Outdoor games near the Christmas tree for children. Outdoor New Year's games and competitions for a large company
The most vivid impressions of the holiday, as a rule, are associated with games, fun activities, various funny “dress-up” and gifts. That is why everyone loves it so much when there is all this in abundance, when favorite games are played by favorite fairy tale characters, when they are showered with gifts, when they especially believe in miracles and fairy tales, because everyone on this holiday can reincarnate themselves into the hero of a fairy tale: Baba Yaga, Bogatyr or Thumbelina.
We offer our collection - New Year's games for children's parties, which can be spent at a family holiday or matinee organized in kindergarten or school. The organizer of these entertainments can be Father Frost and the Snow Maiden, the hosts of the holidays or parents.
New Year's game "Magic Chairs"
For this game, the chairs are arranged alternately with seats left and right. They seat the children on them and explain to them that when Santa Claus approaches any of them and touches him with his magic staff, he must stand up, grab Frost’s waist and repeat all his movements.
So after a couple of minutes, Santa Claus forms a rather impressive “tail” of boys and girls. Following the “prankster” Frost, children squat, jump, waddle and perform other funny movements.
But Grandfather, in a thunderous voice, notifies the children that now they must each quickly return to their place. And, by the way, he was in a hurry to take one of the chairs, so that while the kids were figuring out who was sitting where, there was no longer enough space for one of them. This child is out of the game. So that the baby does not get upset, the Snow Maiden should give him a small sweet prize and explain that soon another of his comrades will be left without a chair (the fact is that with each round one of them should quietly disappear from the row of chairs).
It is not at all necessary to bring the matter to one winner; four to five rounds are enough. You can sing a funny song with those children who “survived.”
Game "Throw the Snowball"
This little competition can be hosted by one of the fairy-tale characters or Father Frost and the Snow Maiden themselves. To do this, they will need a regular hoop for gymnastic exercises, entwined with Christmas tree tinsel. A mountain of cotton wool snowballs is placed nearby. It is better to divide the snowballs in half. Children will be taken from these two piles, and we will also divide them into two teams.
Their task: take a “snowball” from a “snowdrift” and, stopping at a special mark, try to throw it inside the hoop. The winner is not the team whose members throw the snowball into the hoop the fastest, but the one that hits the hoop the most times.
Game for children's party "Find a New Year's gift"
No more than four kids can participate in this almost detective game at a time.
Previously, the organizers of the holiday must draw four “paths” on the floor with multi-colored chalk, which would intersect each other, twist in zigzags, and run into different sides, that is, they were very dangerous and difficult routes.
In this case, each child is given a picture with an inscription and an image of the method of movement with which he must overcome his path: on all fours, single file, ten jumps on the left leg and ten jumps on the right leg, backwards forward.
The most important thing is that all the paths will lead to the Christmas tree, under which four gifts are hidden. It is better if one of them is larger - it is for the child who will be the first to reach the finish line. Let the other three be the same.
New Year's game "Gallery of portraits of Santa Claus"
Children love to draw, and they will definitely be pleased with the option of some unusual way of drawing. For example, invite children to portray Santa Claus with their left hand. Another option is to draw blindfolded. The third way to amuse the little ones is to invite them to make a drawing by holding a pencil or felt-tip pen in their teeth.
To make it interesting for all the children to watch the process, deploy five or six easels with sheets of paper attached to them into the room. Let the sheets be not just big, but huge. This will give the child the opportunity to express himself brighter and more fully.
Surely, each of the kids present will want to draw in one way or another, so it makes sense to use the above techniques in turn. It is also important to include a new melody every time so that children do not get tired of the monotony of sounds and lose interest in the process.
Naturally, the organizers will have to stock up on a large number of interesting gifts for this game, so that, in addition to creative satisfaction, each child will also receive material satisfaction.
Competition "Breath of Winter"
To conduct this competition, you will need to stock up on large snowflakes cut out of paper - participants in the mini-competition will blow them off the table.
There should be from three to five players, preferably both boys and girls.
Rules of the competition: snowflakes lying on the table, as at the start, must be blown off the table surface. However, the winner is declared not by the one who removes his snowflake from the table the fastest, but by the one whose snowflake falls to the floor later than everyone else. Thus, before the “start”, little players need to be hinted that the snowflake should float a little in the air.
As a prize, the child can be given mint candies or candies that would be associated with the name of the competition, for example, “Auntie Blizzard” or “Blizzard.”
Fun idea "Magic snowfall"
The host of this little fun venture should emphasize that the snowfall they are about to make is called magical, because it will be created by the hands of the children themselves. So, having intrigued her little guests, the presenter invites each of them to take a ball of cotton wool in their hands, fluff it up, throw it in the air and start blowing on the cotton wool from below so that a light “snowflake” begins to float in the air.
Those kids win - and there should be several winners! - whose “snowflake” can float as long or as high as possible.
Game "Harvest from snowflakes"
This game is suitable for very young children. It is better to use the Snowman in it, because this is the character that children associate with snow and fun at the same time.
So, explain to the kids that now they will be given magic baskets in which the snow does not melt. They need them in order to race to collect snowflakes. The Snowman demonstrates beautiful snowflakes pre-cut out of paper to the children. It is best to place them on a patterned tray.
