Interesting contests for a birthday for children is an obligatory attribute of a modern holiday. Long gone are boring gatherings with eating cakes and not understanding what to do with your free time.

Many parents invite friends to the birthday party, strive to bring a touch of creativity to children's holiday. To help moms and dads - tips on organizing a celebration, a description of birthday contests for boys and girls, for kids and older children.

What competitions can be arranged? How to get kids interested?

Professional animators give advice:

• take into account the age of the guests, select tasks that the birthday boy and friends can easily cope with;
• prepare more props: children love to dress up, change clothes, draw, turn into fairy-tale characters;
• alternate calm activities with fun relay races;
• learn more about the friends of your son or daughter, ask about their preferences;
• win-win option - a theme party with original costumes;
• refuse competitions in which participants will feel awkward (humiliated). Do not allow the results of the competition to be divided into stupid and smart, quiet and activists, clumsy and jacks of all trades. Entertainment should cause joy, laughter, not ridicule;
• prepare prizes. The main thing: attention, not the price of a gift. The award must be age appropriate;
• think over two or three competitions in which there are no winners: all children receive gifts for participation. A prerequisite for babies aged 3-4 years;
• invite all young guests to participate;
• prepare a script, write the names of the competitions on the sheet, short description to easily navigate which task to offer;
• think of entertainment, taking into account the size of the room. If there is not too much space, if possible, remove excess furniture, unnecessary things, and fragile decor on the day of the holiday. V big room easier to hold sports competitions: use this advantage.

Advice! Be sure to consult with your child. Of course, the holiday should be a surprise, but many children are happy to participate in organizing the celebration, offer interesting solutions. Make props together, think over contests. Don't scoff if your child's suggestions seem naive or too simple. If the son or daughter is sure that his friends will be delighted, include the task in the list.

Calm contests

Immediately after a delicious treat, you should not run and jump. Offer guests quizzes, tasks for imagination, writing funny poems, original fairy tales. When choosing tasks, consider how old the birthday man and guests are. The host is mom or dad, it is better if both parents participate.

Acquaintance

The competition is suitable for children of all ages. The task will allow guests to get comfortable, less shy, especially if the company is made up of children who do not know each other well. Often the child invites friends from the yard, preschoolers / classmates. A simple task will help you get to know each other.

The host asks the children who have blue color in clothes, tell a little about yourself. The guys get up with a loan with yellow, red, in green etc. Everyone should introduce themselves, say a couple of phrases.

Don't miss anyone especially if there are more than ten guests.

Learn the subject

For children from 4 years old. Put small presents in a large bag: sweets, apples, cars, dolls, oranges, balls. Anything that is easy to recognize by touch is suitable. The children take turns approaching the bag, lowering their hands, trying to figure out what object they got. The guessed item remains with the participant as a prize.

Cheerful artist #1

Competition for children 3-4 years old. Each guest receives a piece of paper, felt-tip pens, pencils. The task is to draw an animal familiar to everyone, for example, a bear cub or a hare. Everyone gets prizes. Prize categories: The most funny, The most accurate, The most original, I drew the fastest and so on.

Playing the artist #2

For children from 3 years old, the game is more suitable for toddlers. Attach the drawing paper to the board or wall. Give the kids finger paints. Each guest draws a birthday gift - beautiful flower. Usually, kids willingly agree to participate in the competition, draw enthusiastically.

Are there many kids at the birthday party? Give each piece of paper, select a table for creativity. Sign the finished drawing, put a date, hand it to the birthday man to the applause of the guests.

Unseen Beast

For children from 6 - 7 years old. The competition develops imagination, originality of thinking. The facilitator's task is to prepare in advance a few questions about outlandish animals that do not exist in nature.

Children must describe the beast, if they want, draw, show what sounds it makes. Usually the guys have fun, willingly fantasize. The main thing is to come up with original animals.

Options:

• What does a frying pan fish look like?
• How much does a hippo fish weigh?
• Where does the musician bird live?
• What are the wings of a crocodile bird?
• Who is Murmurenok?

word game

A popular game for children over 6 years old must have a festive twist:

• first task. Name the dishes on the table with the letter K, then P, then B;
• second task. Which of the guests' name begins with the letter A, C, L;
• third task. What gift can you think of with the letter I, M, K and so on.

Broken phone

The competition is suitable for children from 5 years old. The game has been known for more than a dozen years, but basely cheers up the little guests. The more participants, the more unexpected the result, the more fun. Remember the essence: the leader quietly calls the word to the first of the children, he says the word in the ear to the second, then to the third, until he reaches the last participant. It is important to speak quickly, not to delay the queue, not to pronounce every syllable perfectly.

