Games for the new year for children and adults at home

Home New Year's celebration- old good tradition. The older members of the family want to give the younger ones a fairy tale, miracles, joy... In the New Year, the younger members of the family have a wonderful opportunity to learn folk customs, try yourself as a host (after all, you need to meet guests and come up with interesting program), but also the birth of family traditions.

Mysterious Flags

Prepare a garland of flags, write a riddle on the back of each flag (if the guys are familiar with rebuses, then draw a rebus). During the holiday, remove the garland, hand out the flags to the children and spend Guess-ku (if the children cannot read, read the riddle). The guys can take turns reading the riddles aloud, you can hold this competition before lighting the Christmas tree: after the last riddle is guessed, the Christmas tree lights up.

Snow on the fields, ice on the rivers,

The blizzard is walking. When does it happen? (In winter.)

I am small, like a grain of sand, but I cover the earth. (Snow.)

The tablecloth is white, dressed the whole world. (Snow.)

Who builds a bridge on a river without an ax, without nails, without wedges and without planks? (Freezing.)

They go into the forest - they lay canvases, they go out of the forest - they re-lay. (Skis.)

Not a beast, but howling. (Wind.)

I twist, hum, I don’t want to know anyone. (Blizzard.)

There is a tree, this tree has twelve shoots, twelve shoots have four rods, a rod has six brushes, the seventh is golden. (Year, months, weeks, days of the week.) Walks in summer, rests in winter. (Bear.)

The black cow overcame the whole world, and the white one raised it. (Day and night.)

It does not burn in fire, nor does it sink in water. (Ice.)

Bel, but not sugar, no legs, but go. (Snow.)

No arms, no legs, but he can draw. (Freezing.)

There is a mountain in the yard, and water in the hut. (Snow.)

The uterus is angry, but covered the children with a duvet until the red day. (Winter.)

Downhill - a horse, uphill - a piece of wood. (Sled.)

Two Palashki run into the woods with their toes turned up. (Skiing.) Errands run, crawlers crawl. (Horse and sleigh.) Three brothers live: one loves winter, the other loves summer, and the third does not care. (Sled, cart and horse.)

Guess

Santa Claus offers to put his hand into a bag in which various small objects are hidden, to feel for one of them and, without removing it from the bag, say what it is. If the item is named correctly, then the player takes it for himself. You can put a chocolate bar, a wrapped gingerbread, a pencil candy, a lollipop, an eraser, a coin, a pencil sharpener, a calendar, a tennis ball, an apple, etc. in the bag.

Circle of wishes and predictions

Turn off the lights and light the candles. Have the guests sit in a circle, and place a chair in the middle of the circle. Guests take turns sitting on a chair. The leader blindfolds them. The rest of the members speak new year wishes sitting in the center. Such an exchange of wishes creates a friendly atmosphere and gives the celebration of the New Year a little magic.

Turning proverbs and sayings

Invite the participants of the game to decipher the turnarounds of proverbs, book titles, lines from poems and songs. You can offer to guess three shifters (one of each type). Points are awarded for a correct answer. The time for thinking is limited - 10-20 seconds.

glowing ball

Show the audience a table tennis ball. Count to three and light will appear inside the balloon. The light is moving!

To achieve this effect is very simple. There should be a light source three meters from the ball, for example, a simple electric light bulb. And in the ball - a round hole with a diameter of up to one centimeter. When you show the balloon to the audience, you cover the hole with your finger. Counting to three, turn the ball with the hole towards the bulb and, removing your finger, open it. This is where the audience gets the impression that light appeared in the ball. And in order for the light to move, you just need to move the ball up and down and left and right, but do not rotate it.

Five seconds to think

This game can be played in different ways. Rule of thumb: 5 seconds to answer. The number of correct answers is the number of reward points.

Option 1. Prepare the required number of cards with questions and invite the player to take any of their choice (agree in advance on how many cards to take). And then - according to the rules.

Option 2. Ask, for example, five questions to the first player, five to the second, and so on.

Option 3. You can ask questions in turn to several players at once. Just make sure that all players answer the same number of questions.

Note. If several participants scored an equal number of points, you can offer them the final round.

Five seconds to think (continued)

Own bingo

Prepare cards for each guest or for a couple, threesome, etc.

Offer to remove any items from purses and pockets and put one item at a time on empty cells, just in case, prepare a bag with small items. Agree in advance which cells should remain empty: horizontally, vertically, diagonally. And now - in a circle ... Each player (or a player from each two, three) takes one item from his card, lifts it up and loudly says the name of the item to those present, for example, "telephone". All players who have a phone on the cell remove it from their cards. The next player repeats everything again, and so on. This continues until someone who has certain cells left empty shouts: “Bingo!”.