Then, standing on a chair like a boy, the Snowman begins to throw snowflakes up. At this moment, the children need to turn on a pleasant melody and invite them to dance under this lacy snowfall. And then offer to collect snowflakes in magic baskets. Give the children two minutes, no more. The winner is the little one who is quicker than the rest and collects as many paper snowflakes as possible into his basket.
New Year's idea "Miracle Hat"
They play this fun game by forming a round dance. Father Frost or Snow Maiden begins. He or she takes off some funny hat from his or her head and places it on the head of a nearby child.
Explain to the children in advance that they take turns placing this hat on their neighbor's head. This will continue until the music stops or Santa Claus knocks with his magic staff. And the one who is wearing the miracle hat at that moment goes to the center and demonstrates any talent he has (must sing a song, recite a poem, ask a riddle, etc.).
Naturally, this child receives some kind of prize as a reward.
Entertainment "Talking Alphabet"
As an intellectual workout, you can invite children to play “Talking Alphabet.” Its conditions: Santa Claus pronounces a New Year's greeting that begins with the first letter of the alphabet: “Ali Baba sends you warm congratulations!”
The second participant - already one of the children - comes up with his own speech, but only for the second letter of the alphabet - “B”. for example, “Barmaley asked not to worry, he will not interfere with our New Year’s Eve!” and so on. Surely it will be especially interesting for children to receive prizes for the same letter that fell to them for congratulations; it will be especially fun for those who get b, b, y, etc. Here, of course, the organizers will have to work hard.
Entertainment for children's party"Funny Christmas tree"
It is most appropriate to organize such entertainment at a festival, since in this fun competition children will have to show good coordination of movements.
So, we put a small artificial Christmas tree in the middle of the hall. It comes with a box of decorations. However, toys should only be made of plastic so that children do not hurt themselves.
Three to four volunteers are called. They are blindfolded and in this state they are asked to decorate the Christmas tree. Father Frost and the Snow Maiden or other fairy-tale characters from the matinee can serve toys. It is advisable not to look for losers in the competition and give chocolate medals or Christmas tree balls to each child.
As a variant of this competition, we can offer the following form: we do not place a Christmas tree in the center of the hall, but, having handed the children a plastic toy, we turn them around its axis three times and ask them to walk and hang the decoration on the first “Christmas tree” they come across. The trick of the presenters should be to, while promoting the child, still direct him towards his comrades. Then, having reached one of the children, the little participant will certainly hang the toy on his ear, nose or button. Which will certainly cause friendly children's laughter.
Attention game "One, two, three!"
This game requires attentiveness and intelligence. It will certainly amuse children who are at least seven or eight years old: it uses numerals, so the child must be able to count.
Rules of the game: on a chair in the center of the circle formed by the players, there is a prize, decorated in a New Year's style. You can only grab it when you hear the number “three.” But the presenter will indulge in deception. He will try to say the word “three” several times, but will always add some ending. For example, “One, two, three... eleven!”, “One, two, three... a hundred!”, “One, two, three... twenty!”. And somewhere between these deceptions he should say the cherished word “three”.
The prize will be given to the one who turns out to be the most attentive, it is better to encourage the others too, so as not to get upset.
New Year's game "Let's make a blizzard"
Tatiana Krainikova
"Fun of Santa Claus." 16 games for New Year's parties
FUN OF SANTA CLAUS
16 games for New Year's matinees
I know that teachers always have difficulties with games when creating scenarios. My games were held over many years. Children really like them, and if Grandfather also plays Frost and other characters, then complete delight!
NEW YEAR'S AUCTION
Players take turns listing everything that happens in New year: Grandfather Freezing, Snow Maiden, Christmas tree, gifts, Christmas decorations, needles on the floor, snow, flashlights, etc.
The one who runs out of ideas is out of the game. The most resourceful one wins.
THE MOST DEXTERABLE
Grandfather Frost and Snow Maiden(or other characters according to the script) holding in their hand a hoop entwined with Christmas tree tinsel. Cotton balls are poured onto the floor ( "snowballs"). Children, at the command of the heroes, throw lumps into the hoops, then count the number of hits in the hoop Santa Claus and into the Snow Maiden's hoop.
DECORATE THE TREE
In front of the main Christmas tree, two small Christmas trees and two boxes with unbreakable New Year's toys. Three people are called to each Christmas tree. By command Children dress up Santa Claus. Whoever decorates his Christmas tree with all the toys from the box faster and more accurately wins.
The game is good to play with fun rhythmic music. The children are standing around. Grandfather Freezing or the host of the holiday begins the game by transferring the hat from his head to the head of the child standing next to him, he, in turn, transfers the hat from his head to the head of his neighbor, and so on in a circle. By command Santa Claus(clap, whistle, strike with staff) the movement stops, and the one who still has the hat on at that moment must dance, sing or tell a winter poem, proverb, or ask a riddle.
PORTRAIT SANTA CLAUS
1st option (individual).
Children are given pencils or markers. A sheet of Whatman paper is hung on an easel with magnets. You need to draw by holding a pencil or felt-tip pen between your teeth. (With eyes closed or left hand).
2nd option (collective).
