An entertainment program is a mandatory attribute of any children's party. Fun birthday competitions for children 5-6 years old with prizes will definitely please the birthday boy and guests of the celebration. Outdoor games and amazing adventures in fantasy competitions will unite the children and leave an indelible impression of the holiday.

All children who are present at the holiday participate in the competition. To carry it out, you need to prepare an improvised screen by making a cut in the fabric a little more than 10 centimeters. This fabric needs to be attached to a box with an opening bottom (so that you can change items in it).

The children's task is to put their hand into the box through the slot and guess by touch what fruit is in it. You can hide an orange, banana, strawberry, apple, peach, etc. After the participant has identified the fruit, he can pull out his hand along with the contents.

After the competition, you can take out fruit slices for the children.

Game "Birthday Card"

Creative game. To carry it out, you need to prepare a large thick sheet of Whatman paper. Then you need to dilute paints for finger painting in plates. The sheet must be fixed on the wall, at the height of a child.

Each child, in turn, must come up and draw one element: his handprint, “cat’s paws,” a flower, etc. The masterpiece remains as a keepsake for the birthday boy.

Game "Little Adults"

Game-entertainment. Allows children to try on adult life. It needs to be done outside. A private yard is the most suitable location.

All boys are given a shovel, a bucket of water and twigs as seedlings. Their task is to dig up the area, plant seedlings and water them. At this time, the girls must prepare lunch for their men: cut the bread, make sandwiches from the ingredients provided and pour the compote into glasses with a ladle.

When the boys finish their work, the girls bring them treats and have a picnic together.

Game "Creators"

Creative game. All children who are present at the holiday participate in it. They are seated at a table, given a sheet of paper, and colored pencils and markers are poured onto the center of the table. Each child is then given a helium balloon.

Participants must draw a face on the ball. Next, they need to draw the body of their hero on a piece of paper, cut out the drawing (with the help of adults) and attach it to the tail of the ball. After this, children can talk about their invented hero, who he is and where he comes from.

Game "Air Bouquets"

Several pairs of children participate in the game. To organize it, you need to prepare a large number of balloons of different colors and sticks for attaching them. The balloons need to be inflated not very much and tied with a string, leaving a tail.

If the game is played indoors, the balls can be scattered around the room, and if outdoors, they can be placed in a basket. Each pair receives a stick. The task of each team is to build a bouquet of balloons, tying them on a stick, and present it to the birthday person.

The hero of the occasion chooses the winners - the creators of the most original and beautiful bouquet.

Game "Call of Blood"

All children invited to the holiday play the game. Its goal is to amuse the kids and bring positive emotions. At the beginning of the game, the leader speaks into each child’s ear the name of any animal (these should be simple and recognizable animals and birds): pig, cow, mouse, owl, chicken, dog, cat, wolf, bear. Each animal must be named to several children.

These competitions will help teachers and parents entertain their children. They can be carried out in classes, festive events, at home, on the street.

Firefighters

Turn out the sleeves of two jackets and hang them on the backs of chairs. Place the chairs at a distance of one meter with their backs facing each other. Place a two-meter long rope under the chairs. Both participants stand at their chairs. At the signal, they must take their jackets, turn out the sleeves, put them on, and fasten all the buttons. Then run around your opponent’s chair, sit on your chair and pull the string.

Who is faster

Children with skipping ropes in their hands stand in a line on one side of the playground so as not to interfere with each other. In 15 - 20 steps, a line is drawn or a cord with flags is laid down. Following the agreed signal, all children simultaneously jump in the direction of the placed cord. The one who gets near her first wins.

Hitting the ball on target

A pin or flag is placed at a distance of 8-10 m. Each team member gets the right to one throw, he must try to knock down the target. After each throw, the ball is returned to the team. If the target is shot down, it is replaced in its original place. The team with the most accurate hits wins.
- the ball does not fly, but rolls along the ground, launched by hand,
- players kick the ball,
- players throw the ball with both hands from behind their heads.

Ball in the ring

Teams are lined up in a single column, one at a time, in front of the basketball backboards at a distance of 2–3 meters. After the signal, the first number throws the ball around the ring, then puts the ball, and the second player also takes the ball and throws it into the ring, and so on. The team that hits the hoop the most wins.

Artists

In the center of the circle or stage are two easels with paper. The leader calls two groups of five people. At the signal from the leader, the first from the group take the coal and draw the beginning of the picture; at the signal, they pass the coal to the next one. The task is for all five competitors to draw a given drawing faster than their opponents. Everyone must participate in drawing.
The tasks are simple: draw a steam locomotive, a bicycle, a steamship, a truck, a tram, an airplane, etc.

Roll a ball

The players are divided into groups of 2 - 5 people. Each of them receives a task: within a set time (8 - 10 minutes) roll a snowball as large as possible. The group that rolls the largest snowball by the specified time wins.

Three ball run

At the starting line, the first person conveniently takes 3 balls (football, volleyball and basketball). At the signal, he runs with them to the turning flag and places the balls near it. It comes back empty. The next participant runs empty to the lying balls, picks them up, returns with them back to the team and, not reaching 1 m, places them on the floor.
- instead of large balls, you can take 6 tennis balls,
— instead of running, jumping.

Chain

In the allotted time, make a chain using paper clips. Whose chain is longer wins the competition.

Blow up the balloon

For this competition you will need 8 balloons. 8 people are selected from the audience. They are given balloons. At the leader’s command, the participants begin to inflate the balloons, but in such a way that the balloon does not burst when inflated. The one who completes the task first wins.

turnip

Two teams of 6 children each participate. This is grandfather, grandmother, Bug, granddaughter, cat and mouse. There are 2 chairs on the opposite wall of the hall. On each chair sits a turnip - a child wearing a hat with a picture of a turnip.
Grandfather starts the game. At a signal, he runs to the turnip, runs around it and returns, the grandmother clings to him (takes him by the waist), and they continue running together, again go around the turnip and run back, then the granddaughter joins them, etc. At the end of the game, The mouse is caught by a turnip. The team that pulled out the turnip the fastest wins.

Hoop relay

Two lines are drawn on the track at a distance of 20 - 25 m from one another. Each player must roll the hoop from the first to the second line, go back and pass the hoop to his friend. The team that completes the relay first wins.

Counter relay race with hoop and skipping rope

Teams line up as if in a relay race. The guide of the first subgroup has a gymnastic hoop, and the guide of the second subgroup has a jump rope. At the signal, the player with the hoop rushes forward, jumping through the hoop (like jumping rope). As soon as the player with the hoop crosses the starting line of the opposite column, the player with the jump rope starts and moves forward by jumping the rope. After completing the task, each participant passes the equipment to the next player in the column. This continues until the participants complete the task and change places in the columns. Jogging is prohibited.

Porters

4 players (2 from each team) stand on the starting line. Everyone gets 3 large balls. They must be carried to the final destination and returned back. It is very difficult to hold 3 balls in your hands, and picking up a fallen ball without outside help is also not easy. Therefore, porters have to move slowly and carefully (the distance should not be too great). The team that completes the task faster wins.

Ball race underfoot

Players are divided into 2 teams. The first player throws the ball back between the players' spread legs. The last player of each team bends down, catches the ball and runs forward with it along the column, stands at the beginning of the column and again sends the ball between his spread legs, etc. The team that finishes the relay the fastest wins.

Three jumps

Participants are divided into two teams. Place a jump rope and a hoop at a distance of 8-10 m from the starting line. After the signal, the first person, having reached the rope, takes it in his hands, makes three jumps on the spot, puts it down and runs back. The second person takes the hoop and makes three jumps through it and alternates between the jump rope and the hoop. The team that finishes it faster will win.

