A whole year of our life is coming to an end. The holiday is approaching. You can already smell the frosty morning, snow, New Year tree and tangerines. We can already hear the bells on the sleigh of Father Frost, who with his granddaughter, Snegurochka, is rushing to visit us with gifts.

And I want to spend this year fun and interesting, because it has brought us so much joy, pleasant and unexpected moments. I especially want to entertain the kids, who, like no one else, are waiting for a New Year's miracle. Some will see Santa Claus for the very first time, while others can’t wait to take part in funny competitions again as soon as possible in order to get the most from Grandfather. best gift. Let's help the kids and arrange for them unforgettable holiday with games, competitions and entertainment.

We bring to your attention exciting New Year's games for a group of children and games that are perfect for a holiday with the family.

New Year's games and competitions for children

At home with family and friends, having gathered all the children near the Christmas tree, you can arrange for them very interesting New Year’s games and entertainment:

Competition "New Year in a bag"

Children aged 3 years and older can take part in the game. You can play together, or you can combine several people into 2 teams. The first 2 representatives from the team are given beautiful New Year's bags, and between them a box with New Year's paraphernalia mixed with items that have nothing to do with the New Year is placed on the table.

The players are blindfolded. And thus, they must choose from a box of items those that relate to the new year and put them in their bag. Whoever finishes putting items into the bag the fastest and who has the most New Year's paraphernalia wins.

If a whole team participates in the entertainment, then the bag is passed to each other in turn, and the result of each player is recorded by the leading adult. The team that finishes playing before the other and collects the most correct items is declared the winner and, if possible, receives small souvenirs.

Game for kids “Guess the object”

We gather several kids near the New Year tree. We blindfold one of them and give him a New Year’s “Santa Claus bag” filled with various New Year’s paraphernalia. The child feels any object and describes it in as much detail as possible: small, hard, rough, etc. The rest of the participants try to guess what the presenter is holding in his hands. The kid who manages to recognize nai more items, receives a prize.

Fun game "New Year's snowfall"

To play you will need large white and blue buttons and large thick gloves for adults. We scatter the buttons on the floor. Children will need to pull on gloves and try to collect buttons from the floor, putting them in special boxes given to them before the start of the game. The participant who collects the most buttons in a certain number of minutes is declared the winner and receives a prize.

The game requires dexterity and ingenuity. Plus, fun with her is simply guaranteed!

Save the snow.

In this game, 2 children compete in one round. Everyone is given tablespoons and cotton wool snowballs. The children's task is to put the cotton wool snowball on a spoon and make a circle around the tree as quickly as possible, trying not to drop their snowball. The child who manages to complete such a difficult task is declared the winner and awarded.

Outdoor game "Lion's Tail"

This game is better when several people play together. Children should line up in one line, as if playing a fun little train, and grab those in front by the belt. The first baby standing puts on a lion mask, and the one who closes the line puts on a lion's tail (we tie the tail around the waist). The essence of the game is that the “lion’s head” runs away, and the “tail” tries to catch up with it. Babies between the head and tail should hold on tightly to each other and not come apart. If decoupling occurs, the “tail” and “head” change roles. All participants must act as parts of the lion’s body. The game continues until the children are having fun and are not bored.

Gift hunters.

One of the most favorite games of all children and adults for many years. However, this does not make it lose its love and relevance. At a suitable height (accessible for children), a rope is stretched with small objects (toys) and sweets (sweets and chocolates) suspended on it. The children take turns being blindfolded and given safety scissors. The child needs to cut as many candies and gifts from the rope by touch in 5 minutes. The participant who counted the most cut items won.

A variety of competitions for the New Year can turn the New Year's celebration into an unforgettable holiday that will unite your family and make you experience vivid emotions for a long time.

The puzzle is folding.

Snowball snipers.

For this New Year's game, it is best to organize teams. Prepare snowballs in advance, crumpled from sheets of white paper. Each player takes 2 snowballs. Next, the participants, in turn, must throw them into the basket (the team is given a separate basket, which can be an ordinary bucket located at a distance of approximately 2 m from the participants). The team with the most hits in the basket is declared the winner and receives prizes.

No less fun games with “homemade snowballs” are collected in our article “”. Any of these games will also decorate new year holidays.

Of course, not only younger family members can participate in fun holiday games. New Year's games in family circle together with moms and dads will make your fidgets much happier. Here are some examples of such games and competitions.

New Year's games in the family circle

Funny stuff.

