, you can play snipers. It’s most fun to play this game when the participants are already a little tipsy - and coordination becomes more free, and there is less constraint, and it’s a little more difficult to hit the target.
The essence of the game is as follows: guests are divided into two teams, and in turn each player throws “snowballs” into a bucket. The bucket is placed at a distance of five to seven meters from the players; as “snowballs” you can use lumps of cotton wool, crumpled paper, or just take a couple of sets of simple New Year's balls made of plastic, which are sold in any supermarket.
I decided to improve this game for a New Year's party 2020 for adults and use children's basketball hoops as a “goal” - hitting them with a soft ball of cotton wool is even more difficult than hitting a bucket.
"New Year decoration"
Of course, New Year's competitions for adults can be less sporting.
All those present should be divided into teams of 5-6 people (depending on the number of guests at your party). The teams are given the task of building a New Year's ball. For production, you can only use toiletries, accessories and jewelry that the team members are wearing. The team that makes the brightest and most beautiful ball wins.
By the way, a little life hack— in every company there are people who do not actively participate in competitions and just try to sit out, which is why quite a lot of time is spent on persuasion. So, appoint them to the jury - you can make them score cards in advance, offer them to make a short speech into an improvised microphone. This way they will be simultaneously involved in the general fun, and at the same time they will not have to be persuaded and pulled out from the table.
And of course, the sight of my own mother, who soulfully speaks into a glass of champagne instead of a microphone about how grateful she is to Mikhalkov and the Film Academy for the opportunity to see the ice battle in her own living room is priceless. :))
"Come, forest deer"
By the way, if you are selecting competitions for a corporate event for the New Year or for a party that will not take place in a city apartment, then be sure to play Santa with his reindeer. There is no need to divide the guests into teams; it is enough to simply invite them to split into pairs.
Each pair has a “reindeer” and a “Santa” (you can give one a makeshift antler and the other a Santa hat—both sell for mere pennies at a convenience store before the new year).
The “deer” needs to be blindfolded and made into a harness - no need to split hairs, a simple clothesline or cord that wraps around the belt will do. The reins are given to Santa, who stands behind his “reindeer.” A track is built from the pins, the leader gives a signal and the competition begins. Those participants who reach the finish line earlier than others and do not knock down the pins win. Instead of skittles, you can use empty bottles, cardboard drink cups or paper cones (we made them in the shape of Christmas trees, it was very cute).
"Collective letter"
When it comes to New Year's games at the table, I always remember how my parents and friends wrote a collective New Year's greetings for everyone present. You can use a ready-made text (as in the image), you can create your own - the main thing is that it should not contain adjectives - the guests should call them.
The host invites the guests to congratulate each other and say a big and beautiful toast - and waves a postcard on which he has already written a congratulation. Only he didn’t have enough adjectives, and the guests must suggest them. Everyone randomly offers adjectives related to winter, New Year and holiday, and the presenter writes them down and then reads out the result - the text turns out to be very funny!
"Turnip: New Year's version"
If you love New Year's competitions for the whole family, then turnip is what you need!
So, you need to prepare the participants - they need to match the number of characters in the fairy tale. Each participant gets a role in an impromptu performance. It's simple, the participant needs to remember key phrase and the movement that he must act out when he mentions himself.
- The turnip will slap its knees and then clap its hands with the exclamation “Both-on!”
- Grandfather rubs his palms and grunts, “Yes, sir!”
- The grandmother swings her fist at the grandfather and says, “I would have killed him!”
- The granddaughter dances and sings “I’m ready!” in a high voice (when men play this role, it turns out just great).
- The bug itches and complains of fleas.
- The cat wags its tail and mannerly drawls, “And I’m on my own.”
- The mouse sadly shrugs its shoulders and says, “We’ve finished the game!”
After everyone has tried themselves in a new role, the presenter reads the text of the fairy tale (no changes here), and the actors act out their role whenever they hear about themselves. The grandfather planted (rubs his hands and grunts) a turnip (clap-clap, both of them!) and further according to the text. Believe me, there will be enough bursts of laughter, especially when the fairy tale comes to the end, and the presenter will list all the participants in turn.
"Strictly in alphabetical order"
During one of the pauses, the presenter takes the floor and reminds everyone present that the New Year’s celebration is just beginning, but it’s already difficult to remember the alphabet. In this connection, the presenter suggests filling the glasses and raising them, but strictly in alphabetical order.
Each guest must make a short toast to his letter of the alphabet. The first one starts with the letter a, the second one should start with the letter b, and so on. Toasts should be simple:
- A It is absolutely necessary to drink to happiness in the new year!
- B Let's go healthy in the new year!
- IN Let's drink to the old year!
- E If we don’t get drunk, we’ll have to eat!
The task for everyone present is to make toasts for each letter of the alphabet, and then choose the winner - the one who came up with the best toast, which is worth drinking for!
"Bunnies"
If you want to pick up outdoor games for the New Year 2020, play bunny. On New Year's Eve, it is best to play this game at home when there are many guests - it is suitable for a group of friends.
Everyone stands in a circle and holds hands, the leader walks around all the players in a circle and whispers to everyone the names of two animals - a wolf and a bunny, a fox and a bunny, and so on. Then he explains the essence of the game - when the presenter says the name of the animal out loud, the person for whom it was given crouches, and his neighbors on the left and right, on the contrary, pull him up, preventing him from crouching. You need to play at a good pace so that the participants get into a frenzy.