All players are blindfolded with scarves. On a large Whatman paper, children take turns drawing some part of the figure. Santa Claus. At the same time, players are not informed to what place Grandfather has already been drawn Freezing. So, it may turn out that he will have two beards or a whole pyramid of bags with gifts.
SNOW FALL REVERSE
Each child is given "snowball" (on a small cotton ball). At a signal from Winter or the leader, the children loosen their lumps and launch them into the air (throwing up) and begin to blow on them from below so that they stay in the air as long as possible and do not fall to the floor. The most dexterous one wins.
WHO IS BIGGER?
Grandfather Freezing, Snow Maiden or Snowman suits "snowfall"- throws up a whole bunch of paper snowflakes. Children are given baskets. At the signal, players begin collecting snowflakes in a basket. The one with the most snowflakes wins.
CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT
Children select gifts from a bag by touch Santa Claus, describing in detail what it is and what it is like. Or you can hide gifts in boxes of different sizes so that children can imagine what might be in the box (it will be even more interesting if the smallest gift is in the largest box).
BAG OF SURPRISES
Two children compete (one by one). The first person is blindfolded and given a small bag containing various toys. (cubes, balls, nesting dolls, cars, etc.). Task: take objects out of the bag and identify them by touch. The player must answer what kind of thing he got. Then the toys are changed and the game is repeated with the second participant. Of the two, the one who correctly guessed the largest number of toys wins.
NEW YEAR'S CONCERT
Cards with New Year's illustrations: Christmas tree, round dance, snowflake, icicle, skis, sleds, etc. Children take turns taking out a card and, after looking at the image on it, must read a poem about it or sing an excerpt from a song.
MUSICAL CARUSEL
Chairs are placed in a circle (there are 1 less of them than players). Grandfather is among the players Frost or Snowman. Music sounds, all participants in the game begin to run around the chairs. As soon as the music stops, all the children quickly try to take their seats. The adult hero plays half-heartedly (giving in, pretending that he doesn’t have time to sit down on a chair all the time. Since all the seats are occupied by children, he will have to dance for everyone or give out gifts.
PRIZE FOR "THREE!"
Two participants stand opposite each other, with a prize lying on a chair in front of them.
Grandfather Frost is counting:
“One, two, three. eleven!”
“One, two three. twenty!”
The winner is the one who is attentive and the first to take the prize when Grandfather Frost will say: "Three!"
See also: Playing game - prize-grabbing "New Year!"
BUILD A SNOWMAN
Snowman details are cut out of whatman paper (two copies): three circles of different sizes. From colored paper: eyes, mouth, nose–carrot, bucket, scarf, broom. The summoned children, on command, quickly assemble snowmen from the offered parts on the floor near the Christmas tree. The winner is the one who assembles the snowman more accurately, quickly and correctly, using all the prepared parts.
COLLECT A SNOWFLAKE
Large snowflakes are cut into triangles. Placed near the Christmas tree. Task: While fun, moving music is playing, put all the parts together. The winner is the one who keeps to the music and neatly folds everything.
FUN RATTLER
Grandfather Freezing competes with children in running in sacks or jumping on one leg around a Christmas tree. One condition mandatory: Having run around or jumped to the agreed upon place, you need to take a rattle - a maracas on a chair in front of the Christmas tree and ring it.
Catch up with felt boots
Children stand in a circle and are given felt boots in their hands. Children pass felt boots around in a circle to cheerful music, and Grandfather Freezing trying to catch up with him. Children need to pass the felt boots very quickly so that Grandfather Freezing couldn't take it away.
If the company is large, you need to include game program holidays and other competitions and entertainment. For example, these.
Poetry competition
This is a competition for younger schoolchildren. Prepare cards with rhymes and distribute them to all guests at the beginning of the holiday. Come up with “New Year’s” rhymes or use the following: years - grandfather, nose - frost, calendar - January, year - coming.
At the end of the holiday, before presenting gifts, everyone reads their poems and receives prizes for the best works.
Santa Claus is coming
First, invite all participants in the game to remember the text:
Santa Claus is coming from the forest,
He's coming to us for a holiday.
And we know that Santa Claus
He brings us gifts.
After the players repeat the text, offer the following conditions: you need to gradually replace words with movements and gestures. The first word that is replaced is “we”. Instead, everyone points to themselves. With each new performance, there are fewer words and more gestures.
This is what gestures can be.
“Santa Claus” - point to the door. “Holiday” - jump and clap your hands. “Walking” - walking in place. “We know” - touch your forehead with your index finger. “Gifts” - gesture to depict a large bag. And so on. At the last execution, only prepositions and the verb “carries” will remain.
What do they hang on the Christmas tree?
The presenter can come up with his own version:
— The guys and I will play interesting game: what they hang on the Christmas tree, I will call it for the kids.
If I say everything correctly, say “Yes!” in response.
Well, if it’s suddenly wrong, feel free to say:
"No!" Are you ready? Let's begin!
- Multi-colored firecrackers?
— Blankets and pillows?
— Folding beds and cribs?
— Marmalades, chocolates?
— Glass balls?
— Are the chairs wooden?
- Teddy bears?
- Primers and books?
- Are the beads multi-colored?
— Are the garlands light?
- Shoes and boots?
— Cups, forks, spoons?
