Dossier on your soulmate
A whole year has passed since the wedding day, and during this year both husband and wife got to know each other 100%. It's time to check who knows who better. So, the presenter takes a minute for each spouse (in turn) and quickly asks questions during this minute, for example, what is the spouse’s favorite movie? What size is your favorite glass slipper? Wife's favorite fruit? What's your spouse's favorite genre of music? How many belts does your spouse have in his wardrobe? And so on. It's simple - whichever spouse gives the most correct answers in one minute will become the main leader of the gala evening.
Game "Everything is the other way around"
The presenter will have to come forward and do some kind of exercise. The rest of the participants must do everything scrupulously in reverse: the movement itself, speed, direction. Here are some tips:
- when the presenter spreads his palms to the sides, you must fold them;
- he will raise his hand, and you will need to lower it;
- the presenter will take a step back, and you will take a step forward;
- when he quickly waves his hand from right to left, and you slowly, from left to right.
Whoever makes a mistake becomes the leader.
And the year has flown by so quickly
A couple of young people and a couple of guests are participating. In each couple, the men take a cocktail straw into their mouths, and the women receive a plate of 12 olives (one olive symbolizes one month of marriage). At the “start” command, women take an olive with their mouth (without any help from their hands) (olives must be bought with holes) and put it on the straw for their man. Then the second, third and so on until the last. The couple in which the woman can thread all the olives onto a tube faster than her rivals will be the winner. If, suddenly, the olives do not fit, the man’s task is to gobble up a couple of olives to make room. The winning couple receives a prize.
1st birthday contests for adults
"Who do I look like?"
A photograph of the baby is glued to the center of the Whatman paper, and photographs of the parents in infancy are glued to the edges.
Under the portrait of the birthday boy, features are written down in a column by which the resemblance to mom and dad will be checked - eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth, etc. Those present should carefully look at the photo and in front of each similar feature put the corresponding letter: “M” (mom) or "P" (dad).
The result of the competition determines the dominance of one or another letter.
For participation in the collective competition, each guest can be given a symbolic souvenir.
“What is drawn here?”
Those present are given “paintings” by the main “art critic.”
Based on the “drawings” of the birthday boy, guests must guess what is drawn on them.
"What's in the jar?"
A serial number is written on the lids of baby purees, and the jars themselves are carefully wrapped in gift paper so that the name of the product is not visible.
Guests must taste the baby food and guess what flavor it is.
"To you, the grown-up"
Guests are given leaves and pens.
Each of those present must write their own wish addressed to the grown-up child.
The messages are sealed in an envelope, which indicates the date when it should be opened.
"Find me"
Participants in the competition are offered many photographs with children of different ages; among the piles of photographs, guests must find only photographs of the hero of the occasion.
"Karaoke"
Those invited are given sheets with the lyrics of those songs that are familiar to the child.
Accompanying themselves on a children's toy drum, cymbal, xylophone, and rattle, guests must perform the musical composition assigned to them.
“How much to weigh in grams?”
Each person present takes turns picking up the baby and trying to guess how much the baby weighs.
The winner of this competition is determined by the baby's mother.
You should not play this game if the child is capricious and refuses to be held by anyone.
“Call it what you want”
The competition has several variations.
Guests are invited to name derivative words on behalf of the baby, or come up with diminutive nicknames for the child that would characterize his qualities.
"Biography Quiz"
Those present are invited to answer questions that relate to the most important moments in the life of the birthday person. For example, on what street is the maternity hospital where the baby was born located? On what day of the week was the baby born? At what months did he start sitting/crawling/walking? What was the first word the little one said?
The one who gives the most correct answers wins.
Recognize your spouse by design
Since the couple have only been married for a year, they are still in perfect order with their imagination and manifestation of their talents. A task for everyone: at the same time, honestly and without peeking at each other, all the guests and the “newlyweds” themselves draw their own designer item (men - a dress for the woman, and women - a T-shirt or shirt for the man). Then the presenter collects all the drawings and distributes them into two piles (a pile of dresses and a pile of shirts). All drawings are mounted on the wall (easel), and the “newlyweds” must recognize the drawing of their other half from the presented paintings. If you guess correctly, get a prize, but if you don’t, make your guests’ wishes come true.
Auto racing is an active game for any age
There are as many teams as you can find tricycles for children (2-3). You can replace them with ordinary two-wheeled ones. Or take skateboards, scooters, hoverboards and other available transport. This is convenient to do if the holiday is held in the country or in nature. This is a fun and funny game that turns the holiday into a real extravaganza of laughter and delight for all those present. Of course, you need to make sure that adults don’t break children’s bicycles and scooters.
