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

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

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

Professional animators give advice:

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

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

Calm contests

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

Acquaintance

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

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

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

Learn the subject

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

Cheerful artist #1

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

Playing the artist #2

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

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

Unseen Beast

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

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

Options:

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

word game

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

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

Broken phone

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

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

Funny contests

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

Fashion show

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

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

Miracle Chamomile

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

funny answers

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

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

young talent

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

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

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

fun flight

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

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

Guess the animal

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

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

Mobile and active games

Does the area allow for running around? Let the kids loosen up. Even in a medium sized room small number guests can arrange fun competitions.

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The biggest soap bubble

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

Accurate shooter

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

catch the tail

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

extra chair

For kids from 5 years old. A familiar game always causes a storm of emotions. A prerequisite is a large room so that there is where to run.

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

Unusual volleyball

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

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

Children's bowling

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

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

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

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

If your kid is already between the ages of 5 and 7, you have a great opportunity to celebrate his birthday not only fun, but also useful. The fact is that during this period the personality of the child develops at a rapid pace in all spheres of life. In boys and girls during this period:

• increases intelligence and conscious curiosity;
• there is control over emotions;
• willpower and moral concepts appear;
• increases physical strength and endurance.

Where to celebrate a birthday

The main thing is that the child is no longer afraid of animators, or magicians, or any other professionals in the field of children's entertainment, but, on the contrary, is happy with them and really wants to take part in some exciting adventure or watch an experimental show. The birthday of a kid aged 5-7 years old can be celebrated in any place you like, respectively, both with and without animators. Such a place could be:

• children's cafe or restaurant. There are a lot of them now and all the conditions for family leisure are created there.
• Entertainment Center;
• nature;
• game room;
• museum.

Planning your child's birthday

If you have not entrusted the organization of the event for your child to professionals entirely, then you will need to draw up a celebration plan in advance (about 2 weeks before the long-awaited event) with traditional points:

• place and time of the event;
• booking a hall (it is important to do this in advance);
• number of guests;
• menu;
• accessories;
• program and script of the holiday and entertainment;
• birthday gifts and guests;

Remember that some children's institutions have their own rules for holding holidays, so you need to clarify them in advance. Also ask about the possibility of bringing some food or drinks with you. In some places, this is strictly prohibited, therefore, in order to avoid unpleasant surprises, it is better to find out everything in advance.

When organizing children's event Parents always bear a great responsibility and nervous burden. Therefore, it is better to think over all the little things of the holiday in advance, otherwise, in a hurry and nervousness, you can miss something important and spoil the joy of the child and his little guests.

Entertainment program for children's birthday

Sometimes parents still celebrate the birthdays of children aged 5-7 years (especially 5) at home. In this case, it is very important to carefully consider the entertainment program yourself. It is best to start with a birthday greeting. This process should be organized in a non-standard way in order to immediately set the tone for the holiday. For example, the voices of your favorite cartoon characters will be just right in this case. You can also congratulate your child in the costume of some funny animal or the hero of his favorite cartoon, or make a good one.

After the procedure for presenting gifts, you can proceed to games and contests.

Games and contests for the birthday of a child 5-7 years old

funny balls

Cheerful traffic light

This game involves the host, who is wearing clothes of three colors of a traffic light. The task of the children is to cross the road, carefully listening to the commands of the leader. If the leader says “red”, then only players whose clothes are red can cross the road, and the rest need to run so that the traffic light leader does not hit them with the ball. The one who got caught becomes the leading traffic light himself.

fun wave

Two adults stretch out a long, wide cloth and wave it like it's a sea storm. Dolphin players try to run under the fabric without being hit by it. If the fabric touches the dolphin, then he is out of the game.

Guess!

In this game, the host thinks of a word on a specific topic, which he tells the children. Participants must guess the word by asking leading questions, to which the facilitator answers in monosyllables: “yes” or “no”.

