New Year is the main and most anticipated winter holiday, especially for children. What child would not be delighted by a cheerful round dance around a festively decorated Christmas tree sparkling with multi-colored lights, the presence of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden? And fun competitions and games for children will make the New Year even more interesting. Even a simple group game will seem especially exciting if a friendly group of children with a positive attitude participates in it. Children especially like children's games and competitions for the New Year, in which incentive prizes are provided for winning in addition to the usual New Year's gifts.

Competitions for the little ones

Christmas story

The New Year's competition in kindergarten is often based on fairy tales. Here the children will have to come up with their own fairy tale. First, they need to be divided into 2 teams. The leader asks each team in turn leading questions: “Once upon a time, who lived?”, “Where did they live?”, “Where did they go?”, “Who did they meet?” etc. The kids first consult within their team, and then give collective answers. This way you can accompany the entire scenario of the fairy tale. Surely both tales will turn out to be very original, so it’s hardly worth picking a winner here.

Where is the Christmas tree?

When choosing competitions for employees’ children for the New Year, you can try this one. All the kids are divided into 2 teams, and each one chooses a captain. After this, both teams line up in two parallel lines. The presenter hands the captain of each team three flags: two of them have fairy-tale characters or animals drawn on them, and the third has a Christmas tree. Next comes the leader’s command, and the team captains pass one flag back along the chain, with the flag with the herringbone 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 flies first wins.

Magic scooter

Outdoor children's New Year's games and competitions always especially attract children. This game requires small artificial trees and a couple of scooters. Children need to be divided into 2 teams and line them up in front of their row of arranged Christmas trees. Then the presenter gives the start and the first pair of competitors on scooters must go around each of the Christmas trees in their row in a circle, 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 the fewest 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. A “cat” is selected from among the children, who sits in the middle of the circle formed by the “mice” and “sleeps.” The elastic band should be slightly stretched, covering the outer side of the legs of the mice at ankle level. Then the music turns on, and the mice dance carefreely, first clockwise, then counterclockwise. 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 gape mouse becomes a cat. Then the mice return to the circle, but this time the elastic band is raised to the level of the knees, and the whole action is repeated. Next, the elastic rises to the level of the belt, back, neck and, finally, raised arms. Such New Year competitions for children of employees can unite all the kids, even if they have not met each other before.

Ring

First, the driver is selected - the one who will look for the ring, and he temporarily leaves the room. The remaining 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. Next, he tries to understand by his eyes who has the ring. Children are too simple-minded and, as a rule, quickly give themselves away with facial expressions or glances. Such competitions for children for the New Year can be held at home 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 of winter clothes. The sleeves of winter jackets should be turned inside out and hung in this form on each chair, and a scarf, hat and gloves should be placed on the seat. The game is divided into several rounds according to the number of pairs of children available. Each pair stands 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 into its normal position and put it on, as well as other parts of the clothing. The first person to put everything on must sit on a chair and loudly shout “Happy New Year!”

New Year's bags

If you are coming up with new competitions for children aged 10, 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 that will compete. The presenter gives each participant a beautifully decorated bag and leads them to a table on which there are two boxes filled with various items, including unbreakable Christmas tree figurines and toys. After this, both players are blindfolded and, on command, they must begin to blindly collect items from boxes into their bags, and only those related to the New Year will be taken into account when counting. You are only allowed to pick up one item at a time. While the bags are being filled, music plays, and after about a minute it stops, the players are untied and asked to compare the contents of their bags. The winner is the one who collects the most items related to the New Year holiday.

New Year's suit

New Year's competitions for children 10-11 years old can be a little more complex. For this competition you will need a fairly large piece of paper, scissors, pins, glue and tape. Participants are given a certain time (for example, 10-15 minutes), during which they must model and make a New Year's costume, and even arrange for it to be shown to the public, tell what it is for (for example, is it a fancy dress or an evening dress). The audience votes for their favorite outfit with louder applause. The designer who received the loudest applause wins.

Christmas tree with a surprise

Competitions like this for the New Year's party for children require more careful and lengthy preparation. Here you will need to make a mock-up of the Christmas tree from cardboard, and cut out holes in it to represent the Christmas tree 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 participant in the competition 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 this more often than others and will receive a prize, which may be hidden among the branches of a real Christmas tree.

Ball with a surprise

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

Competitions for children of any age

Collect a snowball

3-4 teams can participate in this fun at the same time. First you need to prepare many small white balloons that will play the role of snowballs, as well as large garbage bags. At one end, the bags need to be cut so that you can insert your legs into these holes and get some kind of trousers. 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 collecting snowballs in them. Whoever collects the most improvised snowballs will win.

Decorating 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 trees, as well as a couple of boxes containing unbreakable Christmas tree decorations. There should be a distance of approximately 2-4 meters between the trees and the boxes. Then the competition participants are divided into two teams, and each takes its starting position near its box of decorations. The leader gives the 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 padding, covered with silver rain for beauty and compactness. The competition participants should be divided into two equal teams and given 2-3 snowballs to each. Place buckets 3-4 meters from the teams. The players' task is to throw their shells exactly into their bucket. When everyone has shot, you need to check which bucket contains more snowballs - that team wins.

