Games for the new year for a large company. Entertain people on New Year's Eve? Easily! The best New Year's entertainment: games, contests, skits, impromptu theater. "Let's draw Santa Claus"

Have you already started preparing contests for the new year 2018? Yesterday I decided to look for various games and competitions for the new year, and found many interesting ones that will help us enter the Year of the Dog with fun and joy.

How to prepare for competitions and games: fun and interesting contests for the new year, even traditional New Year's family gatherings in the company with a TV will help to save, not to mention a party for cheerful company. However, it is best to prepare a little.

1. Make a plan for games and competitions. A company of adults will need to eat, raise glasses for the new year, and dance, so game program should be carefully woven into the natural flow of the party.

2. Prepare props. Having decided what you will play for the new year at home, make a list of what you will need for a particular competition. It is best to arrange the props and prizes into thematic contests (I use small gift bags for this).

3. Stock up on prizes. People are very fond of receiving small funny prizes - sweets, chocolates, cute christmas toys. It is better to take prizes with a margin.

4. Supporting materials are best done on cards - if you need to stock up on some phrases, scripts and texts, then write or print them on ordinary cards in advance, this is much more convenient than using one large script.

5. Pick up music, identify your assistants, prepare a place for games.

COLLECTION OF COMPETITIONS AND GAMES

A. "WISHES"

The simplest New Year's games and all sorts of contests are those where guests do not need to do anything - for example, they can be invited to burst balloons, inside of which there will be wishes.

It is necessary to prepare in advance a large bunch of balloons (their number should be more than the number of guests, just in case), inside which notes with wishes are inserted. For example, you can give a guest scissors and offer to cut off the balloon they like, and then read aloud to all the guests - such a simple but cute entertainment helps the company to have fun and unite.

B. "NUMBERS"

New Year's games and competitions built on the "question and answer" model always gather a lot of applause. It is not surprising - everyone loves to laugh, but there are no difficulties.

So, the facilitator distributes small pieces of paper and pens to the guests, and offers to write down their favorite number (or any other number that comes to mind). If desired, you can write down some sequence, and play a few circles. When all the guests have completed the task, the host says that now all those present will be able to find out bigger friend about a friend - he will ask questions, and the guests will answer them, raising a piece of paper with written numbers, and loudly announcing the answer.

It is best to choose simple questions - how old is this or that guest, how many times a day he eats, how much he weighs, how many times he stayed for the second year, and so on.

C. NOT A WORD OF TRUTH

My favorite pastimes are funny contests for the new year. Of course, for a company of pensioners, you will need to pick up something more decent, but you can always have fun in your circle - for example, by playing the game "Not a word of truth."

The facilitator will need to prepare a set of New Year questions like these:

What tree is traditionally dressed up for the holiday?
. what movie in our country symbolizes the new year?
. What is customary to launch into the sky on New Year's Eve?
. who is molded from snow in winter?
. who on TV addresses the Russians with new year's speech?
. the outgoing year is the year of whom according to the Chinese calendar?

It is better to write down more questions, you can ask about new year traditions different countries, or guest habits. During the game, the host will have to quickly and cheerfully ask his questions, and the guests will answer without telling a word of the truth.

The one who makes mistakes and answers truthfully, according to the results of the game, can read poetry, sing a song or fulfill various desires - you can use desires to play forfeits, for example, the loser needs to put a few tangerine slices on both cheeks and say something like " I'm a hamster and I eat grain, don't touch it - it's mine, and whoever takes it - that's the end! Explosions of laughter are provided - both during the game and during the "punishment" of the losing participant.

D. GOOD SHOOTER

As an entertainment for the new 2018, you can play snipers. It is most fun to play this game when the participants are already a little tipsy - and coordination becomes more free, and there is less constraint, and it is already a little more difficult to hit the target.

The essence of the game is as follows - the guests are divided into two teams, and in turn, each player throws "snowballs" into the bucket. A bucket from the players is installed at a distance of five to seven meters, as "snowballs" you can use cotton balls, crumpled paper, or just take a couple of sets of simple Christmas balls made of plastic, which are sold in any supermarket.

I decided to improve this New Years Eve 2018 party game for adults and use children's as the "goal". basketball hoops- getting into them with a soft lump of cotton is even more difficult than into a bucket.

E. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

Certainly, New Year's contests for adults may be less athletic.

