Auction of kind words
At this auction, various things associated with the hero of the day, or that previously belonged to him, are “sold”, although this is not necessary, it is enough to simply declare that these things belonged to him. The winner of the next lot is not the one who pays the highest price, but the one who says the most kind words to the hero of the day. Lots can be like this:
- First diaper
- First nipple
- Laces from the first shoes
- First diary
- First tie
- First car keys
Separately, you can count who will say the most compliments to the hero of the day during the competition, and award him a cardboard medal “For eloquence and strong friendship.”
Quiz "Know-It-All Friend"
Let's find out who knows the birthday boy best. Examples of questions:
- At what time was the hero of the day born?
- In what locality was he born?
- What was his first toy?
- In what year and what school did he go to first grade?
- What was the name of his first teacher?
- In what subject and what was his first grade?
- Who was his best friend at school?
- Who was his first love?
- What specialty did he study at the university?
- What subjects came easiest to him? Which ones were not given?
- When did he receive his first salary? What size?
- What ties does he prefer?
- What is your favorite song, favorite artist?
- When and under what circumstances did he meet his future wife?
- What flowers did you give her?
- What's her favorite dish she cooks?
- When did you get married?
- When were each of the children born? Which relatives helped choose their names?
- What kind of car does he have?
The one who answers the most questions correctly receives the “Most Inquisitive Friend” medal.
How to hold a New Year's corporate party?
To make your corporate event memorable for a long time, choose a theme and dress code for it
Separately, let’s say a few words about planning a party for employees, because the auction should fit harmoniously into the program of events. Be attentive to the corporate party scenario - especially if you do not want to spend money on the services of event agencies, but are planning to host the party yourself.
As practice shows, corporate holidays can easily be handled by a small group of proactive employees or HR managers from the HR department who understand the psychological situation in the team, can motivate employees and come up with a program that will help strengthen the corporate spirit and shape the company’s image. Competent preparation for a corporate event is based on the following principles:
The first stage is identifying a group of proactive employees who will take over the organization of the corporate event. For large companies you need to allocate at least 5-7 people, and for small companies 2 or 3 organizers will be enough. The group should prepare a rough work plan, list key dates, distribute among themselves responsibilities for developing the creative part, selecting a location for a corporate event, purchasing food, props and gifts, calculating the budget and distributing the roles of presenters; at the second stage, you should determine the participants of the event - count the approximate number of invitees, make notes regarding their age, gender and interests. Many nuances depend on the number and composition of participants: for large companies with predominantly middle-aged employees, they usually select a banquet hall or restaurant, and a small youth company may well rent a country cottage or fit into a festively decorated company office; Next, you should discuss the budget that the management will allocate for the party in order to choose a venue for rent, order a buffet or a full menu, buy gifts and understand whether it will be possible to invite professional artists and photographers; An important step is to decide on the date of the event. It’s best if it’s a Friday or a day off shortly before December 31, because you don’t really want to go to work afterwards. As a last resort, if a suitable room is available only on weekdays, discuss with your boss the possibility of going to the workplace a couple of hours later - employees will be pleased that they have the opportunity to have a good rest without thinking about how many hours later the alarm will go off; Depending on your budget, determine the prizes that will be awarded at the event. For the auction, you can choose several original and expensive lots, but for simple competitions, prepare at least small surprises with company logos, sweets, Christmas tree decorations, souvenirs from funny gift shops, good tea or coffee; make sure that a New Year's atmosphere is created in the room. Provide decor in the form of tinsel, balloons, garlands, funny themed wall newspapers with notes about employees and the company; be sure to announce the dress code for the party, because employees will need time to buy, rent or sew a suitable outfit. By the way, events in a certain style (gangster party, western, fairy tales, 60s or 80s era) always look brighter!
Abbreviations
Participants receive cards with well-known abbreviations and must decipher them in their own way, in honor of the hero of the day, for example: OTK - we adore Tatyana Korneevna.
- Riot police
- Navy
- ZhES
- Concrete products
- TASS
- computer
- CNC
- BSU
- VDNH
- TNT
- STV
- PPSh
- KRAZ
- BMZ
- ZIL
It only makes sense to name a winner if one option stands out from the rest.
Holiday scenarios
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Collection of competitions and games
"Wishes"
The simplest New Year's games and all sorts of competitions are those where guests do not need to do anything - for example, they can be asked to burst balloons with wishes inside.
You need to prepare in advance a large bunch of balloons (their number should be greater than the number of guests, just in case), inside which notes with wishes are inserted. For example, you can give a guest scissors and invite him to cut off the ball he likes, and then read it aloud to all the guests - such a simple but cute entertainment helps the company have fun and unite.
"Tsiferki"
New Year's games and competitions based on the question-and-answer model always receive a lot of applause. It’s no wonder - everyone loves to laugh, but there are no difficulties.
