Birthday is the most favorite holiday for an adult or child. It’s good when it is celebrated in the company of friends and family. The most popular will be fun birthday contests. And then only treats and outfits. Competitions can be held in a small or noisy company at home, at a table, or outdoors. To celebrate at home, you should decorate the apartment with balloons, prepare competitions and all the necessary details for them. To do this, simply choose a host or organizer of the holiday.
Children's competitions for kids
Children expect miracles more than ever and believe in magic. For them, organizing a birthday party requires special preparation and knowledge. Depending on the age of the child, a competition at the birthday party or a fun game is determined. Very young guests have enough attention for literally thirty minutes, and then they quickly switch to something new or more interesting. Without overloading, it will be enough for the kids to hold two or three competitions and then invite them to the sweet table. Here are examples of competitions for the youngest birthday boys and their guests.
Each age category of children has its own interesting competitions and games. Let us give several such examples.
If the birthday is celebrated in winter, you can hold a “Dress the Christmas Tree” competition among two teams. Teams are given a sheet of Whatman paper and beautiful stickers. The goal of the competition is to stick the largest number of stickers on the Christmas tree, thereby decorating it. Stickers can be replaced with cut out shapes from colored paper and glued to a regular glue stick. The team that decorated the Christmas tree the fastest wins.
Then you can play a faster and more active game. The guests are divided into two teams. Each participant takes off one shoe or sandal from one foot and places it in a common pile. Then each player from both teams starts and runs to the pile. He looks for his shoes, puts them on and returns to pass the baton to the next participant. The team that puts on its shoes the fastest wins.
The competition “Who said “meow!”” will also be useful. One person is selected and sits with his back to the other players. Everyone takes turns pronouncing the sound of the animal they wished for. For example, “meow-meow”, “ku-ka-re-ku”, “pee-pee”. The person sitting must guess which of the participants owns a certain animal sound. If you manage to guess, then the child whose voice was guessed changes the seat.
For children who are about to go to school or have already started attending school, you can choose entertainment that is more intellectual or with the ability to fantasize. For example, the “Pencil Shooting Range” competition. Children are divided into two teams. The presenter prepares two Whatman paper. Hang them on a stand or attach them to the wall. On the reverse side squares are drawn with numbers from 1 to 10.
The time allocated for the competition is five minutes. Each child runs up to a piece of paper and randomly makes a hole with a pencil. At the end of the competition, whatman paper is turned over and points are counted. For example, if the hole on the back side lands in the square numbered 8, then the team is awarded 8 points.
For a more active and noisy group of children, the game “Invisible” is suitable. All children dance to the music with their eyes closed. The presenter chooses any person he likes and hides him behind a screen or takes him out of the room. Leaves a hat in an empty place. The music stops and the participants guess who has turned invisible. The first child to guess correctly wins.
Team competitions will be interesting for creative kids. One of these is for ingenuity and the development of imagination. The guys are divided into two teams. Two Whatman paper are attached to the wall or stand. Pencils and markers are provided. For a while, participants run up to whatman paper one by one and draw one geometric object. For example, circle, square, oval, trapezoid. Together we should make a home. The team that uses the most geometric shapes wins.
It is possible to take older children to birthday parties, to nature, to a children's cafe, or just to stay at home within four walls. Universal competitions and games will help organize leisure time. For example, a player makes a paper airplane and flies it. Each child takes turns using a wad of paper to try to shoot down the plane. The winner is the one who shoots down the flying object first.
Any competition with drawings will be universal. For example, any participant is selected. He stands with his eyes closed and holds a felt-tip pen without a cap in his hand. Each participant, in turn, approaches the felt-tip pen with his or her own piece of paper and tries to turn and move so that it turns out to be the sun. After the end of the competition, all drawings are added up and evaluated by all participants. The child who gets the most pluses in his drawing wins.
Some entertainment needs to be prepared in advance before the birthday, while there are no friends. Usually these are competitions related to attention and the search for some object. A striking example will be the Mushroom Picker competition. Cuts out and colors different types of mushrooms. You can use regular clothespins or matches. Symbolic mushrooms are hung and laid out around the room. Children come in and pick mushrooms. The most attentive mushroom picker wins.
For older children, you can hold events with funny birthday competitions. In any setting at home or outdoors, a competition with notes will be relevant. For example, on culinary topics. Guests are divided into two teams. Each child takes turns writing any product on a piece of paper. Then he folds the paper a little and passes it to the next team member. After five minutes, the presenter says the word; "Start". Participants unfold the sheets of paper and come up with a funny recipe for a dish using the products listed on the sheet. The team that came up with the most original recipe and its name wins.
Competitions for this age to use acting skills are interesting. For example, the presenter prepares leaves with the names of animals. The names of the animals must be repeated twice. All leaves are folded and mixed. Players pull out a piece of paper. They use facial expressions to find their mate. For example, an elephant an elephant, a monkey a monkey. The couple that has found each other shows their leaves to the presenter. Afterwards the winner is determined.
Active games with the opportunity to compete to see who is faster still have their place. But not quite childish, but with some zest and intrigue. For example, the presenter prepares pairs with mittens according to the number of participants. One of the pairs should have only one mitten. Everyone moves in a circle to the music. The music stops and everyone quickly rushes to the box and puts on two mittens from the same pair. The participant who is left with one mitten takes any mitten from the participant he likes and leaves the competition. In the end, the child who is left with one mitten at the end of the last tournament wins.
Competitions for teenagers
Boys and girls are already quite capable of organizing their leisure time on an equal basis with adults and even independently holding competitions at birthday parties. For example, draw a gift with your own hands for the birthday boy. The guys are divided into two teams. The host offers to draw a gift for the birthday boy. At the end of the room, two Whatman paper are attached and markers are placed next to each other. Each team member runs up to whatman paper and draws only one detail. The winner is the team whose gift is more understandable and pleasant.
There are competitions with a mysterious plan. A competition is interesting when no one knows about it in advance.