Nickname

The children stand in a circle and throw a ball to each other, coming up with a cute nickname, based on the character and appearance of the person to whom the ball flies. For example, a girl with white skin is Snow White.

The main thing in this game is that the gathered company should be friendly and polite, and indeed, give each other only pleasant nicknames.

Cats and mice

Favorite game of millions, especially those who attended kindergarten.))) Participants form a circle, holding hands. A player is placed inside the circle to represent the mouse. And the cat player becomes outside the circle. Her task is to get inside and catch the mouse. Children in a round dance actively prevent the cat from achieving its goal. The cat tries to crawl under the circle, jump over it or break the chain of intertwined hands of the participants. If she succeeds, then the children should immediately release the mouse from the circle and keep the cat in it. The game continues until the cat grabs the mouse.

windball

You will need a plastic cover to play. plastic bottle with water or lemonade. It is placed on the table exactly in the middle. Players are divided into 2 teams and are located on both sides of the table. Each team starts blowing on the lid, trying to blow it into the enemy territory.\

The task is to score a goal to the opponents. Pushing the object with hands or other objects is prohibited. The winning team receives a prize - a cup with a favorite drink.

This year, we played such air hockey. The children liked the game very much. I had to play a few games.

Strongmen

A game-mood and warm-up for the muscles of the face and ... the press. The children are given markers. They should be placed between the nose and upper lip child. The task of the participants is to keep the felt-tip pen in place as long as possible. And the task of adults is to make the “strong men” laugh.

Taster

One of the participants is blindfolded and put in his mouth a piece of something delicious: an orange, candy, banana, apple, plum, pear (prepare a wide range). By taste, the player must determine what is in his mouth. When a child makes a mistake, another player takes over.

Repeat the move

The attendees sit in a circle. The first participant shows the movement. The second player repeats the same movement, but adds his own. The third participant repeats two movements and also adds something of his own ... and so on in turn. The last player has the hardest time of all, who must repeat all previous movements without error. The one who gets lost is out of the game.

Giants and dwarfs

The adult leader takes turns saying the words: “dwarfs” - everyone should squat down; "giants" - everyone needs to get on their feet. The game requires attention and good coordination of movements.

The host is allowed to confuse the players. For example, he can give fake commands: “Cucumbers!”, “Cow!”. A participant who mixed up the team or was not attentive enough is out of the game.

Watch a few more games for a large company of children in this video:

Take care in advance about the reward for the losing participants, or better, small gifts for all participants. Winning and losing will be secondary. Give the kids a cute souvenir, a small toy, or something sweet from the table.

After games and entertainment, invite the children and their parents to the table. After the gala dinner, be sure to bring in a cake with the right amount of candles so that the birthday boy blows them out and makes his most cherished wish to the cheerful music.

Feast for children and adults

By the way, at this age, children are already beginning to understand whether the celebration is beautifully decorated. Therefore, it will not be superfluous to take care of the festive and original serving and table decoration.

• serve the main course on the same plates and with a single design plot;
• Prick canapes and desserts on wooden or plastic skewers that resemble forks (only with very blunt ends). After eating, the skewers must be removed immediately so that they do not become a subject for the game;
• Arrange the canapes on several small plates so that they can be placed at several ends of the table. If you don’t have a common table, then we place the plates on the windowsills, coffee table or bedside tables;
• choose some dense product as the basis for canapes - hard biscuits, bread, cucumber, marshmallows, root crops (so that there are no crumbs);
• avoid eating rye and gray bread for sandwiches - this is too heavy food for small tummies;
• to give originality to the dish, cut canapes in the form of shapes: square, oval, circle, star, heart;
• spread canapes between layers with sauce: cottage cheese, sour cream or low-fat mayonnaise;
• arrange the main meat dish in the form of funny hedgehogs, fish and crabs. Attach crab legs made from strips of boiled carrots or canned zucchini rings, and let the eyes be cloves or dark olives. In the form of funny little animals, you can arrange any children's salad;
• put several animals at the same time on a plate for each baby: for example, from salad and from meat - there will be no limit to the delight of the child;
• include in the holiday diet sausages from a trusted manufacturer (necessarily made according to state standard), even if Everyday life you don't complain about them. You can make a lot of interesting and funny figures from sausages: turtles, octopuses, rabbits and dogs - everything that is enough for imagination.