Beforehand, for the game you should prepare pieces of paper with funny questions and answers written on them (equal parts of both). Then mix folded pieces of paper with questions in one beautiful New Year’s box, and with answers in another. Participants randomly draw a question and read it aloud to all players, and then draw an answer from another box, which is also read aloud. After such a game, everything is guaranteed good mood for the whole day.

Sample list of fun questions:

1. Do you like to gossip?
2. Do you enjoy listening at the door?
3. Do you like swimming in mud?
4. Do you like throwing scraps at passers-by from your balcony?
5. Do you get pleasure from undermining those around you?
6. Do you like to smash dishes when angry?

Sample list of funny answers:

1. Only on Fridays.
2. Only on frosty nights.
3. Only when no one is looking.
4. I always dreamed about this.
5. No, I'm very modest.
6. I only do this when visiting.

Use your imagination and make up your own funny questions and answers. We are confident that you will do even better!

Choir of bunny boys and squirrel girls.

This fun karaoke will always put you in a good mood and liberate any party! To play, you need to prepare several that children can sing too. For example: “A Christmas tree was born in the forest”, “The little Christmas tree is cold in winter”, “If only there were no winter”...

The essence of the game is that you need to sing a song in different ways, which are determined by drawing lots. We put folded pieces of paper in a beautiful box, on which it is written how the participant should perform the song. For example:

• as if you were an ensemble of military pensioners;
• as if you are 3-year-old kids in diapers;
• like you're a choir of bunny boys;
• as if you were a choir of military pilots, etc.

Of course, you can add to this list yourself. Participants pull out a piece of paper at random and a cheerful performance and a good mood are guaranteed to everyone.

Merry mousetrap.

The adult in this game is a mousetrap. And the children are cheerful little mice. The adult presenter blindfolds himself, and the children scatter. The task of the mousetrap is to catch the little mice by making hand movements similar to scissors. The caught mouse is sent into a mousetrap - a special chair. The game continues until all the mice are caught.

Funny dream.

The task of this game is to blindfoldedly depict what you want most to get in the new year. All participants are given large sheets white paper. Best of all, A3 format. And, of course, blindfolds. The dream must be drawn in complete darkness. The best drawing is the one from which one can guess what the person who drew it dreams about.

Then these drawings can be signed and packaged in . And next year we will find out whether the artist’s dream has come true.

Frozen snowflakes.

Before the game, you need to cut out several beautiful snowflakes from paper and then put them on the table in front of the competition participants. Players should blow on their snowflakes at the same time. The snowflake that flies farthest from the table wins.

Unusual Christmas tree

Before the game we prepare a beautiful New Year's garland and Christmas tree toys, balls, sweets and other items suitable for decorating a Christmas tree. An adult is selected from the company who agrees to become Christmas tree. Players wrap a garland around an adult and then use clothespins to attach toys to the garland. This fun fun will bring pleasure to everyone present, and the decorated “Christmas tree” can be photographed. We guarantee that the resulting photo will lift your spirits and make you smile throughout the whole year.

Who am I?

Before the game, you should prepare medium-sized rectangles of cardboard. On each of them we write any name: a plant, an animal, an invented name... The main thing is that the word is funny and brings a smile. We attach a card with the name to the back of one of the players, who needs to guess his new name based on the leading questions that he asks the participants. His questions are answered briefly: with the words “yes” or “no.” The players keep track of time. The one who guesses his new name faster is declared the winner of the game.

Predatory snowdrift

To play, you need to prepare a sheet in advance and stretch it along the room. The leading adults lower and raise the sheet up and down in waves, while the children run under it or try to jump over it. Anyone who is caught is tickled (carefully) and sent to the reserve. But so much laughter and fun!

At the end of this list, I invite you to watch a video from the “Children’s Holidays” channel about New Year’s games and competitions for children and adults!

We hope you enjoyed our fun games and competitions. We wish you a positive New Year's holiday! Happy New Year!

With love,

Marina Talanina and Lyudmila Potsepun.

Games around the Christmas tree are a favorite New Year's entertainment at home or in children's recreation areas. And we have new and unusual games!

Well, the house and garden are decorated and waiting for the holiday, the table is full of your favorite dishes and desserts, all that remains is to think over the holiday program. Fun games and competitions will fit well into the feast, and everyone can participate in them without exception and age discounts. These modern games are suitable for children preschool age(2-3 years, 5-6), as well as for primary school, little students will also be interested.

Games at the Christmas tree

Game: Now I’ll sing!

The traditional round dance at the Christmas tree can be varied with this game. The guests loudly sing everyone’s favorite “A Christmas tree was born in the forest...” When the presenter claps, everyone falls silent and continues to sing the song to themselves, and at the next clap, everyone sings out loud again. Someone will definitely enter at the wrong time, and that’s why he’ll be eliminated from the game. (Naturally, you can sing any songs).