The presenter asks to empty the pockets of all participants and lay out the contents. The one whose discovery turns out to be the most interesting wins. The winner is determined by the loudest applause or secret vote of the participants.
You can hold a competition with some humor. It should be held among non-offensive friends with a good sense of humor. The birthday boy is blindfolded and mittens are put on his hands. Each guest comes up in turn, and the birthday boy, by feeling him, must guess who is in front of him. It is prohibited to remove mittens. The children who are guessed are eliminated to join their own, and the children who are not guessed to belong to strangers.
Intellectual and dance competitions for adults
Adults are not too fond of active games and competitions. It will be a difficult task for the toastmaster to cheer them up. Intellectual events are suitable for a feast, and dance events are suitable for relaxing the soul. Let us give examples of a couple of such competitions. The leader prepares two bags. Guests write notes indicating the gift they would give if possible. The notes are signed and placed in one of the bags. The second bag contains task tokens. The presenter writes invented tasks for them in advance. The birthday boy pulls out a note from one bag. Everything is read out loud.
The presenter solemnly announces that the item will definitely appear to the birthday person during this year if the author of the note completes the task on the token. The author takes out a token from another bag. The guests observe how sincere his desire was.
This dance competition for a birthday will delight married couples and guests who do not know each other.
When the guests have become acquainted and relaxed, you can move on to dancing. Guests are divided into pairs. Each couple chooses a forfeit with the name of the dance. For example, waltz, tango, sambo. The participants stand with their backs to each other and make a hand lock. In turn, each couple comes to the center and performs their dance. The presenter selects the winners and presents the prize.
Competitions for those who like to celebrate outdoors
Most often, families go out into nature or with guests of different ages. For such an occasion, universal events for all ages and interests are suitable. The funniest and most reverent competition “Whale”. The more participants play, the more interesting it will be. All participants join hands and stand in a round dance. The leader is in the center of the round dance. He speaks the names of two animals into each guest's ear. After the animals are distributed, the presenter calls them out loud. The participant to whom the animal corresponds needs to sit down.
The two other participants who are standing nearby must react quickly and prevent him from sitting down. The twist is that the presenter gives out different first names. The second ones are the same. This word is a whale. Each guest has two words. For example, a cat and a whale, an elephant and a whale, a crocodile and a whale. At one point, he calls the catch word “whale” and everyone falls to the ground laughing.
It's good to move around in nature. You can also play active games. For example, with balloons. Participants are divided into two teams. Accordingly, one is given red balloons, the other - blue. The balls are tied to the legs. The task is to burst the opponent's balloons on command without using your hands. The team that has at least one marble left wins.3
Of the funny competitions, any competition with transformation would be worthy. For example, everyone’s favorite contest “The Mummy”. Participants are divided into pairs. Preferably a boy and a girl.
Two rolls of toilet paper are provided per couple. The task is to wrap paper around your partner, leaving holes for the eyes, nose and mouth. The fastest pair with a high-quality mummy wins.
If the day turns out to be hot, without any preparation, feel free to hold a rope competition. Participants are divided into two teams. They are asked to weave a rope from their clothes. You can also use attributes - watches, hats, socks, backpacks. Whose rope turns out to be longer wins.
Funny competitions
For a noisy and cheerful company, leisure time with a twist is suitable. It is desirable that the competition be unpopular and no one knows about its secret.
For example, a competition with a trick. Several guys or men are selected for it. They are taken to another place for a while. The task is explained to everyone else. Each male participant must complete an obstacle course of outstretched legs, seated participants. The eyes are blindfolded. It is necessary to step carefully, trying not to touch anyone’s feet. Participants stretch their legs. After blindfolding, the legs are removed and the contestant is cheerfully encouraged. Everyone is deliberately shouting different instructions. For example, walk higher, to the left, etc. After completing the obstacle course, the participants are untied, and he cheerfully watches the next competitors from the side.
For a more relaxed company, games with notes are suitable. For example, Participants are given one sheet each. On one sheet of paper, each participant needs to draw the thing they will save first. On the second sheet - depict the reason why they will save this particular thing. The sheets are laid out in two boxes. With objects in one, with reasons in another. Everything is mixed up. The presenter takes out one sheet from each box. It turns out to be a funny story. For example, “I will save jewelry because it is pleasant to walk on.”
Competitions at the table
"Associations"
One guest is selected. In a circle, each participant names an association associated with the selected guest. It is necessary to explain why. For example, fruit. One guest may say: “The guest looks like a banana because he is tall in appearance, but his character is mysterious, like the banana itself hidden in the skin.” Everyone takes turns naming the fruit and the association with the chosen person. Can't be repeated. In the second round, you can choose another person and compare him with a vegetable, real estate, car brand or movie. The winner is revealed by the birthday boy.
"Song Competition"
Prepare the competition for the event finale. Guests are grouped at the table into two teams. Each one takes turns singing a song of a questioning nature together. The second team needs to come up with an answer song and perform it. The team that fails to sing the song in time as an answer or question loses.
"Magic liver"
Before sending off guests, you can give each guest a magic liver with surprises. The hostess puts a plate of her baked livers on the table. Each one contains a note with good wishes. Such a surprise will prolong the good mood and consolidate the impressions from the holiday.
Birthday competitions are selected according to the age of the guests. If guests are of different generations, you can organize unique competitions - interesting for everyone. It is worth taking care in advance who will be the leader and organizer of the process. Perhaps the presenter will need an assistant. It often happens that the birthday boy himself takes on the image of the host. In such a role, refusing to participate in a competition or game is quite difficult. After all, how can you refuse a birthday party?
You can organize competitions from the examples given, or you can come up with your own. There should be several competitions in stock in case the guests get too excited. In any case, the birthday will be a great success. The main thing is good company and true friends!
Regardless of the occasion for which a cheerful adult company has gathered at the table - an anniversary or just a birthday, it does not hurt the birthday person to prepare in advance. Of course, a good menu, suitable drinks, appropriate music are an important part of spending time together. But fun competitions for an adult company at a table or in nature will achieve a special effect.
