Competitions for the first birthday,

New Year's Stealer

The New Year's thief is chosen among the guests. All the guests honestly close their eyes, and the thief enters the room and steals 3 or even more New Year's items, for example, a watch, a star from the Christmas tree, a basket of tangerines from the table. After this, all the guests open their eyes, look around and begin to guess what exactly the villain stole. The guest who is the first to guess what exactly the New Year's thief stole will win.

Participants are divided into several teams, and each team receives a task: to come up with their own country, give it a name and come up with New Year’s traditions and customs for its inhabitants. For example, the same Tilimilitryamtiya, where they decorate the Christmas tree with clouds, there is not Father Frost, but Father Thunder.

Festive menu for a child's birthday

Decorating the festive table
If you are celebrating this event in a cafe, then all you have to do is choose your favorite dishes from the proposed catalog. The rest of the work will be done by the chefs of this establishment. They already have a separate menu for both adults and children.

For an event at home, you will have to take care of the selection of food yourself. Well, as for adults, there are no restrictions either in food or in your imagination. You can serve dishes according to your taste. The table at a birthday party looks very original, with a children's theme design. The table decor can be decorated with bright napkins, a festive tablecloth and dishes with cartoon characters.

You will need to tinker a little with the menu for children, because they can’t always eat the same things as us. For one year, you can prepare fruit slices in small pieces, all kinds of curds, children's cookies with bright icing and berries. Make puree from different fruits. You can supply juice, preferably in tetrapacks with straws, this will allow children to drink on their own without dousing themselves. It would be nice to try a milkshake with added fruit. Pour into a vase, candies in multi-colored glaze. They really attract children's attention.

For a child's first birthday, the main decoration of the table will be the cake. You can either order it or bake it yourself. In the second option, you will need more time, but you will be sure that the cake does not contain harmful or allergenic ingredients for your baby. You can take any recipe you have tested. And on the first birthday of a son or daughter, you always want to do everything yourself.

If you buy a cake in a store, carefully study its composition. Look at the manufacturing date and only then can you safely take it. Today, the range of birthday cakes on the shelves of our stores is very diverse:

with flowers
with animals
with cartoon characters
with toys
with names

Therefore, the choice is simply limitless, it’s only up to your taste and color. We, in turn (based on our own experience), recommend making a cake to order. This way you will be more confident in the freshness and ingredients used. Then you don’t have to worry that after such a delicious treat, your baby doll will develop diathesis.

When the time comes to blow out the candle, try to explain to your pet that he should be the one to do it. He may not be able to do this on his own and you will definitely have to help. Of course, now it seems to you that he is still a fool, but you will see that this will be imprinted in his memory and next year he will definitely reach out to blow it out himself.

Remember, no matter how beautiful the cake is, for a child’s birthday, do not forget to insert one burning candle, a symbol of your baby’s age.

Oh it's a New Year's movie

The presenter names catchphrases from New Year's films, and the films are mixed: Soviet, and modern, and Russian, and foreign. Whoever guesses the films more than others wins. Examples of phrases: “Whether you are sick or in love is the same for medicine” - “Sorcerers”, “There are 15 people in this house, but for some reason all the problems are only because of you” - “Home Alone”, “Rely on Santa Claus , but don’t make a mistake yourself” - “Christmas trees”, “Is there life on Mars, is there life on Mars - this is unknown to science” - “Carnival Night”, and so on.

Guess the movie by emoji

How well do you know New Year's films and cartoons? And if they are encrypted in the form of emoticons, can you guess the movie by emoji?

This is a very exciting competition for ingenuity and knowledge of cinema.

How to play

Each team of players is given a special card with a list of encrypted names of famous New Year's films. The participants’ task: next to each emoji encryption, write what movie is hidden behind the emoji. Whoever does this quickly and without mistakes will win the competition.

Cards for New Year's movie codes -

Answers: 1. Home alone 2. Irony of fate or enjoy your steam! 3. Snow Queen 4. 12 months 5. Prostokvashino 6. Carnival night

Don't tell me the truth

For this competition, the presenter must prepare various questions on the theme of the New Year. For example: what do all people dress up for the holiday? What salad is considered to be a symbol of the New Year? What do people launch into the sky to celebrate the New Year? and so on. The presenter asks such questions quickly and deftly, demanding the same answer. Only every guest must remember that they must answer incorrectly, that is, not truthfully. The one who gives the correct answers - at the end of the competition fulfills various wishes or recites poems.

