At home games for children for the New Year, competitions for the New Year for children, competitions for children

New Year's holidays are a magical fairy tale even for adults, let alone children who look forward to these days with great impatience.

Of course, matinees will be organized for the kids, schools and kindergartens will organize their own entertainment, but the child cannot be allowed to simply be bored at home these days. A party where children's competitions, New Year's quizzes, and competitions for children will be held is simply necessary!

There are many games, entertainment and competitions that you can spend with your family, with your child’s friends, and with loved ones. If someone doesn't know them, here's a little hint on how you can entertain your child.

Attention!! Children under 3 years old may be afraid of dressed-up people. That is, before Santa Claus plays the game, you need to carefully introduce the child to this fairy-tale character. And if children are under 3 years old, then it is better to replace Santa Claus with just the Snow Maiden. Or it’s better for the holiday to be hosted by your mother or someone close to you.

Games at the table

These games are the very first to be held. You don't even need to leave the table for them. This game is good when the children have just arrived, because not everyone has yet gotten used to it and coped with the embarrassment.

Good luck in the New Year

While everyone is sitting at the table, the Leader throws notes with the names of all the children into the hat. Then the presenter reads the questions (which he composed in advance), and one of the children takes out notes with names.

Questions:

Who will be the best student in the coming year?
who will be the most athletic?
Who will be given the most cherished gift?
who will become famous?
who will receive the most gifts?
Who will travel the most?
who will be shown on TV?
who will be the best this year?

Any questions can be asked.

Psychics

For this entertainment, you need to take out a box that needs to be decorated in advance. There must be items in the box. For example, a mug. One child is called and asked to guess what is in the box. He can touch the object with his hands, but he cannot just look.

New Year's words

A piece of paper with a drawn letter is placed in front of each child sitting at the table. At the leader’s command, everyone must come up with a New Year’s word starting with this letter.

Such a song

One of the children at the table puts a mask on his head (Bunny, Monkey, Christmas Tree, etc.). The rest of the children, at the Leader’s command, must quickly remember and sing a song that mentions the hero of the mask.

For example:

bunny - “The cowardly gray bunny was jumping under the Christmas tree...”;
monkey - “Ah, monkeys, hippos...”;
Christmas tree - “a Christmas tree was born in the forest”;
dog - “a dog only bites because of the dog’s life”;
Snegurochka - “Tell me, Snegurochka, how are you doing...”
Wizard - “Suddenly a wizard will fly in...”

Important!!! The Leader should have a song for each mask in order to give timely hints.

Outdoor games competitions

Outdoor games are New Year's games that require children to be active, running, jumping, and moving. And this delights the kids.

Snowy Egrets

Slow music is playing, children are walking near the Christmas tree. At the same time, they depict a heron, that is, they raise their legs high. The music suddenly ends and each player freezes on one leg. The one who stands on one leg the least loses and is eliminated from the game.

We are artists

For this game you need to make cards in advance where the task will be written. The task is this: with your movements you need to depict, for example, Santa Claus, a Hare who is running away from a fox, a Bear who is hibernating in winter, a Hedgehog who is laying out his autumn supplies, a Wolf who is very cold, or any other characters.

The most beautiful Christmas tree

All children are divided into two teams. A “Christmas tree” is selected from the children in each team and placed in the center of the room. On the chair there is a box with various toys and decorations, to which clothespins are attached.

When the chimes strike (they need to be recorded in advance), children take one decoration and hang it on their Christmas tree.

The team that has decorated its Christmas tree the funniest during the chiming clock wins.

Who is faster

All children stand in a circle, in the middle of the circle there is a table with various decorations. One less decoration than children. Music is playing. Children dance in a circle. As soon as the music stops, everyone runs to the table, grabs the decoration and puts it on themselves. The one who does not have enough decoration leaves the game.

Attention!! A child who leaves the game must be given either candy or a small chocolate bar. Because you can’t upset kids on such a holiday. And the winner is given a large chocolate bar.