The company may include both long-time friends and unfamiliar people. It is possible that informal communication is organized for people who are seeing each other for the first time. These can be people of different ages - men and women, boys and girls. No matter how the communication is supposed to be, having at least a conditional plan of action, including competitions for young people, quizzes for adults, funny jokes and theatrical performances, means ensuring the success of any event!
So, competitions for young people: students, schoolchildren, adults, young at heart!
Fun competition at the “Thoughts” table
A musical selection is prepared in advance, where wishes or funny sayings are expressed in songs. For example, “I am a chocolate bunny, I am an affectionate bastard...”, “And I am unmarried, someone really needs it..”, “It’s great that we are all gathered here today..”, etc. The host simply approaches each guest and puts a magic hat on his head that can read thoughts.
Carbon Contest “Milk the Cow”
On a stick, chair... (whatever is more convenient for you) attach 1 medical ordinary glove for each participant in the competition, make tiny holes at the end of each finger and pour water into the glove. The participants' task is to milk the glove.
The delight is indescribable for both participants and spectators. (Especially if no one has seen how to milk a cow and the company drank a little). The mood will be through the roof!!!
Competition “Guess the Animal”
It is necessary to prepare several photographs of famous stars in advance. Only one person participates in the competition - the presenter. The presenter selects a player from the audience, the player turns away, the presenter says - I show the audience a photo of the animal, and you ask leading questions, and we will all say yes or no. Everyone except the player sees the photo (for example, Dima Bilan in the photo), everyone starts laughing, and the player thinks that this is a funny animal and starts asking crazy questions:
– does he have a lot of fat or not?
-does he have horns?
Mobile competition for the company
Two large but equal teams are participating. Each participant ties an inflated balloon in the color of their team to their leg with a thread. The thread can be any length, although the longer the better. The balls must be on the floor. On command, everyone begins to destroy their opponents’ balls by stepping on them at the same time, preventing them from doing the same with their own. The owner of the burst ball steps aside and stops the battle. The winner is the team whose ball remains the last on the battlefield. Fun and not traumatic. Verified. By the way, each team can develop some kind of strategy and tactics for combat. And the balls may not be the same color in a team, but to successfully fight you need to know your partners well.
Competition for those who are thirsty (can be held outdoors) -)
We need to take about 10 plastic glasses, fill them in front of the competition participants with various drinks (both tasty and intentionally “spoiled” with the addition of salt, pepper or something like that, but most importantly compatible with life). Glasses are placed in a pile. Participants take turns throwing a ping pong ball into glasses and whichever glass the ball lands in, the contents of that glass are drunk.
Competition “Make a Wish”
Participants collect one item of each, which is put into a bag. After which, one of the participants is blindfolded. The presenter pulls out things one by one, and the blindfolded player comes up with a task for the owner of the pulled out thing. Tasks can be very different: dance, sing a song, crawl under the table and moo, and so on.
Competition “Fairy tales with a modern twist”
Among the people invited to the birthday party, of course, there are representatives of various professions. Each of them is a professional in his field, and, of course, has a full set of terms and specific vocabulary inherent in people of his profession. Why not make sure that instead of boring and uninteresting professional conversations, guests make each other laugh? This is done simply.
Participants are given sheets of paper and given tasks: to present the contents of well-known fairy tales in professional language.
Imagine the fairy tale “Flint”, written in the style of a police report or a psychiatric medical history. And “The Scarlet Flower” as a description of a tourist route?
The author of the funniest fairy tale wins.
Competition “Guess the picture”
The presenter shows the players a picture, which is covered with a large sheet with a hole two to three centimeters in diameter in the middle. The presenter moves the sheet across the picture. Participants must guess what is shown in the picture. The one who guesses the fastest wins.
Writing competition (fun)
The players sit in circles and everyone is given blank sheets of paper and pens. The presenter asks the question: “Who?” Players write the names of their heroes at the top of the sheet. After this, fold the sheet so that what is written is not visible. After this, they pass the piece of paper to the neighbor on the right. The presenter asks: “Where did you go?” Everyone writes, folds the paper and passes it to the neighbor on the right. Presenter: “Why did he go there?”…. And so on. After this, the fun reading begins together.
An incendiary game “Let's dance!?”
Preparation is simple: a neckerchief and a presenter responsible for musical accompaniment are selected. The main task of the presenter is to provide the competition with fast, fiery melodies that can excite the participants so that they want to perform the most fiery steps and pirouettes.
Everyone taking part in the entertainment stands in a large circle. The first dancer is chosen. This may be the hero of the occasion; if there is none, you can decide by drawing lots or counting. The player stands in an improvised circle, a scarf is tied to him, the music is turned on, and everyone dances. After making a few or many movements, the dancer must transfer his attribute to another person standing in a circle. The scarf must be tied in a knot around the neck, and the “heir” must also be kissed. The new dancer takes the place of the previous one and performs his steps. The dance lasts as long as the musical accompaniment lasts. When the leader turns it off, the remaining dancer in the circle is taken by surprise and is forced to shout something like “ku-ka-re-ku.” The more unexpectedly the music stops, the more fun those present will have.
Competition “Dress each other”
This is a team game. Participants are divided into pairs.
Each couple chooses a pre-prepared package containing a set of clothes (the number and complexity of items must be the same). All participants in the game are blindfolded. On command, one of the pair must put clothes on the other from the package he received by touch in one minute. The winner is the couple that “dresses” faster and more correctly than others. It's fun when there are two men in a couple and they get a bag of purely women's clothing!
Competition “Boar Hunting”
To play you will need several teams of “hunters”, consisting of 3 people and one “boar”. The “hunters” are given cartridges (this can be any piece of paper) after which they try to hit the “boar”. The target can be a circle of cardboard on which a target is drawn. This circle with a target is attached to the “boar” on the belt in the lumbar region. The task of the “boar” is to run away and evade, and the task of the “hunters” is to hit this very target.
A certain time is recorded during which the game is played. It is advisable to limit the space for the game so that the game does not turn into a real hunt. The game must be played in a sober state. It is prohibited to hold a “boar” by teams of “hunters”.
