During the festive preparations for the child's birthday, the parents of the birthday boy prepare an interesting competition program for children and often forget about the invited adults. The older generation is invited to sit at the table and entertain themselves with conversation or tasting culinary masterpieces. However, it would be much better to make a child’s birthday a joyful and memorable event for already adult mothers, fathers, and grandparents. How to entertain such a diverse audience? It is necessary to carefully select competitions and tasks for children and adults, as well as organize joint entertainment.
A good holiday for children and adults begins with the following points:
- Inviting guests.
- Festive room decoration.
- Entertainment program for adults.
- Games and fun for children.
- Joint competitions and competitions.
Game 5. Magic candies
Game for children 3-4 years old. Its essence is to make caramel sticks out of flexible bright rain on a wire base over a certain period of time (for example, 10 minutes) and attach them to a thread (using a clothespin). You can complete the task for each child yourself, or you can create teams of 2-3 people or use the help of adults (after all, the rain needs to be cut off, and this, especially if a group of active children gathers, is not entirely safe).
Of course, it is important to spice up the action with a beautiful fairy tale and reward all participants with magical real victory candies that can make cherished wishes come true.
Musical accompaniment
Before the event, you should prepare a selection of compositions with adult and children's music in advance. Before everyone sits down at the table, cheerful children's songs are best suited for the background - this will help set the tone for the holiday and once again serve as a reminder of the reason for calling the guests.
During the feast, the music can be muted enough so that you can hear your interlocutor and have a quiet snack. Competitions will be more fun if you use musical accompaniment, as long as this does not harm the principle of the competition.
In the late afternoon, you can play popular dance music for the older generation. Do not forget that this is a holiday not only for the baby, but also for his parents.
Themed holidays
Today, theme parties are gaining popularity, which will make the holiday the most vibrant and interesting. A celebration held in any style will appeal to children of any age. The main and difficult task when preparing for such a party will be choosing a suitable theme.
Pirate
Kids will definitely enjoy a pirate party, where all guests dress in appropriate costumes, and the apartment or house will be decorated with special paraphernalia.
At such a holiday, children can be occupied with an interesting quest to find hidden treasures.
Girls party
Girls under 10-12 years old will be delighted with the ball organized in their honor, at which the hero of the occasion and her guests will dress up in Disney princess costumes. For older girls, you can have a pajama party.
Marine
A marine theme is suitable for children of any gender. Striped T-shirts, caps, paraphernalia in the form of shells, fishing nets, anchors, lifebuoys and even sand will undoubtedly leave them with indelible positive impressions and vivid emotions. Such a holiday can also be based on a quest to find treasures hidden by pirates on a desert island.
Wild West
Guests dressed in Indian or cowboy costumes.
The presenters conduct competitions in throwing a javelin or lasso, shooting from pistols (toys) or bows, agility and strength.
Such parties are good to hold outdoors near a fire, accompanied by historical information about the life of Indian tribes and the difficult everyday life of cowboys.
Superhero Party
At such a festival you can meet any superhero with incredible superpowers, for example, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk and many others. Together, they can fight evil, searching for the miracle weapon of the villain-inventor.
Holiday in ethno style
A birthday in an ethnic style is suitable for inquisitive children interested in culture. Its main goal is to introduce them to the traditions, music, and dishes of any people. Kids and teenagers like Mexican, Hawaiian, African parties. There you can feel like a real resident of these states, dressing in national costumes and trying the food typical of these nationalities.
Mafia
Teenagers will be delighted with a party held in the style of Italian gangsters.
Weapons, beautiful dresses for girls, ties and suits, polished shoes will be excellent outfits for this holiday.
Card games, deciphering secret messages and daring robberies of the host in order to take away the stored treats - all this can be done at a celebration in this style.
When choosing a theme for a party, it is necessary to take into account many details, for example, clearly defining the venue, decorations and attributes, preparing food, script and music.
