Games and competitions for children. Interesting entertainment and children's birthday competitions

No fun children's holiday can do without games. Children love competitions and will happily take part in competitions. The main thing is to choose them according to the age of the guests.

Playing skittles from plastic bottles with children

What child doesn't love bowling? With a little ingenuity, this game can be organized anywhere in no time.

Number of children – from one.

What will you need?

Plastic bottles (it's better to fill them with water) or real skittles.
Ball.
Tape, rope and other available means that can be used to mark the line.

How to prepare?

We put the pins in a row. We count a certain number of steps from them and lay out the line.

How to play?

The child must stand behind the line and throw the ball at the pins so as to knock down the maximum number of them.

Pros of the game:

Gives children the opportunity to show dexterity and move around.

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Catching each other's ribbons

In just a couple of minutes, a hilarious mess is created!

Number of children – from two.

What will you need?

Ribbons measuring approximately 1 m or a long belt for each player.
Funny music.

How to prepare?

Each player has a ribbon tied on their belt so that the knot is at the back and the tail hangs down.

How to play?

Children catch their friend's ponytail while playing music, but don't let her catch her own ponytail.

Pros of the game:

Super fun, moving.

We create art as a whole team in teams

How can you have a good laugh with your imagination and not turn everything upside down? Easily!

What will you need?

2 sheets of paper.
Something to write with – 2 pcs.

How to prepare?

How to play?

One participant from the team comes out and each draws a head on their own sheet at the top of the sheet.
Fold part of the sheet so that the main part of the head is not visible.
A new member from each team comes up and draws the body part below.
The sheet bends in the same way. And so on until the drawing is ready.

Pros of the game:

Quiet but fun. For the creative ones.

Relay art boosts team spirit

To start something like this to raise team spirit? Elementary, and without unnecessary noise!

Number of children – from 6, preferably a pair.

What will you need?

2 sheets of paper.
Something to write with – 2 pcs.

How to prepare?

Divide all participants into 2 teams. For each team, put your own piece of paper and pencil.

How to play?

The final goal is to draw an animal.
One participant from the team comes out and each draws only one detail of the drawing on their sheet.
Another participant draws one more detail. And so on, one by one, until the drawing is ready.

Pros of the game:

Gives you the opportunity to fantasize as a united team.

Eat candy on a fishing rod and win the competition

Want to combine snacking with play? No problem.

Number of children – from one.

What will you need?

Candies in candy wrappers.
Thread or fishing line.
Rod. This can be an ordinary pencil.

How to prepare?

We tie a thread onto a stick, and a candy onto the thread.

How to play?

Holding the rod, bring the candy to your mouth, unwrap the candy wrapper without using your hands and eat the candy.

Pros of the game:

Tasty, fun, you can show off your dexterity.

We divide the territory and play with a balloon

Want to get the kids to sit for a while? It's possible.
Number of children – 4 or more, preferably a paired number.

What will you need?

Balloon.
A chair for every player.
Tape or rope for marking.

How to prepare?

We divide the area in half using tape. We place chairs on both sides (equal numbers) at a distance of 1 m from the markings.

How to play?

Participants sit on chairs and should not stand up.
We throw the ball and play like volleyball.
You can't pick it up! On whose territory the ball landed, he lost.

Pros of the game:

Quiet game, but perfect for tricksters!

Try to make me laugh or you'll lose

When you need to defuse the situation, you can make Nesmeyana laugh.

What will you need?

A chair, but you can do without it.

How to play?

One participant sits on a chair and looks at everyone. Everyone is trying to make him laugh. Don't tickle! Whoever makes you laugh, sit in his place.

Pros of the game:

Allows you to show resourcefulness, liberates.

Find me in mittens and blindfolded!

Tired of the usual tag and hide and seek? They can easily be combined and made much more interesting.

What will you need?

Thick mittens.
Shawl or scarf.

How to play?

One participant is blindfolded, puts on mittens and catches other players.
The one who was caught must be recognized blindfolded by touch through the mittens.

Pros of the game:

Develops memory and more.

An interesting game without additional attributes “Yes-no-guessing”

The most interesting game for growing scholars. The main thing is to correctly explain the rules and set the tone of the game.

Number of children – 3 or more.

What will you need?

How to play?

A presenter is selected.
Then the topic is determined. For example: transport, animals, cartoon characters.
The presenter makes a wish for an object on the announced topic.
Everyone asks him leading questions, but he can only say “yes” or “no.”
Whoever guesses the hidden word first takes the place of the leader.

Pros of the game:

Develops logic and helps communication.

Junk phone for children aged 4 years and older

A good old game for moms and dads. And for many children it can become a small discovery of how to have fun.

Number of children – 4 or more.

What will you need?

How to play?

The first participant thinks of any word, says it quietly and quickly in the second participant’s ear.
The second also conveys this word to the third.
And so on until the last player who says the word out loud. It can get very funny!

Pros of the game:

Develops hearing, brings participants together, and has fun.

Game “Unraveling a Living Tangle” for children from six years old

Children of this age consider many games to be childish and do not want to play them. But they will definitely like this game.

Number of children – 4 or more.

What will you need?

How to play?

A presenter is selected. He turns away.
Everyone else joins hands and forms a circle.
Then they get entangled - they climb over each other, crawl between their legs, pull the person standing opposite them between them - and all this without opening their hands!
The presenter’s task is to unravel this living tangle. In this case, it is naturally impossible to open the hands of the participants in the chain.

