Musical New Year's games for children near the Christmas tree
Game "Don't get bored at the Christmas tree"
The music sounds based on the melody from the cartoon about the Bremen Town Musicians - There is nothing better in the world...
The king walked through the forest and found himself a princess.
The presenter chooses a person who wants to play the role of the king, then gives him the crown. Children, holding hands, dance in a circle and sing:
Game “Put on your mittens and dance”
Game "Imagine an animal"
Game "Hide and Seek" with Santa Claus
Decorating the Christmas tree
Game "Movements to Music"
Song game
The melody of a song from a children's film about Pinocchio sounds - “The bird danced a polka...”
Santa Claus, guess what we are doing.
Decorate the Christmas tree
View New Year's games and competitions for children
Letter to Santa Claus
This is a very funny team competition. Each team must write a creative letter to Santa Claus. And this can only be done “blindly”.
The presenter already has a prepared letter, which is simply missing some words. And in order to complete the letter with the missing words, you need to answer tricky questions. The presenter asks the players questions one by one and writes the answers into the letter layout.
Full layout of the letter with questions -
Whichever team can write the funniest and most creative letter for Santa Claus is the winner.
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Fun games for kids
What's in Santa Claus's bag
The organizer prepares a bag and puts toys there according to the number of children. Each child puts his hand into the bag and tries to guess what kind of toy he got and describe it in words. If you guess correctly, you receive this toy as a gift.
Relay "Carrots"
Children need to be divided into two teams, in front of each, place a small Christmas tree at a distance of 5 meters. Each team is given a plate and a carrot. Music begins to sound, the first players in the teams take a plate on which there is a carrot and run to the Christmas trees, but try not to drop the carrots. Having gone around the Christmas trees, they come back and pass the baton to the next one. The team that does not drop the carrot once or fewer times wins.
Game "Herons"
Children walk around the Christmas tree to the music, pretending to be herons and raising their legs high. When the music stops, everyone freezes, while remaining standing with one leg raised. Whoever can stand the longest wins.
Game "New Year's bags"
Various toys are laid out on the table, including Christmas trees and tinsel. A pair of players are selected, blindfolded, given a bag and brought to the table. Children should select toys that relate to the New Year holiday by touch and put them in bags. All the action takes place to the music; when it stops, the game is over. Whoever managed to collect the most New Year's toys is declared the winner.
Game "Collect more snowballs"
Children stand in pairs, the distance between them is 3 meters. One player has a bucket, the other has a bag of rubber balls simulating snowballs. At the signal, one player in a pair begins to throw snowballs into the bucket, while trying not to miss. The players' task is to collect as many snowballs as possible.
Game “Show the snowdrifts”
The presenter plays the role of Snowstorm. He turns to the children and says that he has made snowdrifts of different sizes in the forest. When she speaks - big snowdrifts, everyone raises their hands up, small snowdrifts - everyone lowers their hands. Metelitsa performs all the movements together with the guys, but from time to time he deliberately confuses and does the opposite.
Game "Forbidden"
Before the start of the game, the snowman presenter shows the children a prohibited movement, for example, you cannot stomp with one foot, but you can stomp with two. To the music, children perform movements following the Snowman, and when they see something forbidden, they shout “No, it’s forbidden” and lower their hands.
Game "Who's ahead"
One set of winter clothes is laid out on two chairs - a jacket (turn inside out in advance), a scarf, a hat and mittens. Two children are competing, their task is to get dressed faster than their opponent, but they need to put on the jacket correctly. When finished, sit on a chair and shout “Happy New Year!” The one who completed the task first won.
Game "Find the Color"
The players stand up, forming a circle. At the command of the leader - touch the blue color, the players must touch the clothes of the person standing next to them, where there is a blue color. Those who did not have time are eliminated, but if their neighbor does not have that color, they continue the game along with everyone else. The last one standing wins.
Game "Fairy Broom"
The Snow Maiden was stolen by the evil Baba Yaga. Her salvation depends on the children learning to fly on a broom. Players are divided into teams, each receives a broom, which they need to saddle and ride on it to a certain place, then turn around and return to their team, pass the broom to the next one. Whoever is faster wins.
Dancing on Ice
Guests are divided into pairs: man-woman. Each pair performs in turn. Couples take out forfeits, which will indicate dances, for example, New Year's waltz or New Year's tango. You should download the appropriate music for each dance to a flash drive in advance. Then everything is simple. The couple is given roller skates - one pair of men's, one of women's (the skates are adjustable to several sizes; they can be rented, bought, or obtained from friends). The couple puts on skates and shows off their dance, turning into ice dancers. At the end of the game, the best couples are chosen by applause.
New Year's games and competitions for the whole family
Find out your own face
Game "Find your name"
Game "Song with stops"
Hat game
"If only it weren't winter"
- First performer: Valentina Tolkunova
“It wasn’t technology that got here, but I got here myself - on skis,” said Uncle Fyodor’s mother and sang “If only there were no winter.” The mother in the cartoon about Prostokvashino was voiced by actress Valentina Talyzina, and Valentina Tolkunova sang for her. The authors of “If There Were No Winter” were Evgeny Krylatov and Yuri Entin. Unfortunately, archival recordings of Valentina Tolkunova’s performances with this song have not been preserved, or perhaps they never existed. But in the 2000s, Valentina Vasilievna often performed “If There Were No Winter” at various children’s concerts. Tolkunova passed away in 2010, but the imperishable lines are still sung today.
Christmas tree game
Players are selected for two teams, each with 5 people, one of whom will play the role of a Christmas tree.
First stage:
- Christmas tree players assume a "T" pose and wait to be decorated.
- Teams line up at a distance of 10 meters from the “Christmas trees”.