GAMES FOR TEENAGERS
Children from 7 to 14 years old are traditionally considered teenagers (adolescents). They are the computer generation, which is difficult to surprise with anything. Skepticism and confidence that they know, know and can do everything - this is their main life stereotype. Therefore, you can go two ways, inventing entertainment for them on the go. The first is to crush them with authority and shocking information that is closed and available only in their “teenage stratum” (brotherhood, society), thus receiving respect and respect as a bonus. And then, naturally, the desire to participate in even the most ridiculous and naive competitions. The second is to do nothing. Just provide a computer, a library, the Internet and the opportunity to do what is close to your heart. Of course, the last three entertainments from my top ten are dedicated to the first scenario!
Game 4. Breakfast of a hungry snowman
Well, there are such voracious snowlings! There is more than enough snow around them, but they still ask for more! You need to feed them snowballs (or scoops of vanilla ice cream, it’s even more interesting for kids).
Props: However, you won’t be able to play this game without any preparation. You will have to make a stand drawing in advance with the image of a snowman with a huge hole-like belly. And - stock up on tennis balls (if you don’t have any, regular balls of knitting thread will do).
There is another interesting option. You can invite the children to draw a snowman themselves (preparing everything they need - whatman paper, paints, brushes, etc.).
Rules: They are also quite simple. You need to hit the ball-ball from a certain distance directly into the belly-hole. The number of well-aimed hits is equal to the number of scoring points. The winner, naturally, is the one who collects the maximum number.
Program for children
You can come up with many scenarios for holding a children's birthday. Here are some options: “Birthday cake is missing”, “Treasure hunt”, “Wish fulfillment fairy is missing” and others. Let's look at the missing birthday cake.
You can invite an animator or entertain the children yourself.
We lead the children with leading questions to blow out the candles on the birthday cake. We solemnly bring in a beautiful box in which there is supposed to be a cake, but (oh, horror!) there is none. The box contains only a few crumbs and a mysterious note. Please read the note from the older child. It says something like this: “I took your cake. Complete my tasks to get it back. Kira." Kira is a doll that is worn on the hand. You can take any one - an animal, a girl or a boy.
A moment later, the culprit of the loss appears on the hand of one of the parents. Kira meets the children and offers various competitions for them to return the birthday cake.
After completing all the competitions, the toy is given up and the cake is returned (it is in another room with lit candles).
Competitions
"Move the Egg"
At one end of the room there are 2 stools with empty plates (it is better to take plastic or metal ones) and at the other there are also 2 stools with plates containing boiled eggs (according to the number of participants). Children are divided into 2 teams. Each person is asked to transfer an egg in a spoon from one plate to another. The winning team receives a prize or medal.
"Gather the Leaves"
It is necessary to scatter leaves cut out of colored paper, on the back of some you need to draw a certain sign-symbol. Children are invited to help the doll collect leaves. The child who finds a sheet with a sign-symbol is awarded a sweet prize (wafer, candy, marmalade - to choose from).
"Put your nose on"
You can attach not only a nose, but also an eye, mouth, eyebrows, hairstyle, ears and so on. A face (of a clown, doll, fairy-tale character) is drawn in advance on a piece of Whatman paper, but without a nose. Each of the children needs to try to glue a nose made of plasticine (dough) onto the drawing, blindfolded. The winner is the one who attached the nose closer to its actual location on the face. The prize can be a medal or the “Most Accurate” order.
"Rabbits"
The doll misses its best friend, the rabbit, and asks the kids to jump like rabbits, putting on paper ears or simply putting their palms to their heads. The most active rabbit is awarded a reward - the “Jumping” order or medal.
"Balloon Race"
Inflated balloons are placed on the floor, and the children are given the task of blowing the balloon to the other end of the room the fastest. Invited children get down on their knees and hands and begin to blow on command. The winner is given the award “The Strongest Wind”.