Game "Identity"

In advance, ask guests to bring a photo of themselves as an infant (preferably no older than one year old).

Prepare pencils, paper and labels (you can use name badges).

Before the game, all photos must be collected, numbered and placed on a wall or table (this must be done in the absence of guests). Guests need to pin labels or badges with names on their clothes.

Guests are invited to a room where photographs are hung or laid out. They must "identify" each of the guests from the photo and write down the number of the photo and the name of the guest on the piece of paper. On "identification" is given no more than eight minutes. The one with the most correct answers wins.

We have collected for you, dear readers, the best New Year's games for children aged 3-6. Let the holidays be fun and memorable! We are sure that you remember many games from your own childhood and will be happy to join the kids to plunge into the carefree atmosphere of children's laughter and joy.

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If in this moment you are storming the Internet for entertainment for children by the Christmas tree, you are here. We will tell, in the family circle, on children's matinee and even directly new year's eve. No complicated props!

Divination and lotteries

Lots of options. Can be put in a beautiful vase spruce branch and decorate it with notes with predictions. Everyone who enters the house tears off a piece of paper and receives a prediction for the next year.

Why not offer guests cookies, fortune-telling sweets? Both adults and children will gladly respond to this little surprise: everyone is interested in looking into the future. You can write anything you like - both playful prophecies and serious ones.

For example:

• Be careful, frost is about to pat your cheeks.
• It seems your parents are planning something good and gift against you.
• It seems it's time for everyone to see your unique smile!

Who is close to whom?

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On pieces of paper, write the names of body parts (forehead, left ear, right cheek, nose, index finger of the left hand, heel, big toe of the right foot, stomach, etc.). Put them in a hat or in a magic box. Players must take turns taking out leaves and “freezing” to a neighbor at the table (or to the previous player) with that part of the body that is written on a piece of paper. You can't move after freezing. Each time it will be more and more difficult to “freeze”, you will have to become in strange and sometimes funny poses.

Snowing?!

Make "snowflakes" out of small cotton balls. Give each participant one. On command, the players must toss their cotton balls and blow on them, trying to keep the "snowflake" in the air for as long as possible. Don't help with your hands!

New Year at the zoo

New Year is celebrated not only by people, but also by animals. people behind festive table sitting straight, using a fork and knife. How about animals? Show how they eat festive dinner for the New Year...

• hippo
• turtle
• giraffe

Don't laugh!

In advance, write one word of the New Year theme on pieces of paper: cone, snowflake, icicle, Christmas tree, Snow Maiden, Santa Claus, snowman, garland, etc. Put the leaves in a box or hat. Each player pulls out one leaf and reads to himself what is written there. The facilitator asks the participants pre-prepared questions. The answer is the word that the player drew. The winner is the one who answers all the questions of the presenter and does not laugh.

For example:

What is your name?
- Cone.
- What did you eat for lunch today?
- Snowflake.
- Who do you look like?
- On the icicle.

Accurate snow thrower

Make a Christmas tree from a large piece of cardboard, cut holes in it with a diameter of 15-20 cm. Distribute paper balls to the participants in the game. From a distance (mark a conditional line) you need to get into the holes on the Christmas tree. The prize will be given to the most accurate sniper!

Another game option to compete in accuracy. Make "snowballs" out of cotton, foam, foam or paper. You can buy tennis balls. Place a container (basket, large pot, basin, etc.) in the center of the room. Give the players “snowballs”, place everyone around the “basket”, marking a conditional line that cannot be crossed. The task is to get "snowballs" into the basket.

Dancer in a hat

Music is playing. Everyone is dancing near the Christmas tree. The host puts a hat on any dancer, then he must show various dance moves, and the rest should repeat after him.

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Create an image for each guest. Arrange a casting with photo tests for the role:

• the kindest Santa Claus;
• the most greedy Santa Claus;
• the most beautiful Snow Maiden;
• the most sleepy Snow Maiden;
• the most gorged guest;
• the most cheerful guest;
• the most cunning Baba Yaga;
• the biggest snowflake, etc.

New Year's popcorn

Team game. Cups of popcorn are attached to the feet of the players. Secure them with masking tape. You need to run the allotted distance, scattering as little popcorn as possible. As soon as the team players finish, the popcorn is poured into the bowl. The team with the fullest bowl wins.

Magic message

The kids will love the game. Prepare a piece of paper a few minutes before starting. Use PVA glue to draw a thematic drawing or make an inscription. The number of drawings must match the number of players. Invite the children to say a magic spell and blow a magic snowball (semolina) on the drawing to bring it to life. The miracle happened!

