February is very rich in holidays. Emotions have not even had time to calm down after Valentine's Day when February 23rd is already knocking on the door. And although most men claim that they expect absolutely nothing from this day (a day is like a day), in fact, many of them want attention, care and bright impressions. As you understand, neither an expensive perfume, nor several pairs of socks or panties as a gift can cause real joy. But a good party with competitions and entertainment can do this.
In order to make the strong half of humanity happy on this holiday, it is enough to organize a truly exciting and interesting celebration, where every man can express himself and prove his superiority. After all, being winners in life is in their blood. You can, of course, not bother too much and hire a good presenter. Or you can turn on your imagination and creativity and organize everything yourself. A little effort and time spent will bring long-awaited results - a joyful and cheerful mood for the heroes of the occasion.
Party in honor of February 23: ideas for holding
First of all, you need to decide what style your party will be held in. There are actually a lot of options: it all depends on what you want. This may well be a fairly traditional military-style holiday, where guests are dressed in costumes associated with military service. Or you can not get attached to the troops, but hold, for example, a party:
- hussar;
- pirate;
- cowboy;
- boxing;
- gentlemanly;
- heroic;
- Sultan's;
- historical and others.
There are many options. The main thing is to organize everything correctly. First of all, decorate the room where the fun will take place, choosing those attributes that will match the theme. Secondly, guests should be warned about the style of suits they should wear. Thirdly, do not forget about the holiday menu: it must also correspond to the chosen style. For example, if the party is a pirate party, then there must be seafood and rum on the table. If the party is heroic, then you need a lot of meat dishes, beer and kvass. And you can come up with quite original names for the appetizers (the “Heroic Strength” salad, the “Mermaid’s Kiss” appetizer, corsair sandwiches).
And fourthly, you need to take care of competitions and entertainment. After all, they will be the highlight of your evening. You can use well-known games, or you can find more original competitions, in which you can win prizes. What these prizes will be is up to you and your budget to decide. But alcohol, various snacks, funny gifts, socks, perfume, playing cards, sweets are suitable rewards...
Competition "Beer Belly" (for the fastest)
It's no secret that among men there are a lot of lovers of the foamy drink - beer. It is also known that the more beer you drink, the more your stomach grows. And this competition is dedicated to all beer lovers.
4 men are participating. It is desirable that they be approximately the same build (but this is not important). Each of them is given one inflated balloon, which they need to place under their shirt, T-shirt or sweater (depending on what they came to the party in), simulating a beer belly. After that, 20 pairs of socks are randomly scattered on the floor in front of the participants. The socks can all be the same, or they can be completely different, depending on how difficult you want to make this task. Next, at the signal, the participants must collect socks from the floor, but the ball must not burst. In addition to collecting them, they also need to be arranged in pairs. Whoever has the most pairs of socks wins.
If you decide to use socks of completely different colors, then an additional condition appears: the socks must be paired by color, and unpaired socks will not be counted.
Museum of Science and Industry
For whom: curious men with a technical education.
Now, during the renovation of the main knowledge, part of the exhibition of one of the oldest museums in the capital is located in pavilion No. 26 at VDNKh (the rest is exhibited in Technopolis and the ZIL Cultural Center). Here you can see exhibits united by the slogan “Russia does it itself” and dedicated to the current state of technical sciences. I remember with longing the unique atmosphere of the museum premises on New Square and advise you to refrain from visiting the “polytechnic” until 2018, when the old building opens its doors again. But if you rarely visit the capital, then you shouldn’t wait.
Nearby: the Museum of Cosmonautics and numerous pavilions of VDNKh with exhibitions for every taste. Website: polymus.ru Address: Prospekt Mira, 119
Competition "Ladies' Man" (for the greatest connoisseurs of women)
A real man is not only one who is strong, resilient and courageous, but also one who is ready to do anything for a woman. Even something that is, in principle, not inherent in men. In a word, a real man is one who is ready to please his chosen one in everything, even in the most unthinkable.