Pros of the game:

Develops logic, attention, ingenuity and is fun.

Game for any children's party "Storytellers"

How to surprise growing dreamers? You can suggest making up fairy tales. But not just compose, but do it in the form of a game.

Number of children – 3 or more.

What will you need?

Any book, maybe a magazine or even a newspaper.

How to play?

You need to take turns (one sentence per person) to come up with a fairy tale.
To do this, one person, without looking, pokes his finger at the printed text on any of the pages of the book.
The first narrator of the tale must introduce the word that was chosen into his sentence.
The second sentence is invented in exactly the same way by the second narrator.
Then the third and so on.
If there are few children, you can pass the baton around the circle several times.
It should be a fairy tale. How interesting and fun it will be depends on the imagination of the gathered children.

Pros of the game:

Develops imagination. For well-read guys, this is a real chance to show themselves.

Game for children aged six years and above “Catch a Fish”

If the children have been sitting too long and are tired of games that strain their brains, you can switch to a more sporty wave.

Number of children – 3 or more.

What will you need?

Jump rope.

How to play?

A presenter is selected.
He picks up the rope by one end.
The other end of the rope remains on the ground.
The leader spins around his axis and spins the rope. And everyone should line up in a circle and jump over the rope.
Whoever does not have time and the rope on him gets knocked out is eliminated. And so on until the most persistent remains.

Pros of the game:

Develops quick reactions. In this game you can show your dexterity and endurance.

Air attack using hoop and balls

At first glance, it’s not a child’s game at all! But the children cope just fine!

At the same time, it is quite simple and has a quick outcome. It could be a lot of fun.

The number of children is 4 or more, but a pair is required.

What will you need?

Hoops – 1 for two people.
Balloons – one for two.

How to prepare?

We put the hoops on the floor.

How to play?

Two people enter each hoop.
Each pair is given a ball.
On command, the ball must be tossed and blown on it, but not touched with your hand or other parts of the body.
The pairs' task is to keep the ball in the air for as long as possible. In this case, you cannot leave the ring.

Pros of the game:

Allows you to show all your sportsmanship and ingenuity. At the same time, it does not require much space indoors. Develops quick reactions. Those who have good breathing can show their class.

Smart clappers for nimble and active children

If you see that there are simply “reactive” children gathered together who cannot really keep up with, you can invite them to show off their speed of reaction.

Plus, at least for a little while, calm them down so that they don’t run.

The number of children is 7 or more, but less is possible, although then it will not be as fun.

What will you need?

Cards with numbers - one for each player.

How to prepare?

Each player is given a card. That is, everyone will have their own number.

How to play?

Everyone stands in a circle.
First, let's set the rhythm. To do this, everyone claps together: “one, two” on their palms, “one, two” on their knees, then repeat.
Then one of the children claps his hands and says not “one, two,” but repeats his number twice. For example, “three, three.” When he slaps his knees, he shouts out the number of one of the players: “six, six” and so on. Out of order.
The one whose number is called continues.
The main thing is not to lose your way. Anyone who gets confused or names the number of an eliminated player is eliminated himself.
The most persistent ones win, that is, those who remain only together.

Pros of the game:

Develops attention, calms the most nimble.

Let's play conventions with children under twelve years old

Usually conventions scare teenagers, but this is not the case at all.

If you approach such a game with imagination, you can choose conventions that will be really fun to implement.

Number of children – from 4, but the more, the merrier.

What will you need?

How to prepare?

Everyone stands in line. The leader is opposite, facing the line.

How to play?

The presenter explains the rules to everyone: what number, what convention it means. It is very convenient to take numbers with the same digits. For example: two, twelve, twenty. And then everything depends on the imagination of the presenter. Let two mean action: clap. Twelve means: hands up. Twenty: squat.
So they started: two - clap, twelve - hands up, twenty - crouched down.
Then we pronounce only numbers, and each time faster.
You can change the order: twenty, two, twelve, twelve, twenty, two.
Whoever gets confused and performs an action that is not conventionally implied by the said number is eliminated.
Moreover, while others continue to play, he can distract them by deliberately demonstrating incorrect movements.

Pros of the game:

Replaces boring exercises. Develops attention and speed of reaction.

Give freedom to a prisoner and become a liberator!

When the children are excited, playful and ready to go wild, it’s time to start playing with the prisoner, the guard and the liberators.

The number of children is from 5, but the more, the merrier.

What will you need?

Chairs for each participant except one.
Shawl or scarf – 1 pc.
Ropes for tying hands and feet – 2 pcs.

How to prepare?

One chair is placed in the center of the room. All the other chairs are around them. They choose a prisoner. They put him in the center and tie his hands and feet with ropes. Next, they select a guard and blindfold him. All other participants are liberators. They sit on chairs that form a circle.

How to play?

The guard must guard the prisoner. And the task of the liberators is to untie the ropes on the prisoner’s body and not fall into the hands of the guard.
If the guard catches the liberator in the act, he takes him out of the circle.
The one who frees and is not caught is the winner.
The winner and the guard change places and the game can continue.

Pros of the game:

If you approach the game thoroughly, you can come up with a plan for liberation. This develops both thinking and ingenuity, and dexterity and dexterity too. In short, this is a real team game!