After the feast and the solemn removal of the cake with candles, be sure to arrange a children's disco. Let the kids jump and frolic to the funny songs of cartoon characters. And let the kids have unforgettable impressions after the celebration!

Happy preparations and happy holidays!

Sincerely,

Marina Talanina and Lyudmila Potsepun.

Often parents decide to celebrate the birthday of their child at home. It is more comfortable at home, everything you need is at hand, but at the same time there are many worries. Small guests should be accommodated, treated and entertained. Let's try to figure out the last task by choosing interesting and funny contests for children's birthday at home.

Contests should be selected based on the age of the birthday person and guests, because what is interesting for a three-year-old child is unlikely to be liked by a 6-year-old child, and a five-year-old child will not be able to cope with tasks for a primary school student. Therefore, we will divide the competitions into groups.

At this age, kids are not yet able to decide any logical tasks, but they are quite mobile and like to learn something new, so it is better for them to choose active entertainment. But there should also be quiet activities so that the children do not get tired too quickly. Here are some suitable options:

Clothespins

Before the arrival of guests, we cling clothespins to curtains, furniture, tablecloths, toys and other places where they can be attached. Don't hide too much, let them be in plain sight. Next, we divide the children into two teams and for a certain period of time each team must find as many clothespins as possible.

little penguins

Of the props, we need only two balls. We divide the children into two teams with an equal number of participants, mark the start and finish. Participants hold the balls between their knees and, on command, begin to jump from start to finish. This is a task for speed, the team that can cope faster and does not lose the ball wins. If the ball is lost along the way, the player returns to the starting line and starts his journey from the beginning.

Guess whose shadow

This is a variant of a calm competition so that the children have a little rest between active fun. you will need a flashlight, a few easily recognizable objects and a wall as a screen. There should be a partition between the screen and the audience so that they do not see the object itself, but only its shadow. With the help of a flashlight, we project a shadow onto the screen and invite the kids to guess the object. Here, both a team option and an individual one are possible. And to determine the winner, you can give out chips or sweets for each unraveled shadow.

Entertainment for children 4-6 years old

At this age, kids already know a lot, they have more developed motor skills, so the choice of birthday entertainment for them is expanding significantly. Let's look at a few examples.

Fishing

Props: a fishing rod with a magnet at the end (these are sold in a set with fish) and sweets or small souvenirs with coins inside to be magnetized. First check if the candies will be magnetized so that they are not too heavy. The winner is the one who catches more “fish” in a certain period of time. And the reward in such a competition is the catch itself.

Tutankhamen

Organizing this fun at home is not difficult. For this competition, you need to prepare two packs of disposable cups of 100 pieces. Each team is given a package of cups. The task of the participants is to build a pyramid higher than that of the rivals, so that it does not collapse.

Treasure

This entertainment is something like a mini-quest. A great option for a homemade birthday party. For him, a house plan is drawn up in advance, according to which the children must find the treasure. You can divide the participants into teams, each of which will have its own search plan, or combine the children into one team. In an apartment where there is not much free space, it would be more expedient to play as one team.

The contest itself is in the following way: cards are prepared in advance with the image of various interior items - furniture, household appliances. You can take a photo of them beforehand and print the photo. Children are given the first photo, for example with a refrigerator. This means that the next clue is in the refrigerator. And there, the children find a picture of a closet in the hallway, and so on. At each stage, you can guess a riddle or ask a simple mathematical problem - the key to a hint. There should be about 5-7 such stages in total so that the game does not drag out, but at the same time it is not too short.