All those present must be divided into teams of 5-6 people (depending on the number of guests at your party). The teams are tasked with building christmas ball. For manufacturing, you can use only toilet items, accessories and decorations that are on the team members. The team that makes the brightest and most beautiful ball wins.

By the way, a small life hack - in every company there are people who do not actively participate in competitions and just try to sit out, which is why quite a lot of time is spent on persuasion. So, appoint them to the jury - you can make them score cards in advance, offer them to say a short speech into an impromptu microphone. So they will simultaneously be involved in the general fun, and at the same time they will not have to be persuaded and pulled out from the table.

And of course the view native mom, who speaks penetratingly into a glass of champagne instead of a microphone about how grateful she is to Mikhalkov and the film academy for the opportunity to see the battle on the ice in her own living room - is priceless. :))

F. "COME, FOREST DEER"

By the way, if you are choosing competitions for a corporate party for the New Year or for a party that will not take place in a city apartment, then be sure to play Santa with his deer. Here you do not need to divide the guests into teams, just invite them to break into pairs.

Each pair has a “reindeer” and “Santa” (you can give one improvised antlers, and the other Santa hats - both are sold for mere pennies in a fixed price store before the new year).

The "deer" needs to be blindfolded and make a harness - do not be wiser, a simple linen rope or lace that wraps around the belt will come off. The reins are given to Santa, who stands behind his "deer". A route is built from the skittles, the leader gives a signal and the competition begins. The winners are those participants who came to the finish line earlier than others and did not knock down the pins. Instead of pins, you can use empty bottles, cardboard cups for drinks, or paper cones(we made in the form of Christmas trees, it was very nice).

G. COLLECTIVE LETTER

When it comes to New Year's games at the table, I always remember how my parents and friends wrote a collective New Year's greetings for everyone present. You can use a ready-made text (as in the image), you can compose your own - the main thing is that it should not contain adjectives - guests should call them.

The host invites the guests to congratulate each other and say big and beautiful toast- and waves a postcard on which he has already written a congratulation. Only now he did not have enough adjectives, and the guests should suggest them. Everyone randomly offers adjectives related to winter, new year and holiday, and the host writes them down and then reads out the result - the text is very funny!

H. "TURNIP: NEW YEAR VERSION"

Love New Year's contests for the whole family - then a turnip is what you need!

So, you need to prepare the participants - they need the number of characters in the fairy tale. Each participant gets a role in an impromptu performance. It's simple, the participant needs to remember the key phrase and the movement that he must act out when mentioning himself.

1. The turnip will slap its knees and then clap its hands with the exclamation "Oba-na!".
2. Grandfather rubs his palms and groans “Ta-ak-s!”.
3. Grandmother swings her fist at grandfather and says “I would beat it!”.
4. Dancing granddaughter sings "I'm ready!" in a high voice (when men play this role, it turns out just great).
5. The bug itches and complains about fleas.
6. The cat wags its “tail” and tentatively stretches out “And I am on my own.”
7. The mouse sadly shrugs its shoulders and says "We've finished the game!".

After everyone has tried themselves in a new role, the host reads the text of the fairy tale (no changes here), and the actors play their role whenever they hear about themselves. The grandfather planted (rubs his hands and groans) a turnip (clap-clap, both-on!) And further in the text. Believe me, there will be enough bursts of laughter, especially when the fairy tale comes to an end, and the host will list all the participants in turn.

I. "Strictly Alphabetical"

In one of the pauses, the host takes the floor and reminds everyone present that the New Year celebration is just beginning, but it’s already difficult to remember the alphabet. In this connection, the host proposes to fill the glasses and raise a toast to the new year, but strictly in alphabetical order.

Each guest must say a short toast to his own letter of the alphabet. The first one starts with the letter a, the second must start with the letter b, and so on. Toasts should be simple:

1. An absolute must toast to happiness in the new year!
2. Let's be healthy in the new year!
3. Let's drink to old year!
4. If we don't get drunk, we'll have to eat!

The task for all those present is to make toasts for each letter of the alphabet, and then choose the winner - the one who came up with best toast worth a drink!

J. "BURNERS"

If you want to pick up outdoor games for the new year 2018 - play bunny. For the New Year at home, it is best to play this game when there are many guests - it is suitable for a group of friends.

Everyone stands in a circle and holds hands, the leader walks around all the players in a circle and whispers to each the names of two animals - a wolf and a bunny, a fox and a bunny, and so on. Then he explains the essence of the game - when the leader pronounces the name of the animal aloud, the person to whom it was made up crouches, and his neighbors to the left and right, on the contrary, pull him up, not allowing him to sit down. You need to play at a good pace so that the participants enter the rage.