Game with chairs “Right, left, chaos!”

You can continue fooling around without destroying the entire room thanks to the following game.

Number of children – 5 or more.

What will you need?

Chairs for each participant.

How to prepare?

The chairs are arranged in a circle so that they stand tightly.

How to play?

A leader is selected and enters the circle.
All other players sit on chairs. One chair, accordingly, remains free.
Next, the presenter gives commands. For example: “To the right!” And everyone moves their butts from chair to chair in the appropriate direction.
The “Left!” command works exactly the same way.
The third team "Chaos!" means that participants must change seats in a chaotic order.
There may be other commands if you think of them.
The presenter’s task is to confuse the participants and have time to take an empty chair himself.
Whoever did not prevent such a maneuver by the leader, that is, allowed him to reach an empty chair, becomes the leader himself and gives out commands.

Pros of the game:

Develops reaction speed, attention, dexterity.

Fun game "Two hands for two"

Number of children – 4 or more, preferably a paired number.

What will you need?

Two chairs.
Candy wrappers (at least one per person).
Sheets of paper - one for two.
Shoes with laces - one shoe for two.

How to prepare?

Chairs are placed at the same distance. One of the objects is placed on them (for us - candy, sheets of paper and shoes) in turn. You can come up with your own items and, accordingly, what you need to do with them.

How to play?

Children work in pairs.
Couples line up in two lines.
The first two couples stand at the same distance from the chairs.
The couple should stand in such a way that the partners are looking at each other. Moreover, one person places his right hand on the partner’s shoulder, the other - his left. It turns out that the other hand of both one and the other remains free. That's what they need to work with!
The first task for each pair: go to the chair, take the candies, unwrap them and eat them.
But at the same time, the couple cannot open their “embraces.”
Second task: fold a sheet of paper into an airplane in the same way. Maybe a boat or something.
Third task: tie your shoelaces.
There can be as many tasks as you can think of.

Pros of the game: How to play?

As soon as the cards are in the hands of the participants, the music starts and everyone dances.
Everyone carefully looks at whose name is written on the card in his hands. This is a combat mission: the owner of this name must be caught!
It is important that others do not peek at your card.
As soon as the music stops, everyone rushes to complete their combat mission, but it is important not to get caught yourself.

Pros of the game:

Best prepares for a disco, liberates, cheers. Develops attention and dexterity.

Create a miracle copier using a scarf

Well very fun game! And most importantly, it couldn’t be simpler!

Number of children – from 3, the more, the merrier.

What will you need?

Shawl or scarf.

How to prepare?

One of the participants is blindfolded.

How to play?

The one who is blindfolded is a photocopier.
The other one from among all the participants is a picture, or, well, a sculpture – whatever it is more convenient for you to call it.
The rest are spectators.
The task of the picture is to take any interesting pose and freeze in this position.
The copier's task is to examine the picture blindfolded and make an exact copy of it, that is, to take the same position yourself.
As an option: the photocopier must make an exact copy of the sculpture from another participant from among the spectators. All this, of course, blindfolded.
The funniest thing is when the copier's eyes are untied and he sees what he did wrong.

Pros of the game:

Helps shy people cope with their insecurities.

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Write with your finger and meet everyone at the party

Have the children somehow gotten to know each other? After this game they will definitely begin a heated discussion of events.

Number of children – from 4, the more, the merrier.

What will you need?

Pen and paper.

How to play?

All participants stand in a column one by one. If there are a lot of children, you can make 2 columns that will compete with each other.
The last and first standing in the columns are given a pen and a sheet of paper.
The last one must draw something on paper. It can be any figure, animal, vegetable or some word. And the same thing should be drawn with your finger on the back of the person in front.
The picture is passed along the relay race. Each person draws on the back of the person in front what he felt was painted on his back.
As a result, the first in the column depicts what was transmitted with a pen on his sheet of paper.
The drawings are then compared.

Pros of the game:

Helps you become more sociable. Develops feelings and fine motor skills. Cheerful, not boring, although sedentary.

Children playing the role of tin soldiers divide the territory

If you have the opportunity to jump, you can arrange a real festival of tin soldiers.

Number of children – from 2.

What will you need?

Tape or rope to mark the boundary.
Music if desired.

How to prepare?

A line is laid out on the floor that will divide the territory in half.

How to play?

One soldier stands on one half, the other on the other. They stand on one leg. Hands like soldiers.
Everyone’s task is to move to the enemy’s territory, but not to let the enemy move to him. All this in the position of a tin soldier, on one leg.
The first one to cope is the winner.
If someone accidentally stands on both legs, he loses.

Pros of the game:

Super flexible but doesn't require much space.

Game for children from 10 years old “Hands in line”

A game that can confuse even the most nimble and savvy

Number of children – 3 or more.

What will you need?

Chairs for everyone.

How to prepare?

The chairs are placed in a row.

How to play?

All participants sit down. Each person places his hands on his neighbor's knee next to his hand. The last person sitting puts one hand on his knee. You can sit in a circle, then all hands will be on someone else’s laps.
On command, each hand makes a clap on the knee in turn.
Whichever hand is wrong is out of the game.
The winner is the one who has never made a mistake.

Pros of the game:

Develops a sense of rhythm, attentiveness, and coordination of movement.