New Year's tinsel

For this game you will need bright tinsel and a cheerful New Year's melody. From the children present, two equal teams are selected, which line up in a line, and the game leader gives each participant one string of tinsel. On command, the first player must tie tinsel on the neighbor’s hand, and he does the same along the chain. The last team member should run up to the first one and also tie his tinsel on his hand. After this, the team captain must raise his hand, decorated with tinsel, upward - whoever does this first, that team wins. When preparing for this competition, adults need to take into account that some types of tinsel can cause injury, so you need to choose it very carefully.

It's me!

Funny New Year's competitions for elementary school children can be supplemented with the following entertainment: an adult should quickly ask questions, and the children should answer them “It’s me!” Naturally, among the usual ones there will be questions with tricks, and children, by inertia, will answer “It’s me!” It will be fun after some confessions. Here are the possible questions.

Who took the dog for a walk?
Who cleaned the kitchen?
Who didn’t help mom?

Who planted the flowers?
Who got bad marks?
Who helped grandma?

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

Who picks their nose?
Cleaned up after yourself in the forest?
Did he pull the girl's braid?

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

Who said “hello”?
Did you break a glass?

Who walked through the puddles?
Who has dirty ears?

What kind of animal?

When looking for funny New Year's competitions for children, you can pay attention to this one. For it you will need a variety of masks depicting animals. The player must close his eyes, after which he is 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 clues from those around him. He may ask questions regarding the size of teeth, coat color, etc., and whether the animal is domestic or wild. But you can only answer him “yes” and “no.” Of course, there should be no mirrors in the room, otherwise the secret will quickly be revealed.

Rope walkers

Children of different ages can participate in this competition. They need to be divided into 2 equal teams and lined up in two parallel rows, and a rope should be laid out on the floor in front of the first number of each team. This competition consists of three stages, the difficulty of which increases.

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

Teams can also be formed from members of the same family, which will make it 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 height of all participants in any oblong objects. Everyone will be interested to know how tall they are in pillows, cucumbers or pencils. You can come up with as many similar length standards as you like. Children, having fun, will probably themselves 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. As a basis, you can take a New Year’s card, on which you write in advance: “My height” and then list the units of measurement, and during the competition enter the received data there.

New Year's chain

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

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

Do you know any other fun New Year's competitions for children? Share them in the comments or write which of the presented games you liked the most.

Magical and long-awaited holiday, which our children are so waiting for is already on the doorstep. You still have time to prepare for his meeting with the children, plan the scenario and study competitions and games for the New Year.

Games and competitions

Game "yes" and "no"

The host asks questions to which the game participants must quickly, without hesitation, answer “yes” or “no.” The one who makes a mistake is eliminated from the game.

Is Santa Claus a cheerful old man?
- Yes.
- Do you like jokes and gags?
- Yes.
- Do you know songs and riddles?
- Yes.
- Will he eat all your chocolates?
- No.
- Will he light the children’s Christmas tree?
- Yes.
- Will he hide the threads and needles?
- No.
- Doesn’t his soul age?
- Yes.
- Will it warm us up outside?
- No.
- Is Joulupukki Frost's brother?
- Yes.
- Did a rose bloom under the snow?
- No.
- Is the New Year getting closer?
- Yes.
- Does the Snow Maiden have skis?
- No.
- Is Santa Claus bringing gifts?
- Yes.
- Are all the masks bright on New Year’s Day?
- Yes.

Exists another option this game. The presenter names the items, and the participants also quickly, without hesitation, answer whether they are suitable for decorating the Christmas tree.

Multi-colored firecrackers?
- Yes.
- Blankets and pillows?
- No.
- No.
- Marmalades, chocolates?
- Yes.
- Glass balls?
- Yes.
- Are the chairs wooden?
- No.
- Teddy bears?
- Yes.
- Primers and books?
- No.
- Are the beads multi-colored?
- Yes.
- And the garlands are light?
- Yes.
- Snow made of white wool?
- Yes.
- Good soldiers?
- No.
- Shoes and boots?
- No.
- Cups, forks, spoons?
- No.

"Snow Mission"

For this game, you can use a small ball or make a “snowball” out of cotton wool. The participants of the game stand in a circle and pass the “snowball” around the circle. At the same time they say:
We're all rolling a snowball,
We all count to five.
One two three four five -
Sing a song for you!

Whoever has a “snowball” on the last phrase fulfills this wish. The last phrase can be changed: “And read poetry to you!”, “Let’s dance for you!”, “Tell you a fairy tale!” and so on.

"Anecdote "with a beard""

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

"Cooking Competition"

Within a certain time (for example, 5 minutes), the participants in the game must create a New Year's menu. All dishes in it must begin with the letter "N" (New Year). Dishes on the menu for Father Frost must begin with the letter "M", and for the Snow Maiden - with the letter "S". The one with the largest menu wins.

“I’ll sing now!”

On New Year's Day, it is customary to sing songs and dance around the Christmas tree. But this activity can be diversified. For example, when the presenter claps, everyone begins to sing the famous song “The little Christmas tree is cold in winter...”. At the second clap, singing aloud stops, but all participants in the game continue to sing to themselves. On the third clap, everyone starts singing out loud again. The one who enters incorrectly is eliminated.