Game: Congratulate your friends alphabetically!

The host offers to congratulate each other on the New Year. He tells the player the first letter of the alphabet A, and he comes up with and voices a happy holiday wish for this letter, for example: “Delicious dishes for you in the New Year!” or the next player with the letter B: “Be healthy, live richly” and so on until the end of the alphabet, just distribute the letters to the guests randomly so that they cannot prepare in advance. The funniest thing will be when you get to the letters Y, ь, ы, Ъ.

Game: Decorate the Christmas tree

To play, take several balls of ribbons, tinsel, and garlands, depending on the number of players. Women act as Christmas trees; men decorate them without using their hands, taking tinsel or a garland with their lips. The couple whose Christmas tree is decorated the fastest wins.

Game: Mittens and Buttons

Pairs play - a man and a woman. Male players are given thick winter mittens. The partner is put on a shirt or robe over the outfit, and what follows is clear to everyone - fasten as many buttons as possible on the partner. Fun guaranteed!

Game: Mysterious Chest

Two players are given chests or suitcases containing a variety of different and unexpected items of clothing, the more the better. The players are blindfolded and begin to dress up as the Snow Maiden and Father Frost at the command of the presenter. Then the next couple is called and dresses up in what is left in the suitcases. At the end there is a competition for the most beautiful Santa Claus and Snow Maiden.

Game: Who is faster?

This game, like subsequent ones, is best played outdoors. Participants stand in a circle. The driver runs behind the players and, tapping someone standing on the shoulder, runs on. The chosen one rushes to run around the players in the opposite direction. The task of those running towards each other is to take the vacant seat. The player who hesitated becomes the driver - all over again.

Game: Magic Word

The participants of the game stand in a semicircle. The presenter very quickly gives out commands, which are carried out only when the word “please” is added to them. Without it, the command does not work and there is no need to execute it. The one who makes a mistake must stand up, or better yet, take a step forward with each mistake, without losing the right to participate in the game. The winner is the one who stays in place, making fewer mistakes.

Game: Who is faster?

To play you need two reels or thick sticks and a rope several meters long with a knot or ribbon in the middle. Two players disagree different sides with reels and ends of rope in hands. On command, they begin to quickly rotate the reel and wind the rope around it, moving towards the middle. The one who gets to the mark faster wins.

Game: Pull - Push

Two players from the same team sit on the sled. Only with their backs to each other. The task is to get to the finish line as quickly as possible, but they must push off the ground only with their feet, and yet one of them is sitting with his back...

Game: Sculptors

Conduct this competition if there is sticky snow outside. Any letter of the alphabet is called the leader, and the participants of the game sculpt a thing that is called with this letter. The one who blinds faster and more reliably wins (at the end of the game, recognition of what has been stuck on can be arranged).

Game: Whose team is bigger, faster and higher?

This game involves couples. Better baby and adult. A time is recorded, for example, five minutes, during which these two must roll a snowball. Players with the most win big lump. The competition can continue. At the signal, the couples roll their comas to the finish line. Naturally, those who reach the finish line faster and in one piece win. And then - the favorite snowmen from such large lumps. Who has it higher than others?

Rhyming games for spending the New Year with children

Questions for the players in an entertaining rhyme arouse the interest of the little participants of the holiday. Can be done with both children and spectators.

All players must repeat the last syllable after the leader twice.

Run up, kids (ra-ra)
The game is announced. (ra – ra)
Don’t spare your palms (lei-lei)
Clap, stomp more joyfully. (lei - lei)
You will have time (you – you)
A whole hour! (hour – hour)
Do you need two? There will be two! (two - two)
Think with your head. (howl - howl)
How do we hear a wolf howl? (howl - howl)
How does the rooster crow in the morning? (uh-uh)
This is an owl, and what about a rooster? (uh-uh)
Is this correct? Exactly, right? (yes, yes)
In fact, how, how? (how - how)
What is three plus two? (two - two)
My head is just spinning! (va – wa)
Is it lips or nose? (nose - nose)
(point to lips)
Could this be a steam locomotive? (voz - voz)
Is it eyebrows or eyes? (eye - eye)
(point to eyebrows)
What do we have here then? (us – us)
(point to nose)
Well done, you are right, right? (yes - yes)
Just today or always? (yes - yes)
Are you tired of playing? (at - at)
(Whoever answered “no” is out of the game)
You will be bored (points to the one who made a mistake)

