Competitions for children 11-12 years old: how to make them interesting
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To successfully entertain children as young as age, you can use various games or competitions. These types of fun have proven themselves well during birthday celebrations or New Year's Eve. There are fun competitions for children aged 11-12 and entertainment, regardless of the number of people who want to participate.
The advantages of holding competitions and fun games are that, first of all, children develop in play mode, they will not get bored and funny moments can be remembered for a lifetime. It is important to choose the right competition or game, taking into account the age of the participants.
Where to begin?
Before holding competitions, it is advised to prepare everything in advance, paying attention to safety precautions, since during games or competitions children will run, jump, or crawl on their knees. To conduct entertaining activities at home, you will need to do the following:
- Make room for fun and gaming programs. To do this, it is worth squeezing out movable furniture.
- To hide any sharp objects and existing furniture corners in advance, use something soft.
- Remove glassware that is at risk from accidental shock.
- Some attentive owners even remove the chandelier; children at that age are active.
If the entertainment program is held in specially created places, then such problems are eliminated, since everything has already been thought out in advance. If it's a summer day outside, then most competitions can be held outside.
The games themselves should not bore young dreamers, as the fun can turn into boring and silent gatherings.
In order to diversify a birthday or other holiday, there is a special selection of games in the form of competitions for both boys and girls.
It is important to take into account certain nuances of age
If a child is 11-12 years old, they are no longer the kids they were before, but more mature. They will no longer be interested in simple funny competitions. The program should be thought out more carefully, especially when the holiday will be held at home.
At this age, children consider themselves adults. And they may not be interested in entertainment for younger people. These factors should be taken into account before selecting entertainment activities for teenagers.
Who is faster "One, two, three"
Almost everyone can take part in such fun. To hold it, you will need to purchase and prepare in advance a certain number of small surprises in the form of souvenirs.
This competition requires a host (adult) to lead the entire event. All children participating in the entertainment must stand in a circle. When the music is turned on, the children participating in the entertainment begin to move in a circle. The presenter places a souvenir (gift) in the center of the circle.
During the circular movement of the children, the toastmaster calls different numbers, the children should not react to this, but when they hear the words: “one, two, three! ", then they will have to try to take the souvenir.
The competition can be held a certain number of times, depending on the bags with prepared gifts. By the way, the child who received the gift leaves the circle to give others the opportunity to receive gifts.
golden goose
It is more practical to hold the competition in question on a birthday. Participants stand in a circle, and each of them tells his neighbor the name of the body part to which he must “stick” to the next neighbor.
An example would be the following expressions: “right hand”, “left knee”, “nose”, “back”, “ear”, “left heel” and so on. All participants take turns taking the indicated places and in such positions you need to shout the phrase “congratulations!” three times. The main condition is to make sure that no one falls. This cheerful beginning perfectly helps even the most gloomy participants to relax.
Can of sardines
Interested participants are divided in advance into groups of equal size. They must choose their catcher. He is given an elastic band, it must be tied in the form of a ring. Its size should depend on the number of participants in one group.
Participants (“sardines”) are asked to take a seat on a designated area of a virtual pond. At the beginning of the game, the catcher must put the rubber band on the first player, then move to the other player and do the same. The action is repeated until all the “sardines” are caught. The winner will be the one who can quickly collect all team members into a rubber band ring (“net”).
Hurdle Dance
The game is divided into two stages. This is a fun number for both children and adults.
A rope is pulled, it should be located at a height of about 1 meter, and the other should be 50 cm from the floor surface. The placement can not be done clearly, one thread over the other. If the apartment is small, then two people will be required to hold the ends of the rope with their hands.
After turning on dance music, it is better to turn on fun music. Several participants will have to step over the bottom rope and crawl under the top rope. If the number of guests is small, then it may be more practical to make this “competition” in several circles.
In the second stage, participants are blindfolded and have to overcome the lower and upper obstacles blindly. At the beginning, when the music turns on, you need to quietly remove the ropes and watch the participants - it will be fun and the joke will lift everyone’s spirits.
Competition "Inhabit the House"
To participate, you need to recruit volunteers and divide them into two parts. These will be teams that compete with each other. To carry out the necessary event, you will need to set up an easel with a Whatman paper placed on it; it is recommended to draw houses that have windows and doors on it.