"Fairy tale character"

Cards are laid out on the table with the names of fairy-tale characters and cartoon characters written on them (with the inscriptions facing down). The participant in the game pulls out any card and, after reading what is written there, must, using facial expressions, gestures, and characteristic sounds, portray this character so that those present understand who they are talking about. The first person to guess pulls out the next card.

"Cinderella"

The game involves two people. Each participant is blindfolded and asked to disassemble his own slide, in which peas, beans, lentils, and dried rowan are mixed (the 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, onto which a piece of paper with a riddle is glued. Once again they wrap it in paper and again glue the piece of paper with the riddle on it. 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 out loud. Then he unfolds the next layer, reads the riddle again to himself and says the answer. If he doesn't know the answer, he reads the riddle out loud. The first one to solve this riddle unrolls the next layer of paper. The winner is the one who, having solved the last riddle, gets to the gift.

"Mobile phone"

Participants in the game name the numbers in order. Those who get the number 5 or its multiples say “ding-ding.” Those who get the number 7 and its multiples say “ding-diling.” The one who makes a mistake is eliminated from the game.

"Choose a prize!"

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

"Slipper for Cinderella"

Participants in the game put their shoes in a pile and blindfold themselves. The presenter mixes the shoes into a pile and gives the command: “Find your shoe!” Blindfolded participants need to find their pair of shoes and put on their shoes. Whoever completes the task faster wins.

"Toropyzhki"

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

"The 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 using their hands in a certain time (for example, 10 minutes).

"Riddles"

Each participant in the game has a piece of paper attached to their back with the name of an animal, object, etc. (for example, an elephant, a pen, a pear, an airplane), but so that the players do not know what is written on their pieces of paper. But they can read what is written on others' backs. 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 one who guesses his “name” first is the winner. The game is played until the last person guesses correctly. Everyone receives incentive prizes.

"Sculptors"

This competition is best held outdoors. The presenter names a letter, and the competition participants must fashion any thing out of snow that begins with this letter. Whoever blinds faster and more reliably wins. You can conduct this competition at home using plasticine.

Tricks

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

Thread on a jacket

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

The secret of the trick: Before performing a trick, you put a small pencil in the inner pocket of your jacket, onto which several meters of thread are wound from a spool. Use a needle to push the tip of the thread through the fabric of the jacket to the outside. The main thing is that there are no traces left in your pocket after the demonstration of the trick, if particularly vigilant spectators decide to inspect your pockets. That's why the thread is wound around the pencil.

Three glasses and paper

Place two glass glasses on the table at some distance from one another. Place a sheet of paper on top.

Take the third glass in your hands and invite the audience to place it between the two glasses on a sheet of paper so that the paper does not bend. Of course, no one succeeds. Then you demonstrate your “magical” abilities.

The secret of the trick: 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 at a table in front of the audience, show them a rope, put it on the table and say: “I will tie a knot in this rope without using my hands.”

After this, 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 was a knot in the rope!

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

Magic "patch"

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, draw a mark around it with a pencil and then carefully cut out a hole with a diameter equal to this 1 ruble coin. After this, invite the audience to insert a 5-ruble coin into this hole. Nobody has any idea how to do this. Then you can easily solve the proposed problem.

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

Without getting your hands wet

Take a large flat plate, place a coin on it and pour in a small amount of water until it covers the coin. Then ask the audience to take the coin without getting their hands wet.

The secret of the trick: You light 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 and goes out, the water from the plate will collect under it, and the coin will end up in a dry place.

Three layouts

Take any 21 cards and arrange them face up into three cards in seven rows. You should end up with three vertical columns of seven cards each. Invite one of the spectators to remember one card and say which column it is in. Carefully, one by one, place the cards in 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, again arrange the cards in three columns of seven cards each, and again ask the spectator to indicate which column contains the selected card. Fold the cards into columns and place the indicated column of cards in the middle again. And finally, lay out the cards for the third time and again place the column with the selected card between the other two. Count out ten cards. The eleventh card comes out.

The secret of the trick: the main thing is to always place the column with the hidden card between the other two.

Tricky trick

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

The secret of the trick: To find the hidden card, we'll use a little trick. Before demonstrating the trick, we 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.

Guessed card

You invite four spectators to sit at the table with you. You deal five cards to everyone. After this, the spectators must remember one card each from those in their hands. You collect the 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. Having received the answer, you accurately indicate the card that they remember.

The secret of the trick: You start collecting cards from the spectator who sits to your left and then go clockwise. Moreover, you collect all five cards at once, and not one at a time. Your cards will be the last to be collected, and they will be at the top of the deck. When you then arrange the cards into five piles, any one of them contains the cards in the order in which the spectators sit at the table. If, for example, a third spectator identifies “his” card, it will be third, counting from the top of the pile, etc.

Kings and ladies

Kings and queens are selected from the deck. You place them in front of the audience in two rows - separately for kings and separately for queens. You stack the cards, placing a stack of kings on top of a stack of queens. The resulting deck of eight cards can be removed by spectators 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 the king and queen of the same suit.

The secret of the trick: 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 four-card decks and take the top card from each mini-deck. It will always be the king and queen of the same suit.

