Your baby is almost grown up, 10-12 years old, when children seem to be still small, but it’s already difficult to find funny and exciting games that will keep all the guests occupied so that they don’t soon run into the room and start playing “their” games on the computer or tablet.
But to make your child’s birthday fun and memorable for his friends, you need to prepare some entertainment. Both an eight-year-old and a younger child will love these birthday contests for kids.
And if you show a little ingenuity, you can play children’s games for your anniversary or New Year. If you live in an apartment, then games and competitions for children for birthdays at home are suitable for you.
Try to cook:
- Prizes,
- sweets,
- chocolates,
- small toys.
All this is necessary so that the entertainment process unites all the children and no one gets bored.
As a rule, you don’t have much fun indoors and you can’t play with a ball so as not to break the dishes. Therefore, we suggest you choose fun competitions for children that do not require a lot of space.
Artists
For this game you will need two easels and markers. The more friends your offspring invites, the better. We divide the children into two groups, if possible equally. For example, 4 by 4 or 5 by 5. We give the task to draw any picture, be it a boat, a rocket, a car, etc. At a signal, the first of each team begins to draw, at the next signal they pass to the second, these to the third, etc. The team that draws the drawing the fastest will win.
Picture backs
- The guys sit next to each other (back to face). Each person is placed on their back with a piece of paper attached with tape. One of the participants is told in a whisper what to draw. For example, the sun, a flower or a house.
- The child begins to draw a drawing on the neighbor’s back with a pencil, trying to press as clearly and as strongly as possible so that the neighbor understands with his back what they drew there, and tries to repeat the drawing on his neighbor, etc. round. Then they look at the drawings and check whether everyone understood correctly what should have been drawn.
Firefighters
Place two chairs facing each other, with their backs facing. Hang jackets with the sleeves turned out on them, and put a rope (about 2 meters) under the chairs. At the call of the presenter, or the words: Fire! Two competitors must quickly turn out their sleeves and put the jacket on themselves (with the buttons or zipper closed), run around the competitor's chair, sit on their own chair and pull the rope.
Games at the table
Competitions for children 2017 are suitable for all ages. A fun competition can be held right at the table.
What is your name?
Children sit down more comfortably, trying to sit in a semicircle. The presenter distributes cards with the names of inanimate objects. For example: slap, slate, mop, washcloth, rag, etc.
Then the presenter begins to ask questions to each participant, the answer should only be what is written on the card. The main rule is that the participant with whom the presenter is talking does not laugh or smile the entire time the questions are being asked.
For example: What is your name? Washcloth! What's on your head? Washcloth! What did you have for lunch today? With a washcloth! Who's your friend? Washcloth! What do you use to brush your teeth? With a washcloth! Etc. In this way, it is advisable not to repeat questions.
On the street
Outdoors, there are a variety of interesting competitions for children. The school period is very active for children, so it is easier to go outside and into the garden.
At summer camp
At the summer camp you can also choose a fairly active type of competition. School starts in the fall, and in the summer the kids need to burn off their energy through games. You can connect balls, jump ropes, rubber bands and much more.
Hitting the ball on target
- Children are divided into teams; an object, pin or bucket is placed at a distance (10 m). If it’s a pin, then you need to knock it down, if it’s a bucket, then throw the ball into it. The referee sets the initial type of throw.
- If you need to knock down an object, the ball must be rolled on the ground or kicked. If you throw it into a bucket, then throw it from behind your head with both hands or just one, for example, the left one, to complicate the task. The team with the most points for hits wins.
Ball in the ring
This competition is suitable in places where there is a basketball court, the principle is the same as above. You just need to throw the ball into the hoop.
Who is faster
Children take jump ropes and, lined up in a line, jump to the marked place on the command to race. The one who is faster will win.
Or they place boxes at a distance on opposite sides. One box is empty, the other with toys. Children take turns transferring objects from a full box to an empty box. It turns out to be a shuttle race, and those who have the most toys will win.
Game "Owl"
A circle “Owl’s nest” is made in any place, one participant is selected, he will be the Owl, and the rest will be bugs and insects.
The presenter gives the command “Day!” everyone except the owl begins to run and flap their wings, suddenly the leader announces the command “Night!”, all the insects must freeze, and the owl flies out of the nest and looks for those who are moving, if noticed, takes them to the nest. Then day and night are repeated, and the number of insects caught is counted.
Creative competitions for children
You can come up with creative competitions yourself or spy on existing ones, use logic or artistic skills of children, add math problems or riddles.
You can write a well-known poem, but do not finish it, and the children will have to remember and complete it themselves or compose poems based on the given words. Create grammar tasks or logic labyrinths. Everything is limited only by your imagination.