We start to play
Let's find a rhyme.
I'll read the words.
You say a rhyme. Yes?!
Snow fell at the gate
The holiday is coming soon...(New Year)!
Children make noise happily
Decorate the Christmas tree... (want).
We hung up the toys -
Here are the garlands and ... (crackers).
Here are the snowflakes and pinwheels,
Bunnies, hedgehogs, little animals.
A little cold under the branches
Good Grandfather...(Frost).
He brought gifts to everyone,
Look - a whole (cart)!
Well, the Christmas tree is beautiful -
(brought) joy to the children!
Look what a wonder
And elegant, and ... (beautiful).
Here at the request of the guys
They will sparkle on it...(lights).
All the people are dancing
Starts...(round dance).
Here are the poems and songs -
I'm glad that we are all...(together)!
We will celebrate the holiday
Let's...(celebrate the New Year)!

The players must all answer the questions “yes” or “no” together.

Is Santa Claus coming to school? (Yes)
Is he humorous and cheerful? (Yes)
Is he playing hide and seek with you? (No)
Does he do exercises at school? (No)
Ate all your gummies? (No)
Does he bring you a Christmas tree on holiday? (Yes)
Does he wear braids and bows? (No)
Is he young all the time? (No)
Does he wear a fur coat with a beard? (Yes)
Does he adore all the boys? (Yes)
Does he provide them with gifts? (Yes)
Does Frost have brothers? (No)
Is our mimosa good? (points to the Christmas tree) (no)
Will the New Year come soon? (Yes)
Is it New Year only in Russia? (No)
Is there a Snow Maiden in Paris? (No)
Does she come to us as a redhead? (No)
Is she friends with Santa Claus? (Yes)
Does he dance with you in a round dance? (Yes)

A letter from the guys to their beloved Santa Claus

The guys in the audience are asked 14 adjectives. These adjectives, in the order in which they were named, are then inserted into the letter template.

Santa Claus...hello!

Our... children are really looking forward... to meeting you. After all, the New Year is the most... holiday for everyone. The guys will sing their ... songs for you, dance ... dances!

Very soon... New Year will come! And then... the holidays. The guys will forget about... studying.

And today, bring your... bag with... gifts and distribute them to the children.

Your... girls and... boys.

Game "At the Zoo"

Children, if the statement is correct, should say “We saw it, we saw it, we saw it at the zoo!”

– There is a whole family at the zoo near the duck pond.
“The lion has a whole bunch of children behind bars.
– Here is a huge hippopotamus chewing a leaf of lettuce.
– The penguins hatched two chicks from their eggs.
– The most terrible crocodile almost bit me.
“And the tigress hatched a chick from an egg yesterday.”
“Here’s a hungry pelican,” the crane swallowed.
“And the huge elephants are sweltering from the heat.”
“There’s a kangaroo in the enclosure, humming in the morning.”

When asked, the players shout, “It’s me, it’s me, these are all my friends!”

Who runs into the classroom in a cheerful flock every time?
Who doesn’t prepare his homework and only goes to school to get a bad grade?
Who has been friends with sports since childhood, about health and does not worry?
And who is really overcome by sadness today?
Which one of you is neat and on appearance pleasant?
Who homework performs with diligence?
Who walked to school today with their heads upside down?
Who, tell me honestly, wears a hat on his foot?
How many of you have a cold and have walked through puddles in slippers?
Who has a diary in order, always clean in a notebook?
Who washed their face from the tap early this morning?
Who scatters toys here and there in the corners?
Who can dance for exactly five hours at a festival?

Winter games for kids

The sun is getting lower, there are fewer leaves on the trees, and every morning it’s getting colder - these are the first signs of winter. Soon the first snow will fall and we will all go into the yards together with our little ones to sculpt snowmen. But to make the winter festivities more varied, I want to offer you several joint games with the youngest children.

Game No. 1 "Santa Claus - red nose." A leader is chosen, preferably an adult, and the rest of the children form a circle. Next, the presenter closes his eyes and spins around himself with the words “I’ll freeze, freeze!!!”, then he stops and begins to catch the children. Whoever he catches is frozen, this person becomes the leader.

Game No. 2 known to all of us since childhood - this "Loaf". The kids gather in the yard and begin to dance in a circle to a poem everyone knows. Of course, this is a game for the little ones, older children are not interested in it, however, if you diversify the rhymes in the game or add a “prize fund”, older children will also agree to play this game.

Game No. 3. Game "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats" may also become in a good way pastime. The wolf is allocated a small area on the site - his kennel, and the piglets are given houses, for example, under a hill, in a sandbox or under a tree, where the wolf cannot reach them. After that scary beast goes to his home and falls asleep with wild snoring. When he wakes up, he goes out hunting with the kids, and they, running away from him, can hide in the house. When the wolf catches its prey, it circles it around itself, then lets it go and the game continues.