Intended number

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

The secret of the trick: There is no secret, pure mathematics!

1. “WALK UNDER THE STAFF” attraction.

The participants of the attraction stand in a column one after another. At some distance, Father Frost and Snow Maiden (any adult characters) hold the ends of the staff. Children take turns to cheerful musicpass under the staff and return to their places.

The second time the staff is lowered, it becomes more difficult for the participants to pass.

3 times even lower - participants move on their haunches.

Task- walk under Santa Claus's staff without hitting him.

1. « WHO IS FAST?" a game.

General circle. Two participants standing next to each other are given 1 ball (toy). At a signal, participants pass balls to each other in opposite directions. Those participants who have balls in their hands run away in different directions, trying to run around the circle as quickly as possible and return to their place.

1. "BELL" attraction.

2 circles – outer and inner.All participants hold in their hands a closed ribbon on which there is a bell. At the beginning of the game, the ribbon with the bell is held by the leading participants. At a signal, participants quickly move their hands over the ribbon, thus moving the bell in a circle. Whose bell runs the entire circle faster and returns to the leader, that team wins.

1 team – Santa Claus

2 teams - Snow Maidens.

1. "GAME WITH THE SNOW MAIDEN" musical and active game 2 junior gr.

Conducted according to the “Sun and Rain” type by Rauchwerger

The Snow Maiden invites the children to play and says that as soon as you hear the bell ringing, run to me.

The song of snowflakes performed by the music director sounds, the children dance and spin.

The Snow Maiden rings the bell - the children run up to her.

The game repeats itself.

1. "Blind Man's Bluff With the Snow Maiden" musical and outdoor game 2ml-sr.gr.

Blindfold the Snow Maiden's eyes. The presenter and the children have bells.. Children to the musicThey easily run from place to place with the leader, and when they stop they ring the bells. The Snow Maiden runs towards the sound, the children run to another place.

1. “WHOSE CIRCLE WILL MEET SOON SOON” musical activity game

Classic option. It is carried out with fairy-tale holiday characters, with large Christmas tree balls or bells.

1. "SNOW PORRIDGE" relay race

2 teams, opposite each 2pots. Each player has a snowball. The task is to run to the pan, put a snowball, return, pass the baton.

1. “WHOSE BUCKET WILL BE FILLED FIRST” relay race

2 teams stand opposite each other in a line. At the end of each team there is a bucket with snowballs, at the beginning - an empty one. At a signal, participants begin passing one snowball to each other from hand to hand, trying to fill the empty bucket with snowballs as quickly as possible.

1. "ICE CREAM" relay race

Held after Ded Mo's dancerose and Snow Maiden. The fairy-tale characters are hot, the presenter invites them to cool off by treating themselves to ice cream.

2 teams, 1 snowball in hand. Opposite each team is a fairy-tale character with a waffle cone (paper bag). At a signal, the participants one by one run to the waffle cone and drop their snowball - a scoop of ice cream - into it.

10. "Walk on the ice floes" relay race

2 teams. Each team is given 2 cardboard ice floes. The task is to walk on the ice floes one by one, shifting them to a landmark without stepping on the floor, and run back.

11. "SNOWBALL"

all participants stand in a common circle, one of them has a large snowball (ball, wrapped in cling film). While performing the song, the participants pass the lump to each other.

Hello, hello our snowball

snowy white bun

rolled along the path,

and then stopped.

one two Three

come out and dance!

at the end of the song, whoever has the lump in their hands comes out to the center and dances, the rest clap.

Games

Christmas trees and bushes

Children stand in a line opposite the leader or in a circle around him. The presenter pronounces the words “Christmas trees” or “Bushes”. Children should sit down for the word “Bushes”, and stand up for the word “Christmas trees”. The leader plays with the children and can confuse them: sit down when the word “Christmas trees” is said, and stand up when the word “Bushes”. Gradually the pace of the game needs to be increased.

If you play with prizes, then children who perform a movement incorrectly or late leave the game.

Freeze

Children stand in a circle and put their hands forward. Santa Claus runs inside the circle and tries to touch the hands of the children. When Santa Claus tries to “freeze” another child, he must have time to remove his hands.

Animals

A child is given a wish for an animal. He must show it. Father Frost, Snow Maiden, brothers, sisters, as well as parents can take part in the game as actors.

Guess the fairy tale

Father Frost and Snow Maiden briefly tell the plot of the fairy tale, and the child needs to remember its name.

Christmas decorations

The guys and I will play an interesting game:

I’ll tell you now what we decorate the Christmas tree with.

Listen carefully

And be sure to answer

If we tell you correctly, say “Yes” in response.

Well, if suddenly it’s wrong, boldly say “No!”

“Multi-colored firecrackers?

Blankets and pillows?

Cots and cribs?

Marmalades, chocolates?

Glass balls?

Are the chairs wooden?

Teddy bears?

Primers and books?

Are the beads multi-colored?

Are the garlands light?

Snow made from white cotton wool?

Satchels and briefcases?

Shoes and boots?

Cups, forks, spoons?

Are the candies shiny?

Are the hares real?

Are the cones golden?

Are the stars radiant?

What is Santa Claus like?

We will now find out

What is our Grandfather Frost like?