Birthday contests for children
Adolescence is the most active age in human life. Therefore, when a teenager has a birthday, it is clearly not enough for him to simply set a good table and provide a spacious room for dancing. Interesting competitions for teenagers' birthdays will help to fully satisfy the needs of young people, because you can collect a whole basket of interesting games in which boys and girls, classmates, and unfamiliar guests can participate.
Table competitions
Special order for congratulations
This competition is open to individual players and small teams. In any case, in a couple of minutes you need to come up with a 10-word congratulation for the hero of the occasion, which will contain the maximum number of hissing letters “sch”, growling “r”, whistling “s” or any other. The one who squeezes the most qualifying letters into his congratulations will be the winner of the competition.
Guess the person from the description
Similar competitions for a teenager’s birthday can be held if a company of old friends who know each other well has gathered around the table. The names of all participants in the game must be written on separate pieces of paper, which are then mixed and distributed to them in random order.
Each teenager needs to describe the person whose name is on his piece of paper, while the rest must guess who they are talking about. When describing, it is better not to mention the person’s clothes and other things, but to touch on her character traits.
Travelers
For this competition, the presenter should prepare a lot of cards with the names of cities. Each participant in the competition can go on their own journey. But first he must answer in which country the city indicated on his card is located. If he makes a mistake, he is “removed from the flight,” and if he answers correctly, he receives the next card and continues the voyage.
It's probably me
Participants in this competition take turns and briefly describe one of those present, for example, “pretty, with green eyes and red hair, shy, green in her clothes.” Anyone who recognizes himself as a loved one under this description should loudly declare: “It’s probably me!”
If he guesses correctly, both receive a prize. Such funny table teen birthday contests allow you to get to know each other better, have fun, and give you a chance to show signs of attention.
Blowing out the ring
You need to choose two people and offer them a competition: who can pass a light object blindfolded. In the middle of a clean (and without a tablecloth) table you need to put a cute ring, candy or something else, and seat the participants on opposite sides of the table.
Competitors must be told: “whoever moves the object first will get it.” Then blindfold both of them, and at this moment replace the ring with a plate of flour. There will be fun in the company when they generously powder each other!
Guess what's in your hands
The imagination of the authors of soft toys left ample opportunity to have fun in this competition. Such competitions would be very appropriate for the birthday of a 12-13 year old teenager. The player needs to be blindfolded, handed a soft toy and asked to name what he has in his hands. So, a snake in a Santa Claus hat with a bag of gifts seemed to one girl like a homely snail (there is definitely a resemblance).
Later, the players are sincerely surprised how they could not identify such an ordinary toy. And it gets even funnier when the player touches the toy and makes guesses out loud about its appearance.
Broken phone
The first participant thinks of a word or short phrase and quietly pronounces it once to his neighbor. He must also whisper what he heard to the next neighbor, and so on throughout the circle. The words must be pronounced so quietly that no one except the addressee can hear them, otherwise the player will be excluded from the game.
As a rule, having completed a full circle and returned to the author, the phrase changes radically, which causes noisy general fun.
Teenage intuition
What kind of competitions are there for a teenager's birthday at home without testing your intuition? From those present, you need to choose someone who would like to experience it. All players must choose one item from five lists of different categories, for example:
- animals (bull, cat, rat, elephant, goat);
- plants (birch, chamomile, rose, fern, oak);
- car brands (Mercedes, BMW, Zhiguli, McLaren, Citroen);
- films (Wonder Woman, Taxi, Iron Man, Divergent, Angels and Demons);
- clothing style (business, evening, sports, shocking, mourning).
After this, the presenter reads out the lists one by one, and the applicant for intuition must show it and guess who compiled this list.
You can find even more competitions for a fun company in another article on our website.
Mobile competitions
Pop the balloons
Each player needs to be given 3 inflated balloons. Their task is to burst all their balloons faster than others, without using their teeth and hands. Everyone else is rooting for their favorites.
Mummy
You need to choose 2-3 pairs from the company, preferably boys and girls. Give each couple a roll of toilet paper. The girl in each couple must wrap her partner in paper from head to toe, turning him into a “mummy.” This needs to be done quickly, since it only takes a couple of minutes. When the time is up, the remaining participants examine the mummies and decide which one is the most plausible. They can be given a small prize.
Video with an interesting competition for a teenager’s birthday:
What did you do there?
This game is great for both adults and teenagers, since the random coincidence of answers and questions very often turns out to be hilariously funny.
On separate sheets you can write:
“director’s office”, “dental office”, “bathhouse”, “toilet”, “post office”, “cinema”, “bakery”, “pharmacy”, “zoo”, “construction site”, “basement”, “hair salon”, “desert island”, “pension fund”, “kindergarten”, etc.