- The first players run to their Christmas trees and wrap them in toilet paper until the roll runs out.
- Next, the next players run, but now they attach clothespins to the trees so that they are hidden under the paper.
Second phase:
- .Teams change places, now they must find and remove clothespins from the opponent’s Christmas tree as quickly as possible, and also unwind the paper.
- The team that completed the task faster is declared the winner.
snowball with gifts
For this competition you will need a lot of packaging film or foil, oven mitts, one larger prize and, if possible, round in shape (New Year's socks, balm, a jar of craft jam), many small gifts (sweets, coins) and task cards.
Cards for the Snowball competition -
The base of the ball should be made into the largest gift and wrapped in the first layer of film. Then put the card with the wording down and wrap it again. Then wrap a small gift. Some layers remain without a gift and without a task. In this way, a large “Snowball with gifts” is formed. A variation of this competition is the game “Magic Ball”.
The essence of the competition
The main idea of the game is that you wrap a bunch of gifts and prizes in a huge ball of packaging film, and guests take turns unrolling it layer by layer, after putting oven mitts on their hands. Everything that the players come across, they keep for themselves. To complicate and diversify the game, cards with tasks are added to the ball (for example: unfold the ball behind your back; name months with 30 days, etc.).
Rules of the game
We seat the guests in a circle. We choose the first player, put oven mitts on him and give him a ball with gifts. At the command “Start!” the player begins to unwind the layers of the ball. All prizes that come across in the unwound layers become the player’s trophy. If he comes across a card with a task, he must complete it. At this time, the players roll the dice in a circle; whoever gets Doubles (the same values on two dice) becomes the next player, puts on oven mitts and unwinds the ball. If the total is 7 or 11, the direction of the game changes in the other direction.
Game New Year's locomotive
The presenter walks around the hall and assembles a train to the accompaniment of cheerful music, while saying:
- Who wants to be healthy?
- Who wants to be happy?
- Who wants to be beautiful?
- Who wants to be rich?
Gradually, players are attracted to him. The locomotive “rides” around the hall, avoiding obstacles, and at the end brings everyone to the Christmas tree, and there are gifts under it.
"Forest deer"
- First performer: Aida Vedishcheva
And here the song has surpassed the entire film in popularity! We heard the composition “Forest Deer” (music by Evgeny Krylatov, lyrics by Yuri Entin) thanks to the film “Oh, this Nastya” from 1972. According to the plot, schoolgirl Nastya Ryabinina is not interested in living like everyone else. She always invents something, which is why the girl constantly gets into trouble. In the film, the song “Forest Deer” was performed by the star of the 60s Aida Vedishcheva (also known for the compositions “Song about Bears”, “Help Me”, “Lullaby of the Bear”). “Forest Deer” became one of the most popular Soviet children's songs. Also at that time it was performed by the Big Children's Choir, Lyudmila Senchina. In the 21st century - Elena Terleeva, Polina Gagarina, Yulia Savicheva, Yulia Mikhalchik, Tatyana Bulinova and many others.
"Blue frost"
- First performer: VIA “Singing Guitars”
“Blue-blue frost lay on the wires. There is a blue star in the dark blue sky, only in the sky, in the dark blue sky...” these and the following lines were written by the poet Albert Azizov in 1969. The first cover of the song “One Way Ticket” (by Jack Keller and Hank Hunter) by American singer Neil Sedak in the USSR was performed by the VIA “Singing Guitars” with soloist Valery Stupachenko. This was long before "One Way Ticket" became a worldwide hit by Eruption in 1978. Also in the USSR, “Blue Frost” was performed by VIA “Hello, Song” and Anna Veski. Later it was covered by Valeria, “Prime Minister” and many other artists. Valery Stupachenko, who turned 78 in 2021, also continues to sing “Blue Frost.” Good health to you, Valery Pavlovich!
"Song about a Snowflake"
- First performer: Olga Rozhdestvenskaya
The film “Sorcerers” and the same authors gave us another favorite New Year’s composition – “Song about a Snowflake” (“Song about a Snowflake”, “Snowflake”). It was performed by Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya’s daughter Olga, accompanied by VIA “Good Well Done”. She was 12 years old at that time. In 2002, “Snowflake” was sung by Dmitry Malikov and the Daiquiri group. In 2021, Yulianna Karaulova took over the post at Daiquiri. Malikov did not give up his watch. “When a young year enters a house, and an old one goes into the distance. Hide a fragile snowflake in your palm, make a wish...”, then continue without us.
"Three White Horses"
- First performer: Larisa Dolina
The song “Three White Horses” (music by Evgeny Krylatov, lyrics by Leonid Derbenev) was performed in the New Year’s fairy tale “Sorcerers,” which was first shown on December 31, 1982. She was “performed” by Ivanushka’s younger sister Nina Pukhova (actress Anna Ashimova). In fact, the vocals belonged to 27-year-old Larisa Dolina, who used a child's falsetto when recording. Subsequently, “Three White Horses” entered Dolina’s repertoire. Although, who hasn’t sung it over the years and continues to do so today. I wonder whose performance we will hear “Three White Horses” at the New Year’s lights 2020-2021?
Lyudmila Gurchenko “Five minutes”
Eldar Ryazanov's musical film "Carnival Night" was released on the eve of 1957, becoming the leader in Soviet film distribution. This was the second role for Lyudmila Gurchenko, who made a big star out of the young actress. This film gave listeners several iconic compositions - “Tanechka”, “Song about a Good Mood”, and, of course, “Five Minutes”, performed by Lyudmila Gurchenko and the Shmelev sisters. “Five minutes, five minutes! The clock will strike soon!..” – these lines have been associated with the New Year’s mood for more than 60 years.