Magic staff

Here you can play either as players alone or as a team. Father Frost and Snow Maiden (or just two people) are holding Father Frost's staff. Children must pass under this staff without touching it. Whoever gets hit leaves the game. Then the staff is lowered lower. Whoever lasts the longest wins.

For older children, you can complicate the task and walk under the staff blindfolded.

Snowstorm

Children stand in a circle. One of the children is given an object (a mitten, a hat, a “snowball”, a soft toy or something else). In the middle of the circle stands a New Year's character (or simply the presenter). Under the command “A snowstorm has begun,” the children begin to pass the object so that the leader cannot catch up with it. If the leader catches up with the object, then the person who held it is eliminated.

Snowstorm (variant of "Buran")

The game is very similar to the game Buran, only there is no leader.

Children also line up in a circle, and one person is given an object. Music starts playing and the object is passed around. As soon as the music stops, everyone freezes. The one who has the object in his hands must complete some task (dance, sing a song, recite a rhyme).

Evil Blizzard

Children line up like a train, and the last one puts on a hat. The leader takes the lead. The leader must rip off the hat from the last team member and “freeze” him. And the children should not let them do this, that is, the whole train should move like this. So that the presenter does not catch the latter.

Musical games for children

What would New Year be without music? New Year's musical round dance games for children are an invariable attribute of a children's holiday. All New Year's games for children should delight children and create a warm festive atmosphere.

Game "Musical carousel"

They put several chairs, but there must be one less than the number of children playing. Santa Claus should play with the children. They turn on the music, all the children run around the hall around the chairs. When the music stops playing, the kids should have time to take a chair. Santa Claus must give in and pretend that he does not have time to take his place. After all the chairs are occupied by children, Santa Claus, as the loser, must dance or give everyone small gifts.

New Year's round dance games for children should also be present in the holiday program.

Snowball game

All the children form a round dance around the Christmas tree and take turns passing each other an object that looks like a molded snowball and a lump of snow, for example, a ball. The presenter says a poem: “The snowball is rolling forward, and my surprise awaits you. One, two, three, four, five - you will sing a song.” The child who at that moment has the object in his hands must sing a song. For this, Santa Claus gives him a gift. Then the game continues, the presenter must replace the words “perform the song.” You can say “dance a dance, entertain the Snow Maiden, read poetry” and much more.

Hall games for children

New Year's games with a hall for children are a very important component of a children's holiday. In the hall you can introduce many more children to the game, and there is enough space in the hall for outdoor games.

The game called “Nose, Floor, Ceiling” develops children's attentiveness. The presenter takes turns or in different orders saying the words “nose”, “floor”, “ceiling” and points at them with his finger. Children must also point their finger at the named word. The presenter must confuse them. For example, say “gender” and point to “nose”.

Football game

The children in the hall are divided into two parts. When the leader raises his right hand, one half, who is standing on the right, should shout “Goal”. When he raises his left hand, the other part of the children should shout “Past.” If the leader raises both his right and left hands, then all the children should shout “Barbell” together. Each time the presenter must raise his hand faster and try to confuse the children.

A game called “Guys, stand up!”

The essence of the game is that children must fulfill the leader’s requests only when he says the word “Guys.” For example, if the leader says: “Guys, stamp your feet twice,” everyone must do it. And if the presenter says: “Stand up,” then everyone must sit, since the presenter did not say “Guys” at the beginning.

There are so many ways to entertain the kids at New Year's Eve. Perhaps you will remember games from your childhood, or come up with your own New Year's games for children near the Christmas tree. Add a little fantasy and a fabulous New Year's mood to the games. The main thing is that the children have fun, educationally and that the holiday is remembered for the whole year.

Musical and dance New Year's games competitions

In such entertainment, music plays a major role. Children always really like this. And it’s very difficult to imagine a holiday without music.

