In addition to international holidays, each country has its own traditional ones. So, for example, in America, it's Thanksgiving. In Russia, we celebrate Shrovetide. All holidays have one thing in common - they are family. Anniversaries, birthdays, New Year's Eve - these are the holidays where a large number of relatives and friends gather. For many people, this is the only time they see some members of their family. How to organize a holiday so that each guest has joyful memories of this day?
The most important holiday
In the ranking of the most favorite celebrations, New Year is usually in the first place. On this day, all family members meet in one place to spend the outgoing year and meet a new one. Joint celebration allows you to strengthen family ties, so it is very important to prepare everything in advance so that the holiday turns out to be magical and unforgettable. Not a single detail should spoil the impression of a celebration. And if so, it means that it is necessary to consider not only the New Year’s menu, but also the scenario of a family holiday.
If you have never had experience writing such programs, do not despair, because you can use ready-made ideas! Choose from the topics below that will be ideal for your budget. Believe me, you can organize a great holiday, without spending a lot of money.
At home - more comfortable!
A few years ago, celebration programs were invented in advance and rehearsed only in institutions such as a school or kindergarten. However, now they are using ready-made scripts at home, especially when it comes to a large and friendly family.
If you are a fan of arranging a celebration in your house, and not somewhere in a restaurant, then you are in luck! After all, decorating rooms and laying the table is a whole art that brings joy and satisfaction to true housewives. And rest assured, guests will definitely appreciate your efforts. And if you include imagination and write a script for a family holiday, everyone will be delighted at home!
When organizing home gatherings, each hostess must take care of the 5 main components:
- menus and drinks;
- room decoration;
- presents;
- entertainment;
- leisure for children.
If with food and home decoration it is more and less clear, then the question of choosing entertainment remains open.
New Year Family Holiday Scenario
In order for your New Year to become bright and unforgettable, you can invite special actors who will arrange a real show right at your place. If you have a large family and many children, the best option is to order animators. Now there are quite a few companies and private agencies that provide such an opportunity for a small amount. You can choose from a huge variety of different characters: from the classic Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden beloved by all children to the characters of the cartoons.
Usually, animators already have a ready-made script for a children's family holiday, which can be slightly changed depending on your desires. The most popular topics for girls are games in princesses, while boys love pirates and super savers. We recommend that you focus on the wishes of the kids, let the heroes they dream of come to them!
You can plan active games before serving main courses, because it will be harder for children and adults to play and have fun with their bellies full. Another good idea for a joint celebration of the New Year may be the good old tradition, which came from matinees in kindergarten. Let the children prepare poems and songs in advance, and the adults be members of the jury. You can invite Santa Claus home, then the show will be magical, because for sure Grandfather will bring gifts to the children. According to psychologists, the best end to the old year for children is to receive the desired gifts. They give joy and create the atmosphere of a festive evening.
The script for the New Year for a family holiday can change during your evening, so do not worry. If suddenly someone starts to “arbitrarily” and play not according to the rules or your plan, then you can turn on your imagination and immediately beat this situation in a positive direction.
Family traditions in Russia
The brightest Orthodox holiday in our country is the Day of family, love and fidelity, which is celebrated on July 8. On this day, music plays everywhere on the streets, free food and refreshments are arranged, craft fairs open, and the main moment of the celebration is active games, which everyone can participate in. Usually, at such moments, the organizers explain the rules of the game, because it is they who write all the scenarios of family sporting events in advance. Entire families participate in such competitions, and those who receive the most points are awarded a prize, as a rule, this is a home appliance item or concert tickets for all members of the winning family.
If you celebrate the holiday at home or in the country, then you can organize a Family Day in such an interesting way. Take advantage of the scenario of the family holiday "Our Friendly Family". Its essence is that for a whole day adults and children spend time together, and since children most like to play and fool around, older people will have to remember their childhood.
Outdoor games remain one of the most beloved activities for many families. In many scenarios of family sporting events in foreign countries, joint football or golf games take first place. Go with your whole family to the nearest park and do not forget to bring a soccer ball with you. Children will remember this day for a long time!
Universal game for everyone
The game is called "Magic Words". It will be necessary to prepare a beautiful box in advance and fill it with paper letters. Children love to cut with scissors, so entrust this matter to them: you just have to draw the letters on color cardboard, and the children will cut them out.
When the whole family gathers in a circle, announce the theme of the evening. You can choose everything you like: pirate themes, cartoon or movie characters and much more. Each in turn pulls out one letter and names a word suitable for your subject and starting with the selected letter. The fun itself is that while the participant thinks up a word, everyone else starts the countdown. The respondent must have time to give his word, otherwise he does not get the right amount of points. For example, if the topic is devoted to the summer time of the year, and the participant pulled the letter “m” out of the box, he may call “sea” or “raspberry” (they are both summer associations). Similar games can be entered in any scenario of a family holiday for children and adults.
Games and Fun
Board games have become popular in recent years, so we recommend that you do not miss this idea. And no, this is not about cards or chess at all. Although classic chess will never go out of fashion, it will be great if any of your household knows how to play it and can organize a family chess tournament. Just make sure that every member of the family is fun and interesting, otherwise the holiday risks being ruined.
If you have never played such fun with your family, be sure to add this item to your scenario for a family holiday. The most famous games are "Monopoly", dominoes, quizzes like "Answer in 5 seconds" and others.
Get one set of the game and be sure that it will pay for itself. After all, desktop entertainment can be included not only in the holiday program, but also on regular weekends. The main advantage of family games in the “tricks” is the active communication with relatives, this in turn improves mutual understanding between generations and makes it possible for adults and children to get closer.