A fun game for children under 12 years old “Caterpillars”

And finally, you can just have fun and relax

Number of children – 5 or more.

What will you need?

Music.

How to play?

All participants form a caterpillar. Each person's hands are on the belt of the person in front.
To the music, the head (that is, the first one in the caterpillar) shows movements, and everyone repeats.
After each verse of the song, the head participant goes to the tail of the caterpillar.
Next, the new head shows movement.

Pros of the game:

Develops plasticity and attentiveness.

Fun competitions for children aged 11-12 can make any children's holiday unforgettable, be it a birthday or some other celebration.

Children are fidgety and at events such as birthdays, New Year, graduation in kindergarten and other holidays, they need to be occupied interesting competitions. When holding competitions, you should remember that moving and active types should be combined with calm ones so that children have time to relax. If competitions are accompanied by the awarding of small prizes, it will be even more interesting for children to play.

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Competition 1: “Find yours”

A fun competition for children to test their thinking and imagination. The child must figure out how best to show the pantomime.

Requisites:

Carrying out:

Leaflets with drawings of animals are prepared at the beginning of the competition. Each animal must be in duplicate. The leader puts all the leaves into a small bag and mixes thoroughly. Each child takes turns taking out a piece of paper with a drawing for themselves. On command, children begin to depict the animal that is drawn on the elongated piece of paper. The goal of the competition is who will find their animal pair faster, for example, a giraffe - a giraffe, an elephant - an elephant, and so on.

Features of the competition:

The animal should be portrayed through facial expressions, without uttering words or sounds.

Competition 2: "Parrots"

An interesting mindfulness game that helps children learn to concentrate.

Carrying out:

The leader stands in the center, with children - parrots - located around him. Parrots must repeat all words and actions after the leader. A forbidden word that cannot be repeated after the presenter is “parrot”. The one who accidentally repeated the forbidden word after the leader stands in a circle, an imaginary “cage”. The most attentive child who does not repeat the forbidden word wins.

Features of the competition:

for older children, you can come up with not one, but two or three forbidden words or actions.

Competition 3: “Breeze”

A fun, active competition for children that kids of any age will enjoy.

Requisites:

Carrying out:

Children are divided into two teams. One inflated balloon is placed in front of each team. The task of each team is to help their ball reach the finish line as quickly as possible. You should move the ball without touching it, namely: wave your hands, create a stream of air or blow on it. The team whose ball gets to the finish line the fastest wins.

Features of the competition:

To prevent the children from pouncing on the ball all at once, you can tell them to divide into numbers and blow on the ball in turn.

Competition 4: “Snowfall”

A fun competition that will excite even the shyest child.

Requisites:

Pieces of paper of two colors.
2 bags.

Carrying out:

Children are divided into two teams with the same number of players. The leader gives each team a pack of paper of a certain color, for example green and red. Two parallel lines are drawn in the center of the room at some distance from one another. The task of each team is to throw snowballs at their opponents without stepping over their line, crumpling up their own color of paper. The team that throws the most snowballs at their opponents wins.

Features of the competition:

You can hold the second stage of the competition by inviting children to race to collect snowballs in the colors of their team into a bag.

Competition 5: “Indian name”

An interesting competition for children, which is held at the beginning of the celebration.

Requisites:

Carrying out:

The leader gives each child a piece of paper and a pen. On one piece of paper the child writes a noun, on the other - an adjective. Each child throws the leaves into a bag, one with adjectives, the other with nouns. The contents of the bags are thoroughly mixed by the presenter. Children take turns taking out a piece of paper from each bag. The combination of words on the pieces of paper becomes the child's Indian name throughout the holiday. Often very interesting and funny “names” are obtained: “merry corn”, “blue beard”, “ sharp eye" and so on.

Features of the competition:

It is important to monitor the children’s reaction to the names given to them so that no one is offended.

Competition 6: "Swamp"

The competition is ideal for birthday celebrations, as it instantly creates a friendly atmosphere.

Requisites:

Chalk or tape.

Carrying out:

Before the start of the competition, the presenter tapes or draws round “bumps” across the swamp with tape or chalk so that two feet can fit. The presenter tells the children that now they need to cross the swamp, which can be done by walking over the “bumps”. All participants in the competition join hands and begin to walk over the “bumps”. If the child steps over the edge of the “bump,” the hike starts all over again.

Features of the competition:

Running the competition quickly makes it less interesting, so the presenter may once again to find fault with the guys so that they start the journey again.

Competition 7: “What is your name?”

Very fun competition for children, which helps develop endurance and patience.

Requisites:

Carrying out:

The presenter writes on pieces of paper nouns that will become names of children, for example: “Boot”, “Broom”, “Breadbox”, “Pencil” and so on. The leaves are placed in a bag and mixed. The children sit around the leader in a semicircle, he approaches each one, offering to get himself a “name.” Next, the presenter will begin to ask questions to which the child must answer with the name given to him.

The presenter approaches the child with the words: “Whoever makes a mistake will get caught!” Whoever laughs will have a bad time!” The presenter begins to ask questions: “Who are you?”, “What’s on your head?”, “What did you eat for lunch today?”, “Who is your friend?”, “What do you eat soup with?”, “Who flies in the sky?” ? and so on. The presenter’s task is to ask questions in a more varied way. The child’s task is not to laugh or smile when answering questions. The players sitting around can laugh as much as they want. Whoever laughs leaves the game. The one who wins is awarded a prize.