The main joke of this action is that absolutely all players have a second animal - a bunny. Therefore, after people alternately crouched on the names of other animals, the host says “Bunny!”, And the whole circle abruptly tries to crouch (trying to overcome the possible resistance of the neighbors, as was the case with other animals).

Naturally, general laughter begins, and a bunch of small ones gather on the floor!

K. NEWS FROM THE NEW YEAR

A great contest that you can play without leaving the table.

The facilitator will need to prepare cards on which unrelated words and concepts will be written - five or six words are no longer needed. Each participant receives a card and must quickly come up with a hot news from the New Year's issue, using all the words from the card. What to write on the cards? Any set of words.

China, dumplings, roses, Wimbledon, lilac.
. Santa Claus, wheel, eraser, north, bag.
. New 2018 year, fan, pantyhose, pan, scabies.
. Santa Claus, dog, herring, stapler, barrier.
. Winter, zoo, laundry, boa constrictor, rug.

How to make news? Set an example for guests to use all the words, and the weirder the news gets, the more interesting it is.

Well, for example, from the last example I gave, you can build something like this: “A rug was found in a boa constrictor in a Moscow zoo during winter washing.” There will be a reason to be surprised, and to laugh, and to drink so that all the news in the new 2018 will be just as positive.

L. JUMP INTO THE NEW YEAR

We are in family circle We often do jumping as entertainment for the new year, and 2018 will not be an exception, I'm sure it's already a kind of tradition.

So, how it happens: after drinking for the outgoing year, the presenter brings felt-tip pens and pencils (the brighter, the better) and a large sheet of paper (paper paper A0-A1) and invites everyone present not just to enter the new year, but to jump in - so that it passes dynamically, energetically and brightly!

And so that all desires come true, you need to draw them. On a large sheet, everyone draws their desires - someone manages to draw a few miniatures, someone just draws what they want schematically. By the president's speech, the drawing is usually already finished or the finishing touches remain. After the president's speech, the host invites everyone to join hands, count the chimes in chorus, and solemnly jump into the new year and into the fulfillment of their own desires!

By the way, my mother and I usually save the sheet, and on next year we check who has what came true - also a topic for a table conversation, by the way.

M. "MOST - MOST"

There are good New Year's entertainments without a host. Good way to entertain guests - to give them original tasks, but after all, few people want to compete just like that, right?

Therefore, we act as follows - we hang sweets on the Christmas tree or small gifts. It is best to opt for figured chocolate or other sweet Christmas decorations. We provide each with a note to whom the gift is intended, but we do not write names, but some definitions that guests will have to think about and get to know each other better (ideal when there are newcomers who need to join an existing company).

What to write on labels:

1. The owner of the most brown eyes.
2. The best high jumper.
3. The biggest hooligan (here you have to tell everyone about your hooliganism in childhood).
4. The owner of the best tan.
5. The owner of the highest heels.
6. The owner of the most dangerous job.
7. A pair whose sum of buttons on clothes is 10.
8. To the one who is wearing more yellow today.

I think you get the main message. Guests will independently begin to find out who rested where, who has a brighter tan, measure the length of heels and discuss work.

N. SONG FROM A HAT

By the way, almost all New Year's competitions at the table involve a game with a hat - they throw some notes into the hat in advance, and then they pull out and carry out the tasks of relatives or colleagues.

In the new year 2018, we will play a popular variation of this game with songs with our family. In the hat you need to sketch notes with winter and New Year's words, each guest blindly takes out a note from a hat and sings a song in which this word occurs.

By the way, you will be able to have fun even if during the feast you forget all the songs - most likely, your family, like my relatives, will have a great idea to compose a little song on the go to the most popular motive, or somehow remake one known New Year's songs previous years.

By the way, this game is suitable for big company of any age - of course, a schoolboy is unlikely to recognize Soviet songs, but the result will be funny, and different age groups will be able to get closer during the game - after all, cool New Year's contests unite!

O. "MITTENS"

Naturally, new year contests for young people are not complete without flirting - why not help friends get closer?

So, the girls are put on robes or shirts, and the guys are given thick winter mittens. The essence of the competition is to quickly button up the shirts on the girls so that they do not freeze!