Next, one of the players turns away from the others, and the leader pins a piece of paper with an inscription to his back. Everyone sees what is written there, except the player himself, and asks him various questions, which he answers blindly. The player can then be changed. Monosyllabic answers are not allowed.
It’s funny when someone tells you that they live in a zoo, wash in the toilet, sunbathe in the basement, met Napoleon in kindergarten and enjoyed ballet on a desert island.
Dancing with obstacles
This competition consists of two stages. On the first one, you need to pull two ropes parallel to the floor: one at a height of 50 cm, and the other 1 m. If you have nothing to tie them to, you will have to hold their ends in your hands. Then you need to turn on upbeat dance music, and the contestants must step over the bottom rope and crawl under the top rope.
In the second stage of the competition, two participants must be blindfolded, after which they will have to overcome obstacles. When the players have blindfolds over their eyes, the ropes need to be quietly removed and the careful attempts of the dancers observed.
Hot potato
Those sitting at the table pass a conventional potato to each other (an orange, a ball, a glass of drink) to the music. When the music dies down, the one who currently has the “potato” in his hands must rise and make a congratulatory toast to the health of the birthday person.
Who is faster?
We offer several different tasks that need to be completed by different pairs or threes of players. For example:
- who can peel a potato faster?
- who will take off his socks faster;
- who will drink a glass of juice faster;
- who can cut the apple the fastest;
- who will put on lipstick faster?
- who can build a tower of 20 plastic cups the fastest;
- who can eat a slice of lemon faster?
- Who will quickly lay out the name of the hero of the occasion with grapes?
Such fun games and competitions for a teenager’s birthday must necessarily end with an award to the winner. It will be even better if the gift is no less funny than the competition itself.
For those with a sweet tooth
Surely, real sweet tooths will be delighted with this competition, because during it they will have to get chocolate candies out of a plate with sour cream without using their hands. Candy will be thrown there right before their eyes. No matter who wins this funny competition, one thing is definitely clear - all participants will have to go wash.
Everything according to the horoscope
Funny birthday contests for teenagers 14-15 years old can be associated with zodiac signs. In advance, you need to draw up a separate horoscope for each of them. For example, “Today Cancers look charming, surprise everyone around them and make them fall in love with themselves. At 5 o’clock they need to climb onto a chair and whistle.”
Then everyone present needs to read out their horoscope according to their zodiac signs, and they must remember what they have to do. It is especially interesting when there are several of the same Cancers among the invitees, then they must unanimously perform their role with a whistle at the allotted hour.
If someone hesitates, then a phantom is punished - he must fulfill the will of the birthday boy.
Friend or foe
If the group of invitees is not too touchy, and everyone has a good sense of humor, you can offer such a competition. The birthday boy needs to put thick mittens on his hands and blindfold him. After that, guests come up to him one by one, and he can feel them without taking off his mittens and trying to guess who is in front of him. So, as a joke, the team is divided into “us” and “strangers”.
Duelists
When coming up with competitions for a teenage girl’s birthday, you definitely need to take into account the male part of the invitees. Her classmates will probably not refuse to participate in this competition, ready to go to a duel for her. The guests form a kind of ring, into which two duelists enter. They are told the rules of combat (fight until the first blood is drawn, don’t hit someone who is down, etc.), they are assigned menacing nicknames, real boxing gloves are put on their hands and they are allowed to warm up. And then, unexpectedly, everyone is given a chocolate bar, which, without taking off their gloves, they must manage to free from the wrapper and feed the birthday girl.
Did you like our competitions? Which one would you spend on your birthday or offer to your son/daughter? Or maybe you know other interesting competitions and games? Tell us about them in the comments.
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To everyone celebrating their birthday! Today is declared the day of test riddles and mysterious tests. After passing a series of tests, you have the opportunity to receive souvenirs. Each player who answered correctly receives a card that must be kept. At the end of the holiday, whoever has as many cards as he can will receive as many souvenirs. (or commands)
1. The code word is encrypted in the secret script of the pirates. For a while. The first one wins.
Here is a piece of paper with the "Pirate Secret Book": 
2. Solve puzzles against time. A total of 15 minutes is given. 
Answers to children's puzzles:
Paris. Carpenter. Age
Austria. Magpie. Motherland
Point. Task. Showcase
Knitwear. Hare. Beans
Family. Fashion. Wall
3. Guess who scattered the letters (isograph drawing).
4. I believe it or not.
For each correct answer we put a + on whoever has the most + card.