Features of the competition:

Losing players can be asked to perform some kind of forfeit.

Competition 8: “Turnip”

A fun active competition for children with mandatory awards for speed.

Requisites:

Chairs - 2 pieces.

Carrying out:

Players are divided into two teams with the same number of participants. In each team, depending on the number of children, there may be: “grandmother”, “grandfather”, “bug”, “granddaughter”, “cat”, “dog”, “mouse”. At the beginning of the room, chairs are placed on which two “turnips” sit, one for each team.

At the command of the leader, the “grandfather” puts his hands on his hips and begins to skip towards the “turnip”, run around it and gallop to the “grandmother”. Now “grandfather” and “grandmother” jump by hand towards the “turnip”, run around it and jump back. One jumper is added each time fairy tale hero. The last participant, the “mouse,” must run around the “turnip,” take it by the hand and pull it to jump with everyone else to the starting line.

Features of the competition:

The team that reaches the starting line with the “turnip” the fastest wins.

Competition 9: “Balls are little animals”

An interesting competition for children, in which you need to show your imagination and Creative skills.

Requisites:

Carrying out:

All prepared balloons should be inflated, tied with a long thread and hung in different corners of the room in equal quantities. Divide the children into two equal teams. Give each child on the team several different colored markers. The children's task is to draw a mouth, eyes, nose, ears on the balls to make an animal. The winner is the team that draws the animals the fastest.

Features of the competition:

The number of balls should be one for each child on the team.

Competition 10: “Owl”

A fun competition for the holiday to concentrate children's attention.

Requisites:

Carrying out:

At one end of the room, the leader draws a circle with chalk - an owl's nest. An owl is chosen from among the children, the rest are butterflies, bugs and other insects. The presenter says “Day”, all the children run around, imitating the flapping of insect wings. At the signal “Night”, the children must freeze in the position they were in, as the owl flies out to hunt. The owl slowly, flapping its wings, flies between the children and looks to see who moves. If someone moves, the owl takes him into her nest. When the nest is filled with three children, the presenter chooses a new owl from among them and the competition continues.

Features of the competition:

When the presenter says “Day”, the owl stands in the house with his back to the children who are pretending to be insects, and at the signal “Night” he turns.

Competition 11: “Scarf and Laughter”

A fun competition for children to test speed and attention.

Requisites:

Carrying out:

The birthday boy stands in the center of the circle and takes a small silk scarf. Children stand around the birthday boy. The birthday boy throws his handkerchief up and laughs, and the children should also laugh loudly with him. If the child stops laughing while the handkerchief is in the air, he is out of the game. When the handkerchief falls to the floor, everyone must stop laughing; whoever stops too late is eliminated from the competition. The child who remains in the competition the longest wins.

Features of the competition:

The birthday boy can prepare the prize for the winner with his own hands in advance.

Competition 12: “Beads - Bagels”

An original and funny competition for children that will not leave them indifferent.

Requisites:

Bagels.
Threads.

Carrying out:

Before the competition, the presenter must string bagels on threads and tie them in the form of beads. The number of beads should be on each bead, as there are children in a team. A captain is chosen from each team of children and beads are hung around his neck. Children stand in a row, at the leader’s signal, the first child runs up to the captain and eats one bagel with beads. Next, the baton takes over next child. The team whose captain's beads were eaten the fastest wins.

Features of the competition:

The threads for stringing must be strong so that they do not break during the competition.
You can make the competition more difficult by telling children to keep their hands behind their backs and try to eat the bagel with one mouth.

Competition 13: “Give a smile to the birthday boy”

A fun competition for which children must try very hard.

Requisites:

Carrying out:

In the midst of the holiday, the presenter says that all the children are sitting with a sour face and the birthday boy will now be offended by the guests. All the children begin to smile intensely, but the presenter says that giving the birthday boy a smile should be done differently. The presenter takes out a plate with sliced lemons. Each child in a circle takes a slice, chews it and smiles. The winner is the one whose smile, in the opinion of the birthday boy, was the most beautiful.

Features of the competition:

Before holding this competition, you should ask the parents of the guests if any of their children are allergic to citrus fruits.

Competition 14: “Guess who eats what?”

An interesting competition for children who have just come to the celebration and are still a little shy.

Carrying out:

The host says that the theme of today’s feast is “animals.” You should ask each child in turn a question about which animal eats what, for example: “What does a cat eat?”, “What does a pigeon eat?”, “What does a dolphin eat.” You can ask several questions to everyone in a circle, starting with ordinary animals, moving on to exotic ones. For each correct answer, the child should be rewarded with candy, a sticker or other small prize.

Features of the competition:

This competition can be held while sitting at the table.

Competition 15: "Turtles"

A fun competition - a relay race that will immediately lift the spirits of all guests.

Requisites:

Two basins.

Carrying out:

The leader divides the children into two teams with an equal number of people. All team members line up in a column. Participants standing in front are given a basin, with the help of which they must become turtles. The child gets on all fours and places an inverted pelvis - a shell - on his back. At a signal, the child begins to move on all fours to the finish line, then back. Then the basin is passed to the next participant. The winner is the team whose members complete the turtle test the fastest.

