Can be done both at home and children's birthday.

Birthday contests for children can be held both at home and in any other place. It is generally accepted that fun games, quizzes and comic contests are only suitable for preschool holidays, but in reality this is not the case. And older children are happy to participate in competitions if the games are selected according to their age. A well-chosen script with birthday contests, even at 14-16 years old, is the key to a fun and memorable holiday!

1. Competition "Smile for the birthday boy"

(competition for the birthday of a child 10-14 years old)

It is best to hold this contest at the child's birthday, it turns out to be fun and not forced.

The host announces:

“Everyone needs to give the birthday boy their most beautiful smile.”

The children immediately begin to smile, and then the presenter announces that it is too easy and everyone can smile like that. Then the presenter takes out a plate with sliced ​​\u200b\u200blemon slices. Children need to each take a lemon, put it in their mouth, chew it, while smiling. And the birthday boy must determine whose smile he liked the most.

2. Competition "Bell"

(Birthday: competitions for children 10 - 14 years old)

An unlimited number of people can participate in this competition. It can be used for any holiday. For the contest, you will need a small bell on a string, which will be hung around the neck of the contestant. You will also need several ropes that will be stretched in the room at different heights from the floor, the ropes can be attached both horizontally and across the room space, so that the participant, going to the finish line, should both squat and step over the ropes. The player's task is to reach the finish line so that the bell hanging around his neck does not ring. The one who coped with this task best of all, from this day on, is considered the best tamer of bells.

3. Competition "Balloons-animals"

(children's birthday contests)

The following items are required for the competition: balloons, threads, felt-tip pens. Inflate all the balloons prepared for the competition, tie them so that they do not deflate. Divide all balls equally into two halves. Hang one half of the balloons in one corner of the room, the other half in the second corner. Divide everyone present into two teams, hand them markers. Teams must draw eyes, nose, mouth and so on on the balloons. They should get funny little animals. The team that creates the animals the fastest wins.

4. The game "Handkerchief, laughter and children"

(games and competitions for children aged 10-14 on their birthdays)

The game requires a small silk handkerchief the size of a handkerchief. All children, except for the birthday boy, stand in a circle. The birthday boy stands in the center of the circle, tosses the handkerchief into the air, and starts laughing out loud. The rest of the kids should start laughing too. If someone stops laughing while the handkerchief is in the air, they are out of the game. When the handkerchief touches the floor, everyone stops laughing. If the participants do not fulfill this condition, they are eliminated from the game. The last child left in the game is the winner.

5. The game "Running Ball"

(children's games and birthday contests 8-10 years old)

To play, you will need two balloons and two glasses. The participants are divided into two teams. Each team stands in a column. The first team members are given a glass and balloon ik. They put the ball on top of the glass so that the ball keeps its balance. Then these participants must run around their team and return to their place. After that, the first players pass the glass with the ball to the second players, who also run around the team. The game continues until all participants have run around their team. But if someone's ball falls, he must return to his place and start running around from the beginning. It is not allowed to touch the ball with your hands during the task. The team that completes the task first wins.

6. Relay competition "Turtles"

(competitions for the birthday of a child 4 years old)

This fun contest for children will perfectly cheer up all the guests on their birthday. If you're hosting a Jungle themed party, be sure to include a contest in your script. To carry it out, you will need 2 pelvises. Then you collect two equal teams and put them in two columns. The first participants receive a pelvis, thanks to which they must turn into turtles. To do this, you need to get on all fours and “put on” an inverted pelvis on your back - you get a turtle under the shell. Now each participant must run to a given place, return to the team and pass the baton to the next participant. The team with all the turtles passing the test wins the competition.

7. Competition “Who is faster?”

(competitions for the birthday of a child of 8 years old)

The leader puts two boxes at the finish line, between them you need to leave a distance of at least two meters. Boxes contain small toys of the same size, such as balls, cubes, rings. They are divided equally into two teams. At the start, two teams of children line up, each of them has a certain number of participants. Teams are waiting for the start of the competition at their empty boxes. It is best to mark the start line somehow (with chalk, flags) and put empty boxes that children will have to fill with toys, transferring them from a full box. At the signal of the host, the first participants from each team must run to the full box at the finish line, take a toy from it, run to the start, throw the toy into the empty start box. After that, the next participants continue the competition. So children, running from a full box to an empty one, must transfer all the toys. The winner is the team that was able to transfer all the toys faster than the other. The winners must be given a prize.

8. Contest "Point your finger"

This contest is fun to hold on a child's birthday. The host shows 5 items and names them. For example, nose, plate, ceiling, door, birthday. Each child, when the leader calls the word, must point to an object or person with a finger. The presenter will deliberately confuse guests and may point to one item and name another. Who has never lost, that participant receives a prize.

9. Competition “Where is our ball”

(children's birthday contests 11 years old)

This is a mobile sports game. It is most convenient to carry it out in the hall or on the sports ground. It begins at the sign of the leader. Children close their eyes, and the leader throws a small ball - in any direction. Participants listen to the sound of a dropped ball, trying to guess where it went. The host asks: “Where is our ball?” These words are a signal for the players that they can run in different directions, look for the ball. The one who finds it must run unnoticed by others to the agreed place, pat it with their hand and shout: “My ball!”. If during the game the player sees who has the ball, he should try to catch up with the lucky one and touch him. Then the ball goes to him. Now the rest of the children are running after the ball carrier, trying to catch up with him. And the player with the ball will try to run as fast as he can to the agreed place with the words: “My ball!”, Dodging everyone who wants to catch it.

10. Game “Catch a snowball”

(games and competitions for children)

Children's outdoor fun game that develops dexterity and attentiveness in children, as well as speed of reaction. It is usually offered to children to play with. before school age. For the game, the leader must prepare a bag with small balls or "snowballs" made from cotton wool. Children need to distribute small multi-colored plastic buckets. At the prearranged signal, the children should prepare for the game, it requires a good reaction and speed. The host takes out snowballs from his bag and throws them in different directions. The kids run and try, substituting buckets under the flying snowballs, to catch them. When all the snowballs in the bag run out, the game ends. The counting of the balls caught by each player begins. Caught the most a large number of"snowball" becomes the winner, he is awarded with friendly applause and a prize

11. The game "Flying on a broomstick"

(games and competitions for children aged 11)

This is a team game. It is suitable for children. You can play this game on any holiday: and on New Year, and on March 8, and on a birthday, etc. You will need two stools or two chairs. You will also need two brooms or mops. The children are invited to imagine that they have turned into evil wizards and can fly on a broomstick. The task of the participants is to take turns passing the broom, holding it between their legs, run to the stool, come back and pass the broom to another team member. The team that finishes the game first wins.

12. Quiz-competition "SpongeBob"

(quizzes and contests for the birthday of 10 years)

Children adore this funny character - SpongeBob's sea sponge. Cartoons with him are very popular all over the world. This quiz will put the kids at ease for a while. Here are the questions:

• Where does spongebob live? Bikini Bottom, Pineapple house.
• When is SpongeBob's birthday? the 14 th of July.
• What pets do the residents of Bikini Bottom keep at home? Snails and worms.
• What are Spongebob's best friends? Patrick, Sandy, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Gary.
• Why does Spongebob go to Jellyfish Field? Catches jellyfish and "milks" them into jelly.
• What is the name of Spongebob's teacher? Mrs Puff.
• What exam is Spongebob failing to pass Mrs. Puff? Driving an underwater boat.
• What is the name of SpongeBob's only friend who can't breathe underwater like fish and other marine life? Sandy.
• Who are Sea Superman and Bespectacled Man? Superheroes from Bikini Bottom.
• How many people live in Bikini Bottom, including SpongeBob? 538.
• Who is Plankton, and what does he need from SpongeBob? This is the villain Bikini Bottom, who is trying to steal the magic formula of the Krabby Patty.
• Who is the most greedy money lover in Bikini Bottom? Mr Crabbs.
• What are the names of Spongebob's neighbors, where do they live? Squidward (a statue from Easter Island) and Patrick (under a stone).
• Who it Flying Dutchman? Ghost of the Sea Pirate.

Give the child who gives the most correct answers a prize: any object with the image of SpongeBob.

13. The game "Guess who eats what?"

(children's birthday games)

This competition is best held when the children just came to the birthday party.