Greedy
There are many balls scattered on the floor.
Those interested are invited. And on command, to the accompaniment of fast music, each participant must take and hold as many balls as possible.
Competition “Try and Guess”
The participant stuffs a huge piece of bun into his mouth in such a way that it is impossible to speak. After that, he receives a text that needs to be read. The participant tries to read it with expression (preferably it is an unfamiliar verse). The other participant needs to write down everything that he understood, and then read aloud what happened. As a result, its text is compared with the original. Instead of a bun, you can use another product that makes it difficult to pronounce words.
Competition “Overcome the Obstacle”
Two couples are invited to the stage. Chairs are placed and a rope is pulled between them. The guys' task is to pick up the girl and step over the rope. After the first pair does this, the second pair does it too. Next you need to pick up the rope and repeat the task again. The rope will rise until one of the pairs completes the task. As has already become clear, the pair that falls before the other pair loses.
Competition “Potato”
To participate in the competition you need 2 players and two empty packs of cigarettes. Ropes are tied to the players' belts, with a potato tied at the end. The essence of the competition is to quickly push an empty pack to the finish line with these same potatoes, which are dangling at the end of the rope. Whoever reaches the finish line first wins.
Competition “Clothespins”
Couples take center stage. All participants are given 10-15 clothespins on their clothes. Then everyone is blindfolded and fast music is played. Everyone needs to remove the greatest number of clothespins from their opponents.
Competition “Who is the fastest?”
Two teams of five people each are recruited. A pot of water is placed in front of each team; the water in both pans is at the same level. Whichever team drinks the water from the pots using spoons the fastest, that team wins.
Competition “Diver”
Those wishing to take part in this competition are invited to wear fins and look from the back through binoculars to overcome a given distance.
Competition “Associations”
The participants of the game stand in a row or (everyone sits in a line, the main thing is to make it clear where the beginning is and where the end is). The first one utters two completely unrelated words. For example: wood and computer. The next player must connect the unconnected and describe the situation that could happen with these two objects. For example, “The wife got tired of her husband constantly sitting at the computer, and he settled in a tree with him.” Then the same player says the following word, for example, “Bed.” The third participant must add this word to this situation, for example, “Sleeping on a branch has become not as comfortable as sleeping on a bed.” And so on until the imagination is enough. You can complicate the game and add the following. The presenter interrupts any of the participants and asks them to repeat all the words spoken; the one who fails to do this is eliminated from the game.
Competition “How to use?”
The competition requires 5 – 15 people. Any object is placed on the table in front of the players. Participants must take turns saying how the item is used. The use of the item must be theoretically correct. Anyone who cannot come up with a use for the item is eliminated from the game. The one who remains last in the game is the winner.
You can complicate competitions and make them more creative and creative. Be happy not only on holidays. Give laughter and smiles to your friends, family and loved ones.
To make your birthday truly fun, interesting, and noisy, it will not be enough to take care only of a delicious festive table. It is important to think about interesting entertainment for guests. For example, pick up funny table contests for an adult’s birthday.
You shouldn’t just invite guests who come to your home or restaurant to immediately take part in cool competitions. First, you need to give the invitees the opportunity to calmly communicate, rest, relax, and, of course, try all the offered treats. It is better to move on to entertainment at the moment when guests begin to get a little bored.
There are many fun birthday contests. The following are especially popular among adults:
- "Never give up!". All guests who are ready to participate in the competition are divided into pairs: man and woman. The participants of each tandem turn their backs to each other and become closer. The hands of the girl and the man are tied. At the command of an outside participant, all pairs begin to squat. Gradually, tired people drop out of the competition. The fun continues until only one couple remains squatting. Participants who do not give up are awarded a prize.
- "Chinese guests." Participants receive a saucer with a small amount of boiled rice sprinkled on it, as well as special chopsticks. It is important that the portions are the same. After the host's command, the guests begin to eat rice from the plate. The winner is the one who is the first to successfully complete the task. Instead of rice, you can use other foods and dishes.
- "Dream Bags" The host of the competition picks up two bags at once. One contains notes from guests, on which it is written what they would like to give to the hero of the occasion if they had an unlimited amount of money. In the other there are cards with cool tasks. The birthday person must alternately choose a note-card pair. The host of the competition announces to him that he will be able to receive the specified gift if its author completes the specified task. The result can be a lot of fun active entertainment, depending on the content of the cards in the second bag. There can be creative, sports and any other tasks.
- "Trick". Each guest is invited to recite a poem loudly, beautifully and with expression, trying to “outdo” the other participants with their performance. After all the texts have been spoken, the presenter says that it is time to reveal the winner. And they will suddenly become, for example, the person who turns out to have the tallest height, or blue eyes, or the maximum leg size. There are so many fun, interesting options you can come up with. The main thing is that expressive reading of poetry will be completely “off topic”.
- "Figure skating". Participants are briefly invited to become single skaters or work in pairs. Special music is played for each person or couple. For example, in a minute the participant must “skate” on imaginary skates, demonstrating his artistry and skill. The rest of the guests will evaluate the performance and give points. The winner will be one person or a couple.
- "Eye meter". All guests are invited to take turns trying to determine by eye the size of the shoes and clothes of their neighbor at the table. The competition goes in circles. When a participant manages to correctly name the size of the guest sitting next to him, he receives a miniature gift, but if not, he will have to drink a “penalty drink.”
- "Memories of childhood." Guests are invited to remember the very first years of their life and their favorite fairy tale or cartoon character. Next, each participant in the competition must go to the center of the hall and portray this very hero in every possible way. The rest of the guests will try to guess it. The prize goes to the person whose character those present guessed the fastest.
- “Write a ditty.” All guests are divided into small teams. It will be enough for 4-5 people in each. The birthday boy tells them a couple of any words, and the formed teams must write funny ditties in a minute. The winner will be determined by applause.
Any of the proposed competitions can be changed to your liking. For example, instead of ditties, suggest writing a joke, and instead of determining the size of clothes, suggest guessing the age of your neighbor.