By the way, my friends, who love various New Year's contests for teenagers and youth, wanted to do this contest the other way around - freeing the girls from their shirts, however, they were forced to disqualify the participant - it turns out that even in mittens it is convenient to pull on the floor of the shirt and tear off all the buttons at once. Therefore, it is better to fasten it, it is not easy to do it in mittens.

P. "LET'S DRAW GRANDPA"

Creative New Year contests for corporate parties are a great opportunity to have fun.

So, holes for hands are made in a dense sheet of cardboard. We give out brushes to the players, they must stick their hands into the holes and portray Santa Claus. At this moment they cannot see what they are drawing.

At work, you can divide the team into male and female teams, and give the task to one to portray the Snow Maiden, and to the other - Santa Claus. The winner is the team whose result is most similar to a fairy-tale character.

By the way, if you are choosing contests for a New Year's corporate party, do not forget to look for fun music as well - I use cuttings from Soviet children's cartoons for New Year's contests 2018, this usually causes the warmest emotions.

Q. "Giving out roles"

Begin funny contests for the new year for the family it is possible with such entertainment.

Prepare more fairy tale attributes new year characters, put notes with roles in empty capsules from kinders (you can just wrap them in wrapping paper in the manner of sweets) and start the games at the table for the new year with an offer to find out who still rules the ball.

Everyone present should draw out their role. It can be snowflakes, bunnies, squirrels, Santa Claus and Snow Maiden, the Snow Queen, an overseas guest - Santa Claus and his deer. Distribute small attributes to all guests that will fit their role that night - for example, snow queen a crown will do, Santa Claus can loudly knock with an elegant staff, and a company of overgrown bunny boys with white ears will decorate any New Year's photo.

Believe me, New Year's table games will take on a new color as soon as the toast is taken by Grandma Zima or specially woke up for competitions for the New Year 2018 and New Year's dances Michael Potapych.

R. PHOTOPROOF

Which cool contests for the new year without photos?

Make a zone for photography and collect some props in this corner - guests will be able to take pictures in different images, and then you can arrange photo tests. So, you will need to determine who is suitable for the role:

The most decrepit snowflake;
. the most sleepy guest;
. the most cheerful Baba Yaga;
. the hungriest Santa Claus;
. the most generous Santa Claus;
. most good grandfather Frost;
. the most beautiful Snow Maiden;
. the most gorged guest;
. most cheerful guest;
. the most cunning Baba Yaga;
. the most evil Kashchei;
. the most powerful hero;
. the most capricious princess;
. the largest snowflake;
. and so on…

By the way, you can hold this competition a little differently - stock up on props, and invite guests to draw out the role in which they will be photographed without looking, and the rest of the participants should help with advice and deed to better embody the image. It will be possible to laugh in the process, and when you view the pictures - fortunately, you can do this in just a few minutes.

S. "THE THINGS FROM GRANDPA"

Tell the guests such a legend as Santa Claus walked through the forest with gifts, fell into a snowdrift with one foot and spilled gifts from a bag. The big ones stayed in the bag, but the little ones fell out. And you picked them up and now give them to all the guests.

Wrap all sorts of pleasant little things that you bought in advance in an opaque package, or a box made by yourself, or you can wrap gifts in small pieces of fabric, like miniature bags tied with a thick thread or ribbon.

As pleasant things can be: calendars, candles, key chains, pens, flashlights, kinders, liquid soap, magnets.

Every time it surprises with what trepidation the guests are waiting for these gifts ... Not only children, but even adults :-)

Well, and finally, be a good magician and fortune teller, another New Year's entertainment:

Now you know how my holiday will go, and what games you will have for New Year's corporate party or house party? Share your ideas, because it is better to prepare table games for the new year and interesting contests in advance, and 2018 is just around the corner!

On New Year even adults become children and are not averse to fooling around
and have some fun. We bring to your attention the top 15 best New Year's fun.

1. "Creative competition»

In a hat, notes with words on the New Year theme are passed around in a circle. For example, snow, Santa Claus, Christmas tree, snowman, etc. Each participant must sing a song or recite a poem in which the word from his note occurs.

2. « Who is faster? »

The host puts a prize under the tree. Two players put on boots, the larger the better. On a signal, the participants run around the Christmas tree with different parties. Who is faster, that and the prize.

3. « Prize to the touch »

Blindfolded, wearing warm mittens, you need to determine the object by touch. The guessed item goes to the participant as a prize.

4. « find candy »

A bowl of flour is placed in front of the participant. The condition is to get the candy “buried” in flour without the help of hands.