— Are the candies shiny?
— Are tigers real?
— Are the cones golden?
— Are the stars radiant?
I see you know how to decorate a Christmas tree. Do you know who Santa Claus is? If you agree with me, say “True,” and if you don’t agree, say “False.”
True - false
The presenter begins the dialogue:
— Everyone knows Santa Claus, right?
— He comes exactly at seven,
- Wrong!
— Santa Claus is a good old man, right?
— He wears a hat and galoshes, right?
- Wrong!
— Santa Claus will come soon, right?
- He will bring gifts, right?
— The trunk of our tree is good, right?
- It was cut down with a double-barreled shotgun, right?
- Wrong!
— What grows on the Christmas tree? Bumps, right?
- Tomatoes and gingerbread, right?
- Wrong!
— Our tree looks beautiful, right?
— There are red needles everywhere, right?
- Wrong!
— Santa Claus is afraid of the cold, right?
- Wrong!
— He’s friends with Snegurochka, right?
What, answers have been given to the questions,
You know everything about Santa Claus,
And this means - the time has come,
Which all the kids are waiting for.
Let's call Santa Claus!
A game in which children are tested in a humorous way to see how attentive they are.
The guys at the end of the couplet, where it makes sense, shout in unison “And me!” But you have to listen well to Santa Claus. Sometimes it’s better to remain silent.
— I love walking in the snow
And I love playing in the snow.
- I love skiing
I also love skating.
- I love winter and summer
Sing, play and dance.
- I also love candy.
Chew right with the candy wrapper.
— I love to fly on a sled,
So that the wind whistles!
- I'm inside out today
I put on a warm fur coat.
— I guessed riddles
And I received gifts.
— I ate a lot of sweet apples,
I haven't been bored for a minute!
- Both girls and boys
They quickly run into a round dance.
- And the fluffy bunnies
They sleep under a Christmas tree in the snow.
- So our feet danced,
The floor even started to creak!
- And in the forest, in his den,
The bear fell asleep until spring.
- This holiday is New Year's
I will never forget.
— I’ve been writing all day today —
It turned out to be nonsense!
Not really
A game similar to the previous one. An important condition: here you need to be able to say loudly not only “Yes!”, but also “No!”
— Do you like jokes and gags?
— Does he know songs and riddles?
— Will he eat all your chocolates?
— Will he light the children’s Christmas tree?
— Wears shorts and a T-shirt?
- Doesn’t he age in spirit?
— Will it warm us up outside?
— Is Santa Claus the brother of Frost?
- Is our birch good?
— Is the New Year getting closer?
— Is there a Snow Maiden in Paris?
— Is Santa Claus bringing gifts?
— Does he drive a foreign car?
— Does he wear a cane and a hat?
- Sometimes you look like your dad?
New Year's guessing game
The kids really enjoy finishing poems with Grandfather Frost.
Father Frost. It's snowing outside,
Holiday is coming soon...
Children. New Year!
Father Frost. The needles glow softly,
The pine spirit is coming...
Children. From the Christmas tree!
Father Frost. The branches rustle faintly,
The beads are bright...
Children. They sparkle!
Father Frost. And the toys swing -
Flags, stars...
Children. Firecrackers!
Father Frost. Threads of colorful tinsel,
Bells...
Children. Balls!
Father Frost. Fragile fish figures,
Birds, skiers...
Children. Snow Maidens!
Father Frost. Whitebeard and Rednose,
Under the branches of Grandfather...
Children. Freezing!
Father Frost. What a Christmas tree, it’s simply amazing!
How elegant, how...
Children. Beautiful!
Father Frost. They've already lit up on it,
Hundreds of tiny...
Children. Lights!
Father Frost. The doors are wide open, just like in a fairy tale,
The round dance rushes into...
Children. Dance!
Father Frost: And over this round dance
Talk, songs, loud laughter...
Congratulations...
Children. Happy New Year!
Father Frost. With new happiness at once...
Children. Everyone!
I wanted to throw a ball
For this game, the poem by Daniil Kharms “I wanted to throw a ball” may be useful. The presenter prefaces this fun with the following introduction. “Do you know how to receive guests?” he asks. The children, of course, answer “Yes!” “This is very good,” continues the presenter. “Unfortunately, some people don’t know how to do this. It is about such strange people that we and the poet Daniil Kharms will write a poem. I'll start, and you main role: you will come up with rhymes.”
Leading. I wanted to throw a ball
And all the guests to your place...
Children. Called!
Leading. I bought flour, I bought cottage cheese,
Baked crumbly...
Children. Pie!
Leading. Pie, knives and forks are here,
But there’s something the guests don’t...
Children. They're coming!
Leading. I waited until I had enough strength
Then a piece...
Children. I took a bite!
Leading. Then he pulled up a chair and sat down,
And the whole pie in a minute...
Children. Ate it!
Leading. When the guests arrived,
Even crumbs...
Children. Not found!
This is a guessing game for the little ones, they are happy to show how a bunny jumps, how a clumsy bear walks and how different animals “talk”.
Father Frost. In the forest near the Christmas tree on New Year's Day
There is a merry round dance going on.
Sitting firmly on a branch,
The rooster crows...
Children. Ku-ka-re-ku!