The best table contests and games for an adult birthday
If the holiday is organized in a small apartment, it will be most convenient to use “sit-down” table competitions for adults. So that guests do not have to get up from their seats to complete tasks.
Mobile competitions
Even at the table you can organize outdoor games for adults. For example, invite each participant to perform a cheerful dance in honor of the birthday boy, without getting up from his chair or sofa.
Or - turn on a selection of melodies of famous songs and invite the one who was the first to recognize it and is ready to guess it to clap loudly. The winner can be awarded a music prize. For example, a songbook or a collection of hits on a disc.
Hot dances
If the competition is based on fiery dances, you will still have to get up from the table. But you don’t need a lot of space to carry it out. Guests can sit next to their chairs.
It is dance competitions that make the holiday fun. If the presenter tries, it will be possible to involve everyone who wants to participate in them.
For the first version of such a competition, all participants stand in a circle, and the presenter asks the person standing next to him which part of his neighbor’s body is the most attractive. Then everyone takes each other for this very part and dances together. The places are constantly changing, becoming more and more fun. Of course, in such a competition you need to forget about vulgarity so as not to spoil it.
For a cheerful and noisy company, a dance competition with raw eggs is suitable. They are placed in a transparent bag, 2-3 pieces each. and hung on the participant’s belt so that the structure is between the legs. Next, the guests dance merrily right with the eggs. You can pair people up. The winner of the competition is the person who has the most whole eggs left after the fiery dance.
Another interesting dance option is with a rope. For such a competition, guests line up in a row. Fun, catchy songs are played. All participants begin to dance actively.
At this time, two people from the guests pull the rope wide and head towards the dancing and having fun. The participants' task is to successfully step over the obstacle each time. The rope constantly rises higher and higher. The winner is the dancer who lasts the longest.
A competition with dancing in a circle is also popular. Participants should stand about a meter apart from each other. Throughout the game, music is played, constantly changing.
One of the guests stands in the center of the circle and begins to dance to the beat of the melody. The rest of the participants repeat all the movements after him. As soon as the song changes, so does the presenter. The game is repeated until each guest has time to stand in the center of the circle. The most graceful and cheerful dancer wins.
Intellectual competitions
Competitions at the table can also be made intellectual. But it is better to plan them at the beginning of the evening, when guests have not yet had time to drink too many strong drinks.
For example, choose several world-famous paintings and prepare a sheet of paper according to its size, with a small hole in any part. The presenter must combine the work of art and the paper overlay. Based on the part that opens, they will guess what kind of picture it is. The winner is the person who correctly pronounces the names of the maximum number of works of art.
If there are no art connoisseurs among the guests, you can simplify the competition. In this case, instead of paintings, you should use portraits of celebrities or other similar images.
The next competition will allow participants to feel like great poets. They will need to translate a famous work into a modern youth language. You can use all variants of slang and any interesting literary devices.
There are two options for conducting such a competition. The first invites you to rewrite a read passage from the classics in a modern way, and the second, on the contrary, guesses the already altered text.
If you have several old magazines at home, you can choose from among them pages with pictures of celebrities or beautiful landscapes. And then cut the paper like a puzzle. There should be as many pages as there are teams of players. At the beginning of the competition, each of them receives an envelope with parts of the resulting puzzles. The team that collects the picture the fastest wins.
Another interesting competition involves using a large box. Any item that guests should not see is placed at its bottom. One of the players opens the box and tries to find the most successful expressions to describe the object he saw. The others are trying to guess it. You can use two boxes at once and divide the guests into as many teams. Then only one of them will become the winner, and the participants will probably compete with each other.
Funny and cheerful riddles
In order not to have to divide players into teams and not be too bothered by preparing competitions for an adult company, you can simply download a lot of funny and cheerful riddles from the Internet. All that remains is to simply read them out at the table, giving those present time to think. Surely the process of guessing the proposed riddles will be fun and interesting.
To make such a competition even more exciting, you should take care of small, original prizes. This could be sweets, stationery with a funny design, all kinds of goods from a joke store, or even homemade gifts that reflect the tastes and hobbies of each guest.
An interesting quiz for the birthday boy
If a birthday is celebrated among colleagues, and the birthday person has only recently joined their company, it is worth organizing an exciting quiz for him. For example, create several interesting questions that would allow you to better know the hero of the occasion.
First, those present should try to answer them, explaining why they decided to choose this particular option. And at the end of the quiz, the birthday boy himself will give the correct answers, and at the same time reward those who previously answered as correctly as possible.
Funny contests with balloons
Contests with balloons can be made interesting not only for children, but also for adults.
Among the most fun options are the following:
- Guests are paired up. An inflated balloon is tied to each person's ankle. Immediately after this, slow music starts. In the dance, the player must burst his partner's balloon, while keeping his own intact.
- Guests are divided into two teams and stand in a row. The presenter gives a balloon to the first person in each of the two “columns”. The player must hold it between his legs and pass it to the next participant. The team that completes the relay first wins.
- The host invites the guests to collect as many balls as they can fit in their hands. Players will diligently try to hold onto as many airborne objects as possible. But at this moment they will not yet know that each ball contains a note with a task. The most “greedy” guest will entertain those present all evening.
- All participants line up one after another. A balloon is clamped between the first person's back and the second person's stomach. The resulting “centipede” of participants must dance actively, without popping or losing the balls.
Any relay race with balloons is also interesting. Guests squeeze them between their legs and try to run to the coveted prize as quickly as possible in order to pick it up. But not every participant is able to successfully cope with this task.
Competitions for those who like to celebrate outdoors
If a birthday is celebrated outside, this will not be an obstacle to fun games and competitions. Almost each of the options described above can be tried in nature.
In addition, it is very convenient, fun and interesting to play Twister outside. If there is no special game in stock, the field for it can be drawn directly on the grass with spray paint, or with crayons on the asphalt.
It is very interesting to participate in all kinds of quests in nature. The birthday boy or guests can find the plan of the one they like most on the Internet or come up with it themselves. The more fun, interesting, and confusing tasks it contains, the better.
