Having fun with your kids is easy if you keep them busy. Outdoor games with competitions are what you need, especially in the summer outdoors and in the country. Ideal for entertaining children's birthday parties and other outdoor events.
Fun relay competitions force you to show strength and agility, patience and endurance. This is useful entertainment for children, helping to spend a couple of hours with excitement and fun. For team games, the more children the better, and the number of competing groups can be more than two, which is even more interesting. It is desirable that there be an equal number of participants in each team. And here is a selection of proven children's games and competitions for nature from Zavodila.com.
Game "Basketball Player"
A fun, energetic game for children who are dexterous and know how to keep time.
Props:
- basketball or any other medium size ball;
- gymnastic hoops, one for each participant.
Rules:
We lay out the hoops on the floor in a triangle if there are three participants, in a square if there are four, etc. Everyone stands behind their own. One of the players takes the ball and throws it into the hoop for the other. And he immediately moves his hoop back a step, moving away from the center.
The child into whose gymnastics circle the ball falls must catch it and throw it into someone else’s hoop. Then also move your circle one step away from the center.
This continues to throw between the participants (in a circle or in a chaotic order) until someone misses or catches the ball. This “loser” is eliminated from the game. We start again with the remaining children until there is only one participant left - the winner.
"Smart Thief"
To play you will need: a ball, a rope, 15-20 small objects (coins, pebbles, shells, small children's toys, candies, nuts...).
The rope is tied to a tree branch so that it hangs down evenly. A ball is tied to the rope below. This must be done so that there is no more than 2 centimeters between the ball and the ground. All small objects are randomly placed under the ball on the ground. This completes the preparatory stage.
Next, one of the players approaches the ball, takes it in his hands, steps back 2-3 steps, lifts it high above his head and pushes it forward with all his strength. While the ball is swinging, you need to collect all the wealth laid out on the ground as quickly as possible. And, of course, the ball should not touch the player. After which the total number of collected items is calculated. Then the items are returned to their places and all players go through this procedure. The winner is determined by the number of items collected.
Important: if the ball still touches the player during the theft, then his entire score is reset to zero.
Competition "Chicken Ryaba"
What is the Ryaba chicken from a children's fairy tale associated with - an egg. Let’s find the “clever hen” that lays eggs the fastest.
Props for each child:
- 20 plastic eggs or balls;
- 2 bowls large enough to hold the eggs;
- 1 plastic spoon.
Conditions : Place two bowls on the table in front of the participants - one empty and eggs in the other. Children clamp a spoon between their teeth and, at a signal, transfer eggs from one bowl to another using only a spoon, without using their hands. Those eggs that are dropped on the floor are considered “broken” and are not counted. Whoever manages it faster and lays the most eggs is considered the winner.
Upside-down omelet
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Another dish for a children's picnic that can be prepared at home in advance.
Beat 4 eggs and 150 ml of low-fat sour cream with a mixer. Add salt. Bake an omelette by pouring the batter into a greased rectangular pan. It is advisable to first cover the bottom with baking paper. For the filling, grate 150 g of hard cheese, 100 g of processed cheese. Add 5-6 chopped green onions, dill and 2 tbsp. l. homemade mayonnaise or sour cream. You can finely chop the ham and vegetables. You can choose the filling to your taste! Cool the finished omelette, place the filling on it and roll tightly.
Directly at the picnic, cut the roll into portioned pieces, stick it on skewers - the children will take it apart in no time.
Competition "Uncle Styopa"
This competition is for children with good balance who want to feel like they are on stilts. Only instead of stilts there will be wooden blocks on ropes.
Props for everyone:
- wooden bars 8*8*15 cm;
- jute or cotton rope 1 m long and 18 mm in diameter, choose a diameter (thickness) so that it does not cut into your palms.
Pre-drill through holes in the top of the block, and then insert the rope and secure with knots.
Conditions:
Each player takes a place at the start, stands with his feet on the bars, and takes the ropes in his hands. You must be the first to walk a given distance, walking on the bars. We help with our hands to regulate the rearrangement of the bars. The winner is the team whose children finish their races faster.