The main joke of this action is that absolutely all players have a second animal - a bunny. Therefore, after people have taken turns squatting to the names of other animals, the leader says “Bunny!”, and the whole circle suddenly tries to sit down (trying to overcome the possible resistance of neighbors, as was the case with other animals).
Naturally, everyone starts laughing, and a pile of small things gathers on the floor!
"News from the New Year"
A great competition that you can play without leaving the table.
The presenter will need to prepare cards on which unrelated words and concepts will be written - five or six words, no more needed. Each participant receives a card and must quickly come up with the hottest news from the New Year's issue, using all the words from the card. What to write on cards? Any set of words.
- China, dumplings, roses, Olympics, lilac.
- Santa Claus, wheel, eraser, north, bag.
- New Year, fan, tights, pan, scabies.
- Santa Claus, rat, herring, stapler, barrier.
- Nettle, tinsel, Kirkorov, fishing rod, plane.
- Football, shovel, snow, Snow Maiden, tangerines.
- Snowman, beard, tights, bicycle, school.
- Winter, zoo, washing, boa constrictor, rug.
How to come up with news? Set an example for your guests by showing them that all words need to be used, and the stranger the news, the more interesting it is.
Well, for example, from the last example I gave, you can build something like this: “In the Moscow Zoo, during the winter wash, a rug was discovered in a boa constrictor.” There will be a reason to be surprised, and laugh, and drink to the fact that all the news in the new 2020 will be just as positive.
"We're jumping into the New Year"
In the family circle, we often organize jumping as a form of entertainment for the New Year, and 2020 will not be an exception, I’m sure - this is already a kind of tradition.
So, how it happens: after drinking for the outgoing year, the presenter brings markers and pencils (the brighter the better) and a large sheet of paper (Whatman paper A0-A1) and invites everyone present not just to enter the new year, but to jump - so that it passes dynamically, energetically and brightly!
And for all your wishes to come true, you need to draw them. On a large sheet of paper, everyone draws their desires - some manage to draw several miniatures, for others it is enough to sketch what they want. By the time the president speaks, the drawing is usually completed or the finishing touches are remaining. After the president’s speech, the presenter invites everyone to join hands, count down the chimes in unison, and solemnly jump into the new year and the fulfillment of their own wishes!
By the way, my mother and I usually save the sheet, and next year we check who has achieved what - also a topic for table conversation, by the way.
"The best"
Good New Year's entertainment can happen without a host. Good way keep the guests busy - give them unique tasks, but few people want to just compete, right?
Therefore, we do the following - we hang sweets or small gifts on the tree. It is best to opt for figured chocolate or other sweets. Christmas tree decorations. We provide each with a note to whom the gift is intended, but we write not names, but some definitions that the guests will have to think about and get to know each other better (ideal when there are newcomers who need to join the existing company).
What to write on labels:
- The owner of the brownest eyes.
- The best high jumper.
- To the biggest hooligan (here you will have to tell everyone about your hooliganism in childhood).
- The owner of the best tan.
- The owner of the highest heels.
- The owner of the most dangerous job.
- A couple whose number of buttons on their clothes is 10.
- To the one who is wearing more yellow today.
I think you understand the main message. Guests will independently begin to find out who vacationed where, who has a brighter tan, measure the length of their heels and discuss work.
"Song from a Hat"
By the way, almost all New Year's competitions at the table involve playing with a hat - some notes are thrown into the hat in advance, and then they are pulled out and carried out tasks for relatives or colleagues.
In the New Year 2020, with our family, we will play a popular variation of this game with songs. You need to scribble notes with winter and New Year's words into the hat, each guest blindly takes a note out of the hat and sings a song in which this word appears.
By the way, you will be able to have fun even if during the feast you forget all the songs - most likely, your family, like my relatives, will have a great idea to compose a small song on the go to the most popular tune, or somehow remake one from famous New Year's songs of past years.
By the way, this game is also suitable for a small group of any age - of course, a schoolchild is unlikely to recognize Soviet songs, but the result will be funny, and different age groups will be able to get closer during the game - after all, cool New Year's competitions unite!
"Mittens"
Naturally, New Year's competitions for young people are not complete without flirting - why not help friends get closer?
So, the girls are put on robes or shirts, and the guys are given thick ones. winter mittens. The essence of the competition is to quickly button up the girls’ shirts so that they don’t freeze!
By the way, my friends, who love various New Year's competitions for teenagers and young people, wanted to do this competition in reverse - freeing the girls from their shirts, however, they were forced to disqualify the participant - it turns out that even with mittens it is convenient to pull the hem of the shirt and tear off all the buttons at once. Therefore, it is better to fasten it; it is not easy to do this in mittens.
"Let's draw Santa Claus"
Creative New Year's competitions for corporate parties are a great opportunity to have fun.
So, holes are made for the hands in a thick sheet of cardboard. We give the players tassels, they must stick their hands into the holes and portray Santa Claus. At this moment they cannot see what they are drawing.
At work, you can divide the team into male and female teams, and give one the task of portraying the Snow Maiden, and the other - Grandfather Frost. The winner is the team whose result is most similar to a fairy-tale character.
By the way, if you are selecting competitions for a New Year’s corporate party, do not forget to find funny music - I use cuts from Soviet children’s cartoons for New Year’s competitions 2020, this usually evokes the warmest emotions.
"We distribute roles"
You can start fun competitions for the New Year for your family with this kind of entertainment.