Making a snowman

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There is nothing difficult in making a snowman: three balls, a nose with a carrot. And you try to blind him together! Two participants sit side by side at the table, you can hug. Left hand of one participant and right hand the other should act synchronously, together, as if they were the hands of one person. Actually it's difficult. Try to pinch off a piece of plasticine, roll a ball between your palms ... Pairs are best formed so that adults and children work together.

Who lives under the tree?

Prepare pictures of different animals (bunny, squirrel, dog, cat, mouse, chicken, etc.). Lay the pictures on the table, face down. The player selects a picture and gestures to show everyone else what is shown. Whoever guesses becomes the leader.

Don't Lose Your Socks

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Movable and fun game suitable for any age. Everyone present puts multi-colored socks on their feet, gets down on all fours and tries to remove the socks from others, but at the same time save their own. Whoever collects the most socks wins.

Geese and ducks

Participants of the New Year's competition line up one after another so that their hands are on the shoulders of the person in front. Well, if the boys will alternate with the girls. The leader approaches each of them and whispers in his ear either “duck” or “goose” (there should be more such people) so that the rest do not hear it. After that, the host explains that if he now says the word "duck", all the players to whom he said it, together press both legs. If "goose" - one leg. It seems that there is nothing special in this New Year's contest, but as soon as you say the cherished word out loud, you will understand how fun it is.

We attract the symbol of the year

In advance, you need to make up some interesting and informative questions regarding the animal, which will be a symbol of the coming year. The one who gives the most correct answers will receive a prize in the form of, for example, the animal's favorite treat.

Now she's pretty...

Team game. Each team receives Christmas decorations and clothespins. The task is to hang everything on ... one of the team members. Let him spread his fingers and shine like Christmas tree! The host keeps track of the time, you can turn on the music or the "chimes" to count the time.

New Year is the main and most anticipated winter holiday especially for children. What child will not be delighted with a cheerful round dance around a festively decorated Christmas tree sparkling with multi-colored lights, the presence of Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden? And funny contests, games for children will make the New Year even more interesting. Even a simple collective game will seem especially exciting if a friendly children's team with a positive attitude participates in it. The kids especially like children's games and contests for the New Year, in which incentive prizes are provided for the victory in addition to the usual New Year's gifts.

Competitions for the little ones

Christmas story

Competition for the New Year kindergarten very often based on fairy tales. Here the kids have to come up with their own fairy tale. First, they need to be divided into 2 teams. Each of the teams in turn asks leading questions: “Once upon a time, who were there?”, “Where did they live?”, “Where did they go?”, “And who did they meet?” etc. The children first consult within their team, and then give collective answers. So you can accompany the whole scenario of a fairy tale. Surely both tales will turn out to be very original, so it is hardly worth choosing a winner here.

Where is the tree?

When choosing contests for the children of employees for the New Year, you can try this one. All children are divided into 2 teams, and each chooses a captain. After that, both teams line up in two parallel lines. The leader of each team gives three flags to the captain of each team: fairy-tale characters or animals are drawn on two of them, and a Christmas tree on the third. This is followed by the leader's command, and the team captains pass one flag back down the chain, with the flag with the Christmas tree being passed last. As soon as the last player in the chain receives this flag, he must raise his hand with it up and shout "Yolka!". The team whose flag rises first wins.

magic scooter

Mobile children's New Year's games and competitions always especially attract children. For this game, you will need small artificial Christmas trees and a couple of scooters. Children need to be divided into 2 teams and line them up opposite their row of arranged Christmas trees. Then the host gives a start and the first pair of scooters competing must go around each of the Christmas trees in their row, then return to the team and pass the scooter to the next participant. The team that gets to the finish line first and knocks down fewer Christmas trees will win.

cat and mice

For this competition, you will need a long elastic band (3-4 m), the ends of which must be tied. Among the children, a “cat” is selected, which sits in the middle of the circle formed by the “mice” and “sleeps”. The elastic band should be slightly stretched, covering the legs of the mice from the outside at the level of the ankles. Then the music turns on, and the mice carelessly dance first clockwise, then against. But suddenly the music stops, the cat wakes up, and then the mice need to jump out of the rubber band as quickly as possible, and the gaping mouse becomes a cat. Then the mice return to the circle, but this time the elastic is raised to the level of the knees, and the whole action is repeated. Further, the elastic band rises to the level of the belt, back, neck and, finally, the arms raised up. Such New Year's contests for the children of employees can rally all the kids, even if they have not met before.

ringlet

First, the driver is selected - the one who has to look for the ring, and he temporarily leaves the room. The rest of the players line up in a circle: one of them hides the ring, and then everyone folds their hands behind their backs. Then the driver is launched into the center of the circle formed by the players. Then he tries to understand by the eyes who has the ring. Children are too simple-hearted and, as a rule, quickly betray themselves by facial expressions or glances. Such competitions for children for the New Year at home can be held without fear that something will break or someone will get dirty.