I'll read poetry to you,

You answer “Yes” or “No”.

“Everyone knows Santa Claus, right?

He comes promptly at seven, right?

Santa Claus is a good old man, right?

Wears a hat and galoshes, right?

Santa Claus is afraid of the cold, right?

He is friends with the Snow Maiden, right?

Loves all forest animals, right?

He's raising their kids, right?

Santa Claus is walking in the snow, right?

To get to the festival of laughter, right?

Santa Claus loves children, right?

Both big and small, right?

He's coming to our party, right?

And he gives out gifts, right?”

If you have fun, do this...

Everyone stands in a circle. The presenter repeats the words:

«(movement) ,

If your life is fun, do it(movement) .

If life is fun, we will smile at each other,

If your life is fun, do it(movement) ."

After the word “so,” the presenter shows movement. The children repeat after him. The movement is different for the new verse. Examples of movements:

Two claps;

We stomp our feet one by one;

We hit the chest with our fists (like King Kong);

Rotate around yourself (on each line in a different direction);

The "Pinocchio's nose" gesture twice - fingers spread out. The thumb of one hand is placed on the nose, the other hand on the first hand. All other fingers bend slightly during movement and then straighten;

The "Monkey" gesture twice - similar to the "Pinocchio's nose" gesture, only the hands are not placed on the nose, but at the level of the temples on both sides of the head;

We pull the tips of the ears twice with our hands;

We clap our hands on our knees twice, sitting down a little;

The “Little ducklings” gesture twice - the arms are bent at the elbow. During movement, the elbows are retracted and pressed against the body;

Stick out your tongue while turning your head (to your neighbor on the right and left);

We hug (neighbor on the left and right).

The last 2 movements are done like this: on the first line we turn in one direction, on the second - in the other; on the fourth - first to one, then to the other.

You can end the game like this: during the last performance of the song, after the words “do this,” all movements are repeated at once.

The sea is agitated once

The presenter says the words “The sea worries once, the sea worries two, the sea worries three, the figure freezes.” At this time, children try to portray someone or some object. Then 2 continuations:

Father Frost and Snow Maiden try to guess who (what) the child is showing;

Father Frost and Snow Maiden are trying to make the child laugh.

Telegram to Santa Claus

child (children) are asked to name 13 adjectives: brilliant, cheerful, red, fluffy, hot, brave, friendly...

When all the adjectives are written down, the presenter takes out the text of the telegram and inserts into it the missing adjectives from the list.

Telegram (it is better to print on a separate sheet):

"... Santa Claus!

All... the children are looking forward to your... arrival.

New Year is the most... holiday of the year.

We will sing for you... songs, dance... dances!

It's finally coming... New Year!

I don’t really want to talk about... studying.

We promise that we will only receive... grades.

So, quickly open your... bag and give us... gifts.

With respect to you... boys and... girls!

Rope with gifts

Father Frost and the Snow Maiden prepare a rope in advance and hang small gifts on it on threads at different distances and heights: toys, candies, fruits, etc. The child is blindfolded, directed towards the rope and he, using scissors, cuts off his gifts.

Children love this game!

Colors

Children stand in a circle. The leader commands: “Touch(names a color) . Ra-a-az, two-a-a, three-i-i!" Children try to grab a thing, object or clothing of the desired color as quickly as possible.

You can play for elimination. The last one remaining receives a prize.

Merry dancing

To the music, Father Frost and the Snow Maiden sing a song and, together with the children and parents, make movements, accelerating the tempo with each new verse.

"Everyone clapped their hands

Friendly, more fun. (clap our hands)

Feet, feet pounding

Louder and faster.(stomp our feet)

Beaten on the knees

Hush, hush, hush. (hit the knees)

Handles, hands up

Higher, higher, higher! (raise our hands)

Spun, spun(spinning)

And they stopped."

Santa Claus is coming to us

In this game you are asked to first memorize the text:

“Santa Claus is coming, coming to us,

Santa Claus is coming to us.

And we know that Santa Claus

He brings us gifts."

Then words are replaced by movements and gestures. With each new pronunciation of a verse, another one is added to the list of displayed words. Until there are only excuses left(k, i).

For example, movements to words could be like this:

“we” – pointing to ourselves;

“Santa Claus” - point to the door or move like Santa Claus (stroking his beard, knocking with his staff, carrying a bag, etc.);

“walks” - we walk;

“we know” - leafing through a book or thinking, etc.;

“gifts – petting an imaginary soft toy or putting together a construction set;

“carries” - we show how Grandfather Frost carries a large bag of gifts.

Guess the melody

The presenter lists 5 words from the lyrics of the song, except for the words from the title. The rest of the participants must guess the song, and then all sing it together. For example:

“A Christmas tree was born in the forest”: a bunny, a wolf, a man, dressed up, brought it.

"Christmas tree": small, balls, gold, beads, New Year.

“Somewhere in the world”: light, bears, axis, someone, main.

Contest of wishes for the New Year.

Father Frost and Snow Maiden write wishes to the child and his family on a postcard. And the child and his parents are our heroes.

Artists

Father Frost and the Snow Maiden together with the child draw a picture related to the New Year, or one that the child wishes.