Prepare more attributes of fairy-tale New Year's characters, put notes with roles in empty Kinder capsules (you can simply wrap them in wrapping paper like candy) and start games at the table for the New Year with an offer to find out who still runs the show.
Everyone present must play their part. These could be snowflakes, bunnies, squirrels, Santa Claus and Snow Maiden, the Snow Queen, an overseas guest - Santa Claus and his reindeer. Provide small items to all guests that will be relevant to their role that night - e.g. snow queen a crown is suitable, Santa Claus can loudly knock with his elegant staff, and a company of oversized bunnie boys with white ears will decorate any New Year's photo.
Believe me, New Year's table games will take on a new color as soon as Grandma Winter or Mikhailo Potapych, who specially woke up for competitions for the New Year 2020 and New Year's dances, starts making a toast.
"Photo tests"
What are some cool competitions for the New Year without photos?
Make an area for photography and collect some props in this corner - guests can take pictures in different images, and then you can arrange photo tests. So, you will need to determine who is suitable for the role:
- the most decrepit snowflake;
- the sleepiest guest;
- the most cheerful Baba Yaga;
- the hungriest Santa Claus;
- the most generous Santa Claus;
- himself good grandfather Frost;
- the most beautiful Snow Maiden;
- the most overfed guest;
- the most cheerful guest;
- the most cunning Baba Yaga;
- the evil Kashchei himself;
- the strongest hero;
- the most capricious princess;
- the biggest snowflake;
- and so on…
By the way, you can hold this competition a little differently - stock up on props, and invite guests to draw, without looking, the role in which they will be photographed, and the rest of the participants should help with advice and deeds to better embody the image. You can laugh during the process, and when you look at the pictures - fortunately, you can do this in just a few minutes.
"Little things from Grandfather Frost"
Tell your guests this legend about how Santa Claus was walking through the forest with gifts, fell with one foot into a snowdrift and spilled gifts from the bag. The big ones remained in the bag, but the small presents fell out. And you picked them up and now give them to all the guests.
As pleasant little things may be: calendar cards, candles, keychains, pens, flashlights, kinders, liquid soap, magnets.
Every time it surprises with what trepidation guests wait for these gifts... Not only children, but even adults :)
Well, and finally, be a good magician and predictor, another New Year's entertainment from the site:
Now you know how my holiday will go, and what games you will have for New Year's corporate party or a house party? Share your ideas, because it’s better to prepare table games for the New Year and interesting competitions in advance, and 2021 is just around the corner!
Card index New Year's competitions for younger students
FUN RELAY
This is a very fun and active game. It should not be done immediately after eating. To conduct this relay race, you will need two chairs (or stools), two ropes on pegs, two buckets, two balls.
Participants are divided into two teams. At the command of the leader, players must complete the following tasks: jump over a rope, run around a chair, throw a ball into a bucket (preferably hit it). The team that performs all the listed actions faster and more accurately wins.
WHO WILL COLLECT THE MOST SNOWFLAKES?
To start this competition, you need to organize a mini-competition for cutting out paper “snowflakes”. To do this, you need to give the children colored and (or) shiny paper of a size suitable for the size of the future “snowflakes”, give them scissors in their hands, and also ask them to use all their imagination and skill and make paper “snowflakes”.
After these small works of art are ready, you can proceed to the competition itself.
“Snowflakes” spill out onto the floor. At the leader’s command (this could be ringing a bell, clapping hands, or the words: “One, two, three, start!”), the children begin to collect “snowflakes.” At the same time, you need to make sure that they collect “snowflakes” not in handfuls, but individually. The game ends when the host rings the bell again (or gives some other command). At the same time, all participants stop, and everyone who can count counts their “trophy”. If the participant does not yet know how to count, then the presenter helps him in this difficult task. The one with the most snowflakes wins.
ACCURATE SHOOTER
This competition develops accuracy and attentiveness in children. For this, you need to prepare “snowballs” in advance (3 “snowballs” per child) from a ball of cotton wool and wrap them in shiny, multi-colored “rain.” But if you haven’t had time to prepare, then you can entrust it to little craftsmen to do it. And as a prize you can give them the same “snowballs” that they make with their own hands. But before you hand out the snowballs, organize a competition.
Divide the participants into two teams. Each player must be given snowballs. Children take turns throwing snowballs into a hoop or basket, which must be prepared in advance and placed on the floor. The team with the most snowballs in the hoop will win.
MEMORIES OF SUMMER
This competition develops children's reaction speed and attentiveness. To hold it, you need to prepare multi-colored “daisies” in advance (according to the number of participants). Each petal of the future “daisy” should be cut out of colored paper the size of a landscape sheet. You also need to cut out a round center that is the size of the “daisy”.
Chamomile petals are laid out on the floor (mixed, colored side up). Participants stand near their “centers”. At the leader's command, they begin to collect daisies. The winner will be the player who collects his daisy first and most correctly.
CORRECT SNOWMAN
To conduct this competition, you need to prepare large sheets of blank paper in advance. The size of the sheet will depend on the size of the snowman you want to see. You can take a sheet of A1 format (Whatman paper). The amount of paper and markers (or markers) will depend on the number of participants.
The players are blindfolded (a neckerchief or scarf is suitable for this purpose) and given a felt-tip pen. Each participant begins to draw a snowman. The winner will be the one whose drawing is the most accurate (or more suitable for the image of a snowman).
This competition can be made as a team competition. Each team has three players. In this case, each participant will draw his own snowman circle. The team that completed the task better will win.