Father Frost. And every time in response to him
A cow moos...
Children. Moo, moo, moo!
Father Frost. I wanted to say “bravo” to the singers, but only the cat succeeded...
Children. Meow!
Grandfather Freezing. You can’t make out the words, the frogs say...
Children. Kwa-kwa-kwa!
Father Frost. And he whispers something to the bullfinch
Funny pig...
Children. Oink-oink-oink!
Father Frost. And, smiling to himself,
The little goat began to sing...
Children. Be-be-be!
Father Frost. Who the hell is this? The cuckoo cried...
Children. Cuckoo!
Seen at the zoo
This music game, where Grandfather Frost sings and the children answer:
— A huge hippopotamus sleeps behind bars at the gate.
“Here is a baby elephant in a quiet sleep, guarded by an old elephant.”
- We saw it, we saw it, we saw it at the zoo!
— The black-eyed marten is a wonderful bird!
- The angry, despising gray wolf snaps his teeth at the guys!
- We saw it, we saw it, we saw it at the zoo!
“The penguins suddenly flew higher than the spruce and aspen trees.
- You're confusing, you're confusing, Grandfather, you're confusing!
- Ponies are small horses, how funny ponies are!
- We saw it, we saw it, we saw it at the zoo!
— The insatiable jackal beast walked from wall to wall.
- We saw it, we saw it, we saw it at the zoo!
— And the green crocodile walked importantly across the field.
- You're confusing, you're confusing, Grandfather, you're confusing!
Children must answer correctly without losing their rhythm.
New Year's game "Answer the other way around"
This game is played at the end of the New Year holiday. The leader walks around the circle and asks questions. The one to whom he asks them can answer them, and all the guys should help in unison. Gradually (this is the responsibility of the leader), more and more guys answer. And the word “The End” should already be said by the whole hall.
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 answer - “brave”.
Now I'll say "beginning"
You answer - “the end.”
Snowball
Distribution of gifts is the most pleasant and long-awaited moment of the New Year's holiday. It is always accompanied by some kind of attraction or game. The proposed game is suitable for a few home and uncrowded “family” holidays. The redemption of New Year's prizes from Santa Claus's bag is arranged as follows: in a circle, adults and children pass a specially prepared “snowball” made of cotton wool or white fabric. It would be nice for Santa Claus to have one of these in his bag. “Whom” is transmitted, Santa Claus says:
We're all rolling a snowball,
We all count to five -
One, two, three, four, five -
Sing a song for you.
You should dance a dance.
Let me tell you a riddle...
The person who redeems the prize leaves the circle and the game continues.
Fairy tale nonsense
Children really like it when Grandfather confuses something. For example, how animals “talk”. The guys “teach” Santa Claus and correct him. Based on the same principle, a game was invented in which the “dark” Baba Yaga or someone from her entourage confuses the names of all the fairy-tale heroes. For example:
Goblin(Baba Yaga). Here, old lady, I was walking through the forest yesterday, and towards me - this green Crocodile with his Buracheshka!
Baba Yaga. Not Buracheshka, you stupid dunce, but Burachekashka!
Leshy. No, Buracheshka!
Yaga. Burchekashkoy!
Leshy. And we’ll ask the guys, Buracheshka or Burchekashka?
Children. Cheburashka!
Leshy. So I say, Cheburashka! So they go and ask me if I saw this, Ti-no-bu-ra.
Yaga. What a fool! You're a fool, Leshy! Remember, not Tinoburo, but Robutino!
Leshy. Right, guys?
Children. Pinocchio!
Leshy. Wow, Pinocchio!
Yaga. Why do they need Pinocchio?
Goblin. So I ask, why? And they tell me: “Today there will be big holiday. Everyone will gather there: Duychomovka and Saloruchka."
Yaga. Who-who?
Goblin. Duychomovka, Saloruchka... Right, children?
Children. No, not like that.
Goblin. How?
Children. Thumbelina, Little Mermaid!
Leshy. Whoa, whoa, and this Grandfather Romoz himself will come to them with his Sgunerochka!
Children. Father Frost and Snow Maiden!
An approximately similar scene may be present in the New Year's scenario, or the host for the holiday may prepare a funny story. The older the children, the more incomprehensible and funnier the names can be changed. If there are few children, then you can even identify an expert in the names of fairy-tale characters and give him a prize.
Visiting Grandfather Frost
This is a game for kids. Santa Claus invites the children to go to his forest hut. When the children stand behind Grandfather the “train”, he leads them, saying and showing different movements that the children must perform.
We held hands together
How the horses galloped.
(Grandfather shows how horses gallop, raising his knees high, and the children repeat.)
We jump one after another -
We are not afraid of the cold!
And now we are like bears
We went along the path.
(Grandfather walks slowly, waddling from one foot to the other, the children repeat.)
We waddle
And we don’t get tired at all -
Like perky bunnies
Both girls and boys!
(Everyone is jumping like bunnies.)
Jumping, pranksters,
On a fun holiday!
- Here we are! - Grandfather announces. - Dance, have fun from the heart!
(Funny music sounds, children jump and dance.)