For teenagers, the competition conditions are more strict. At the choice of the leader, in case of touching the ground with a foot or any other part of the body:
- such a participant needs to return to the start and complete the distance again;
- or the child who stumbles drops out of the relay.
In the first option, the team that completes the relay faster wins. In the second option, the team will have the largest number of participants successfully complete the distance within a certain time (for example, three minutes).
Competitions “Chicken Ryaba” and “Uncle Styopa”
"Until the thunder struck"
To play, you will again need a ball. Only you don’t have to tie it down. The number of players here is unlimited, but not less than three.
To begin with, a driver is selected and the ball is handed to him. Everyone else stands around him. The ball in the hands of the driver is “thunder”. While it is in the hands, everyone must stand still. As soon as the ball is in the air or on the ground, everyone runs in different directions (the further the better). At the very beginning, the driver throws the ball above him, and until it falls into his hands again, the players scatter. When the driver catches the ball, he loudly shouts “Thunder struck” and everyone stops. Then the driver throws it at one of the players. If he misses, he runs after the ball, and at this time everyone scatters again. If he hits, he changes places with the one who was shot and the game starts again.
Game "Sniper"
A well-aimed hit is the main rule of this children's entertainment.
the props from the competition about Chicken Ryaba:
- 20 plastic eggs or small toys;
- 2 bowls large enough to fit the “shells”.
Conditions:
Seat a participant from each team 1.5-2 meters from the target - a bowl. It is necessary to throw all the toys there as quickly as possible. For each sniper, issue the same number of shells. Speed game. As soon as one of the children has thrown all of their toys into the basket (either hitting or missing), “Stop the game!” is announced. and count the eggs. Victory is given to the participant in whose bowl at that moment there will be more shells.
Accuracy game "Sniper"
Competition "Siamese Twins"
This is a team competition where two people from a team compete at once.
The props you will need are a water stick (noodles) or a ball, and a balloon will also work.
Conditions:
We select two children from each group. Their task is to hold the aqua stick (ball or ball) between their foreheads, and in this position go the distance. The obligatory condition is to hold it so that it does not fall to the floor, and not to help yourself with your hands.
You can count during the competition: “one and, two and...”. This will set the rhythm and make it easier to complete the distance.
If teams have four, six or more children, the competition takes place in the form of a relay race, in which each pair runs its own segment.
Heavenly apple treat for a children's picnic
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Cut large, firm apples in half and core. Place nuts in the recesses and sprinkle the cuts with sugar. You can add a piece of butter. Wrap each apple half in foil and bake on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
Baked apples go great with marshmallows. This aromatic dish will give children indescribable pleasure!
6.Twine competition
After several active and active competitions, hold this one so that the “gymnasts” can prepare and stretch properly.
No props are required, only long legs of the participants and their stretching.
Conditions:
Teams with an equal number of people line up one after another at the start. The first athlete demonstrates stretching with a longitudinal or transverse split, choosing the one that is longer. The gymnast sits down and measures the distance with a split - then the second one stands and does his split from the mark of the first, the third participant does his split from the mark of the second, and so on. Those whose last player is further behind the line than the rest of their opponents from other teams will be the winners.
For cool photos, you don’t have to measure the length of each child’s twine, but take them all at the same time.
Competition "Cunning Sweet Tooth"
The next competition is very tasty, lovers of sweets will be happy to volunteer. Moreover, it will be very appropriate at a children's birthday party.
Props for each participant:
- 1 pack of M&M's jelly beans;
- 1 plastic plate;
- 6 plastic cups.
Additional props: in a glass jar there are pieces of paper folded in four, on which the color of the dragee is written.
Conditions:
Each child is given props: a package of chocolate dragees, a plate and cups. The task is to pour multi-colored candies into a plate, and then sort them by color into each glass. There are six colors most commonly found in a bag of M&M's: brown, green, red, blue, yellow and orange.
After all the jelly beans are sorted by color, the player draws a piece of paper from the jar. By unfolding it, the child will find out what color of jelly bean he needs to eat. The one who eats the jelly bean of the chosen color the fastest wins and receives the title of the Artful Sweet Tooth.