1. In Japan, do students write on the blackboard with a brush and colored ink? (Yes)
2.Does Australia use disposable school boards? (No)
3. Was the fountain pen invented in Ancient Egypt? (Yes)
4. Was the ballpoint pen used only by military pilots at first? (Yes)
5. In Africa, fortified pencils are produced for children who tend to chew on anything? (Yes)
6.Do some types of colored pencils have carrot extract added to make the lead stronger? (No)
7.Did the Romans wear pants? (No, they wore tunics and togas)
8. If a bee stings someone, will it die? (Yes)
9. Is it true that spiders feed on their own web? (Yes)
10. In one Korean circus, two crocodiles were taught to dance the waltz. (No)
11. Do penguins fly north for the winter? (No, penguins can't fly)
12.If you put a flounder on a chessboard, it will also become checkered. (Yes)
13.Spartan warriors sprayed their hair with perfume before battle. (Yes, this is the only luxury they allowed themselves)
14. Do mice grow up and become rats? (No, these are two different orders of rodents)
15.Can some frogs fly? (Yes, in the tropical forests of Asia and Africa)
16.Can children hear higher sounds than adults? (Yes)
17.Is the eye filled with air? (No, the eye is filled with fluid)
18.Are you taller in the morning than in the evening? (Yes)
19.Do people still wash themselves with olive oil in some places? (Yes, in some hot countries where water is scarce)
20.Can bats receive radio signals? (No)
21.Can't owls roll their eyes? (Yes)
22.Is moose a type of deer? (Yes)
23. At night, do giraffes use echoes to find the leaves they feed on? (No)
24. Are dolphins small whales? (Yes)
25. Does rhinoceros horn have magical powers? (No)
26. In some countries, fireflies are used as lighting devices? (Yes)
27.A monkey is usually the size of a kitten? (Yes)
28. Was Scrooge's lucky coin worth 10 cents? (Yes)
29.Duremar was selling frogs? (No, leeches)
30. Do Eskimos dry capelin and eat it instead of bread? (Yes)
31.Can you see a rainbow at midnight? (Yes)
32. Are most turnips grown in Russia? (No, in America)
33. An elephant, meeting an unfamiliar relative, greets in the following way - puts its trunk in its mouth? (Yes)
34. Was Hans Christian Andersen's real name Swensen? (No, Hans)
35. In medicine, is the diagnosis of “Munchausen syndrome” given to a patient who lies a lot? 36. (No, such a diagnosis is given to a patient who has a constant desire to be treated)
37.The height of the Little Humpbacked Horse is two inches? (No, three)
38. First place among the causes of death from accidents in Japan in 1995. borrowed high heels? (Yes, almost 200 Japanese women died from falling from high heels)
5.Ribbon competition
The presenter invites an equal number of boys and girls to go on stage. They stand around him. The presenter has as many ribbons in his fist as there are participants. The ends of the ribbons hang freely in different directions, but their middles are mixed up. A bow is tied at one end of each ribbon. The presenter invites all participants to take hold of these ends; the girls need to choose those ends on which bows are tied. On the count of “One, two, three,” the presenter unclenches his fist, and all participants disperse around the hall. The first couple to unravel wins. Thus, each ribbon “tied” the pair with its ends. (They have cards).
6. CHAIN OF WORDS - for a while - who has more
Let's name a word. At the same time, we begin to write a verbal chain in which each subsequent word must begin with the last letter of the previous one. For example: table - spoon - watermelon - tooth...
The one who writes the most words in 3 minutes wins.
7. Intellectual (comic questions). 3 minutes (+) whoever has more and who answers faster and correctly wins +
1. Which note is needed for compote? (Salt)
2. Which composer's name resembles a hunter's shot? (Bach)
3. Is it possible to bring water in a sieve? (You can have a piece of ice)
4. Which wheel does not spin in a car while driving? (Spare)
5. Who speaks all languages? (Echo)
6. What fabric should you use to make a shirt? (From the railway station)
7. Which wing never flies? (car fender)
8. Equilateral rectangle? (Square)
9. What Russian word consists of three syllables and indicates 33 letters? (Alphabet)
10. Paper bag? (Envelope)
11. Why do village children like to walk barefoot? (On the ground)
12. What happens to the crow when it turns 7 years old? (The eighth will go)
13. What can you see with your eyes closed? (Dream)
14. How do day and night end? (Soft sign)
15. Which clock shows the correct time twice a day? (Faulty)
8. DISCOVERER for speed and more
First, the competition participants are asked to “discover” a new planet - inflate balloons as quickly as possible, and then “populate” this planet with inhabitants: quickly draw little figures of people on the balloon with felt-tip pens. Whoever has more “inhabitants” on the planet is the winner!