This competition is best held when the children just came to the birthday party. It is held at the table. The theme of this game is "Beasts". Prepare questions about which animal eats what. And ask the kids. You can remember all the animals in the zoo and ask about each one.

Start with easy questions about the bunny and the wolf, and end with exotic animals. Give your child a sticker or candy for each correct answer.

14. Competition "Trees happen"
(children's birthday contests)

An interesting game for kids, developing their mindfulness, logic, speed of reaction. It is usually played by preschool children. The children are seated in front of the leader, who says: “The trees are low,” and he raises his hands up. Children, on the other hand, must show attentiveness, logic, speed of reaction, and show what low trees look like. The host lists what trees are: tall, small, huge. At the same time, he tries to confuse the children with wrong movements. But if one of the players goes astray, shows it like the leader, he is out of the game. True, the eliminated participant misses only a few rounds, he is not allowed to be bored for too long, and is offered to return to the game. The winner is the participant who quickly and most correctly showed what trees are like, and was not mistaken. He is rewarded with a delicious prize.

15. Competition “Back-pictures”

(birthday contests)

A fun game that you can offer children when you need to find an interesting and exciting activity for them. Children are seated in a circle, facing the back of a neighbor. A sheet of paper is attached to the back of each tape. Further, the events in the game develop according to the principle of "damaged phone". The first player is told in his ear a simple word that is easy to draw: flower, house, sun. He must use a dull pencil to draw a picture on the back of his neighbor. And he, guided only by his feelings and guesses, while they draw on his back, must decide what is drawn there and make a similar drawing on the back in front of the sitting player. The main thing is that the children do not peep, otherwise it will not be interesting. When all the participants of the fun finish their drawings, they begin to evaluate these works! Usually everyone is very funny from those pictures that young artists have drawn.

16. Contest "Invisible Back"

(children's birthday contests 6-12 years old)

This contest is for children's day birth. All guests are included. The birthday boy stands facing the wall and with his back to the guests. The guests line up at the threshold of the room. On the count of three, the first guest begins to move towards the birthday boy. As soon as the birthday boy feels that the guest is already close and standing behind him, he says: “Stop!”. It also continues with the next participant. The main thing for the birthday man is that the participant does not hurt him, and it is important for the guest to get the closest to the birthday man. Which of the guests will stand closer to the birthday boy, he wins. The winner must be rewarded with a delicious prize in the form of a chocolate bar, or give him a toy.

17. Competition “Find your prize”

(competitions for children)

The game helps to reveal the talents of each child. For this game, you need a set of colored cardboard, two boxes and lots of prizes so that everyone has enough of them. First you need to prepare cards (according to the number of players). A piece of colored cardboard is cut in half. The task is written on one half, the name of the prize is written on the second. If there are more children than multi-colored cardboard boxes, cards of the same color can be cut in different ways: along, across, at an angle, with a wavy line. In one box put the cards with tasks, colored side up. In the second box, hidden in another place, cards with prizes are placed. Each player, drawing a card, must complete the task: tell a poem, sing a song, compose a short thematic story, make a riddle to the children. Then the child must find the other half of his card and receive a prize. For prizes, it is best to buy colored pencils, felt-tip pens, albums, coloring books, books, small toys. At the end of each kid's performance, the others thank him for his efforts by clapping their hands and cheering him on while he searches for his prize.

18. The game "At the market"

(competitions for children 10-12 years old)

At the very beginning of the game, all participants are divided into three groups and one leader. Each group chooses a fruit for themselves, for example, one group will be called bananas, the second - strawberries, and the third - peaches. Then all players sit in a circle, facing the center of the circle. The host stands in the center of the circle and says the following phrase “I went to the market and bought (a) ...” Further, depending on the continuation of the phrase, the participants should act differently, for example:

- “... and bought bananas”, then all those who belong to the banana group change places (the host also participates in this exchange). After the exchange, one “extra” fruit remains, which becomes the leader and the game starts again.

- "... and bought peaches and bananas (or any other combination of groups)", then all participants belonging to the named groups change places (together with the leader). Again, the extra "fruit" becomes the leader.

- “... and bought fruit”, in this case, in general, all participants change places. The only one left without a seat becomes the leader.

19. Competition “ funny tales”

(interesting contests for children on birthday 11 - 12 years old)

Reaction and attentiveness - these qualities guarantee the success of the player in this game. All participants stand in a circle. Each participant clenches his right hand into a fist, putting his thumb up. left hand everyone is folded with a tube, which is put on the neighbor's thumb. And now, when all the players have clasped their hands in such an intricate way, the host begins to tell a fairy tale, having named the code word in advance. The condition of the game is as follows - having heard the code word, you need to have time to grab your right hand, while catching your neighbor's, grabbing his finger. At the same time, in a fairy tale, you can use various funny gag, which is designed to confuse and confuse the players. For example, if the code word is princess Nesmetna, then when telling, you can use the frog princess, princess and seven heroes and any other phrases that begin with the word princess. Hearing them, the players will break out and grab the neighbors' hands. The game is always accompanied by laughter and sincere fun.

20. Competition "Who am I?"

(fun birthday contests for children)

This competition is perfect for a children's birthday. Draw some pictures like pineapple, cake, candy, etc. Cut out the middle for the child's head. The participant takes the picture and sticks his head inside. He does not see who is drawn in his picture, in order to find out he asks the guests questions. Guests can only answer "YES" or "NO". For example, questions: “Am I delicious?”, “Am I made of wood?”, “Am I bigger than an orange?”, “Do I start with a vowel?” and so on.

In the article you will find many fun, funny, moving and other contests and games for children's parties.

How to have fun for a children's holiday, birthday without an animator, at home: tips

A child's birthday is one of the most desired holidays for a family, it is a joyful and cheerful day. Most children look forward to this holiday and count the days until it.

Along with this, the holiday brings a lot of trouble. Parents are challenged to carefully consider the scenario of this day:

1. Decide whether the celebration will take place in a kids club, cafe, outdoors or at home.
2. Decorate a room, a hall in the style of a holiday.
3. Decide on the menu and order / prepare a treat for guests.
4. Arrange with a photographer and/or videographer to shoot the event.

What do children expect from this holiday? You can hardly surprise them with treats, a beautiful photo session will also not cause delight, first of all, children are waiting for fun, unforgettable emotions. To do this, animators work on holidays who amuse children and hold contests and games.

Important: Parents can arrange an unforgettable holiday for their children on their own, hold many fun contests and games on their own. The most important resource for this is time. And ideas for contests and games can be found below.

Adviсe organization of children's games:

1. For an outdoor holiday, plan more outdoor games.
2. In an apartment, on the contrary, table games are more suitable, there are also a lot of them.
3. If adults are present at the celebration in addition to children, spend several joint games so that parents do not get bored either.
4. For participation in competitions, give children small prizes, souvenirs. This, firstly, is pleasant, and secondly, it will arouse even greater interest in children.
5. If during the games you notice that the children are not enthusiastic, remove the games of this kind. Replace this game with another, more fun one. To do this, the arsenal should have several options for games just in case.

Tips: how to organize a holiday for children

The best simple, easy games and contests for children for a children's party, birthday: description

Important: Thinking through the scenario of the holiday, take into account the age of the children. This criterion will be decisive at your celebration. Toddlers under 3 years old, preschoolers, schoolchildren, teenagers - the interests of children in these age groups are different.

It often happens that children of all ages gather at the holidays. In this case, you should come up with universal games that everyone will like. Their main criterion is simplicity. In a simple game, both toddlers and older children can participate. Consider options for simple games and contests.

Disco game

A fun holiday without dancing is unimaginable! Gather the children in a circle. Under the cutting of fun music, invite the children to repeat simple movements after you. The highlight of the game is that each child in turn can offer dance moves, and everyone else will have to repeat after him. For each dance, it is worth allocating literally 1-2 minutes.

Game "Air battle"

Divide the guests into two teams, divide the room into two parts with chalk or some kind of conditional line. Give each team balls of two colors, for example, one is pink, the other is blue. Game conditions: to the music, each team will have to transfer their balls to the other over the established line. Once the music has stopped, the game stops. The team with the fewest balls wins.