Hoop race

The players are divided into equal teams and lined up along the side lines of the court. On the right flank of each team there is a captain; he is wearing 10 gymnastic hoops. At the signal, the captain takes off the first hoop and passes it through himself from top to bottom, or vice versa and passes it to the next player. At the same time, the captain takes off the second hoop and passes it to his neighbor, who, having completed the task, passes the hoop on. Thus, each player, having passed the hoop to his neighbor, immediately receives a new hoop. The last player in the line puts all the hoops on himself. The team whose players complete the task faster receives a winning point. The team whose players win twice wins.

Quick threes

Players stand in a circle in threes, one after the other. The first numbers of each three join hands and form an inner circle. The second and third numbers, holding hands, form a large outer circle. At the signal, the guys standing in the inner circle run to the right with side steps, and those standing in the outer circle run to the left. At the second signal, the players release their hands and stand in their threes. Each time the circles move in a different direction. The three players who come together faster receive a winning point. The game lasts 4 - 5 minutes. The trio whose players score the most points wins.

Prohibited movement

The players and the leader stand in a circle. The leader takes a step forward to be more noticeable. If there are few players, then you can line them up and stand in front of them. The leader invites the children to perform all the movements after him, with the exception of those prohibited, which were previously established by him. For example, it is prohibited to perform the “hands on the belt” movement. The leader begins to make different movements to the music, and all the players repeat them. Unexpectedly, the leader performs a prohibited movement. The player repeating it takes a step forward and then continues to play.

Courtesy check

This competition is tricky and is only held once. Before the start of the boys' competition, a girl passes in front of them and, as if by accident, drops her handkerchief. The boy who guessed to pick up the scarf and politely return it to the girl wins. After this it is announced that this was the first competition.
Option: if the competition is between two teams, then the point is awarded to the one from which the most polite boy was.

Good fairy tale

The basis is a fairy tale with a sad ending (for example, the Snow Maiden, the Little Mermaid, etc.). And the children are given the task of thinking about how this fairy tale can be remade, using characters from other fairy tales, so that it ends happily. The winner is the team that plays out the fairy tale in the form of a mini-play in the most funny and cheerful way.

Train

The game participants are divided into two equal groups. The players of each group hold on to each other and form one chain with their arms bent at the elbows.
Stronger and more dexterous participants – “groovy” ones – become ahead of the chain. Standing opposite each other, the “clockwork” also takes each other’s arms bent at the elbows and each pulls in their own direction, trying to either break the opponent’s chain or pull it over the intended line.
Rule: start pulling exactly at the signal.

Competition on the plot of folk tales

Children are divided into two teams. The presenter says the first words from the title of folk tales; participants must say the entire title. The team that gives the most correct answers wins.
1. Ivan Tsarevich and the gray... (wolf)
2. Sister Alyonushka and brother... (Ivan)
3. Finist - Clear... (falcon)
4. Princess - ... (Toad)
5. Geese - ... (Swans)
6. By pike... (order)
7. Moroz... (Ivanovich)
8. Snow White and the seven... (dwarves)
9. Horse - ... (Humpbacked Little Humpback)

Speak without mistakes

Whoever pronounces these proverbs better will win:
Sasha walked along the highway and sucked on a dryer.
Karl stole corals from Clara, and Clara stole a clarinet from Karl.
The ships tacked and tacked, but did not tack.
He reported, but didn’t report enough, but when he began to report more, he reported.

Night travel

The presenter says that the driver will have to drive at night without lighting, so the player is blindfolded. But first, the driver is introduced to a freeway made from sports pins. Handing the steering wheel to the driver, the presenter offers to practice and drive so that not a single post is knocked down. The player is then blindfolded and brought to the steering wheel. The presenter gives a command - a hint where to turn to the driver, warns about danger. When the path has been completed, the leader unties the driver's eyes. Then the next participants in the game “go”. The one who knocks down the pins the least wins.

Sharp shooters

There is a target mounted on the wall. You can use small balls or darts.
Each player has three tries.
After the game, the host rewards the winners and encourages the losers.

Keep your balance

With their arms extended to the sides, the players, like tightrope walkers, walk along the very edge of the carpet.
The last one to leave the race wins.

Horror

The conditions are as follows: there are five eggs in the cassette. One of them is raw, the presenter warns. And the rest are boiled. You need to break an egg on your forehead. Whoever comes across something raw is the bravest one. (But in general, the eggs are all boiled, and the prize is simply awarded to the last participant - he deliberately took the risk of becoming everyone’s laughing stock.)

Game "Merry Orchestra"

An unlimited number of people participate in the game. A conductor is selected, the remaining participants are divided into balalaika players, accordionists, trumpeters, violinists, etc., depending on the number of participants. At a signal from the conductor, who points to a group of musicians, they begin to “play” to the tune of any famous song: balalaika players - “Trem, shake”, violinists - “tili-tili”, trumpeters - “turu-ru”, accordionists - “tra- la-la." The difficulty of the task is that the pace of change of musicians is constantly increasing, the conductor points first to one group, then to the other, and if the conductor waves both hands, then the musicians must “play” all together. You can make the task more difficult: if the conductor waves his hand strongly, then the musicians must “play” loudly, and if he waves his hand a little, then the musicians “play” quietly.

Game "Collect a bouquet"

2 teams of 8 people each participate. 1 child in the team is a gardener, the rest are flowers. On the heads of the flower children are hats with images of flowers. Flower children squat in a column, one at a time, at a considerable distance from each other. At a signal, the gardeners run to the first flower, which grabs the gardener’s back. Already the two of them run to the next flower, etc. The team that runs to the finish line first wins.

ring

You will need a long cord and a ring. Thread the cord through the ring and tie the ends. Children sit in a circle and place a cord with a ring on their knees. In the center of the circle is the driver. Children, unnoticed by the driver, move the ring from one to another (not necessarily in one direction, you can move the ring in different directions). At the same time, music sounds, and the driver carefully monitors the movements of the ring. As soon as the music stops, the ring also stops. The driver must indicate who currently has the ring. If you guess right, you change places with the one who had the ring.

And I!

A game of attentiveness.
Rules of the game: the presenter tells a story about himself, preferably a fable. During the story, he pauses and raises his hand up. The rest should listen carefully and, when the leader raises his hand up, shout “and I” if the action mentioned in the story can be performed by a person or remain silent if the action is not suitable. For example, the presenter says:
“One day I went into the forest...
All: “Me too!”
I see a squirrel sitting on a tree...
-…?
The squirrel sits and gnaws nuts...
— ….
- She saw me and let’s throw nuts at me...
-…?
- I ran away from her...
-…?
- I went the other way...
— ….
- I’m walking through the forest, picking flowers...
— …
- I sing songs...
— ….
— I see a little goat nibbling the grass... -...? - As soon as I whistle...
— ….
— The little goat got scared and ran away...
-…?
- And I moved on...
— …
There are no winners in this game - the main thing is a cheerful mood.

Repeat

Children stand in one line. By lot or counting, I choose the first participant. He faces everyone and performs some movement, for example: clapping his hands, jumping on one leg, turning his head, raising his arms, etc. Then he stands in his place, and the next player takes his place. He repeats the movement of the first participant and adds his own.
The third player repeats the two previous gestures and adds his own, and so do the rest of the game participants in turn. When the whole team has finished showing, the game can go on for the second round. A player who fails to repeat any gesture is eliminated from the game. The winner is the last child standing.

