Games competitions for the New Year's holiday for children. New Year's competitions and games for children

New Year is a holiday that everyone, adults and children, is looking forward to. Help you relax and have fun at the same time interesting competitions for children for the New Year. Only here you can play “New Year” games, where all the brightest and New Year’s games for every taste are collected!

GAME “NEW YEAR’S Shifters”

Santa Claus says phrases, and children must answer “yes” or “no” in unison, regardless of the rhyme.

You, friends, came here to have fun?..
Tell me a secret: Were you waiting for Grandfather?..
Will frosts and colds scare you?..
Are you sometimes ready to dance at the Christmas tree?..
A holiday is nonsense, Let's get bored better?..
Santa Claus brought sweets, will you eat them?..
Are you always ready to play with the Snow Maiden?..
Can we push everyone around without difficulty? Certainly...
Grandfather never melts - Do you believe this?..
Do you need to sing a verse at the Christmas tree in a round dance?..

GUESS GAME

As many toys as possible are put into Santa Claus's bag. Each child puts his hand in there, determines by touch what he caught there, and describes in detail. After everyone has taken a toy from the bag, you can announce that this is it. new Year gifts(this, of course, is not improvisation, you took care of the gifts in advance)

GAME "Naughty Girls"

All children are located around the hall, 4 people in a circle. Cheerful music is playing and the players are dancing. As soon as the music stops, the presenter announces: “Puffs!” (children puff) Then the cheerful music plays again, the players dance. At the end of the music, the presenter announces: “Tweeters!” (children squeak) Thus, the game continues further with various pranks: “Chants!” (children scream); “Squealers!” (children squeal); "The funny ones!" (children laugh) and again from the beginning. The order in which pranks are announced changes periodically.

RELAY RACE “CARROT”

Children form 2 teams. At a certain distance from the teams there is a small artificial Christmas tree. Cheerful music sounds, the first participants with carrots on a plate run to the small Christmas tree and back, passing the plate to the second participants, etc. The team that manages to drop the carrot from the plate the least number of times wins.

CHIMING CLOCK

Divide children and adults into 2 teams. We give everyone decorations for the Christmas tree and clothespins. Toys, snowflakes, garlands need to be hung on... one of the team members... Let him spread his fingers and shine like a Christmas tree!
Yes... he can also hold a garland in his teeth.
Turn on the recording of the chimes! Whoever comes up with the funniest Christmas tree in 1 minute while the recording is going on wins!

GAME “NEW YEAR’S BAGS”

2 players each receive an elegant bag and stand at the coffee table, on which in a box there are scraps of tinsel, unbreakable Christmas tree decorations, as well as small things not related to the New Year holiday. To the accompaniment of cheerful music, blindfolded participants put the contents of the box into bags. As soon as the music stops, the players are untied and watch collected items. The one who has the most New Year's items wins. The game can be played 2 times with different players.

PICK POTATOES

Inventory: Baskets according to the number of participants, cubes, marbles, balls - an odd number. Preparation: “potato” cubes, etc. are placed on the platform. Game: Each player is given a basket and blindfolded. The task is to blindly collect as many “potatoes” as possible and put them in a basket. Winner: The participant who collected the most potatoes.

GAME “WINTER MOOD”

The presenter says quatrains, to which the children answer “true” or “false.”

1. The waxwings flew to the birch tree in a motley flock. Everyone is glad to see them, Marvelous praising their outfit. (Right)
2. Large roses bloomed among the frost on the pine tree. They are collected into bouquets and given to the Snow Maiden. (Wrong)
3. Santa Claus melts in winter and gets bored under the Christmas tree - A puddle remains from him; On holidays it is not needed at all. (Wrong)
4. With the Snow Maiden The Snowman is used to coming to children. He loves to listen to poems and then eat candy. (Right)
5. In February, on New Year’s Eve, Good Grandfather comes, He has a big bag, all filled with noodles. (Wrong)
6. At the end of December, the calendar sheet was torn off. It is last and unnecessary - New Year is much better. (Right)
7. Toadstools don’t grow in winter, but they roll sleds. Children are happy with them - both girls and boys. (Right)
8. Miracle butterflies fly to us from hot countries in winter, They want to collect nectar in the warm snowy times. (Wrong)
9. In January, snowstorms blow, covering the spruce trees with snow. A bunny in his white fur coat boldly jumps through the forest. (Right)
10. On New Year's holiday, the glorious Cactus is the main one for the kids - It is green and prickly, Christmas trees are much cooler. (Wrong)

GAME “CATCH THE SNOWBALL”

Several couples participate. Children stand opposite each other at a distance of approximately 4 meters. One child has an empty bucket, the other has a bag with a certain number of “snowballs” (tennis or rubber balls). At a signal, the child throws snowballs, and the partner tries to catch them with a bucket. The first couple to finish the game and collect the most snowballs wins.

GAME “THREE CHARTS”

The presenter speaks quatrains, and the children shout out the words of each final line in chorus.

She’s pretty in her outfit, The kids are always happy to see her, There are needles on her branches, She invites everyone to a round dance... (Yolka)
There is a laughing clown on the New Year's tree in a cap, silvery horns and with pictures... (flags)
Beads, colored stars, Painted miracle masks, Squirrels, cockerels and pigs, Very sonorous... (Clappers)
The monkey will wink from the tree, the brown bear will smile; Bunny hanging from cotton wool, Lollipops and... (Chocolates)
An old boletus man, Next to him is a snowman, A red fluffy kitten And a big one on top... (Bump)
There is no more colorful outfit: Multi-colored garland, Gilded tinsel and shiny... (Balloons)
A bright foil lantern, a bell and a boat, a train and a car, snow-white... (Snowflake)
The Christmas tree knows all the surprises and wishes everyone fun; For happy children Light up... (Lights)

FIND A COLOR

The players stand in a circle. The presenter commands: “Touch yellow, one, two, three!” Players try to grab the thing (object, part of the body) of the other participants in the circle as quickly as possible. Those who do not have time are eliminated from the game. The presenter repeats the command again, but with a new color. The last one standing wins.

GAME "BECAUSE IT'S NEW YEAR!"

The children answer the host’s questions in unison with the phrase “Because it’s New Year!”

Why is there fun all around, Laughter and jokes without worries?..
Why are cheerful guests expected to arrive?..
Why does everyone make a wish in advance?..
Why will the path of knowledge lead you to “A” grades?..
Why does the Christmas tree playfully wink at you with its lights?..
Why is everyone waiting here for the Snow Maiden and Grandfather today?..
Why do children dance in a circle in an elegant hall?..
Why does Santa Claus send good luck and peace to the guys?..