Friendly choir

Two or more teams gather. The presenter (Father Frost or Snow Maiden), waves a wand, and the team begins to perform any simple song. The leader waves the baton again and the choir stops singing out loud. However, they sing to themselves. And the next time the leader waves his baton, the choir begins to sing again, but from the place where he sang the song to himself.

In a new way

In this game any song can be sung, but in a new way. It could be different music, or you could offer to sing the song with the voices of hungry wolves or jumping squirrels.

Snow dancing

Children are divided into teams, and each team stands opposite the other. Children from one team perform dance movements, and children from the other team repeat these movements. The one who cannot repeat the movement in time is eliminated from the game.

Dance with a ball

This game can be played with children of any age. For example, younger children are asked to simply repeat the movements behind the leader, holding the ball in one hand, above their head or behind their back. For older children, you can offer this option - dance to fast music with a ball held under their chin so that the ball does not fall out. You can dance with a ball, holding it between your ankles. You can offer to dance in pairs, holding the ball with their backs.

New Year's round dance with tasks

There are no winners in this entertainment. Here the children stand in a circle and a round dance begins to the music. As soon as the music stops, the children freeze, and then, at the leader’s command, they begin to perform tasks - jump like hares, depict a fox that dances with its tail, show a wolf that catches fish in an ice hole with its tail, or others.