"Choose a gift"
A ribbon is stretched and various small gifts (keychains, pens, felt-tip pens) hang on it. Each child needs to be blindfolded, spun and offered to choose a souvenir as a souvenir. No one should be left without a gift on their birthday.
"To each his own desire"
Small pieces of paper with individual tasks are placed in a box or hat: crow, sing a song, recite a poem, jump a frog, kiss the birthday boy, eat a berry. Each child who comes to a children's birthday party pulls out a piece of paper and reads it themselves, or an adult helps them read it, makes a wish and fulfills it.
"Beads"
Two children need to compete to see who can thread bagels (bagels) onto a rope or a long skewer the fastest. The one who finishes stringing the beads first wins.
While completing competitions and tasks, you need to take several breaks: eat, drink, dance, so that the guys don’t get tired.
After all the tasks, the birthday boy blows out the candles, and the whole company goes to eat the cake.
Game 1. Snowflake Trap
Props: a pack of cotton swabs and several non-pouring mugs (according to the number of little guests).
The rules of this game are very simple. In 5 minutes, you need to “place” as many snowflake sticks as possible in the mug through the eye of the non-pouring machine.
True, before you invite kids to play such a game, you must definitely interest them. For example, tell a fairy tale about how the scary and evil Snow Queen sent her servants (snowflakes) to your city so that they would turn the hearts of all the children into pieces of ice. But we can save the city and good children from the Queen’s witchcraft. We must catch all the snowflakes and put them in prison. Well, or something like that. The main thing is that kids must be motivated to act and certainly be confident that they are doing a good, good, useful thing.
Game 2. Magic Hat
Also a game for quick wits and development of fine motor skills.
Props: for each little participant - a colander, bright cocktail straws and a Christmas tree rain on a wire base.
The rules are also very simple and age appropriate. And again, they have a fairy tale-prehistory. For example, the Evil Witch stole the New Year (Christmas, Maslenitsa, Love Day - follow the calendar). And only the Good Wizard can return it. But we must help him and create a marvelous, magical invisibility hat filled with the warmth of sincere hearts. Only thanks to such a gift will the Wizard be able to defeat the insidious Witch and return the holiday to the children.
In order to make a hat, you need to insert straws and rain into the holes of the colander so that you get an arc (a kind of hat feather). Whoever is the first child to decorate his magic hat will receive a prize.
Joint entertainment
In order for a children's birthday party with the participation of adults to go off with a bang, you need to entertain the guests not only individually, but also together.
When organizing a program for children and adults, do not forget about joint entertainment.
For adults and children
"Papa Races"
A competition between fathers and children is held to the accompaniment of cheerful music. Each child sits astride his dad (dad on all fours) and the whistle is blown - the start of the race. The winner is the one who is the first to ride on dad from one end of the room to the other and back. The winners are awarded a sweet prize - a large candy, and all participants - a small sweet.
"Little Red Riding Hood"
Take 2 ropes 5 meters long. One rope is laid in a straight line, and the other along a winding or spiral path. A child and one of his parents are selected from the guests. The child walks along a straight road to his grandmother, and his mother or father walks along a winding one. Whoever comes faster wins.
"Footprints"
2 teams play. Each team has a parent and a child. You will need a pre-cut footprint of a tiger or other animal. A total of 4 blanks are needed. Participants receive 2 tracks. The child stands on the footprint with one foot, and the parent moves the second footprint for the next step. The winner is the one who covers the entire distance faster.
"Orchestra"
Wishing participants (children and parents) are given various devices made from scrap materials that make sounds. It can be:
- Pots.
- Lids.
- Banks with pennies.
- Cups of water and straws (gurgling sounds).
- Drum.
- Whistle.
- Sushi chopsticks and pan.
- Bell.
In addition to improvised noisy and ringing devices, you can use real or toy musical instruments, if available. A cheerful children's song is turned on for the background, a soloist (or several singers) is selected and the original arrangement of the famous hit begins.