For this competition you will need nail polishes, cardboard-cut female hands with unpainted nails, and the participants themselves. The number of competitors is limited by the available number of props.
At the signal from the presenter, the competitors must carefully apply varnish without going beyond the boundaries of the painted nails. This competition evaluates not only the speed, but also the quality of the work done. The winner is the one who most skillfully and efficiently copes with the task.
At work it's like at war
Colleagues - girls and women - should think in advance about the titles that will be awarded to each of the men, as well as medals or certificates for any merits. For example, our Alexander Alexandrovich (courier) - a true and brave lieutenant receives a certificate for confidence and success, as well as for delicious coffee and good news, or our Igor Nikolaevich (director) - a real general and receives a medal for courage, general success, brilliant mind and ingenuity, dedication and devotion to a brave cause, as well as gratitude for the sensitivity of the soul and kind indulgences. It will turn out to be fun and interesting, and men will enjoy it.
Competition “Armed and very dangerous” (for the most convincing)
What would a party be on February 23 without weapons-themed competitions? This entertainment is also good because it does not require any additional props. All you need is to prepare pieces of paper in advance with the names of various weapons according to the number of competitors. And both several people and all those present can participate here.
All participants take turns pulling out pieces of paper with the name of a weapon. For example, it might read:
- saber;
- sword;
- grenade launcher;
- a gun;
- halberd;
- boomerang;
- nunchucks.
Do not use options such as a pistol and a machine gun. They are too light.
The task is quite simple: to show, using facial expressions and gestures, the weapon that has fallen out. It is clear that the contents of the leaflet are kept secret. The winner is the one whose pantomime is solved the fastest. Therefore, in this competition the winner is determined using a stopwatch.
Game “Koloboks are investigating” (for the most perceptive)
It is carried out simultaneously with all guests. They are presented with three mysterious stories that need to be solved. After getting acquainted with each of the stories, the presenter can ask clarifying questions that can only be answered “Yes” or “No”. Questions requiring other answers will not be taken into account. The one who finds the answer first wins. There may be several winners, because there are also several riddles.
Secret story No. 1 "Real case"
Every night, a truck full of stones arrives at the Pyramids of Giza, which workers scatter on the ground. Why are they doing that?
Answer: Tourists really like to take pebbles with them after an excursion as a souvenir. And if everything continued like this, then there would be nothing left of the pyramids. Therefore, the authorities adopted such an original solution to the problem that had arisen.
Secret History No. 2 "Unusual Behavior"
Every day Evgeniy enters a small room, stands there for some time, after which he leaves and goes about his business. He performs this procedure several times a day. What's happening?
Answer: Evgeny gets into the elevator and goes to the floor he needs.
Secret History No. 3 "Paradox"
Business partners made a bad investment and suffered losses. But at the same time they remained millionaires. How is this possible?
Answer: They were billionaires before the failed investment.
Museum of the History of Corporal Punishment
For whom: who loves “Game of Thrones” only for its bloody scenes.
Two steps from the previous point there is a cozy basement filled with instruments for medieval torture. Most of the exhibits are copies, but there are also a few originals. Children under 18 are not admitted. It is best to carry out the inspection with a guide, since without an expert it is difficult to understand why this or that device is needed.
Website: pereverzev.ru Address: Arbat street, 25
Competition “Three Olives for Cinderella” (for the most dexterous)
Every man is a prince for his beloved. And princes, as you know, are ready to do various crazy things for the sake of love: find rejuvenating apples, fight a dragon or defeat a giant.
Of course, you won’t have to do any of the above. But it will be necessary to show your dexterity. Three “princes” and three “Cinderellas” (preferably, these are couples in love) participate in the competition. The girls are given an empty saucer in one hand, and a tall glass of water in which three olives are floating in the other. Young people receive sushi chopsticks and a task: use these chopsticks to get three olives onto a plate. In this case, the olives should not be damaged: they should not be pricked on sticks, crushed too much, or pulled out only with the help of sticks. The one who does it the fastest and meets all the requirements becomes the winner.