GAME “Well done, HAMMER, MILK”

Children form a circle. The leader is in the middle of the circle. He alternately (out of order) calls the words “well done”, “hammer”, “milk”, after which the players perform the following movements: - “well done” - jump in place 1 time; - “hammer” - clap your hands once; - “milk” - they say “meow”. The presenter stretches out the first syllables of words to confuse the participants in the game (“mo-lo-o-dets”). The game changes from a slow pace to a fast pace. Those who are inattentive remain in their playing places, and those who perform the movements in accordance with the words without mistakes take a step forward. Thus, the winners are the participants in the game who reach the leader faster than others.

ASSOCIATIONS

Let the guys take turns listing everything that happens in the New Year: Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, snow, gifts, Christmas tree, Christmas tree decorations, cake, needles, on the floor, lanterns, etc. The one who runs out of ideas is eliminated from the game, and the most persistent one wins.

The child looks carefully at the tree for a minute (or another set time), and then turns away and lists in as much detail as possible what is hanging on it. The one who remembers the most wins.

GAME "WHO'S GOING FORWARD?"

On the back of two chairs hangs a winter jacket with the sleeves turned out, and on the seats lies a fur hat, a scarf and a pair of mittens. To cheerful music, 2 players turn out the sleeves of their jackets, then put them on, and then put on a hat, scarf and mittens. The prize goes to the one who takes a seat in his chair first and shouts “Happy New Year!”

WHAT CHANGED?

This game requires good visual memory. Participants are given a task one by one: for a minute, look at the toys hanging on one or two branches of the Christmas tree and remember them. Then you need to leave the room - at this time several toys (three or four) will be outweighed: some will be removed, others will be added. Upon entering the room, you need to look at your branches and say what has changed. Depending on age, you can make the tasks more difficult or easier.

GAME "DO NOT MISS"

Children form 2 teams. There are small goals at a certain distance from each team. Near the teams, the presenter places a fancy box with ping-pong balls according to the number of participants. Accompanied by cheerful music, the first players take a ball from the box and roll it from their place, trying to get into the goal, after which they take a place at the end of the team. The second participants enter the game, etc. The team with the most balls in the goal wins.

WHO IS nimbler?

To play you will need two large reels (possibly made yourself), two round sticks will do, as well as a rope 6-8 m long, the middle of which is marked with a ribbon.

Two players take the reels and move away from each other as far as the rope allows. At a signal, each of them begins to quickly rotate the reel in his hands and, winding a rope around it, moves forward. The one who winds the rope to the middle first wins.

GAME "SIGNAL"

The players stand in a circle; the leader is 3-4 steps away from him. He blows one whistle, then two. At one whistle, all participants in the game must quickly raise their right hand up and immediately lower it; You cannot raise your hand after two whistles. The one who makes a mistake takes a step forward and continues to play along with the others. Those who make the fewest mistakes are considered the winners.

"CHRISTMAS TOY"

In front of the two players, the presenter places a prize on a chair, wrapped in bright wrapping paper, and says the following text:
At the New Year's hour, friends, you can't go without attention! Don’t miss the number “three”, - Take the prize, don’t yawn!
“The Christmas tree greeted guests. Five children came first, So as not to get bored on the holiday, They began to count everything on it: Two snowflakes, six firecrackers, Eight gnomes and parsleys, Seven gilded nuts Among the twisted tinsel; We counted ten cones, and then we got tired of counting. Three little girls came running..."
If the players missed the prize, the presenter takes it and says: “Where were your ears?”; if one of the players turns out to be more attentive, then the presenter concludes: “Those are attentive ears!”

SNOWBALLS GAME

Two children play. Snowballs made of cotton wool are scattered on the floor. The children are blindfolded and given a basket. At the signal, they begin to collect snowballs. The one who collects the most snowballs wins.

GAME "CABBAGE"

Children form 2 teams. All players are given bunny ears. At a certain distance from the teams, the leader places a fake head of cabbage. Cheerful music sounds, the first players, jumping like bunnies, get to the head of cabbage, remove one leaf and, also jumping, return back. Second players enter the game, etc. The fastest bunnies raise their cabbage leaves up, thereby announcing the team's victory.

PHOTO TESTS

We use New Year's accessories and don't skimp on facial expressions and gestures!

Each guest is given a casting with photo tests for the role:
the kindest Santa Claus
the greediest Santa Claus
the most beautiful Snow Maiden
the sleepiest Snow Maiden
the most overfed guest
the most cheerful guest
etc.

GAME “NEW YEAR’S BOX”

The presenter reads 3 clues to the children, with the help of which they should guess the surprises lying in the elegant box.
The smartest ones receive sweet prizes.

Not a Christmas tree, but an elegant one; Not a musician, but loves to play; It’s not the baby, but “mom” who speaks. (Doll)
Not a watermelon, but a round one; Not a hare, but jumping; It's not a bicycle, it's rolling. (Ball)
Not a gnome, but in a cap; Not a car, but refueling; Not an artist, but a painter. (Felt pen)
Not a fox, but a red one; Not a waffle, but a crispy one; Not a mole, but sitting underground. (Carrot)
Not a cake, but a sweet one; Not a Negro, but a dark-skinned one; Not an orange, but with slices. (Chocolate)
Not a ladle, but scoops; Not a door, but with a handle; Not a cook, but a feeder. (Spoon)
Not a plate, but a round one; Not a heron, but standing on one leg; Not a wheel, but a spinning one. (Yula)
Not a feather, but light; Not a snowflake, but flying; Not a kidney, but bursting. (Balloon)
Not a ruler, but a thin one; Not a mother, but a caring one; Not a crocodile, but a toothy one. (Comb)
Not cotton wool, but white; Not snow, but cold; Not sugar, but sweet. (Ice cream)

GAME “MELT THE ICE”

Everyone is divided into two teams, each receiving one ice cube (preferably the cubes are the same size). The goal is to melt the ice as quickly as possible. The cube must constantly move from one player to another. Participants can warm it in their hands, rub it, etc. The team that melts the ice faster wins.

GAME “WHAT DOES THE TREE LIKE?”

The presenter gives answers to the question “What does the Christmas tree like?”, and the children say “yes” as a sign of confirmation and “no” as a sign of disagreement.

What does the Christmas tree like?
- Sticky needles...
- Gingerbread cookies, sweets...
- Chairs, stools...
- Tinsel, garlands...
- Games, masquerades...
- Boredom from idleness...
- Kids, have fun...
- Lilies of the valley and roses...
- Grandfather Frost...
- Loud laughter and jokes...
- Boots and jackets...
- Cones and nuts...
- Chess pawns...
- Serpentine, lanterns...
- Lights and balls...
- Confetti, firecrackers...
- Broken toys...
- Cucumbers in the garden...
- Waffles, chocolates...
- Miracles for the New Year...
- A friendly round dance with a song...