If you choose the right competitions for your holiday and prepare all the equipment necessary for them in advance, you can make the event truly bright and memorable. Even serious adults, having relaxed, will happily participate in all the entertainment offered.
A birthday is always a holiday, because it is on this day, starting from early childhood, that we expect something magical and new. We hope and never stop believing throughout our lives. Beautiful table setting, the best outfits, delicious dishes... and of course entertainment, games and competitions. How to entertain guests is probably the main question of the evening, and an adult’s birthday stands apart. This is most likely why original competitions and jokes are passed down from father to son. Moreover, each generation brings something of its own, and this does not make table competitions worse, and sometimes even better.
Fun competitions can be absolutely diverse:
- mobile (with improvised objects and without props);
- simple;
- intellectual;
- personal and for the company.
But the main and main criterion, regardless of where the event is held at home or in a restaurant, the program should cover everyone present, and the competitions should be comic. Ultimately, it is the birthday competitions that will leave a bright and unique trace of the event.
How to entertain guests at the table
Let's look together today, and maybe even choose how to cheer up the guests who come to your celebration with the help of competitions.
"Eat by both cheeks"
If you decide to gather in an apartment or in a country house, this competition at the table will help you relax. And perhaps even to some extent closer. So, we place saucers with cold appetizers or spaghetti in front of everyone taking part. We provide cutlery of completely different sizes (from teaspoons to grill tongs). On command they begin to gobble up, whoever shows the empty saucer first becomes the champion!
"Guess the melody"
The player stuffs his mouth with a piece of bread so that it is impossible to talk. Then he is given the words of a song to sing. The participant tries to sing with expression. The rest of the players try to find out the lyrics of the song and sing it out loud. The one who guesses the song first becomes the next performer.
"Image of a Hero"
And this competition is perfect for a fun company. Guests are divided into several teams, everyone is blindfolded. Residents, in turn, approach sheets of paper and depict parts of the body that the birthday girl or birthday boy names. The hero of the occasion, at his discretion, issues pencils of the color that, at his discretion, is most suitable at the moment. Artists will be able to see their creation after their eyes are untied. It’s still a spectacle, but the memory will last for a long time.
"Pantomime"
Two people are chosen, one voices the word (necessarily a noun), the opponent tries to explain the meaning to others using gestures. At first glance, everything is simple, but the more complex the word, the more difficult it is to show, and therefore more interesting. This competition allows you to unite, learn something new about old friends, take a break from the everyday hustle and bustle and even be a child somewhere.
"Water carrier"
Each player is given one glass filled with liquid and the other empty. Everyone playing is given a straw or tube, with which he tries to pour liquid from a full glass to an empty one, using only the straw. Whoever finishes the fastest is the winner. This competition can be slightly modified, for example, use a saucer instead of a glass, and replace the straw with a teaspoon.
Increasingly, groups of adults are trying to celebrate significant dates in public places. Less red tape with cooking, cleaning the table and room, and of course the opportunity to change the environment. Unfortunately, many people think that it is boring and uninteresting. But don't rush to conclusions!
How to entertain guests in a cafe
Most likely in this case you will have to prepare. For example, select props, it is possible to fill out forfeits, notes, and possibly wishes in advance. You can use both table games and funny competitions. It all depends on your ingenuity, as well as the desire to make this evening unforgettable.
"Find the hero of the occasion"
Everyone present is blindfolded. In a chaotic order, the presenter seats everyone at the table. Each player wears winter gloves. The essence of the game is to identify the person sitting next to you by touching only the neighbor's face. Only one try. Ultimately, you need to find the birthday boy.
"Car Racers"
Several men are participating in the competition; it won’t be bad if they have a driver’s license. Each man is given a toy car with a string. The point of the game is to drive the entire road with obstacles with your eyes closed (any objects, such as bottles or salad bowls, can be used as obstacles) and return the same way. Before the start, racing drivers are warned that drivers will be deprived of their licenses for any collisions, albeit with a mandatory ransom.
"Imitating Women"
Several volunteers (the more the better) are given boxing gloves and asked to wear nylon stockings or leggings. Girls can give advice and support men, but not help. Only if the situation cannot be resolved in any way, by the decision of the guests, the weaker sex comes to the rescue.
"Night of Joy"
The presenter selects men (4-7) from among the invitees, asks them to collect the largest number of kisses within a certain time, the main condition is that kisses must be visible on open areas of the body. On command, players go around the hall to collect the fruits of the night of joy. At the end of the time, lipstick marks are counted. Ultimately, the favorite of the female half will be determined.
"Perfect Couple"
Guests are divided into pairs. The male half comes to the table where there are stacks of drinks. Goal: Empty the stacks without touching your hands. Drank - gives a signal to your soul mate. Seeing the woman’s signal in the same way, using only the mouth, they deliver a snack - fruit or pickles. The couple who drank and ate faster than the rest wins.
"Goal!"
Everyone playing has a small container of water (preferably a plastic bottle) or an empty one tied to the front. Round objects (tennis balls, oranges) are placed in front of everyone. The task is to carry the object as quickly as possible, using only a bottle, and score it into the goal. Gates can be completely different - from a mug to table legs.
"Size matters"
Several groups are created: one consists of the male half, the other only of the female half. On command, participants begin to take off their clothes (at their discretion) and spread them out lengthwise. Each group has its own line. Accordingly, the team that created the longest line of things wins.
Quizzes occupy an important place among all kinds of competitions and games at birthday parties. Such entertainment not only contributes to fun, but also allows you to awaken long-forgotten facts and songs in your memory. Much depends on the company, as well as the mood in the team. There is a great choice here - from intellectual to very simple ones, quizzes can be musical or dance, comic and vice versa, very serious. The main thing is to forget about embarrassment, cast aside doubts and give yourself free rein!