Most often, the word is modified beyond recognition. The funniest results are if the word of 2-4 syllables is not very “simple”, for example, Murzilka, Krokodilchik, Bead.

Funny contests

Funny birthday contests are suitable for toddlers and older children. Animators advise holding such games in the middle of the holiday, when the children got to know each other, got used to it, stopped being shy.

Fashion show

Suitable for children from 8 years old. Prepare a box of clothes and shoes in advance. Everything is suitable: from light dresses, thin scarves to fur hat, gloves. Put in more stuff. Mandatory attributes for a cheerful mood are wigs made of different materials, horns, ears on a hoop, a fox or hare tail, belts, suspenders, flippers. If wearing high heels, choose a small size with a stable base to prevent falls.

Each of the blindfolded participants approaches the box, takes out 5-6 things, gets dressed, comes up with the name of their model or motto. When all the items are sorted, the fashion show begins. Girls are more willing to participate in the competition, but boys often do not lag behind them. The more active, more relaxed the children, the more vivid emotions.

Miracle Chamomile

Game for children from 7 years old. Make a big flower, write a funny task on each petal: portray your favorite singer (one of the animals), crow, sing a song with musical accompaniment (spoons, drums, rattles). Each participant receives a prize.

funny answers

Children's competition from 7 years. Prepare sheets with the inscriptions Desert Island, School, Shop, Stadium, Disco, Cinema, Bowling Club. Fits Spaceship, swimming pool, cinema, amusement park, sea, zoo, tall tree and so on. The more cards, the better.

The host asks one participant to leave, sit on a chair back to the rest. An adult or one of the older children takes turns taking out a new sheet, shows the inscription to the guests, asks the participant: “What do you usually do in this place?”. The discrepancy in the answers amuses all the guests. Let a few people participate. The facilitator always feels when it's time to end the "survey", usually three or four participants are enough.

young talent

For children from 6 years old. You need a sheet of drawing paper, a bright felt-tip pen or a marker. Leading offers to draw someone. Children themselves choose a suitable character: a bear, a little man, a hare, a cat, a cartoon character. Don't impose your opinion.

Children close their eyes, you can not peep. The facilitator takes turns leading the children to the paper. The task is to draw one detail at a time with your eyes closed. The first participant draws the head, the second - the torso, the third - the legs, and so on.

The competition is not boring, it cheers you up. It often turns out that the head "lives" separately from the body, and the tail grows from the ear. It turns out an unprecedented beast or an alien. The competition always amuses children of any age (and adults too). Usually two or three animals are enough.

fun flight

Game for children from 6 years old. You will need a thick scarf and a balloon. The host puts a ball on an empty table, brings the participant, makes it possible to remember the location of the object, blindfolds, takes 2-3 steps back. The child turns a couple of times (not very much, so as not to get dizzy).

The task of the participant is to blow the ball off the table. Very often, after turning, the child becomes facing in the wrong direction, blowing into the void. The task is funny, but not offensive to the participant.

Guess the animal

The game is suitable for children aged 6-7. Children are divided into two teams, write the name of the animal on the sheet, pass it to the leader so that the rivals do not see. The first command shows what this beast (bird) does with gestures, gait, facial expressions, but does not utter a sound. The second team must guess the animal. Prizes for all participants. Those who could not recognize the animal are rewarded, for example, with a piece of candy, and the winning team receives a home-made medal "Member of the Club of Connoisseurs".

Porcupine or deer are not very suitable, there should be animals/birds that are easy to recognize.

Mobile and active games

Does the area allow for running around? Let the kids loosen up. Even in a medium-sized room with a small number of guests, fun competitions can be arranged.

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The biggest soap bubble

For children 5 - 6 years old. The essence is clear from the name. Buy soap bubbles according to the number of guests. Whoever has the most miracle ball gets a prize.

Accurate shooter

Suitable for children from 5 years old. You will need a plastic bucket, small balls, nuts, large Lego parts, balls of thread. Place the bucket at a distance of 3-6 steps from the children (consider age). The goal is to hit the target. Each successful roll is worth 1 point. The one who scored the most points won. The prize is obligatory, the medal "The most accurate".

catch the tail

Competition from 6 years. Play to music with enough space. The leader ties a rope with a bow at the end, a scarf with a “tail” to the belt of each participant. The task is to catch the opponent by the ponytail before the other. The winner gets a sweet prize.

extra chair

For kids from 5 years old. A familiar game always causes a storm of emotions. Required condition - large room to have somewhere to run.

The bottom line: guests - 7, chairs - 6. Place the chairs with their backs inward, form a circle. To the music, the children walk (run) around the chairs, the music is silent - it's time to take a seat, the late child is out. By the end of the competition, 1 chair remains, 2 participants. The winner will receive the “Most Agile” medal + a prize.