DO NOT HURRY

The players become a semicircle. The leader shows them various physical training movements, which they repeat, always lagging behind him by one movement: when the leader shows the first movement, everyone stands still; during the second movement of the leader, the guys repeat his first movement, etc.

The one who makes a mistake takes a step forward and continues to play. The one who makes the fewest mistakes wins.

In this game you can, for example, show the following movements: both hands up; the left hand is lowered, the right is extended forward; the right hand lowers, half-turn to the left; hands to the side; hands on hips, squat. More than 10 movements should not be shown.

GAME “DECORATE THE TREE”

Children form 2 teams. Near each team, the leader places a box with unbreakable Christmas tree decorations. At a distance from the teams there is a small decorated artificial Christmas tree. The first players take one toy from the box, run to their team’s Christmas tree, hang the toy and return - and so on until the last player. The first team to decorate the Christmas tree wins.

AUCTION

Santa Claus says:
- There is a wonderful Christmas tree in our hall. And what toys she has on her! What kind of Christmas tree decorations do you know? The person with the last answer will win this amazing prize. The players take turns calling out the words. During pauses, the presenter begins to count slowly: “Clapper - one, clapper - two...” The auction continues.

Hello dear readers. New Year is a holiday of expectations, good mood and irrepressible fun. But is this always the case? There are often cases when a magnificent feast of a noisy company turns into a dull viewing of a meager New Year's TV program. And also exhausted parents have to calm down their children who have overeaten sweets and are raging beyond measure or, conversely, who are tired and capricious. What can correct this bleak picture? There is one a win-win. These are competitions for children for the New Year and games. Should games be included in the New Year's program? Of course it’s worth it, the children will be very happy, and what’s more, on New Year’s Eve, adults don’t mind having fun and take part in the New Year’s program with pleasure.

What is so good about competitions and games for children for the New Year?

• They add variety to the New Year's program.

• With their help, you can cheer up sad children or distract them from sweets.

• This activity will help bring all the children together, making it easier to look after them.

• Even if at first some of the guys are reluctant to join in the process, later they will be overcome by general fun. Parents can not only observe, but also actively participate. This activity will be interesting for them too.

• Often, gaming and competitive moments are truly a lifeline for a fading party, giving it a second wind.

Preparation of the competition program

The required equipment directly depends on the list of selected games. Everything is prepared in advance and in the required volume.

This should be at hand - a lot bag, a blindfold (you can use a New Year's hat), pencils and sheets of paper, etc.

The most free zone must be allocated for holding competitive events. For outdoor games, it is better to go to a separate room, where there is no festive table and a beautiful Christmas tree.

Here, too, there should be no sharp or breakable objects within reach. Wiring and cables should not get tangled under your feet. And no open fire (candles, lighters) or pyrotechnics!

Competitions for children for the New Year and games - at home, at school, at a matinee

When choosing New Year's activities, you should definitely take into account the age of the children. If there is only one teenager in the company of kids, you can involve him in organizing and holding competitions.

It will be quite interesting for him to help and watch the funny little ones. In the opposite situation, the entertainment of a small child can be entrusted to older children.

Usually they willingly agree to this, perceiving it as a kind of game.

Games for the little ones

Usually, children at the age of 1-2 years are actively involved in the New Year's process. They can be involved in the festive decoration of the apartment and even in the making of Christmas tree decorations.

Even if this participation is minimal - what to serve, bring, hold, hang, coat with glue. Even the smallest ones can do these actions. The main thing is to praise the baby afterwards, demonstrating to all household members and guests the results of child labor.

If there are small children in the house, special attention should be paid to safety issues. The main problem is small toys, electric lights and a Christmas tree.

Many people advise placing a small pine tree on a coffee table or cabinet. But this is not a solution. So, a baby, trying to reach a bright toy, can easily knock over an object that is more bulky than the Christmas tree itself.

It’s better to buy a forest beauty of normal size and securely fasten it, for example, by tying it to the leg of a cabinet or a massive table. Or you can refuse it altogether.

As for games, they should only be played together with parents. You can spin around the Christmas tree, sitting on dad's neck, or dance with mom, clapping your hands and stamping your feet.

Various funny songs, poems and New Year's rhymes are perfect for children's entertainment. They should be learned in advance and pronounced (sung) out loud with all family members.

You can offer your child to lay out paper or plastic snowflakes on the floor and then collect them. In order for the child to have an incentive, this must be done together with parents or older children. Of course, you should give in and strongly praise the little winner.

If there are several kids gathered, you can play the game “Who Says What.”

To do this, put figurines of different animals into an opaque bag. Children take turns taking out toys and making a sound characteristic of a given animal.

Fun contests and games for children 2-6 years old for the New Year

At this age, children really love both games and competitions. Moreover, many of them attend kindergarten, where such events are held regularly.

Round dances and chains

Round dance is almost a win-win option. Especially if you include a song that everyone without exception loves and knows. It is not necessary to circle around the tree. You can dance in a skipping circle in the center of the room, standing in a circle and holding hands. It will be even safer this way. Or you can place the winner of the next competition on a chair in the middle of the circle and honor him with such an unrestrained round dance.

A variation of this fun activity can be an open circle - a chain. An adult or the eldest of the children becomes the beginning of the chain and leads the children in zigzags. You can walk around the whole apartment like this, dancing. After such active entertainment, it is advisable to hold some kind of calm competition.

New Year's drawing

All kids love to draw. You should definitely take advantage of this. Invite them to draw some New Year's character, for example, Santa Claus or a snowman.

The drawing must be a collective one: each participant takes turns drawing some detail. One depicts the oval of the head, the second - the nose, etc. The end result of such joint creativity can be very funny.

But you can also arrange an exhibition of drawings. Let each child work on his own masterpiece. Only the figures drawn here should be as simple as possible so that all children can cope with the task. The main thing is not to organize a competition here and not to announce a winner. Each participant should be praised and supported by those who did not succeed.

Game "What's in your hand"

All sorts of items, including toys, are collected in an opaque bag. The child’s task is to feel one of them and, without removing it from the bag, try to determine what kind of thing he is holding in his hand. Kids who succeed are given incentive prizes. Therefore, objects need to be selected so that they are easily recognizable - a cube, a ball, a doll.

Guess game

To play the game you need to choose a host - Santa Claus. The remaining participants must step aside and agree on what they will show. It is necessary to depict some kind of activity using gestures.