If the child is small, then together you can trace the silhouette of a fairy-tale character, complete the drawing, and the child will color it.

Cold-hot

The child leaves the room. A toy is being hidden. Then the child begins to look for this toy. The rest of the participants tell him: if the child approaches the toy, everyone says “warmer, warmer”, if he moves away - “cold”. If a child is very close to a toy, everyone shouts “hot!”

Actor

Extended game "Animals".

A person is given a task or he pulls out a piece of paper on which it is written who he must show. You need to show everything: starting from the gait, what this character does, what he is like. Examples of characters: Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, Snowman, bear, Little Humpbacked Horse...

Puzzle

Assemble a puzzle with your child. Or cut a colorful fairy-tale picture into pieces yourself and let your child assemble it.

Folding pictures

You need to take a sheet of paper. We will draw some character on it. The first participant draws a head. Folds back the part on which you drew and passes the sheet to another. The next one draws the neck. Next, draw the arms, chest, stomach, legs and feet. If there are fewer participants, then each draws several parts at once. The sheet unfolds and everyone happily looks at the drawing.

Guess the item

Various items are placed in the bag. Participants take turns, without looking, put their hand into the bag and feel for an object. Having guessed what it is, they name the object and take it out, showing it to everyone.

Crocodile

One person makes a word for another. It must be a noun. The second shows this word to the rest of the company, but only with gestures and facial expressions. Pointing at the object itself or making any sounds is prohibited. The task is to show the hidden word in a fun way so that they can guess it.

Tongue Twisters

Select a few tongue twisters and pronounce them quickly.

Dance in a circle

Everyone stands in a circle at a distance of approximately one meter from each other. The music turns on. The first participant goes inside the circle and begins to dance so that his movements are consistent with the rhythm and style of the music. The rest repeat the movements of the first. As soon as the melody changes, another person enters the circle.

Smeshilka

Each player gets a name, say, cracker, lollipop, icicle, garland, needle, flashlight, snowdrift...

The driver goes around everyone in a circle and asks various questions:

Who are you?

Firecracker.

What holiday is today?

Lollipop.

What do you have (pointing to your nose)?

Icicle.

What drips from the icicle?

Garland...

Each participant must answer any questions using their “name”.

Mask, I know you

The presenter puts the mask on the player. The player asks various Yes/No questions and must guess which mask he is wearing.

Antonym game

The presenter asks questions, the child needs to name antonyms - the last word of every second line.

“I’ll say the word “high”

And you answer - “low”

I'll say the word "far"

And you answer - “close”.

I'll tell you the word "full"

You answer - “hungry”.

I'll tell you "hot"

You answer - “cold”.

I'll tell you the word "lie down"

You will answer me - “stand up”.

I'll tell you later "father"

You will answer me - “mother”.

I'll tell you the word "dirty"

You will answer me - “clean”.

I'll tell you "slow"

You will answer me - “fast”.

I'll tell you the word "coward"

You will answer - “brave”.

Now I'll say "beginning"

You answer - “the end.”

Sculptor

The task is given to depict a sculpture. For example: “Hercules steals the golden apples.” Using other participants in the game as “statues,” the “sculptor” creates a sculpture.

Fairy tale

To play, you need a book with children's fairy tales: the simpler the fairy tales, the better. Ideal - “Ryaba Chicken”, “Kolobok”, “Turnip”, “Teremok”, etc. The roles of the heroes are distributed. The presenter begins to read the fairy tale, and all the characters come to life.

We save things

Participants receive two pieces of paper. The presenter suggests imagining that each of them had a fire at home and they need to save only one thing from the fire. On one sheet of paper, players write the thing, and on the other - why he saved it. Then both sheets of paper are collected and mixed in separate boxes. The presenter first pulls one sheet from one box, then another from the other and reads. For example:

“TV” - “because it’s nice to walk on it.”

Before the game, participants are told to approach the game with humor, otherwise everyone will save documents and money.

The power of thought

Two players sit opposite each other. There are 5 cards between them. On them are drawn: the sun, a star, a tree, a hedgehog, a flower. The player who has the cards makes a guess on one of them and imagines what is actually depicted on it. Then he looks at the second player, trying to convey his feelings to him so that he catches the idea of ​​which card is hidden. The second shows the hidden card.

Storyteller

Guests are reminded of the plots of famous Russian fairy tales and are invited to compose and tell new versions - in the genre of detective story, romance novel, tragedy, etc.

It's the other way around

Participants are encouraged to try drawing or coloring something. Only for right-handers - with the left hand, for left-handers - with the right.

Making paper animals

We draw any animals on thick paper. Cut it out. Glue a strip of cardboard as a stand.

Making figures from salt dough

This game must be played with pre-prepared figures.

Take two parts flour and water and one part salt. Mix flour with salt, add water and knead the dough. The dough dries out quickly, so it needs to be kneaded in small portions. Now you can sculpt, for example, products for a store or a toy kitchen, or other figures. Place the figures in the oven and dry them for three hours at 100 degrees, and then paint them with poster paints.

What fun New Year would be complete without competitions, relay races and other entertainment programs? These games will help you entertain your little guests and tell you what to prepare for this. It will be more interesting if you prepare small souvenirs in advance for those who win. This could be any office supplies: pencils, erasers, pens, balloons, notebooks.