Who is first?

For this New Year's fun you will need a couple of chairs and sets winter clothes. Sleeves winter jackets you need to turn it inside out, and in this form hang it on each chair, and put a scarf, hat and gloves on the seat. The game is divided into several rounds according to the number of pairs of children available. Each pair stands at the ready not far from their chair, and as soon as the leader gives the command, both players rush to the chairs. They must quickly turn the jacket back to its normal position, put it on, as well as other details of clothing. The first one to put everything on has to sit on a chair and loudly shout “Happy New Year!”.

Christmas bags

If you are coming up with new competitions for children of 10 years old, do not forget about the competitive component, when the child strives to do something better or faster than others. This competition is an ideal version of such a game.

All its participants need to be divided into pairs, which will compete. The facilitator gives each participant a beautifully decorated bag and brings them to the table, on which there are two boxes filled with various items, including unbreakable Christmas tree figurines and toys. After that, both players are blindfolded and, on command, they must begin to blindly collect items from the boxes into their bags, and only those related to the New Year will be taken into account in the calculation. Only one item is allowed to be picked up at a time. While the bags are being filled, the music plays, and after about a minute it stops, the players are uncovered and offered to compare the contents of their bags. The winner is the one who collects more items related to the New Year holiday.

New Year's costume

New Year's competitions for children 10-11 years old can be a little more difficult. For this competition, you will need a fairly large sheet of paper, scissors, pins, glue and tape. Participants are given a certain time (for example, 10-15 minutes), during which they must simulate and make new Year costume, and even arrange a show for the public, tell what it serves for (for example, this fancy dress or evening dress). The audience votes for their favorite outfit with louder applause. The fashion designer who caused the most noisy applause wins.

Christmas tree with a surprise

Contests like this New Year's party for children require more thorough and lengthy preparation. Here you will need to make a Christmas tree layout out of cardboard, and cut holes in it to indicate Christmas balls. On the back side of the "Christmas tree" under each such hole, you can attach a bag. During the matinee, the presenter gives each contestant 5 small balls and explains that they need to get into the holes in the "Christmas tree". The winner will be the one who does it more often than others and will receive a prize, which can be hidden among the branches of a real Christmas tree.

Ball with a surprise

New Year's contests for children 7-12 years old offer such interesting option: Comic New Year's tasks are written on scraps of paper, after which they are put into balloons and inflated. Each participant of the competition receives such a ball with a task, which he must burst without touching his hands. Having come up with a way to do this, the player must complete the task found in the ball (sing, dance, and something like that). Whoever manages to make the funniest performance wins.

Competitions for children of any age

collect snowball

3-4 teams can participate in this fun at the same time. First you need to prepare a lot of small white balloons, which will play the role of snowballs, as well as large garbage bags. At one end, the bags must be cut so that legs can be inserted into these holes and a kind of harem pants would be obtained. Then, from each competing team, a participant is selected who must put on these "harem pants", and the rest of the team, at the sign of the leader, must begin to collect snowballs in them. Whoever collects the most impromptu snowballs will win.

We decorate the Christmas tree

Many children's competitions for the New Year are dedicated to decorating the Christmas tree. For this competition, you need to prepare two small artificial Christmas trees, as well as a couple of boxes that contain unbreakable Christmas tree decorations. There should be a distance of about 2-4 meters between the trees and the boxes. Then the contestants are divided into two teams, and each takes its starting position near its box of decorations. The host gives a command, and the competitors take turns decorating their Christmas tree. Each player can take only one toy at a time. The winner is the team whose box is empty first.

Snowballs

To hold this competition, you will need plastic buckets and snowballs made of cotton wool, fabric or synthetic winterizer, for beauty and compactness, tied with a silvery rain. Participants of the competition must be divided into two equal teams and give each of them 2-3 snowballs. Place buckets 3-4 meters from the teams. The task of the players is to throw their projectiles exactly into their bucket. When everyone shoots back, you need to check which of the buckets had more snowballs - that team won.