Santa Claus puts the kids in a round dance, with himself in the middle. Sings and shows the children the movements:
I've been waiting for the holiday for a long time,
I chose a Christmas tree for the children. (2 times)
(Looks from under his palm to the right and left.)
Like this, look
I chose a Christmas tree for the children!
(Children sing the last two lines of each verse and repeat the movements after Grandfather.)
I've been waiting for the holiday for a long time,
I was looking for my felt boots. (2 times)
(Santa Claus, dancing, shows his felt boots.)
Like this, look
I was looking for my felt boots!
I've been waiting for the holiday for a long time,
He put on mittens. (2 times)
(Shows how he pulled on his mittens.)
Like this, look
I put on my mittens!
I've been waiting for the holiday for a long time,
I tried on this fur coat. (2 times)
(Shows how he put on a fur coat.)
Like this, look
I've been waiting for the holiday for a long time,
Hemmed the hat with fur...
I've been waiting for the holiday for a long time
And he collected gifts...
At the end of the game, Santa Claus and the guys start dancing.
New Year's riddles
The tablecloth is white
I dressed the whole world. (Snow)
White bedspread
It was lying on the ground.
Summer has come -
It's all gone. (Snow)
White carrot
It grew all winter.
The sun has warmed up
And he ate the carrot. (Icicle)
Transparent like glass
You can't put it in the window. (Ice)
From the sky - a star,
Place water on your palm. (Snow)
Old man at the gate
The heat was taken away.
Doesn't run on his own
And he doesn’t tell me to stand. (Freezing)
The children sat on the ledge
And they grow down all the time. (Icicles)
There is a mountain in the yard, and water in the hut. (Snow)
She grows upside down
It grows not in summer, but in winter.
But the sun will bake her -
She will cry and die. (Icicle)
No arms, no legs,
And he can draw. (Freezing)
At night, while I was sleeping,
Came with a magic brush
And I drew it on the window
Sparkling leaves. (Freezing)
He made skating rinks for us,
The streets are covered in snow,
Built bridges from ice,
Who is this?.. (Santa Claus)
Everyone is afraid of him in winter -
It can hurt when he bites.
Hide your ears, cheeks, nose,
After all, on the street... (Frost)
We looked out the window -
I can’t believe my eyes!
Everything around is white and white
And it’s sweeping... (Blizzard)
In winter, during fun times,
I'm hanging on a bright spruce.
I shoot like a cannon,
My name is... (Clapperboard)
Name it guys
A month in this riddle:
His days are the shortest of all days,
Of all nights longer than night.
To the fields and meadows
It snowed until spring.
Only our month will pass,
We are celebrating the New Year. (December)
It stings your ears, it stings your nose,
Frost creeps into felt boots.
If you splash water, it will fall
Not water anymore, but ice.
Not even a bird can fly
The bird is freezing from the frost.
The sun turned towards summer.
What month is this, tell me? (January)
Snow is falling in bags from the sky
There are snowdrifts around the house.
Those are storms and blizzards
They attacked the village.
The frost is severe at night,
During the day, drops can be heard ringing.
The day has grown noticeably
Well, what month is this? (February)
What kind of stars are they through?
On a coat and on a scarf?
All through, cut-out,
Will you take it - water in your hand? (Snowflakes)
The needles glow softly,
The coniferous spirit comes from... (Yolki)
He's busy all the time
He can't go in vain.
He goes and paints it white
Everything he sees along the way. (Snow)
You will always find her in the forest,
Let's go for a walk and meet.
Stands prickly like a hedgehog
In winter in a summer dress.
And he will come to us
On New Year's Eve -
The guys will be happy
The merry ones' mouths are full of troubles:
They are preparing her outfits. (Christmas tree)
To our home on New Year's Eve
Someone will come from the forest,
All fluffy, covered in needles,
And the name of that guest... (Yolka)
She was born in the forest
There she grew and blossomed.
And now your beauty
She brought it to us for Christmas. (Christmas tree)
It's snowing, under white wool
The streets and houses disappeared.
All the guys are happy about the snow -
Came to us again... (Winter)
He comes first in the count,
The New Year will begin with it.
Open your calendar soon
Read! Written... (January)
I won't tolerate heat:
I'll spin the snowstorms
I will whiten all the glades,
I'll decorate the fir trees,
I'll sweep the house with snow,
Because I... (Winter)
At first he was a black cloud,
He lay down in white fluff on the forest.
Covered the whole earth with a blanket,
And in the spring it completely disappeared. (Snow)
The star spun
There's a little in the air
Sat down and melted
On my palm. (Snowflake)
We made a snowball
They made a hat on him,
The nose was attached, and in an instant
It turned out... (Snowman)
Appeared in the yard
It's in cold December.
Clumsy and funny
Standing by the skating rink with a broom.
I'm used to the winter wind
Our friend... (Snowman)
Who sweeps and gets angry in winter,
Blows, howls and spins,
Making a white bed?
This is a snowy... (Blizzard)
If the cat decides to lie down,
Where it's warmer, where there's a stove,
And covered his nose with his tail -
Waiting for us... (Frost)
Small, white,
Jump-jump through the forest!
One snowball at a time! (Hare)
Apples on the branches in winter!
Collect them quickly!