Game "River"

To play this game, you need to prepare a long piece of blue or blue fabric. This will be the river. Two adults hold the fabric, at first the stream is thin, the children must step over it. Then the river becomes wider, the adults raise and lower the cloth, the children must crawl and not touch the cloth.

Contest "Wrap up soon"

To participate, you will need 2 people, a long thread and two spools. Tie a bright noticeable knot in the middle of the thread. The conditions of the competition: children must wind the thread on a spool, whoever reached the knot first, won.

Simple games for children for the holiday

Interesting games and competitions for children for a children's holiday, birthday: description

Game "Joint postcard"

The participants of this game will have to draw a common postcard for the birthday man. Each participant in turn a short time gotta draw something. The postcard will be original.

Competition "Architect"

Divide the children into 2 teams. Prepare a lot of children's cubes in advance. Participants line up in a chain, each must place the cube so that it does not fall. The team with the highest tower wins.

Competition "Racing"

Give two participants the same typewriter. Children sit down at the start and start their cars. Whose next, he won. Then the next couple can compete.

Video: Ideas for children's contests and games

The best fun games and contests for children for a children's holiday, birthday: description

Important: The most fun games on children's holiday those in which children can run, jump, dance.

Game "Cat and Mouse"

Traditional chasing, where the cat catches up with the mice, will never go out of style. You can modernize this game a little, for example, instead of a cat there can be a dragon, a monster, a dog, etc. The main characters can be the children's favorite characters.

Game "Overcome the barrier"

Place the plastic cups in one row to begin with. Invite the children to take turns jumping over the barrier. Then gradually complicate the task by placing the glasses higher and higher.

Bowling game

Children's bowling is a fun game in which children different ages will participate with interest. To do this, you need to buy a children's set: skittles and a ball. The conditions are clear: the player must knock down all the pins with the ball.

Funny Games for a children's party

The best comic games and contests for children for a children's holiday, birthday: description

Competition "Choose a Prize"

Small souvenirs are hung on a rope: a pencil, a balloon, a key chain, a magnet, etc. Each participant is blindfolded, the host spins the participant (very carefully). After that, the participant must choose his prize by touch. The funny thing is that two people with a rope can move around, evade the participant.

The game "Kittens and Puppies"

Divide the children into two teams. Choose two from each team, these will be mothers - a cat and a dog. All other participants are kittens and puppies. All the children mix up and begin to bark and meow. And the mother at this time must find her cubs and gather everyone together.

Chamomile game

Make a daisy with large petals. Write some task on the petal: sing a song, crow, dance, jump on one leg, portray one of the animals, etc. The child tears off the petal and completes the task.

Children's competitions

The best fun games and contests for children for a children's holiday, birthday: description

Game "Young Artists"

Have the children draw. Let the children come up with a character they want to draw together. After that, each participant is blindfolded in turn, and he must blindly draw some part (legs, arms, torso or something else). The picture will be very funny.

Competition "Extra chair"

This game is already old, but remains loved and funny so far. There must be one more participants than there are chairs. To the music, the children run around the chairs. As soon as the music has stopped, the participants take their chairs. The one who did not get a chair is out.

Competition "Planet"

This competition requires children aged 8 years and over. At the very least, they should be able to inflate the balloon themselves and tie it. Two participants compete. Everyone should inflate a balloon, and then with a felt-tip pen draw on it as much as possible more people. This ball will new planet. Whoever has more characters on the ball wins.

The best outdoor games and competitions for children for a children's holiday, birthday: description

Game "Paints"

The facilitator and the participants conduct the following dialogue:

- Knock Knock.

- Who's there?

- Artist.

- Why did you come?

- For paint.

— For what?

- For the red one.

At this moment, all the children who are not wearing red clothes run away. The child in red or with elements of red stands still at this moment.

Competition "Firefighters"

The competition is suitable for hot weather. The two teams must line up. Everyone has empty glasses in their hands. Into a glass last child pour water in a row. He must pour water to his neighbor as carefully as possible and run to the end of the line. The team with the most water left in their glass wins.

Accuracy game

Place a basin or other container. Children must throw small balls into the container from a distance.

Games with throwing objects into a container, you can come up with different ones to attract the interest of children. You can, for example, feed the dragon by throwing balls into its mouth.

outdoor games

The best board games and contests for a children's holiday, birthday: description

Important: Board games are great for a holiday in a small room. In such a situation, you don’t run much, so you need to interest the children in the field.

Game "Unseen Beast"

This game develops imagination and cheers up. Invite the children to dream up about unseen animals. Let everyone answer the question: where does the musician fish live? What is the name of Murmurenko's mother? What is your favorite chocolate bird dish?

Game "Don't Say Yes or No"

The conditions of the game are as follows: the leader asks questions, and the children must answer without using the forbidden words “Yes” and “No”.

Contest "Thumbs up"

When the facilitator says who or what can fly, the children should raise their fingers up. The host also raises his finger, thus confusing the children. The one who never fails wins.

The best games and competitions for boys for a children's holiday, birthday: description

Competition "Strongmen"

Announce that there will now be a competition of strongmen. Have the boys show off their biceps. The joke is that boys will not be measured by biceps, but by holding a pencil between their nose and lip. The host will have to make them laugh so that the pencil falls. Whoever lasts the longest is the main strongman.

Competition "Kangaroo"

Divide the boys into 2 teams. Each team lines up. The first participant pinches the ball between his knees and jumps to the agreed line and back. Pass the ball to the next. The team that jumps faster wins.

Air football game

Two boys stand on either side of the table. A line is drawn in the middle. A light ball or ball must be blown off by mouth to the side of the opponent.

The best games and contests for girls for a children's holiday, birthday: description

Game "Nesmeyana"

Choose one girl who will be the Unsmiled Princess. All the other girls will have to make her laugh. Whoever succeeds, she becomes the next Nesmeyana.

Competition "Who is faster"

On the table in front of the girls, put two dolls and the same set of clothes. To the music, the girls should quickly dress up their doll.

Game "Find the bear"

Hide the teddy bear in the room. Then invite the girls there and offer to look for a bear cub. If you notice that someone is approaching or moving away from the target, say: “warmth”, “cold”.

Birthday contests for girls

The best games and contests for the youngest children, kids for a children's party, birthday: description

Important: For kids 2-3 years old, you need to come up with simple games by age. They will not be able to understand complex games, and the holiday risks turning into a boring one.

round dance

Lead a round dance with the kids with the long-known song "Loaf" to many. Put the birthday boy in the center, let him choose one of the children at the end.

Game "Draw a face"

Prepare pre-printed faceless portraits. Invite the kids to finish the heroes eyes, nose, mouth. You can also experiment and invite children to portray sadness, laughter, surprise, tears, etc.

catch-up

Kids will be happy to run away from a wolf, a cat, a dragon, from a wasp that wants to sting them. The sea of ​​\u200b\u200bjoy is provided.

Game "Teremok"

An adult must play a clubfoot bear in this game. Take a blanket, it will be a teremok. Let the little ones hide under the roof of the tower. When the bear tries to sit on the roof, the children will have to scatter from the tower.

Video: Birthday games for kids

The best games and contests for teenagers for a children's holiday, birthday: description

Important: Teenagers are bored just sitting at the festive table. They are active people and are not averse to having fun and playing at the birthday party.

Game "Mummy"

To play, you will need several rolls of toilet paper, 2 participants per team. One will have to wrap the other in paper like a mummy. Whoever gets it right first wins.

Chicken paw game

The game requires several players. Have everyone hold a felt-tip pen between their toes and try to write some well-known phrase or the phrase “Happy Birthday”. If nothing comes out at all, let them write with their left hand, and left-handers with their right.

Pantomime

Let each of the teenagers draw out a card on which it will be written what he needs to portray with gestures and facial expressions, without words. Other teenagers will have to guess what it is.

twister

Cheerful funny game which can be played not only by adults, but also by teenagers. The main thing is to find a leader who will come up with moves for the players.

Teen Games

Game Mafia for teenagers for a birthday: description

The game "Mafia" is popular among adults, it is often remade a little, removing frankly vulgar characters, and adapted for teenagers.

Important: The essence of the game is that the players are divided into two teams - the mafia and civilians. Peaceful citizens are tired of mafia tricks and decided to get rid of them. The mafia also declares war on the townspeople.

