Competition "Guess who?"
This is a fun and simple game. You need to take care of the required number of places for players. Participants sit on them, alternating among themselves. A leader is chosen by drawing lots, and he needs to cover his eyes with a thick cloth. They turn on the music, and he is in the middle of the circle formed by the participants. After the music is turned off, the person in the center must be on the lap of the player closest to him and try to determine his name. As soon as the leader is on his knees, the person is obliged to remain silent and not give any hints, since he is obliged to determine whose knees he is on. If the name is guessed correctly, then this person becomes the leader. If the name is not guessed, the game is repeated again with the same player. The main thing in competition is friendship and good mood.
How to:: organize an alumni meeting
Friendship from school or college is the strongest, because you and your friends are connected by so many common joyful memories, so many happy moments. And it doesn’t matter at all how old your graduation is: 2, 5, 10, 15 or 30. Looking at the photos, we remember our best years and begin to understand how good it would be to see our classmates and fellow students again. How can you gather all your old friends for a general meeting? How to notify them and how to organize everything?
Tips for organizing a meeting
Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is to call all your friends and invite them to a meeting. This will work if you have all the phone numbers and know the location of your classmates. However, it happens that everyone goes to different cities, countries and it is almost impossible to find them. It is for this reason that a meeting should be organized not two days in advance, but at least three to four months in advance, so that those who have already moved to another place can plan their vacation in advance. It is a mistake to think that classmates (classmates) who have left will not want to attend a general meeting, because often they are simply not warned about this, and if they are warned, it is very late, and the desire to meet is very great. Therefore, the sooner you start gathering people, the better.
Before notifying, you need to do one more thing - make at least a rough plan for the meeting. Of course, everything will change many times, but there must be a rough plan.
1. First, determine what you want to get from the alumni meeting: just get together and sit in a cozy cafe, visit your home school, institute, talk with teachers, or organize a big celebration in which not only your class (or your group) will take part. , but also the entire graduating class of a school or institute.
2. Now you need to find all your classmates or fellow students. Look through your old notebooks for phone numbers, ask other friends. Now there are social networks that are focused on helping people find each other across distances, forgotten addresses and telephone numbers. Place an announcement about the upcoming meeting on one of the websites.
If you like traditional methods of searching for people, then it would be a good idea to visit your school or institute and post an ad there or leave all the necessary information in the educational section. What if the children of your former classmates study in these institutions? The well-known “word of mouth” can also be of great help: rumors about upcoming events spread extremely quickly.
3. We decide on the topic of the meeting. Even if you just want to sit in a cafe and talk, think about a meeting or at least topics for conversation. Be sure to find out who and where your friends are currently working, because this will make it easier to come up with transitions from one person to another during the conversation, and it will not seem crumpled. In every society there may be so-called “forbidden topics” that it is advisable not to mention: divorce, loss of a loved one, illness. If you accidentally touch on such topics, be sure to politely apologize and move the conversation in a different direction.
Maybe you want something extraordinary, unusual, to add some zest to the event, thanks to which the meeting will be remembered for a long time. In this case, organize a themed evening: a bard party, an 80s disco, a royal ball, an evening in a Japanese (Italian, Chinese, French) style. Be sure to use all possible accessories that can highlight the theme of the meeting: from greetings to food and drinks.
4. So, you have determined the main things for yourself - the topic of the meeting. All that remains is to organize the program for the day. Decide who will host the evening: a professional host or someone from your circle. Choose suitable music that will complement your evening, organize karaoke. You can come up with a variety of fun competitions that will help further unite people who have not seen each other for a sufficient amount of time. At the same time, be sure to take into account the characteristics of the audience and the chosen topic of the meeting.
5. So that you and your friends can fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of school (institute) memories, you can resort to some methods: create a presentation (photo or video), placing all the captured moments of your youth there, burn it all on disks and give it to your classmates and teachers; sing your favorite songs together; remember the funniest moments from your student and student years; draw a common newspaper together.
6. Be sure to think through everything related to the financial part of organizing the meeting. List all expenses, dividing them into mandatory ones: flowers, gifts, rent for a cafe, etc. and additional: toastmaster, DJ, photo or video presentations, cafe design. All expenses are usually shared among everyone who is going to attend the meeting.
In general, organizing an alumni meeting requires a lot of desire, good imagination and the ability to gather everyone in one place. Good luck in creating such events!