Unusual volleyball

Game from 7-8 years old. Place 4-5 chairs in a row, after 1 meter put a rope (scarf) on the floor, after another meter - the second row of chairs. It turned out a field for playing volleyball.

Essence: children are divided into 2 teams, take places. Instead of a ball - a balloon. It is necessary to throw the "ball" on the opponent's field without getting up from the chair. The team that won the ball less often flew over the field.

Children's bowling

Happy children's competition from 7 years old. Arrange 6-8 items on the floor. Suitable plastic pins, balls, cubes. Instead of a bowling ball plastic bottle(empty). The task is to knock down objects. The distance depends on the size of the room. Remove everything unnecessary from the floor so as not to break or break anything.

Parents often ask what competitions to hold for girls / boys. Most of the proposed tasks are suitable for all children, regardless of gender. Even at the “fashion show”, many boys demonstrate original outfits no worse than young fashion models. It is more important to “stir up” the children, create a pleasant atmosphere, then all the guests will be happy to participate in the competitions.

Have you decided to organize a children's party? Arm yourself with advice, pick up two or three contests on various topics from each section. Consider the age of young guests, hobbies, character (if there are only 4-5 children), level of knowledge.

A few more fun children's contests in the following video:

Birthday is a fun holiday. What makes it fun? Of course, entertainment! That's what little guests are waiting for. No matter how tasty the treat is, and no matter how beautifully the festive table is served, the kids most of all look forward to games and competitions. The choice of entertainment is significantly narrowed if the birthday is celebrated at home, but despite this, you can always pick up interesting and original children's birthday games at home. Here are some options fun entertainment for babies.

It is good to play such a game at the very beginning of the holiday, especially if the children do not know each other. It allows you to remember the names of those present, as well as relax and merge into new team.

How is the game going? The first child calls his name, the second calls the name of the first and his own, the third - the names of the first two and his own, and so on in a circle. Thus, the chain of names becomes longer and the players can go astray. Usually, when a child gets confused, everyone else is amused and the game starts all over again. The game ends when all players correctly name the chain of names.

The game can be complicated and diversified by adding the name of your favorite dish or favorite cartoon to the names.

funny story

A good option for entertainment at home. A piece of paper is taken, on which the first participant writes a phrase, then the sheet is folded and passed to the next participant, where he writes his phrase, and so on until the end of the sheet. Then the leaflet is unfolded and read. The stories are very funny! You can specify the topic of the story in advance so that the text is more coherent.

Invisible round dance

Participants stand in a circle, hold hands. In the center of the circle is one blindfolded participant. The leader gives a signal, such as a clap, and the children begin to move in a circle. You can do it with music. At the leader's command, the round dance stops and the child in the center approaches any of the children. He can touch it and try to guess who it is. If it didn’t work out that way, he asks to make some kind of sound, for example, meow. The child who was “declassified” becomes the driver.

Guess the fairy tale

For this entertainment, you will need the help of an adult who will read a fairy tale. Only the fairy tale must be read, skipping the names and titles, or replacing them with other names and titles. It turns out quite funny, and the task of the children is to guess what kind of fairy tale the presenter is reading.

Painters

For this fun, you will need sheets of paper and pencils. On the sheets, we first draw simple geometric shapes - a circle, a square, a triangle. The task of the children is to finish the rest of the details to get a full-fledged drawing. A circle, for example, can turn into a sun, and a square into a house. This game is great for developing imagination and creativity in children.

Lottery with riddles

This is a win-win lottery option for little holiday guests. Prepare small souvenirs for the kids in advance and number them. You will also need pieces of paper with numbers and riddles. The player pulls a piece of paper, solves a riddle and receives a prize under the number indicated on the piece of paper. In such a lottery, you can play sweets, fruits, books, small toys, souvenirs.

hide and seek

A traditional game for children's home birthday or any other celebration. Yes, you can play it on weekdays. If in the conditions of the apartment there are not so many places where the child can hide, then you can somewhat transform this entertainment and hide not the baby, but the object. Then it will already be more like “hot-cold”, but still quite interesting.

ball and color

Children sit opposite the leader. The host calls the color and throws the ball to one of the children, and the participant must name an object that happens given color and quickly throw the ball back. For example, blue is the sea, yellow is the sun. A more complicated version of entertainment is to name only vegetables and fruits. The player who did not name the object and did not throw the ball to the leader is out of the game.

guess the word

We determine the topic and think of a word on this topic. If the theme is animals, you can think of a cat, dog, cow, etc. One of the participants guesses, the rest guesses. The guesser can be asked questions to which he can only answer “yes” or “no”. For example, “Can this animal live in an apartment?” or “Does this animal eat mice?” and the like.