9. Compose the correct poem command speed and correctness
AN EVIL BOAR SITTING ON A BRANCH,
THE STEAMER WAS LANGUING IN A CAGE,
THE NIGHTINGALE SHARPENED THE FOOGS,
THE PORCUBE BOOKED,
THE CAT TEACHED PHYSICS,
MASHA CATCHED HER TAIL,
THE HEDGEHOG WAS SET FOR DINNER,
THE CHISK WAS WIGGING,
CANCER FLYED UNDER THE CLOUDS,
THE TABLE WAS CHASING MICE,
THE KETTLE JUMPED IN THE YARD,
THE BOY BURNED ON THE CAMPFIRE.
CUCUMBERS PLAY HIDE AND HIDE,
KIDS GROW IN THE BED,
THE MUSKETEERS ARE SLEEPING IN THE RAVIGE,
PIGS SHARPEN THEIR SWEEDS,
CRASHES RUNNING TO THE CIRCUS IN A GROUP,
CHILDREN ARE NAPING UNDER THE SNAG,
WOLVES SWIM ON THE BOTTOM,
PIKES HOWL AT THE MOON,
WHAT IS THIS JERALASH?
SHARPEN YOUR PENCIL!
I ORDER YOU TO PLACE EVERYTHING IN PLACE!
10 Who else can you see?
TWO WILD CATS LIVED IN A HOUSE.
11. “Pass the orange” 5 minutes
This is a very famous game. For those who haven’t played, try it, it’s very interesting!
The guys line up and pass an orange or an apple, not with their hands, but with their chins. Whoever drops the orange is out, and the game starts over. And so on until there is only one winner left.
12 Bilboke up to 5 points, once - and pass it around. Whoever scores 5 points first wins.
Several people play. You need to throw the ball up and catch it in a glass or mug. For this - one point. They catch the ball one at a time until they miss. The one who misses passes the ball to the next player. The winner is the one who first scores the agreed number of points.
13 PANTOMIME
All participants are divided into two teams. The first team comes up with a clever word and then says it to one of the players on the opposing team. The task of the chosen one is to depict the hidden word without making a sound, only with gestures, facial expressions and plastic movements, so that his team can guess what was planned. After successfully guessing, the teams change roles. After some practice, this game can be complicated and made much more interesting by guessing not words, but phrases.
14 Each table is given an envelope in which a beautiful card is cut into various geometric shapes. The task is to collect a postcard. (You can “restore” a landscape picture, a portrait of a writer). 10 minutes
15. WITH ONE LETTER
Under the dictation of the presenter, we write in a column:
The player fills out the task
Writer
Poet
Artist
Composer
Singer
City
River
Flower
Title of a literary work
Poetic line
After this, the presenter names a letter (let’s say m), and each player must write the writer’s surname, the name of the city, etc. next to it. with the letter m. The one who completes it first wins.
16. LEFT AND RIGHT - BY LETTER
This game is played by two or two teams. Each player (or team) writes ten words of five letters on a piece of paper, but not the whole word, but only its three middle letters. After this, the players exchange pieces of paper and everyone must add a letter to the left and to the right, so that they get a word.
For example: -tva- decoction, -ate- kater. The one who manages it first wins.
17. ARTISTS
In this game, one of you will take on the role of leader. The presenter writes 20 words on a piece of paper in advance - singular common nouns in the nominative case. Let him prepare two or three of these twenty: experience shows that they will like this game and will want to repeat it, especially since the first round will be like a test.
When the game time comes, the presenter will give everyone a blank sheet of paper and a pencil and say something like this: “Draw the sheet into twenty cells. I have a list of twenty words. I will name the first word and count to three. During this time, you must be in the first cell, make a drawing symbolizing the concept contained in this word.
The game is that based on your drawings you will then have to, when you fill in all 20 cells, reproduce the very words that these drawings mean. It is clear that a quick reaction is needed here: in three seconds, find and capture some characteristic detail. So, if the word hare is named, it is enough to draw two long ears; a few stripes will tell you that I named the tiger. When all the cells are filled with drawings, write captions for them. Whoever can reproduce the most words is the winner."
As players become more comfortable with the game, you need to introduce them to more difficult tins to graphically depict.
For example: laziness, health, braggart.
The most interesting thing in this game is looking at the drawings of other players.
18.Number of players: any. Optional: ribbon, ring
Thread a ribbon into the ring and tie the ends. Participants in the game stand in a circle and pick up a circular ribbon with a ring so that it is inside. The driver stands in the center of the circle and closes his eyes.
Participants begin passing the ring along the ribbon. On command, the driver opens his eyes and tries to guess whose hand the ring is in. If you didn't guess correctly - a penalty point. At this time, the players imitate passing the ring, all at once. The participant whose ring was found stands in the center and the game continues again. At the end the results are summed up.