And suddenly the apples flew up,
After all, this is... (Bullfinches)
We stood all summer
Winters were expected
The time has come -
We rushed down the mountain. (Sled)
Two birch horses
They carry me through the snow.
These red horses
And their names are... (Skis)
Sleeps in winter
In the summer, the hives are stirred up. (Bear)
I can’t feel my legs with joy,
I'm flying down a snowy hill!
Sports have become dearer and closer to me.
Who helped me with this?.. (Skis)
Come on guys
Who can guess:
For ten brothers
Two fur coats are enough. (Mittens)
They are tossed around, rolled around,
And they drag it through the winter. (Felt boots)
He has a Christmas tree and gifts,
And he brought sweets for us.
This is kind and cheerful
Our beloved... (Santa Claus)
Who are the guys on New Year's Eve?
Don't you get tired of having fun?
Who gives gifts to children?
Who to the guys in the world
Did you bring a Christmas tree from the forest?
Guess it! (Father Frost)
He comes on a winter evening
Light candles on the Christmas tree.
Has grown a gray beard,
Who is this?.. (Santa Claus)
He comes on a winter evening
Light candles on the Christmas tree.
He starts a round dance -
This is a holiday... (New Year)
New Year is always a holiday of good mood, fun and new experiences. Invite guests, prepare treats, take care of gifts and prizes, and we will now suggest competitions for you.
Fun contests and humorous competitions will help you create a cheerful, festive atmosphere. Try to involve not only children, but also adults. Then all competitions will be a great success!
“Who is Santa Claus?”
Ask the children what they know about Father Frost and the Snow Maiden:
Who gives gifts to children and adults for the New Year? (Father Frost)
Is Santa Claus good or evil? (Kind)
Does Santa Claus have a black beard or a white one? (White)
What color is Santa Claus's hat? (Red)
What does Santa Claus have on his feet? (Felt boots)
How does Santa Claus bring gifts? (In the bag)
What does Santa Claus have in his hands – a hose or a staff? (Staff)
What is the name of Santa Claus's granddaughter? (Snow Maiden)
Is the Snow Maiden made of snow or flour? (Out of snow)
"New Year tree"
5-7 multi-colored clothespins are attached to two children (they will be “Christmas trees”) ( New Year's toys). They are blindfolded. The children's task is to remove each other's clothespins as quickly as possible.
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"Bag Jumping"
Children are divided into two teams. The first participants in the competition are given a Santa Claus bag. Children need to jump in a bag to the Christmas tree and back. Then the next team players climb into the bags and jump.
"Running in felt boots"
Children are divided into two teams. Instead of bags, they are given huge felt boots of Santa Claus (you can also be given slippers). Children need to run in felt boots to the Christmas tree and back and pass the felt boots to the next participants in the competition. You can arrange such a competition around the Christmas tree.
"Catch Snowballs"
Children are divided into pairs. One has a basket without a handle (a bucket, a beautiful box), the second has a bag with “snowballs” (balls made of fabric and stuffed with cotton wool or made of folded paper). Each child throws a “snowball” to their partner. He tries to catch him with his basket. If the “snowball” flies past, it can no longer be picked up. The couple that has the most snowballs in their basket within a certain time wins (you can turn on music).
“Catch the “winter” word”
Invite the children to clap their hands when they hear a word related to winter:
blizzard, inflatable ring, winter, snow, Monday, Christmas tree, sea, sleigh, Santa Claus, autumn leaves, bicycle, snowman, dolphin, icicle, snowflake, scissors, Snow Maiden, firecrackers, vacuum cleaner, gifts, skis, etc.
"Draw a snowman"
On a large sheet of paper, each child, with his eyes closed, draws a snowman with felt-tip pens. The snowman will turn out even funnier if you divide the children into 2 teams and one of the participants will have to draw the head, the second torso, the third legs and arms, etc. You can invite one of the teams to draw a Christmas tree.
"Balloon"
Each participant in the game is given a balloon. Children throw the ball up and try not to let it fall (but they cannot pick up the ball).
"Blow away balloon»
A balloon is placed on the table. The first player is called. He is blindfolded and spun in place. Next, the child (blindfolded) approaches the ball and tries to blow the ball off the table. The one who manages to do this will win.
"Wrap a gift"
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2-3 children are invited. They are asked to pack a gift (small box) in holiday packaging. And our holiday packaging will be... toilet paper, which needs to be properly wrapped in the box.
"In warm mittens"
Children take turns putting on thick mittens, putting their hands into a bag with different toys and trying to determine by touch what they come across.
"Avoid obstacles"
Skittles are placed on the floor. Children are divided into 2 teams. You have to blindfolded and walk to the end of the room, trying not to knock over any pins.
A variation of this game is for children to stand one after another like a train and walk around the pins first on one side or the other.
“Who has the snowball?”
The driver becomes in the center. The rest of the game participants form a tight circle around him. Behind their backs they pass each other a “snowball” (made of fabric and cotton wool). The driver carefully watches the players. He must guess who has the snow now and say: “Stop!” If the driver guessed right, then the owner of the snowball takes his place.
"Twins"
Two children stand sideways to each other and hug their partner with one arm around the waist. It turns out to be a kind of fat man with two heads, two arms and four legs. Children in pairs are given a task, for example, to fold a piece of paper in half and in half again. It's not easy! After all, the hands are from different people! Tasks for other couples may be as follows: get dressed, swaddle a doll, make an apple or pear out of plasticine, etc.