So, the host hands out small pieces of paper and pens to the guests, and invites them to write down their favorite number (or any other number that comes to mind). If you wish, you can record some sequence and play several circles. When all the guests have completed the task, the presenter says that now everyone present will be able to learn more about each other - he will ask questions, and the guests will answer them, holding up a piece of paper with the numbers written down and loudly announcing the answer.
It is best to choose simple questions - how old is this or that guest, how many times a day does he eat, how much does he weigh, how many times has he stayed for a second year, and so on.
"Not a word of truth"
My favorite pastimes are funny competitions for the New Year. Of course, for a group of retirees you will need to choose something more decent, but in your circle you can always have fun - for example, by playing the game “Not a Word of the Truth”.
The presenter will need to prepare in advance many New Year's questions, such as these:
- What tree is traditionally decorated for the holiday?
- What film in our country symbolizes the New Year?
- What is customary to launch into the sky on New Year's Eve?
- who is sculpted from snow in winter?
- who on TV addresses Russians with a New Year's speech?
- The outgoing year is the year of whom according to the Chinese calendar?
It’s better to write down more questions; you can ask about New Year’s traditions in different countries, or the habits of guests. During the game, the host will have to quickly and cheerfully ask his questions, and the guests will answer, without saying a word of the truth.
The one who makes a mistake and answers truthfully, based on the results of the game, can read poetry, sing a song or fulfill various wishes - you can use wishes to play forfeits, for example, the loser needs to put several tangerine slices in both cheeks and say something like “ I’m a hamster and I eat grain, don’t touch it - it’s mine, and whoever takes it is finished!”
. Bursts of laughter are guaranteed - both during the game and during the “punishment” of the losing participant.
"Accurate shooter"
As entertainment for the New Year 2021, you can play snipers. It’s most fun to play this game when the participants are already a little tipsy - and coordination becomes more free, and there is less constraint, and it’s a little more difficult to hit the target.
The essence of the game is as follows: guests are divided into two teams, and in turn each player throws “snowballs” into a bucket. The bucket is placed at a distance of five to seven meters from the players; you can use lumps of cotton wool, crumpled paper as “snowballs,” or just take a couple of sets of simple New Year’s plastic balls, which are sold in any supermarket.
I decided to improve this game for a New Year's party 2021 for adults and use children's basketball hoops as a “goal” - hitting them with a soft ball of cotton wool is even more difficult than hitting a bucket.
"New Year decoration"
Of course, New Year's competitions for adults can be less sporting.
All those present should be divided into teams of 5-6 people (depending on the number of guests at your party). The teams are given the task of building a New Year's ball. For production, you can only use toiletries, accessories and jewelry that the team members are wearing. The team that makes the brightest and most beautiful ball wins.
By the way, a little life hack
— in every company there are people who do not actively participate in competitions and just try to sit out, which is why quite a lot of time is spent on persuasion. So, appoint them to the jury - you can make them score cards in advance, offer them to make a short speech into an improvised microphone. This way they will be simultaneously involved in the general fun, and at the same time they will not have to be persuaded and pulled out from the table.
And of course, the sight of my own mother, who soulfully speaks into a glass of champagne instead of a microphone about how grateful she is to Mikhalkov and the Film Academy for the opportunity to see the ice battle in her own living room is priceless. :))
"Come, forest deer"
By the way, if you are selecting competitions for a corporate event for the New Year or for a party that will not take place in a city apartment, then be sure to play Santa with his reindeer. There is no need to divide the guests into teams; it is enough to simply invite them to split into pairs.
Each pair has a “reindeer” and a “Santa” (you can give one a makeshift antler and the other a Santa hat—both sell for mere pennies at a convenience store before the new year).
The “deer” needs to be blindfolded and made into a harness - no need to split hairs, a simple clothesline or cord that wraps around the belt will do. The reins are given to Santa, who stands behind his “reindeer.” A track is built from the pins, the leader gives a signal and the competition begins. Those participants who reach the finish line earlier than others and do not knock down the pins win. Instead of skittles, you can use empty bottles, cardboard drink cups or paper cones (we made them in the shape of Christmas trees, it was very cute).
"Collective letter"
When it comes to New Year's games at the table, I always remember how my parents and friends wrote a collective New Year's greeting for everyone present every New Year. You can use a ready-made text (as in the image), you can create your own - the main thing is that it should not contain adjectives - the guests should call them.
The host invites the guests to congratulate each other and say a big and beautiful toast - and waves a postcard on which he has already written a congratulation. Only he didn’t have enough adjectives, and the guests must suggest them. Everyone randomly offers adjectives related to winter, New Year and holiday, and the presenter writes them down and then reads out the result - the text turns out to be very funny!
"Turnip: New Year's version"
If you love New Year's competitions for the whole family, then turnip is what you need!