Here are some tips for properly organizing a family holiday:
- The main symbol of the "Family Day" holiday is chamomile, so be sure to purchase flowers and decorate your home with them.
- On the eve of the holiday, arrange with the household, let everyone on this day be polite to each other.
- Interview all your family members and decide together what dishes to cook on this day. Even better if the children help you in the kitchen.
Celebrating March 8 with the family!
The day when we can congratulate our mothers, grandmothers, sisters and all women in the family is the main women's day. March 8 is celebrated not only in our country. This international holiday has long turned into one of your favorite family celebrations. On this spring day, the whole family can go on a picnic or have a holiday at home.
Here are some ideas for a March 8 family holiday scenario:
- Usually, all household chores are solely on women's shoulders, so it will be honest if on a women's holiday men take over household responsibilities and cook everything themselves. And let women go to the spa to relax!
- Men do not always understand the hints, so you can directly ask them to arrange an evening dinner. After all, March 8 is the only holiday when women can afford not to stand all day at the stove and not cook basins of salads and snacks.
- If the family is small, it will be ideal if the husband himself puts the children to bed and arranges a candlelight dinner for his beloved. Romantic evenings, filled with the love and attention of the husband, bring women much more happiness than material gifts.
- For a big friendly family, an evening with watching family movies or even animated cartoons is suitable.
- If you decorate an entire apartment or house with fresh flowers, then the magical atmosphere will give women an unforgettable experience.
- If your family is one in which everyone loves sporting events, we recommend roller skating at the rollerdrome. Rest assured, the kids will be delighted!
- Such active games for the whole family as paintball, bowling or curling become very popular. Now in most shopping centers there is a huge selection of such activities. Usually during the holidays, many of them offer discount coupons for visiting the whole family.
- If you are a young family that has not yet acquired babies, this is not a reason to refuse a family holiday. You can organize a party in the house and invite all your friends. The highlight of the evening can make a popular game in the "Mafia".
Ready-made scripts
Family holidays are not limited to the New Year or March 8th. Anniversaries, name days, kids' birthdays, wedding or wedding anniversaries - all these significant dates will be an excellent occasion to get together as a family and spend this day together. How to organize the perfect holiday for a large number of guests? Everything is simple! Make a list of all cases and follow this plan.
Use the following ideas and complement your scenario for a children's and family holiday. For example, your little daughter’s birthday can be turned into a fairy tale if arranged in the style of a magic kingdom. Let the birthday girl be a princess, you need a beautiful dress and accessories in the form of a crown and bracelets. Call all guests in advance and assign each one their role. Let adults play their role (it can be a fairy godmother, the good doctor Aibolit, the crocodile Gena, Pinocchio, etc.) throughout the festive evening. It will be great if each of the guests can buy costumes for the upcoming evening.
You can also arrange a creative contest among the invited children: let them draw portraits of adults, and adults will guess who is depicted in the figure.
Interesting ideas
The scenario of a family holiday does not need to be invented alone, you can gather the whole family in the kitchen and discuss the upcoming holidays with a cup of tea. To find out the desire of each member of the family, to hear his opinion on a particular issue and to show interest in his proposals - this is what will really strengthen family relations. Try to get everyone’s wishes into the final celebration program.
If all the preparations for the holiday are on your shoulders, then here is one interesting idea for the scenario of a family holiday on a birthday.
The presenter comes out and announces the start of a music contest. Children - participants, one at a time go to the center of the room and sing their song. And the jury should keep notes and evaluate everyone.
Presenter: - Dear guests, we are pleased to inform you that our music contest "Young Talents" is announced open! We pat the children. So, our first member ... (calls by name).
When each child sang and the performance ended, one of the guests, as a member of the jury, stands up and announces the winners. In order to avoid children's insults and tears, you need to fantasize and come up with a variety of nominations (so that their number matches the number of children invited to the birthday). It will be ideal if you prepare individual gifts for each child. And at the end of the music contest, you can bring all the children together and have a photo shoot so that the holiday will be remembered for a long time in your family. The scenario of the family festival "Music Competition" is good in that it can be changed and supplemented depending on your preferences.
Holidays in educational institutions
Remember how in childhood you performed at matinees in a kindergarten, and your parents sat as spectators and clapped you? This good old tradition has been preserved, however, now in kindergartens such events are called a "concert" or "talent show." Modern educators and psychologists argue that such representations with the participation of children help to reveal in each child his individual creative abilities. Someone sings well, someone is easy to remember a great poem, and someone can surprise everyone with their ability to dance and circle!
Usually morning performances are timed to some holiday. Scenarios for a family holiday in kindergarten are composed by methodologists and educators: they give roles to each child and conduct rehearsals. The task of parents is to provide the child with a suitable suit.
On the appointed day, everyone gathers in the assembly hall. Parents sit in the seats for the audience, and the pupils of the garden go backstage along with the teachers. Children aged 2 to 3 years can not always perform on stage, especially when they see relatives in the hall, they immediately refuse to read poems and rush to their mothers. That is why in some rooms there are special screens through which parents can watch the performance of their kids, while remaining unnoticed.
In high schools, family parties and contests are also often held, in which whole families can take part. This usually happens on holidays like City Day or March 8th. Scenarios for a family holiday at school can be written by both methodologists and the parent committee. The main part of any such program is a talent contest or a performance based on famous fairy tales and plays. Any parent can become a character and play a role on the school stage. In some cities, such events are held at the regional level, so participants are often awarded with diplomas and prizes.
In any case, using pre-prepared celebration programs is a great way to organize a budget, but memorable holiday. The main thing to remember when writing scripts for the upcoming weekends is that you need to take into account the interests and characteristics of each family member, as well as their age. After all, you must not allow anyone to be offended or too tired of outdoor games.