"Work as Santa Claus"
This competition requires a homemade tunnel, which can be made by sewing a sheet around the edges. The first participant is given a Santa Claus hat and a bag of gifts. He needs to crawl through the tunnel (which is held by adults on both sides), while trying not to lose the bag and cap. Place all the gifts from the bag under the tree, crawl back into the tunnel and pass the bag and hat to the next participant. He crawls through the tunnel again, but with an empty bag. And under the tree, he fills the bag with gifts and returns, etc.
This game can be played by timing each participant or dividing the children into teams (but then 2 tunnels will be required).
Hi all! Are you already thinking about how to entertain your children? New Year? Then consider these 13 simple games for home.
Children's New Year Games and Competitions for the home
Where is Santa Claus?
Of course, the simplest and most famous entertainment is the search for the long-awaited Santa Claus.
The presenter or the Snow Maiden invites the children to call Grandfather Frost.
And after that, together they light up the Christmas tree in chorus: “Christmas tree, light up!”
Tangerine football
To play this game, children are divided into 2 teams. To play you need tangerines and two fingers of each player.
Children play on the table and try to score a goal for the second team.
You can, of course, play this game with a goalkeeper, but then it will be much more difficult to score a goal.
This is very fun game to develop team spirit, as well as manual dexterity and motor skills.
Adults, join the kids - it's a lot of fun!
Round dance for kids
Children younger age They love to dance around the Christmas tree. It is simple and accessible for them.
It’s great to do such a round dance around the Christmas tree with the song “A Christmas tree was born in the forest” or “The little Christmas tree is cold in winter.”
If your child is doing a round dance for the first time or is shy, be sure to stand next to him and show with your example how great and fun it is.
Such a simple round dance unites children and adults and relieves tension.
Snowball
Both children of all ages and adults love to play this interesting outdoor game.
From paper, masking tape, etc. you need to make as many “snowballs” as possible. By the way, I never use newspapers for children's games, because... I know that printing ink contains harmful substances.
Participants in the game take turns throwing these “snowballs” into any large “basket” (basket, box, bucket...) and try to get into it. Of course, the older the participants, the further away the basket should be placed to make it more interesting.
An excellent game for accuracy, dexterity and coordination.
"Attentive" song
Children sing in chorus a well-known song, for example, “A Christmas tree was born in the forest.”
When the leader claps, everyone falls silent and continues singing the song to themselves.
When the leader claps again, the children begin to sing out loud again.
Anyone who starts singing out of tune with the others is eliminated from the game.
Large and small Christmas trees
Santa Claus (or the presenter) tells the children: different Christmas trees grow in the forest - small and large, low and tall.
At the word “low” or “small,” the presenter and children lower their hands down. On the word “large” or “high” - they lift up.
The presenter (or Santa Claus) repeats these commands in different orders, while accompanying his words with “wrong” gestures, trying to confuse the children.
Excellent game for attention.
Collect snowballs
This game is for older children. Let's make lumps of cotton wool or balls of paper - these will be “snowballs”. We lay them out next to the Christmas tree or around the room on the floor. We give each participant a basket, bag or box.
The winner is the participant who collects the most “snowballs” while Blindfolded.
An excellent game that develops spatial thinking and sense of touch.
Flying snowflakes
This game can also be played by both children and adults.
Participants take a small piece of cotton wool - a “snowflake”, and simultaneously throw it and blow on it in order to keep it in the air for as long as possible. You know who wins. 😉
This is a wonderful outdoor game for developing lungs and dexterity.
Guess the gift
A wonderful game for younger children. You need to put different items in an opaque bag.
The child determines by touch what object is in his hand. And if he guesses right, he gets it as a gift.
An excellent game that develops spatial thinking and tactile sensations.
New Year's fishing
A game for older children and adults. Prepare unbreakable Christmas tree decorations with loops, put them in a large box, and find several fishing rods.
When the presenter gives the command, the participants in the game decorate the Christmas tree using fishing rods and try to do it as quickly as possible. The one who hangs the most toys on the Christmas tree wins.
A great game that develops dexterity.
Pass the orange
The participants of the game are divided into two teams of 5 - 10 people.
When the host gives the signal to start the game, each participant passes the orange to the next player on their team without using their hands.
The team that completes the task the fastest without dropping the orange wins.
This game also develops team spirit, dexterity and ingenuity.
winter wind
For this game, 3 to 5 participants sit around a smooth table. They try, like the wind, to blow away a paper snowflake, a wad of cotton wool or a paper ball from this table.
The game develops lightness and perseverance.
Collect snowflakes
For this game you need to make “snowflakes” - cotton balls or paper snowflakes. Stretch fishing lines in the room and hang these “snowflakes” on strings. All competition participants will be given scissors and buckets/baskets.
The winner is the one who, after the leader’s command, collects the most “snowflakes” in his bucket within a certain time.
This fun, active game develops speed and dexterity.
Let these cheerful New Year's games and competitions entertain you not only on the New Year itself, but also on holiday weekends. And just on long winter evenings, why not have fun with your children?! 😉
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