Quiz

A universal version of the game for a children's birthday at home. In order to organize it, you must first prepare a list of questions. You can make a thematic quiz dedicated to a particular cartoon or book. Thematic quizzes at thematic holidays are especially appropriate. If you are celebrating Peppa Pig's birthday, then why not arrange a quiz based on this cartoon?

Puppet show

Props for this fun can be found in every home. If there are no special dolls, it is quite possible to use the most ordinary ones. Children love to play with different role-playing games enough to give them an idea. Let it be a performance based on a certain fairy tale. Parents will act as spectators.

Ring-ring, come out on the porch

A game from our childhood, but I think modern kids will like it too. Participants sit in a row, one of the children picks up a ring. He holds it between his palms so that the others can't see it. The rest of the children also put their two hands together. The driver runs his hands between the palms of each participant, but only one of them quietly passes the ring to one of them. Then he stands in front of all the participants and says “Ring-ring, go out on the porch.” The task of the participant with the ring is to jump out to the driver, and the rest of the children try to detain him. If he succeeds, then he becomes the leader, if not, the game is repeated.

find the color

The host says the phrase “One, two, three, find the green color!”, And the children are looking for something green and touch this object with their palms. Each time the host calls different colours. if the child does not find the color, he is out of the game.

adjectives

Before the holiday, prepare a story on an arbitrary topic. It may not be too long, a few sentences will suffice. Remove all adjectives from the story, after counting their number. Already at the holiday, ask the children to name the adjectives that first come to their mind and insert them into the text, and then read this “work”. The result is quite fun.

Looking for how to arrange funny contests at a birthday party, so that they are interesting and enjoyable for both children and adults? This compilation should help!

Birthday child for adults

Birthdays are always valuable for children with their unique atmosphere of fun, friendly warmth and easy permissiveness on the part of adults. For the latter, arrange a holiday - laborious business requiring investments material and physical. It is the parents who prepare the celebration program, the festive menu and the decoration of the room for the birthday boy and his little guests.

Behind this fuss, they forget about another category of guests - the parents of these children that will lead them to the feast and will surely stay until its end. As a standard, adults watch the children from the table, talking on secular topics with other parents and tasting dishes carefully prepared by the hosts of the evening. You can’t call such a pastime particularly interesting, but there are entertainments that can rally all adults and establish more close connection between them and the children.

Holiday program for children

And yet, for starters, it’s worth developing a holiday script for the birthday boy. In the case of young children under 7 years old, entertainment like searching for “treasures” or investigating a case is easy to do. about the "disappearance" of the birthday cake. You can come up with a huge number of ideas for such scenarios, and you don’t even have to order animators and spend money on props.

For example, in the missing birthday cake scenario, you just need to prepare the box in which this cake supposedly should be, a note from the "kidnapper" and the toy thief himself. A treat can be “stealed” by a doll, the baby’s favorite robot, or even a real character in which one of the parents will dress up. It is necessary to frame the case in such a way that the children completed the tasks of this "thieves" while having fun in competitions.

When inviting an animator or dressing up as a character yourself, find out from the children who they are into. For the effect of interaction with the character to be positive, it must be recognizable and loved by children.

In the end, the kids, of course, will receive long-awaited delicacy and the sea positive emotions from past contests, pretty tired and giving their parents a break. Adults themselves can also participate in the production, playing other characters or simply helping the guys through the tests of the “cake thief”. This will help rally parents and their children, for which adults will also tell you later. thank you very much.

Possible ideas for competitions for children

Beyond the main scenario children's birthday must necessarily consist of contests that are interesting to children. They can be quite budgetary, but they will still bring a lot of joy to kids. A few ideas for entertainment that will suit children from 2 to 10 years old.

crazy egg

The essence of the game is to transfer the colored egg in a teaspoon from one plate to another. For the competition you need to buy plastic plates, boil and color two dozen eggs, prepare teaspoons and place two pairs of stools on opposite sides of the room. Two teams of children will have to move all the eggs for a while without dropping a single one, and the team with the most eggs by the end of the competition wins.

Help me pick up the leaves

Some character, perhaps the birthday boy's favorite toy, asks the kids to collect for her all the leaves scattered on the floor. For special leaves, she will give a sweet prize, they will be marked with a special icon on the back. For the game you have to cut a few dozen leaves from thick colored paper and affix a special symbol on some.

This idea can be made more useful and educational for kids if you write letters on the back of all the leaves and ask them to find, for example, only vowels. For musical kids, you can draw notes.