BALL BASKETBALL
For this game, you will need to inflate two balloons in advance, prepare two baskets in which these balls would fit, and two 30-50 cm rulers.
Participants are divided into two teams. Each player must “bring” the ball with a ruler to the basket (through the air) and lower it with the same ruler into the basket standing on the floor. In this case, the ball should not fall to the floor and should not be touched by any part of the body. The winner is the team that gets the ball to the basket faster than the other (one at a time) with the fewest mistakes. The game may end if the ball bursts.
WHERE IS THE NOSE?
For the game to be a success, you need to draw a snowman in advance on a large sheet of paper (you can use whatman paper) and attach it to some vertical surface (wall, door, closet, etc.). Make the nose for this snowman separately: take a sheet of paper, roll it into the shape of a nose (“potato-shaped”, elongated) and wrap it with tape, but only with the sticky side up, so that the nose sticks to any surface.
Participants line up one after another, dividing into two teams. The queue can be established by numbers that are drawn in advance. The presenter blindfolds each player with a handkerchief or scarf, then spins the participant around his axis with the words: “It spins, spins, everything will stick to us,” and turns him to face the drawing. The player must stick the snowman's nose while blindfolded. For each accurate sticking of the nose, the participant receives a snowflake. The team with the most snowflakes wins.
NEW YEAR'S PICTURES
This game develops attention in children. Both interesting and useful. It will require two identical pictures with drawings (Christmas trees, snowmen, snowflakes, sleighs, skates).
The presenter lays out the pictures on the table, images down, and mixes them. Two participants take turns choosing two pictures. If the images match, the player takes them for himself; if not, he puts them back. The game continues until there are no pictures left on the table. The one who collects the most pictures wins.
Grandmas-Hedgehogs
This is an active game. To carry it out, prepare in advance a broom (like a janitor) or a broom, skittles (the quantity depends on the available distance). Participants must be divided into two teams. Each player runs on a broomstick (zigzag) between pins placed at a distance of 2-3 m from one another. In this game, the team that runs the fastest and knocks down the fewest pins wins.
DASHING CHAUFFERS
In this game, you will need toy cars (preferably trucks), on which you can place glasses (or small buckets) of water, filled to the brim. The number of cars will depend on the number of participants. Participants will have numbers pinned to their chests.
You need to tie ropes of the same length (10-15 m) to the cars. At the leader’s command, participants must quickly wind the rope around the stick, pulling the machine towards them. If the water splashes, the presenter loudly calls the number of the “driver”, and he stops winding the rope for a second. The winner is the participant who pulled up the car faster than the others without spilling the water. You can play without water, you just need to lengthen the rope.
BALL RACING
This is a very fun and noisy game. Before the game you need to inflate the balloons very much. Each participant sits on his own ball and begins to jump on it. The goal of the game is to jump on the ball as long as possible without it bursting.
The winner will be the one whose balloon goes the longest without bursting.
FLIGHT ON SNOWFLAKES
For this outdoor game, we will need to cut out 4 paper “snowflakes” in a size that matches the shoe size of the largest participant. “Snowflakes” can be made from ordinary white or colored paper, but it will be better if they are made from some thick paper (for example, Whatman paper) or thin cardboard.
All participants must be divided into two teams. At the leader’s signal, the participants must put one “snowflake” on the floor and step on it with both feet (without stepping on the free floor), then put the other one and step on it. So, rearranging the “snowflakes”, reach the chair. While the kids “fly” from “snowflake” to “snowflake”, the presenter can comment on their “flight”. Participants must run back. The team that arrives the fastest will win.
COCK-FIGHTS
This outdoor game can be played between two players or between two teams. Two participants stand opposite each other. At the leader’s command, the participants put one hand behind their back and begin to jump on one leg. At the same time, they push each other with their free hand. The winner is the participant who can stay on one leg longer than the other (without falling or standing on the other leg). If the game is played between teams, then each participant who wins is given a “snowflake” cut out of paper. The team with the most snowflakes will be considered the winner.
MISSING UNDER THE CAP
For this game you need to make a beautiful New Year's hat out of paper in advance, decorate it with tinsel, “rain”, and brightly paint it.
One player is taken out of the room where the participants are located. The remaining players (or the leader) hide one participant under a bright blanket and cover it with a prepared cap on top. All other participants change places. When the presenter brings in the player who came out, the player must determine who is hidden under the hood.
NEW YEAR FIGURES
This competition develops imagination and intelligence in young participants. The presenter gives each player multi-colored, bright, non-stick plasticine. Then he shows a letter (it is better to write the letters in advance on separate cards). Participants must create something New Year's (or winter) starting with this letter as quickly as possible. It could be a sleigh, a snowman, a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, a hat, mittens, felt boots. The winner will be the one who makes a plasticine figure the fastest.
FOUND RING
A large ring (diameter about 20-25 cm) is suitable for this game. It can be made from wire or cut out of some thick paper. And to make it elegant, it should be wrapped in shiny paper, tinsel or “rain”. Participants sit on chairs in a circle. Each player is given a rope, the ends of which are pre-tied, and a ring is threaded through this rope. The presenter (one of the little guests) stands in the middle of this circle. He is blindfolded with a handkerchief or scarf. The leader's task is to find the ring on a string, while all participants move it in a circle or in different directions. When the ring is found, the leader should be changed.