Competitions for children 7-10 years old

These children already go to school, can read and write, so they can be entertained with tasks that require these skills. But other entertainment options are also suitable for them.

Letter

A letter is selected for each team or for each participant. Participants must write as many words as possible beginning with that letter on a piece of paper. A certain amount of time is allotted for the task - 2-3 minutes is enough. The winner is the one who remembers more words.

You can complicate the task if you ask the children to name, for example, only cities with a certain letter.

school supplies

This competition is similar to the previous one, but here the participants need to remember as many school-related subjects as possible. At your discretion, it can only be stationery or any items related to the school, up to the school desk or blackboard.

colored vegetables

Another contest of ingenuity. For him, you will need several cards of different colors. We hide the cards in a bag and invite the participant to get any of them so that he does not see. The child must name the vegetable of the color that he took out the card. After that, the card is returned to the bag and it is thoroughly shaken, the turn moves on to the next one. Whoever does not remember the vegetable is eliminated from the competition.

make a garland

We prepare many different paper figures: circles, hearts, several identical pieces of thread or rope, glue.

There are two options. The first is for speed. The task of the children is to make as many garlands as possible in a certain time. But in this case, it is necessary to clearly stipulate the conditions for how many circles should be in each garland. The second option is more creative. Participants create garlands at their discretion, and the jury votes to determine the most beautiful. The garlands themselves can then be used to decorate the birthday man's house or handed out to participants as prizes.

Accurate shooter

For this entertainment, you will need water pistols and two buckets for each team. The goal of the task is to collect water in one bucket and fill another with a pistol. There should be a certain distance between the participant and the bucket - from about a meter to two. The one who wins more water pour into a bucket.

A small caveat - carpets on the floor and furniture may suffer, so consider the conditions for the competition. You may need a large oilcloth to protect your property from not very accurate shooters.

Conclusion

Children's birthday contests at home can be very diverse. Above are just a few options that, at your discretion, can be somewhat modified, adjusted to the theme of the holiday, simplified somewhere, or vice versa - complicated. The main thing is that the little guests and the birthday boy are satisfied with a fun holiday!

Here are some more contest ideas:

Entertaining children around 10 years old at a birthday party celebrated at home is easiest by arranging funny Games and contests.

If you are now on this page, then your child's birthday is coming soon!

What to give, and how to surprise? How is it more interesting to spend the holiday itself if friends and classmates are expected to visit?

Organize interesting contests and game quizzes, and then no one will be bored!

Where to begin?

Oddly enough, I advise, with banal safety precautions for knees and elbows:

• free up enough space for children's fun - furniture can make room on such a day;
• hide sharp and breakable objects - little guests are usually mobile.

The game itself should not tire the children - otherwise the planned fun will cease to be fun!

The room is ready. Now you can start the contests themselves!

We offer several types of home games-competitions for boys and girls of 10, 11 and 12 years old for a variety of birthdays.

Mobile games-competitions

Pop the balloon

Children are divided into 2 teams. Each has a colored ball in his hand.

On command, you need to burst the opponent's ball with your hands. The team with the most whole balls left wins.

Freeze

The leader throws up a balloon. As long as he is in the air, you can move, dance, talk. As soon as the ball touches the floor, everyone freezes.

The one who did not have time to freeze is out.

The game continues until the last winner.

runaway chair

Chairs are arranged in a circle. The number of players is one less than the "seats".

On command or with the beginning of the music, the players begin to walk around the chairs. The music breaks off or the “stop” command sounds - the players try to sit down. The one who does not get a chair is out. After that, one chair is removed.

The competition is held until the last "sat down".

As an option - instead of chairs it is interesting to use hoops. With the end of the music or at a signal, the players sit (or stand) in free hoops.

potato spoon

Two teams. In one corner of the room is a container with potatoes. In another, there are children with spoons in their hands near two empty bowls-plates.

On a signal, each team must take turns in a relay race to bring only one potato with a spoon to their plate.

Those who moved all the potatoes the fastest win.

floating apples

Children are divided into two teams.