The participants' task is to draw silhouettes of people living in the house. You can use an example, which the presenter should show at the beginning so that the participants know how to draw little people correctly.
After the “start”, each participant in the competition must pick up a pencil and, running to his easel, quickly draw the silhouette of a small man (in the doorway or window) and return to his old place, passing the pencil to the next participant. 3 minutes are allocated for this game.
Those participants who draw the most people in the allotted time will win.
Frozen Artist
During this competition, the host asks two people to participate. They will have to show their drawing skills using felt-tip pens, but they don’t have to draw at all. Those who volunteer prepare a felt-tip pen for drawing and freeze in one place in a motionless pose.
Next, two more participants are called. They are given a piece of album paper, pre-attached to a more solid base in the form of cardboard (for convenience during the competition). The point of the game is that some hold the markers, while others begin to draw on the leaves, only by moving the leaves themselves.
Those present order two drawings for each couple, for example, to depict the birthday boy or his house, depending on their imagination. Both couples try to draw more clearly what they asked for. The competition turns out to be very funny.
How to dress blind?
A number of interested persons are invited to participate in pairs. Children receive bags of clothes. But it is pre-prepared in large sizes. This is necessary for dressing more freely.
Next, one participant in each pair is blindfolded. His task will be to take out the clothes that are in the bag and put them on his partner. The participant who is dressing should not provide any prompts.
About 3 minutes are allocated for giving hints. During the allotted time, you should try to put on as many clothes as possible. The couple who wears the most clothes wins.
Mitten
A large box is placed in the central part of the room where the competition is held. It should have simple mittens.
Pairs of volunteers are invited to participate. They should stand in a circle and when the music turns on, start moving around the circle. After the music suddenly turns off, you need to quickly run to the large box and put on a pair of mittens. The point is that each contestant has a pair of mittens in the box, and one has only one mitten.
When, after putting on the mittens, it turns out that someone did not get a pair, the participant should leave the circle and take one mitten from someone. The mittens are put back in the box, and the contestants stand in a circle, and the music turns on... The winner goes to the one who grabs the last mitten.
Competitions for students in grades 5-11 at extracurricular activitiesmaterial on the topic
Competitions for students in grades 5-11 at extracurricular activities
1.Inflate 10 round balloons (5 each in two different colors). Create two teams. Divide the room into 2 equal parts with chalk, place the teams opposite each other. Give each team 5 balls. Task: while the music is playing, you need to throw the balls to the opponent’s side. It's not that easy, because the opponents return the winning balls! As soon as the music stops, the kids freeze. We are doing the calculations. This fun competition for children is held in several stages.
The team with the fewest balls on its side wins.
2. "Disco"
Learn a few simple dance moves in advance. Offer your kids a fun disco! While the music is playing, the guys will repeat the movements after you (the movements, as I said, should be simple and funny, repeated often). And as the culmination of the disco, make this move: invite the children to show the movements themselves to the music, and you will only repeat. This is where they will laugh!
3.Game for children “Hands up!”
The game is played by 8 or more people. You must have 1 coin. Everyone is divided into 2 teams and sits opposite each other at the table. One team receives a coin and the participants pass it to each other under the table. The commander of the opposing team slowly (you can silently) counts to ten, and then says: “Hands up!” The players of the team that passed the coin must immediately raise their hands up, with their hands clenched into fists. Then the commander says: “Hands down!” – and players must place their hands, palms down, on the table. The one who has the coin tries to cover it with his palm. Now the players of the opposite team confer and decide who has the coin. If they guessed correctly, the coin goes to them; if not, it remains with the same team.
4.Song
The presenter invites everyone to sing together, in chorus. To begin with, a song that everyone probably knows: “Moscow Nights” or “Blue Car”. At the first clap of the leader, everyone begins to sing loudly; at the second clap, the singing continues, but only mentally, silently; at the third clap, they sing out loud again. And so on several times until someone gets confused. The one who makes a mistake comes forward and invites everyone to sing some other well-known song. This is repeated several times. The leader can help everyone else by conducting the combined choir, especially during those moments when the participants are singing mentally.
5. Pass the orange
Two teams stand in two lines opposite each other. The players in each team, from the first to the last, must pass each other some round thing: an orange, a ball, a round toy. In this case, you can only use your chin or shoulder. You can't help yourself with your hands. If the thing falls to the floor, everything starts all over again.