New Year's games and competitions for children

New Year's holidays are traditionally considered children's holidays. Kids and schoolchildren are waiting for a magical night to receive gifts and play. You definitely need to come up with something interesting for them.

"This New Year"

To hold such a competition you don’t need anything other than gifts. You just need to gather the children in a circle, tell them about the holiday in a few phrases and invite them to play. All participants must take turns naming something that is associated with the New Year. These could be phrases such as “Santa Claus”, “garlands”, “tangerines”. If any participant cannot answer, the leader counts to 5 and that child is eliminated from the game. The next one must name his option. The game continues until a winner is determined. This is the child who will be the last one standing.

On a note!
The winner needs to prepare some interesting prize related to the New Year theme, but everyone else should be given incentive souvenirs or sweets.

"Let's jump on one leg"

This competition can be considered a kind of detente. Children really like outdoor games. The presenter invites the children to jump around the Christmas tree on one leg. You need to start jumping after the music starts. If a child gets tired and stands on two legs, he is out of the game. The winner must be declared as the one who can ride the longest.

"Savvy Answer"

This quiz can be called intellectual. It is more suitable for older children. The presenter asks questions that should relate to New Year's characters and school subjects at the same time, and the children answer. The smarter and more interesting the answer, the better. For example, questions might be: How is the Snowman related to geometry? (it consists of balls). How is Santa Claus related to geography? (he flies all over the world and delivers gifts to children at every point, so he must know geography to a solid 5). How is the Snow Maiden connected to the Russian language? (she signs cards for children and must do it competently). The winner is chosen by everyone together. You can arrange a vote among children.

"Magic Cap"

To participate in this game, children must stand in a circle. Santa Claus or the presenter stands in the center or nearby. When the music is turned on, the children should start passing the cap to each other. The music turns off, and at this moment the child who has the cap in his hands must put it on his head. The presenter or Santa Claus explains in advance that the cap is magical. The child receives a task and must complete it. As a rule, there are no overlaps. All children prepare poems and songs in advance. For a completed task, a prize in the form of sweets or toys is awarded.

"It's cold outside"

For this competition you will need puzzles and mittens (according to the number of participants). The presenter explains that it has become cold outside and you need to put on mittens. Children put them on. Afterwards, the presenter brings out the puzzles and offers to assemble them directly with mittens. The game must be a team one. That is, children are divided into 2 teams and try to put together a puzzle together. But you can do it differently. It is worth inviting the children to collect pictures one by one, but compete in pairs, with a participant from each team.

"Let's pick the needles from the Christmas tree"

To conduct such a competition, the guys are divided into 2 teams. The competition will be held in pairs. The presenter attaches clothespins to the clothes of two participants from different teams. At a signal, a child from the other team must help remove the clothespins, and do this as quickly as possible. The person who is quickest to remove the “needles from the Christmas tree” is given a token. The team with the most tokens will win.

Do you believe in New Year's signs?

The presenter prepares a description of various New Year's signs, both true and fictitious. In turn, he reads out a sign for each of the guests, and he answers whether he believes it or not. The one who guessed the most correctly wins. Example signs: tearing your dress on New Year's Eve means a passionate romance, yes or no? (yes), in Cuba on New Year's Day they prepare 12 grapes for each guest, they must be eaten during the chiming clock and under each grape make a wish that will certainly come true, yes or no? (yes), in Cyprus they see off the old year in complete darkness and turn on the lights only with the onset of the New Year, yes or no? (yes), in China there should be a butterfly flying in the house for New Year, yes or no? (no) and so on.

Cool competition for adults “Winter Fun”

This competition can be held at a corporate event, at home or among friends. Even if there are children in the company, this entertainment is suitable for them. Guests are divided into two teams. You can distribute them so that one has girls and the other only boys. But mixed teams are also acceptable. The first team is given robes or men's shirts. The second team puts on mittens. Task:

1 team puts on robes or shirts, but does not button them;
Team 2 wearing mittens must fasten all the buttons as quickly as possible.