"Wonderful workshop"
For the event you need a tool - balls of bright material, rope. Measure out the same number of ribbons according to size. Couples participate in the competition. Women take the material in their right hands, and men, taking the ends of the tapes with their lips, without helping with other parts of the body, try to deftly guide their material. You need to quickly design an outfit for your woman, using your imagination, so that the participants will be jealous of the great fashion designer. In this case, the most talented participant will win, who can quickly create a beautiful outfit for the lady. The couple that creates an exquisite outfit in a short period of time is recognized as a winner. The audience approves of them with a standing ovation and a valuable and pleasant gift.
“How can you get sweets?”
Fun and simple entertainment that requires no preparation. You need a plate of flour and candy - a popular holiday treat. Those with a sweet tooth who want to have fun and show off their talents take part in the competition. Flour is poured into a large plate, and the candy is placed in the middle of the slide so that part of it peeks out from the flour. Participants of the event need to remove the candy from the bowl so as not to stain their face. If you can do this trick without touching the flour, you will receive a prize - candy! If a participant was unable to get the candy and got flour on his nose, he receives the joy of observers and encouraging approval.
How old is the issue?
Each class remembers how old they were when they graduated. With this number of words, the class should reveal the meaning of the word “school”. You will have to show both ingenuity and cunning. For example, if the graduation is only a year old, you can say that school is a lesson. And then continue that this lesson includes many categories, this is a lesson on upbringing, education, understanding the world and its perception. If a graduate is, for example, 5 years old, we can say that school is education, upbringing, development, friendship, aspiration, and so on. In general, the development of thought depends on the intelligence of the class. Which of the children shows themselves better and more creative than the rest, that class will receive a prize.
"The most exciting races"
In the competition, participating couples need to show the heroes of the “Golden Key” story, but reach the finish line even faster than their opponents. The competition must take place between two pairs of opponents. The couple consists of a man - the cat Basilio, a woman - the fox Alice. To fully match the image, a woman needs to bend one leg and hold it with her hand. To embody a cat, a man needs to cover his eyes with a dark cloth. These impromptu pairs compete in the speed of movement along a distance. You need to overcome the distance while maintaining a fictitious image. If a pair of amazing thieves reach the end first, they receive the approval of the observers. In addition, they receive a bag of coins specially allocated for these purposes.
“How to create your own planet?”
You need to prepare - balloons, threads, thick markers with rounded tips. Players are required to create their own planet. After the event, each player realizes how difficult it is to be a creator. Planets are created by players from inflatable balloons. The player inflates it and ties it with thread so as not to spoil it. After that, they must show living creatures on the makeshift planet. Then you should use a felt-tip pen to create living creatures. If in a limited time a participant can create another planet and depict many figures on the surface of the ball, then you win a wonderful competition. If a player's ball bursts in his hands, he automatically loses. The winner will receive a prize and approval from the guests of the holiday.
“How to get money?”
For those people who understand the value of money. Tools for the event: empty containers with plastic lids and a huge number of small coins. The competition takes place between fictitious “rich people”, huge admirers of money. Before playing, you need to make a hole in the lids for coins to pass through. Some coins are placed in containers and covered with lids. Before the competition, check the passage of coins through the slots. The goal of the “rich” is to quickly extract all the funds from the narrow hole in the lid. Whoever quickly takes the coins, if you do not use your hands and other things when achieving the goal, you will become the owner of a valuable prize. A persistent and money-loving participant can win.
Competition “Who can read it better?
You will need a lot of newspapers. Only men take part in this competition. The presenter tries to explain that participants must be able to read articles attractively. Evaluation parameters: volume, clarity, emotionality. After explaining the rules, you need to sit comfortably. Each player sits on a separate chair, bares one leg to the knee and places one leg on top of the other, with the bare part facing up. Participants are given newspapers with highlighted articles. By order of the leader, everyone tries to fulfill the specified order. Everyone is trying to win a prize, so the room becomes noisy. The guests rejoice at what is happening, and the readers try to analyze all the advantages over competitors. On command, the players stop. However, the winner in this competition is the owner of a hairy limb.
Evening meeting of classmates - competitions
Competition “Get ready for school” Players of two teams line up. The first team member picks up a backpack and puts a headband with a bow on his head. His task is to run to the chair with school supplies and throw one item into the backpack. Then return to the team and pass the baton. The team that gets ready for school the fastest wins.
Competition “Correct the mistakes” Three participants are invited to participate. Having divided the board into three parts, the presenter writes down 10 words, half of which have grammatical errors. The players' task is to find the wrong words and wipe them off the board.