New Year's games indoors for primary schoolchildren

New Year's games for elementary school

New Year's games for children

QUIZ FOR THE YEAR OF THE HORSE

1. What fairy-tale horses do you know?
(Sivka-burka, Little Humpbacked Horse...) 2. Remember the children's rhyme about horses. (I love my horse, I will comb its fur smoothly...) 3. What proverb about horses can be applied to New Year's gifts? (You don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.) 4. What other proverbs about horses do you know? (An old horse won’t spoil the furrow. They don’t change horses at the crossing. A woman with a cart is easier for a mare. From someone else’s horse, out in the middle of the mud! I don’t trust anyone with a spoon, a horse and a wife! It’s not the horse’s food) 5. What song is dedicated to the smallest breed horses? (The pony has long bangs..., And ponies are also horses... Far away...) 6. What is the name of the breed of the strongest horses? (Heavy truck.) 7. In which game does the horse take the most active part? (In chess, the piece is a knight.) 8. Name a winter sport named after us. (Skates.) 9. What is the name of the winged horse, the patroness of poets? (Pegasus.) 10. Remember the dance, which is called the horse dance. (Gallop.) 11. Which horse differs from a hare by just one letter? (A trotter is a hare.) 12. What is a person with unclear intentions called? (Dark horse) 13. They sing about them (the three winter months) in the song (three white horses) “Dressing up the Christmas tree.” And now, friends, let’s play an interesting game: What we decorate the Christmas tree with, I will name for the kids. Listen carefully, And be sure to answer. If we tell you correctly, Say “Yes” in response. Well, if suddenly it’s wrong, boldly say “No!” - Multi-colored firecrackers? — Blankets and pillows? — Folding beds and cribs? — Marmalades, chocolates? — Glass balls? — Are the chairs wooden? - Teddy bears? - Primers and books? - Are the beads multi-colored? — Are the garlands light? - Snow made from white cotton wool? - Satchels and briefcases? - Shoes and boots? — Cups, forks, spoons? — Are the candies shiny? — Are tigers real? — Are the cones golden? — Are the stars radiant? Game “Warming up” (The game is played to the music.) And it’s frosty outside - Well, everyone rubbed their noses! , turned, So the ears flew off!... (We turn our ears.) Those who didn’t fly off, They flew on with us!... (We wave our arms.) We shook our heads!... (We shake our heads.) We knocked on our knees!... (We knock on our knees.) They patted on the shoulders!... (We pat on the shoulders.) And now we stomped!... (We stomped.) “How are you living?” To each of my questions you must answer in chorus: “That’s it!” and then show the necessary actions. How are you? Like this! (Show thumb.) How are you going? Like this! (Walk two fingers of one hand over the palm of the other.) Are you running? Like this! (Bend your elbows.) Do you sleep at night? Like this! (Hands with palm under cheek.) Are you threatening? Like this! How do you take it? Like this! Will you give it? Like this! How are you silent? Like this! (Puff out your cheeks and hit them at once.) “Me too” (repeat after each line: “Me too!” Did I get up late today? Did I run to wash myself? And then I fed the cat. I turned on the TV!! There I saw a tiger cub, He looks like little pig....!!!! (me too) Let's clap and stomp! One, two, three, four, five! Let's start dancing. Play the music louder, Help all the guys! Everyone clapped their hands... Everyone stomped their feet... Stomp with their right foot , top... With your left foot, stomp, stomp... And we'll spin around a little... Let's take each other's hands, Let's go to our Christmas tree. We smiled, everyone was pleased, And now let's go back.... Well done guys, bravo! You play great! Compliments from me, A applause from parents. Game for the New Year's round dance (Condition: the leader reads poetry, and the participants in the game say “and I” after those quatrains, where appropriate). I love walking in the snow And I love playing snowballs. I love skiing, A I also love ice skating. I love to sing, play and dance in winter and summer. And I also love to chew candy with a candy wrapper. I love to fly on a sled so that the wind whistles? Today I put on a warm fur coat inside out. I guessed riddles and received gifts, ate a lot of sweet apples, and never got bored for a minute! Both girls and boys quickly run to the round dance, And the fluffy bunnies Sleep under the Christmas tree in the snow. So our feet danced, Even the floor began to creak, And in the forest, in its den, a bear fell asleep until spring. Our Christmas tree is covered in toys. Oh, what beauty! The firecracker slammed loudly, but inside it was empty. I will never forget this New Year's holiday. I was writing all day today - It turned out to be nonsense! Yes or no! Is Santa Claus a cheerful old man? (Yes!) Does he like jokes and gags? (Yes!) Knows songs and riddles? (Yes!) Will he eat all your chocolates? (No!) Will he light the children's Christmas tree? (Yes!) Wearing shorts and a T-shirt? (No!) Doesn’t he age in soul? (Yes!) Will it warm us up outside? (No!) Is Santa Claus the brother of Frost? (Yes!) Is our birch good? (No!) Is the New Year getting closer? (Yes!) Is there a Snow Maiden in Paris? (No!) Is Santa Claus bringing gifts? (Yes!) Does he drive a foreign car? (No!) Wears a cane and a hat? (No!) Sometimes he looks like his dad? (Yes!) Who will answer the question: What is the name of Santa Claus in hot African countries? Although it sounds a little strange... It’s time to give a little hint... He’s called Grandfather... (It’s hot.) And which one of