FUNNY SLEDGE
In this game, participants must be divided into 2-3 equal teams. Each player is given a paper “sled” tied to a thread (the length of the thread can be 1-1.2 m), which must be cut out in advance from a landscape sheet and decorated with 2-3 (depending on the number of teams) colors. Each participant fastens his end of the thread with the “sledge” to the back of his belt so that the “sleigh” freely touches the floor. If the participant cannot do this, the presenter helps him. Each team has a different color sled. At the leader’s signal, the players, running after each other, try to step on the “sled” of the “opponent”. Participants are not allowed to touch the threads and “sleds” with their hands. The player whose sled is torn off leaves the game. The team with the most sleds left wins.
CHASING THE ICICLE
This competition will require two participants. But it can be carried out until everyone present has played enough in pairs.
You need to tie an “icicle” in the middle of the rope. It can be taken from old stocks Christmas decorations or, if you have imagination and skill, make it yourself from paper, cotton wool or something else and wrap it with colorful paper, tinsel or “rain”. A simple pencil, also beautifully designed, is attached to the ends of the rope. Each participant stands on their own side of the rope. His task is to wind his part of the rope around the pencil. The winner will be the one who reaches the “icicle” faster than the other.
JUMP INTO THE NEW YEAR
For this competition you need all participants (if there are very many participants) a large number of, then take half) line up in one line. At the command of the presenter, all participants “jump” into the New Year. The winner is the participant who jumped the furthest.
NAVIGATOR
It's simple fun game, which does not require any skills from children. For this game, you should prepare in advance binoculars and a rope 5-6 m long (or such a length that it is comparable to the size of the room in which the competition is held). You need to lay a rope on the floor, not in a straight strip, but in a winding way. The participant is given binoculars, turning them over so that the objects become smaller. The participant, looking through binoculars, must walk along the entire length of the rope, trying to get his feet on it more accurately. The winner will be the navigator who completes the entire course more accurately than other navigators.
The New Year 2017 is coming - which means it’s time to get ready! People all over the world try to fill the holiday with competitions, games, and gifts. Schools are also in full swing preparing for New Year's tree. We bring to your attention competitions for the New Year for children of primary and senior school age.
New Year's competition “Hold the snowflake”
From pieces of padding polyester or cotton wool you need to roll fluffy, not very dense snowflakes, such that they would easily flutter in the air from a light breath of air. Two players from each team are selected and given one such snowflake. Players on command throw up a snowflake and blow on it, preventing it from falling. Whoever stays in the air longer wins.
“Catch the Snowball”
All children should be divided into two teams and each should be given one large bag or a wicker basket. Santa Claus gives the command, and the snowman scatters a lot of snowflakes on the children (they are made of pieces of fabric or cotton wool. You can also make them from ordinary paper, strongly crumple it into a ball and decorate it with sparkles, wrap it in rain). Children must collect snowballs in their own basket. At the end, when all the snowflakes have been collected, Santa Claus counts the number of snowflakes for each team. Whoever has more wins.
“New Year's tantamaresques”
This type of organization of free leisure is not new. Back in Soviet times, different characters were depicted on Whatman paper, and a place was cut out to insert a child’s face.
They indulged in tantamares at holidays back in Soviet times
This kind of fun is suitable for a photo shoot or selfie, which is so popular among modern children. Currently you can use Newest technologies and, having created a layout in Corel or Photoshop, print it and get an excellent tantamaresque banner for the New Year. If this is not possible, draw pictures on whatman paper, cardboard, old wallpaper, etc.
If there are a lot of Tantamares, then you can organize a game “Guess your character”. To do this, the child “tryes on” a banner with a cutout for the face and tries to guess who he is. The rules of the game are to ask questions that others can answer only “yes” or “no.”
With the help of tantamares you can play the game “Guess the Character”
For example, the following questions will help you uncover a character’s secret:
- "this animal?";
- “cartoon character?”;
- “fairy tale hero?”;
- “Is it red (green, blue, white, etc.) in color?”;
- "does he have a hat?" and etc.
So gradually, by asking their friends and receiving monosyllabic answers, the boy or girl must guess who they are portraying. On the eve of the New Year 2017, Tantamaresque can be presented in the form of a Snowman, Father Frost, Snow Maiden, Christmas tree, Christmas ball, Rooster.
"Snowball"
A beautifully decorated ball (paper rolled into a ball and decorated with rain) is given to the children, all players stand in a circle. Music plays, and Santa Claus or the presenter counts out loud to five, while the children must pass the lump from hand to hand. As soon as the presenter pronounces the number “five,” the music stops, and the kid in whose hands the lump remains must either read a poem, or dance, or let him guess the riddle (Santa Claus or the presenter makes the riddle).
“There are Christmas trees”
The children stand around the Christmas tree, do not hold hands, and Santa Claus explains the rules. He says the phrase: “There are Christmas trees...” and adds the words: “wide”, “narrow”, “high”, “low”. With the phrase “Christmas trees can be wide,” children should walk in a circle, making it as wide as possible. When Santa Claus says “Christmas trees can be tall,” children should raise their hands to the top and walk on tiptoes. With the phrase “low Christmas trees,” the children must sit down; with the phrase “narrow Christmas trees,” the children narrow the circle. The step in a circle does not stop. Thus, Santa Claus should confuse the children as much as possible, but not say phrases very quickly. The competition is fun and noisy
Competition “Crumple up the newspaper”
Two participants per team are selected, and a newspaper is laid out in front of them, fully expanded. Santa Claus gives a signal, and participants must try to squeeze the newspaper into a tight ball as quickly as possible, which would fit in one palm.