Mr. Frankenstein

Don't let this name scare you. the essence of the game is harmless: The children will take turns with their eyes closed trying to attach a part of the character's body to its image on the poster. The character can be absolutely anything, and you will need to make multiple body parts- nose, ears, mouth and so on. It is better to do the drawing on whatman paper, so that it is convenient for the child to attach another leaflet with plasticine or a button.

Wind, wind, you are mighty

In this game, the guys must move your ball faster from one part of the room to another, but this can only be done by blowing on the balloon. The competition area must be clean and spacious enough for the little ones to roll on the floor and blow on their balloons. For the game it is enough to prepare a dozen fairly dense balls, leaving some in reserve, and the award "For the mighty breath."

Book antonyms

This contest will be able to “kill” three “birds with one stone” at once: help in the development of the thought process in kids, increase interest in books and cheer them up at the holiday. The essence of the game is that the presenter pronounces the name of the book or fairy tale, but using only antonyms. The game has the following options:

• Green hat - Little Red Riding Hood.
• Castle - Teremok.
• Black Sander without the Seven Giants- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
• Kilometristche - Thumbelina.
• Ugly and cute animal- The beauty and the Beast.
• Cold fish - Firebird.

Of course, in addition to books, you can choose any other, as long as they are interesting for your children. To be sure of this, ask the parents of the children invited to the evening in advance what they are interested in.

Gift for everyone

If financial resources allow, you can arrange a surprise for each guest of the evening giving him a small present. To do this, you need to blindfold all the guys, unwind them and give them the opportunity to pull a gift for themselves from the ribbon hung in advance. Can be used as gifts key chains, stickers, pens and small toys.

Little wizards

This competition is quite similar to forfeits, because each participant in the game writes a wish in advance, perhaps with the help of parents, and puts it in a special box. After that, the kids take turns pulling out pieces of paper with desires and fulfilling them: dancing, reciting a verse, hugging everyone present, and so on. This game will especially appeal to the kids if parents also participate in it, because you can see them in an informal setting.

Birthday decorations

Not only sweets, but also pleasant speeches can to please the hero of the occasion that can be organized into one competition. To do this, you will have to prepare a small rope and a certain number of bagels for each child. The kids will take turns stringing dryers and say something nice to the birthday boy, and the participant with the most rings on the "beads" wins.

Be sure to give the children a break between competitions so that they are not capricious and have time to participate in each. Try to arrange the contests from the most active to the quietest, inserting a tea party between them. At the end of the evening, be sure to treat each kid with a piece of birthday cake.

Guessing the classics

Children in our time watch and read a significant number of works, and some of them are considered classics. Invite the children to play guessing phrases from popular cartoons, songs, books and films that have already become classics. Options may include:

• What do you want old man?- The story of the Golden Fish.
• I'll sing!- cartoon "Once upon a time there was a dog."
• Hakuna matata- The Lion King cartoon.
• The bird-talker is distinguished by intelligence and ingenuity- cartoon "The Secret of the Third Planet".
• Smile and wave…- Madagascar cartoon.
• You are forever responsible for everyone you tamed- Fairy tale "The Little Prince".

It is better to look for ideas for the game on the Internet, after consulting with the parents of the kids about their favorite works. To find a popular phrase from a movie or song, just enter in the search engine "Phrases and Quotes from Title_Works", replacing the phrase in bold with your source.

Holiday program for adults

Surely you would also like to spend your baby's holiday fun and easy, like in childhood, and this can be arranged with the help of adult competitions and entertainment. Although parents have to take care of their child, they have the right to relax and have fun, having received their own separate holiday program. Games during children's competitions will not be possible, but While the kids are relaxing, adults can have fun.

At the same time, while the children are playing with the animator, you can invite adults, especially if they are family friends or relatives, to watch a video. It is not at all difficult to mount a clip from photos and video cuts to children's music, taking into account current technologies. You can either download a special program to your computer and use the editing lessons, or give this work to a special agency.

Clip from photos

You can edit the video for the boy's birthday yourself

Such videos will be of particular interest to close relatives, especially if they find themselves in the frames.

In general, competitions for children and their parents can be safely alternate one after another giving you the opportunity to relax and refresh yourself festive table to each group. It will be especially convenient if children and adults are prepared two separate tables, and mom and dad of the birthday boy will pay attention to their table. If one of your couple is not ready to play with the children in the evening, they can take turns.

For parents and especially adult children - brothers and sisters of babies, there will be interesting board games. You can place a designated area for one or two board games so that those who wish can relax there.