Quizzes for a friendly company
In this section, let's look at quizzes that are suitable for adults, but the variations, like the questions, can be remade for any age. Oddly enough, but such competitions are probably the most universal. After all, at any age, we want to look smarter, to some extent even more sedate, than we really are. And if you add a little more humor, and maybe even satire, then such an event will go off with a bang! And if it doesn’t make a splash, it will definitely lift your spirits.
"Intimate talk"
The conditions are incredibly simple. Any number of people can participate, as long as it is an even number. It would also be nice if the number of men corresponded to the number of women. We sit down according to the principle: boy - girl. We prepare in advance identically cut cards from thick paper, write a question in some, and write an answer in others. Mix each pack thoroughly and place it in front of the participants. One player raises the forfeit and reads the question to his partner, to which he or she takes a card from the answer pile and reads it back. And so on from pair to pair. Of course, it all depends on the writer of the questions and answers. The crazier the questions, the more interesting the answers will be. The main thing is that you need to approach the preparation of the quiz with a twinkle, as well as with a small amount of shamelessness and recklessness.
"Bottle of Destiny"
Let's now try to remember how often situations arose when we found ourselves in unfamiliar companies. Of course, in such cases there is a certain discomfort. The next event will help, at least superficially, to get to know the people at the table. And of course, present yourself in the most favorable light. Go!
To do this you will need an empty bottle and paper forfeits. Each person present describes their best qualities, folding the card into a tube and pushing it into a bottle. The birthday boy begins to twist whoever the neck points to, takes out a forfeit, reads it and must guess who he is talking about. Remember, the more clearly everyone describes themselves, the more difficult and interesting the search will be.
By analogy, you can slightly modify the competition. For example, we put notes with wishes in a bottle. The hero of the occasion begins to spin, to whom he points, he must take out one forfeit with a wish and fulfill it. After completion, he begins to spin and so on until the forfeits run out.
"Bouquet of Feelings"
Most likely, this is not even a competition or a game, but a beautiful way of presenting flowers to the birthday girl. An empty basket, vase or something else is placed in front of the hero of the occasion. Guests take turns placing one flower, at the rate of one flower – one compliment. Consequently, the more tenderness in the heart and on the lips, the larger the bouquet is collected. The main thing is that in the end the number of colors is odd. A similar scenario would be better suited to the beginning of the celebration. Although what woman doesn’t love flowers and words of tenderness addressed to her?
"Memory Questionnaire"
Here you will need the help of close friends and relatives of the hero of the day. A questionnaire is compiled with the birthday person’s data, where funny facts from life are entered. The host reads out questions to the guests, wondering who it might be. For example, who was relaxing outdoors and swimming naked this summer? The person who guessed correctly will receive an incentive prize. Although simple, this competition is perfect for a lively and fun birthday celebration. Sometimes facts from long ago days come to light.
15 original competitions in video format
As you can see from the article, there is an endless variety of entertainment for birthdays, and indeed for any holiday. Remember the main thing - the main criterion for the success of an event is your desire. Positive thoughts are like bricks that will certainly build a beautiful palace in which they will live hand in hand - laughter, love, trust. Ultimately, this is exactly what we prepare for, we come up with something, we figure it out. After all, seeing joy in the eyes of loved ones, hearing the laughter of friends is exactly what makes us truly happy.
If you work in a friendly team that loves good parties, then competitions for a fun company will definitely come in handy. And if you just throw parties for your friends or children from time to time, then you know how interesting competitions are, especially when people in the company don’t know each other very well, but you still want to overcome embarrassment.
Why is all this necessary?
Many people (let's not point fingers, but most often these are not our most positive comrades) sometimes ask the question - why all these competitions? Usually I get off with jokes or answer seriously that otherwise it will be boring. In fact, the reason, of course, is not boredom. Any holiday for adults most often involves alcohol, and so that guests are not too zealous with breastfeeding, they need to be a little distracted, amused, and simply encouraged to dance.Another important aspect is embarrassment, which is something I often encounter when throwing a party for my children or nephews. They have already passed the age when you can just come up and start playing together, and when children who are strangers to each other find themselves in the same company, you need to help them overcome a slight chill in communication.
The only place where you can do without additional entertainment is a youth party in a good club, where it’s not boring for adults even without fun competitions, and it’s better to help any group of adults spend time with pleasure and fun.
Preparation
Don't think that you can prepare the entire party, including table games for adults, at the last second. I usually set aside a few days for this because you will need:- write a script;
- select competitions for adults;
- find or buy props;
- stock up on small prizes for the winners;
- minimal rehearsal (for example, if it is expected that several large women from the accounting department will compete in bag jumping, then you need to check in advance whether the room can withstand such a scale and whether there is room to turn around).
Game "Toast to the birthday boy" on his birthday
How to prepare fun birthday contests? It is best if they are at least slightly related to the hero of the occasion. An example of the simplest word game for a birthday - compiled right there at the table.What will you need for this entertainment? A pen and a postcard in which you need to write a congratulatory text in advance, making blanks instead of adjectives - you will fill them in together with the guests.
Text of the blank for congratulating the birthday boy:
Those who do not know what should happen in the end will begin to diligently praise the hero of the occasion, listing his best qualities (young, smart, handsome, experienced), and those who are a little more familiar with this type of table creativity will definitely screw something up. something sudden and caustic.
While the guests are praising the birthday boy, you carefully fill in the words instead of the missing adjectives, and then loudly and with expression you read out the result to the friendly laughter of the whole company.
Pick one or two outdoor games for your birthday - for example, a small quest that can be arranged anywhere. Don't make it too long; three to five steps will be enough.
By the way, if you have enough courage, then try making the key the main subject of the quest, which is why the banquet hall is closed.
Good funny birthday contests also come from ordinary restrictions - a game with forks makes guests groan with laughter. To conduct this competition, you need to take several ordinary items (if you are organizing a birthday game, these can be especially durable gifts that cannot be scratched or broken) and two table forks, as well as a thick scarf. The hero of the occasion is blindfolded, given forks with which he can touch this or that object, and asked to guess what is in front of him.