“Come up with words”
In the “Come up with words” competition, children will need ingenuity and knowledge
In this competition you will need to show your ingenuity and knowledge. This game is suitable for children of primary and secondary school age.
The goal of the competition is to come up with as many words as possible that begin with the letters of the Cockerel’s cry: “ku”, “ka”, “re” and “ku” again.
For example, the following words can be named for the syllable “ku”: pendant, kudelki, vitriol, turmeric; on “ka” – carriage, pocket, cardboard, Carlson, map; on “re” – repair, craft, record, rib, etc.
The last one to name the correct word wins.
“Crush the ball with your foot”
This competition is held between two players, each is given a small balloon (inflated and tied), the balloons are placed on the floor in front of the players, and the players themselves are tightly blindfolded with a scarf. A command is given, and the players must step on the ball (each on their own) and crush it. The whole joke of this competition is that the balls are secretly removed from the players and they try to crush the non-existent balls.
"Mousetrap"
The children are all designated as mice, all the adults stand in a circle and hold hands. On command, children run and must run inside the circle, while adults lower their hands from time to time, thereby closing the “moustrap”. Those children who are “caught” also join hands with adults, expanding the circle. Gradually the circle becomes larger, and all the mice fall into the mousetrap.
New Year's competition for high school “Newton's Law”
The children themselves choose a player from each team; the players are given ten peas or small caramels, the kind that would easily fit into the neck of a champagne bottle. On command, the children each stand over their own bottle and, without bending over, try to throw all the peas (caramels) into the neck of the bottle. Champagne bottles can be replaced with three-liter jars, but in any case, bending down to throw candy or peas is prohibited.
"Cock-fights"
This competition will appeal to both boys and girls.
Such competitions are more suitable for boys, but girls are also welcome to feel like cocky cockerels - a symbol of the coming year according to the Eastern calendar.
This fun competition does not require any special preparation. To carry it out, you need a small drawn circle in which the fighting of the cockerels will take place. Children stand on one leg, hold the other with their hand and try to push the opponent out of the circle. Instead of a circle, you can use a small carpet to mark boundaries.
“Draw the symbol of the year”
Whoever connects all the dots faster wins
This competition is held in teams. For each team, numbers from one to ten (according to the number of players) are depicted on a piece of paper. By sequentially connecting one number after another, children should see a picture of a Rooster.
Whichever team does this faster and more accurately wins.
This competition can be carried out by two, three, or four people. In this case, each participant must have their own piece of paper with the task.
Competition “Crow”
The Kukareku competition will require musical talent from participants
The essence of the competition is the performance of well-known New Year's songs in the style of a rooster. Instead of all the words in the song there should only be “crow”! You can come up with tasks together, or you can write them on pieces of paper in advance and let each participant in the competition draw out their own version.
The task is not easy... But children who play such a game will have so much fun and positivity! The singing can be accompanied by cock dancing.
"Russian roulette".
The bravest ones are called! 4-5 participants.
Eggs are placed on a plate according to the number of participants. The host announces that the players must take turns breaking one egg on their foreheads, but one of them is raw, the rest are boiled, although in fact all the eggs are boiled. The tension increases with each subsequent egg.
Everyone receives prizes for their courage.
My Santa Claus is better.
Couples are called - Santa Clauses and Snow Maidens. 4-6 participants.
Each Snow Maiden dresses up Santa Claus in all possible ways using any available means: from Christmas tree decorations to toilet paper.
(Jewelry must be provided).
The winner is chosen by applause from the audience. Friendship can win.
Wolf tail.
Props: wide-necked bottles (glasses) 2-4-6 pcs., thick threads or ribbons, ballpoint pens.
2-4-6 participants.
Attach handles to ribbons. Tie ribbons around the waist of the participants. The handle on a long ribbon is a tail (approximately to the knee). With this tail you need to get into the bottle (hole) without using your hands.
The first one to complete the task wins.
Golden goose.
Two participants are given a Christmas tree toy (this is the Golden Goose).
Participants must touch guests. The guest who was touched stands in a snake behind the participant. The one who “sullies” more guests wins.
The ball burst.
The competition is prepared in advance.
8-10 balloons are inflated. You don't need to inflate very much.
Participants need to pop the balloons without using their hands. Whoever's balloon bursts first is the winner.
Crocodile.
All participants are divided into two teams. The first team comes up with a clever word and then says it to one of the players on the opposing team. The task of the chosen one is to depict the hidden word without making a sound, only with gestures, facial expressions and plastic movements, so that his team can guess what was planned. After successfully guessing, the teams change roles.
The Christmas tree happens...
Participants answer one at a time. The remaining participants either put on headphones or leave the room.
Each participant, within 1 minute, says what kind of Christmas tree there is. The one who named more definitions wins.
Siamese twins.
Minimum 4 participants.
2 people holding hands. Thus, each person has only one hand free.
Sheets of paper with a simple snowflake drawn and scissors are distributed. You need to cut out the snowflake as quickly and accurately as possible. You can't unclasp your hands.
Make a snowball.
What you need: sheets of paper according to the number of participants.
Sheets of paper are placed on the floor in front of the players.
The task is to crumple the sheet with one hand at the leader’s signal, trying to collect the entire sheet into a fist. The private owner who collects the lump the fastest wins.
Catch a snowball.