The driver with the fewest penalty points wins.
19.
"We all sang songs"
The host reads the definition of the children's song, and the guests, guessing, sing it.
Tasks:
- a song about a part of the land surrounded by water, whose inhabitants are happy from constantly eating tropical fruits (“Chunga-changa”);
- a song about a heavenly-colored vehicle (“Blue Car”);
- a song about how bad weather conditions cannot ruin the holiday (“We will survive this trouble”);
- a song about how a shaggy creature performs a musical composition and at the same time takes sunbathing (“I’m lying in the sun”)
- a song about a plant that grew up in the wild and was cut down by a peasant (“A Christmas tree was born in the forest”);
- a song about how fun it is to march with a group (“It’s fun to walk together”);
- a song about a small creature whose color resembles a certain vegetable (“A grasshopper sat in the grass”).
20. Competition "The Big Picture"
Teams participate in the competition. For the competition you will need whatman paper, there should be as many of them as there are teams. You also need to prepare markers (one marker per participant). Teams stand along one line, at a distance of 3-4 meters from it there is a Whatman paper on the table, each team has its own table. Each participant is given one felt-tip pen, everyone has a different color. At the presenter’s signal, the first participants run to the Whatman paper and within 30 seconds begin to draw a picture. When 30 seconds have passed, the presenter says change, and the players change, the second participant runs. Thus, all participants take turns drawing a picture. The team with the most beautiful picture wins.
21. Game "Smile of the Cheshire Cat"
This game is similar to the famous games "What? Where? When?" and "Brain Ring". The name of the game was given due to its resemblance to the Cheshire Cat, which disappeared in parts. The game involves two teams with the same number of players. Each team is asked one question. If the players answer correctly, then one of them leaves the game (“disappears”), if the team cannot answer, the turn passes to the other team. The winner is the team that was the first to “disappear” completely. The winning team can be given small toy cats as a prize.
22. Competition "Attentiveness will not hurt"
Up to 20 people can participate in the competition. Participants must complete the leader’s tasks in reverse. For example, if the presenter says that you need to raise your hands, you need to lower them. The participant who does what the leader says, and not the opposite action, is eliminated. Thus, the number of participants is gradually decreasing. The most attentive participant remains. Examples of presenter tasks: raise your arms, jump, lean to the left, sit down, raise your left arm, cross your arms, raise your head, bend forward. The number and options of tasks are selected individually.
23. Competition "Trace in History"
You will need: sheets of paper, markers. Two teams are recruited. Each team is given a sheet and markers and chooses a captain. Both captains leave or are blindfolded. the remaining team members are given half a minute to leave their “mark” on a piece of paper - make a fingerprint, sign, leave an imprint of lipstick, even a sole, anything, the main thing is that each participant takes part in this (except for the captains). After half a minute, the captains are given these “creations” and they must guess where the footprint of each member of their team is. For every mistake there is a penalty point. The team that scores fewer penalties wins.
For children entering adolescence, the opinion of friends is in many cases decisive. And if your son or daughter’s birthday is coming up and you’ve decided to have a party with friends, then you can’t do without interesting and funny competitions for a cheerful group of teenagers.
Such entertainment will appeal to both children 12-13 years old and older boys and girls. Any holiday should be accompanied by fun, and if there are cool competitions for teenagers with prizes and gifts, then the party will be a success! And sometimes a group of adults will not refuse to have fun, take part in unusual games and competitions.
Funny Party Competitions for Teens
- “Verka Serduchka performs”. Probably the funniest competitions are those involving dressing up. Provide the participants (boys) with “attributes” of Verka Serduchka: a beret or wig, a plaid skirt, a shiny blouse and two balloons. The guys must take turns dressing up, going out and imitating a famous comedian. For example, the task may be to make a toast in honor of the birthday person in the style of Serduchka. The one who does the best parody wins.
- "Kalyaki-kalyaki". A very funny game that kids will definitely like. Its meaning is as follows: the presenter names 10 words (preferably nouns), and the players must quickly depict this word on a sheet of paper in the form of a drawing. Literally 5 seconds are given for each word, and the use of letters, of course, is prohibited. Then each player must voice what he has drawn, if, of course, he understands his scribbles.
- "Surprise from the Bag". To the music, a bag is brought into the center of the room, where all sorts of funny items have been previously placed: scarves, holey socks, baby diapers and pacifiers, hats, suspenders, etc. Each party guest must take one item from the bag and put it on himself without interrupting the dance, which usually happens to the cheerful laughter of the audience.