So, you need to prepare the participants - they need to match the number of characters in the fairy tale. Each participant gets a role in an impromptu performance. It's simple, the participant needs to remember the key phrase and movement that he must act out when mentioning himself.
- The turnip will slap its knees and then clap its hands with the exclamation “Both-on!”
- Grandfather rubs his palms and grunts, “Yes, sir!”
- The grandmother swings her fist at the grandfather and says, “I would have killed him!”
- The granddaughter dances and sings “I’m ready!” in a high voice (when men play this role, it turns out just great).
- The bug itches and complains of fleas.
- The cat wags its tail and mannerly drawls, “And I’m on my own.”
- The mouse sadly shrugs its shoulders and says, “We’ve finished the game!”
After everyone has tried themselves in a new role, the presenter reads the text of the fairy tale (no changes here), and the actors act out their role whenever they hear about themselves. The grandfather planted (rubs his hands and grunts) a turnip (clap-clap, both of them!) and further according to the text. Believe me, there will be enough bursts of laughter, especially when the fairy tale comes to the end, and the presenter will list all the participants in turn.
"Strictly in alphabetical order"
During one of the pauses, the presenter takes the floor and reminds everyone present that the New Year’s celebration is just beginning, but it’s already difficult to remember the alphabet. In this connection, the presenter suggests filling the glasses and raising them, but strictly in alphabetical order.
Each guest must make a short toast to his letter of the alphabet. The first one starts with the letter a, the second one should start with the letter b, and so on. Toasts should be simple:
- And
it is absolutely necessary to drink to happiness in the new year! - Let's
go healthy in the new year! - Let's
drink to the old year! - If
we don’t get drunk, we’ll have to eat!
The task for everyone present is to make toasts for each letter of the alphabet, and then choose the winner - the one who came up with the best toast, which is worth drinking for!
"Bunnies"
If you want to pick up outdoor games for the New Year 2021, play bunny. On New Year's Eve, it is best to play this game at home when there are many guests - it is suitable for a group of friends.
Everyone stands in a circle and holds hands, the leader walks around all the players in a circle and whispers to everyone the names of two animals - a wolf and a bunny, a fox and a bunny, and so on. Then he explains the essence of the game - when the presenter says the name of the animal out loud, the person for whom it was given crouches, and his neighbors on the left and right, on the contrary, pull him up, preventing him from crouching. You need to play at a good pace so that the participants get into a frenzy.
The main joke of this action is that absolutely all players have a second animal - a bunny. Therefore, after people have taken turns squatting to the names of other animals, the leader says “Bunny!”, and the whole circle suddenly tries to sit down (trying to overcome the possible resistance of neighbors, as was the case with other animals).
Naturally, everyone starts laughing, and a pile of small things gathers on the floor!
"News from the New Year"
A great competition that you can play without leaving the table.
The presenter will need to prepare cards on which unrelated words and concepts will be written - five or six words, no more needed. Each participant receives a card and must quickly come up with the hottest news from the New Year's issue, using all the words from the card. What to write on cards? Any set of words.
- China, dumplings, roses, Olympics, lilac.
- Santa Claus, wheel, eraser, north, bag.
- New Year, fan, tights, pan, scabies.
- Santa Claus, rat, herring, stapler, barrier.
- Nettle, tinsel, Kirkorov, fishing rod, plane.
- Football, shovel, snow, Snow Maiden, tangerines.
- Snowman, beard, tights, bicycle, school.
- Winter, zoo, washing, boa constrictor, rug.
How to come up with news? Set an example for your guests by showing them that all words need to be used, and the stranger the news, the more interesting it is.
Well, for example, from the last example I gave, you can build something like this: “In the Moscow Zoo, during winter washing, a rug was discovered in a boa constrictor.” There will be a reason to be surprised, and laugh, and drink to the fact that all the news in the new year 2021 will be just as positive.
"We're jumping into the New Year"
As a family, we often organize jumping as an entertainment for the New Year, and 2021 will not be an exception, I’m sure - this is already a kind of tradition.
So, how it happens: after drinking for the outgoing year, the presenter brings markers and pencils (the brighter the better) and a large sheet of paper (Whatman paper A0-A1) and invites everyone present not just to enter the new year, but to jump - so that it passes dynamically, energetically and brightly!
And for all your wishes to come true, you need to draw them. On a large sheet of paper, everyone draws their desires - some manage to draw several miniatures, for others it is enough to sketch what they want. By the time the president speaks, the drawing is usually completed or the finishing touches are remaining. After the president’s speech, the presenter invites everyone to join hands, count down the chimes in unison, and solemnly jump into the new year and the fulfillment of their own wishes!
By the way, my mother and I usually save the sheet, and next year we check who has achieved what - also a topic for table conversation, by the way.