6.Caricature
Everyone stand in a circle. Let everyone come up with and depict a pantomimic caricature of any of the children. You can choose any of the participants in the game. Then, in a circle, you will need to try to consistently depict all the caricatures of all participants in the game. Everyone collectively decides who each person portrays in turn. If a player is exposed, he leaves the circle. If someone was unable to reliably portray his colleague and he turned out to be unrecognized, the author of the parody drops out of the game. Play the game in circles. The most persistent, the most recent win
7.Tamer of wild animals
Place chairs in the room, one less than the number of guests. Everyone takes chairs, and one of the players becomes a wild animal tamer. He slowly walks in a circle and names all the animals in a row. The one whose animal is named (the players pre-select them for themselves) gets up and begins to slowly walk after their tamer. As soon as the tamer says the words “Attention, hunters!”, everyone playing, including the tamer, tries to take empty chairs. Anyone who does not have enough space becomes a tamer of wild animals.
8. Try it, pierce it!
Crush your opponent's ball
Two people are given one inflatable ball, which they tie to their left leg. With your right foot you need to crush your opponent’s ball.
9.Firemen
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 a signal, they must take their jackets, turn out the sleeves, put on
fasten all the buttons. Then run around your opponent’s chair, sit on your chair and pull the string.
10.Guess who I am!
The game becomes more fun when many guests take part in it at once. The leader is blindfolded, the rest join hands and stand around the “blind” person. The leader claps his hands and the children begin to move in a circle. The leader claps again and the circle freezes. Now the presenter must point to a player and try to guess who it is. If he manages to do this on the first try, then the one who was guessed leads. If the presenter does not guess who is in front of him on the first try, he has the right to touch this player and try to guess a second time. If the guess is correct, the identified child drives. As a variant of this game, you can introduce a rule according to which the presenter can ask the player to say something, imitate an animal - bark or meow
11. competition “Learning the alphabet” The presenter says: “We are all educated people, but do we know the alphabet?” From the letter A, and further alphabetically, the player begins a phrase of congratulations on the fact that guests have gathered. For example: A- Aibolit wishes everyone a Happy New Year! B-Be vigilant New Year is coming soon! V-Let's drink to the ladies! It’s especially fun when the competition reaches G, F, P, Y, L, B. The prize goes to the one who came up with the funniest phrase.
12. competition “Game of Animals” Each participant becomes an animal - an elephant, crayfish, mosquito, deer, fish, snake, hare, lion or another of his choice or imagination. The main thing is to come up with a characteristic gesture with which he will show his animal. The point of the competition is to show your animal, and then the animal of another participant. Another participant again shows his beast, and then the beast of the third participant. Everything must be done quickly, but without mistakes; whoever makes a mistake puts in a forfeit. At the end of the game, when two participants remain, the forfeits are played out: one winner turns away and comes up with a funny task for those whose forfeits are picked out by the other winner. Gestures: Elephant – touch your nose with your right hand. Insert the left Hare all the way into the circle formed by the hand - it’s trivial: folding the arms at chest level. This is how bunnies are depicted in all kindergartens - remember your golden childhood! A lion is almost like a hare, but its claws are outward and (necessarily!) it makes a brutal face. Cancer - fold figs with both hands, bring them to your eyes, wiggle your thumbs. Mosquito - make a fist, extend your index finger, bring the back of your hand to your nose, and wave the resulting proboscis. Deer - quickly wave your arms over your head in a cross shape with fingers spread out (this is how the Chukchi dance) Fish - fold your palms as if for prayer, lower them parallel to the floor, make a wave-like movement (similar to a fish jumping and going into the depths of the water) Snake - shaking your right hand with your palm slightly bent, depict a spectacled cobra preparing to attack.
The main thing: All gestures must be accurate, error-free and very fast. The slightest inaccuracy or delay is punishable by phantom. In the end, the gestures get mixed up, the crayfish begins to move its mosquito proboscis, and the hare has a ferocious expression on its face. Try it, the competition is very fun in a mixed group of adults, children or students
13. Competition "Repeaters"
To conduct this active children's game, designed for attentiveness, the leader must line up the children in a row. He encourages everyone to carefully remember everything that their fellow players will do. He calls the first child, who, turning to face the other players, must perform several different actions (movements): raise his hand, jump, clap his hands. The first player returns to his place, and the next participant in the competition stands in front of the children. He should try to repeat all the gestures and movements of the first participant in the same order, at the end add some of his own movements and return to the line. The third player comes out, he repeats the movements of the first two children and must add his own gesture. So all the children play in turn, adding movement. The game can be repeated without getting boring. During the game, those who repeat the gestures incorrectly are eliminated. And the winner is the luckiest and most attentive player who managed to remember the sequence of movements.