To play Mafia, you need special cards that determine who belongs to the mafia and who belongs to civilians.

For this game, you also need a host who will perfectly know the script and the rules of the game.

You can learn more about the scenario of the game "Mafia" by watching the video.

Video: Children play mafia

Holding a children's holiday is possible for cheerful, energetic people, those who know how to have fun and organize children. You can spend a holiday without an animator, now you know many options for games and contests.

Video: Mafia game for teenagers

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 great importance, but the whole atmosphere of the event depends on the selected competitive program. Interesting and fun competitions for children should be prepared 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 Winnie the Pooh contests will be inappropriate - choose fun that matches 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 holiday program for a 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 a small room, you will 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 rally the 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, inter active 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.

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

Competition for children from 4-12 years old "Tails"

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

Competition for children from 4-12 years old "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. Then the player folds the paper so that only the very end of the neck is visible, and passes the sheet to the second player. The second player continues the drawing, wraps the sheet so that only the bottom lines are visible, and so on until the last team member.
After the sheet unfolds and the result can be evaluated.
The game develops imagination

Competition for children from 4-12 years old "Art relay race"

Artistic relay race is a calm, interesting game that develops Creative skills, thinking, imagination and ability to work in a team.
Game description:
The game requires two teams. Groups have to draw an animal or any object in a certain period of time. In this case, one participant at a time has the right to draw only one line, circle or oval. The team with the drawing that looks more like an animal wins.

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

Game description:
Tie the end of the fishing line to the candy wrapper (instead of the hook).
With the help of a fishing rod, we pull the candy to the mouth, unfold it (without helping with our hands!) And eat it.
Whoever does it faster wins.
The game develops: coordination, dexterity.

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

Balloon volleyball is an entertaining game that promotes the reaction, agility and coordination of the players.
Game description:
The game requires two teams. At a distance of one meter, chairs are placed opposite each other, on which the players sit. The floor is divided by the rope in the middle between the teams. Children play volleyball. The ball must fly over the rope, the players must not get up from their chairs or take the ball in their hands. You can only push the ball. If the ball fell on the opponent's territory, the team gets a point. The game goes up 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 chosen - Princess Nesmeyana, who sits on a chair in front of the rest of the guys. The goal of the rest of the participants is to make the "princess" laugh without touching her at the same time.
The participant who made her laugh becomes Nesmeyana himself.

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 take turns approaching him, and he must determine by touch who is in front of him. If the driver has identified the player, then the identified player becomes the driver, if not, the following players are suitable for identification in turn.
The game develops: sensitivity, memory.

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

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

Game for children from 4-12 years old "Broken phone"

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

Game for children from 6-12 years old "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: mindfulness, logic, thinking.

Game for children from 6-12 years old "Composing a fairy tale for a birthday boy"

Game description:
The facilitator opens a magazine or book on any page and, without looking, points his finger at the word that 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, give it to the birthday man.
The game develops: thinking, fantasy.

Competition for children from 6-12 years old "Fisherman and goldfish"

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

Competition for children from 6-12 years old "Hold the ball"

Game description:
Two pairs are created. For each pair, a circle is drawn with a diameter or a hoop is placed. Players stand in this circle, they 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 can't touch the ball with your hands. The pair that can last the longest wins.
The game develops: endurance, coordination, agility, reaction.

Competition for children from 6-12 years old "Claps"

Game description:
The players stand in a circle. Each participant receives a serial number.
All players begin to rhythmically clap together: twice on their hands, twice on their knees. At the same time, one of the players says his number for clapping his hands, for example - “five-five”, and for clapping his knees - 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. Who goes astray - out. The player who did not have time to call his number or who called 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 - which action means. For example: 3 - hands up, 13 - on the belt, 30 - hands forward, etc.
Players are built in a line at a distance of arms extended to the sides.
If the host says "three" - all players should raise their hands up, with the word "thirteen" - hands on the belt, with the word "thirty" - hands forward, etc.
Players must quickly perform the appropriate movements, gradually the leader increases the pace. Who has gone astray - stands next to the leader and distracts the rest with wrong movements. The most attentive wins.
The game develops: attentiveness, reaction.

Game for children from 6-12 years old "Liberation action"

The Liberation Action is a dynamic game that develops well the hearing, attentiveness, coordination and reaction of the leading player, and the dexterity and reaction of the other players.
Game description:
They form a circle of chairs where the participants of the game sit.
In the center of the circle sit a blindfolded "guard" and a "captive" with hands and feet tied. The rest of the participants in the game "liberators" are trying to free the prisoner, that is, they are trying to untie him. The guard must intervene. Hitting any participant, he takes him out of the game, he must go behind the circle of chairs. The player who manages to free the captive without being caught becomes the guard himself the next time.

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

Game description:
Chairs are placed tightly together in a circle. There are as many chairs as there are players. One of the players (leader) stands in the center of the circle. The rest of the players sit on chairs, and one of the chairs remains free. The driver must have time to sit on a free chair while others move back and forth, interfering with him. When the driver manages to take a seat 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 place), "Left" (players must move counterclockwise one place) or the "Chaos" command. With the "Chaos" command, the participants must quickly change places, the leader tries to sit on any free chair. The player who occupies a chair that was free before the "Chaos" command becomes the driver.

The game develops: attentiveness, dexterity, reaction.

Competition for children from 6-12 years old "Siamese twins"

Game description:
Participants are divided into 2 teams, and the teams are divided into pairs. Pairs of players stand side by side with each other and hug each other by the shoulders. It turns out that the one on the right has only 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 sweets lie and unfold the candy together and eat it. The team that ate all the candies the fastest wins.
If there are few children, then the couples compete with each other. You can give a task: tie shoelaces or make an envelope out of paper.
The game develops: communication skills, emancipation.

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

Hunting is an active game for the development of dexterity, emancipation, coordination of movements for children.
Game description:
The names of all the participants in the game are written on the cards. The cards are shuffled and distributed to the players. The players dance to the music and at the same time keep an eye on the one whose name is written on his card as inconspicuously as possible. As soon as the music stops, the hunter must grab his prey. But each prey player, in turn, must grab the other player for whom he is the hunter. The cards are then shuffled and the game continues.

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

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

Game for children from 6-12 years old "Spoiled Fax"

Game description:
Players sit down one after another, looking at the back of their neighbor's head. The first and last players are given a pen and paper. The last player draws a simple figure on a sheet, and then the same one with a finger on the back of the neighbor in front. Each next player draws on the back of the person sitting 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: mindfulness, hand motility, memory.

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

Game description:
With a rope or tape we delimit the floor. Two players stand on opposite sides of the rope.
Starting position: players stand on one leg opposite each other, and their hands are hooked into the lock behind their backs. The player's task is to move to the side of the enemy without disengaging his hands and without putting 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 considered the one who lowers the second leg to the ground or unhooks his hands.
The game develops: coordination, strength.

Is your baby turning 5 soon? Then get to work! Let's organize a wonderful bright holiday.

A five-year-old child already has his own preferences, clearly knows what he likes and what he doesn't. The five-year-old is waiting for guests, counting the days until the holiday, confidently orders gifts. By the way, the future birthday boy can invite guests on his own. Therefore, so that there is no embarrassment, agree with the child exactly how many people he invited, so that festive table and all paraphernalia corresponded to the number of guests. By the way, if earlier parents were with their little guests, then older children (from 4-5 years old) are already brought to the holiday, and then they are taken away after the event.

Birthday games for 5 years are no longer as simple as before. Children at the age of 5 can already play almost adult games (“the sea worries once”, “crocodile”, etc.).

Scenario for a child's birthday 5 years old: ideas

1. I wonder if the holiday will be themed. This idea is always relevant. Was there a pirate party last year? Then in this we will arrange an intergalactic "party", or a gathering of cowboys of the wild west, or ... Think, Dear Parents! What is your child interested in? Come up with! We recommend that you spend some time and prepare invitations for friends and relatives with your child in advance.

2. Start immediately interesting. So while the guests are gathering, you can already distribute the first task. For example, draw a picture on the theme of the holiday. And then award the best artist. Or arriving guests can put together a puzzle together with the birthday person. In general, organize interesting leisure activities for those who have already arrived, while you are waiting for everyone else.