Children turn to Santa Claus:

- Hello, grandfather!

And he asks a question:

— Where were you and what were you doing?

To which he receives a friendly response:

— We’ve been somewhere, we won’t say,

We'll show you what we did.

And they begin to show some kind of action (chopping, digging, washing, etc.), and Santa Claus must guess what it is. After this, the next child is chosen to be the leader.

New Year's fun "Try not to laugh"

Using lots or counting, or at will, a driver is chosen. Each of the children is told in a whisper some word related to the New Year's theme - tree, snowflake, icicle, etc. The driver, in turn, asks each of the players any questions that come to his mind. The answer is the word that was given to the child at the beginning.

It will be something like this:

- What is your name?

- Snowman.

- Where do you live?

- In a lump.

- What do you like to eat?

The players' task is not to laugh or even smile. Those who cannot restrain themselves are eliminated and can laugh to their heart's content, making it difficult for others to restrain themselves. Agree that this is funny Games for the New Year.

Outdoor game "Day-Night"

Water is selected - Owl. He commands: “Day!” And the kids (they play the role of little mice) begin to actively run, jump, and dance. You can turn on some fun music during this time. Suddenly the Owl shouts: “Night!” The music turns off. And all the children should freeze in the position in which this team found them. The task is not to move, not to laugh, not to make a sound at all. Whoever failed was “eaten” by the Owl and was eliminated from the game.

Playing to the music “Let me sit down!”

This game is probably familiar to everyone. In the center of the room, chairs or stools are placed in such a quantity that there is one less of them than there are participants. The music starts playing and the children run in circles. As soon as the melody stops, you need to have time to take an empty chair. Whoever is lazy is out of the game. The game continues until only one chair remains. Whoever manages to sit on it will receive a prize.

Games with snowballs

Two people participate. They are given a children's bucket. They must use them to catch as many “snowballs” as possible. These can be light tennis balls or small soft toys. Other children throw them. The winner is the kid who has the most snowballs in his bucket.

Another snowball game. This time their role will be played by clumps of cotton wool or padding polyester. Two people also play, but you can also divide the children into two teams. Each player is given a spoon and the conditions are explained.

You need to hold the spoon between your teeth, placing a “snowball” in it, and run to the end of the room and back, but do not drop your burden. If the task turns out to be too difficult for the children, then let them hold the spoons in their hands, but not touch the “snowball”.

Game "Freeze"

Choose one child with water. He will be Moroz Ivanovich. The rest of the children stand in a wide circle and stretch one of their arms forward. The water begins to run in a circle, trying to touch the outstretched hands of the players. They, in turn, try to pull it away as quickly as possible to avoid touching it. Anyone touched by Moroz Ivanovich is “frozen” and leaves the circle until the end of the game.

Interesting competitions for children of primary school age (6-10 years old) for the New Year

Children aged 6-10 years also willingly participate in games. In addition to games and competitions, you can use choral singing of New Year's songs, karaoke, funny interactive poems that require a “yes-no” or “true-false” answer.

Competition "Snow Fortress"

Each participant is given a package of disposable cups. You will need to build a fortress out of them, stacking them on top of each other in a checkerboard pattern. Whoever does it faster is the winner. The task can be complicated by asking children to disassemble the resulting structure.

Competition "Winter Wind"

You will need some light object. This could be a ping pong ball, a cotton ball, a streamer or a napkin. The players' task is to blow the given item off the table. You can modify the task. Then the children stand opposite each other and at the same time begin to blow on the object. Whoever outperforms wins.

Game "Football on the table"

A tangerine is placed on the table and a gate is conventionally designated. Children, divided into two teams, come up one at a time and try to score a tangerine goal on their opponent with a click. The team that manages to hit the goal the most times wins.

Game to the music "Cap of Wishes"

In essence, this is a game of forfeits, only with a New Year's flavor. To carry it out you will need a New Year's cap. The guys stand in a circle. They play some kind of song, to the tune of which they pass the red cap to each other.

The music stops and the player who still has it in his hands puts it on his head. After that, he is allowed to draw a forfeit with a wish made. It definitely needs to be done.

Composing tasks for the game can be its own fun. Then you need to come up with desires together. The tasks should be humorous, but feasible for any of the participants.

New Year games for teenagers and adults

Teenagers do not always want to participate in games. Then you need to start with younger children or get involved in the game as adults. The older kids will get caught up in the general fun and will also want to play or compete.

Game "Don't drop it!"

Children are divided into pairs. One is given a medium-sized object. A ball, a plastic bottle, an inflatable ball, or a soft toy will do. This thing needs to be held between your knees or pressed to your chest with your chin. The task is to transfer it to your partner. At the same time, you can touch the child, but not the object.

Game "Let's sculpt together"

Here you will need soft plasticine or ready-made clay for children's creativity. The task is to fashion a snowman. But it's not that simple. Participants team up in groups of two and each have one arm tied to their body or simply told to put it behind their back. With their free hands, the partners, coordinating their movements, must create a snowman. This is quite a difficult but fun process. At the end, the jury selects two winners.

Competitive game “I’m Mom’s Cinderella”

To conduct the competition, you will need objects that are not very small and have a different feel to them. These can be rowan berries (viburnum), rose hips, peas, beans, beads of the same type, peanuts (pistachios), etc.

They are mixed together and placed in cups. The players' task is to sort the ingredients as quickly and accurately as possible. At this time, it is advisable to turn on rhythmic music.

Competition "Collect everything"

Players are divided into pairs. One of the partners is blindfolded. Instead, you can pull a large New Year's cap up to your nose. Afterwards, clothespins are hung on his partner’s clothes (or hair, too). The first player must, without looking, find them by touch and remove them all. And at the same time try to get ahead of other couples.

Games for the whole family

The division of games by age is quite arbitrary. So, for example, you can play forfeits at any more or less conscious age, if you select the tasks correctly. Not only children, but also their parents and even grandparents can take part in each competition. Why not?

The New Year provides an amazing opportunity for representatives of different generations to have fun and to relive childhood together. So why miss this chance. This will help strengthen connections, become closer, and understand each other better.

New Year's Eve is a long-awaited time for all children and adults. If you want to arrange a real holiday for the guys, then hold fun New Year competitions. The tasks we offer are suitable for a large number of children, however, if there is none, adults can also take part in the game.

Your item, which you will pass from hand to hand during the competition (relay race), will be a magic wand, which you will imbue with your Magic. The wand, passing from hand to hand, becomes more and more magical, and at the end of the holiday it will be able to create a Miracle.

Team captains are chosen, for each team - a Captain and a Captain, a boy and a girl.