14.Competition “Trees happen”
An interesting game for kids that develops their attentiveness, logic, and reaction speed. It is usually played by preschool children. The children are seated in front of the leader, who says: “Trees can be low,” and he himself raises his hands up. Children must show attentiveness, logic, speed of reaction, and show what low trees look like. The presenter lists what types of trees there are: tall, small, huge. At the same time, he tries to confuse the children with incorrect movements. But if one of the players goes astray and shows the way the presenter does, he is eliminated from the game. True, the eliminated participant only misses a few rounds, he is not allowed to get bored for too long, and is offered to return to the game. The winner is the participant who showed what trees are like the fastest and most correctly, and was not mistaken. He is rewarded with a tasty prize.
15. Competition “Cool Tales”
Reaction and attentiveness - these qualities guarantee the player’s success in this game. All participants stand in a circle. Each participant clenches his right hand into a fist, with his thumb pointing up. The left hand is folded into a tube, which is put on the neighbor’s thumb. And so, when all the players have clasped their hands in such an intricate way, the presenter begins to tell the tale, having named the code word in advance. The condition of the game is this: after hearing the code word, you need to have time to grab your right hand, while simultaneously catching your neighbor’s, grabbing his finger. At the same time, in a fairy tale you can use various funny gags, which are designed to confuse and confuse the players. For example, if the code word is Princess Nesmetna, then when telling a story, you can use the frog princess, the princess and the seven heroes, and any other phrases starting with the word princess. Hearing them, the players will break free and grab the hands of their neighbors. The game is always accompanied by laughter and sincere fun.
16. Competition “Fun Zoology”
This game allows you to show off your knowledge of the animal world. The game is suitable for preschoolers and older children. The players form a circle. They choose a driver and he, standing in the center of the circle, begins to spin slowly, closing his eyes, without ceasing to repeat the words: “Animals, birds, fish,” and putting his hand forward, pointing at the players. Stopping abruptly, without opening his head, he says any of these words and begins counting from one to three. The player to whom the driver's hand is pointing must have time to name the bird, fish or animal - what the driver requested. This game has special rules. Firstly, you cannot repeat yourself and name those animals that someone has already named. Secondly, incorrect answers will not be accepted. In this case, as well as if the player did not have time to come up with the desired answer, he leaves the circle, exiting the game. Well, the winner is the one who is interested in the animal world or studied zoology well at school.
17. Competition “Treacherous Gates”
The game does not require special props. All it takes is a fun group of people willing to play. The leading ones, or rather the “gates,” are selected. Two participants stand opposite, at a short distance, take each other’s hands, raising them above their heads. The arch of the insidious gate is ready. The rest of the players quickly pass into it in a chain, also holding hands. “The Gate” recites an innocent rhyme:
“Treacherous gates, go whoever wants to. The first time we forgive, the second time we forbid. Well, we definitely won’t miss you a third time!”
At the last phrase, the arms-arches of the goal lower and catch those players from the chain who were under them. Everyone who gets caught stands next to the drivers, creating an additional gate. And the remaining players will have to overcome a more difficult obstacle. The game ends and the “gates” become winners if they managed to catch all those entering.
18. Game "Baba Yaga"
Players are divided into several teams, depending on the number. The first player is given a mop in his hand, he stands with one foot in the bucket (with one hand he holds on to the bucket, and the other on the mop). In this position, the player must run a certain distance and pass the equipment to the next one. Fun guaranteed-)
19.Surprise
The competition is prepared in advance. We take the most ordinary balloons. We write assignments on pieces of paper. The tasks may be different. We put the notes inside the balloon and inflate it. The player pops any ball without using his hands and receives a task that must be completed! For example: 1. Reproduce the chiming clock on New Year's Eve. 2. Stand on a chair and notify the whole world that Santa Claus is coming to us. 3. Sing the Song “A Christmas Tree Was Born in the Forest.” 4. Dance rock and roll. 5. Guess the riddle. 6. Eat a few slices of lemon without sugar.