Game No. 4 called "The Snow Queen and Santa Claus". This is a game for little ones, as it does not have particularly strict rules or plot. Children arm themselves with shovels, buckets and begin to sprinkle bushes, twigs and trees with snow so that they do not freeze and winter comes around faster.

Game No. 5. The game is also suitable for little ones "Angel": children lie on the snow with their backs and move their hands up and down, drawing wings in the snow.

Game No. 6 “Enemy Banner”. The next game on our list is for more adults. Children in the yard are divided into teams and build barricades out of snow, with a flag placed on top of each of them. The task of each team is to obtain the opponent’s banner, defending its citadel with snowballs.

There are a great many other winter games for the youngest children. The main thing is not to walk outside if the temperature is below -15 C, and make sure that all the kids are in motion.

The New Year holidays are getting closer and closer, which means it’s time to start preparing for the festive event. What is needed for this? It’s right, first of all, to decide on the theme, that is, in what style your holiday will be held, and also to select appropriate games and competitions that will help make the celebration more interesting and fun. That is why games with a hall on New Year 2016 are already quite in demand and hot topic. Remember that competitions and games should not only be fun and funny, but also original; try to select them so that they correspond to the level and category of the audience, because every guest of the evening should become a participant in this competition.

It is worth noting that currently there are a large variety of different New Year’s games and competitions that will appeal to everyone, of course, if they are chosen, played and carried out correctly, which also plays a fairly important role in the success of the entire planned event.

The most popular New Year's competitions and games with the audience

1. “Magic cap”. This game is perfect for any company and different ages, that is, it will be interesting to children, youth and older people. The essence of the game is that you take a large hat into which you put all the notes with the names of those present. Next, we take the second hat and put notes with New Year’s wishes and congratulations in it. Remember. That wishes can be very diverse, the more original they are, the funnier the result will be. Now comes the fun part - the presenter takes out one note from each hat and reads out the name and wishes for that person. It turns out very fun and original.

2. “New Year’s wind blower.” To play, you will need four participants, as well as a fairly large snowflake that needs to be placed on the table. The task is that the player must blow this snowflake off the table, but time is limited. Also, to make the competition more fun, participants can be dressed up in a variety of costumes, or a snowflake can be lightly glued on. For example, it would be a great competition between Santa Clauses.

3. "Unexpected New Year's concert." This competition is considered the most comical. All you need is to prepare leaves or snowflakes in advance, with a written task that the participant must complete. As a rule, all tasks should be humorous; you can make some kind of parody, sing a song, recite a rhyme. But, even here, not everything is so simple, since such tasks are handed out at the beginning of the evening, and the guests perform their act at a certain time, also specified in the task.

4. "Magic box". Participants are divided into 2 teams and receive their treasured box, and no one knows about its contents. Also, along with the box, the team is given various New Year's attributes - tinsel, toys, rain, firecrackers. The more items there are, the more interesting it will be. The players' task is to try to fit all these things into a small box as quickly as possible. That's why you should think about the number of things you will use and the size of the box in advance.

New Year competitions and games will help create a truly fun, welcoming and warm environment. The main thing is the desire and mood that I would like to convey to all other guests and friends.

Any celebration is, first of all, fun. What creates the mood for a holiday? Of course, entertainment! Including in the form of various games and competitions.

We offer you New Year's games for children that can be played both at home and in kindergarten or at school near the Christmas tree. Among the whole variety of games and competitions, you will certainly find exactly what suits you and will make the New Year unforgettable.

Game “Name the Gift”

Place a lot of toys and figurines in a spacious bag. The child must eyes closed pull out an object and guess what it really is. If the baby correctly recognizes the figure, then the gift goes to him.

Game "Owl on the hunt"

An “owl” is selected from the team of players to be the leader. The rest of the guys must portray wild or domestic animals: a cow, a bear, a hedgehog, a frog, a rhinoceros, a dog, a hippopotamus. After the presenter’s command “Day!” all the animals are jumping and having fun. After the word “Night!” no one moves, because the owl begins the night hunt for animals. The one who changes his position, blurts out or laughs loses. This animal becomes the prey of a bird of prey.

Racing game "Fish"

The leader forms two equal teams. Each group is given a fishing rod with a small hook on a line. A hoop is placed in front of each team, playing the role of a pond. There are paper fish in the pond. Their number is equal to the number of participants in the game. From each team under musical accompaniment one man goes to the pond to pull out his goldfish. The first move is given to the captains, then to the rest of the participants in turn. The team that is the first to catch fish in its own pond is considered the winner.