3. Consider a quest option. Children love looking for treasures using maps. There is nothing easier. Hide in advance around the apartment (even better if the holiday is in the country) surprises, draw up a map with interesting tasks and riddles. Do not delay the game, let the treasure hunt take 30 minutes - both interesting and not tiring. The birthday boy receives a "treasure" ( main gift), and the guests who helped him are sweets.

4. Also, in between the children's feast, you can watch an interesting cartoon.

5. Children's disco - also an interesting pastime for the birthday of a child of 5 years. It can be done at the end, having assembled a festive table, or simply in another room.

6. The prize competition for the best toast in honor of the birthday boy also diversifies the holiday. Children guests can also participate. Don't limit toasting to adults.

7. If there is space in the apartment, give the children the opportunity to move around. So let's play the prize race. Think over the tasks yourself, for example: we jump from start to finish on one leg, on all fours, etc.

8. Also arrange a drawing contest, solve riddles, read poems and play games. See the options for games for the birthday of a child of 5 years old.

9. At the end of the holiday, of course, you need birthday cake with candles, and under the control of parents, you can light sparklers, arrange a salute from balloons (release balloons from the window).

To organize an unforgettable holiday, arrange in advance birthday script for 5 year old. Everything is not as difficult as it seems. Just take into account your child's preferences and think about what interesting things you can do in between meals so that both the child and the guests are interested.

We bring to your attention variants of the game program. Choose those games and contests for the birthday of a child of 5 years which you like.

Creative games and contests for the birthday of a 5-year-old child:

• Joint drawing. We divide the guests into two teams, each we give out a piece of paper with felt-tip pens / pencils. Set the subject of the drawing. Set a time limit (for example, 5 minutes). On your marks! Based on the results of the competition, we award the team with the best drawing.
• "Draw a birthday boy eyes closed" - 2 participants are enough. They are blindfolded, they need to draw a portrait. Who is closer to the original.

Fun games and contests for the birthday of a 5-year-old child:

• Fanta. We read comic tasks in turn for each guest. Guests perform them in turn.
• Tower. For this game you will need wooden cubes, but more. The children take turns putting the cube on the cube. Thus, we get a high pyramid-turret. The player loses, after whose die the tower still does not stand up and falls.
• Mice and cat. While the music is playing, the mice run and dance, as soon as the music subsides, the host - the cat goes hunting, and the mice should sit on a chair as quickly as possible. Who did not have time to sit down, becomes the leader along with the cat.
• Traffic light. All children stand against the wall. Leading - the traffic light calls any color. Those children who have the named color in their clothes calmly cross, those who do not have it must cross the road, and the leader tries to hit them with the ball. A child hit by a ball becomes a traffic light itself.
• Wave. Children must have time to run under the fabric that the leader is waving so that this fabric does not touch them.
• Confusing charger. The leader shows the movements and at the same time calls others. The task of the children is to repeat only what he shows. A more difficult option is to repeat what he calls.
• Warm-cold. In the room, a toy is hidden from the child. The child must find a toy. The rest of the participants should guide the child, prompting: "Warm", "Cold".
• The sea is worried. The host turns away from the rest of the participants, who are dancing to the music, imitating waves, and says loudly:

"The sea is worried,
The sea is worried two,
The sea is rough three
Marine figure freeze in place!

At this point, the players should freeze in the position in which they find themselves. The host turns around, goes around all the players and examines the resulting figures. Whoever moves first of them is eliminated from the game and becomes a "supervisor" - helping the leader to find those who have moved.

• Guess the word. The driver thinks of an object on a topic agreed in advance (furniture, animals, a holiday, etc.), and the players must guess what kind of object it is by asking questions to which the driver answers yes or no. Whoever guesses the word becomes the leader.
• Volleyball with a balloon. The game requires two teams. At a distance of one meter, chairs are placed opposite each other, on which the players sit. The floor is divided by the rope in the middle between the teams. Children play volleyball. The ball must fly over the rope, the players must not get up from their chairs or take the ball in their hands. You can only push the ball. If the ball fell on the opponent's territory, the team gets a point. The game goes up to 15 points.

4. How to entertain kids at a birthday party

The older your baby is, the more diverse games and contests can be at his birthday.

Your baby is 3-4 years old.
Variants of entertaining games and contests for the birthday of a child 3-4 years old.

Riddles and tricks. Fun for a 3 year old's birthday doesn't have to be complicated. To please the children, you can cook a couple of simple tricks. Also hold simple contests with prizes. For example, you can make riddles about animals for children or organize a treasure hunt on a map (with the help of adults or older children).

Dancing and karaoke. Children the same age as your baby will love dancing and children's karaoke, where everyone can jump and scream to their heart's content. You can prepare jumping on a trampoline, playing in the pool with inflatable balls. Collective games will amuse the kids perfectly, where adults can also be involved, such as “train with trailers”, hitting the target with balls, building houses from a large designer and its subsequent noisy destruction.

Quiz "Wonderful bag". At the birthday party of a child of 3 years old, you can play a fun game " Miraculous bag”, where a disguised adult wizard will ask questions, for the correct answers to which the kids will be able to receive prizes and toys.

Puppet show. Your birthday boy and his guests will definitely be pleased with the puppet theater, but you need to prepare for this fun in advance. Such entertainment will already be more interesting for kids from 3-4 years old. After the premiere of the fairy tale you staged, you can invite all the guys to stage a joint story with them in the puppet theater.

House quest. If you have a large apartment, you can prepare an exciting game for the birthday of a child of 3-4 years old. Draw a map and hide the clues in different places. Children will be happy to participate in such an adventure with the help of their parents.

Basin game.

Yes, oddly enough, small children love this activity! It is worth preparing in advance as many basins as the kids will come to your birthday. Some parents may be able to bring a basin with them. Here are some games:

Sitting in basins. You can put toys in the basins so that there is a “fun seat”. Some even manage to lie down in their pelvis.

Rolling in basins. If a carpet or carpet is laid in the room in which the holiday takes place, adults can roll basins with children sitting in them on the floor. And children, in turn, can roll their toys - dolls and animals.

Turtles. Children can be "turtles" by crawling under their inverted coxae.

Pedestal. Standing on an inverted pelvis, like on a pedestal, children can sing songs, recite rhymes or simply jump from it.

Let's make some noise. An inverted pelvis produces an excellent musical instrument - a drum. If conditions permit, have the children tap on it with their hands or spoons.

Your child is 4-6 years old

Variants of entertaining games and contests for the birthday of a child 4-6 years old.

When a child gets older, it is advisable to choose more active games, they should also be educational, as the baby is full of energy and positive that needs to be channeled in the right direction.

Here are a few competitions for example (for the birthday of a child 4-6 years old):

Repeat game.

Children sit in a circle, the first player shows a movement (for example, jumps), the next one repeats, but adds his movement. Thus, the one who goes astray is out of the game;

Airplane game.
Teach the kids how to make airplanes and have a competition for the most beautiful airplane (don't forget to prepare felt-tip pens, pencils and colored paper);

Game "Gold digger": show the children an object that resembles gold (for example, a golden piggy bank), hide it, and divide the children into groups. Let each group develop a plan-strategy for finding the "treasure";

Questions-riddles. Prepare a list of simple (consider the age of the children) general education questions. Give a small prize to each child who answers correctly.

"Guess the animal."

"In the bag". Children become in a circle. Find a beautiful summer hat with a brim, put it on the head of one of the children. As soon as the music begins to play, the child turns around, takes off and passes the hat to the neighbor. He dresses, turns around, passes clockwise again. The music stops abruptly. The one in the hat drops out and sits at the sweet table, waiting for the others.

Giving a child an unforgettable and bright birthday party is not only the direct task of parents, but his happy eyes and radiant smile will be your biggest reward for your efforts.

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Dwarfs and giants

The sea is worried

The sea is worried
The sea is worried two,
The sea is rough three

Do it on cue

If it's fun, do it.
We clap.

If it's fun, do it.
We clap our hands together three times.

Warm-cold

Day - night - hunter

Let's play snowballs

Fun games for children 4-5 years old for a birthday

Continuing the theme of celebrating a children's birthday, we have selected a variety of games that will help make a birthday for children 4-5 years old unforgettable.