Possible ideas for adult contests

Adults also like to participate in competitions, but children's ones are not suitable for them. Therefore, for everyone over fifteen, it is worth preparing separate entertainment. It can be any idea from the following.

predictable guest

While all parents are sitting at the festive table, you can offer them speak out about best qualities birthday boy while playing this game with them. For her, you will have to prepare in advance a certain number of leaflets with the most popular options like “Kind” or “Talented” and on reverse side each to write a wish. A person who says one of these qualities will have to fulfill the desire written on a piece of paper.

Grandma Vanga

Enough unusual game you can call this one where relatives try to guess how will the birthday boy grow in the future. For this, it is necessary to prepare whatman paper about A3 in size and draw a table on it with the age of the child and the names of the guests. In the cells of their column, guests will write predictions about anything: growth, character traits, hobbies, and more.

The table will look something like this:

Of course, predictions will be in each cell, and if there are a lot of guests, then you should really choose big drawing paper. After filling the table completely, fold and pack the paper well, hiding it for several years. Give it to the birthday boy for the age of majority so that he can periodically check it and note which of the prophecies came true.

Remember everything

If your company consists mainly of relatives, and many spent a lot of time with the hero of the occasion, this game is suitable for you. The essence of the competition is that the participants tried to give as many correct answers as possible to questions about the birthday. To do this, you will have to prepare questions and answers in advance, which may include:

• First word;
• When did the baby start walking?
• Exact date of birth;
• Favorite and least favorite dish;
• Favorite toy;
• All sections and circles where the child goes.

There are enough ideas for questions, and it is important that you have accurate answers. You can get a prize for winning the competition "For the most loved one» with a photo of the baby and his words to the winner on the reverse side.

Sweet Nothing

The Russian language is multifaceted and interesting, and adults know how to handle it, inventing really weird words. Especially often people like to come up with diminutive versions of names, on which this competition will be based. Participants need to call the affectionate version of the name of the hero of the occasion in a circle: Vanya, Vanyushka, Vanya and so on.

The winner will be the one who can be the last to come up with their own version of the name. As a gift, he can rely on a drawn card from the birthday man with warm words.

Smart Dad, Smart Mom

It will be extremely interesting for children to watch how their parents, grandparents and aunts and uncles trying to do funny things, so this competition is simply necessary for a children's holiday. Its implementation is simple:

• Buy and inflate in advance enough dense balloons so that there are plenty of them for everyone involved.
• Scatter the balls all over the floor. You can draw mocking faces on them or encouraging phrases like “You can!”.
• Give the command to adults to start collecting balloons. Their task is to keep as many balls as possible in their hands by any means at hand.
• On purpose, don't end the competition too quickly so that the adults can compete by trying to keep the balls from themselves and knock down others.

The winner who holds the most balls give a notebook or a postcard.

For one person

If you are young parents, you can try find your baby photos, as well as photos of nephews and, of course, children. If the quality of the photographs is not too different, then it will be difficult to guess who is depicted in the portrait. Such a game can well entice adults during children's competitions.

If necessary, you can deliberately "age" recent photos of children using image editors or third-party services. There you can remove the sharpness of the photo, change its color and add "noise".

Falling back into childhood

Every parent must have experienced an incredible feeling of irritation when a baby spit out a freshly washed and scalded pacifier. Now adults can feel like babies spitting nipples as far as possible and marking their length with chopsticks. For this, nipples will have to be purchased in advance, not forgetting them. sterilize each time before putting in your mouth.

Unlike children, adults are not always ready to entertain themselves with ridiculous tasks, so try not to be too intrusive. Be sympathetic to the fact that some guests feel insecure or just not in the mood, giving them the opportunity to enjoy in peace delicious food. As the hosts of the evening, you must be courteous and attentive to each invited person, allowing him to rest in a calm atmosphere.

Possible ideas for joint competitions for children and adults

Unlike many previous ones, these competitions are aimed at joint pastime of adults and children. Such games bring together and are the "cherry" of every children's holiday, because adults have long wanted to relax, and children are interested in seeing their parents in an unusual role. Such games should be diluted with children's and adult tasks.

Your emotions about the holiday and specifically the competition should be sincere, because children feel lies and insincerity.

Good afternoon, dear readers!

Today we will talk about what games and contests are available for ages 6-12.

So, contests for the birthday of children:

1. The game "Nesmeyana"

We choose one participant - Princess Nesmeyana. He (she) sits on a chair in front of the rest of the children, who are supposed to make the “princess” laugh. But, you can't touch it. The laughing participant sits in the place of Nesmeyana.

This game is sedentary, but it develops communication skills, ingenuity, fantasy, thinking, emancipation.

2. The game "Eskimo hide and seek"

You need to choose a driver, blindfold him and put on mittens. Players should approach him in turn, and he should determine by touch who is in front of him. If he recognizes the player, then he becomes the leader. And if not, the next player should come up for identification. This game is also sedentary, but it develops the senses and memory.