Children's or teenagers' party? Funny competitions for teenagers will help defuse the situation just as much as competitions for adults. A fun activity can be done with four bananas and a stool (a coffee table will do). The idea is simple - you need to get on all fours, and using only your teeth, peel and eat a banana for a while.
Good competitions for young people should be fun and very funny. Competitions for teenagers can also be theatrical. Prepare several sets of props (ordinary household items in unexpected combinations - for example, a comb, a burnt-out light bulb and a chair cover in one set, and a mop, a soft toy and a bright plastic glass in another), and also prepare several names of popular films, focus on your audience - it’s better to take what is familiar to everyone.
The essence of the task is to act out a scene from the film using props. The winners are determined by applause.
"Sedentary entertainment" at the table
What to do if moving competitions are not suitable for a feast? In this situation, it is better to choose something neutral - ordinary word games at the table like “crocodile” go very, very well.
Game "In my pants"
Take ready-made ones or come up with your own competitions for adults - for example, you can use the idea “In my pants.”
There is no need to announce the name. The guests sit at the table, each tells his neighbor on the right the name of the film that came to his mind. And he remembers what his neighbor tells him.
And then the presenter announces: Now each of you, in turn, will say the following out loud: "In my pants...", and then - the name of the movie that your neighbor told you.
All guests take turns saying. It will be funny if someone has “Office Romance” or “300 Spartans” in their pants.
I-games
Fun table competitions can be based on anything. For example, there are several types of “I” games. One is predominantly for teenagers - in it two players compete to see how many candies can fit in their mouth, after each candy they need to more or less clearly pronounce any stupid phrase, for example, “I am a fat-cheeked lip-slapper.”
The adult version of the game is slightly different - guests must introduce themselves (say the word with a serious and calm look "I") in a circle until one of them gets lost or gets distracted (by the way, laughter is also considered a defeat), and the host invites the other guests to give him a funny nickname.
After this, the fun begins, which unites all table competitions like a chain reaction - it can be very difficult not to laugh, and after a couple of minutes everyone has a nickname with which he introduces himself (for example: “I am a furry pseudopod”, “I am a cheerful armpit”, “I am a rosy-cheeked lip-slapper,” etc.)
In the next round, the person who laughed is given a second nickname, and he must pronounce it in its entirety (“I am a furry pseudopod—green Chingachgook”).
Usually this game ends on the fourth circle because everyone is laughing! This competition is best held when the guests are already a little “fun”.
Not only are birthday contests memorable for guests, but also the end of the evening. At any party, it would be appropriate to pay a little attention to the guests; for preparation you will need several balloons (according to the number of those present, plus a few in reserve), and notes with good rhymed wishes - when the invitees begin to leave or you need to change the mood to a more positive one, invite the guests to choose their own balloon fate and burst it.
Collective readings of good wishes are usually accompanied by good-natured laughter and lift everyone’s spirits.
Examples of wishes can be downloaded below, and then printed and cut out:
Over time, you will collect your own collection of cool birthday contests and, based on the mood of the guests, you will understand which holiday contests will go with a bang, and which ones are better organized with a light drink.
As a rule, competitions for drunken company are often very obscene, and this is understandable - adults become liberated when drunk.
Game "Why did I come here"
Prepare entertainment that involves dancing or hugging so guests can express their warmth in an appropriate way.
Game “I’ll tell you a secret”
An interesting entertainment for which you need to prepare a little - “I’ll tell you a secret.” What is the essence of the game? Everything is very simple - each of the guests draws cards from a hat with a funny text in verse prepared in advance (you will have to try hard here). All cards begin with the words “I’ll tell you a secret,” and then there are possible options, for example:- I’ll tell you a secret that I don’t wear underwear, if you doubt it, I’ll show you now;
- I’ll tell you a secret, I’m on a diet, I only eat grass, I don’t look at cutlets.
If you choose active competitions, such as the best dance or running around chairs, make sure that there is enough space around so that people of all sizes feel comfortable.
Do you prefer competitions for a small company? It happens that you need competitions for parties, but you definitely won’t have too big a group, try to play something intimate and not require a large number of people. These could be text games and competitions for a small company, or verbal ones, for example:
- Burim;
- writing a fairy tale line by line;
- forfeits.
Changeling Games
Invite guests to guess lines from songs. Examples can be downloaded here:or TV program names:
Game Who We Really Are
Want to find cool competitions for your anniversary? Then karaoke competitions for an adult group and a table game have been invented especially for you. Who we really are. This is a card game, guests take turns drawing cards and reading the quatrains printed on them - usually each one is greeted with smiles and laughter.
But karaoke competitions are a wonderful form of entertainment for a large group of adults, and the older they are, the more soulful the game. It is necessary to select several participants, as well as establish a jury (usually its role is played by all the guests who gathered at the birthday table).
And then there is the usual karaoke duel, but each participant must not only perform a song, but also present it artistically - you can play imaginary instruments, use simple props and invite “spectators.” A good mood is guaranteed for everyone!
In general, if you need to celebrate a birthday at home, karaoke is a great way to entertain a motley group at the table. It often happens that elderly relatives and young people, or simply people who are not very familiar with each other, meet at a birthday party - song games will help unite everyone, and over tea and cake you can play board games - fortunately, now there are enough of them.
If you decide to prepare interesting entertainment and games for a drunk company, then it is better to refrain from anything that could be perceived as offensive - unfortunately, people do not always separate the game genre from reality, especially if they are not sober, which often happens in the company of friends and friends on holidays. Choose the most neutral of your fun competitions at the table, and have a funny playful toast ready, which will help you change the topic of conversation in case of the slightest negativity.
You shouldn’t stock up on too many competitions; a person playing all evening gets tired, whether he’s drunk or sober, but sometimes everyone will be happy to play once or twice between toasts and table conversations. The greatest interest will be generated by those competitions in which there was good preparation and organization - people love when they are taken care of.
In my personal collection there are about fifty different fun games, and I can’t say that this is a lot or a little - birthday competitions for children are not used as games for a group of adults.
Now you have ready-made competitions for adults, and enough ideas to come up with your own competition for a birthday or any other holiday that you want to make special!