Top secret
Men are divided into teams of approximately 3-4 people. One artist is selected from each team. The artists approach the presenter and receive envelopes with the same phrases, for example, “At 12 at night our people will attack” or any other. The phrase cannot be spoken, but will need to be drawn. At the command “start”, the team artists sit down at their easels (you can stick a simple sheet of paper on the wall) and begin to draw a phrase, and the teams must guess this very phrase. The team in which the artist can draw faster and more easily, and the rest can guess word for word the phrase indicated in the envelope, will be the winner.
Competition “Family Breadwinner” (for the most resourceful)
Men, as you know, not only protect the family hearth, but also make sure that the family is provided with everything necessary.
At the very beginning, volunteers are selected who will have to demonstrate their resourcefulness, ingenuity, speed and endurance. When the participants are identified, the presenter announces the rules. They consist of finding, upon a signal, as quickly as possible in the hall an object whose name begins with a letter announced by the presenter. You cannot use anything that the players were wearing before the start of the competition. All selected items must remain with the player until the end of the competition. And this is precisely a competition, since the one who finds the object last or violates the conditions is eliminated. The game continues until only one remains. He then becomes the winner.
Hippodrome
For whom: photographers and gambling enthusiasts.
An amazing atmospheric place where you can briefly travel back in time a hundred years ago and test your luck by placing a bet on the horse you like. The schedule of races and rules for accepting bets can be read on the official website. And photography fans will be able to take hundreds of bright shots here with horses and riders.
Website: cmh.ru Address: Begovaya Alley, 22, bldg. 1
Draw “Bound by one chain” (for the strongest)
Liven up your February 23rd party with a fun prank.
You will need two chairs, two scarves made of thick fabric and two ropes. There are also two participants. They sit on chairs with their backs to each other at a distance of one meter. They are blindfolded and informed that now the left leg of the first participant will be connected with one rope to the right leg of the second participant. They will do the same with the right leg, tying it to the opponent’s left leg. The contestants' task is to lift the opponent's left leg off the floor.
The catch is that the opponents' legs are not actually connected to each other. And with the help of a rope threaded through the legs of a chair, the legs of each individual contestant are tied. So, when trying to lift the opponent's left leg with his right foot, the competitor is actually pulling his own leg.
The laughter is usually indescribable. And the reaction of the participants when their eyes are untied at the end is amazing.
Competition “Ships Entering the Harbor” (for the fastest)
Many people dreamed of being ship captains as children. This competition can help make unfulfilled dreams come true.
You will need several matchboxes, painted in the shape of boats. You can even make sails from matches and a piece of paper. You also need a table with a smooth surface.
The number of participants may be different, because the game will be eliminated. Two participants place their boats on one edge of the table. They need to bring their ships to the harbor, which is located on the opposite edge of the table. And you can do this by blowing on your ships. Helping yourself with your hands and other objects is prohibited. The ship must not capsize or fall. The one who brings his ship to the harbor first wins. The loser is eliminated from the competition. The winners of the pairs compete with each other. The competition lasts until only one captain remains.
Museum of Military Equipment
For whom: fans of games from Wargaming.
Airplanes, tanks, artillery installations, ships, submarine cabins, etc. There are models, and there are real battle trophies (Japanese equipment of the early 40s is of particular interest). Don’t miss the “partisan clearing” with dugouts, trenches and an observation tower. Also of particular interest is the exhibition dedicated to the military railway. Do you know, for example, what the Hook track destroyer looks like?
Nearby: Memorial Synagogue (Holocaust Museum), Poklonnaya Hill, Panorama Museum "Battle of Borodino". Website: poklonnayagora.ru Address: Pobeda Square, 3