5. « Get an apple »

The competition is similar to the previous one. Only instead of flour and candy - water and an apple.

6. « collect snowballs »

The host lays out “snowballs” on the floor - lumps of white paper or cotton wool. Participants are blindfolded and given a basket. On a signal, they begin to collect "snowballs". The one who collects the most wins.

7. « Who has more? »

In a minute, you need to put on as many things prepared in advance as possible. Who put on the most - he won

8. « fly fly »

The leader throws up a “snowflake” made of cotton wool. The task of the participants is to blow on the snowflake so that it does not fall. The winner is the one who manages to keep the snowflake in the air the longest.

9. « pioneers »

Each player is given balloon and the marker and offer to discover a new planet. For this for certain time you need to inflate your balloon and draw "inhabitants" on it. Whoever has the most inhabitants wins.

10. « Take it away »

There are two people in the competition. A chair is placed between them. They put a prize on it, for example, a chocolate bar. Whoever quickly, at the gesture of the presenter, puts his hand on the prize, he gets it.

11. « Pop the balloon »

A ball is placed in front of each player and his eyes are tied. Task: pop the balloon with your foot. For adults, the task can be "complicated" - remove the balls.

12. « Mask »

The facilitator puts on a mask for the participant so that he does not see it. The player tries to guess whose mask it is with the help of various questions. You can only answer: yes and no. The one who guesses correctly gets a mask as a gift.

13. « Who is extra? »

Six snowflakes are laid out in a circle on the floor. Seven players run around them to the music. As soon as the music stops, each participant must take a snowflake. The one who turned out to be superfluous is out. The game is repeated until there is only one winner.

14. « Winders »

A prize is tied in the middle of the length of the rope, and pencils are tied to the ends.

On command, the players begin to wind the rope around the pencils. Whoever reaches the prize first wins it.

15. « Transfers»

Another competition for speed and agility. Each player has two glasses - empty and full. The task of the participants is to pour water from one container to another using a straw.

For most people in our country, the New Year is a family holiday. Therefore, it is traditionally held at home or visiting relatives. So that the celebration does not turn into a banal feast, it is important not only to feed the guests deliciously, but also to entertain them well.

Competitions for the New Year in the family circle are an interesting and very exciting event. Contests will help diversify the holiday and distract everyone from the TV. It is New Year's competitions in the family circle that are ways to make the holiday unforgettable.

And if you have children, you can spend new Year's Eve software that will entertain both children and adults.

Competition "Elephant"

Perfect for a large and close company. This competition requires one presenter, who must secretly name an animal for each player. All participants, having received the name of the animal, stand in a circle and hold hands. The host takes turns calling the animal. The one who was named should sit down sharply. The essence of this competition-raffle is that the host calls each player the same animal - an elephant calf. They won’t be able to sit down together, but they won’t be able to stay on their feet either: you can’t tear your hands apart. It will turn out a fun and funny contest-raffle, which always causes players to positive emotions, laugh and smile.

To find out how to have fun in the New Year in the family circle, it is enough to prepare several contests for relatives and friends. During this new year game participants must quickly melt ice cubes from the freezer in their hands. The one who does it faster wins. The game is not very suitable for small children. In order for all participants to be able to warm up quickly, it is necessary to prepare containers with warm water.

Competition "Announcements"

For this New Year's competition, preliminary preparation is required. We'll have to start making special cards. On each you need to write objects (glove, blotter, machine gun, country name). Participants of the competition dismantle the cards and must make an announcement. The text must include the word from the card. The winner will be the author of the most interesting and unexpected announcement. Explain to the guests that the competition must be approached creatively.

Perfect for a large company with many children. There are two teams participating in the competition. One person from the team becomes a Christmas tree, and other team members must decorate this Christmas tree for speed. As decorations, prepare a toy and tinsel in advance. To secure all the items on the Christmas tree, clothespins are suitable.

Competition "Wardrobe with clothes"

The scenario of the New Year in the family is not only numerous gifts and a delicious feast. Surprise your loved ones by offering them such a contest. It is necessary to divide the players into pairs, prepare a set of clothes for each pair in advance. In a pair, a person is selected who is blindfolded. He must take out the clothes prepared for a particular couple from the bag and dress his teammate by touch. The winner will be the pair that completes the task faster and better. To make this New Year's contest even more fun and funny, prepare some unusual and funny outfits for each couple.