20.Crocodile
All participants are divided into two teams. The first team comes up with a clever word and then says it to one of the players on the opposing team. The task of the chosen one is to depict the hidden word without making a sound, only with gestures, facial expressions and plastic movements, so that his team can guess what was planned. After successfully guessing, the teams change roles. After some practice, this game can be complicated and made much more interesting by guessing not words, but phrases
21.What do you like about the neighbor on the right?
Everyone sits in a circle and the leader says that now everyone must say what they like about their neighbor on the right. When everyone tells these intimate details, the presenter joyfully announces that now everyone should kiss their neighbor on the right exactly in the place that he liked the most.
22.Guess what it was!
Participants in the game are given leaflets with the text of Nekrasov's poem. Once, in the cold winter, I came out of the forest; there was a strong frost. I saw a horse slowly ascending the mountain, carrying a cart of brushwood. And, walking importantly, in decorous calm, the horse was led by the bridle by a peasant in big boots, in a short sheepskin coat, in big mittens... and he himself was as tall as a fingernail! The participants’ task is to read the poem with the intonation inherent in one of the following monologues: - Declaration of love; — Commentating a football match; — Court verdict; — Tenderness from contemplating a baby; — Congratulations to the hero of the day; Principal's lecture to a schoolboy who broke a window
A newspaper is hung in a prominent place on which any of the guests can write what happened good and bad in the past year
Summarizing
It is important to understand that no fun will go smoothly and cheerfully without games or competitions. Children have always loved competitions and will enjoy taking part in the games. The main condition is the correct selection, depending on the age of the guests.
Before everything, you should study the information, using your initiative and imagination. As a result, you can get a solution to all issues that children will happily appreciate. It is important to consider the place where the games will be held, as well as the time of year; there is a difference when it is June or November.
You can prepare several gaming competitions in advance, excluding pauses. It is worth noting that when preparing for games and fun, you won’t need a lot of consumables. A holiday that is made using your own strength looks exciting and interesting.
Competitions for children 9-11 years old
Competitions, designed for children from nine to eleven years old, combine both sporting moments and those necessary for child development, moments of communication with peers, and with the team as a whole.
Air Defense Competition
One player must let a paper airplane fly, while the enemy must crumple up another piece of paper and shoot down the enemy’s airplane. If he misses, then the right to move passes to the next player. If the enemy plane is destroyed, then the winner becomes members of the air defense team. The pilot who overcomes the most enemy attacks will become the winner.
Competition "Navigator"
Take a sheet from a notebook in a box. A trajectory is drawn on the piece of paper, which has 90-degree bends. Players play in pairs. One represents the pilot, and the second player represents the navigator. Together they must go through the route given to them. One cell on a piece of paper represents one step. If the pilot makes a wrong move, the navigator must sound his horn. Those who complete this task correctly and quickly will become the winner.
Competition "Motorcyclists"
The task is very original. It is necessary to walk a certain distance, making three stomps, two slams, and so on along the entire intended distance. The first one to complete this distance correctly and without violations will be marked with a beautiful pennant.
Competition "For Mushrooms"
This competition usually takes place in a room where the host places and hides pictures of mushrooms. Then the contestants are launched. They must collect as many mushrooms as possible in their baskets. The most experienced mushroom picker will win. Instead of drawings with mushrooms, you can use small small objects, the main thing is that there are a lot of them.
Competition "Water Bears"
This competition is proposed to be held outdoors. The guys need to be divided into several teams. At the start of the relay there is a full bucket, and at the finish there is an empty bucket. The children must transfer water from a full bucket to an empty one using their palms. Whoever has more water in the bucket will win.
Competition "Sun Plus"
One of the participants stands with his eyes closed. He must move. The player holds a marker without a cap in his hands. Other participants approach him, they should have a blank white sheet of paper in front of them. Participants must move the paper in such a way that the sun is drawn on the piece of paper. Then all the drawings are compared. The owner of the most beautiful sun will be the winner.
Competition "Autumn Hedgehogs"
All participants in the competition must be divided equally into two teams. Each competitor is assigned a specific serial number. The presenter takes a bag of beautiful apples and says a random number. Team members with this serial number must run up to the leader as quickly as possible and take the apple. The team that collects the most apples is considered the winner of this competition.
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