New Year's tinsel

This game will require bright tinsel and a perky New Year's melody. From the children present, two equal teams are recruited, which line up, and the host of the game gives each of their participants one string of tinsel. On command, the first player must tie the tinsel on the neighbor's hand, and he does the same along the chain. The last member of the team must run up to the first and also tie his tinsel on his hand. After that, the team captain must raise his hand, decorated with tinsel up - whoever does it first, that team won. When preparing this competition, adults should take into account that some types of tinsel can get hurt, so you need to choose it very carefully.

It's me!

Merry Christmas contests for children elementary school you can replenish the following entertainment: an adult should quickly ask questions, and children should answer them “It's me!”. Naturally, among the usual questions with tricks will come across, and the children, by inertia, will answer them “It's me!”. Something will be fun after some confessions. Here are some questions.

Who walked the dog?
Who cleaned the kitchen?
And who did not help mom?

Who planted flowers?
Who got two?
Who helped grandma?

Who was careful?
Did you say thank you?
Did you forget your briefcase at home?

Who picks his nose?
Did you clean up after yourself in the forest?
Did you pull the girl's hair?

Did you clean up after yourself?
Who helped the parents?
Who painted on the wallpaper?

Who said hello?
Did you break the glass?

Who walked through the puddles?
Who has dirty ears?

What kind of animal?

Looking for funny New Year's contests for children, you can pay attention to this one. For him, you will need a variety of masks depicting animals. The player must close their eyes, after which they put on a mask of a certain animal. The task of the player himself is to guess who he has now turned into, based on the prompts of others. He may ask questions about the size of the teeth, the color of the coat, etc., as well as whether it is a domestic or wild animal. But you can only answer "yes" and "no". Of course, there should be no mirrors in the room, otherwise the secret will quickly be revealed.

tightrope walkers

Children can participate in this competition different ages. They need to be divided into 2 equal teams and lined up in two parallel rows, and before the first number of each team, lay a rope on the floor. This competition consists of three stages, the complexity of which is increasing.

1. The first players must simultaneously begin to walk along the rope in small steps, trying not to stumble and not step on the floor. Having reached the end of the rope, you need to turn around and return to your team, where you can pass the baton to the next “rope walker”.
2. The next task is to grapple into a train, taking the front member of the team by the waist, and on the same conditions, only all together, go along the rope in one and the other direction.
3. One by one, walk along the rope, but only with your back forward.

Teams can also be formed from members of the same family, it will turn out even more fun.

Height meter

Such New Year's competitions for children 7-8 years old will be very funny. In this case, it is necessary to measure the growth of all participants in any oblong objects. Everyone will be interested to know what their height is in pillows, cucumbers or pencils. You can invent as many such length standards as you like. Children, having amused themselves, will surely begin to suggest what else they can be measured in, which should be done. At the end of the "research" you need to draw up a "scientific" document. You can take as a basis new year card, on which to write in advance: “My height” and then list the units of measurement, and during the competition enter the data obtained there.

New Year's chain

Often the size of the apartments does not allow for noisy games and running around, then adults are forced to look for quieter contests on the New Year theme for children. For example, this one:

Divide the children present at the holiday into 2 teams and give them sheets of paper, scissors and an adhesive pencil. In a short time (5-7 minutes), the teams must cut the paper into strips, which they glue with rings into a long New Year's chain. Whoever has it longer is the winner.

Do you know any other funny New Year contests for kids? Share them in the comments or write which of the presented games you liked the most.

Each participant in turn receives a card with a certain phrase, which will need to be depicted so that the rest can guess what exactly the participant showed. Thus, the participant shows, the rest guess, then change to a new participant, until everyone tries themselves as an actor. Example phrases that cards may contain:
- a double at the board;
- crying baby who wants to eat;
- angry dog;
- Santa Claus brought gifts;
- dance of little ducks;
- the street is slippery, and so on.

And New Year's is not New Year's

Children sit or stand in a circle. Santa Claus or the presenter announces that now is the time to remember all the necessary things and objects that are elements of the holiday. In a circle, each of the participants in turn names one subject. For example, a clock, a TV, a Christmas tree, a garland, Santa Claus, snow, a gift, and so on. The participant who cannot name the item is out. Whoever stays behind wins the last word.

Secret for Santa Claus

The guys are divided into teams of about 10 people. Each team stands in a row, one after the other. The first participants receive a sheet - a letter, the information of which must be transferred to Santa Claus, for example, on December 31 in the evening, hares and squirrels, deer and wolves, children and adults are waiting for you at the Christmas tree! On the “start” command, the first participants transmit information, as they remembered to the second participant, in the ear, trying to do it quickly and not loudly so that the rivals do not hear and so on in the chain. The team that is faster than the rest and, most importantly, correctly conveys information to Santa Claus (that is, the last participant must say the source text of the letter) will win.