Sparrows and crows

You can play alone with a child, but it’s better with a group. Agree in advance what the sparrows will do and what the crows will do. For example, with the command “Sparrows,” children will lie down on the floor. And when the Crows command, climb onto the bench. Now you can start the game. An adult slowly pronounces, syllable by syllable, “Vo - ro - ... ny!” Children must quickly perform the movement that was assigned to the crows. Whoever completed it last or got it wrong pays a forfeit.

Plucking feathers

You will need clothespins. Several children will be catchers. They are given clothespins, which they attach to their clothes. If the catcher catches one of the children, he attaches a clothespin to his clothes. The first catcher to free himself from his clothespins wins.

Looking for the ball

The participants of the game stand in a circle and close their eyes. The leader takes a small ball or any other small object and throws it further to the side. Everyone listens carefully, trying to guess by the sound where the ball fell. At the command “Look!” children run in different directions, looking for the ball. The winner is the one who finds it, quietly runs up to a pre-agreed place and knocks with a stick with the words “The ball is mine!” If other players guess who has the ball, they try to catch up with him and grab him. Then the ball goes to the player who caught up. Now he is running away from the others.

Glomerulus

Children are divided into pairs. Each pair is given a ball of thread and a thick pencil. At the leader’s signal, the children begin to rewind the ball onto a pencil. One of the children holds the ball, the second winds the thread around the pencil. The pair that completes the job the fastest wins. A second prize can be awarded for the neatest ball.

Two rams

This game can be played in pairs taking turns. Two children, with their legs spread wide apart, bend their torsos forward and rest their foreheads against each other. Hands clasped behind back. The task is to confront each other without budging for as long as possible. You can make the sounds “Bee-ee”.

Potato

Invite the children to test their attentiveness, observation and reaction speed. It's very easy to do. Let the guys answer any of your questions: “Potatoes.” Questions can be addressed to everyone, and sometimes it is better to ask one. For example: “What do you have in this place?” (pointing to his nose).
The reaction is not hard to imagine. Whoever makes a mistake leaves the game. Do not forget to forgive the most inattentive ones after the first two questions, otherwise you will have no one to continue the game with. Here are some questions you can ask:
— What did you have for lunch today?
-What would you like to eat for dinner?
- Who is this who is late and is entering the hall now?
— What did your mother bring you as a gift?
-What do you dream about at night?
— What is the name of your favorite dog? … and so on.
At the end of the game, give the winners - the most attentive guys - a comic prize - a potato.

Truckers

Plastic cups or small buckets of water filled to the brim are placed on children's trucks. Ropes of the same length (according to the child’s height) are tied to the cars. On command, you must quickly “carry the load” from start to finish, trying not to spill the water. The winner is the one who reaches the finish line the fastest and does not spill the water. You can make two prizes - for speed and for accuracy.

Crumple up the newspaper

You will need newspapers according to the number of participants. There is an unfolded newspaper on the floor in front of the players. The task is to crumple the newspaper at the presenter’s signal, trying to collect the entire sheet into a fist.
Whoever can do this first is the winner.

Clever janitor

To play, you need to prepare a broom and “leaves” (You can use small pieces of paper). A circle is drawn - this is the place of the “janitor.” The janitor is selected. The “janitor” stands in a circle with a broom. At the leader’s signal, the rest of the participants pretend to be the “wind,” that is, they throw pieces of paper into the circle, and the “janitor” sweeps out the trash. The “janitor” is considered the winner if after the agreed time (1-2 minutes) there is not a single piece of paper in the circle.

Self-portrait

Two slits for hands are made on a sheet of whatman paper or cardboard. Participants take each sheet of paper, insert their hands into the slots, and draw a portrait with a brush without looking. Whoever has the most successful “masterpiece” takes the prize.

"Monkey"

Children are divided into two teams. After which the players of the first team confer and think of a word for one of the players of the second team. His task is to show this word to his team members only with gestures, without using any sounds or words. When the word is guessed, the teams change places.
Depending on the age of the participants, the complexity of the hidden words may vary. Starting with simple words and concepts, such as “car”, “house”, and ending with complex concepts, names of films, cartoons, books.

Snowflake

Each child is given a “snowflake”, i.e. a small ball of cotton wool. Children loosen their snowflakes and, at your signal, launch them into the air and begin to blow on them from below so that they stay in the air as long as possible. The most dexterous one wins.

Land - water

Participants of the competition stand in one line. When the leader says “land,” everyone jumps forward; when they say “water,” everyone jumps back. The competition is held at a fast pace. The presenter has the right to pronounce other words instead of the word “water,” for example: sea, river, bay, ocean; instead of the word “land” - shore, land, island. Those who jump at random are eliminated, the winner is the last player - the most attentive.

Drawing a portrait

Participants try to draw a portrait of any of those sitting opposite. Then the leaves are sent in a circle. Everyone will try to write on the reverse side who they recognize in this portrait. When the leaves go around the circle and return to the author, he will count the number of votes of the participants who recognized the one drawn. The best artist wins.

Lock

Players are given a bunch of keys and a locked padlock. It is necessary to pick up the key from the bunch and open the lock as quickly as possible. You can put a lock on the cabinet where the prize is hidden.

Sniper

All players close their eyes and pull matches from the pile one at a time. You cannot show your match to your neighbor. One of the matches is broken, and the one who takes it out becomes a sniper. Then everyone opens their eyes and the day begins. A sniper can kill a player by looking into his eyes and winking. The “killed” person leaves the game and loses the right to vote.
If one of the players witnesses a “murder”, he has the right to say loudly about it, at this moment the game stops (that is, the sniper cannot kill anyone), and the players find out if there are any more witnesses. If not, the game continues, and if there is, the angry players lynch the suspect, taking the match away from him and thus finding out whether they made a mistake. The sniper's task is to shoot everyone before he is exposed, the task of everyone else is to expose the sniper before he shoots everyone.

Chinese football

The players stand in a circle facing outward, with their feet shoulder-width apart, so that each foot stands close to the symmetrical leg of its neighbor. Inside the circle there is a ball, which the players try to score into each other’s goal (that is, roll the ball between their legs with their hands). The one between whose legs the ball rolls removes one hand, after the second goal - the second, and after the third - leaves the game.

Aram-shim-shim

The players stand in a circle, alternating by gender (that is, boy-girl-boy-girl, and so on), with the driver in the center. The players rhythmically clap their hands and say the following words in chorus: “Aram-shim-shim, aram-shim-shim, Arameya-Zufiya, point to me!” And again! And two! And three!”, at this time the driver, closing his eyes and pointing his hands forward, rotates in place, and when the text ends, he stops and opens his eyes. The representative of the opposite sex closest in the direction of rotation to the place shown to them also goes to the center, where they stand back to back. Then everyone else claps their hands again, saying in unison: “And once! And two! And three!". On the count of three, those standing in the center turn their heads to the sides. If they looked in different directions, then the driver kisses (usually on the cheek) the one who came out, if in one direction, they shake hands. After which the driver stands in a circle, and the one who leaves becomes the driver.
There is also a version of the game in which for the representatives of the stronger sex spinning in the center the words “Aram-shim-shim, ...” are replaced with “Wider, wider, wider circle! He has seven hundred girlfriends! This one, this one, this one, this one, and my favorite one is this one!”, although in general it doesn’t matter.
When playing the game at a younger age, it makes sense to replace kisses with scary faces that the two in the center make at each other.

And I'm going

The players stand in a circle facing inward. One of the seats remains free. The one standing to the right of the free space says loudly, “And I’m coming!” and goes over to him. The next one (that is, the one who is now standing to the right of the empty seat) loudly says “Me too!” and moves on to him, the next one says “And I’m a hare!” and also takes place on the right. The next one, moving on, says “And I’m with...” and names someone from those standing in the circle. The task of the one who was named is to run to an empty place. In this game, you can add a driver who will wedge into an empty seat when someone is thinking too long.