3. The game "Guess"

We choose the driver, and he makes up some subject on the discussed topic. For example, animals, furniture, holidays, plants. Players must guess the item by asking leading questions, to which the driver must answer yes or no. Who guessed the word - takes the place of the leader. The game is not mobile, develops thinking and communication skills.

4. The game "Broken phone"

We choose a leader. Players sit or stand in a row. The leader whispers a word in his ear to one of the players, and he also whispers it to the next player. And so on the chain. The last player voices what he heard and this word is compared with the original. After that, the leader moves or becomes at the end of the chain, and the next player takes the place of the leader.

This game develops attentiveness, hearing.

5. Game "Confusion"

Children should stand in a circle and hold hands. The driver must turn away. At this time, the players, without releasing their hands, begin to get tangled, climbing over each other. The driver turns around and unravels the "tangle" without breaking the circle of players.

This game is mobile, it develops logic, thinking, mindfulness.

6. Competition "Hold the ball"

Create two pairs. For each, put a hoop or draw a circle. Players must stand in this circle. They are given a balloon. They, without leaving the circle, must blow on the ball so that it falls and rises above them, without going beyond the boundaries of the circle. The ball must not be touched by hand. The pair that lasts the longest wins. This game develops coordination, agility, endurance and good reaction.

What other birthday contests for children at home can be used?

Let's continue the list:

7. Competition "Knees"

Players should sit close to each other. Place your hands so that right hand the player was lying on the neighbor's left knee, and vice versa. The circle must be closed, but if not, then the outer players must put their hands on their knees. The essence of the game is to quickly clap your hands on your knees, without breaking the sequence of hands: one hand must follow the other. If someone clapped, having confused the turn, he removes the hand with which he made a mistake. This game is sedentary, develops hand motility, coordination, good reaction and attentiveness.

8. The game "Who will eat faster?"

You need to take two plates in which to put candied fruits, raisins, peeled nuts, sweets without wrappers, marmalade. Choose two players, and they, on the command “start”, must eat their portion, but without using their hands. Whose plate is empty faster, he won. This game develops reaction speed, dexterity.

9. Shot put competition

Choose a driver. We blindfold him and put him with his back to the table. He takes a few steps forward and turns around three or four times. Place a balloon on the edge of the table. The driver must return to the table and try to blow the ball to the floor. It turns out funny, because the driver, as a rule, loses direction and blows off the ball where there is none at all.

The game is mobile for the driver. Develops coordination.

10. Competition "Wrap it up soon"

We choose two players who stand opposite each other. In advance, you need to prepare a long thread or lace, 5-6 meters long. In the middle of the thread (lace) we make a mark - we tie a knot. We give each participant the end of the thread. On command, they begin to quickly wind the thread on a spool, stick, etc. The participant who quickly reaches the middle of the thread wins the competition.

11. Competition "Clothespins"

Choose a driver. Participants should turn away and count to 30-40. At this time, the driver clings clothespins throughout the room (on curtains, soft toys, bedspreads). There are 30 pieces in total. Team members turn around and collect clothespins. The one who collected the most clothespins won. The winner becomes the leader.

12. Game "Air battle"

Inflate some round balloons. Form two teams and divide the room into two parts. Place the teams opposite each other. The task of the players is that while the music is playing, try to throw the balls to the side of the opponents. It's not easy at all. After all, opponents also beat the balls. As soon as the music is turned off, the children freeze. The team with the fewest balls in their territory wins.

And we also bring to your attention Interesting games and birthday contests for children:

13. Game "Chain of words"

We name a word, for example, a chair. We give each team a piece of paper on which the first participant writes this word. Then the participants begin to form a verbal chain, passing the piece of paper to everyone in turn. Each subsequent word of the player must begin with the last letter of the previous one. For example, a chair - a puddle - an orange - a knife - a beetle ... The team that makes the longest chain in a certain time wins.

14. Game "Pass the orange (apple)"

Children are divided into two teams. Each team line up. The participants in each line must pass an orange or an apple with the help of their chin. Hands cannot be used. If someone drops an apple (orange), the relay starts over. The team that quickly passes an apple or an orange from the first participant to the last wins.

15. Lego relay

Children are divided into two teams and receive two identical Lego sets. Each team must build a building, but working in a chain. Children take turns fixing their part to make an interesting, unusual building.

16. The game "Who called me?"

We choose the driver, blindfold him and put him in the center of the circle formed by the players. We spin it and ask you to guess who spoke to him. It is possible to speak short phrases even in altered voices.

17. The game "Pig in a poke"

We put various toys and objects in the bag. Participants are blindfolded. Choose a driver. The driver presents the bag to the players, and they must identify the item that they pulled out by touch. The one who guessed the most items wins.