Game "New Year's round dance"

One of the most common and favorite children's New Year's games. Children stand around the Christmas tree, holding hands together. A cheerful children's song is played, for example, “A Christmas tree was born in the forest,” “The little Christmas tree is cold in winter.” The guys, singing along, move around the tree in one direction, then the direction changes.

"Bring the snowball"

At the same time, two participants must run to the Christmas tree. The difficulty is that everyone has a spoon with an artificial snowball in their hand. At a signal, they scatter in different directions in the direction of the tree. Whoever turned out to be the most dexterous and did not lose his snowball along the way won.

Game "Bouncing Bag"

Two children take part in the race at the same time. They stand in an empty bag and begin to jump into races. The top of the bag is supported by hands. The first person to come running receives a legitimate prize from the presenter.

Game “We are funny kittens”

The guys dance in pairs to an incendiary composition. The presenter suddenly says the phrase: “We are funny kittens.” Immediately all the couples break up, and each individually depicts a dancing kitten. New Year's riddles are well suited for this game. The winners will be rewarded with sweet prizes.

Game "Build a Castle"

Several players participate at the same time. The guys study the drawn diagram of the castle. Everyone is given a certain amount plastic cups. Blindfolded, children reproduce the castle from memory. The fastest one wins the competition.

Game "Football with tangerines"

The kids are divided into two groups. Tangerines are placed on a large table. Children must use two fingers to score a goal against the opponent's goal.

Marksman

Select a suitable target. This can be a bucket or basket. The guys must use paper balls (snowballs) to hit the target and earn their team a certain number of points and defeat their opponents.

winter wind

To play, prepare a ball rolled out of paper or a wad of medical cotton wool. Place it in the middle of the table. The goal of the game is for players to try to blow it to the floor as quickly as possible.

Decorate the Christmas tree

Divide the children into two teams. Place a box next to each team Christmas tree toys. It is advisable that they are not made of breakable glass. Otherwise, in the chaos they will quickly break. Each team of players is provided with two Christmas trees. Players on each team must run from the start to the Christmas tree and hang the toy taken from the box. The game continues until the decorations run out. The fastest team to decorate their tree wins.

Cap

The guys stand in a circle and pass each other a New Year's cap. All this time there is music playing. As soon as the sounds subside, we see who has the headdress in their hands. Whoever gets caught tells Santa Claus a poem about winter or sings a song.

Build a snowman

First of all, you will need plasticine. The idea is that two people sit next to each other and jointly build a snowman. The task is difficult because everyone uses one hand. One person working right hand, second left. Together they must get New Year's snowman. It's especially fun if there are adults in pairs. The game truly connects and develops fine motor skills.

Cinderella's slipper

The guys take off their shoes and put them in a common pile. Everyone is blindfolded with thick cloth so that no one can peep. The shoes are mixed, then the presenter gives the signal to look for your things. A child with his eyes closed should be the first to find his shoes by touch. In the end, everyone will end up with someone else's shoes. The game is quite funny and active.

Cinderella

For the participants, slides of cereals, legumes and nuts are prepared and mixed. Players must remember the fairy tale “Cinderella” and, like it, but with their eyes closed, separate the ingredients.

Game "Train Engine" with dance elements

Both adults and children can take part in the game. Everyone stands behind each other, placing their hands on the waist of the person in front. Having lined up, the locomotive sets off to the accompaniment of lively music.

Competition "Help Grandfather"

Children are divided into two teams. Their task is to help Santa Claus pack gifts. One person runs a relay race with a bag and puts toys and candies out of it, and runs back. The second participant runs along the same route and collects everything back into the bag.

Game with Santa Claus “Pass the felt boots”

Children stand in a circle. They are given a felt boot, which they pass to a friend to the music. Santa Claus must catch up with his felt boots. You must pass the felt boots quickly, otherwise you may lose. Of course, Santa Claus will give in at first, but it’s better not to yawn.

Collect snowflakes

Tinsel stretches the entire length of the room. Paper snowflakes are attached to it. To make it easier for children, do not try to glue the paper to the tinsel too tightly. They choose two people and blindfold them with a scarf. While the music is playing, the guys must have time to collect all the snowflakes.

Snowballs

White snowballs roll out of paper. For convenience, children are divided into two equal teams. This game can be played in several ways. For example, pour the lumps onto the floor and ask the children to collect them in baskets while playing music. Or another option. Place a basket on the wall and hold a snow basketball competition. Whose team throws the most snowballs is considered the winner of the competition.