In two large basins, apples with petioles float in the water. Apples exactly according to the number of children. On a signal, the players of each team take turns trying to catch an apple by the handle without the help of hands.

Those who complete the task the fastest win.

When choosing apples, I advise you to ensure that the petioles are long enough and strong.

Basketball basket

Two teams of players. Before each, an equal number of sheets of paper and a basket (as an option, you can use a saucepan or other deep container).

The task is to roll up a paper “ball” and throw it into a basket.

The team with the most hits after the sheets run out wins.

Option - play for a while. More paper is then given.

Get dressed in a minute

You can play in winter.

They play two blindfolded. The same number of items of outerwear are laid out on two chairs - jackets, hats, scarves.

The winner is the one who puts on all the laid out clothes faster and more correctly.

Option - 2 blindfolded players dress one of the guests.

I think everyone will have fun!

Birthday gift

Two teams - two "gifts". It can be a toy, fruit, or any suitable object.

The players line up one after another. On command, "gift" is passed along the chain. Those whose item will reach the birthday person faster will win.

And the gru is best held only with a sufficient number of guests.

gossamer

One of the guests turns away or goes into another room.

The rest of the children join hands, and a long “thread-spider web” is obtained. Then, without releasing their hands, everyone gets entangled in a tight ball.

The host must unravel the "cobweb" without ever tearing it.

lego relay

Two teams - two identical Lego sets (or any other constructor).

At the time it is necessary to build a curious building. The speed and "architectural solution" are evaluated.

Option - the game is played in a chain. Children take turns placing their piece.

glomerulus

Two players are given a rope or any cord of equal length.

The task is to wind the ball faster.

Option - stick (pencil). It is necessary to wind the attached rope.

Children's bowling

With the help of simple skittles and balls, you can organize an almost adult bowling alley. Instead of skittles, other objects or toys can be used.

hit the target

You will need a painted target and balls with Velcro. After hits, we count points.

Creative and intellectual competitions

Who called me?

The players stand up wide circle. The blindfolded driver stands in the center. They spin him a little and ask him to guess who called by name. The one who was guessed sits down or stands in the place of the driver.

chain of words

Two teams with an equal number of players. Each has a piece of paper and a pen (pencil). The first player from the team writes down any word. Each subsequent writes his word on the last letter of the previous one. It turns out a chain of words.

The game is played on time.

The team with the most words written wins.

Cat in a bag

The most simple objects are placed in a beautiful bag that you need to recognize by touch without taking them out. The one who guesses the most items wins.

Option - for greater entertainment and fun, objects are shown to guests, but in this case the driver is blindfolded.

Two or three teams, each with 3 people. Three sheets of paper are issued.

In the allotted time (2-3 minutes), the players disperse into different sides and draw a fantastic animal: who is the head, who is the body, who is the legs-paws.

Then all the sheets are compiled together, and the team that has the funniest animal wins.

In this competition, I think, the most important thing is not the victory of some team, but the general fun!

Broken phone

What adult doesn't know this game?!

But I suggest you make a pageant out of it for kids at a birthday party.

Divide guests into 2-3 teams. Put them one after the other. The first in the chain of each command has its own word. The players pass it in a very quiet whisper to each other. The latter must say aloud what word he heard.

Those who more accurately conveyed the word to the first in the team win.

colored tags

This, in my opinion, is a very funny competition that combines movement and quick wit.

The host says the words: “One, two, three! White (blue, green, gray, red ...) find!

The players immediately grab the named color wherever they can find it around.

Whoever cannot touch an object with a given color, or will be the last one, is out of the game. The rest continue until there is a winner.

Cheerful alphabet

The host calls any letter of the alphabet. Children must certain time(2-3 minutes) write as many words as you can with that letter.

Whoever has the longest list wins.

Collect the picture

Each player is given a cut picture to collect. The theme can be different: cartoons, games, nature, animals ... You can use the pages of children's magazines or pre-print pictures on a printer according to the number of guests.