The players line up in a column at the starting line. It is necessary, at the command of the leader, to drive to a given place as quickly as possible and return back. On the way you can put chairs, hoops, toys that need to go around. The rules are very simple and simple. But everyone’s laughter and fun at the way grown-up men and women on children’s bicycles pedal or push off with their feet on the floor, because their knees are higher than the handlebars, is guaranteed!
Flour Captains
Two young men sit at the table opposite each other. A plate of water is placed in front of them, in which a paper boat floats. Players are blindfolded and asked to blow on the boat with their eyes closed so that it floats to the enemy’s side. Then, instead of a plate with water, they slowly put a plate with flour. On command, the participants begin to blow hard, and the fans should encourage them with passion. Everyone is happy, and often the participants are too. Such funny games for a large company make everyone relax and are great for student parties or corporate events.
Why boys and not girls? As a rule, girls at parties look too good to dare to spoil their appearance. But it all depends on the nature of the company and the place where you are holding this competition.
Entertainment for a year
Birthday contests will keep neither boys nor girls bored. Since everyone, young and old, will come to the holiday, make an entertainment plan in such a way that everyone, even grandfathers, can take part in them. I offer several scenarios for holding interesting competitions:
- “Find out the future” - since ancient times in Rus' there was such fun for children. Several objects were laid out in front of him, which one he would choose, such would be his fate. Chocolate - he will have a sweet life, a ring - a happy marriage, a piggy bank - great wealth, garlic - good health, a ball of wool - longevity, a book - knowledge and intelligence, keys - prosperity.
- "Guess the order." The first year of a baby's life flies by very quickly. And what could be better than looking back and remembering all the achievements of the birthday boy over the past 12 months? Invite guests to arrange 12 photographs for each month of life in chronological order. This activity will simultaneously touch and touch mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers and friends.
- "Who do I look like?" Mom suggests evaluating the hero of the occasion according to a number of parameters: nose, mouth, ears, hair, etc. At the end, she tallies the results and announces, for example, that Andryusha looks like his mother 6 times, 3 times like his dad, 2 times like his grandfather and 1 time like Aunt Lena.
- "Scales". Guests take turns picking up the baby and trying to guess how much he weighs. Mom writes down all the answers on a piece of paper. The one who is closest to the truth wins.
- "Who is faster?" - a fun competition for adults. Friends and relatives are divided into two teams, each of which chooses its own leader. Amid the loud screams of the fans, they try to drink juice (champagne) from a baby bottle through the nipple as quickly as possible.
- "Fat-cheeked lip-slapper." This kind of competition is best held at the end, when everyone is tipsy. It will require two participants, these can be a godfather and a godmother. They put a lollipop in their mouth and say “Alexandra is one year old.” Then another lollipop, and so on, until the winner emerges, who pronounces the cherished phrase with the best diction and the maximum amount of candy in his mouth. It will be even funnier if you give a box of lollipops as a reward.
Find your place
The chairs are placed in one row, with their seats facing in different directions. The driver takes a stick and begins to walk like a snake behind the players sitting on them. As soon as he hits a chair or the floor with a stick near someone, this participant must get up and follow the driver. So a whole retinue lines up behind him. The driver continues to walk in different figures and gradually moves away from the chairs. Suddenly, at a moment unexpected for everyone, he knocks twice on the floor with a stick. This knock signals that you should immediately take your seats. This requires attention, intelligence and speed as the chairs face different directions.
The driver himself takes his place one of the first. This game can be played during the New Year celebration, then Santa Claus will be the host.
The slowest one becomes the leader.
I wish you a lot of fun!
Piggy bank
The players are divided into two teams.
Each person is given a handful of change (the more, the better). You can ask guests to take out all the small change that everyone has in their wallet. At worst, you can use pebbles or small plastic balls from the set. Some kind of container is placed at a distance of about 4-5 meters from the players. For example, a three-liter glass jar. Although I recommend a regular saucepan: it’s more convenient to pour out the fines and if something happens, it will remain intact.
The rules need to be determined at the very beginning and it is necessary to agree whether the game will be a team game or everyone fights for themselves.
Players squeeze coins between their legs, carry them to the treasured “piggy bank” and pour them out. The team that collects the most change in the container wins. The main winner can be declared the participant who lost the fewest coins.
Every man for himself: everything is clear here. The one who drops fewer coins and brings more money into the piggy bank wins.
When playing as a team, you need to divide the coins equally between the participants. You can do it this way: play everyone for themselves once, and make it more difficult another time. The first participant is given all the coins. The next one carries what is left of the first one, and so on. The last of the team shows the result of the saved funds in the dishes.