Competition "Smeshinka"

Very fun game for little children. Children sit in a circle, and the leader gives each person a new name. For example, a snowman, an icicle, a Christmas tree, a gift, Santa Claus. Then he asks everyone in turn simple questions: “Where do you live?”, “What did you get for your birthday?”, “What’s your name?” best friend?", "What's your favorite dish?. But the trick is that you need to answer the questions with your new names. The same answer is given to every question. It turns out to be a pun, but no one should laugh. Those who disobey leave the circle. The most serious person wins the competition.

Box with a secret

You will need several empty boxes different sizes. Place the prize in the smallest one. Then place it in another box, and so on several times. Children sit in a circle and pass the box to each other, opening one of them. The winner is the one in whose hands the last one ends up - with the coveted prize.

New Year's auction

Children take turns listing everything that relates to the New Year: balls, gifts, Christmas tree, garlands, snowman, snow, candies, icicles, tangerines. Who couldn't come up with the right word, is eliminated from the game.

Snowman portrait

To play the game you will need a large sheet of paper. This team game. Children with their eyes closed must draw a snowman. Each person draws a separate part: head, nose, buttons, hands, etc. Then the children are untied and see what the young artists have achieved. Instead of a snowman, you can draw a Christmas tree or the Snow Maiden.

Wrap the gift

2-3 children are invited to participate. The assignment requires them to wrap a gift. But instead of holiday packaging they are given toilet paper. So the guys compete to see who can wrap the surprise more beautifully. The task is not easy, but quite interesting.

Guess the item

The guys put warm gloves on their hands and put their hands in Santa Claus's bag. With their eyes closed, they need to guess by touch which toy they got in the bag. If they guess right, they take the prize for themselves; if not, they put it back into the bag, and the game continues.

Game "Alphabet greetings"

Children should wish their friends a Happy New Year, but for a reason. The presenter names any letter of the alphabet he likes. And the child must come up with a text for this letter. For example, the letter Z: “Health to you and your loved ones in the new year, happiness, success and a sea of ​​smiles.” To be tricky, the presenter pronounces the letters not in alphabetical order, but out of order. It will be much more fun and spontaneous. Interesting situations occur when the presenter names letters such as Y, L, Ъ, Y.

Training your memory

Children carefully study what hangs on the tree, then turn away. Now they need to remember every detail and voice what they saw. The one who names the most toys wins.

Chef competition

Children are divided into three teams. In a minute, the first team must come up with holiday dishes for the New Year with the letter “N”, the second treat for the Snow Maiden with the letter “C”, and the third participants must pamper Santa Claus and come up with treats with the letter “D”. Whoever names the most dishes wins the culinary competition.

Grabbed - won

All kinds of toys are laid out on the floor: balls, dolls, trains, teddy bears. Participants dance around a pile of objects. Then, when the music ends and the presenter says: “Stop!”, each child must have time to grab two toys. Whoever gets one is eliminated from the game.

Glue the nose

Santa Claus is drawn on whatman paper full height, but at the same time they do not finish drawing the nose. Children are invited to fashion it out of plasticine themselves. With their eyes closed, they have to glue the nose into the right place. It turns out funny and fun.

Snowflake

Each child is given a ball of cotton wool. He must make a snowflake out of it by stretching the material beyond the edges. The snowflake must be made very thin so that it can fly up. After preparations, they launch it into the air and try to keep it suspended with their breath. The most dexterous one wins.

Musical hat

Pieces of paper with New Year's words are placed in a deep hat: Christmas tree, snowflake, Santa Claus. The guys take turns pulling them out and singing songs with the indicated words. Children can also recite poems on the specified topic.

Elusive felt boots

There are felt boots near the Christmas tree large size. Two children run around a tree different directions. Whoever puts on his felt boots first wins.

Cabbage

Form two equal teams. Players are given bunny ears. Cabbages are placed near the Christmas tree. It can be made from regular green paper. A player from each team runs to the Christmas tree and removes one leaf from the cabbage, passing the baton to the next one.

Hat

Children pass the hat around in a circle and put it on their neighbor’s head. The game is played to cheerful music. When the music stops, they look to see who is still wearing the hat at that moment. This child recites a poem or sings a song about winter.

Carousel

Chairs are placed around the Christmas tree. But there must be one less than the number of players. Children walk around the Christmas tree, and when the music ends, they try to take the nearest chair. Of course, someone does not have time to find a place and drops out of the game. The most dexterous one receives a prize from Santa Claus.