The scenario for the New Year in the family circle does not have to be stunning, like the scenario of a Hollywood movie. The main thing is to approach the preparation with all your heart. This competition will help cheer the whole company. Give each participant a lot of newspapers. Now, on command, you need to start sculpting a round snowball from newspapers. The host marks one minute, and the winner is the participant who, after the time has elapsed, makes the biggest snowball from the newspaper. When you go for a walk outside, you can repeat the competition, only making snowballs from the real New Year's snow.

Competition "Secret Name"

This New Year's competition is good because it can entertain the whole family and guests throughout the festive season. new year's eve. At the very beginning of the evening, each guest must attach a card with the name of a plant, animal or object on their back. Everyone will be able to see the person's new name, except for the person himself. Of course, during the evening someone may try to guess their new year name. To do this, he can ask leading questions, but in no case peep! Other participants can only answer “yes” or “no” to questions. The winner of the contest is the one who guesses their name first. That player is eliminated, but play continues until the last name guessed.

The competition is suitable for a company that includes people of all ages. This competition is for attentiveness and memory. The facilitator divides the participants into two teams. The first team must remember what is hanging on the tree and in what order. Then the host asks the team to leave the room and takes off some kind of toy, something on the Christmas tree is swapped. The returning team should notice all the changes. The same is done with the second team. Don't forget to count your points. The winner is the team that guessed the most changes during the whole game.

Competitions for the New Year in the family circle are great vacation and having fun together. Make the holiday memorable, bright and intriguing!
And you can also have a good time watching in the circle of your closest people.
Happy New Year!

New Year - family celebration. The contests proposed in the article will make your New Year the most fun and unforgettable. New games offered that you won't find on the internet.

New Year is a family holiday. It is associated with miracles. To make the very first night of the year really wonderful, hold New Year's contests. Funny, perky, original New Year's contests will not make you bored in front of the TV. The game scenarios below are suitable for any family. They will help you forget old grievances and failures (which is what you need to do on this day), make your family friendlier and cheer you up, and also make your New Year the most fun and most memorable!

"FAMILY ABC"

A presentation of 30 slides is being prepared for the game. All letters of the Russian alphabet are placed on the slides in order in the headings. For each letter, we come up with a word and place a picture depicting it under the corresponding letter.

Players are divided into pairs or each plays for himself. They are given a blank sheet of paper and a pen. The facilitator shows the presentation, each slide takes about 15 seconds. Players guess the words and write them down on a piece of paper. Those who guessed the most words win.

Example: author, bouquet, height, Hermione Granger, "Girl on a ball", Eve, tree, foal, law, toys, Yorkshire cat, wing, barking, Masha and the Bear, award, Orion, midnight, plain, serpentine, nebula, county, fireworks, Cheops, Tsarskoye Selo, purity, shaduf, sherbet, epigraph, jeweler, Yaga.

"SEARCH FOR GIFTS"

We all give gifts for the New Year. Make it original.
The facilitator gives the participants a note. In this note, the place where the next note lies (for example, a refrigerator, mirror, wardrobe) is encrypted, in the second note the place where the third note lies, etc. is hidden. participants guess the words and look for notes. Hidden in the last note is a word that indicates the place where the gifts are hidden.

Examples.

- The first *** appeared at the time of the first human settlements. primitive people adopted the experience of animals, climbing the mountain along the so-called goat trails, reminiscent of a clumsy ***. (Ladder)
“What if *** decides that I don’t fit in any of the departments?” Harry Potter thought. Harry suddenly imagined how he was sitting on a stool with *** on his head, how a minute passed, then another, and then ten and twenty, and it seemed that an eternity had already passed, but ... everything was silent. Silent until Professor McGonagall rips it off Harry's head and informs him that there must have been a mistake and he'd better take the return train to London. (Hat)

"CROCODILE"

In this game, the host prepares 2 types of cards with simple and complex words. A person is selected from the guests (at will or by lot). He chooses a card type and draws a word. Then he tries to explain this word with gestures, facial expressions, postures. It is impossible to pronounce aloud, point to objects denoting an elongated word. Other players must guess what they are shown. After the word is guessed, another “explainer” is selected, and so on. The winner is determined in different ways. For example, you can sum points for the type of card (for Difficult words give more points), for the time or quality of the explanation, the number of words explained, etc.

Word examples.

Simple: centimeter, mask, cabbage, parrot, whale, trunk, crocodile, hoop, spaghetti, Russia, smoke, height, barking, boredom, search, scratch, math, dream, swarm, rat, clip, cheese, time, snow, elk cup , frost, brother, cranberry, cranberry, jelly, wagon, flag and others.