Features of the competition:

To make it more comfortable for children to move around, make sure there is a clean, soft carpet on the floor.

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10 years is the first round date in a person’s life. Entertainment will make this event bright and memorable. Interesting competitions original competitions and quizzes will amuse the friends of the birthday person invited to the birthday party. Dynamic games will fill the holiday with children's laughter and joy. The happy smiles of children will delight parents and adults present at the event.

Game "Letter set"

All children who want to participate in the game. They are divided equally into 2-3 teams. The facilitator gives each group of participants one identical set of cards with letters. The players' task is to form a word from these letters. The words relate to the theme "Birthday". The team that is the first to raise the given word above its head and show the presenter and spectators receives 1 point. Shouting words is prohibited. The completed word must be presented to the presenter and shown to the audience. After the teams have guessed the first word, the presenter gives them the next set of cards and so on. The group of participants with the largest number points.

Sets of cards with letters

ordpoak - gift
igtos - guests
shikar - ball
tonkfae - candy
rdnipazk - holiday
zhaepoelni - wish
meninkni - birthday boy

Game "Gift for the Birthday Boy"
All children who want to participate in the game. They are divided equally into 2-3 teams. To hold the competition, you will need cardboard blanks in the form of a gift and items for decoration: holiday paper, ribbons, glitter, paper cutouts in the shape of hearts, flowers, candies.
The task of the teams is to decorate the blank so that it turns out original gift birthday boy To make the task more challenging, all participants are blindfolded and given certain decoration items and glue. Players take turns approaching the gift and begin to decorate it.
At the end of the game, the birthday person chooses the winner - the team that created the most original gift.
Relay competition. All interested children participate in it. They are divided equally into 2 teams. Each contestant has a plastic cup half filled with caramel taped to his leg.
Participants line up in 2 lines along the starting line. At a certain distance from each of them, a container is placed - a deep plate or cup. The task of representatives of both teams is to take turns carefully reaching their container, pouring the contents of the cup into it without using their hands, and returning back to the start.
The winner is the team whose container contains the most candies after all participants have completed the relay race.
Several children take part in the competition. Each participant receives 2 sheets of A4 paper. The task of the competitors is to get through the “swamp” over the “bumps” as quickly as possible. To do this, you need to place one sheet on the floor, stand on it with both feet, and place the other sheet in front of you. Then you need to step onto the second sheet, pick up the first sheet and move it forward, and so on. The winner is the participant who covers the specified distance in this way the fastest (passes through the “swamp”).

The presenter describes the hero or heroine of fairy tales and cartoons in two or three words, without naming names, and the children must guess who they are talking about. Raised your hand - answered, answered correctly - received a prize. Examples: yellow cartoon characters, neither people nor animals, eat bananas (minions), female, blue hair, excellent upbringing (Malvina), from the cat family, in his world he is a king (Lion King) and so on.

Lost color

All the children stand in a circle, and the leader explains the rules: when he says: “One, two, three. Find the color red!”, the guys must find this color on the clothes of the guests or in the hall and put their palm to it. The one who could not find anything sits down, and for the rest the competition continues. Now the presenter calls a different color. And so on until one participant remains.

Guess the animal

The presenter says 2-3 words, and the child must guess the animal. Whoever raises their hand first answers, and whoever has the most answers wins a prize. For example: neck, spots - giraffe; saliva, hump - camel; horseshoe, cart - horse; king, mane - lion and so on.

Everyone to get vaccinated

Children are divided into 2 teams, the participants of which line up in 2 rows. Each team is given a syringe (without a needle). Opposite each team, at a certain distance, there is a basin or other container with water. And next to the first team members there is an empty container. The task of the teams is to transfer water from one container to another faster than their opponents using a syringe, with one participant replacing the other. The team that finishes it faster wins.

Aliens

This competition will require large balloons and markers. They explain to the children that they have in their hands the planets of the Universe, which do not yet have inhabitants. Each participant must “populate” their “planet” with little people. The one with the most drawn creatures on his ball wins. You can also award a prize for the most original alien.

I'll eat - I won't eat

This competition is also loved by children. The presenter walks around with a ball and thinks about what to feed the children. And then he carefully throws the ball to one of the guys, naming either edible foods or inedible items. The kids' task is to catch the ball if it is edible, and hit it back if it is inedible.

Matches are not toys for children

Matches are not toys for children, but today is an exception. A box of matches is scattered in front of each participant. Whoever is the fastest at the command “start” to collect all the matches into the box and does it neatly, that is, one to one, wins.

Ambulance, fire, police

Children are divided into teams with the same number of people, for example, 3 participants. Each team receives 5 volunteers who will need to be rescued, and for this they will receive a set (a box of vitamins - 5 simple ascorbic acid, a box of matches and 5 ropes). At the “start” command, each team begins to rescue its 5 “victims”. The first thing they must do is quickly distribute vitamins to everyone, the second is to light each match from their box and quickly put it out, and the third is to catch the criminals (tie the hands of each of their 5 “volunteers” from behind). In this way, children will quickly demonstrate their skills as ambulances, firefighters, and police. And most fast team- prize.