Smart Answer

The facilitator asks questions about New Year's heroes and school subjects at the same time, and the children answer, and the smarter and more interesting the answer, the better. For example: how is the snowman related to geometry? (it consists of balls). How is Santa Claus related to geography? (he flies all over the world and delivers gifts to children at every point, so he must know geography on a solid 5). How is the Snow Maiden related to the Russian language? (she signs Greeting Cards for children and should do it correctly). The more interesting the participant answers such questions, the more chances he has to become a winner.

new year on one leg

All children stand by the Christmas tree and, at the command of the host, take the “stand on one leg” position. Turns on New Year's funny song and the guys start jumping - dancing on one leg without changing it. Whoever gives up is out, and whoever survives until the end of the song wins.

Cap

Children stand in a circle, and to the music they begin to pass the New Year's hat around in a circle. When the music stops, the participant who has the cap left in his hands puts it on his head and performs the task of Santa Claus. Usually, children prepare poems or songs for Grandfather in advance, so overlays are excluded here.

What is he, this Santa Claus?

Elimination game. All participants stand in a circle. And, starting with any (which will be considered the first after), the guys name one laudatory word for Santa Claus. So, what is he, our Santa Claus? Kind, magical, cheerful, beautiful, wise, sincere, generous, strong, good, bearded, mysterious, unusual, and so on. Let the children show their imagination and tell everyone how they see a good wizard. Whoever doesn't call is out. And a few guys who stay in the game until the end will receive the titles of winners and prizes.

Happy New Year

The guys are divided into teams of 11 people, each participant is given a felt-tip pen or marker. For each team, easels with drawing paper are located at the same distance. Each participant must jump in the bag like a wolf in the cartoon "Just you wait!" to the easel and write by letter so that the phrase “Happy New Year” is obtained at the end. So, on the “start” command, the first participants jump in the bag to the easel and write on the letter “C”, then jump back and pass the baton to the second participants, the second write the letter “H”, the third - “O” and so on. The team that finishes the relay faster and writes "Happy New Year" will win.

Pluck all the needles from the tree

Two participants who are blindfolded stand in a circle of fans. 10 clothespins are attached to the clothes of the participants. At the command of the leader, the guys should help each other to get rid of the clothespins and as quickly as possible. Everyone takes turns participating, while the clothespins are hooked to different places each time.

Running for a couple

Guests of the holiday are divided into teams with the same even number of people. Then the participants are divided into pairs. The couple stands behind the couple in a row of their team. First couples get one! a couple of boots. On the “start” command, one participant puts on the left felt boot, and the second puts on the right one, and in turn jumps forward on one foot to the very Christmas tree, and then turn around and back, pass the baton and felt boots to the second pair. It turns out that one participant in a pair jumps only on the left foot in felt boots, and the second participant only on the right. The team in which the run in paired boots ends faster and the first pair is again in first place will be the winner.

Games and contests

Game "yes" and "no"

The facilitator asks questions to which the participants in the game must quickly, without hesitation, answer "yes" or "no". The one who makes a mistake is out of the game.

- Santa Claus - a cheerful old man?
- Yes.
- Likes jokes and tricks?
- Yes.
- Do you know songs and riddles?
- Yes.
- Eat all your chocolates?
- Not.
Will he light the Christmas tree for the children?
- Yes.
- Hide threads and needles?
- Not.
Doesn't he age in spirit?
- Yes.
Will it warm us up outside?
- Not.
- Joulupukki - Frost's brother?
- Yes.
- A rose bloomed under the snow?
- Not.
- New year goes by getting closer?
- Yes.
- Does the Snow Maiden have skis?
- Not.
- Santa Claus brings gifts?
- Yes.
- In the New Year, are all the masks bright?
- Yes.

There is another version of this game. The host names the items, and the participants also quickly, without hesitation, answer whether they are suitable for decorating the Christmas tree.

- Multi-colored crackers?
- Yes.
- Blankets and pillows?
- Not.
- Folding beds and cribs?
- Not.
- Marmalade, chocolates?
- Yes.
- Glass balls?
- Yes.
- Wooden chairs?
- Not.
- Teddy bears?
- Yes.
- Primers and books?
- Not.
- Are the beads multi-colored?
- Yes.
- And the garlands are light?
- Yes.
- Snow from white wool?
- Yes.
- Good soldiers?
- Not.
- Shoes and boots?
- Not.
- Cups, forks, spoons?
- Not.

"Snow Job"

For this game, you can use a small ball or make a "snow" ball out of cotton. The participants of the game stand in a circle and pass the "snow" ball around. At the same time they say:

Snowball we all roll,
We all count to five.
One, two, three, four, five -
You sing a song!