"THE MOVIE CONNOATOR"

All players sit in a circle. Everyone takes turns calling a movie that is associated with the New Year. If the player does not know, then he is out of the game. The winner is the one who knows the most New Year's films.

Examples:“Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!”, “Irony of Fate. Continuation", "New Year's Tariff", "Magicians" and others.

"HAT"

Guests are divided into pairs. Each person writes on separate sheets of 10-30 words that can be explained in 12 seconds. All words are folded into a hat (hat, shallow vase) and mixed. The couples sit opposite each other in a circle. The hat is passed to the participants in turn. The player takes out a piece of paper, the time is set for 12 seconds. During this time, the player tries to explain the word to his partner, without pointing to him if the object is in the room, and without using the same root words. Partner guesses it. If the word is guessed and the time has not expired, you can get another word. If the player cannot explain the word, then it is put back into the hat and passed to the next person. When all the words are guessed, the game ends. The pair with the most guessed words wins.

"GOALS FOR THE NEW YEAR"

The guests sit in a circle. The first person writes on a piece of paper: “I, Vadim, want to next year do *** (target),". The sheet is folded so that what is written is not visible, and is passed to the neighbor on the right. The neighbor on the right writes: “because *** (give reason). I, Valentina, want to do *** (goal) next year. The sheet is folded over again and passed to the neighbor on the right. The last entry is made by the first person, writing the reason for the desired goal. last person. The sheet is given to the host or any participant and read aloud. As a rule, the text is very funny.

"WHO IS IT, WHO?"

From all those gathered, a person is selected who knows all the guests. They blindfold him and put on thick mittens of Santa Claus. The guests take turns approaching him, and he must guess by touch who is standing next to him.

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The patron saint of the coming year - Yellow Earth Dog. It is under her patronage that we will enter 2018: no cunning Monkeys, no fiery Dragons, no biting Rats - only a faithful and kind Dog who promises to become a reliable friend to everyone and bring prosperity to every family.

How to meet a Dog - and not disappoint her? For your attention - the main points of preparation for the holiday in the family and the scenario of a fun holiday.

A few hours before the New Year - preparation and organizational moments

For each of us, the New Year is a long-awaited event that begins on December 31 and lasts until the very end of the holidays.

And, of course, in order to have fun during this time, you need to properly prepare.

What does the Earth Dog like?

• The main shades in clothing and room design: gold and yellow, orange and ashy.
• Who and where to meet? Only at home with family and closest friends.
• What to cook? Meat and more.
• How to celebrate? Noisy, fun, big!
• What to use in decor? No pretentiousness! A dog is a simple animal, so this year we will do without frills and use only natural materials when making out.

Video: How to celebrate the New Year? Game for the whole family

What do you need for a fun celebration?

1. and holiday script.
2. Small gifts for each participant of the feast (on a plate), packed in neat (preferably the same) boxes. For example, small sets of sweets, notebooks and pens with the symbol of the year, or the symbol of the year itself as a souvenir.
3. Prepared playlist with the necessary compositions.
4. Props for contests and celebrations (including serpentine, tinsel, confetti, caps, etc.).
5. Prizes for competitions. Here fit and stationery, and sweets, and toys.
6. If there are many guests, but there is little finance, it is not necessary to stuff a bag of gifts for each guest. Enough symbolic surprise in beautiful packaging(preferably handmade).
7. Diplomas, cups and medals for all participants. Of course, they need to be prepared in advance.

How to entertain the family for the New Year - options for boring holidays

After the farewell to the Old Year has taken place, you can begin to reward the guests.

Diplomas can be printed at home on a printer by selecting the most relevant ones on the Internet, and then enter the desired text into them.

For example:

• Pape (cup) - "For golden hands."
• Mame (letter) - "For endless patience."
• Daughter (chocolate medal) - "For the first picture on the wallpaper."
• Grandmother - "For standing in lines for information."
• And so on.

Video: Family competitions for the new year. Holiday script

And now directly to the fun. In this collection, we have collected for you the most Interesting games and competitions for different ages.