Turtles

In this competition, each of the holiday guests has the opportunity to feel like a turtle. So, the guests are divided into teams with the same number of people. Bowls with goodies (cookies or candies in quantities equal to the number of team members) are located at the same distance from the teams. The first participants are given basins (bowls). At the “start” command, the first participants get down on all fours and put the basin on their backs and set off towards their goal (to a bowl of treats), take one treat and back to their team, pass the basin and baton to the next participant. The team that quickly covers the distance and snatches up its treats will be the winner.

The pear is hanging - you can eat it

The guys are divided into pairs. Some participants in a pair will hold a pear on a string at the same distance for the other participants, and the second participants will eat it. At the command “start”, the guys begin to eat their pears, and the participants who hold the pear should not lower or raise it, they can only turn it, trying to help their comrades. The couple that eats the most, and maybe the whole pear, in 2 or 3 minutes will be the winner.

Children's bowling is a very entertaining game. Develops awareness of cause and effect, hand-eye coordination, and gross motor skills.
Game description:
Mark the line with a rope. Skittles are made from plastic bottles or ordinary skittles are used. The child is placed behind the line and must roll the ball so as to hit the pins.
The one who knocks down the most pins wins. If the same number of pins are knocked down, the round is repeated.

Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Tails"

Game description:
This game is played by two people. A rope is tied around the players' waists so that a "tail" - a knot at the end of the rope - hangs from behind. The player must catch the opponent's knot-tail so that he does not have time to catch his own knot-tail. Whoever catches the opponent's "tail" first wins. The game is played to cheerful music.
The game develops: dexterity, reaction.

Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Collective art"

Game description:
The game requires two teams. The first player in each group starts at the top of the sheet and draws the head of a face along with the beginning of the neck, the rest of the team does not see what he has drawn. The player then wraps the paper so that only the very end of the neck is visible and passes the paper to the second player. The second player continues the drawing, wraps the sheet so that only the bottom lines are visible, and so on until last participant teams.
Afterwards the sheet unfolds and the result can be assessed.
The game develops imagination

Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Art Relay"

Art relay is a calm, interesting game that develops creativity, thinking, imagination and the ability to work in a team.
Game description:
The game requires two teams. Groups must draw an animal or any object within a certain period of time. At the same time, one participant at a time has the right to draw only one line, circle or oval. The team whose drawing looks more like an animal wins.

Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Candy on a fishing rod"

Game description:
Tie the end of a fishing line to the candy wrapper (instead of a hook).
Using a fishing rod, we pull the candy to our mouth, unwrap it (without using our hands!) and eat it.
Whoever does it faster wins.
The game develops: coordination, dexterity.

Competition for children aged 4-12 years "Volleyball with a balloon"

Balloon volleyball is an entertaining game that helps develop players' reaction, dexterity and coordination.
Game description:
The game requires two teams. Chairs are placed at a distance of one meter opposite each other, on which the players sit. The floor is divided with a rope in the middle between the teams. Children play volleyball. The ball must fly over the rope; players must not get up from their chairs or pick up the ball. You can only push the ball away. If the ball lands on the opponent's territory, the team gets a point. The game goes to 15 points.

Game for children from 4-12 years old "Nesmeyana"

Nesmeyana is a fun children's game for developing imagination, ingenuity of participants, and communication skills.
Game description:
One participant is selected - Princess Nesmeyana, who sits on a chair in front of the rest of the guys. The goal of the other participants is to make the “princess” laugh without touching her.
The participant who makes her laugh himself becomes Unlaughable.

Game for children from 4-12 years old "Eskimo blind man's buff"

Game description:
The driver is blindfolded and thick mittens are put on his hands. Then the players approach him one by one, and he must determine by touch who is in front of him. If the driver identifies the player, then the identified player becomes the driver; if not, the next players come up for identification in turn order.
The game develops: sensitivity, memory.

Game for children aged 6-12 years "Guessing"

Game description:
The driver thinks of an object on a topic discussed in advance (furniture, animals, holiday, etc.), and the players must guess what kind of object it is by asking questions to which the driver answers yes or no. Whoever guesses the word becomes the leader.
The game develops: thinking, communication skills.

Game for children aged 4-12 years "Broken Phone"

Game "damaged phone" - good fun for children, simultaneously developing hearing and attentiveness.
Game description:
The presenter speaks a word or phrase in a quiet whisper into the ear of one player, and he passes it on to the other player in exactly the same way, and so on along the chain.
The last player says out loud what he did and compares it with the original. The leader then moves to the end and the next player becomes the leader.

Game for children aged 6-12 years "Confusion"

Game description:
Children stand in a circle and hold hands. The driver turns away, and the players begin to get confused, climbing over each other as soon as possible. Then the driver must unravel this tangle without breaking the circle.
The game develops: attentiveness, logic, thinking.

Game for children from 6-12 years old “We compose a fairy tale for the birthday boy”

Game description:
The presenter opens a magazine or book to any page and, without looking, points his finger at the word he comes across. The first storyteller must come up with a phrase using this word. This continues until all players come up with a proposal, maybe two or three. As a result there will be interesting story. We write down the story on a prepared form and give it to the birthday boy.
The game develops: thinking, imagination.

Competition for children aged 6-12 years "Fisherman and Goldfish"

Game description:
Participants stand in a circle. The leader in the center spins a rope with a knot at the end or a jump rope. The end of the rope must pass under the feet of the players, who must not touch it. Anyone who touches the rope is temporarily out of the game. Those who never touch the rope win.
The game develops: attentiveness, endurance, coordination, dexterity.