The pair that completes the task faster will win. They need to be given small gifts: souvenirs, New Year cards, toys for the Christmas tree, etc.

Advice! We played this game at a student party. The guys suggested doing the opposite: unbuttoning the girls' robes. But in reality it turned out that all the guys preferred not to unbutton, but to rip off the buttons in one movement. Therefore, in order to avoid damage to clothes, it is still better to fasten the buttons.

The New Year's scenario with competitions needs to be written in advance, including the entertainment that is suitable for your company. Don't rush to do them all. During the holiday, it is better to take breaks that will allow you to discuss the game that has already been played and laugh to your heart's content.

Favorite number

Each of the guests writes on a piece of paper their favorite number or the number that came to mind. Then the presenter announces that now he will ask everyone a question in turn, the answer to which will be a number written on a piece of paper, that is, the guest must answer the question posed by raising a piece of paper with a written number and calling out this number loudly. Questions could be of the following nature: How old are you? How many times a day do you prefer to eat? How many toes do you have on your left foot? How much do you weigh? and so on.

Task options:

Draw a bee collecting nectar from a flower
Depict the gait of a person moving on a slippery road
Hide behind the back of a chair and shout loudly 3 times: “I’m completely fine!”
Sit down several times, holding your ears with your hands
Depict the movements and sounds of a playful kitten
Depict a boiling kettle with pantomime and sounds
Hold your nose with your hand and say the phrase: “I have the most pleasant voice in the world!”
Stroking yourself on the head and stomach at the same time, but in different directions
Looking in the mirror and not laughing, say the phrase 5 times: “What beautiful eyes I have!”
Portray an athlete so that others can guess the sport
For two minutes, be a “mirror” of another player and repeat exactly all his actions
Show in slow motion how a person does exercises
Talk about elephants for 1 minute
Remember 10 words starting with the letter “B”
Wave your arms, spin around and at the same time shout out: “I am a butterfly!”
Blindfolded, determine by touch what object the presenter put in his hand
Draw a dancing robot
Approach any of the players, make a scary face and say: “Well, here we are!”
Explain how to make scrambled eggs without saying a word
Come up with an affectionate word for each of those present (for example, “chick”, “cat”...)
Sit on a balloon so that it bursts
Say the phrase: “I love to dance” in different intonations (joyful, sad, indifferent, surprised)
Walk on all fours around the room, squealing: “I’m the only lunar rover, peep, pip...”
Ask someone for food, pretending to be a cheerful mongrel.
Stand on a chair and tell about your life in three sentences
Sing any song with 3 matches held in your teeth
Choose any two players and perform an Aboriginal dance together with them
Bow to 5 players in different ways without repeating yourself
Walk around the room, taking three steps forward and two steps back.
Draw your portrait with your left hand
Draw a portrait of any player with eyes closed
Tell everyone: “I’m in a bad mood!” and sit for 1 minute with an angry expression on your face (other players should try to cheer you up)
Place nuts or caramels behind your cheeks and say a tongue twister: “Mom washed Mila with soap. Mila didn't like soap."
Play the pan pretending to be an African
Within three minutes, quickly answer questions from other players, but you cannot say “yes”, “no”, “I don’t know”
Portray a capricious child who demands his parents buy him a toy
Take water into your mouth and try to hold it for one minute (other players should make you laugh)
Draw a sculpture and stand for several minutes without moving. Other players can approach and change the pose of the “sculpture”.
Take any item and try to sell it to one of the players, praising and advertising its useful qualities
Eat a piece of lemon and not wince
Pantomime an octopus
Draw a scary monster
Walk through the room like it's a minefield
Try to bite your elbow
Call your parents and crow into the phone 3 times
Portray a fairy-tale hero so that other players can guess
Pantomime what you dream of becoming when you grow up
Praise yourself in a humorous manner - explain to other players why they should be friends with you
For several minutes, pretend to be an alien and try to talk to other players in the “alien” language
Show with pantomime how a chicken hatches from an egg and how it takes its first steps
Eat any fruit without helping yourself with your hands
Show with accelerated movements the morning awakening and getting ready for school
Praise your neighbors (players on the left and right)
Draw 2 objects starting with the letter “O” for other players to guess
Sing any song while holding your nose with your hand
Organize an “animal choir”: select several players and sing a well-known song together, replacing all the words in it with the sounds “woof-woof”, “oink-oink”, “car-car”. “kva-kva”, “quack-quack”, etc.)
Talk like a robot for three minutes, asking questions to other participants in the game
Use pantomime to portray an annoying fly
Make at least one player laugh
You're lucky - the whole company takes the rap for you: everyone comes up to you and says nice words
Without opening your lips, say the proverb: “He who laughs last laughs best.”
Come up with 7 affectionate derivatives for the name of the player on the right (for example, Olga - Olechka, Olenka, Olgunya, etc.)