Competition “Attend a lesson” Three people participate in the game. At the command of the presenter, they must attend a physical education lesson (sit down 20 times), reading (read the text at speed) and the canteen (eat a pie). The prize is awarded to the player who completes the tasks the fastest.
Competition "Football" Divided into teams, the players must score a goal against the opponent. Only for the game two balloons are used.
Competition “Bell for Lesson” Two blindfolded participants must walk around a chair, take a bell from it and give the signal for the start of the lesson.
Competition "Ring for real boxers"
Pair competition for brave and serious guys. Inventory: boxing gloves and candy wrappers. The presenter calls a couple of men ready to fight each other. Competitors receive boxing gloves, and the ladies cheer on their fighters. Observers surround the makeshift arena. The presenter tries to heat up the atmosphere, instructs the competitors on how to prepare before the competition. You need to try to fight with an imaginary opponent, they conduct a kind of psychological attack. When everything is ready, they are invited to the battle center. The presenter tries to clearly explain the rules: do not hit below the belt, do not leave bruises, the fight will continue until first blood. The participants are ready for the fight and suddenly the judge gives them candy in bright packages. At this moment there is a competition. They are required to quickly release the candy from the packaging for their woman without taking off their boxing gloves.
How to prepare for the alumni meeting
In the modern world, going to a high school reunion doesn’t make much sense, because all your classmates have been added to your friends on social networks a long time ago, and you already know everything about each other.
Of course, who among us doesn’t dream of remembering past school pranks and succumbing to nostalgia for the times of our youth. But if you want your alumni meeting to be successful, then you should carefully prepare for it. After all, this is exactly the kind of event that will not go smoothly if you leave everything to chance. Remember that you will be discussed later, which means you must come to the alumni meeting as a queen. For many girls who did not have the financial opportunity to shine at prom, this is a great opportunity to get a second chance.
How to prepare for such an important event? Of course, you shouldn’t prepare for the meeting too far in advance, but it’s still worth setting aside some time.
Let's look at the preparation process point by point.
Appearance
If you are a girl, then this point is worth paying special attention to, because your classmates are most interested in exactly how you have changed - how many extra pounds you have added, how many new wrinkles and gray hairs have appeared. This is also interesting for them because they subconsciously compare changes in your appearance with the changes that happen to their own body. What should you pay attention to? First of all, excess weight. This is something that will certainly be discussed, because you cannot get rid of excess weight a few days before the event and this problem has always worried and worries most women. If it is very important for you to feel like a goddess at the alumni meeting, then you need to go on a diet and start going to the gym at least 3 months before the upcoming date.
Hairstyle, manicure... You've probably noticed more than once that a few days before the first Saturday in February, it is almost impossible to make an appointment with such important specialists for women. If you still haven’t learned how to do your own manicure and hairstyle, then you should make sure to also sign up at least a month in advance. Believe me, all the girls will come with gorgeous hairstyles and perfect styling. Most likely, they will also try to amaze you with a beautiful manicure with rhinestones, which in its festive design will not be inferior to the New Year's design.
Cloth
The main problem is that the alumni reunion usually takes place in the winter. Winter outerwear is the most expensive. Of course, it will be a shame if all the girls come in mink coats, and you are forced to come in a sports down jacket. Of course, anyone will feel uncomfortable.
Of course, despite the frosty weather outside, you shouldn’t go in jeans and a sweater. After all, all the other girls will try to come in beautiful cocktail dresses that they still have after the New Year's corporate party at work.
Memories
Try to remember not only the names and surnames of all your classmates, but also a few funny stories that happened to you and which everyone will enjoy remembering and discussing.
Photos
If you have any photographs from your school years, look through them before the meeting, think about whether you have the opportunity to scan them and post them privately “only for your own” on a social network. Viewing such photos will set all your classmates on the right wave. Be sure to take a camera with you to the meeting, even if your phone has a good camera. Don’t sit on the sidelines when someone offers to take a photo, because you are no longer that shy gray mouse that you were at school, but an accomplished adult woman. Take photos even with those with whom you weren’t particularly friends at school, so much water has passed under the bridge, everyone has already forgiven each other and forgotten past quarrels. If possible, invite a good photographer and videographer to the alumni meeting who will delight you with their professional work. And of course, actively take photographs yourself, because, as practice shows, then it is virtually impossible to ask for photographs from those who actively took them throughout the evening: the person will constantly not have enough time to take them, of course, if he is not very responsible and conscientious and will not post them the next day, but this is very rare. And he will post those photos where he is the one who turned out well, and the image of everyone else can make him smile. It would be nice if one of my classmates who knows Photoshop would make a few collages, for example, “before” and “after”; everyone usually likes them and are popular.