Whoever has a "snowball" on the last phrase, he fulfills this wish. The last phrase can be changed: "And you read poetry!", "You dance to dance!", "Tell you a fairy tale!" and so on.

"Joke" with a beard ""

The contestants take turns telling jokes. If one of those present knows the continuation, a "beard" is attached to the narrator, which is replaced by a piece of cotton wool. The winner is the one who ends up with fewer pieces of cotton wool.

"Cooking Competition"

For a certain time (for example, 5 minutes), the participants in the game must make New Year's menus. All dishes in it must begin with the letter "H" (New Year). Dishes on the menu for Santa Claus should begin with the letter "M", and for the Snow Maiden - with the letter "C". Whoever has the largest menu wins.

"Now I'll sing!"

In the New Year, it is customary to sing songs and dance around the Christmas tree. But this activity can be varied. For example, on the clap of the presenter, everyone begins to sing the famous song "It's cold in the winter for a little Christmas tree ...". On the second clap, singing aloud stops, but all participants in the game continue to sing to themselves. On the third clap, everyone starts singing aloud again. The one who entered at random is out.

"Fairytale Character"

Cards are laid out on the table, on which the names of fairy-tale characters, cartoon characters are written (inscriptions down). The participant in the game pulls out any card and, having read what is written there, must use facial expressions, gestures, characteristic sounds to portray this character so that those present understand who in question. The first person to guess draws the next card.

"Cinderella"

The game is played by two people. Each participant is blindfolded and offered to make out his own slide, in which peas, beans, lentils, dried mountain ash are mixed (ingredients can be changed, depending on what is in the house). Blindfolded participants sort the fruits into groups. The one who completes the task first wins.

"Mystery Prize"

A small gift (notebook, pen, etc.) is wrapped in paper, on which a piece of paper with a riddle is glued. Once again they are wrapped in paper - and the sheet with the riddle is glued again. There can be any number of such layers, it all depends on the number of players. The participant unfolds one layer of paper, reads the riddle to himself and says the answer aloud. Then he unfolds the next layer, reads the riddle to himself again and says the answer. If he doesn't know the answer, he reads the riddle aloud. The first person to guess this riddle unfolds the next layer of paper. The winner is the one who, having solved the last riddle, gets to the gift.

"Mobile phone"

The participants in the game call the numbers in order. Those who get the number 5 or multiples of it say "jin-jin". Those who get the number 7 and multiples of it say "ding-dilin". The one who makes a mistake is out of the game.

"Choose a prize!"

Various gifts wrapped in small bags are attached to a long rope. The participant of the game is blindfolded and given scissors. He must cut some gift, which he gets.

"Shoe for Cinderella"

Participants in the game put their shoes in a pile and blindfold themselves. The host shuffles shoes into a pile and gives the command: "Find your shoe!". Blindfolded contestants need to find their own pair of shoes and put them on. Whoever completes the task faster, wins.

"Hurry"

For this contest you will need sweet jelly or, for example, halva. The winner is the one who quickly eats the portion offered to him with a toothpick.

"Harvesters"

The participants of the game are divided into 2 teams. The task of each team is to move as many oranges or tangerines as possible to a certain place without the help of hands in a certain time (for example, 10 minutes).

"Guess"

Each participant in the game is attached to the back of a piece of paper with the name of an animal, object, etc. (for example, an elephant, a pen, a pear, an airplane), but in such a way that the players do not know what they have written in their pieces of paper. But they can read what is written on the back of others. Participants in the game must ask each other leading questions to find out what is written on their backs. The answers can only be "yes" or "no". The first person to guess their "name" is the winner. The game is played until the last guesser. All receive consolation prizes.

"Sculptors"

This competition is best held outdoors. The host calls the letter, and the contestants must fashion any thing out of the snow that begins with this letter. Whoever blinds faster and more reliably - he won. At home, you can hold this competition using plasticine.

Focuses

Learn these simple tricks, and on New Year's Eve in the eyes of your guests, you will become an unsurpassed magician.

Thread on the jacket

You notice a white thread on your jacket and try to brush it off, but the thread remains on your jacket. Then you take it by the tip and pull. To your surprise (and the surprise of other people), it continues on. You pull further and further until a few meters of thread ends.

Focus secret: Before showing the trick, you put a small pencil in the inside pocket of your jacket, on which several meters of thread are wound from the spool. Using a needle, thread the tip of the thread through the fabric of the jacket to the outside. The main thing is that after demonstrating the trick, there are no traces left in your pocket if especially vigilant spectators decide to inspect your pockets. Therefore, the thread is wound on a pencil.