you can tell me what we are called in America? Neither Winnie the Pooh nor Mickey Mouse! They call us Santa... (Klaus!) Well, and in France, friends, How cunningly am I called? Be brave, be brave, mademoiselle! We are called Per... (Noel!) And in Scandinavia, people associated the New Year with animals. Frankly, I'm a little angry that they have Santa Claus... (Goat!) Playing on the tune of the song "Fried Chicken." Here in the south, in the hot south, the sun shines all year round. And everyone dances, Everyone has fun, When they celebrate the New Year! Everyone sings a song, and then the leader says: “Right hand!” And this means that everyone will perform this song again, but at the same time they will shake their right hand. With each successive performance of the song, new tasks are given: Right shoulder, left hand, left shoulder, head, left leg. With each new repetition, more and more parts of the body should “shake”. Snowball Redemption of New Year's prizes from Santa Claus's bag can be arranged as follows. In a circle, both adults and children pass a specially prepared “snowball” made of cotton wool or white fabric. “Lump” is passed on and Santa Claus says: We all roll a snowball, We all count to “five” - One, two, three, four, five - You should sing a song. Or: Should I read poetry for you? Or: You should dance a dance. Or: Let me tell you a riddle... The person who redeems the prize leaves the circle, and the game continues. Laughter Each player gets a name, say, a cracker, a lollipop, an icicle, a garland, a needle, a flashlight, a snowdrift... The driver goes around everyone in a circle and asks various questions: - Who are you? - Firecracker. -What holiday is today? - Lollipop. - What do you have (pointing to your nose)? - Icicle. - What drips from the icicle? - Garland... Each participant must answer any questions with his “name”, while the “name” can be declined accordingly. Those answering questions should not laugh. Whoever laughs is eliminated from the game and gives away his forfeit. Then there is a drawing of tasks for forfeits. Game of antonyms I will say the word “high”, And you will answer - “low” I will say the word “far”, And you will answer - “close”. I’ll tell you the word “fed”, you will answer - “hungry”. I’ll tell you “hot”, you’ll answer “cold”. I will tell you the word “lie down”, you will answer me - “stand up”. Then I’ll tell you “father”, you will answer me - “mother”. I will tell you the word “dirty”, you will answer me - “clean”. I will say “slow” to you, you will answer me “fast”. I will tell you the word “coward”, You will answer - “brave”. Now I will say “beginning”, You answer – “the end”. Mask, I know you The presenter puts the mask on the player. The player asks different questions to which he receives answers - hints: - Is this an animal? - No. - Human? - No. - Bird? - Yes! - Homemade? - Not really. -Is she cackling? - No. — Quacks? - Yes! - It's a duck! The person who guesses correctly is given the mask itself as a prize. Winter exercises Catch the snow We are not afraid of the powder - Catch the snow, Clap your hands! Hands to the sides, at the seams - There is enough snow for us and for you! Don't drown in the snowdrifts. We walk through snowdrifts, Through steep snowdrifts. Raise your leg higher, pave your way! Breathe deeply. Inhale through your nose, And exhale through your mouth, Breathe deeper... And then march in place, Slowly. How's the weather? Is it good? Snow fight. We are now dreamers: We hit the enemy! Swing your arm - Throw! A snowball is flying straight to the target! There are Christmas trees. We decorated the Christmas tree with different toys, and in the forest there are different types of Christmas trees, wide, low, tall, thin. Now, if I say “high,” raise your hands up. “Low” - squat and lower your arms. “Wide” - make the circle wider. “Thin” - make a circle already. Now let's play! (The presenter plays, trying to confuse the children) Telegram to Santa Claus The children are asked to name 13 adjectives: “fat”, “red-haired”, “hot”, “hungry”, “lethargic”, “dirty”... When all the adjectives are written down, the presenter takes out the text of the telegram , and inserts into it the missing adjectives from the list. Text of the telegram: “... Grandfather Frost! All... children are looking forward to your... arrival. New Year is the most... holiday of the year. We will sing for you... songs, dance... dances! Finally... New Year is coming! How I don’t want to talk about... studying. We promise that we will only receive... grades. So, quickly open your... bag and give us... gifts. With respect to you... boys and... girls! In this game, you are asked to first remember the text: Santa Claus is coming, coming to us, Santa Claus is coming to us. And we know that Santa Claus brings us gifts. After the text has been repeated, it is proposed to replace words with movements and gestures. The first words that are replaced are the word “we”. Instead of these words, everyone points to themselves. With each new performance, there are fewer words and more gestures. Instead of the words “Santa Claus,” everyone points to the door, the word “is coming” is replaced by walking in place, the word “we know” is replaced by touching the forehead with the index finger, the word “gifts” is replaced by a gesture depicting a large bag. At the last performance, all words disappear, except for prepositions and the verb “will bring.” Right? Everyone knows Santa Claus, right? He arrives at seven sharp, right? Santa Claus is a good old man, right? He wears a hat and galoshes, right? Santa Claus will come soon, right? He will bring gifts, right? The trunk is good for our Christmas