Marshmallow with grilled fruit
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What child doesn't like sweets? And stringing marshmallows onto skewers and frying them directly over the fire is a classic of the genre! But you can come up with another dessert.
Build rectangular or round molds with sides from foil folded in several layers. Place in them any soft juicy fruits (apricots, plums, pears), a chocolate bar broken into arbitrary pieces and marshmallows. Cover with another sheet of foil and wrap carefully. You need to bake the tasty treat on the grill for about ten minutes. Serve immediately to hungry sweet tooths!
Competition "Hockey Player"
Hockey is a sport for real men, according to the song. This will be a summer version for nature or a summer cottage.
Props for each participant:
- a hockey stick, you can make it yourself from a water stick or cut it from thin boards/plywood;
- a balloon or small ball;
- a gate made of wooden blocks or a plastic bucket, for example, from under construction materials.
Conditions:
One child from each team takes a place on the relay track with a stick and a “puck”. Their task is to go the distance faster than others, using a stick to push the ball, and then score it into the goal. Balloons are not "obedient" and it will take patience to push it to the target. The gates can be installed next to each other or, as in the real game, opposite each other. Then the children start from their own goal and kick the ball into someone else’s goal. The other participant also heads towards his opponent’s goal; when they meet, they can intercept the ball and hit it, thereby increasing the distance for the opponent to pass.
Another version of the competition is to score a small ball into the goal from a bucket that is placed on its side. Depending on the age of the children, you can change the conditions of the game: the first option is to bring the ball with a stick and score it into a bucket, and the other is to hit the ball with a stick from a distance of a couple of meters so that it flies into the bucket.
To make the competition more fun, cut out gorilla feet from isolon and put them on for the kids instead of skates. Make 2-3 times larger than the size of the children's feet and attach elastic bands or satin ribbons on top to secure them on the feet. These skates will not only allow you to run, but their funny appearance will ensure a fun game and cool photos.
Competition "Sorter"
This competition is less fluid but requires hand speed, concentration and dexterity.
The only props you will need are 250 ml paper cups in two colors, 20 pieces for each participant. Glasses of this size are easier to hold in your hand.
Conditions:
We give everyone 20 glasses: 19 pieces of one color - for example yellow, and one of another - green. Collect all the yellow glasses together, turn them upside down, and place the green glass on top. You need to move all the glasses one by one to the top glass so that the green one is on the bottom, while you need to constantly hold the glasses in your hands.
Whoever manages it first wins.
Warn that you need to move the cups STRICTLY ONE AT A TIME. In case of violation, the player is immediately eliminated. To make it easier to track kids who are trying to cheat, the cups can be numbered from 1 to 19. This way, if they appear inconsistently, the participant has cheated.
Cat and Mouse Competition
Catch-up is a game in which one person catches and the other runs away. Everything is simple when you run fast and your eyes are open. There is a little catch in this fun competition outdoors or at home.
Props for each team:
- blindfold;
- fencing tape;
- one ball for the competition.
Conditions:
Each team requires two participants. The first team is “mouse”, and the second is “cat”. We blindfold one mouse and one cat. Using tape, rope or chalk, make a circle 3-5 meters in diameter. Wearing bandages, we bring the cat and the mouse to the edge of the circle, placing them diagonally opposite each other. We put the ball, it’s cheese...
The mouse’s task is to find the cheese, and the cat’s task is to catch the mouse before it grabs the “delicacy.” Place the cheese ball anywhere in the circle, but after the children are blindfolded. Next, the mouse tells the mouse, and the cat tells the cat where to go: left, right, back and forward. Whoever completes his mission the fastest wins. Leaving the circle is not considered a defeat.
Grilled vegetables
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In addition to meat and fish, vegetables are great for kebabs. They will not only highlight the taste of meat dishes, but will also perfectly quench your thirst.
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Stuffed peppers are great for a picnic.
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Wash and cut the peppers at home in advance to make “boats”. Prepare the filling and put it in a separate container.
First place the peppers cut side down on the grill grate for 5 minutes, then turn them over and fill them with the prepared filling, sprinkle grated cheese on top and leave for 5-7 minutes. The filling can be minced meat or vegetables with boiled rice, herbs, etc.