Three glasses and paper

Place two glass glasses on the table at some distance from each other. Place a piece of paper on top.

Pick up the third glass and invite the audience to place it between two glasses on a sheet of paper so that the paper does not bend. Nobody succeeds, of course. Then you demonstrate your "magical" abilities.

Focus secret: Fold a sheet of paper like an accordion along the long side, then it can easily support the weight of even a glass cup.

magic rope

You sit down in front of the audience at the table, show them the rope, put it on the table and say: "I will tie a knot on this rope without using my hands."

After that, cross your arms over your chest. Taking one end of the rope with your left hand and the other with your right, you spread your arms to the sides. There really is a knot on the rope!

Focus secret: There is no particular secret here. You just need to take a rope at least 1 meter long. And, of course, carefully rehearse the number in order to be able to grab both ends of the rope from the table.

Magic "Piglet"

You ask the audience for two coins in denominations of 1 and 5 rubles. Place a 1 ruble coin on a small piece of paper, trace around it with a pencil and then carefully cut out a hole equal in diameter to this 1 ruble coin. After that, invite the audience to put a 5-ruble coin into this hole. Nobody knows how to do it. Then you can easily solve the proposed problem.

Focus secret: Of course, a 5-ruble coin will not fit into such a small hole. But if you fold a piece of paper in half so that the fold line passes through the center of the hole, then the hole will turn into a gap. Stretch the paper a little - the diameter of the hole is enough for a coin to easily slip through it.

Without getting your hands wet

Take a large flat plate, put a coin on it and pour a small amount of water so that it covers the coin. Then invite the audience to take the coin without getting their hands wet.

Focus secret: You set fire to a piece of paper and put it in a glass. Then quickly turn the glass over and place it on a plate near the coin. When the paper in the glass burns out and goes out, the water from the plate will collect under it, and the coin will be in a dry place.

Three layouts

Take any 21 cards and arrange them face up three cards in seven rows. You should have three vertical columns of seven cards each. Invite one of the spectators to remember any one card and say which column it is in. Carefully, one by one, place the cards of each column into piles, and then all the piles into one pile. In this case, a stack of cards from the column with the selected card must be placed in the middle between the other two. Then turn the stack face down, arrange the cards again into three columns of seven cards each, and again ask the spectator to indicate which column the chosen card is in. Fold the cards in columns and put the indicated column of cards back in the middle. And finally, for the third time, lay out the cards and again put the column with the selected card between the other two. Count out ten cards. The eleventh card comes out.

Focus secret: the main thing is to always put a column with a hidden card between the other two.

cunning trick

Take a deck of cards. Invite one of the spectators to choose and remember some card and put it on top of the deck without showing you. Then remove the deck and put its bottom part on top. Lay out the cards face up and accurately indicate the hidden card.

Focus secret: To find the hidden card, we apply a little trick. Before demonstrating the trick, remember the lowest card of the deck. Now, when laying out the deck, the hidden card will lie in front of the card that we spied on.

Guessed card

You invite four spectators to sit at the table with you. Deal five cards to everyone. After that, the spectators must memorize one card from those that are in their hands. You collect cards and lay them out on the table in five piles. Spectators choose one of the piles. You take the cards and fan them out to the audience. Then you ask which of them sees their card. After receiving the answer, you accurately indicate the card that they remembered.

Focus secret: You start collecting cards from the spectator who sits to your left and further - clockwise. Moreover, you collect all five cards at once, and not one at a time. You will collect your cards last, and they will be at the top of the deck. When you then lay out the cards in five stacks, in any of them the cards are in the order in which the audience sits at the table. If, for example, a third spectator recognizes "his" card, it will be the third one, counting the piles from above, etc.

Kings and Ladies

Kings and queens are selected from the deck. You lay them out in front of the audience in two rows - separately for kings and separately for ladies. Stack the cards by placing a stack of kings on top of a stack of queens. The resulting deck of eight cards can be removed by the audience any number of times. Then you hide the cards behind your back, take out two cards and show them to the audience. They see that it is a king and a queen of the same suit.

Focus secret: Initially, you stack the cards so that the sequence of suits in both decks is the same. Behind your back, you divide the deck into two of four cards each and take the top card from each mini-deck. It will always be a king and a queen of the same suit.

Conceived number

Invite one of the spectators to think of a number. After that, the viewer must multiply it by 2, then add 8, divide by 2 and subtract the number that he had in mind. After a meaningful pause, you announce that the resulting number is 4.

Focus secret: There is no secret, pure mathematics!