Minimum 4 participants.
One member of the team has an empty bag in his hands, which he holds wide open. Each team has several paper snowballs.
At the signal, everyone begins to throw snowballs into the bag, and partners also help, trying to catch them. The team with the most snowballs in the bag wins.
The best speaker.
Participants in the game are given pieces of paper with the text of Nekrasov’s poem
Once upon a time in the cold winter time,
I came out of the forest; it was bitterly cold.
I see it's slowly going uphill
A horse carrying a cart of brushwood.
And, walking importantly, in decorous calm,
A man leads a horse by the bridle
In big boots, in a short sheepskin coat,
In big mittens... and he's as small as a fingernail!
The participants’ task is to read a poem with the intonation inherent in one of the following monologues:
— Commentating a football match;
— Court verdict;
— Congratulations to the hero of the day;
— A teacher’s notation to a student who hasn’t learned his lesson….
New Year's prediction.
On a large beautiful tray lies a sheet of thick paper, beautifully painted to look like a pie, which consists of small squares - pieces of the pie.
On the inside of the square are drawings of what awaits the participants:
heart is love,
book - knowledge,
1 kopeck - money
key - new flat,
sun - success,
letter - news,
car - buy a car,
a person’s face is a new acquaintance,
arrow - achieving the goal,
watches - changes in life,
road - trip,
gift - surprise,
lightning - tests, etc.
Everyone present “eats” their piece of the pie and finds out their future.
Snow Maiden's braid
You will need satin ribbon. Cut it into three equal parts and tie these parts with one knot at the top (parts 40-60 cm long). Make two such braids. A team of 4 people: one holds the braid by the knot, and the other three braid the braid, but cannot let go of their part. Which team will braid the hair faster?
"New Year's Cinderella"
This competition will be interesting for both adults and children. The presenters, dressed as Father Frost and/or the Snow Maiden, bring gifts prepared in advance. These could be boots or women's shoes. The girls participating in the competition begin to try on the brought shoes one by one. Moreover, before trying it on, you need to guess the riddle of the cunning Santa Claus. I guessed right - there was an attempt. The one who fits the shoe first wins.
“Dress up Santa Claus!”
Each Snow Maiden chooses Father Frost for herself and dresses him up in all possible ways using any available means: from Christmas tree decorations to cosmetics. You need to introduce your Santa Claus to the public through advertising, a song, a proverb, a poem, etc. Which Santa Claus is better? The one that will be presented best! After all, advertising is the engine of trade! Imagine - such a bearded Santa Claus comes out with huge goat horns, a bottle of beer and says: “Europa Capital: immigration to the Czech Republic for everyone! By the way, I'm from there! A real Czech Santa Claus!” You will definitely notice this Santa Claus. And if then the most ordinary Santa Claus comes out with a red nose and starts telling ancient poems. Boring. So try, come up with something new and unusual. Then the holiday will be successful and good mood guaranteed!
Santa Claus Competition
The number of players can be set depending on the number of people invited to the party.
Pre-cut snowflakes are placed on a clean table in front of the participants. "Santa Clauses" must blow on the snowflakes with all their might until they blow them off the table. The essence of the game is that the participants must first think that the one who blows away their snowflake first will win. However, at the end of the competition, the presenter announces that the winner is the “Santa Claus” who blew off his snowflake last. This will mean he has the iciest breath since his snowflake is frozen to the table. The winner can be given some kind of prize.
Carry it in a bag!
A bag is placed in front of the tree (it is partitioned into 2 parts, one of them has no bottom). Santa Claus calls children who want to ride in a sack. He puts the child in a sack and carries him around the tree. He places the other child in the part of the bag where there is no bottom. Santa Claus walks around the Christmas tree, and the child remains in place. Santa Claus returns and is “surprised.” The game repeats itself.
Give the snowman a nose!
2 stands are placed in front of the tree, large sheets with images of snowmen are attached to them. Two or more children participate. They are blindfolded. At the signal, children must reach the snowmen and put their nose to it (this could be a carrot). Other children help with words: left, right, lower, higher...
Felt boots.
Large felt boots are placed in front of the Christmas tree. Two children are playing. At a signal, they run around the tree from different sides. The winner is the one who runs around the Christmas tree faster and puts on felt boots.
Who will collect the most snowballs?
Two children play. Snowballs made of cotton wool are scattered on the floor. The children are blindfolded and given a basket. At the signal, they begin to collect snowballs. The one who collects the most snowballs wins.
Build a snowman.
To play, you need two flannelgraphs (a board or frame with a flannel stretched over them measuring 100x70 cm) and parts of a Snowman figure cut out of paper and glued onto the flannel, a carrot nose, a broom, a hat (2 sets).
Two people compete. Everyone tries to collect their Snowman as soon as possible.
Journey in the Dark
This game will require bowling pins and blindfolds according to the number of participants. Team game. The pins are placed in a “snake” pattern in front of each team. Teams holding hands and blindfolded try to go the distance without hitting the pins. The team whose team has the fewest pins knocked down will win the “trip.” The number of pins not knocked down equals the number of points.
Postmen
Team game. In front of each team, at a distance of 5-7 meters, there is a thick sheet of paper on the floor, divided into cells in which the endings of names are written (cha; nya; la, etc.). Another sheet of paper with the first half of the name is cut in advance into pieces in the form of postcards, which are folded into shoulder bags. The game is led by Santa Claus. The first team numbers put their bags on their shoulders, at the leader’s signal, they rush to the paper sheet on the floor - the addressee, take out a postcard with the first half of the name from the bag and put it to the desired ending. When they return, they pass the bag to the next player on their team. The team whose mail finds its addressee faster wins the game.