Game "Lanterns"

This game involves 2 teams. Each team has 3 yellow balls. At the command of the presenter, the audience begins to pass the balls from hand to hand from the first row to the last. You need to pass the balls (fire) with your hands raised and return them back in the same way, without extinguishing the fire (i.e. without bursting the ball).

Competition "Who can collect coins faster"

The competition is open to 2 people (more is possible). Game coins made of thick paper are scattered around the site. The participants' task is to collect money blindfolded. The one who collects the most coins the fastest wins. This competition can be repeated 2 - 3 times.

Rain

The players are free to sit in the room. When the text begins, everyone performs voluntary movements. With the last word “stopped,” all movements stop, the participants in the game seem to freeze. The presenter, passing by them, notices the one who moved. He leaves the game. A wide variety of movements can be used, but always while standing still. At the end of the game, the presenter also marks those who performed the most beautiful or complex movements.
Text:
Rain, rain, drop,
Water Saber,
I cut a puddle, I cut a puddle,
Cut, cut, didn't cut
And he got tired and stopped!

Surprise

A rope is stretched across the room, to which the
various small prizes. The children are blindfolded one by one and given
scissors and they cut off their prize with their eyes closed. (Be
Be careful, do not leave children alone while playing this game!).

Cockroach race

For this game you will need 4 matchboxes and 2 threads (for two participants). The thread is tied to the belt in front, and a matchbox is tied to the other end of the thread so that it hangs between the legs. The second box is placed on the floor. Swinging boxes between their legs like a pendulum, participants must push boxes lying on the floor. Whoever covers the pre-determined distance faster is considered the winner.

Fishing

A deep plate is placed on a chair, participants must take turns throwing a button or a bottle cap into it from a distance of 2-3 meters, trying to hit it so that the button remains in the plate.
This simple game is very captivating and exciting for kids.

Watchman

The guys sit on chairs so that a circle is formed. There must be a player behind each person sitting on a chair, and one chair must be free. The player standing behind him must discreetly wink at any of those sitting in the circle. All seated participants must face the player with an empty chair. A sitting participant, seeing that he has been winked at, must quickly take an empty seat. The functions of the players standing behind those sitting are to prevent their players from going to empty seats. To do this, they just have to put their hand on the shoulder of the person sitting. If the “guard” does not release the “fugitive”, they change places.

One - knee, two - knee

Everyone sits down on chairs again in a tight circle. Then everyone should place their hand on the right knee of the person on their left. Did you put it in? So, now, starting with the counselor, a light hand clap should pass clockwise across all knees in turn. First - the counselor’s right hand, then the left hand of his neighbor on the right, then the right hand of the neighbor on the left, then the counselor’s left hand, etc.
The first round is held so that the guys understand how to act. After this the game begins. The one who made a mistake during the game removes the hand that either delayed its clap or made it earlier. If a player removes both hands, he leaves the circle and the game continues. To complicate the task, the counselor gives the count faster and faster, under which the clap should be made. The last three players standing win. and receive a certificate for certification?

I propose a scenario for holding a child’s birthday for 5 years, in which I tried to take into account the age characteristics of 5-year-olds. After all, these are no longer little kids who are more suited to the role of spectators than active participants, but they are not yet nimble junior high school students who have some skills in team games and participation in individual competitions. I advise you to use games and competitions in which there are no winners or losers (at this age, children can be offended to tears if they lose), and invite adults to participate in them. You can and should also include feasible tasks on knowledge of letters and numbers, counting and logic - everything that may be useful in the future at school. And, of course, alternate active games with calm ones.

I was four years old
And today there are as many as FIVE!
And now I can proudly
Show your whole palm!

BEGINNING – “We dance in circles.” The presenter (one of the adults) greets the assembled guests, children and adults, asks them to stand in a circle and begins the holiday with poetry:

One two three four five!
Who will we congratulate?
Who will be proud today?
Will he eat a huge cake?
Will the candles be blown out?
And open gifts?
Who's ahead today?
Birthday boy, come out!

The birthday person (tsa) stands in the center of the circle.

Leading: How many<имя ребенка, например Карине>today?
Guests (in chorus): Five!

Leading: Have fun, let's stomp all 5 times!

Guests simultaneously stomp 5 times at the count of the Host.

Leading: Let's all clap 5 times together!

Guests clap their hands 5 times.

Leading: Come on, Karina, turn around!

The birthday girl must turn around herself .

Leading: Come on, Karina, take a bow!

The birthday boy bows .

Leading: Now let's dance in a circle!

The guests standing in a circle, holding hands, begin to walk around the birthday boy and sing the well-known song “Loaf”:

Like on Karina's name day

We baked a loaf

So tall s (everyone raises their hands up),

Such lows(lowered down)

This is the width(diverge to widen the circle)

These are the dinners(the circle is narrowed).

Loaf, loaf(everyone clap their hands)

Choose who you love!

Birthday boy: I love everyone, of course

A<имя гостя, например Аселю>most!

The named child goes into the circle, changes places with the birthday boy, and the round dance begins again. And so on several times, while the host makes sure that all the little guests can be the center of attention.

"Portrait of a birthday girl." Leading: “We had a great round dance! Children, do you like to draw? Let's all draw a portrait of our birthday boy together!”

Spreads a pre-prepared sheet of wallpaper slightly longer than the child’s height directly on the floor, turning it over with the clean side up. The birthday person lies down on this sheet, the presenter traces his outline. After which the child stands up, and the presenter hands out colored markers to the children and invites them to complete the picture: draw the birthday boy’s face, hair, clothes, etc. Advice: be sure to take into account the capabilities and wishes of each participant, encourage them, and help if necessary. And after completing the work, evaluate: praise someone for accuracy, a “steady hand,” someone for accuracy, someone for imagination. Mount the finished “figure” on the wall and photograph it next to the “original”, and then with all the participants in the holiday.

"Living Letters". This game can be offered to the children if you see that they also want to lie on the floor after the birthday boy (little children like to repeat everything after each other). In addition, it is useful for future first-graders in learning the alphabet.

So, the leader is declared a teacher, one of the children is declared a student, the rest are declared in living letters. . The “letters” lie on the floor, the teacher has cards in his hands with capital letters A, E, U, G, M, K, P, L, etc. (we write it ourselves or use any ready-made alphabet). The student takes out one of the cards and tries to arrange the children so that the given letter is formed. “Letters” actively help the student. Another child draws the next card, and this continues until all the children are in the role of a student. If possible, after this game, give each child a souvenir whose name begins with the letter that he “laid”, for example: Sketchbook, toys - Duck, Hedgehog, Gnome, Car or Soap Bubbles, colored Pencils or Kinder Surprise, Plasticine, hair ribbon, etc.

DANCING IN THE PLAIN. Children love to dance and love animals. Why not combine the two?

Leading: “Now let’s imagine that we all came to a forest clearing and decided to dance! Turn on a pre-prepared composition of different songs or melodies and start dancing. Let the kids first move freely to the music, as they wish. After a while the presenter says: “ Our music attracted the attention of animals! Let’s imagine that... little bunnies came galloping into our clearing! How do you think hares can dance?» Children depict dancing hares, jumping on one leg or the other and moving their ears to the beat of the music. Next, invite them to depict softly dancing foxes, heavily stomping elephants, fast running mice, and graceful cats. Let them try to waddle to the music like geese or ducks, frolic merrily like puppies, wriggle like snakes, etc. If they want, children can also sing: “croak,” “woo,” or “meow,” in general, let them they can imagine as much as they want, move around, and have fun.