Winter mysteries

Children sit in a circle, and Santa Claus takes turns showing cards with New Year's motifs depicted: a candle, an Advent wreath, a sleigh, a Christmas tree. The guys must name what is shown and how it can be used.

Another version of this competition is that Santa Claus asks each child in turn riddles on winter and New Year themes. For each correct answer, the player is awarded a chip (coin, card). To the one who collected the most trophies - main prize from grandfather.

Portray Santa Claus

It might seem like a simple task, but it has its own difficulties. Two teams take whatman paper each and try to draw without hands New Year's character. According to the rules, markers can only be held in the mouth.

Blind the winter

A newspaper is spread out in front of the players. It needs to be crumpled up at the command of the leader. One condition - you don’t need to sculpt a big lump, it should fit in the palm of your hand.

Race in felt boots

Two teams are given large boots of Santa Claus. You need to safely run to the tree, run around it and come back. The felt boots are given to a friend and he repeats the run of the previous player.

Give a round of applause to winter

The presenter pronounces a set of words, and the children must recognize definitions related to winter and the New Year. When they hear the right word, they clap their hands together. A number of words can be like this: vase, snowflake, shop, stick, icicle, snowdrift, chair, monkey, Santa Claus, whale, Snow Maiden, car, Christmas tree, leaves.

New Year is approaching

The New Year will not come if the guys don’t help him. They need to name as many New Year's words as possible. They take turns naming everything that comes to mind: snowflake, bell, garland, tinsel, star, chimes, snowball, gift, ball. Who will it be for? last word, he won.

Free the tree from needles

Two participants play. Ten clothespins are attached to their clothes, each. When the music starts, they must help each other take them off. The fastest one receives a sweet prize from Father Frost and Snow Maiden.

Puzzle in mittens

Divide the children into two teams. Each participant puts on mittens and tries with his comrades to assemble a puzzle with winter landscapes. It is advisable that there are not too many details.

Nimble Throw

The Snow Maiden holds in her hands a hoop decorated with bright tinsel. The team stands a few meters away from him and throws him small snowballs from paper. At the end, the snowballs are counted. Where there are more snowballs, that team is considered the winner.

Santa Claus's Assistant

Form two equal teams. Place a basket near the tree. It will need to be filled with New Year's gifts. Prepare in advance ordinary boxes covered with colored wrapping. The first player is given mittens and a beard. The child puts them on himself and runs with the gift to the basket, throws it into it and returns to the start. Passes the false beard and mittens to the next participant. And this is what the whole team does until the last player.

Build a snowman

The presenter must cut out the components of the snowman in advance. Body, nose, eyes, buttons, bucket, broom. All this is laid out in a chaotic manner on the floor. Two teams compete against each other for a time. The guys must figure out how to correctly place the details in the composition, and also have time to accurately complete their work in the allotted time.

Ice cream

Father Frost and Snow Maiden dance and feel warm. The host advises them to cool off with ice cream. Everyone is divided into two teams. Opposite each one stand Father Frost and the Snow Maiden and hold paper horns in their hands. The guys must run to them and put ice cream - snowballs - into the cones. This is the only way they will save fairy tale characters from the heat.

What types of Christmas trees are there?

The presenter says the phrase: “We dressed up our beauty, we did our best. What kind of Christmas trees are there in the forest?” The guys should remember the adjectives that describe the New Year's tree: fluffy, tall, New Year's.

Prizes and gifts

What are games and competitions without prizes? Let's figure out what is the best gift to give your child for winning the competition.

There is a universal and familiar reward option - sweets. However, you shouldn’t dwell on it, especially since on New Year’s holidays children already get a lot of sweets, which is not very healthy. Here are a few more gift options that Santa Claus can give to the winners of competitions and games:

• small toys. Depending on the age of the children, these can be small puzzles, cars, dolls, books, soft toys (including in the form of a symbol of the next year), mosaics, construction sets in small boxes;
• souvenirs - calendars, pens, cups. Such souvenirs can be ordered in an individual design with group photo group or class;
• New Year's attributes - Christmas tree toys, snowflakes, figurines of Santa Claus, snowman;
• lottery tickets. Just not the ones sold in special stores, but made precisely on the occasion of the celebration. These could be just pieces of paper with numbers, according to which prizes will be drawn at the end of the holiday;
• wish. Comic wishes that can be fulfilled right at the holiday. For example: the child who won the competition makes a wish for the second child to sing a New Year's song or recite a poem. Or a wish for Grandfather Frost to light the lights on the tree or dance;
• target. For example, rescuing the Snow Maiden from the hands Snow Queen or call the Snowman or somehow help out some holiday hero.

We hope this article will help you prepare happy holiday! Happy New Year!