tree, right? It was cut down with a double-barreled shotgun, right? What grows on the Christmas tree? Bumps, right? Tomatoes and gingerbread, right? Our Christmas tree looks beautiful, right? There are red needles everywhere, right? Santa Claus is afraid of the cold, right? He is friends with the Snow Maiden, right? Well, the answers to the questions have been given, You all know about Santa Claus, and this means that the time has come, which all the children are waiting for. Let's call Santa Claus! At the zoo we saw a huge hippopotamus sleeping behind bars at the gate. - We saw it, we saw it, we saw it at the zoo. “There’s an old elephant guarding a baby elephant’s quiet sleep.” - We saw... - The black-eyed marten is a wonderful bird! - We saw... - The angry, contemptuous gray wolf clicked his teeth at the guys! - We saw... - Penguins suddenly flew above the spruce and aspen. - We saw... - Ponies are small horses, how funny ponies are! - We saw... - The insatiable jackal beast walked from wall to wall. - We saw... - And the green crocodile walked importantly across the field. - We saw... “THREE!” I'll tell you a story in a dozen and a half phrases. As soon as I say the word “three”, take the prize immediately! Once we caught a pike and looked at what was inside. We saw small fish, and not just one, but... five. A seasoned guy dreams of becoming an Olympic champion, Look, don’t be cunning at the start, But wait for the command: “One, two... march.” When you want to memorize poems, Don’t cram them until late at night, But repeat them to yourself, Once, twice, or better... seven. One day I had to wait for a train at the station for three hours. Well, friends, you took the prize. I give you a five. True/False - Everyone knows Santa Claus, right? — He comes exactly at seven, right? — Santa Claus is afraid of the cold, right? — He’s friends with Snegurochka, right? — He wears a fur coat and galoshes, right? - You came to our Christmas tree, right? - They brought a lot of twos, right? — New Year will come soon, right? - It will bring happiness to all of us, right? It's me, it's me, it's all my friends. Who walks to school in a cheerful band every day? - This is me, this is me, these are all my friends. - Which of you, tell me out loud, catches flies in class? - It’s me... - Who is not afraid of frost and flies on skates like a bird? - It’s me... - Which one of you, when he grows up, will become an astronaut? - It’s me... - Who among you doesn’t walk gloomily, loves sports and physical education? - It’s me... - Which of you, so good, wore galoshes to sunbathe? - It’s me... - Who completes their homework on time? - It’s me... - Which of you keeps books, pens and notebooks in order? - It’s me... - Which of you kids walks around dirty from ear to ear? - It’s me... - Which of you walks on the pavement with your head upside down? - It’s me... - Which of you, I want to know, has an “A” in diligence? - It’s me... - Which of you comes to class an hour late? - It’s me... Tell me a word There is one game for you: I’ll start the poems now, I’ll start, and you finish - Answer in unison in chorus! In order to keep up with the class, you study approximately, know any subject by (five) Absolutely right! If the elder offends the Little Brother, the Elder (acts badly) That's right, guys! So that you can be proud of what you have accomplished, you must (work) from childhood. You decided correctly! If you don’t wake up on time, It will be very bad - You will be late for (the skating rink) Absolutely right! If you want to know a lot, Accurately, reliably You need more books (read) Absolutely right! The holiday is going on happily, We are immensely happy, We are celebrating (New Year) Absolutely right! Riddles Snow on the fields, Ice on the rivers, Blizzard is walking. When does this happen? (In winter.) 2. Without hands, without an ax A bridge was built. (Ice.) 3. He flies in a white flock and sparkles in flight. It melts like a cool star, On the palm and in the mouth. (Snow.) 4. Eyes are coals, hands are knots. Cold, big, who am I? (Snowman.) 5. Invisible, carefully He comes to me, And like an artist he draws patterns on the window. (Frost) 6. If the forest is covered with snow, If it smells like pies, If a Christmas tree comes into the house, What kind of holiday is it? ... (New Year) 7. They fly faster than the wind, And I fly three meters from them. My flight is over. Clap! Soft landing in a snowdrift. (Sled) 8. Two sisters, two braids made of fine sheep wool. How to go for a walk - wear it like this, So that five and five do not freeze. (Mittens) 9. Wooden friends are under my feet. I fly at them with an arrow, But not in summer, but in winter. (Skis) 10. The hedgehog looks like her, you won’t find any leaves at all. Like a beauty, slim, and important for the New Year. (Yolka) 11. White, hunchbacked, lies near the hut. It lies all winter - no one will pick it up. Spring will come - he will leave on his own. (Snowdrift) 12. I rush forward like a bullet, Only the ice creaks, And the lights flash. Who's carrying me? ...(Skates) New Year's telegrams New Year's telegrams We wish you, without interference, to gnaw nuts all year round, to jump and play burners, Happy New Year! Yours (squirrels) * I don’t know the use of a Christmas tree. This tree is for the wolf. What kind of tree is it, tell me, explain everything in detail. Simply address: Neil. Happy New Year! (Crocodile) * It's snowing. Wonderful day! I'm flying out, your (deer). I took a plane ticket. Let's celebrate (New Year) together * Tail shorter than ear, Quick habits. I rush as fast as I can to the holiday without looking back. Who is he, guess! Well, of course, (bunny)