It's the other way around
Players are invited to try to draw or color something, but with their left hand, and those who are left-handed use their right
Sculptors
Participants in the game are given plasticine or clay. The presenter, Santa Claus, shows or names a letter, and the players must, as quickly as possible, create an object whose name begins with this letter.
Fast walkers
Participants are asked to stand on the base of a dumbbell with one foot and push off the floor with the other to overcome a given distance.
Draw the sun
This relay game involves teams, each of which lines up in a single column. At the start, in front of each team there are gymnastic sticks according to the number of players. A hoop is placed in front of each team, at a distance of 5-7 meters. The task of the relay participants is to take turns, at a signal, running out with sticks, placing them in rays around their hoop - “draw a sun.” Santa Claus commands: to the start, attention, march! and... The team that completes the task faster wins.
Ride the ball
All competition participants line up in teams of 3 people. Each “three” of players receives a tight volleyball. Hosted by Santa Claus. At his signal, one of the three players, supported by the elbows of two other players, steps on the ball and rolls it. The group that reaches the finish line first wins.
Mysterious chest
Each of the two players has their own chest or suitcase, in which various items of clothing are folded. The players are blindfolded, and at the command of Santa Claus they begin to put on things from the chest. The players' task is to dress up as quickly as possible
With signs
Upon entering, each guest receives his new name - a piece of paper with the inscription is attached to his back (giraffe, hippopotamus, mountain eagle, bulldozer, bread slicer, rolling pin, cucumber, etc.). Each guest can read what the other guests are called, but, naturally, cannot read what he himself is called. The task of each guest is to find out his new name from the others throughout the evening. Guests can only answer “Yes” or “No” to questions. The first one to find out what is written on his piece of paper wins.
Rope
It is necessary that the majority of those gathered have not played it before. In an empty room, a long rope is taken and a labyrinth is stretched so that a person, while passing, crouches somewhere and steps somewhere. Having invited the next player from the next room, they explain to him that he must go through this labyrinth blindfolded, having first remembered the location of the rope. The audience will give him hints. Then Santa Claus blindfolds the player, while the rope is removed. The player sets off, stepping and crawling under a non-existent rope. Spectators are asked in advance not to give away the secret of the game.
Laughing
Any number of participants can play. All participants in the game, if it is a free area, form a large circle. In the center is the driver (Santa Claus) with a handkerchief in his hands. He throws the handkerchief up, while it flies to the ground everyone laughs loudly, the handkerchief is on the ground - everyone calms down. As soon as the handkerchief touches the ground, this is where the laughter begins, and from the funniest we take a forfeit - this is a song, a poem, etc.
Harvesting
The task of the players on each team is to move the oranges to a certain place as quickly as possible without using their hands. Santa Claus is the presenter. He gives the start and announces the winner
Piglets
For this competition, prepare some delicate dish - for example, jelly. The participants' task is to eat it as quickly as possible using matches or toothpicks. Santa Claus - presenter and commentator - who will eat his portion faster and more beautifully.
Let's make caps
For participants in the game, Santa Claus invites them to look from a distance at a set of cans of various sizes and shapes. You cannot pick them up. Each player has a piece of cardboard from which they must cut out the lids so that they exactly match the holes of the cans. The winner is the one with the most lids that exactly match the openings of the cans.
The Snow Queen
Inventory: Ice cubes.
Hosted by Santa Claus.
Game: participants take an ice cube. The task is who can melt the ice faster at the command of the leader..
Winner: the participant who completes the task first.
Crush the ball with your foot
Inventory: Balloons according to the number of players.
Hosted by Santa Claus.
Game: In front of the players, at a distance of 4-5 steps, a pair of balloon. The task is to, at the command of the leader, blindfolded, approach the ball and crush it with your foot.
Winner: The participant who crushes the ball.
It's funny if after tying the balls are removed
Newton's law
Inventory: 2 bottles, 20 peas (can be pellets).
Hosted by Santa Claus.
Game: Two bottles are placed in front of two players, each is given 10 peas. The task is to, at the leader’s signal, without bending (arms at chest level), drop peas into the bottle from above.
Winner: The participant who puts the most peas into the bottle.
Crumple up the newspaper
Inventory: Newspapers by number of participants.
Hosted by Santa Claus.
Game: An unfolded newspaper is placed on the floor in front of the players. The task is to crumple the newspaper at the presenter’s signal, trying to collect the entire sheet into a fist.
Winner: The participant who collects the newspaper into a ball the fastest.
Musketeers
Inventory: 2 chess officers, fake swords made of rubber or foam rubber.
Preparation: Place a chess piece on the edge of the table.
Hosted by Santa Claus.
Game: Participants stand 2 meters from the table. The task is to lunge (step forward) at the leader’s command and hit the figure with a thrust.
Winner: The first participant to hit the figure.
Option: A duel between two participants.
Robin Hood
Inventory: Ball or apple “basket” of hat, bucket, box, rings, stool, various items.
Game: host - Santa Claus offers several options:
a) The task is to knock down various objects standing at a distance on a stool with a ball.
b) The task is to throw a ball, an apple, etc. into the “basket” at a distance.
c) The task is to throw rings on the legs of an inverted stool.
Winner: The participant who completed the task better.