The game is played on time.

Match puzzles

Options:

• "Write" the given phrase with matches.
• Draw an animal.
• Mathematical tasks with moving and removing matches.

You can buy either regular or long "fireplace" matches.

Games-competitions for girls 10-12 years old

Agree that there are competitions that the boys will look at with a smile. But the girls are happy to participate.

Fashionista

In 5-10 minutes, find something in the room with which you can decorate yourself for the holiday. It can be any items of clothing, ribbons, scarves, ropes and hairpins ...

The guests then choose the funniest fashionista.

It is interesting to put boys on the jury.

Who is hiding there?

The hero of a popular fairy tale or cartoon is drawn on a piece of paper. The image is completely covered by the second sheet. The facilitator gradually opens the picture.

The first person to guess the character wins.

sad princess

A driving girl is selected (not necessarily a birthday girl), who sits on a chair and tries not to smile. The task of the players of this competition is to make her laugh.

The condition is that you can’t touch the “princess”.

clockwork doll

In the basket-box there are pieces of paper with the names of the players.

Everyone comes up with a task for the “clockwork doll”: sing, dance, spin around, .. Show the task with facial expressions and gestures with or without a voice.

The driver pulls out the papers and says who will perform the task.

Stylists (artists)

The guests are divided into pairs: the client and the artist.

Each couple is given watercolor paints. You need to put on a fun makeover. Whoever gets the funniest wins!

An option for boys is to draw a funny face or animal (existing or not) on the face.

Exciting competitions for boys 10-12 years old

pick up the key

The players are offered several locks and a wide variety of keys.

The task is to open each lock.

Collect the dragon

The players receive a box of paper clips. It is necessary for the allotted time to collect paper clips in a chain. Whoever "dragon" will be longer, he won.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The competition involves couples who stand with their backs to each other and grapple with their elbows.

The task is to run to the opposite end of the room without opening your arms.

Monster

Draw a non-existent funny animal and come up with a name for it. The winner is the one whose animal turned out not to look like real ones.

Additional points are given for a story about the habits and habits of this miracle yud.

angler

The players receive a long stick with a fishing line or rope, on which a magnet is attached.

In front of them are toys with magnets. The task is to “catch” as many “fish” as possible with closed eyes. The difficulty is that they play in pairs: the "sighted" one directs the actions of the "fisherman", who is blindfolded.

Option - you can attach small magnets to sweets with tape. And then the pleasure after the game will also be sweet.

Pirate map

Draw several maps of the room in advance, indicating the location of the “cache” with a cross. Hiding the “treasure” (any item), each time ask the “pirate” to find it, guided by the map.

greedy

A variety of things lie in front of the children (clothes, kitchen utensils, stationery, etc.) The players must take maximum amount objects .. You can hold it with your hands, head, help with your knees ...

The winner is the one who manages to collect more and not drop items.

Assemble the scarecrow

Guests are divided into two teams. Before each set of various items of clothing (scarves, towels, hats, shirts, etc.) It is necessary to build a “scarecrow” from improvised means.

The creative team wins.

This game doesn't have a winner, it's just a lot of fun. To carry it out, you will need a few things that guests can somehow put on themselves (at least not completely). These can be skirts, panama hats, scarves, mittens, slippers, etc. All this is folded into a large box that needs to be closed, leaving a hole so that you can stick your hand in and get any thing.
First, a leader is selected, who is blindfolded. After that, all participants stand in a circle and, to the music, they lead to ...

Competition "Elusive Apple"

To play this game, you can call several players at once. In front of them, at the level of the mouth, hang small apples by the stalks (their diameter should be about 15 cm). Each player must put his hands behind his back and, on command, begin to eat an apple suspended in front of him. And since you can’t use your hands, it’s even difficult to catch an apple. The winner is the one who first turns his fruit into a core.