"The best"
Good New Year's entertainment can happen without a host. A good way to keep guests busy is to give them unique tasks, but few people want to just compete, right?
Therefore, we do the following - we hang sweets or small gifts on the tree. It is best to opt for figured chocolate or other sweet Christmas tree decorations. We provide each with a note to whom the gift is intended, but we write not names, but some definitions that the guests will have to think about and get to know each other better (ideal when there are newcomers who need to join the existing company).
What to write on labels:
- The owner of the brownest eyes.
- The best high jumper.
- To the biggest hooligan (here you will have to tell everyone about your hooliganism in childhood).
- The owner of the best tan.
- The owner of the highest heels.
- The owner of the most dangerous job.
- A couple whose number of buttons on their clothes is 10.
- To the one who is wearing more yellow today.
I think you understand the main message. Guests will independently begin to find out who vacationed where, who has a brighter tan, measure the length of their heels and discuss work.
"Song from a Hat"
By the way, almost all New Year's competitions at the table involve playing with a hat - some notes are thrown into the hat in advance, and then they are pulled out and carried out tasks for relatives or colleagues.
In the New Year 2021, with our family, we will play a popular variation of this game with songs. You need to scribble notes with winter and New Year's words into the hat, each guest blindly takes a note out of the hat and sings a song in which this word appears.
By the way, you will be able to have fun even if during the feast you forget all the songs - most likely, your family, like my relatives, will have a great idea to compose a small song on the go to the most popular tune, or somehow remake one from famous New Year's songs of past years.
By the way, this game is also suitable for a small group of any age - of course, a schoolchild is unlikely to recognize Soviet songs, but the result will be funny, and different age groups will be able to get closer during the game - after all, cool New Year's competitions unite!
"Mittens"
Naturally, New Year's competitions for young people are not complete without flirting - why not help friends get closer?
So, the girls put on robes or shirts, and the guys are given thick winter mittens. The essence of the competition is to quickly button up the girls’ shirts so that they don’t freeze!
By the way, my friends, who love various New Year's competitions for teenagers and young people, wanted to do this competition in reverse - freeing the girls from their shirts, however, they were forced to disqualify the participant - it turns out that even with mittens it is convenient to pull the hem of the shirt and tear off all the buttons at once. Therefore, it is better to fasten it; it is not easy to do this in mittens.
"Let's draw Santa Claus"
Creative New Year's competitions for corporate parties are a great opportunity to have fun.
So, holes are made for the hands in a thick sheet of cardboard. We give the players tassels, they must stick their hands into the holes and portray Santa Claus. At this moment they cannot see what they are drawing.
At work, you can divide the team into male and female teams, and give one the task of portraying the Snow Maiden, and the other - Grandfather Frost. The winner is the team whose result is most similar to a fairy-tale character.
By the way, if you are selecting competitions for a New Year’s corporate party, do not forget to find funny music - I use cuts from Soviet children’s cartoons for New Year’s competitions 2021, this usually evokes the warmest emotions.
"We distribute roles"
You can start fun competitions for the New Year for your family with this kind of entertainment.
Prepare more attributes of fairy-tale New Year's characters, put notes with roles in empty Kinder capsules (you can simply wrap them in wrapping paper like candy) and start games at the table for the New Year with an offer to find out who is running the show.
Everyone present must play their part. These could be snowflakes, bunnies, squirrels, Santa Claus and Snow Maiden, the Snow Queen, an overseas guest - Santa Claus and his reindeer. Give out small attributes to all guests that will correspond to their role that night - for example, a crown is suitable for the snow queen, Santa Claus can loudly knock with an elegant staff, and a company of oversized bunnie boys with white ears will decorate any New Year's photo.
Believe me, New Year's table games will take on a new color as soon as Grandma Winter or Mikhailo Potapych, who specially woke up for competitions for the New Year 2021 and New Year's dances, begins to speak a toast.
"Photo tests"
What are some cool competitions for the New Year without photos?
Make an area for photography and collect some props in this corner - guests can take pictures in different images, and then you can arrange photo tests. So, you will need to determine who is suitable for the role:
- the most decrepit snowflake;
- the sleepiest guest;
- the most cheerful Baba Yaga;
- the hungriest Santa Claus;
- the most generous Santa Claus;
- the kindest Santa Claus;
- the most beautiful Snow Maiden;
- the most overfed guest;
- the most cheerful guest;
- the most cunning Baba Yaga;
- the evil Kashchei himself;
- the strongest hero;
- the most capricious princess;
- the biggest snowflake;
- and so on…
By the way, you can hold this competition a little differently - stock up on props, and invite guests to draw, without looking, the role in which they will be photographed, and the rest of the participants should help with advice and deeds to better embody the image. You can laugh during the process, and when you look at the pictures - fortunately, you can do this in just a few minutes.
