Organization of a children's holiday is not easy. We need to think over a lot of details - the menu, drinks, table and room decoration and, of course, entertainment for young guests. After all, a children's holiday without contests turns into an ordinary collective dinner, and the unspent children's energy pours into the apartment's mess and the headache of the parents.
That is why in this article we will consider the most interesting contests for a birthday for children, and also tell you what kind of mobile contests for children can be arranged on their own.
Simple competitions for children
"With the nose"
You will need a poster with a face without a nose (you can take a picture or draw it right on the holiday, along with the children) and a ball of plasticine (it will play the role of the nose). The image is attached to the wall, all participants step back a few steps. The player is blindfolded, and he tries blindly to attach a nose to the picture. The winner is determined after all the children have tried to put their nose back into place. The one who can pin his nose more accurately wins. A picture with a face can be taken any - clown, Santa Claus, Dunno, Shrek, etc.
The main condition of contests for children at home is the minimum necessary for the organization of subjects and the safety of the game. It is undesirable to use risky games as entertainment, think about how you will explain to parents of children why one of them dislocated his leg, scratched his face, hit his forehead and so on. Try to ensure that the only consequence of the holiday is a good mood and pleasant memories, and not bruises, bruises and resentments.
"Bring the Ball"
It's best to play this game outdoors, because the game is mobile, and in addition, it takes a lot of space for it. Children are divided into two teams, each of which receives a spoon and a small ball. At a distance of 5-6 meters, two flags are placed or a line is drawn. A pair of participants (one from each team) takes turns trying to get the ball in the spoon to the flag (line). Upon return, the player passes the spoon with the ball to the next member of the team. The team wins, all the players of which will run with a spoon back and forth. If the ball fell during the run, the player must quickly pick it up and continue the game.
If you decide to organize competitions for children with prizes, make sure that each participant receives a reward, otherwise you risk instead of joy in the children's eyes to see offense and tears.
Entertaining competitions for children can be not only mobile, for strength and agility, but also intellectual or creative. For example, one of the most popular competitions on children's holidays is the "Guess the Melody" contest for children.
"Guess the melody"
The rules of the game are extremely simple and understandable even for the youngest children - from the fragment of the melody, to guess the entire composition and name it. For older children, you can complicate the game - add, for example, a qualifying round or form a team of several winners for the Super Final. The main thing when choosing music is to choose the compositions familiar to most children. In advance, learn the musical tastes and preferences of children, and also add a few well-known melodies - songs from cartoons, children's films, lullabies, etc.
An approximate list of melodies for the game:
- "Lullaby of the Bear";
- "Song of the Bremen Town Musicians";
- "Boo-ra-ti-no";
- "Song of the crocodile Genes";
- "Blue carriage";
- "Song of the Little Red Riding Hood".
Pay attention, participants should guess by turns, without shouting out answers and not interfering with the opponents to play. Try not to admit this, otherwise the game will turn into a continuous clarification of who is right and who is to blame.
If the participants can not answer, the audience can help them by singing lines from the songs.