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Drawing competitions

In such entertainment you will need to practice drawing. But since drawing is one of the favorite activities of children, it will not be out of place at the holiday. In addition, such entertainment will be appropriate for even the smallest company. And you will need very few details. It is better to hold such competitions for elementary school children.

Draw Santa Claus

To do this, you will need several large sheets of whatman paper (you can cut pieces from wallpaper rolls; sometimes these remain after repairs).

You need to draw Santa Claus blindfolded. Whoever did it better won.

The game can be played in different ways. Here are some options:

Option 1: it is proposed to draw Santa Claus, or you can offer a self-portrait, this is always more interesting;

Option 2: you can play the game in a team way, that is, everyone blindfolded draws some part of the proposed character;

Option 3: you can draw not just with felt-tip pens or pencils. And pencils that are tied to a short thread;

Option 4: Draw only with your left hand.

Guess one piece at a time

To play, you need to draw (or buy) a picture with different fairy-tale characters in advance. Then you need to take a large sheet and cut a window in it. By moving this window, you need to invite children to recognize the fairy-tale hero by only one piece that is visible through the window.

I'll draw your portrait

Here all the players look carefully at each other, and then try to depict it on a piece of paper. Then each player shows what he drew, and everyone else must guess who is depicted on the sheet.

Rhyming games for spending the New Year with children

Questions for the players in an entertaining rhyme arouse the interest of the little participants of the holiday. Can be done with both children and spectators.

All players must repeat the last syllable after the leader twice.

Run up, kids (ra - ra) The game is announced. (ra - ra) Don't spare your palms (lei - lei) Clap, stomp more cheerfully. (lei - lei) You will have time (you - you) A whole hour! (hour - hour) Do you need two? There will be two! (two - two) Think with your head. (howl - howl) How do we hear a wolf howl? (howl - howl) How does the rooster crow in the morning? (wow - wow) This is an owl, and a rooster? (uh-uh) Is that right? Exactly? (so - so) Really, how, how? (how - how) What is three plus two? (two - two) Just dizzy! (va-va) Are these lips or nose? (nose - nose) (point to lips) Maybe this is a steam locomotive? (voz - voz) Are these eyebrows or eyes? (eye - eye) (point to eyebrows) What do we have here then? (us - us) (point to nose) Well done, you are right, right? (yes - yes) Just today or always? (yes - yes) Are you tired of playing? (at - at) (whoever answered “no” is eliminated from the game) You will have to be bored (points to the one who made a mistake)

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We begin to play, we will select a rhyme. I'll read the words. You say a rhyme. Yes?! Snow was falling at the gates. The holiday is coming soon...(New Year)! The children joyfully make noise to decorate the Christmas tree... (want). We hung up the toys - Here are the garlands and... (crackers). Here are snowflakes and pinwheels, bunnies, hedgehogs, little animals. Good Grandfather was slightly frozen under the branches...(Frost). He brought gifts to everyone, Look - a whole (cart)! Well, the beautiful Christmas tree brought joy to the children! Look at how amazing she is, both elegant and... (beautiful). Here, at the request of the children, they will sparkle on it... (lights). All the people are jumping in a dance and starting... (round dance). Here are the poems and songs - It’s joyful that we are all ... (together)! We will celebrate the holiday, We will...(celebrate the New Year)!