You can make a daisy like this - in this case, players tear off the petals with tasks on their own:

Ready-made kit with all the above tasks and a core with a funny face (sheet format when printed A4):

Kit format: pdf file, 12 pages (chamomile core + 62 “petals” with fun tasks)

Price: 50 rubles

New Year in rhyme

Each guest takes turns taking out his own forfeit from the bag, which contains 4 New Year-themed words. The task of each participant is to create his own rhyme for each word, for example, Santa Claus - Partos, Snow Maiden - chicken, chimes - duelists, snowflake - tangerine, and so on. But then the presenter surprises everyone and announces that now they need to compose a New Year’s quatrain, using their own words and rhymes to them. The guest who comes up with the funniest and most beautiful poem will receive a prize.

Scenario for a 1 year old child for a very fun company

During the holiday, they congratulate the parents and the birthday boy and check who he is more like. Grandparents compete to be the best. Traditional fortune telling and hair cutting are combined with fun competitions and games.

Creating a warm and friendly holiday atmosphere.

Decor:

Photos of the birthday boy, decorated in the style of a train or a tree; stretching - congratulations; Balloons; a poster on which guests will write congratulations.

Attributes:

Children's photographs of the birthday boy and parents;
2 balls of thread;
Toy cars, 2 spools of thread;
“Fruit” masks (costumes are possible);
Items for fortune telling for the future;
Various types of purees;
Doll, telephone, underwear, clothespins, rope;
Cards with the names of fairy-tale characters;
Chamomile;
Plastic bottle with water, rubber glove.

Presenter

Tangerine rush

The first stage of the competition is that each participant receives a tangerine and, at the “start” command, begins to peel it and then divide it into separate slices. Whoever is first, well done, get a prize. And then the second stage begins: each participant is blindfolded and given the same toothpick. All tangerine slices are laid out on a table or chair (in a circle). Participants stand in a circle or semicircle and, at the command “start”, begin to collect tangerines on their toothpick. Whoever chops the most tangerine slices in 1 minute is the winner.

Creative competitions

New Year's applique

Competition for the development of logic and imagination. It is necessary to provide children with everything they need: paper, paint, markers, glue, scissors, fir cones, sprigs of pine needles, etc. The participants’ task is to make thematic applications. As a result of such a competition, you will have several beautiful pictures for home decor.

Christmas wreath

You don’t have to buy a special New Year’s wreath for the door, but make it yourself. This is less of a competition and more of just a great idea for spending time on New Year's Eve. For this craft you will need a round shape with an empty core, threads, pine branches, cones, artificial snow, rowan, etc. You can use almost everything that is at hand, the main thing is to show your imagination.

Play

You can entertain guests and other children with a themed performance. An excellent performance can lift your spirits, give the evening a New Year's atmosphere and keep children occupied for several hours with an exciting process. In addition, if you film the performance on camera, pleasant memories will warm your soul for a long time. And the competition may consist of the best performance of an acting role, for example.

Finger drawing

For the competition, the children will need finger paints or regular paints and a blank white sheet of paper, preferably whatman paper, so that there is more room for imagination. The task is to draw an original drawing on the theme of Christmas and New Year. It is good to hold such a competition in a school or kindergarten, where you can hang the resulting pictures on a common stand.

Young poet

The goal of the competition is to come up with an original quatrain (you can have more than one) on the theme of the New Year. This will take 5-10 minutes. After everyone is ready, you can organize a reading competition, in which each child will perform their own work.