"Fireworks"
A real fireworks display will be a pleasant farewell surprise, which will create a sensation among children and adults on a child’s birthday and will be an excellent culmination of the holiday.
When holding competitions on your birthday, you should prepare a lot of sweet gifts. Even if the competition is for an adult, the prize can be a sweet - the parent will give it to the child.
A child's birthday is a bright holiday where neither children nor their parents should be bored. Actively involve adults in competitions and relay races, and your holiday will be remembered for a long time.
Game 3. The Princess and the Pea
For this game, you will have to collect all the existing pillows, small pillows and even pincushions around the house (without needles, of course!) and tell a fairy tale about a very sensitive princess who passed the “fertility” test for her mother-in-law, feeling even through seven feather beds and mattresses a small hard pea .
The rules are elementary. You need to mark the starting line in the room (at the end of the room opposite the mountain of pillows). Next is to compare the number of small guests and existing props. If there are a lot of children, but not enough pillows, invite everyone to play in turns, in several stages, with a mandatory super final at the very end for the winners of the “qualifying rounds.” Let the “mountain” be created in pairs (or triplets). The task of each participant is to run to a pile of pillows, take one, go back, put it down and run for the next one, which must be placed on top of the previous one (pyramid). It takes 1 minute to complete the task. Whoever turns out to be the fastest and creates the highest mountain wins and advances to the next round.
If, on the contrary, there are many pillows and few children, the game is played in one stage until the absolute winner is determined.
Birthday script for a one year old child
Competitions for a one-year-old child should be organized in such a way that the holiday will be remembered by both children and adults. To do this, you need to prepare a celebration script in advance. The presenter can be either a mother or a specially invited person.
Scenario "Traditional"
This is a familiar course of celebration for many, which incorporates the basic cultural values of the people. Many “rites” are slightly simplified, but this does not deprive them of their mystery and symbolism.
The Traditional scenario includes:
- mother's introductory word: how the baby's year went, what changes affected him, who helped during this time;
- poems about mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather - which reveal the essence of the relationship of each relative to the birthday boy, and also emphasize the contribution they made to the baby’s life;
- the ritual of cutting hair by godparents (later in the article);
- fortune telling for a baby (further in the article);
- table competitions with the participation of each of those present.
Scenario "Memories"
The main element of holiday decor is a photo collage. Photos of the baby - from birth to one year - are glued in chronological order to whatman paper. They can be supplemented with signatures. This is especially appropriate if the photograph captures an important moment in a child’s life – the first feeding, the first tooth, the first step.
They hold competitions with questions related to the baby’s life – how much it weighs, what time it was born, etc. Leaflets with tasks can be designed in the form of a chamomile, or put in a bag and offered to be pulled out one by one by those present.
Scenario “Daddy or Mommy”
During the feast, guests can be offered a questionnaire task in which they will need to put a mark next to the name of the relative who the child most resembles. The list can be supplemented with the names of presidents, film actors, scientists - this will set a humorous tone for the competition. The person who gets the most votes from those present can be awarded a symbolic prize.
Another option for the competition is to attach photos of mom and dad at the age of 1 year. Invite guests to put a mark under the one who, in their opinion, is more similar to the birthday boy. At the beginning of the competition, you can read humorous poems about mom and dad - their responsibilities and methods of solving problems.
Game 8. Floor volleyball
Another gambling, almost sports, game. Americans call it “foot volleyball,” and this name is where the whole fun lies. True, you will need some simple props: a package of balloons and a clothesline. Secure the rope at a height of 20 cm from the floor so that it divides the room approximately in half. Then, invite the children to demonstrate “how crabs walk.” The crab walk is already funny in itself!
And then, without losing your positivity and smile from the warm-up, quickly begin the competition itself! Divide the guys into two teams and offer to throw a “ball” (balloon) onto the opponent’s field. But! Be sure to explain that only legs can be used in the game! Fun and laughter are guaranteed not only for children, but also for adult party guests!