"Dinner is served!". After such a “shake-up”, it’s time to refresh yourself. I leave the menu for the children's feast at your discretion, I want to suggest a way to seat the children at the table: not forcibly and at the same time not chaotically.

Cut out any postcards that are interesting to children from unnecessary magazines or print them, for example, with images of fairy tale or cartoon characters. Cut them figuratively into two halves, place the first parts on chairs near the covered table, and the second parts on the bedside table near the bathroom. After washing hands (mandatory before eating), the child goes to the bedside table, selects half of the postcard and finds “his” chair with the other half. This is how places at the festive table are “raffled off”.

Finger "Magic Tree". It is not recommended to play active games immediately after eating, so offer children a creative activity - finger painting. Firstly, there are 5 fingers on the hand - just as many as the age of the birthday boy, and secondly, the resulting work of art can be inserted into a frame and kept as a keepsake.

So, take a sheet of thick A4 or A3 paper, watercolors or gouache, a plate of water, wet wipes and begin to create the “Magic Tree” painting. First, draw the trunk and branches with brown paint or a felt-tip pen (you can draw them in advance). You can depict as many branches as there are guests. Next, each child, in turn, dips his finger in water, then in paint and makes a fingerprint near his twig - colored leaves are obtained. Options: each guest dips their fingers in one chosen color of paint, or dips each finger in a different color of paint. When the tree is ready, draw a sun in the corner of the sheet and write down the names of the guests. Such an unusual panel may well decorate a child’s room!

LOTTO. An option for a calm and entertaining game with children is the well-known lotto. You can come up with it yourself or purchase ready-made ones suitable for age, such as lotto “Pets and Birds”, “Wild Animals”, “Fruits and Vegetables”, “Transport”, etc.

GAME "TREES". Presenter: " We drew a beautiful finger tree. Now let's become trees ourselves! Guys, what trees do you know?"Children name different trees, and everyone chooses who will be which tree: fir tree, oak, birch, poplar, apple tree, cedar, etc. Presenter (together with the children): “Trees have roots, a trunk, arms, leaves. We humans have legs, arms, torso, fingers. Let's determine which part of the human body is similar to which part of the tree?“So, the legs are designated as roots, the torso as the trunk, the arms as branches, and the fingers as leaves or needles.

Next, the presenter names some season or natural phenomenon, and the children must depict how the trees “behave” at the same time. For example, if the presenter says “wind”, then the children, spreading their arms out to the sides, sway to the rhythm of the wind, “summer sun” - the children stretch up (grow), “autumn” - the children shake their palms, showing how the leaves are falling. The presenter introduces himself as a lumberjack - the children, like felled trees, fall. The presenter announces that a large flock of migratory birds has perched on the branches - the children’s hands drop down like sagging branches. The presenter says that the tree was damaged by people or harmful insects, the children try to show the diseased tree. You can continue to fantasize about this topic, at the same time the children will learn more about nature. When all options have been exhausted, the presenter praises the children for their acting skills and encourages them not to break trees and bushes, to preserve and protect nature.

"FIND YOUR PRIZE." Presenter: " Now let's play the game "Find your prize"! And it offers the “hot and cold” game, which all children love. It is simple and understandable for them, at the same time with elements of intrigue, and how much joy it brings to find a treasured item! Prepare a small souvenir for each participant (a notebook, a magnet, or just a lollipop), which the child who finds it could take with him as a souvenir of your holiday, and play to your health!

HOLIDAY FIREWORKS. At the end of the event, arrange a fireworks display in honor of the birthday boy! To do this, throw the pre-prepared balloons onto the floor (the more there are, the better). The leader commands: “How old is our birthday boy? 5! On my command, we count together to five and shout “Hurray! Firework!" and throw all the balls up! Children clap their hands 5 times, grab balloons, throw them up with the words “ Hooray! Firework!". They immediately bend down quickly for the next balls and shout again, “ Hooray! Firework!" and throw them up. And so on two or three times (or until J gets tired of it).

And finally, you can also burst a few balloons for greater effect! Hooray! Fireworks in honor of your birthday boy! And happy birthday to you!

Azhar Mukhamedzhanova
Magazine "Parents Club Detki.kz" No. 10 (64) October 2014

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

A five-year-old child already has his own preferences, clearly knows what he likes and what he doesn’t. The five-year-old is waiting for guests, counting down the days until the holiday, confidently ordering gifts. By the way, the future birthday boy can invite guests himself. Therefore, to avoid confusion, agree with your child exactly how many people he invited, so that the festive table and all the paraphernalia correspond to the number of guests. By the way, if previously parents were together with young guests, then older children (from 4-5 years old) are already brought to the holiday, and then taken away after the event.

5 year old birthday games are no longer as simple as before. Children at the age of 5 can already play almost adult games (“the sea is agitated once,” “crocodile,” etc.).

Scenario for a 5 year old child’s birthday: ideas

1. It would be interesting if the holiday was themed. This idea is always relevant. Was there a pirate party last year? Then we’ll organize an intergalactic “party”, or a rally of wild west cowboys, or... Think, dear parents! What is your child interested in? We came up with it! We recommend spending a little time and preparing invitations for friends and relatives with your child in advance.

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

3. Consider the option of a quest. Children love looking for treasures using maps. Nothing could be simpler. Hide surprises around the apartment in advance (even better if the holiday is at the dacha) and make a map with interesting tasks and riddles. Don’t drag out the game, let the treasure hunt take about 30 minutes - it’s both interesting and not tiring. The birthday boy receives a “treasure” (the main gift), and the guests who helped him receive candy.

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

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

6. A prize competition for the best toast in honor of the birthday person will also diversify the holiday. Children guests are also welcome to participate. Don't limit toast-making to adults.

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

8. Also have a drawing competition, solve riddles, read poems and play games. See options for games for the birthday of a 5-year-old child.

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

To organize an unforgettable holiday, plan in advance birthday script for a 5 year old child. It's not as complicated as it seems. Just take into account your child’s preferences and think about what interesting things you can do in between meals so that both the child and the guests will find it interesting.

We bring to your attention options for the game program. Choose those games and competitions for a 5 year old child’s birthday that you like.

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

• Collaborative drawing. We divide the guests into two teams, giving each a Whatman paper with markers/pencils. Set the theme of the drawing. Set a time limit (for example, 5 minutes). On your marks! Based on the results of the competition, we award the team whose drawing is the best.
• "Draw the birthday boy with your eyes closed"- 2 participants are enough. They are blindfolded and need to draw a portrait. Whose one is closer to the original?

Fun games and competitions for a 5 year old child’s birthday:

• Fanta. We read out comic tasks for each guest in turn. Guests perform them in turn.
• Tower. For this game you will need wooden cubes, and more of them. Children take turns placing cube on cube. Thus, we get a high pyramid-tower. The player loses, after whose die the tower still cannot stand it and falls.
• Mice and cat. While the music is playing, the little mice run and dance, as soon as the music dies down, the leader, the cat, goes hunting, and the little mice must sit on a chair as quickly as possible. Whoever did not have time to sit down becomes the leader along with the cat.
• Traffic light. All children stand near the wall. The leader - the traffic light - names any color. Those children who have the named color in their clothes calmly cross, those who do not have it must cross the road, and the leader tries to hit them with the ball. The child who is hit with the ball becomes a traffic light himself.
• Wave. Children must have time to run under the cloth that the leader is waving so that the cloth does not hit them.
• Confused charging. The presenter shows the movements and at the same time names others. The children's task is to repeat only what he shows. A more difficult option is to repeat what he calls.
• Warm-cold. A toy is hidden in the room, secret from the child. The child must find the toy. The rest of the participants should guide the child, prompting: “Warm”, “Cold”.
• The sea is agitated once. The presenter turns away from the other participants, who are dancing to the music, imitating waves, and says loudly:

“The sea is agitated once,
The sea is worried two
The sea is worried three,
The naval figure, freeze in place!”