1. Comic fortune telling. Age: 6+ . We wrap in gift paper small items- any, depending on your imagination, and on what you find in the house: wrenches and just keys, brushes and globes, wallets and so on. We write in advance the decoding of the meaning of each item. For example, a letter - to positive news, a ring - to advantageous offer, vitamins - for a year without diseases, a map - for travel, and so on. We put the "predictions" in a bag and invite each guest to pull their luck. We write the decryption inside the package. You can provide it with additional wishes.
2. Me and the tree. Age: 5+. We start the competition with a pre-prepared presentation, in which we collect 2 photos of each guest - in childhood near the Christmas tree and in adulthood. Of course, we accompany the presentation with funny comments on each character. And then each participant in the holiday, young and old, should read a quatrain about winter, New Year and Santa Claus. Or sing a song. Well, on extreme case, dance or tell a joke. The most shy must portray the character that the guests will indicate to him. Each one is awarded a chocolate medal for courage.
3. Caught a fish . Age: 6+. We stretch the rope and tie 7-10 threads to it, at the ends of which we hang prizes hidden in mini-bags (pen, apple, lollipop, etc.). We blindfold the first participant and hand (directly into the hand) scissors with which he must cut a gift for himself without looking.
4. The best Christmas tree. Age: 18+. Couples participate. Each "stylist" dresses up his own "Herringbone". For the image, you can use New Year's toys prepared in advance by the hostess of the house, various cosmetics, ribbons and jewelry, beads, clothing items, tinsel and serpentine, and so on. How brighter Herringbone, the closer the Victory. The jury (tablets with points are prepared in advance) are exclusively children! Don't forget about the main and incentive prizes!
5. Candle Festival. Age: 16+. What is the new year without candles! Girls will love this competition. different ages. We prepare in advance materials that may come in handy (string and shells, colored salt and molds, beads and beads, ribbons and wire, etc.), as well as the candles themselves. It is recommended to choose white candles of different thicknesses and sizes. Plastic glasses and wine glasses for drinks are suitable as coasters (they can be found in any market). Or metal molds.
6. Quiz "Translator" . Age: 6+. We prepare 50-100 cards in advance, on which a foreign, funny-sounding word is written on one side, and its translation on the other side. For example, "Umbrella" in Ukrainian is "Parasolka", and "T-shirt" is "mother" in Bulgarian.
7. Quiz "Correct Answer" . Age: 6+. We write out on the cards the most ridiculous and outlandish words from the dictionary of ancient Russian words. For each such word - 3 explanations to choose from. Whoever correctly guesses the meaning of the word wins a prize.
8. Quiz "Quotes of Great People". Age: 10+. You can prepare a quiz in the form of a presentation, so it will be more convenient for both the guests and the presenter. We show only half of the well-known saying on the screen, and the guests must complete the phrase.
9. Karaoke for the whole family. Age: 6+. Everyone can participate in the competition. We choose, of course, winter and holiday songs (Three White Horses, Ice Ceiling, Five Minutes, etc.). It is recommended to divide the competition into 2 parts: first, children sing, and adults act as judges, then vice versa. Of course, don't forget about the incentive and main prizes!
10. Let's travel together! Age: 10+. We prepare cards or a presentation with questions and answers in advance. Each question contains a veiled description of a particular country. For example - "here is Great Wall, and this country is considered the birthplace of Confucius. The guesser receives a surprise related to this country (magnet, souvenir symbol, fruit, etc.).
11. Bowling alley. Age: 6+. What you need: skittles, heavy ball or ball. The essence of the game: the one who manages to knock out the most number of pins wins. Skittles are knocked down only when the participant is blindfolded!
12. Stop music! Age: for kids. We seat the kids in a circle, give one of them a box with a surprise and turn on the music. With the first notes, the gift should go from hand to hand. The gift is received by the child in whose hands the box remains after the music is stopped. The child who received the gift leaves the circle. The host takes out the next box, and the game continues. And so on until only one kid is left without a gift - we simply hand him a gift.
13. Who is bigger? Age: for kids. Each child takes turns saying a word related to the New Year. The child who "takes a break" (cannot remember anything) is out. The main prize goes to the child with the most solid vocabulary.
14. Relay race with tangerines. Age: for kids. We line up the children in two lines, put a tray of tangerines on the table, give a spoon to each first in the lines and put 2 plastic baskets - one per team. Task: run to the table (at the end of the room) through obstacles, pick up a tangerine with a spoon, bring it to a plastic basket and pass the spoon to the next player. Back we run, bypassing obstacles! As obstacles, you can use a stretched rope, sofa cushions, etc. The team that fills the basket first wins.

Remember: even the losers should receive prizes. Let comforting, modest - but it is necessary!

Yes, adults too. After all, the New Year is a holiday of magic, not resentment and grief.