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The players must all answer the questions “yes” or “no” together.

Is Santa Claus coming to school? (yes) Is he humorous and cheerful? (yes) Is he playing hide and seek with you? (no) Does he do exercises at school? (no) Did you eat all your gummies? (no) Does he bring you a Christmas tree on holiday? (yes) Does he wear braids and bows? (no) Is he young all the time? (no) Does he wear a fur coat with a beard? (yes) Does he adore all the guys? (yes) Does he provide them with gifts? (yes) Does Frost have brothers? (no) Is our mimosa good? (points to the Christmas tree) (no) Will the New Year come soon? (yes) Only in Russia is it New Year? (no) Is there a Snow Maiden in Paris? (no) Does she come to us as a redhead? (no) Is she friends with Santa Claus? (yes) Does he circle with you in a round dance? (Yes)

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A letter from the guys to their beloved Santa Claus

The guys in the audience are asked 14 adjectives. These adjectives, in the order in which they were named, are then inserted into the letter template.

Santa Claus...hello!

Our... children are really looking forward... to meeting you. After all, the New Year is the most... holiday for everyone. The guys will sing their ... songs for you, dance ... dances!

Very soon... New Year will come! And then... the holidays. The guys will forget about... studying.

And today, bring your... bag with... gifts and distribute them to the children.

Your... girls and... boys.

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Game "At the Zoo"

Children, if the statement is correct, should say “We saw it, we saw it, we saw it at the zoo!”

– There is a whole family at the zoo near the duck pond. “The lion has a whole bunch of children behind bars. – Here is a huge hippopotamus chewing a lettuce leaf. – The penguins hatched two chicks from their eggs. – The most terrible crocodile almost bit me. “And the tigress hatched a chick from an egg yesterday.” “Here’s a hungry pelican,” the crane swallowed. “And the huge elephants are sweltering from the heat.” “There’s a kangaroo in the enclosure, humming in the morning.”

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When asked, the players shout, “It’s me, it’s me, these are all my friends!”

Who runs into the classroom in a cheerful flock every time? Who doesn’t prepare his homework and only goes to school to get a bad grade? Who has been friends with sports since childhood, about health and does not worry? And who is really overcome by sadness today? Which of you is neat and pleasant in appearance? Who does their homework diligently? Who walked to school today with their heads upside down? Who, tell me honestly, wears a hat on his foot? How many of you have a complete cold and have walked through puddles in slippers? Whose diary is in order, always clean in a notebook? Who washed their face from the tap early this morning? Who scatters toys here and there in the corners? Who can dance for exactly five hours at a festival?

Games with blindfolds

Such games develop children's coordination, train their memory, and teach them how to navigate in space.

Nose for a Snowman

Here they draw a Snowman in advance, but without a nose. The nose is sculpted from plasticine.

The player is blindfolded and must go up to the Snowman and glue his nose.

You can also glue a beard to Santa Claus, a tail to a dog, or Snow Maiden’s boots. Only in this version, the beard, tail and boots need to be drawn on paper, and can be glued with tape.

Catch a deer

Children stand in a circle, one of the children puts on a hat with horns - he will be a deer. And the other player is blindfolded. They are placed in a circle and music is turned on. The blindfolded player must catch the "deer". The rest of the children can make the circle wider or narrower. If a blindfolded player fails to catch the “deer,” then he chooses any player from the circle and he catches the “deer.”