At this moment, players must freeze in the position in which they find themselves. The leader turns, walks around all the players and examines the resulting figures. Whoever is the first to move is eliminated from the game and becomes a “supervisor” - he helps the presenter find those who have moved.

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

4. How to entertain children at a birthday party

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

Your baby is 3-4 years old.
Options for entertaining games and competitions for the birthday of a 3-4 year old child.

Riddles and tricks. Activities for a 3 year old's birthday don't have to be complicated. To please the children, you can prepare a couple of simple tricks. Also hold simple competitions with prizes. For example, you can ask children riddles about animals or organize a search for treasure on a map (with the help of adults or older children).

Dancing and karaoke. Children your baby's age will enjoy dancing and children's karaoke, where everyone can jump and scream to their heart's content. You can prepare to jump on a trampoline, play in the pool with inflatable balls. Collective games that can also involve adults will greatly amuse children, such as “train with carriages”, hitting the target with balls, building houses from a large construction set and its subsequent noisy destruction.

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

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

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

Playing with basins.

Yes, oddly enough, small children love this activity! It’s worth preparing in advance as many basins as there are kids coming to your birthday party. Perhaps some parents will be able to bring the basin with them. Here are some games:

Sitting in basins. You can put toys in basins to create a “fun seat”. Some even manage to lie down in their own basin.

Riding in basins. If there is a carpet or rug in the room where the holiday is taking place, adults can roll basins with children sitting in them across the floor. And children, in turn, can roll their toys - dolls and animals.

Turtles. Children can be “turtles” by crawling under their upside-down basins.

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

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

Your baby is 4-6 years old

Options for entertaining games and competitions for the birthday of a child 4-6 years old.

As the child gets older, it is advisable to choose more active games; they should also be educational, since the baby is full of energy and positivity, which needs to be directed in the right direction.

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

Game "Repeat".

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

Airplane game.
Teach children how to make airplanes and organize a competition for the most beautiful airplane (don't forget to prepare markers, pencils and colored paper);

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

Riddle questions. Prepare a list of simple (take into account the age of the children) general educational questions. Give a small prize to each child who answers correctly.

"Guess the beast."

"In the bag". Children stand in a circle. Find a beautiful summer hat with a brim and place it on the head of one of the children. As soon as the music starts playing, the child turns around, takes off his hat and passes it to his neighbor. He puts it on, turns around, and passes it clockwise again. The music stops suddenly. The one wearing the hat drops out and sits down at the sweet table, waiting for the others.

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

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Dwarfs and giants

The sea is agitated once

The sea is agitated once
The sea is worried two
The sea is worried three,

Do it on cue

If you have fun, do it.
Let's clap.

If you have fun, do it.
We clap our hands together three times.

Warm-cold

Day - night - hunter

Let's play snowballs

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

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

Password

The host (father, mother, grandmother or grandfather) announces to each child who comes to visit that entry is by password only. If you have time, come up with a “ceremonial gate” to pass through. It could be just a doorway to a room, decorated with balls or flowers made of corrugated paper. Or you can come up with a narrow and low hole between two chairs. Decorate them too with balls or soft toys.

The password can be written in advance in the invitation. If you didn’t hand them out, just teach the guest at the front door: “Woof, woof, meow, meow, happy birthday.” For many, the end of the phrase sounds “congratulations”.

Fireworks in honor of the birthday boy

Our birthday boy is 5 years old, so we will clap exactly five times. All children stand in a circle. Throw a lot of colorful balloons inside the children's circle. At the leader’s command, the children clap their hands 5 times, then quickly bend over to pick up the balls and throw them up with the word “Salute!” They immediately bend down for the next ball and again shout “Salute!” And you can shout like this while throwing balls for a couple of minutes. Play a funny song and write down this funny greeting for your family chronicle.

finger tree

To make your child’s 5th birthday memorable for a long time, I suggest making a painting “The Magic Tree” with finger paints. It is advisable, of course, that each guest has his own color. There are as many fingers on the hand as the age of our hero of the occasion, so we will dip each finger in paint. I took the idea from a wedding tradition, you can see how beautiful the tree with finger leaves looks. Such a panel may well decorate a child’s room for many years to come.

Use a pen to sign the names of the guests. Now is the time to wash your hands before treating yourself! We all go to the bathroom.

Journey

It is not recommended to play active games immediately after eating, so let’s do a giant applique. Place rolled paper or scrap wallpaper on the floor (pattern down). Cut out clouds, sun, trees, flowers, mountains, sea, fish, etc. from colored paper in advance. We will also need types of transport in which we will send the birthday boy on a trip: a car, an airplane, a hot air balloon, a boat, an elephant. If you also print and cut out a round portrait of the child, that would be absolutely wonderful.

Together with the children, lay out the applique, come up with a trip together, and glue the figures using a glue stick.

Candy soup

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

Read also:

• Birthday of a 5-6 year old child. Scenario for birthday celebration

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

Guess the beast

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

Cold-hot

The most common game with searching for a hidden toy. The children leave the room, the leader hides the bear and calls everyone back into the room. According to the words “cold-warm-hot” children understand where to look. Children as young as 5 years old find this game very mysterious.

Seven-flowered flower

While the children are eating the cake, we tell them the fairy tale “The Little Flower of Seven Flowers.” Not everyone remembers the plot and moral of Valentin Kataev’s work; they listen with great pleasure. Now we take out our flower. It is not necessary to make a leg for him, it is difficult. You can use a ball mount. Your seven-flowered flower should have multi-colored petals. Before saying goodbye, we ask guests to tear off a petal and wish our birthday boy something really important. Get the adults involved, they already know what to say.

Disco

Music from “Barbariki” or “Multconcert” will do. If the kids are tired, at the end of the holiday, arrange to watch your favorite cartoons together - this is always a success.

4th birthday - games and competitions. Ideas for organizing a 4th birthday party

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

Games and competitions for 4th birthday

How to introduce children, see the scenario for a 3-year-old birthday - A game for children to get to know each other.

An interesting solution - task cards
We draw animals with the child in advance. Or we just print from the Internet. So, on one side we have a drawing. But on the other hand, we write a variety of tasks according to the child’s age. You can complete several tasks before the guests arrive so that the baby is in a good mood. To do this, reward your child (for example, with candy or a small gift) for completing a task (telling a poem, jumping on the first leg).
This idea can be used for children of any age, just make the tasks easier or more difficult.

Dwarfs and giants
The players stand in a circle. The presenter explains that if he says “dwarfs,” everyone should squat down, and if he says “giants,” everyone should stand up. Whoever makes a mistake leaves the game.
First, the presenter gives the correct commands, and then replaces the words “dwarfs” and “giants” with similar ones. So he can deliberately give incorrect commands, for example: “Potato! Rope! Pockets! Ve-derko!” The one who makes the least mistakes wins.

The sea is agitated once
The presenter says some words, and the children move chaotically:

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

After these words, the players freeze, depicting “sea” figures. The presenter approaches any player, touches him with his hand - the player depicts who exactly he is showing. The presenter's task is to guess what kind of figure this is.
If the player depicts differently, he becomes water for the next stage. Of course, sometimes the presenter himself specifically “sues” a certain player, but then the controversial issue can be resolved collectively. There was another complication to the rules: if any player moved or laughed during the “performance” of another, then he became water.
They also make riddles: an animal figure, a bird figure, a clown figure, etc.