Children's New Year's competition "Who can unite their team faster"

Presenter: We have chosen captains, now let's think: “When does a team win? When we're all together. Each captain must unite his team, make it friendly and united.

Each team lines up. The team captain will “tightly connect” his team, captains are given a rope. When the whistle blows, each of them begins to “thread” each participant with a rope through a suitable part of clothing - a strap, a shoulder strap, through a sleeve and collar, etc. The fastest one wins.

Props: long rope – 2 pcs.

Competition for children for the New Year “Let’s decorate the Christmas tree”

Presenter: Guys, Santa Claus is already on his way, racing on reindeer, because he loves giving out gifts so much. But before his arrival we need to have time to dress up the Christmas tree. Let's see which team is more agile and can prepare for the holiday faster.

For two teams, two artificial Christmas trees are placed on 2 stools. Near each Christmas tree there is a bucket containing Christmas tree decorations. On command, the guys from each team begin to decorate the Christmas tree. Each participant decorates the Christmas tree with one toy and quickly returns to the team, passing the baton. The team that decorates the Christmas tree the fastest wins.

Competition "Let's make a Snowman and collect Snowflakes"

Presenter: Guys, we need to sculpt a Snowman and collect Snowflakes in his headdress (bucket on his head) so that as much snow as possible will fall on New Year's Eve. And the more snow falls, the more Magic there will be in the new year. Each team begins to mentally sculpt a Snowman: the children mentally roll snowballs, make all kinds of passes with their hands, imitating the process of sculpting a Snowman. Time for modeling – up to 5 minutes. Then everyone turns away, the Captains of 2 teams will use the Magic Wand to “humanize” the Snowmen. 2 boys are brought out, identically dressed as Snowmen, in white loose clothes, to which mittens are attached. There are New Year's hats on their heads, and everyone has a bucket in their hands. The children are shown what cute little Snowmen they have made. Each child in the team is given 2 snowballs “Snowball” (a large lump of cotton wool, it can be sewn with white thread for density). Children take turns, each team approaches their own Snowman, who offers them a bucket, and each child takes turns throwing 2 snowballs. The relay participants go one after another, and the Snowman helps catch Snowflakes with a bucket. The team with the most snowflakes in the bucket wins.

New Year's competition for children “Drawing a Goat – 2015”

2015 is the year of the Goat. 2 teams draw a Goat blindfolded. A sheet of whatman paper is attached to the wall, they draw: 1 participant draws the torso, 2 - the head, 3 - legs, 4 - tail, 5 - horns, 6 - beard. For the next 6 participants - a new sheet. The participant is given a felt-tip pen and blindfolded; he draws “blindly.” The winner is the team whose drawings produce the most successful Goat. The teams can be divided into subteams, then the best one is selected from all the drawings.

This competition can be modified. 2 or more (4, 6) Whatman papers are attached (depending on the number of groups of participants), on which the muzzle and torso are already drawn. Need to attach: horns, beard, legs, tail. Legs and horns are additionally made from cardboard, a beard from wool, a tail from rope, attaching these objects with plasticine to whatman paper.

2 options win: “The most natural goat” and “The funniest goat”

Captains' competition "Who is stronger"

They draw a line. Team captains go to the line and grab each other by the belt. The winner is the one who wins the “enemy” to his side. You can make a general competition, when all players compete in pairs, the team with more winners wins.

Children's New Year's competition "To victory on the children's potty"

Presenter: Guys, you know that Santa Claus congratulates only children; he can also congratulate adults, but not so willingly. Are you really still kids? Small ones? Now we will check it...

Each team is given a plastic pot with a handle, and each participant, holding the handle and sitting on the pot, must jump the distance to the finish line (indicated by a stool) and back as quickly as possible, passing the pot to another. This competition can only be done for boys.

Props: plastic pot – 2 pcs., stool – 2 pcs.

Competition for children for the New Year “Who can drink a cocktail the fastest”

Presenter: Indeed, boys, you are still children. What about the girls? We'll check this now.

The competition is held between team captains. Each person receives a plastic bottle with a nipple into which a milkshake or juice is poured, and the Captains drink from the nipple at speed.

Props: plastic bottle - 2 pcs., cocktail or juice, 2 packs (200g.) - 2 packs.

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Competition "Who can wind the rope faster"

Take a rope, tie a knot in its center and take 2 sticks, tying them to the ends of the rope in the middle. You need to twist the stick and wind the rope around it. The one who reaches the middle (node) first wins. Players take turns participating in the competition. The team with the most winners wins.

Props: 5 m rope, two sticks.

New Year's competition for children "Funny Cows"

Presenter: Guys, Santa Claus and Snow Maiden need to prepare a refreshing drink, because they are coming to us from Lapland itself. I'll even tell you a secret what they like. It turned out that they only drink melted ice and white drinks, especially milk, but only cold. Therefore, we now need to immediately find a cow. Don't believe we'll find it? Now see for yourself how many cows we have.

A medical glove is taken, inflated (the stronger, the more interesting) using a pump - the cow's udder is ready, it is tied to a rope. 2 members of each team run “for four” with an udder tied to the finish line (stool), near which you need to moo loudly and run back, after which the next participants run, to which the udder is quickly tied. The team whose members arrive first wins.

Props: Medical gloves – 2 pcs., rope – 2 pcs., stool – 2 pcs.

Presenter: That's good, guys, our cows moo loudly and are generous with milk, we can treat guests from Lapland.

Competition "Dance-sketch of fairy-tale characters"

Children disassemble air balloons, and they must burst them, because each balloon is “encrypted” for each child. It contains that fairy tale character whose character and habits will be portrayed by the child who received this ball. But to do this, the ball needs to be crushed somehow. Someone will do this with their foot, someone will burst it with a toothpick, or you can hug the 2nd or 3rd children, and the balloon is inside them, press on the balloon and try to burst it using the pressure of their bodies.

So, the children take out notes with the name of the character and brief description his character.

Each team is given 10 minutes to rehearse, and then the children perform their skit to the music. You can interact with each other, you can simply show your hero and his character with movements. The movements are performed silently. The team whose skit is more successful wins.

Characters:

Pinocchio – main character- a mischievous boy with a long nose. Wears a striped cap and shorts.

Papa Carlo is Pinocchio's father, an old man who made Pinocchio out of a log and now can't get enough of him.

Karabas is the most formidable and feisty director of the puppet theater Karabas - Barabas, the owner of a huge beard.

Fox Alice is a cunning, cunning fox who is together with Basilio the Cat.

Basilio the cat is a cunning cat, pretending to be blind, who, together with the Fox, is looking for fools whom he tries to outwit.

Tortilla Turtle is a wise turtle who lives in the swamp for 300 years.