Maybe something edible: candy, waffles (packaged), lollipops, chewing gum, etc.

FUN RELAY

This is a very fun and active game. It should not be done immediately after eating. To conduct this relay race, you will need two chairs (or stools), two ropes on pegs, two buckets, two balls.

Participants are divided into two teams. At the command of the leader, players must complete the following tasks: jump over a rope, run around a chair, throw a ball into a bucket (preferably hit it). The team that performs all the listed actions faster and more accurately wins.

WHO WILL COLLECT THE MOST SNOWFLAKES?

To start this competition, you need to organize a mini-competition on cutting out paper “snowflakes”. To do this, you need to give the children colored and (or) shiny paper of a size suitable for the size of the future “snowflakes”, give them scissors in their hands, and also ask them to use all their imagination and skill and make paper “snowflakes”.

After these small works of art are ready, you can proceed to the competition itself.

“Snowflakes” spill out onto the floor. At the leader’s command (this could be ringing a bell, clapping hands, or the words: “One, two, three, start!”), the children begin to collect “snowflakes.” At the same time, you need to make sure that they collect “snowflakes” not in handfuls, but individually. The game ends when the host rings the bell again (or gives some other command). At the same time, all participants stop, and everyone who can count counts their “trophy”. If the participant does not yet know how to count, then the presenter helps him in this difficult task. The one with the most snowflakes wins.

ACCURATE SHOOTER

This competition develops accuracy and attentiveness in children. For this, you need to prepare “snowballs” in advance (3 “snowballs” per child) from a ball of cotton wool and wrap them in shiny, multi-colored “rain.” But if you haven’t had time to prepare, then you can entrust it to little craftsmen to do it. And as a prize you can give them the same “snowballs” that they make with their own hands. But before you hand out the snowballs, organize a competition.

Divide the participants into two teams. Each player must be given snowballs. Children take turns throwing snowballs into a hoop or basket, which must be prepared in advance and placed on the floor. The team with the most snowballs in the hoop will win.

MEMORIES OF SUMMER

This competition develops children's reaction speed and attentiveness. To hold it, you need to prepare multi-colored “daisies” in advance (according to the number of participants). Each petal of the future “daisy” should be cut out of colored paper the size of a landscape sheet. You also need to cut out a round center that is the size of the “daisy”.

Chamomile petals are laid out on the floor (mixed, colored side up). Participants stand near their “centers”. At the leader's command, they begin to collect daisies. The winner will be the player who collects his daisy first and most correctly.

CORRECT SNOWMAN

To conduct this competition, you need to prepare large sheets of blank paper in advance. The size of the sheet will depend on the size of the snowman you want to see. You can take a sheet of A1 format (Whatman paper). The amount of paper and markers (or markers) will depend on the number of participants.

The players are blindfolded (a neckerchief or scarf is suitable for this purpose) and given a felt-tip pen. Each participant begins to draw a snowman. The winner will be the one whose drawing is the most accurate (or more suitable for the image of a snowman).

This competition can be made as a team competition. Each team has three players. In this case, each participant will draw his own snowman circle. The team that completed the task better will win.

BALL BASKETBALL

For this game, you will need to inflate two balloons in advance, prepare two baskets in which these balls would fit, and two 30-50 cm rulers.

Participants are divided into two teams. Each player must “bring” the ball with a ruler to the basket (through the air) and lower it with the same ruler into the basket standing on the floor. In this case, the ball should not fall to the floor and should not be touched by any part of the body. The winner is the team that gets the ball to the basket faster than the other (one at a time) with the fewest mistakes. The game may end if the ball bursts.

WHERE IS THE NOSE?

For the game to be a success, you need to draw a snowman in advance on a large sheet of paper (you can use whatman paper) and attach it to some vertical surface (wall, door, closet, etc.). Make the nose for this snowman separately: take a sheet of paper, roll it into the shape of a nose (“potato-shaped”, elongated) and wrap it with tape, but only with the sticky side up, so that the nose sticks to any surface.

Participants line up one after another, dividing into two teams. The queue can be established by numbers that are drawn in advance. The presenter blindfolds each player with a handkerchief or scarf, then spins the participant around his axis with the words: “It spins, spins, everything will stick to us,” and turns him to face the drawing. The player must stick the snowman's nose while blindfolded. For each accurate sticking of the nose, the participant receives a snowflake. The team with the most snowflakes wins.

NEW YEAR'S PICTURES

This game develops attention in children. Both interesting and useful. It will require two identical pictures with drawings (Christmas trees, snowmen, snowflakes, sleighs, skates).

The presenter lays out the pictures on the table, images down, and mixes them. Two participants take turns choosing two pictures. If the images match, the player takes them for himself; if not, he puts them back. The game continues until there are no pictures left on the table. The one who collects the most pictures wins.

Grandmas-Hedgehogs

This is an active game. To carry it out, prepare in advance a broom (like a janitor) or a broom, skittles (the quantity depends on the available distance). Participants must be divided into two teams. Each player runs on a broomstick (zigzag) between pins placed at a distance of 2-3 m from one another. In this game, the team that runs the fastest and knocks down the fewest pins wins.