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

Dance game “If you have fun, do it this way”
If you have fun, do it.
We clap our hands together three times.

If you have fun, do it.
Let's clap.

If life is fun, we will smile at each other.
We smile at our neighbors to the right and left.

If you have fun, do it.
We clap our hands together three times.

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

Warm-cold
A toy is placed around the room, in secret from the child, and should be in plain sight. The child must find the toy. One selected participant leaves, the toy is placed somewhere in the room, and the child is brought in blindfolded. The rest of the participants should guide the child, prompting: “Warm”, “Cold”.

Day - night - hunter
If the presenter says the word “day”, everyone runs around the room. If it’s “night,” they squat down and close their eyes. Having heard the word “hunter”, they quickly climb onto a chair, into an armchair, that is, into a house, and whoever didn’t have time becomes the leader and catches the unwary players.

Let's play snowballs
Snowballs can be made from sheets of paper, newspaper... We give our snowballs to each of the children, put a bucket or basin. Let's throw it one by one. The winner is the one who hits the bucket with snowballs the most times.

Don’t forget that children love everything bright and beautiful, so it is advisable to hold games with interesting props and organize costume competitions. For example, we prepare an unusual hat and put it on the presenter’s head. This competition will be hosted by mom - we’ll put the hat on her. Then dad? Great, now he has the presenter's hat.
Of course, such preparations will take more time, but it's worth it. A 4-year-old child's birthday will not be boring, and games and competitions will be fun and memorable.

Games for a child's birthday

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

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

2. Teremok - a comic game. Parents' help will be needed again. The fabric now needs to be stretched parallel to the floor at a height of 1 m, holding the corners.
Children, wearing glove dolls on their hands, climb into the “house”. Now the animator plays the role of a bear who wants to crush the tower. You artistically come to terms with whichever side you want to lean on the roof from, sit down slightly, and the children run away screaming.

Clothesline

There are several options here, a very successful prop :-).

1. Limbo. It's always fun with a group of any age group. Two people pull the rope parallel to the floor at neck level, then 10-15 cm lower, even lower, and even lower. All participants in the celebration must walk under the rope to cheerful music, arching their backs.

2. From a rope (5-7 meters) you can lay out tracks for a relay race on the floor. Children walk a winding path like a tightrope at speed.

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

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

5. We divide the children into 2 teams, each with the same piece of rope. Each team member needs to be “strung” on a string through a loop in a jacket, through a belt, jacket or T-shirt (from one sleeve to another), through laces in sneakers or even bows on the head. The winners are those children who did it all faster and funnier.

Bubble

Well, it's actually a win-win. I use them when filming a video for a funny children's song. Beautiful, funny, looks very cool in the video. You can hold a competition for the biggest bubble.

Banana

In principle, you can also use a cucumber. Or something inedible altogether. The point is this. Remember the cartoon "38 Parrots"? There they measured the height of a boa constrictor in parrots. And we'll be covered in bananas! This is such a height meter. From the floor to the top of the head we measure the birthday boy with a banana, and if it turns out that the height is 8 and a half bananas, we demonstratively peel and bite off the excess part. The birthday boy himself, his parents or one of the guests can take a bite.

Skittles and ball

Everything is clear here, let's play bowling. When there are several children of about the same age, the entertainment is very exciting. We give several attempts, count the pins knocked down for each participant or team, and reward the winner. .

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

Magnetic darts

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

Rhythmic music, such as the Radetzky March, should be recorded.

Box and cracker

Any box with a lid will do (shoe boxes can be covered with bright paper). Children stand in a circle and place the box in the center of the circle. Let's play psychics. You need to take turns naming the items that may be in this box. Invite children to make movements with their hands like psychics, close their eyes and do shamanism in every possible way :-). We give three attempts. Whoever is closest to the answer wins. You can add candy, prizes, toys... or a firecracker! Let the confetti fly out and shower all the participants. Girls like it when there are rose petals in the firecracker...

Cards with comic tasks

Not only the animator, but also the children get tired of constant noisy and active games :-). All sorts of cards with pictures will be very useful here. Children, as you know, love tasks with random answers; they find it incredibly funny. Suitable for ages 5-7 years.

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

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

I take the pictures from children's bingo games.

Board games

This is also a break from running around. Convenient to use if there are no more than 5-6 small guests.

Even children who are familiar with computer games find it boring to play adventure games. But if together with an animator, it’s a completely different matter. Some people get so carried away that they can't stop. I recommend! The box does not take up much space, chips and dice are included.

Discs with disco music

It is best to make a selection of songs from “Children’s Radio Disco”. My children and I often listen to them; they have excellent modern compositions. For children 3-7 years old you can take “Barbarikov” discs.

Disco ball

If you can darken the room, turn on the disco ball. It costs very little, and the disco turns out much more spectacular, believe me!

Chalks for face and body, paints for face painting

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

Toilet paper rolls

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

Another option (you can do it at the table). Pass the roll around and let the children tear off as many squares as they want. This is a test of greed (just don’t warn us in advance). Just come up with a “punishment”: say as many wishes to the birthday boy as you tear off the squares (do push-ups from the floor, crow, hug as many people, and so on).

Large fireplace matches or counting sticks

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

Rolled drawing paper

A good idea even if there are a lot of children. Roll out several meters of paper on the floor, give wax crayons or thick felt-tip pens. You can paint a huge picture on the topic. For example, “Underwater World” or “Sky”.

Materials for a creative master class

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

It’s entirely possible to take the “Wishing Tree” wedding idea and use finger paints. .

Awards and prizes

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

If not, you should have some supply of stickers for clothes and comic medals (at least drying on a line).

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

I absolutely know what questions need answers?:

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

I will answer most questions immediately. After much wandering, I settled on the online giant “Ozone”. Consider that I have given a decent answer to the last three questions. Always clear, on time, polite, no problems with documentation. The prices are good.

What are the best prizes for children?

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

Trite, but always popular:

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

Flashlights, kaleidoscopes, whistles, small magnifying glasses. This is sold EVERYWHERE :-).

Smart toys

Puzzles kids like it.

Rubik's cube, many metal puzzles, "snakes".

Excellent prizes that develop logical thinking - puzzles made from different materials.

Just fun stuff

These things have no practical purpose, which is probably why children like them so much. Give rattle magnets (they click loudly in the air), lickers and jumpers (there are several of them in a package, give one at a time) as prizes for competitions.

Unusual stationery

This is where I got interested in the pens. I don’t know if the teacher will allow you to write with a grape pen at school, but it’s quite suitable for filling a notebook with girls’ secrets. There is a lot of such goodness in newspaper stalls.

Well, and, of course, erasers. We never dreamed of such diversity! What fascinated me most were the samples combined with sharpeners - chocolates and cookies. This is not just a prize! This is fun for the entire school year. .

For boys

In total up to 100 rubles you can choose a water pistol, a 30-piece construction set, a small play set with people (Vikings, orcs, special forces), Bakugan. I buy all this in large supermarkets, it’s cheaper there.

An excellent option is folding rooms made of paper (living room, kitchen, bedroom, children's room), which girls can cut out and glue together. Here is an example for 199 rubles. There are bathrooms, bedrooms, and living rooms... My daughter loves it!

Inflatable suit

If you spend a lot of holidays, it makes sense to invest in an inflatable costume. Host several competitions or a disco as a fat ballerina or personal trainer. Children really like this unexpected transformation. .

Throwers, knockers, hits

There is no need for intelligence here, and it is quite possible to entertain guests from 3 to 103.

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

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

Blindfold your eyes!

A standard set of comic competitions, but they are always a success on New Year’s Day.