Malvina is a beautiful girl with blue hair who loves to study, teach and educate.

Pierrot is always sad and lyrical, a poet and musician in love with Malvina.

The dog Artemon is a devoted dog, named Artemon, of the poodle breed.

Harlequin is cheerful and mischievous.

Props: radio tape recorder - music (songs from the film “Golden Key”), balloons into which a note (a small long strip of paper) is inserted before inflating; 2 teams are given balloons with a set of characters according to the number of people. If there are not enough characters, you can add trees and objects, for example, a Primer or a Tree growing in the Field of Miracles in the Land of Fools.

Children's New Year's competition "Who can crumple up the newspaper faster"

Two teams are given (each player) a sheet of newspaper. On command, everyone begins to crumple the newspapers with one hand. The team whose player does not have time to crumple up the newspaper loses.

Props: newspaper

Competition "Roll the Ball"

The children of each team are divided into pairs, preferably a boy and a girl. Each team has a ball at its disposal. Each pair stands next to each other at the first line - Start. The girl stands with her back to the boy, he lifts her up, takes her by the elbows, and she stands with her feet on the ball and begins, spinning it with her feet, to roll to the finish line, which is drawn in advance or glued with adhesive tape. The first couple to reach the Finish line wins. Then the second pair is launched. The team with the most winning pairs wins.

Props: ball

New Year's competition for children “Gluttonous Dragon”

Presenter: Guys, what should we do, we are waiting for Santa Claus, and in our area lives a terrible Monster - a fire-breathing Dragon. The hot flames that fly out of his mouth can ruin our holiday. What should we do, tell the children?... That's right, the Beast needs to be fed, then the satisfied Dragon will fall asleep with his belly up.

The chair is turned upside down, and a plastic bag is put on the protruding legs, which will imitate the huge mouth of a dragon. A lot of soft small toys are placed next to the children (you can put balls and balls instead). Participants must throw as many toys into their mouths as possible in a few minutes (the time is selected depending on the number of children and toys). A bag that imitates a mouth can be pre-painted with bright colors. The team that feeds the Beast the best wins.

Competition for children for the New Year “Find a Snowflake”

Presenter - Guys, do you know what the evil Troll did? He hid the Snowflake “WHERE IT’S HOT” so that it would melt and we would be left without snow on New Year’s Day. But New Year's Magic always comes with snow. It is necessary to save Snowflake so that she does not have time to melt - and then there will be snow.

Children are given 5-7 minutes to discuss, and then they look for Snowflake, they must guess that it is behind the battery. The winner is the team whose members find the Snowflake.

Props: large Snowflake (cardboard).

Competition "Menagerie"

Each child is given a balloon, they need to be tied well. Markers are placed in front of the children. Each child draws an animal on the ball. Each team's balls are then tied together. The team whose menagerie is the most beautiful wins.

Props: balloons, markers.

Captains competition "Fat-Fat"

The captain and captain of each team enter. The Captains wear the same large T-shirts, and the Captains on the team must put as many balls as possible under the T-shirt of their Captains; the T-shirt cannot be held with their hands, the balls themselves must be held under the T-shirt. The “fattest team” wins, the captain of which will have more balls.

Props: Balloons, 2 T-shirts.

Children's New Year's competition "Penguin"

Presenter: Guys, what animal is not at all afraid of the cold and lives at the North Pole? That's right, Penguin! Now we will get to know him better.

Each team is given a ball, which is passed along the relay. Each participant holds a ball between their legs and waddles like a penguin. The participant walks to the finish line and back. Players who jump and run come back.

Props: ball, stool (finish line).

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New Year's game “Warm me up, Sunshine”

2 children are selected: “Frost” and “Sunny”. Morozko is trying to freeze as many children as possible and warm Sunny. Children touched by Morozko remain in the position in which Frost caught them and “frozen” them. And the Sun tries to unfreeze everyone, touching him with his hand, he unfreezes the children, they start running again. After a few minutes the drivers are changed.

DIY New Year's collage

Each child is given a piece of cardboard and glue on which he must make a New Year's picture. Next to the children are placed colored pencils (you can do without them) and a bucket with various small things, which are cut into pieces: rain, New Year's garlands, candy from a firecracker, branches of a Christmas tree, pine, paper clips, satin ribbons, buttons, bright fabric, etc. Each child You are allowed to use a mug to scoop material for a collage from a common bucket 2 times. The task is given from 5 to 10 minutes to complete. Then all the works are attached to whatman paper. If this is a competition, then whatman paper 2 wins best team, if there is a general collage, then there is only one Whatman paper on which all the works are attached.

"Live Quest" task

Presenter: So, children, you need to say the Magic words in chorus so that “Real Magic” will happen for us on New Year’s Day. At this moment you will think of your “Greatest Wish”. Wishes have always been made in New Year's Eve. Now let's find out what these Magic words are that we all need to say together. Inhale, exhale, do you feel filled with Magic? And now - let's get down to business.

Each child (or several children who will guess one letter) is given a piece of paper with a riddle in which they need to guess the letter (riddles from the Internet). There are letters on the table, and on the back of the sheet with the letter, its serial number in the sentence “Under the magical chiming of the clock, the New Year has come with goodness.” A child (or several children), having guessed their letter, finds it on the table. Children need to guess to arrange the letters in accordance with the serial number and get a “magic” sentence:

THE MAGICAL BATTLE OF THE HOUR THE NEW YEAR HAS COME TO US ALL

If there are few children, then the phrase can be shortened. Some letters will be repeated, that is, some children will guess one letter, but their serial numbers will be different.

Options for holding a New Year's children's party with competitions

The last 3 competitions in our proposed scenario are assumed to be 3 common final games for all children. It is understood that the results of the competition of 2 teams are summed up before them and the winning team is announced, and then there are 3 general competitions.

If you want to make all games competitive, you can do this:

• The competition, where there is general creative work on creating a collage, should be made work for each team, i.e. each team is given the task of making their own New Year's collage, and then the jury determines the winner. You can have each child make a collage on a separate piece of paper, and then glue all the pieces of paper onto a common stand for each team.

• And do the last competition like this. Give this task separately for each team, i.e. find the Magic Words for the Magic Wand. Each team has a set of letters from this phrase on its table. The team that completes these letters the fastest will win. (i.e. divide the overall work into work in teams).

• As for the game about Sunny and Frost, it can be replaced with the competition “Find your pair, little glove.” Children bring their own gloves and each team puts these gloves in their bag. The presenter gives each child 2 different gloves (any). When gloves for 2 teams are distributed, the task sounds: “Find your pair and join hands!” The winner is the team that is the first to create its “Pair of Gloves” circle.