Meeting format
Typically, the alumni meeting takes place in several stages. This is a formal meeting with teachers at school, a visit to a pre-rented cafe, and the most persistent ones will definitely go to a nightclub. On this day, every nightclub in the city will have specially prepared entertainment programs specifically for graduates of past years.
Despite the fact that a banquet menu is usually ordered for such events, it is worth visiting the cafe chosen for the alumni meeting in advance in order to roughly estimate the price on the menu. After all, as practice shows, the ordered menu is usually not enough, and you have to constantly buy something more.
Alcohol
At the evening there will definitely be people who categorically refuse to drink, citing pills or the fact that they are driving. Of course, it is absolutely stupid to come to such an event in your own car, unless you want to show it off. It’s still worth drinking, but in reasonable quantities, because there will always be people who will pour constantly, because they still don’t have enough, and you have already passed your limit. If you do not want to leave the party early and want to wait until the end of the party, you should unobtrusively refuse, just so as not to offend anyone. But we think that you already know everything and numerous parties at work have given you the opportunity to practice.
Conversations
Of course, the most ideal option would be to hire a toastmaster specifically for the alumni meeting. It will hold simple competitions, give everyone the opportunity to have a little fun and bring back their childhood, and distract everyone from endless conversations. There are many different options when you can hire inexpensive theater students, or members of the local KVN team.
If this is not possible, then get ready for long conversations. Basically, they will be very personal, because, as you know, during such rare meetings, no one will discuss the weather or engage in small talk.
Personal life
Everyone will try to find out the detailed course of life: how many times they fell in love, got married, got divorced. The most harmless thing is that they will find out the history of your acquaintance with your spouse. Less harmless - classmates who have already gotten divorced will actively talk about what kind of assholes and scoundrels men are, and you will be forced to constantly assent or say that you came across exactly the same one and that you put up with him because -for any personal gain.
Children
Be prepared to look at tons of photos of other people's children, be touched and complimented, and also show your own. And if you have not yet managed to have offspring, get ready for numerous questions, identifying the reasons and advice on how to quickly get pregnant, as well as which doctor or healer to contact.
Childbirth
Another topic that almost no alumni meeting is complete without, especially when at the end of the evening everyone breaks into groups and starts going out for smoke breaks.
Who was in love with whom
The topic of who liked whom and who was truly in love with during their school years will definitely come up for the millionth time. Now that everyone is over 30, and everyone has family concerns, everyone loves such conversations, they are fun and safe. Usually, you can learn a lot about yourself and slightly increase your self-esteem by having a secret admirer in your youth.
But no matter how much you like the revelations of a gray-haired childhood admirer, especially if it was mutual, truly unrequited love, it’s not worth ruining your lives and taking rash actions.
Discussions of those who did not come
Well, how could it be without this, now you feel unity and are trying to piece together information about the life of that person who did not grace your meeting with his presence. Usually, of course, everything is based on guesses and conjectures, especially if such a person is quite modest and secretive on his page on a social network.
Trips
Another topic that no alumni meeting is complete without is a discussion of who managed to visit where, as if eloquent photos from vacation were not enough.
Job
They will definitely ask you where and who you and your husband work for. Don’t flatter yourself, people don’t do this to find out how yesterday’s poor student was able to achieve such success; it is quite possible that you will be asked to help get close relatives to work for you or even hire them yourself. Or people will try to understand how you can be useful to them. It's no secret that especially enterprising people go to alumni meetings to regularly replenish the stock of useful contacts in their phone book.
Achievements
A separate topic is the issue of achievements; they may intersect with work, or maybe not. Maybe for someone it will be an achievement of incredible size to have a collection of stamps or the fact that a child won the regional Olympiad in mathematics. In order not to fade in the eyes of others, think in advance about what achievements you can tell about. The main thing is not to get upset or depressed after the alumni meeting. Remember that, firstly, half of the achievements can be made up, and secondly, everyone had a different start in life and different circumstances.