Password

For each child who comes to visit, the host (dad, mother, grandmother or grandfather) announces that the entrance is only with a password. If you have time, come up with a "ceremonial gate" through which you need to pass. It can be just a doorway to the room, decorated with balloons or crepe paper flowers. And you can come up with a narrow and low hole between two chairs. Decorate them with balloons or soft toys too.

The password can be written in advance in the invitation. If you haven't handed them out, just teach the guest from front door: "Wow-wow, meow-meow, happy birthday." For many, the end of the phrase sounds "congratulations".

Salute in honor of the birthday

Our birthday boy is 5 years old, so we will clap exactly five times. All children stand in a circle. Inside the children's circle, sketch a lot of colorful balloons. At the command of the host, the children clap their hands 5 times, then quickly bend over the balls, throw them up with the word "Salute!". They immediately bend down for the next ball, again shouting "Salute!" And so you can shout, tossing balls, a couple of minutes. Turn on a cheerful song, write down this cheerful congratulation for the family chronicle.

finger tree

In order for the child to remember the birthday of 5 years for a long time, I propose to make the painting “Magic Tree” with finger paints. It is desirable, of course, that each guest has his own color. There are as many fingers on the hand as our hero of the occasion is, so we will dip each finger into the paint. I took the idea from the wedding tradition, you can see how beautiful the tree with finger leaves looks. Such a panel may well decorate the children's room for many more years.

Sign the names of the guests with a pen. Now is the time to wash your hands before eating! We all go to the bathroom.

Journey

Immediately after eating, active games are not recommended, so let's deal with a giant application. Lay out roll paper for drawing or unnecessary wallpaper (pattern down) on the floor. Cut out clouds, the sun, trees, flowers, mountains, sea, fish, etc. from colored paper in advance. And we will also need modes of transport on which we will send the birthday boy on a trip: a car, an airplane, a balloon, a boat, an elephant. If you also print and cut out a round portrait of a child, it will be generally wonderful.

Lay out the application together with the children, come up with a trip together, glue the figures with a glue stick.

candy soup

This is a relay. Bring two pots, put them on stools or just on the floor. Choose two participants, give each a ladle (according to experience, five-year-olds are easier to manage with it than with a spoon). Now, at a distance of 2-3 meters from the pans, put 2 handfuls of sweets. You need to transfer one candy in a ladle. Try to help the lagging behind so that friendship wins and the children get the same prizes.

Read also:

• Birthday of a child 5-6 years old. Script for birthday celebration

• Where to celebrate and how much does a child's birthday cost

guess the beast

Blindfold the child's eyes. We give you a soft toy. You have to guess who it is. I advise you to involve adults in this fun. Let them show that this is not a very serious task - you can joke, make assumptions for a long time and, in the end, call the hare a dragon. Children quickly adopt the manner of comic guessing, they laugh a lot. Prizes for everyone!

cold-hot

The most common game with the search for a hidden toy. The children leave the room, the presenter hides the bear, calls everyone back to the room. According to the words "cold-warmer-hot" children understand where to look. To children at the age of 5, this game seems very mysterious.

Semi-flower

While the children are eating the cake, we tell them the fairy tale "Flower-Semitsvetik". Not everyone remembers the plot and moral of the work of Valentin Kataev, they listen with great pleasure. Now we get our flower. It is not necessary to make a leg for him, it is difficult. You can use a ball mount. Your semi-flower should have multi-colored petals. Before parting, we ask guests to tear off the petal and wish our birthday something really important. Connect adults, they already know what to say.

Disco

Suitable music from "Barbarikov" or "Multkontsert". If the kids are tired, at the end of the holiday, arrange a joint viewing of your favorite cartoons - this always goes well.

Birthday 4 years - games and contests. Ideas for organizing a holiday at 4 years old

Today we are faced with the task of thinking about how to make interesting and bright holiday for a 4 year old child's birthday.
Parents should choose the theme of the event (pirate party, animal planet, treasure hunt, space adventure, princess ball, etc.), decide how to host the event - on their own or hire a host with their own contests, and where to celebrate - at home, in the yard, on cottage, kindergarten, kids club, playroom, etc.

Games and contests for Birthday 4 years

How to introduce children, see the birthday script for 3 years - The game is the acquaintance of children with each other.

An interesting solution - task cards
We draw animals in advance with the child. Or just print from the Internet. So, on the one hand, we have a drawing. But on the other hand, we write various tasks according to the age of the child. You can complete several tasks even before the guests arrive, so that the baby has a good mood. To do this, encourage the child (for example, with a candy or a small gift) for the completed task (tell a rhyme, jump on the 1st leg).
This idea can be used for children of any age, only make tasks easier or more difficult.

Dwarfs and giants
The players become in a circle. The host explains that if he says "dwarfs" everyone should squat down, and if he says "giants" everyone should stand up. Whoever makes a mistake is out of the game.
First, the leader gives the correct commands, and then the words "dwarfs" and "giants" are replaced by similar ones. So he can deliberately give the wrong commands, for example: "Potato! Rope! Pockets! Bucket!". The one who makes the fewest mistakes wins.

The sea is worried
The host says some words, and the children move randomly:

The sea is worried
The sea is worried two,
The sea is rough three
Marine figure freeze in place

After these words, the players freeze, depicting "sea" figures. The host approaches any player, touches him with his hand - the player depicts who exactly he shows. The leader's task is to guess what kind of figure it is.
If the player portrays unlike, he becomes water to the next stage. Of course, sometimes the host himself deliberately "sueds" some player, but then you can decide controversial issue collectively. There was another complication to the rules: if any player moved or laughed during the "performance" of the other, then he became water.
Also guessed: animal figure, bird figure, clown figure, etc.

Do it on cue
Children go stand in a circle with the leader and move in a circle. The host gives pre-arranged signals - sound (clap hands). For example: when the host claps his hands once, the children freeze, when he claps twice, the children run, when three, the children walk. Whoever makes a mistake is out. The game helps to develop mindfulness, coordination and thinking.

Dance game "If life is fun, do it"
If it's fun, do it.
We clap our hands together three times.

If it's fun, do it.
We clap.

If we have fun, we will smile at each other.
We smile at our neighbors on the right and on the left.

If it's fun, do it.
We clap our hands together three times.

The game continues, clapping is replaced by stomping, jumping, turning.

Warm-cold
Around the room, secretly from the child, a toy is placed, which should be in plain sight. The child must find a toy. One selected participant leaves, the toy is placed somewhere in the room, a blindfolded child is introduced. The rest of the participants should guide the child, prompting: "Warm", "Cold".

Day - night - hunter
If the host says the word "day", everyone runs around the room. If "night", squat down and close your eyes. Hearing the word "hunter", they quickly climb into a chair, into an armchair, that is, into a house, and whoever did not have time becomes the leader and catches the gaping players.

Let's play snowballs
Snowballs can be made from sheets of paper, newspapers ... We give out our snowballs to each of the children, put a bucket or a basin. Let's take turns. The winner is the one who large quantity once hit with snowballs in a bucket.

Do not forget that children love everything bright and beautiful, so it is advisable to play games with interesting props and arrange costume contests. For example, we prepare an unusual hat and put it on the leader's head. This competition will be hosted by mom - we put on a hat for her. Then dad? Great, now he has the presenter's hat.
Of course, such preparations will require more time, but it's worth it. The birthday of a child at 4 years old will not be boring, and games and contests will be fun and memorable.

Baby birthday games

For children 7-10 years old, you need to come up with an unusual plot (weave the events of different fairy tales or update them “in a modern way”).

The fabric will act as a screen (children or parent volunteers hold it by the two upper ends)

2. Teremok - a comic game. Parents need help again. The fabric now needs to be stretched parallel to the floor at a height of 1 m, holding the corners.
Children, on whose hands dolls-gloves are dressed, climb into the "house". Now the animator plays the role of a bear who wants to crush the tower. Artistically reconcile, from which side to fall on the roof, sit down slightly, the children scatter with squeals.

Clothesline

There are several options, painfully successful props :-).

1. Limbo. Always fun in a group of any age category. Two people pull the rope parallel to the floor at neck level, then 10-15 cm lower, even lower and more. All participants in the holiday to cheerful music must go under the rope, bending in the back.