DASHING CHAUFFERS

In this game, you will need toy cars (preferably trucks), on which you can place glasses (or small buckets) of water, filled to the brim. The number of cars will depend on the number of participants. Participants have numbers pinned to their chests.

You need to tie ropes of the same length (10-15 m) to the cars. At the leader’s command, participants must quickly wind the rope around the stick, pulling the machine towards them. If the water splashes, the presenter loudly calls the number of the “driver”, and he stops winding the rope for a second. The winner is the participant who pulled up the car faster than the others without spilling the water. You can play without water, you just need to lengthen the rope.

BALL RACING

This is a very fun and noisy game. Before the game you need to inflate the balloons very much. Each participant sits on his own ball and begins to jump on it. The goal of the game is to jump on the ball as long as possible without it bursting.

The winner will be the one whose balloon goes the longest without bursting.

FLIGHT ON SNOWFLAKES

For this outdoor game, we will need to cut out 4 paper “snowflakes” in a size that matches the shoe size of the largest participant. “Snowflakes” can be made from ordinary white or colored paper, but it will be better if they are made from some thick paper (for example, Whatman paper) or thin cardboard.

All participants must be divided into two teams. At the leader’s signal, participants must put one “snowflake” on the floor and step on it with both feet (without stepping on the free floor), then put the other one and step on it. So, rearranging the “snowflakes”, reach the chair. While the kids “fly” from “snowflake” to “snowflake”, the presenter can comment on their “flight”. Participants must run back. The team that arrives the fastest will win.

COCK-FIGHTS

This outdoor game can be played between two players or between two teams. Two participants stand opposite each other. At the leader’s command, the participants put one hand behind their back and begin to jump on one leg. At the same time, they push each other with their free hand. The winner is the participant who can stay on one leg longer than the other (without falling or standing on the other leg). If the game is played between teams, then each participant who wins is given a “snowflake” cut out of paper. The team with the most snowflakes will be considered the winner.

MISSING UNDER THE CAP

For this game you need to make a beautiful New Year's hat out of paper in advance, decorate it with tinsel, “rain”, and brightly paint it.

One player is taken out of the room where the participants are located. The remaining players (or the leader) hide one participant under a bright blanket and cover it with a prepared cap on top. All other participants change places. When the presenter brings in the player who came out, the player must determine who is hidden under the hood.

NEW YEAR FIGURES

This competition develops imagination and intelligence in young participants. The presenter gives each player multi-colored, bright, non-stick plasticine. Then he shows a letter (it is better to write the letters in advance on separate cards). Participants must create something New Year's (or winter) starting with this letter as quickly as possible. It could be a sleigh, a snowman, a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, a hat, mittens, felt boots. The winner will be the one who makes a plasticine figure the fastest.

FOUND RING

A large ring (diameter about 20-25 cm) is suitable for this game. It can be made from wire or cut out of some thick paper. And to make it elegant, it should be wrapped in shiny paper, tinsel or “rain.” Participants sit on chairs in a circle. Each player is given a rope, the ends of which are pre-tied, and a ring is threaded through this rope. The presenter (one of the little guests) stands in the middle of this circle. He is blindfolded with a handkerchief or scarf. The leader’s task is to find the ring on a string, while all participants move it in a circle or in different directions. When the ring is found, the leader should be changed.

FUNNY SLEDGE

In this game, participants must be divided into 2-3 equal teams. Each player is given a paper “sled” tied to a thread (the length of the thread can be 1-1.2 m), which must be cut out in advance from a landscape sheet and decorated with 2-3 (depending on the number of teams) colors. Each participant fastens his end of the thread with the “sledge” to the back of his belt so that the “sleigh” freely touches the floor. If the participant cannot do this, the presenter helps him. Each team has a different color sled. At the leader’s signal, the players, running after each other, try to step on the “sled” of the “opponent.” Participants are not allowed to touch the threads and sleds with their hands. The player whose sled is torn off leaves the game. The team with the most sleds left wins.

CHASING THE ICICLE

This competition will require two participants. But it can be carried out until everyone present has played enough in pairs.

You need to tie an “icicle” in the middle of the rope. You can take it from old stocks of Christmas tree decorations or, if you have imagination and skill, make it yourself from paper, cotton wool or something else and wrap it with multi-colored paper, tinsel or “rain”. A simple pencil, also beautifully designed, is attached to the ends of the rope. Each participant stands on their own side of the rope. His task is to wind his part of the rope around the pencil. The winner will be the one who reaches the “icicle” faster than the other.

JUMP INTO THE NEW YEAR

For this competition, all participants (if there is a very large number of participants, then take half) must be lined up in one line. At the command of the presenter, all participants “jump” into the New Year. The winner is the participant who jumped the farthest.

NAVIGATOR

This is just a fun game that does not require any skills from children. For this game, you should prepare in advance binoculars and a rope 5-6 m long (or such a length that it is comparable to the size of the room in which the competition is held). You need to lay a rope on the floor, not in a straight strip, but in a winding way. The participant is given binoculars, turning them over so that the objects become smaller. The participant, looking through binoculars, must walk along the entire length of the rope, trying to get his feet on it more accurately. The winner will be the navigator who completes the entire course more accurately than other navigators.