- 4. “Grandfather planted a turnip...”. You will need a children's book with fairy tales. The presenter - usually the birthday boy - reads the fairy tale with expression, substituting the names of his guests instead of the names of the characters. It turns out very funny! You can read other fairy tales. “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Ryaba Hen”, “Teremok” and other Russian folk tales go “with a bang”.
- Next competition - "Like a chicken paw"- consists of guests competing to see who can sign the birthday card better... with their feet! Usually, a sheet of whatman paper is used for this, on which everyone takes turns practicing this difficult art of calligraphy.
Competitions for teenagers with prizes
The easiest way to entertain children aged about 10 at a birthday party celebrated at home is by arranging fun games and competitions.
If you are now on this page, it means your child’s birthday is coming soon!
What to give and how to surprise? What is the most interesting way to spend the holiday itself if friends and classmates are expected to visit?
Organize interesting competitions and game quizzes, and then no one will be bored!
Where to begin?
Oddly enough, I advise, with banal safety precautions for knees and elbows:
- free up enough space for children's fun - the furniture can get crowded on such a day;
- hide sharp and breakable objects - little guests are usually characterized by mobility.
The game itself should not tire children - otherwise the intended fun will cease to be fun!
The room is ready. Now you can start the competitions themselves!
To add variety to birthdays, we offer several types of home games-competitions for boys and girls aged 10, 11 and 12 years.
Outdoor games-competitions
Pop the ball
On command, you need to burst your opponent's balloon with your hands. The team with the most whole balls left wins.
Freeze
The presenter throws a balloon. While it is in the air, you can move, dance, talk. As soon as the ball touches the floor, everyone freezes.
The one who does not have time to freeze is eliminated.
The game continues until the last winner.
Runaway chair
The chairs are placed in a circle. The number of players is one less than the number of seats.
On command or when the music starts, the players begin to walk around the chairs. The music stops or the command “stop” sounds - the players try to sit down. The one who doesn't get a chair is eliminated. After this, one chair is removed.
The competition is held until the last person sits down.
Alternatively, it’s interesting to use hoops instead of chairs. When the music ends or at a signal, the players sit (or stand) in the free hoops.
potato spoon
Two teams. In one corner of the room there is a container with potatoes. In another, children stand with spoons in their hands near two empty bowls and plates.
At the signal, each team must take turns using a relay race to bring one potato to their plate using only a spoon.
Those who move all the potatoes faster win.
floating apples
Children are divided into two teams.
In two large basins, apples with petioles float in the water. Apples exactly equal to the number of children. At a signal, players from each team take turns trying to catch the apple by the handle without using their hands.
Those who complete the task faster win.
When choosing apples, I advise you to ensure that the petioles are long enough and strong enough.
Basketball basket
Two teams playing. In front of each is an equal number of sheets of paper and a basket (alternatively, you can use a saucepan or other deep container).
The task is to roll up a paper “ball” and throw it into a basket.
The team with the most hits after the sheets run out will win.
Option – play for a while. Then more paper is given.
Get dressed in a minute
You can play in winter.
Two players play blindfolded. The same number of outerwear items - jackets, hats, scarves - are laid out on two chairs.
The winner is the one who puts on all the laid out clothes faster and more correctly.
Option – 2 blindfolded players dress one of the guests.
I think everyone will have fun!
Birthday gift
Two teams – two “gifts”. This could be a toy, fruit or any suitable item.
The players line up one after another. On command, the “gift” is passed along the chain. Those whose item reaches the birthday person faster will win.
And the game is best held only with a sufficient number of guests.
Cobweb
One of the guests turns away or goes into another room.
The rest of the children join hands, and it turns out to be a long “spider web”. Then, without letting go of their hands, everyone gets entangled in a tight ball.
The presenter must unravel the “web” without tearing it even once.
Lego relay race
Two teams - two identical Lego sets (or any other constructor).
For a while we need to build an interesting structure. Speed and “architectural solution” are assessed.
Option - the game is played in a chain. Children take turns placing their piece.
Glomerulus
Two players are given a rope or any cord of equal length.
The task is to wind the ball faster.
Option - stick (pencil). The attached rope needs to be wound.
Children's bowling
With the help of simple pins and balls you can organize an almost adult bowling alley. Instead of skittles, you can use other objects or toys.
Hit the target
You will need a drawn target and balls with Velcro. After the hits, we count the points.
Creative and intellectual competitions
Who called me?
The players stand in a wide circle. The driver, blindfolded, stands in the center. They spin him around a little and ask him to guess who called by name. The one who was guessed sits or stands in the place of the driver.
Chain of words
Two teams with an equal number of players. Each person has a piece of paper and a pen (pencil). The first player from the team writes down any word. Each subsequent word begins with the last letter of the previous one. It turns out to be a chain of words.