2. From the rope (5-7 meters), you can lay out lanes for the relay race on the floor. Children go like a tightrope winding path to speed.

3. Tie prizes to the rope, which the children cut off with their eyes closed.

4. One end of the rope is tied to a box with a gift, the other - to a pencil. Whoever winds the entire rope around the pencil the fastest wins a prize.

5. We divide the children into 2 teams, each with the same piece of rope. It is necessary to “string” each member of the team on a rope through a loop in a jacket, through a belt, jacket or T-shirt (from one sleeve to another), through shoelaces in sneakers or even bows on the head. Those kids who did it all faster and funnier win.

Bubble

Well, it's generally a win-win. I use them while filming a video for a fun children's song. Beautiful, fun, looks very cool on the video. You can hold a competition for the biggest bubble.

Banana

In principle, you can and cucumber. Or something completely inedible. The point is this. Remember the cartoon "38 Parrots"? There they measured the growth of a boa constrictor in parrots. And we will be in bananas! This is such a height gauge. From the floor to the top of the head, we measure the birthday man with a banana, and if it turned out that the height is 8 and a half bananas, defiantly clean and bite off the excess. The birthday man himself, his parents or one of the guests can take a bite.

Skittles and ball

Everything is clear, we play bowling. When there are several children of about the same age, the entertainment is very reckless. We give several attempts, count downed pins for each participant or team, and reward the winner. .

If this is at a children's summer camp, factory skittles can be replaced with bottles of sand or water (fill them a third).

magnetic darts

The boys love it. Being the most accurate at a children's party is a very important victory. It's convenient that this darts roll into a small tube(the target is soft, you only need a strong carnation on the wall).

Rhythmic music, like the Radetzky March, should be on the record.

Box and clapperboard

Any box with a lid will do (shoes can be pasted over with bright paper). Children stand in a circle, put the box in the center of the circle. We play psychics. You need to alternately name the items that can be in this box. Invite children to make hand movements like psychics, close their eyes and do shamanism in every possible way :-). We give three attempts. Whoever is closest to the answer wins. You can put sweets, prizes, toys ... or a cracker! Let confetti fly out, shower all participants. Girls like it when there are rose petals in the cracker ...

Cards with comic tasks

From constant noisy and outdoor games, not only the animator gets tired, but also the children :-). This is where picture cards come in handy. Children are known to love tasks with random answers, they are insanely funny. Suitable for ages 5-7 years old.

The animator asks questions. For example: “What will you fly to the sea on?” Children take turns drawing cards with cards: “On a cloud!”, “On a bagel”, “On a vacuum cleaner”, “On a soap bubble!” etc.

Or like this: “What do you most want as a present for your next birthday?” Children: meat grinder, paper plane, crocodile, stone, seed, etc.

I take pictures from children's lotto.

Board games

This is also a rest from running around. It is convenient to use if there are no more than 5-6 people for small guests.

To the children themselves, who knew computer games, rpg games are boring to play. But if together with the animator - a completely different matter. Some are so addicted that they can't stop. I recommend! The box does not take up much space, chips and dice are included.

Disco music CDs

It is best to make a selection of the songs "Children's Radio Disco". We often listen to the children, there are excellent modern compositions. For children 3-7 years old, you can take Barbarikov discs.

Disco ball

If it is possible to darken the room, turn on the disco ball. It costs quite inexpensively, and the disco turns out to be much more effective, believe me!

Crayons for face and body, face painting paints

For a person who does not have special face painting skills, crayons are just a godsend! You can draw simple patterns on the face and hands (of course, entertainment is more for girls): flowers, hearts, cats, mice, emoticons, etc. If you already have experience, buy the right face painting paints.

Toilet paper rolls

It's you, dear animators, tired of playing mummy! And every year, children are born who wrap themselves for the first time toilet paper! Let them have some fun!

Another option (you can at the table). Pass the roll around, have the children tear off as many squares as they want. This is such a test for greed (just don't warn in advance). Just come up with a “punishment”: say as many wishes to the birthday man as you tore off the squares (pull up off the floor, crow, hug so many people, and so on).

Large fireplace matches or counting sticks

There are several interesting problems in logical thinking. Keep it in stock, sometimes even adults are connected to solving :-). Here are puzzles that will captivate both children and their parents (copy the link): http://logo-rai.ru/index.php/zadachi-golovolomki-so-spichkami?start=3

Roll paper for drawing

A good idea even if there are a lot of children. Roll out a few meters of paper on the floor, give wax crayons or thick felt-tip pens. You can draw a huge picture on the topic. For example, " Undersea world" or "Sky".

Materials for a creative master class

They are quite expensive, so discuss with your parents in advance whether you will paint glasses or cups with ceramic markers, draw on round stones, make gel candles, soap, paint photo frames, etc. .

It is quite possible to take wedding idea"Wish tree" and use finger paints. .

Awards and prizes

If you choose the prizes for the holiday yourself, take the ideas from my article “100 ideas for 100 friends up to 100 rubles”.

If not, you should have some stock of stickers for clothes and joke medals (at least drying on a string).

Prizes for children: 100 ideas for 100 friends up to 100 rubles.

I absolutely know what questions need to be answered:

• what are the best prizes for children?
• where to order them so that the courier brings everything in one box directly to the school?
• what to buy so that it is a lot and cheap, but at the same time from safe materials?
• where to buy so that you can easily provide a report on the money spent?

I will answer most questions right away. After long wanderings, I settled on the online giant Ozone. Consider that I gave a worthy answer to the last three questions. Always clear, on time, polite, no problems with documentation. The prices are good.

What are the best prizes for children?

I chose the most interesting little things for children of primary school age at a price from 13 to 100 rubles. In some cases, the amount is slightly higher, but this only means that that in one pack there are many small prizes that can be presented separately.

Trite, but always successful:

Soap bubbles, wax crayons, stickers, stickers on clothes, in the form of tiny soft toys, kinder surprises and lollipops, small clockwork bath toys, jumping balls, carnival masks and glasses with a nose, colored wigs, ears and horns.

Flashlights, kaleidoscopes, whistles, small magnifiers. It's for sale EVERYWHERE :-).

smart toys

Puzzles children like it.

Rubik's Cube, lots of metal puzzles, "snakes".

Great prizes that develop logical thinking - puzzles from different materials.

Just fun things

These little things have no practical purpose, apparently, that's why children like them so much. Give as prizes for contests rattle magnets (they click loudly in the air), slimes and jumpers (there are several of them in the package, give one by one).

Fancy stationery

This is where the handles got me interested. I don’t know if the teacher will allow writing with a grape pen at school, but it’s quite suitable for filling a notebook with girlish secrets. There's a lot of good stuff like that in the newsstands.

Well, and, of course, erasers. We never dreamed of such diversity! Most of all, I was fascinated by the samples combined with sharpeners - chocolates and cookies. It's not just a prize! It's a pleasure for the whole academic year. .

For boys

Into the amount up to 100 rubles you can choose a water pistol, a designer for 30 parts, a small play set with little men (Vikings, orcs, special forces), Bakugan. I buy all this in large supermarkets, where it is cheaper.

A great option is folding paper rooms (living room, kitchen, bedroom, nursery) that girls can cut and glue. Here is an example for 199 rubles. There are bathrooms, and bedrooms, and living rooms ... My daughter loves it!

inflatable suit

If you spend a lot of holidays, it makes sense to invest in an inflatable suit. Hold some competitions or a disco in the form of a fat ballerina or a personal trainer. Children love this unexpected transformation. .

Throwers, beaters, hits

Here intelligence is not needed, and it is quite possible to entertain guests from 3 to 103.

From experience, such competitions sometimes turn out to be very reckless. It’s hard to guess what exactly your guests will like, I’ll just list the options, and you decide on the available props and set aside a place for the game.

• if there is any variant of darts (magnetic, balls with Velcro), feel free to assign a prize to the most accurate, interest in the competition will be sure
• skittles or plastic bottles filled with beans, peas or water are fun to knock down with a rubber ball at any age. Prize for winning New Year's bowling!
• throwing "snowballs" from a newspaper into a basket (what if someone gets a score of 10 out of 10?). Distance - 2 meters!

We close our eyes!

Standard set joke contests, but the New Year is always a success.