What Magic will the Magic Wand do?

Presenter: Someone won today, someone lost, yes, this happens in life. The main thing here is that you and I did everything so well: all our competitions turned out wonderful, you are all so cheerful and talented. We didn’t let Snowflake melt even now it will snow, most likely, the real Lady Blizzard will come to us for the holiday, we fed the fire-breathing Dragon, so there is no need to fear that the fragile Snow Maiden will melt, we made a Winter collage with our own hands, and found the key phrase to our New Year's holiday.

Children are given a piece of cotton wool, they must tear it into pieces and create a Blizzard. Fallen pieces of cotton wool can be collected and thrown up again. It is possible for a woman to come, personifying the Lady Blizzard.

Presenter: And now, children, the most important point: I am holding in my hands the Magic Wand, which you imbued with Magic, passing it along the relay race. Now we will say the Magic Words, wave the Magic Wand, and... create Magic. And the New Year will bring us joy, happiness and... fulfill the innermost desire of every child present here. Five minutes for you to think of a wish, and now, pay attention, we all say in chorus the words that you guessed: “Under the magical chiming of the clock, the New Year has come to us all,” I wave my Wand, and everyone clearly pronounces their wish to themselves! (snow can be made after this point)

New Year's competitions for children suggested by Oksana Shevchenko

A bright entertainment program for the New Year for children in kindergarten with competitions, prizes and gifts - exactly what kids expect from the holiday. Musical and dynamic games will make the New Year's party fun and interesting. Simple and funny competitions will delight children and their parents.

Game "Hibernating Bear"

To play the game you will need 3 gymnastic hoops. A group of children plays the role of bunnies, and one child plays the role of a hibernating bear. When the music starts playing, the bunnies go for a walk. They jump near the bear, trying to wake him up. They can sing, dance, laugh, clap and tap their feet on the floor as long as the music plays. When musical accompaniment subsides, the bear wakes up, and the bunnies hide in hoop houses lying on the floor. If there is a large group of guys, and there are only 3 hoops on the floor, you can hide in them in twos or threes. The bunny that was caught by the bear (who did not have time to hide in the hoop) begins to play the role of a bear. The game continues until interest disappears.

All children participate in the competition. Participants are divided equally into 2 teams. One team will be wolves. Children have red scarves attached to their belts, which act as ponytails. The second team will be dogs. They are used to attach blue scarves to the belt.

The wolves decided to sneak into the village to feast on the chickens. The guard dogs must prevent them from doing this. Energetic music is turned on. A team of dogs runs after the wolf cubs, pulling handkerchiefs from their belts and vice versa. After the music stops playing, a count of the caught players is made by the number of handkerchiefs of a certain color. The team with the most handkerchiefs left under its belt wins.

Game "New Year's Icicle"

All children stand in a circle. The organizer of the New Year's party gives one of the players an artificial icicle (it can be made from foil). The music turns on. The kids take turns passing the icicle to each other. After the music ends, the icicle ends up in the hands of one of the players. The child who did not manage to pass the icicle to his neighbor must recite a New Year's poem or sing a song. For successful performance, he receives a gift.

To conduct the competition you will need 3 pairs of children's plastic skis and 3 chairs. Chairs must be placed in a row at a distance of 1.5 meters from each other.

All children are divided equally into 3 teams. In each of them, a captain is selected. The game begins with the captain. He puts on his skis and runs to the chair. Having run around him, he takes off his skis and returns to his place. Having run to the starting point, he passes the skis to the next participant. Each team player must complete the relay. The team whose members complete the task faster than the rest wins.

Game "Snowball Fight"

To play the game, you need to prepare 80 pieces of cotton wool the size of a tennis ball in advance.

The room where the holiday is held is divided into 2 equal parts. For each of them, 40 snowballs are placed on the floor. All children are divided equally into 2 teams and placed on their field.

After the “start” signal, each participant must pick up a snowball and throw it at half of the opposing team. The entire game is given 3 minutes. At this time, a children's New Year's song sounds. After the stop signal, the snowballs begin to be counted. The team with the fewest snowballs on its side wins.

3 children participate in the competition. To conduct the competition you need to take 3 easels. On them you need to attach sheets of paper with an unfinished drawing of a snowman. Kids come up to the easels, carefully study the drawing and receive a colored felt-tip pen or marker. The leader of the holiday explains that the snowman needs to finish drawing the nose, eyes and smile. The children are blindfolded with scarves or headbands, and they begin to draw. During the competition, a cheerful New Year's children's song is played. The author of the most “accurate” and beautiful drawing becomes the winner.

When choosing games for teenagers, Father Frost and the Snow Maiden must remember that teenagers do not agree to unequal relationships characteristic of childhood. The guys consider themselves quite adults, although, carried away by the game, they forget about it. They require benevolent and tactful support from adults, which helps to fulfill the desire for independence. Children of this age are in contact with both peers and adults; they try to prove themselves and receive high praise from adults. Girls and boys actively defend their views, especially with regard to hobbies, fashion, tastes, and leisure activities, so it is best to organize a New Year's Eve party for them in a cafe.

It is necessary to take into account that at this age much attention must be paid to the individual. Therefore, I recommend that Santa Claus and Snow Maiden select games where there is an opportunity to express themselves. You can hold a knightly tournament; at this age, boys want to please girls and assert themselves in their own eyes. They perceive positively and willingly play in the “Miss and Mister Party” competition, which has the nominations “Most Charming”, “Superman”, “MissSmile”, “Mr.Gallance”, “Miss Charm”, “Mr.Courage”, “Miss Charm”, “Gentleman” " and so on.

Well received Mind games, especially if there are tasks that require players to think outside the box and have a sense of humor. These could be questions with double meanings or a fun crossword puzzle. In a word, just continuous dancing can very soon tire you and get boring. It is necessary to warm up not only for the legs, but also for the mind.

"Skinny" company

The hoop should fit as many people as possible. It is only advisable that the guys do not get too carried away - the hoop is not rubber, after all.

Circle, square, triangle

Two teams of 12 people each participate, both freely dancing. On command in the dance, players quickly move into a circle, then into a square and into a triangle.

Dance Marathon

Fast pieces of music are played in a row (it is best to take the most popular ones). Participants in the game must dance non-stop. The most resilient one wins.

Familiar melodies

They invite one person from the team, and place signs with the names of famous performers (composers) in front of them. A fragment of a musical work is played, the players must raise a sign with the name of the performer (composer) or title. You can use works of a certain theme or a certain direction (classics, modern hits).