We have provided an approximate list so that you, firstly, think about personal boundaries and what you want to tell others about yourself and your personal life. Indeed, despite the main rule of the alumni meeting, what happens at the alumni meeting should remain there, usually information is passed on by word of mouth, and soon the whole school will know about everything. Therefore, you need to prepare a little and not expect an ideal world and special magic of the moment. And the most important thing is inspiration. Tune in for a wonderful evening, treat yourself to pleasant memories, listen to musical hits of those years, watch not only feature films about alumni reunions, but also videos on YouTube about real alumni reunions so you know what to expect.
Unpleasant moments
Under the influence of alcohol, you will not only find out the real state of affairs in the lives of your classmates, see what is hidden behind glossy photographs on social networks, but you will also be able to feel how mutual grievances, reproaches and conversations about betrayal emerge. You should ignore such talk. Firstly, a drunk person has no control over himself at all. Secondly, you did not come to quarrel, but to relax and have fun.
Labeling
People like to use labels because it makes it easier for them to communicate. But understand, you are now a completely different person, many events have happened in your life that contributed to the development of your personality, and now, as an adequate adult, you are not obliged to behave the way others expect and the way you behaved in your school years .
The main rule of the alumni meeting
Remember the main rule of an alumni meeting: in order to learn something about the lives of your classmates, you need to tell something about yourself. After all, you came not only to see others, but also to show yourself.
Svetlana,
“Make a catchphrase”
The presenter selects four people. We prepare the necessary tools: paper, leaflets with expressions, felt-tip pens. If you have received everything you need, you are required to depict your catchphrase. Catchphrases need to be selected in advance. Expressions can be of the following type: “For work and for getting paid, pens of different lengths”, “The wealth of the strong is hands, the wealth of the smart is thoughts.” All players use their creative abilities. Five minutes are allotted to complete the task, so the drawing must qualitatively reflect the meaning of the expression. Then the masterpieces are exhibited for popular approval. Everyone is trying to guess the meaning of these images. If the image is guessed correctly, that person is considered the winner.
Competition “A Smell Like a Dog”
They use various things, each item must be tied to a rope. The player's eyes are covered with thick cloth. The presenter takes out one thing and offers to identify the object by smell. The player must guess the object using his sense of smell. It is very difficult to achieve success, since the subject is in limbo. Remember that the participant must not touch the object. To start the fun, you can tie up an apple to encourage those present and start the gameplay. It becomes especially fun when the participant inhales the aromas of beer. You can also try using your sense of smell to determine the smell of a bill. It would be funny if the object on the rope was a condom with the scent of edible fruit. The entire audience laughs, watching the actions of a person who sniffed an object in the hope of understanding the thing. Hold these competitions at your homecoming evening, and it will remain in your memory for many years.
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Congratulations on the holiday: Happy graduation day
Evening meeting of classmates - scenarios
Q : Good evening, our graduates! We are glad to welcome you to your home school! Q: May this evening revive pleasant childhood memories in your hearts and give you strength to move on. Q: School is a source of good feelings, refined experiences and bright memories. If anyone has any trouble with her, throw them away. Remember how you first came to school, how anxiously you experienced your first successes and first failures, how you said goodbye to it... Q: The floor is given to the school (recording sounds). School: My dear girls and boys! I address you as before, although you have already grown up your children. I am very glad to meet you, I am glad to see you - adults, serious, my best students. You passed the main exam, preserving the honor and dignity of your school. Thank you for not forgetting me. Happy journeys in life! Q: At school, the main place is occupied by the director. We give the floor to our beloved, strict and fair... (Speech by the director) Q: The history of the school is unique, amazing, bright graduations from different years. Q: These are gold and silver medals, winners of subject Olympiads. Q: Outstanding athletes: football players, volleyball players and chess players. Q: Talented, bright artists of all school holidays. Q: Each of you spent 10 years in school. And all this time there were teachers nearby - demanding, but kind as parents... Q: It was they, the school teachers, who taught you the first letter, the ability to understand beauty and passionately love your Motherland. Q: Now, dear graduates, you will receive the most sincere congratulations from your teachers. (Video) Q: People say that you cannot step into the same river twice, but today everything is possible. We open magical doors especially for you and invite you to once again plunge into your childhood and youth. Q: Do you remember how your school life ended? Of course, the graduation waltz. So, a little imagination - you are 17 years old again and you are twirling at your first ball. (Graduation Waltz) Q: Dear friends! We are grateful to everyone who came to the meeting. Now we invite you to sit down at the tables and begin close communication with each other.