Here are 3 options:

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

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

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

Comic concert!

We collect all music, circus and dance competitions here.

Noise orchestra

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

Poetic horoscope!

We remember what Symbols of the year are in the horoscope, let the guests name theirs. If there are 2 dogs or 3 snakes, joint execution is allowed.

Exercise: read Mikhalkov's poem

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

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

Neon show

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

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

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

Dance "Locomotive" + family disco

This is a reason to distract all guests from eating salads. We invite adults and children, line them up by height and ask them to put their hands on the waist of the previous dancer. This picture touches me. A long, long teenager may be standing in front, all the grandparents behind him, and the “last trailer” is a two-year-old baby. The video turns out great, don't forget to film it.

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

New Year's karaoke (battle of the choirs)

As a rule, karaoke sites have a selection of winter songs. If not, put them in your “favorites” folder in advance so you don’t have to look for these songs on New Year’s Eve:

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

Not everyone likes to sing solo, so you'll have four nominations: children's choir, women's choir, men's, mixed.

Dancing with obstacles

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

We are adding another “floor”. Everyone moves over the wall again, doing dance moves. We build this way until the participants need to jump. The most dexterous one wins a prize!

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

Photo proofs

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

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

For each guest you come up with 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
• the most cunning Baba Yaga
• the most evil Kashchei
• the most powerful hero
• the most capricious princess
• the biggest snowflake
• and so on…

Little things from Santa Claus

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

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

You ask “Who is this gift for?” You can pull pieces of paper from a hat, but my son likes to nominate the lucky winner himself: “Uncle Zhenya!” We give the gift, wait until he shows everyone the lost change from Santa Claus, then the next question “Who is this gift for?” Every time I am surprised with what trepidation guests wait for these gifts... Even adults :-).

Let's laugh and think

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

I honestly admit that I accidentally opened these wonderful cards with tasks at a ridiculous price. We were entertained by a real presenter, but I remembered the box with tasks... We laughed until we hiccupped, some words from related languages ​​sound too funny to the Russian ear. Actually, they had to be guessed (options were proposed).

"Naughty guy"- 120 double-sided cards. Well, for example, who is “t-shirt” translated from Bulgarian? Mom, cousin or grandmother? Or what should you imagine if the word in Czech sounds like “hammer”? And there are all sorts of stinks, battles and darkness (these are all decent words in translation).

What else happens?

• "Nonsense"- a collection of rare words of the Russian language (so rare that even from the proposed options it is difficult to choose the right one to clarify the meaning)
• "Whymeter"- 120 questions with answers, such as “Why is there a camel on the flag of the Chelyabinsk region?”
• "Cytatomer"- 120 cards on which you will be asked to complete a quote from a great person
• "Personometer"- 120 cards with names. You just need to remember and choose the correct answer: Rabindranath Tagore is WHO?

Snatch it up

It’s somewhat similar to a game with chairs, when some of the gape people have nowhere to sit. Just no chairs are needed - just a small table or stool with a tray on which there are carnival accessories - noses, glasses, wigs, caps. The one who doesn't get the decoration at the end of the music is eliminated. Naturally, the accessory must not only be grabbed, but also put on. For the second round, we put everything on the stool again and continue until 1 winner is identified. Here is an example of funny points for such a competition.

Take a gift

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

We put the participants on one line and give them pencils. 1-2-3! We begin to wind the tape around the pencil. The one who does it faster takes the prize.

You can joke too. Let a child and an adult compete. We put something very light in the “children’s” box, and in the “adult” box - dumbbell... Let him reel in!

Success Prediction

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

Who will study best in the new year? (pull out the piece of paper...)

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

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

What's in the black box...

Now we will all be psychics. Place a box (perhaps a shoe box) on a chair in the center of the room and ask them to guess what is in there. Allow guests to approach the box and make movements with their hands, copying the magicians.

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

You can put a really valuable thing in the box that is suitable for any gender and age (a cup with the symbol of the year, for example), or you can put a cracker. Let everyone receive confetti for their efforts :-). By the way, now there are firecrackers from which $100 bills fly out.

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

Competitions for the birthday of a 5 year old child

Children are looking forward to their birthday. Gifts, guests, cake make the holiday unforgettable and very fun. But if we talk about a children's celebration, it is impossible to do without games and fun competitions.

Competitions for a child's fifth birthday

At 5 years old, it is still difficult for children to sit still for a long time, and in between meals they need to run, jump and have fun. In order for your child's birthday to be enjoyed by invited friends, you need to carefully consider the entertainment program.
If you invite an animator, he will, of course, think through the competitions to the smallest detail. But you can dress up as a cheerful clown yourself and attract the children.

Soap bubble competition

All children, without exception, love soap bubbles. There are a lot of competitions with them. Have a competition to see who can make the biggest soap ball or who can keep it the longest without bursting. You can time it and count who can blow the most soap bubbles in minutes.
If you have the opportunity to take your children outside, where it should be cool. At temperatures below 7 degrees, bubbles tend to solidify. This will make the kids very happy. When they come into contact with asphalt, frozen bubbles do not burst, but bounce like balls.

Competition "Guess the Person"

One participant is blindfolded and asked to guess one of the guests by touch. Sometimes other children substitute their heads, hands, or pieces of clothing to confuse the one who is guessing. The game continues until the correct answer is given.

Competition "You can't laugh"

Children are seated in a semicircle. One person, perhaps an adult, begins to amuse everyone else. You can sing, dance, make faces, tell funny stories. The main thing is not to laugh. Whoever is the most persistent wins. Covering your mouth or eyes with your hands is prohibited.

Relay race “Sweet soup”

Five year olds will love this game because there is a sweet treat at the end. We place two large pans at one end of the room, and various sweets (sweets, cookies, gingerbread, marmalade) at the other. All invitees must be divided into two equal teams. Assignment for participants: carry the ingredients of the “sweet soup” in a ladle or spoon without dropping them. The first team to transfer the goodies into the pan wins. At the end everyone is treated to sweets.

Competition "Animal Concert"

An adult whispers the name of the animal to the child, and he must sing a song in a voice similar to this animal. It turns out very funny and fun. If the child is embarrassed to sing, he can recite the verse.

Competition "Cold - warmer - hot"

A popular game in which the host hides an object, and the rest of the guests try to find it. As you approach the hidden thing, it becomes “warmer,” as reported by the person hiding it.

Competition "Dress the doll"

It is necessary to prepare the doll, clothes and diapers in advance. At the signal, the participants begin to put it on. The first one to cope wins. The correctness of the actions and the finished result are also taken into account.

Competition "Chain"

Two teams must connect paper clips into one long chain for a while. Whoever has the longest wins.

Competition "Lighter than Air"

A balloon is thrown into the air. Children should not allow the exhaled air to fall to the ground. It is better to divide the children into teams.

Competition "Hot Bread"

The music turns on, the children stand in a circle. Participants must quickly pass the ball to each other. The adult abruptly turns off the music. Whoever retains the ball is out of the game. The last one standing wins.

Competition "Blow up the Balloon"

A simple competition in which you need to inflate balloons for a while. Whoever cheats faster wins. Cheat heavily, the presenter makes sure that they don’t cheat.

Competition "Let's play in the snow"

We make a lot of large balls out of paper. We place a bucket or basin a few meters from the participants. The children take turns throwing the balls. It's easy for adults and hard enough for five year olds. The most accurate or the one who hits the target the most times wins.

Competition “Drawing the marvelous”

Children take turns drawing parts of the animal’s body. The result should be an unknown animal.
When choosing competitions for children 5 years old, do not overdo it. Let the children play on their own. Alternate noisy competitions with quiet time.