If the guys are not afraid to get wet, you can not hang the apples, but place them in small bowls of water. In this case, the players will also have to catch the apple in the water without using their hands. At the same time, you can simplify the task by saying that you only need to pull it out with your mouth. True, the size of the apple should also be significantly increased.

Game "Blind Artist"

Before the start of the game, the host tells a short story: “Once upon a time there was an artist. He was very fond of drawing, but only his eyesight was weak, and he had to wear glasses. Somehow a man came to him in the evening and brought a sketch. “I want,” he says, “such a picture.” The artist looked at the sketch and said that he could complete the order by tomorrow evening. He went to sleep peacefully, and in the morning, that's the trouble, he just can't find his glasses. A picture needs to be painted! Then the artist decided to depict everything from memory. P…

Game "Wild cat"

When the guys want to warm up and shout, you can offer them this noisy game. For her, you need to choose one driver. He steps aside and turns away. After that, one of the players says "Meow!" moreover, he can do this with any intonation, and it is better even to scream like a wild cat. Then the host turns to face everyone, and in the meantime, the players begin to grimace, run around the room, lie on the floor, in general, do whatever they want, but at the same time shouting “Meow!”.

The task of the presenter is to guess who originally shouted “Meow!”. Not only did this player not scream with his own voice, but also the “flock of wild cats” running around the room and screaming did not allow him to concentrate.

You can complicate the game a little by agreeing that if the host does not guess the “wild cat”, then one of the forfeits will have to be performed. The children themselves will come up with them and write them on pieces of paper, which they then lower into a small box. It is important that when choosing his phantom, the presenter did not look into the box.

Game "Two Concerts"

For those who like to make noise, and all children like to make noise, we can offer such a competition.

One driver is selected, who is escorted into the next room, or he simply turns away. Meanwhile, the remaining participants are divided into two teams (possibly unequal), and each conceives a famous song.

After that, the leader is invited back, and at his sign (a wave of the hand), each team begins to sing their song as loudly as possible. As a result, both songs merge, and it becomes quite difficult to understand who sings what. However, the host should try to guess both.

If he succeeds, then he can choose a new driver himself, and if not, then he remains the driver or fulfills the phantom made by the guys in advance.

Competition "What is this item for?"

This game has two options: you can split into teams, or you can play in turn. The rules are quite simple: some most ordinary object is called household utensils, and players try to find as many serious and comic uses for it as possible. It is impossible to repeat and skip a move, in both cases the player is eliminated.

For example, the word "chair" was said. It can be used in the following ways:
1) You can sit on it;
2) Can be used instead of a table;
3) They can defend themselves;
4) If you add walls, you can get a dog house;
5) It can be given as a gift, etc.

This game ends only when the imagination of the players runs out.

Competition "Dine served"

This game is quite common. For her, you will need 1 pack of crispy chocolate balls, such as Nasquik, a plate and a disposable spoon. The game involves two, but you can arrange a competition between teams. Then you need to cook as many plates and spoons as there are teams.

So, put the balls on the plate. In front of the plate, the participants sit opposite each other. One of them has a spoon. You announce that now the guys will take turns feeding each other these delicious balls, BUT, you need to feed, holding the spoon with your teeth, not your hands, and at the same time, your hands should be hidden behind your back.

The game is very interesting and funny. The balls wake up and roll on the floor, but this is not scary, because. immediately after this game, you immediately announce the next one, Sparrows. And the task of this game is to collect all the balls from the floor. Whoever collects the most wins. I guarantee the floor will be clean.

Sandwich Parade game

Sandwiches, what scope for imagination, especially for children! Everything is simple. Cut the bread, you can lightly fry the bread blanks, then the sandwiches will be called "canapes".

Prepare chopped vegetables and fruits, eggs, cheese, sausage, ham, pieces of boiled chicken, crab sticks, green peas, open a jar of sprats, etc. As a sandwich mass, you can use anything you like, to your taste. Prepare mayonnaise, sour cream or butter for the bottom layer of the sandwich…