Cheat sheets

The game requires two or more participants. They are given a roll of toilet paper. These are the cheat sheets. The participants’ task is to hide the paper in their pockets, behind the collar, in trousers, in socks, tearing it into small pieces. Whoever does this first is the winner.

Mummy

Toilet paper will make a magnificent “mummy”. Call two or more than a couple volunteers. One of the players in each pair is the “mummy”, and the second is the “mumiator”. The “mumiator” must wrap the “mummy” with “bandages” made of toilet paper as quickly as possible.

Proverbs

The presenter names proverbs of a particular country, the players indicate a Russian proverb that is similar in meaning. For example, an Arabic proverb says: “I ran from the rain, got caught in the downpour,” and a Russian one: “From the frying pan into the fire.”

1. Iranian: “Where there are no fruit trees, a beet will pass for an orange.”

Russian: “For lack of fish and cancer, fish.”

2. Vietnamese: “A leisurely elephant reaches its goal earlier than a frisky stallion.”

3. Finnish: “He who asks will not get lost.”

Russian: “The language will bring you to Kyiv.”

4. English: “Every flock has its own black sheep.”

Russian: “There’s a black sheep in a family.”

5. Indonesian: “The squirrel jumps very briskly, and sometimes it breaks down.” ,

Russian: “A horse has four legs, and he stumbles.”

Blindfold game

10 people are participating: 5 girls and 5 boys. The rest form a large circle, holding hands. The players are blindfolded so that nothing is visible. At first, everyone moves chaotically inside the circle, trying not to push each other. Then, on command, the boys try to form their own circle, and the girls try to form theirs. Intuition is needed here, because you can’t talk. You are allowed to touch each other and determine by touch who is yours and who is someone else’s.

Change your hand

Players are invited to try to draw or color something, but only with their left hand, and those who are left-handed use their right hand.

Guess the condition

Two teams of 6 people are required. Each player of two teams is given a drawing in an envelope that depicts a face with an expression of anger, thoughtfulness, fear, joy, irony, sadness, fear, boredom, surprise, admiration. Alternately, the participants of the two teams read the quatrain:

Guests came to us

Dear ones have come,

It was not in vain that we set the table,

They treated us to pies,

And they read with the same expression as in the picture. The player comes forward and stands in front of the team so that everyone can see his drawing, but the guessing team does not. If the opposing team guesses correctly, it gets 1 point. Whose team scored more points won.

Dance with an orange

2 couples participate. Each pair is given an orange. As soon as the music starts, they must dance with the orange between their partner's cheeks. The winner is the couple who manages to hold the orange while dancing.

Capricious apple

Number of participants - 4 people. One person is holding an apple in the air, which is tied to a short ribbon, and the second participant is trying to eat this apple without using his hands.

Herringbone

A team of 7 people must decorate the “Christmas tree” while the music is playing. A “Christmas tree” is any person from the company. You need to decorate the Christmas tree using improvised means. The winner is the team that decorates the “Christmas tree” with the most “toys.”

Orange boom

There are 12 people in the team. They stand in a row. The first player holds the orange under his chin. On command, players pass the orange to each other without using their hands. The team that doesn't drop the orange wins.

Strange dancing

Two people hold a thick cord 1.5 m long at a height as tall as a person. Those who want to play take turns walking under the cord, performing dance moves. Gradually the cord is lowered lower. The game continues until the most flexible player remains.

Name the fourth

Three words are named, and the fourth (of the same theme) is named by the participants in the game. This game can be played between players sitting at tables. The team that can name the most words wins. For example:

1. Dnieper, Don, Volga... (Yenisei).

2. Plum, pear, apple... (orange).

3. “Opel”, “Mercedes”, “Moskvich”... (“Ford”).

4. Masha, Olya, Lyuba... (Natasha).

5. “Spartak”, “Lokomotiv”, “Zenit”... (“CSKA”).

6. Poplar, pine, maple... (birch).

7. “The Golden Fish”, “The Three Little Pigs”, “The Frog Princess”... (“The Snow Queen”).

8. Chair, bed, table... (chair).

9. Gymnastics, volleyball, tennis... (football).

10. Pencil, pen, notebook... (ruler).

11. Cream, perfume, powder... (lipstick).

12. Chocolate, marmalade, candies... (cookies).

13. Goal, penalty, offside... (corner).

14. Boots, shoes, boots... (sandals).

Collect snowballs

The game is designed for two people only. Each player is given a basket. Snowballs cut from foam rubber are poured onto the floor. The players are blindfolded, and on command they begin to collect snowballs. The one who collects the most snowballs wins.

"Cheerful boots." Two teams, unlimited number of players. Props: 2 pairs of large felt boots. The players line up one after another. On command, the first player puts on felt boots and, quickly running around the tree, returns to the team. Having taken off his felt boots, he passes them on to the next one, and so on until all the players have completed the distance.

The team whose players complete the task faster wins.

Wonderful calendar sheet

Each guest receives a piece of paper from a desk calendar. Boys are given odd numbers of the calendar, and girls are given even numbers. As the evening progresses, guests are offered several tasks:

1. Find “yesterday”.

2. Build a team from only “Tuesdays” or from only “Thursdays”.

3. Gather by month.

4. Collect the first week of each of 12 months.

5. Collect all the Wednesdays of one of the months.

Based on the numbers of the flip calendar leaves received, be sure to indicate what month the date is, you can hold a New Year's auction with non-standard prizes.

Looking for a couple

Again, using the calendar leaves, you need to find a couple to dance. The game is played while dancing. The Snow Maiden names any number from 3 to 61, and the players must gather in pairs so that the sum of their numbers on the calendar sheet corresponds to the named number. The one who completes the task first wins.

Jumping bags

Very popular, very simple and at the same time hilarious funny game. Props: two bags. Two teams stand in front of the Christmas tree. The first player on the team is given a bag. Putting it on his feet and holding the edge of the bag on both sides with his hands, he jumps around the tree and returns to the team. He takes off the bag and passes it to the next player. The team whose last player gets to the team first wins.

Score a goal for Santa Claus

We designate the gates with two small Christmas trees. Santa Claus is a goalkeeper. Players take turns trying to score a goal. Whoever hits the goal moves on to the second round. In the second round, 2 attempts are given to score a goal. The players who scored 3 goals each advance to the third round. And so on until one player remains, the winner.

It is important not to prolong the game. If there are a lot of guests, limit the number of players.

Rooster fight

A game for real men. Two young men get into a gymnastic hoop. Take a cockfighting stance: hands behind your back, one leg bent at the knee. The task is to jump back, gaining momentum, and push your opponent into the chest or the opposite shoulder with your shoulder. And so on until one of the players pushes the opponent out of the circle.