The game is played against time.
The team with the most words written wins.
Cat in a poke
The simplest items that need to be recognized by touch without taking them out are placed in a beautiful bag. The one who guesses the most items wins.
Option - for greater entertainment and fun, objects are shown to the guests, but in this case the driver is blindfolded.
Two or three teams, each with 3 people. Three sheets of paper are issued.
In the allotted time (2-3 minutes), the players disperse in different directions and draw a fantastic animal: some with a head, some with a torso, some with legs and paws.
Then all the sheets are put together, and the team with the funniest animal wins.
In this competition, I believe that what is more important is not the victory of any team, but the general fun!
Broken phone
Which adult doesn't know this game?!
But I suggest you make it a competition for children at their birthday party.
Divide guests into 2-3 teams. Place them one after the other. The first person in the chain of each team has his say. The players pass it on in a very quiet whisper to each other. The latter must say out loud what word he heard.
Those who most accurately conveyed the word to the first in the team win.
Colored tags
This, in my opinion, is a very fun competition that combines movement and intelligence.
The presenter says the words: “One-two-three! Find white (blue, green, gray, red...)!”
The players immediately grab the named color wherever they can find it around.
Whoever fails to touch an object with a given color, or is the last, is eliminated from the game. The rest continue until there is a winner.
Fun alphabet
The presenter names any letter of the alphabet. Children must write as many words as possible with this letter within a certain time (2-3 minutes).
The one with the longest list wins.
Collect a picture
Each player is given a cut picture that needs to be assembled. The theme can be different: cartoons, games, nature, animals... You can use pages of children's magazines or pre-print pictures according to the number of guests.
The game is played against time.
Puzzles with matches
Options:
- “Write” the given phrase with matches.
- Draw an animal.
- Mathematical tasks involving moving and removing matches.
You can buy either regular or long “fireplace” matches.
Competition games for girls 10-12 years old
Agree that there are competitions that boys will watch with a smile. But the girls will be happy to participate.
Fashionista
In 5-10 minutes, find in the room something you can decorate yourself with for the holiday. These can be any items of clothing, ribbons, scarves, ropes and hairpins...
Guests then choose the funniest fashionista.
It would be interesting to put boys on the jury.
Who was hiding there?
A hero from a popular fairy tale or cartoon is drawn on a piece of paper. The image is completely covered with the second sheet. The presenter gradually reveals the picture.
The one who guesses the character first wins.
Sad princess
A driver is selected (not necessarily the birthday girl), who sits on a chair and tries not to smile. The task of the players of this competition is to make her laugh.
The condition is that you cannot touch the “princess”.
wind-up doll
In the basket-box there are pieces of paper with the names of the players.
Everyone comes up with a task for the “wind-up doll”: to sing, dance, spin,... You need to show the task with facial expressions and gestures with or without a voice.
The driver pulls out pieces of paper and says who will perform the task.
Stylists (artists)
Guests are divided into pairs: client and artist.
Each pair is given watercolor paints. You need to do some fun makeup. Whoever comes up with the funniest wins!
An option for boys is to draw a funny face or animal (whether existing or not) on their face.
Exciting competitions for boys 10-12 years old
Pick up the key
Players are offered several locks and a wide variety of keys.
The task is to open each lock.
Collect the dragon
Players receive a box of paper clips. You need to assemble paper clips into a chain within the allotted time. Whoever has the longest “dragon” wins.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The competition involves couples who stand with their backs to each other and lock elbows.
The task is to run to the opposite end of the room without opening your arms.
Monster
Draw a non-existent funny animal and come up with a name for it. The winner is the one whose animal turns out to be different from the real ones.
Extra points are given for telling about the habits and habits of this miracle creature.
Fisherman
The players receive a long stick with a fishing line or string on which a magnet is attached.
In front of them are toys with magnets. The task is to “catch” as many “fish” as possible with your eyes closed. The difficulty is that they play in pairs: the “sighted” person directs the actions of the “fisherman”, who is blindfolded.
Option - you can attach small magnets to the candies with tape. And then the pleasure after the game will also be sweet.
Pirate map
Draw several maps of the room in advance, indicating the location of the “cache” with a cross. When hiding a “treasure” (any item), each time ask the “pirate” to find it, using the map as a guide.
Greedy
There are a variety of things in front of the children (clothes, kitchen utensils, stationery, etc.) The players must take the maximum number of items... You can hold them with your hands, your head, help with your knees...
The one who manages to collect the most items without dropping the items will win.
Collect the scarecrow
Guests are divided into two teams. In front of each is a set of various items of clothing (scarves, towels, hats, shirts, etc.) You need to build a “scarecrow” from available materials.
The creative team wins.