Here are 3 options:

• cut the prize from the tape (it’s more fun if you don’t tie the rope to the cabinets, but give it to two guests in the hands - let them change the height after the player has stopped seeing the target. A blindfolded person will need to work harder, and we’ll make the observers laugh!)

• sticking a plasticine nose to a drawn snowman is also not so easy (we blindfold, unwind, let the participant go to the poster with the picture)

• build a pyramid out of plastic cups. Before blindfolding, we show the "drawing" of the tower - 4 inverted cups at the base, then three, two, one on top. The fastest and most accurate builder wins

A joke concert!

We collect here all the music, circus and dance competitions.

noise orchestra

Great entertainment for a mixed company of adults and children from 2 to 12 years old. Here are my ideas for choosing instruments and music.

Poetic horoscope!

We recall what Symbols of the year are in the horoscope, let the guests name their own. If there are 2 dogs or 3 snakes, joint performance is allowed.

Exercise: read Mikhalkov's poem

They say New Year's Eve
Whatever you wish -
Everything will always happen
Everything always comes true

How… rat, pig, dragon, snake, cat, dog, bull, tiger, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster!

neon show

To be honest, it was unexpectedly effective even for me, although I came up with this idea and implemented it. For seven children who, together with adults, celebrated the New Year, I bought neon luminous accessories. Previously, these were only bracelets, now there are glasses, beads, head jewelry, ears and sticks. By the way, I bought earrings for myself.

So ... I gathered the children in a separate room and dressed everyone, from toddlers to teenagers, in these jewelry (bracelets on arms and legs are possible):

Then I turned on "Jingle Bells" in a rock version, turned off the light in the room and started all the glowing children. It was very cool as the kids started jumping and spinning, the neon decorations seemed to fill the entire space. I'll tell you, the light show was no worse than those for which corporate parties pay a lot of money :-). All these accessories are sold in almost all stores with festive tinsel.

Dance "Engine" + family disco

This is an excuse to distract all guests from eating salads. We invite adults and children, build according to height and ask them to put their hands on the waist of the previous dancer. This picture makes me happy. A long, long teenager can stand in front, behind him are all the grandparents, the “last trailer” is a two-year-old baby. The video is great, don't forget to take it.

I must say, the train falls apart quite quickly, but for us it is also good, since the guests are already ready to dance a little. It’s boring to stomp to one long song at a family party, so we turn on these cuts from hits one by one (copy the link): http://muzofon.com/search/music%20 for%20competitions.

New Year's karaoke (choir battle)

As a rule, karaoke sites have a selection of winter songs. If not, put it in the "favorites" folder in advance so as not to search in new year's eve these songs:

• “A Christmas tree was born in the forest, it grew in the forest ...”
• "The ceiling is icy, the door is creaky"
• "Three White Horses"
• "The little Christmas tree is cold in winter"
• "Blue frost"
• "Snow is falling"
• "Five minutes":
• "Song about bears"

Not everyone likes to sing solo, so you will have four nominations: children's choir, female choir, male, mixed.

Obstacle dance

All guests stand on the right side of the room. We need plastic cups again. We build a low fence (2 floors) from them, which guests easily overcome by dancing, moving to the left side of the room.

We build another "floor". Everyone again moves, making dance moves, over the wall. So we build until the participants need to jump. The smartest wins a prize!

If there are no benches, we pull the rope (two people hold it) at a height of 20, 30, 40, 50 cm from the floor, and so on.

Photoprobes

You will laugh twice. During the process itself and after some time, when you get the finished pictures.

We use New Year's accessories, do not skimp on facial expressions and gestures!

For each guest, you come up with a casting with photo tests for the role:

• best Santa Claus
• the most greedy Santa Claus
• the most beautiful Snow Maiden
• the sleepiest Snow Maiden
• the most gorged guest
• the happiest guest
• the cunning Baba Yaga
• the most evil Kashchei
• the strongest hero
• the most capricious princess
• the biggest snowflake
• and so on…

Trivia from Santa Claus

In Europe, this entertainment is called "Secret Santa", but we are patriots, we have our own wonderful grandfather. I came up with such a legend ... Santa Claus was walking through the forest with gifts, caught on a branch, and slightly tore the bag. Large gifts remained in the bag, but small ones fell out. We picked them up and now we will give them to all our guests!

We buy small and pleasant little things in advance and wrap them in opaque wrapping paper. Personally, to speed up the process, I simply put a souvenir in a square piece of paper, shape it into a bag and tie it with a ribbon. I have been shopping for the whole of December - 2-3 things with each shopping cart in the store. By the end of the month, I have a whole bag of kinders, liquid soap in the form of animal figures, candles, frames, calendars, chocolate hares, key chains and lanterns.

Ask "Who is this gift?" You can pull papers out of a hat, but my son likes to appoint the lucky one himself: “Uncle Zhenya!” We give the gift, wait until he demonstrates to everyone the lost trifle from Santa Claus, then the next question “Who is this gift for?” Every time I am surprised with what trepidation the guests are waiting for these gifts ... Even adults :-).

Let's laugh and think

If you have a lot of adults at your party, buy ready-made collections with tasks on cards.

To be honest, I accidentally opened these wonderful task cards at a ridiculous price. We were entertained by a real presenter, but I remembered the box with tasks ... We laughed to the point of hiccups, some words from related languages ​​\u200b\u200bare painfully funny for the Russian ear. Actually, they had to be guessed (options offered).

"Zashkodnik"- 120 double-sided cards. Well, for example, "T-shirt" in translation from Bulgarian is who? Mother, cousin or grandma? Or what should one imagine if the word in Czech sounds "hammer"? And there are all sorts of stinks, battles and obscurantism (these are all decent words in translation).

What else happens?

• "Bullshit"- a collection of rare words of the Russian language (so rare that even from the proposed options it is difficult to choose the right one to explain the meaning)
• "Why meter"- 120 questions with answers, such as "Why is there a camel on the flag of the Chelyabinsk region?"
• "Citatomer"- 120 cards where you will be asked to complete the quote of a great man
• "Personometer"- 120 name cards. You just need to remember and choose the correct answer: Rabindranath Tagore - WHO is this?

Grab it

Something like a game with chairs, when someone from the gape has nowhere to sit. Only no chairs are needed - only a small table or stool with a tray on which carnival accessories lie - spouts, glasses, wigs, caps. The one who did not get the decoration by the end of the music is out. Naturally, the accessory must not only be grabbed, but also put on. For the second round, we put everything on the stool again, continue until 1 winner is revealed. Here is an example of funny glasses for such a competition.

Take away a gift

Two members. Two boxes (possibly from shoes) with prizes wrapped in beautiful paper. Tie a ribbon (2 - 2.5 m) to each box, the other end to a pencil.

We put the participants on one line, we give pencils in our hands. 1-2-3! We begin to wind the tape on the pencil. The one who does it faster takes the prize.

You can also joke. Let the child and adult compete. In the "children's" box we put something very light, and in the "adult" - dumbbell... Let it reel!

Success Prediction

Everyone is pleased to know that only success awaits in the future. Therefore, we put in a hat the names of all those present, written on pieces of paper, and voice questions like these:

Who will be the best student in the new year? (pull paper...)

Kate! (well, or grandmother Tanya ...)

• Who will make the great discovery?
• Who will find the treasure?
• Who will win the lottery?
• Who will receive the most gifts?
• Who will have the most good news in the new year?
• Who will travel a lot?
• Who is in for the biggest surprise of 2015?
• Who will have the most great success at work (at school)?
• Who will be the most athletic in the new year?
• Who will be the healthiest?
• Who will become famous?
• Who's biggest dream will come true?

What's in the black box...

Now all of us will be psychics. Put a box on a chair in the center of the room (you can use shoes), offer to guess what lies there. Let the guests come up to the box, make movements with their hands, copying the magicians.

We begin to accept one answer from each person present. Children, of course, assume the presence of toys, adults - anything.

You can put a really valuable thing in the box that will suit any gender and age (a cup with the symbol of the year, for example), or you can put a cracker. Let everyone get confetti for their work :-). By the way, now there are crackers from which 100-dollar bills fly out.

How to arrange a birthday for a child at 3, 4, 5 years old. Scenario and interesting games for a holiday at home