Competition for children aged 6-12 years "Hold the ball"

Game description:
Two pairs are created. For each pair, a circle with a diameter is drawn or a hoop is placed. The players stand in this circle and are given a balloon. They must, without leaving the circle, blow on the ball so that it rises and falls above them and above the boundaries of their circle. You cannot touch the ball with your hands. The couple that can last the longest wins.
The game develops: endurance, coordination, dexterity, reaction.

Competition for children aged 6-12 years "Clapping"

Game description:
The players stand in a circle. Each participant receives a serial number.
All players together begin to clap rhythmically: twice on their hands, twice on their knees. In this case, one of the players says his number when clapping his hands, for example, “five-five,” and when clapping his knees, he says the number of any other player. Whose number he called - continues the game, clapping his hands and calling his number, clapping his knees and calling any other number. Whoever gets confused is eliminated. A player who does not have time to name his number or who names the number of an already eliminated participant leaves the game. The last two remaining players win.

Competition for children from 6-12 years old "Three, thirteen, thirty"

Game description:
The host of the game stipulates in advance which of the numbers represents which action. For example: 3 - hands up, 13 - on the belt, 30 - hands forward, etc.
Players line up at a distance of arms outstretched to the sides.
If the leader says “three”, all players must raise their hands up, when the word “thirteen” - hands on the belt, when the word “thirty” - hands forward, etc.
Players must quickly perform the appropriate movements; the leader gradually increases the pace. Whoever gets lost stands next to the leader and distracts the others with incorrect movements. The most attentive one wins.
The game develops: attentiveness, reaction.

Game for children aged 6-12 years "Liberation Action"

Liberation Action is a dynamic game that well develops hearing, attentiveness, coordination and reaction in the leading player, and dexterity and reaction in the other players.
Game description:
They form a circle of chairs where the participants of the game sit.
A blindfolded “guard” and a blindfolded “prisoner” sit in the center of the circle. hands tied and legs. The remaining participants in the game “liberators” are trying to free the prisoner, that is, they are trying to untie him. The guard must interfere. By touching any participant, he takes him out of the game, he must go beyond the circle of chairs. The player who manages to free the prisoner without being caught becomes the guard himself the next time.

Game for children aged 6-12 years "Waves in a circle"

Game description:
The chairs are placed close to each other in a circle. There are as many chairs as there are players. One of the players (the driver) stands in the center of the circle. The remaining players sit on chairs, and one of the chairs remains free. The driver must have time to sit on an empty chair while others move back and forth, disturbing him. When the driver manages to take a place on the chair, the player who did not have time to interfere with him becomes the new driver.
The driver can give commands to the participants “Right” (players must move clockwise one space), “Left” (players must move counterclockwise one space) or the command “Chaos”. With the command “Chaos”, the participants must quickly change places, the leader tries to sit on any free chair. The player who occupied the chair that was free before the “Chaos” command becomes the driver.

The game develops: attentiveness, dexterity, reaction.

Competition for children aged 6-12 years "Siamese twins"

Game description:
Participants are divided into 2 teams, and the teams are divided into pairs. Pairs of players stand sideways to each other and hug each other's shoulders with one arm. It turns out that the one on the right only has free right hand, and the one on the left has only the left. Together they are the “Siamese twin”. And this “Siamese twin” needs to run to the plate on which the candies lie and together unwrap the candy and eat it. The team that eats all the candy the fastest wins.
If there are few children, then the couples compete with each other. You can give a task: tie your shoelaces or make an envelope out of paper.
The game develops: communication skills, freedom.

Game for children from 6-12 years old "Hunting"

Hunting is an active game for developing dexterity, freedom, and coordination of movements for children.
Game description:
The names of all participants in the game are written on the cards. The cards are shuffled and dealt to the players. Players dance to the music and at this time watch the one whose name is written on his card as discreetly as possible. As soon as the music stops, the hunter must grab his prey. But each prey player, in turn, must capture another player for whom he is the hunter. Then the cards are shuffled and the game continues.

Game for children aged 6-12 years "Copy of the monument"

A copy of the monument is a game that develops attentiveness in children and adolescents and helps overcome shyness.
Game description:
Two players are selected from those present. One of them (the copyist) is taken out of the room and blindfolded, the second (the monument) at this time must take some interesting pose and freeze in it. A blindfolded copy player is introduced. He must determine by touch the position in which

Game for children aged 6-12 years "Broken Fax"

Game description:
The players sit down one after another, looking at the back of their neighbor’s head. The first and last player are given a pen and paper. The last player draws a simple figure on a piece of paper, and then the exact same one with his finger on the back of the person in front. Each next player draws on the back of the person in front what he felt on his back. The first player redraws on paper what he felt on his back, after which the resulting pictures are compared.
The game develops: attentiveness, hand motor skills, memory.

Game for children from 6-12 years old "Cockfighting"

Game description:
We use a rope or tape to delimit the floor. Two players stand different sides from the rope.
Starting position: players stand on one leg opposite each other, and their hands are clasped behind their backs. The player’s task is to move to the enemy’s side without releasing his arms or placing his other foot on the ground. At the same time, prevent the enemy from going over to his side. You can only push with your shoulder or chest. The loser is also the one who puts the other foot on the ground or unclasps his hands.
The game develops: coordination, strength.