18. Game "Funny alphabet"

We choose a leader. He names some letter of the alphabet. Children are divided into two teams and each team must write as many words as possible that begin with this letter in a certain time (3-4 minutes). The team with the most words wins.

19. Greedy game

Many different items need to be laid out in front of the participants. It can be clothes, dishes, stationery, toys. The task of the players is to take the maximum number of things using their hands, head, legs, knees, etc. The winner is the one who collects and holds the most items without dropping them.

20. Game "Collect the scarecrow"

Children are divided into two teams. Before each lay out a set of clothes (hats, shirts, trousers, scarves, towels). Each team selects a player to dress up as a scarecrow. The team with the most interesting scarecrow wins.

Birthday Contests for Children

Children's birthday should be fun and positive, for this you need to prepare for it, contests and competitions will be great fun at the holiday.

Competitions for a children's holiday

Birthday happens only once a year and this holiday should be remembered by the birthday man. Festive decoration of the hall, invited guests, treats are of great importance, but the whole atmosphere of the event depends on the chosen competition program. Prepare interesting and funny contests for children, it should be in advance so that the celebration takes place at the highest level.

Rules for holding

1. The conditions of entertainment should be simple and understandable to the birthday man and his guests.
2. If the birthday is held in the style of a pirate party, then contests about Winnie the Pooh will be inappropriate - choose the fun corresponding to the theme of the holiday.
3. Contests should be varied and replace each other as soon as at least one participant gets bored.
   The main requirement for holiday fun is that absolutely everyone should have enough attention!

The older the child gets, the harder it is to surprise him with something. This also applies to the festive program for the birthday. A nine-year-old child will not be happy with fun for kids, entertainment should be carefully thought out and appropriate for the age category.

Criteria for choosing competitions

For a children's audience, it doesn't matter how much time it took to prepare in advance. The main thing is that during the game it was not boring. The competition program should be drawn up taking into account several factors:

• temperament of the children's company;
• the age of the invited guests;
• area of ​​the premises;
• complexity of the props;
• safety for children's health.

The age of the children invited to the holiday depends on how physically and mentally developed they are. According to this criterion, it is determined which contests will be appropriate for the holiday. There are games that will be incomprehensible to too young children or uninteresting to older children.
A birthday in an ordinary apartment limits the possibilities a bit due to the small area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room. If possible, allocate the most spacious room for games for one evening, remove chairs, armchairs, small interior details to another room.
For competitions, you should not choose too complex decorations and props. For a friendly company, you can pick up holiday accessories in any store or make them yourself from improvised means. It is not necessary to buy something expensive, the main purpose of props is to complement the festive atmosphere, and not to become the "star" of the evening.
All entertainment should be as safe as possible, not harm the health of the birthday boy and his guests. It is worth refusing to use low-quality pyrotechnics and dangerous chemicals if you do not have a wholesale handling of them.

Types of competitions

The entertainment program cannot be held on the same emotional level, therefore, in order for the holiday to be a success, the competitions should be divided into conditional categories.

1. active contests.
   These include relay races, catch-ups, competitions for speed and agility. This category of entertainment is offered to guests at the very beginning of the holiday, when everyone wants to have fun and move. In a large room, there will be no problems with the choice of outdoor fun, but in conditions small room you have to think about the options. Here, a game of children's bowling or ring toss would be appropriate.
   Team games should make up at least 50% of the entire holiday so that all children can participate in the fun. This is a great opportunity to bring together children's team and immerse them in the gaming reality.
2. Music and dance.
   A competition for the best song performed in karaoke or a dance competition will entertain the birthday boy and guests. Children will be pleased to feel like a pop star or dance floor. The participation of adults is mandatory, who will suggest the words of funny songs.
3. Contests of jokes and associations.
   Question-answer game, riddles, interactive games - quiet entertainment will bring no less pleasure than moving ones. The guys will be able to show off their knowledge and win in team competitions, thanks to their ingenuity and ingenuity.
4. Creative contests.
   You will rarely meet a child who does not like to draw or make crafts from plasticine. Not a single kid invited to the holiday will refuse to participate in the competition for the best drawing or origami.

Prizes for competitions

Prizes for competitions require special attention. At a children's holiday, no one should be left without a gift, even a symbolic one. Sweets, small figurines of cartoon characters, medals and diplomas - it doesn't matter for a child what exactly his small victory will be marked with. Encouragement makes participation in competitions even more entertaining. In kids, immediate excitement wakes up, I want to show myself with better side and take part in all games.
The main thing is that there are enough incentive prizes for everyone, then the wonderful mood will continue until the end of the festive event.