A holiday in the family circle can be organized in different ways. This does not have to be a boring event where adults communicate and children play on their own. Family contests will help create a festive atmosphere, as well as unite people of different generations. Get inspired by the article and organize the celebration in a fun way.
Contest of memories
What do relatives do when they gather at the table? That's right, they recall interesting events from life. You can make this process more interesting if you transform it into a family contest. How to spend it? Each of the guests in turn should talk about an interesting event that happened with family members. You can put a restrictive framework and recall fun moments over the past year. You can not do this. Then the competition will be delayed, but it will be more interesting. Everyone remembers something good. When one of those present cannot remember anything, he leaves. The person who has the best memory wins.
"Guess the melody"
This fun game can easily be transformed into a family contest. Songs should be prepared in advance. If the family has children, then you can download the soundtracks from the cartoons. And you can mix everything together: popular songs, children's songs, songs from films, etc. At the request of the presenter, he can either include only the introduction, or find melodies without words. The family should be divided into teams. Moreover, it is desirable that the participants were of different ages. The team that guesses more songs wins. Although the leader can intentionally arrange a draw, pulling up the losers. How to play - honestly or not, everyone decides for himself.
"Who knows more verses"
Family poetry contests help parents remember their childhood. Indeed, in this game, not the eldest, but the youngest member of the team often wins. But of course, there are exceptions. Today there are not many people who sincerely love poetry. But still, such individuals exist. And they manage to show off their knowledge infrequently. So it’s worth giving them a chance. The competition can be held in different ways. The family can be divided into two teams, or each person will play for themselves. Each in turn should read a verse from memory. The one who has more poetic works in the arsenal wins. Often in such contests it is children who win.
Pantomime contest
It’s hard to find a person who has never played Crocodile. This popular game can be transformed into a family contest. For the New Year, birthday or on the Eighth of March - pantomimes are always popular. And both in adults and in children. How to hold a competition? The participants in the event are divided into two teams. In turn, each person should show the conceived concept, without using words and not showing objects. One team guesses words, and the other guesses. Then the roles change. The team that can better understand the pantomime explanations of their relatives wins.
"Who am I?"
Family contests for the New Year are different. You can, for example, play the game "Who am I?" Its rules are very simple. To carry need stickers. Each of those present writes on the leaflet the name of some famous person. It can be an actor, a hero of a film or a cartoon. Then, clockwise, each relative hangs a piece of paper written by him on the forehead of his neighbor. Participants need to give a few minutes so that they can familiarize themselves with the inscriptions of all those present. And now, each in turn asks a question that can be answered "yes" or "no." For example: am I a cartoon hero? If a person receives a positive answer, he has the right to ask another question. If he does not guess, then the move goes to his neighbor. The one who most quickly guesses the name of his character wins.
"Cities"
New Year's family contests can be held on the basis of intellectual olympiads. Their goal is not only to entertain the guests, but also to enhance the knowledge of children. For example, in the field of geography. For these purposes, a game in the city is perfect. Her rules are pretty simple. One of the participants calls any city, for example, Yekaterinburg. Now the next player needs to come up with a city with the letter "g". He says: "Goose-Crystal." Well and so on. A player who cannot think of a city for the letter that falls to him is eliminated. The winner is the person whose knowledge in geography is the most extensive. Most often these are people who often travel on business trips.
"Contact"
Family contests and games can be very fun if relatives spend a lot of time together. Indeed, in this case, they have many common memories. And in the game in "Contact" it will come in handy. What are her rules? One of the players becomes the leader and makes any word. For example, a hippo. The task of the other players is to guess the hidden word. But they should not do this by selection. The essence of the game is as follows. The host announces the first letter of the hidden word. One of the players comes up with his own concept for the letter "g". For example, a stylus. He explains to his team: if you eat this, then the temperature will rise. If one of the relatives understands what is at stake, he says: “Contact”. From this time, 30 seconds are counted, for which the leader must understand what kind of word it is. If he does not guess, then the players at the same time, at the same time, say: "Slate". Now the leader should say the second letter of his word. It turns out the syllable "gi". And it is on him that you need to come up with the next word to one of the players and explain it as incomprehensibly as possible. The team wins when the mysterious leading concept is guessed.
"To the touch"
Interesting family New Year's games and contests can be arranged from long-forgotten entertainment. For example, guessing objects by touch. To do this, one of the guests should be blindfolded with a dark, non-translucent scarf or scarf. In order to complicate the task, large fur mittens should be worn on the hands. And now you can start the competition. A variety of subjects should be given to the participant. It can be an apple, coconut, flour or buckwheat. The player must identify familiar objects by touch. In this case, you can’t intentionally smell anything. Of course, if you pour coffee into the gauntlets, it immediately becomes clear what it is. So it is better to avoid anything that has a pronounced aroma. It is necessary to count how many objects the player will guess, and then blindfold the second participant and repeat the competition. The one who more often guessed wins.
"Get the apple"
This competition has entertained more than one generation of children. After all, it does not require long preparation, and all the necessary details are always at home. Family games and competitions for the New Year can be held with a large number of participants. Before everyone is put a deep bowl of water. A small apple is immersed in it. The participant’s task is to remove the fruit from the water without using his hands. The competition can be upgraded. For example, change the water to flour or powdered sugar. In this case, the apple should be replaced with candy, a piece of chocolate or a slice of orange.
"Transfusion"
This is a very fun family entertainment for the New Year. The competition will be as follows. Water or juice is poured into one glass and a tube is inserted. The other glass is empty. All participants are seated at the table and, according to the sign of the host, must transfer fluid from one container to another. At the same time, it is good if the glasses are used the same and the initial water level is fixed. This should be done so that the participants do not cheat and drink during the transfusion. You can complicate the competition and prevent players from using their hands. Well, the option for the advanced is to transfuse the blindfold liquid. Adults can improve this game and instead of juice, pour something alcohol in glasses.
Selfie contest
Everyone uses modern technologies today: from small to large. Therefore, it is not surprising that modern contests for a family holiday can be arranged using telephones. It’s worth coming up with something interesting. For example, arrange a selfie contest. The host must come up with funny tasks in advance. If the competition is held on New Year's Eve, then the photographs must correspond to the event. For example, tasks may sound like this: take a selfie with the president, with Olivier or with an open bottle of champagne. If the solemn occasion for which the guests gathered at the table is a birthday, then this event should be reflected in the photographs. For example, you can ask guests to take a selfie with a birthday person, with a birthday cake, or with the oldest member of the family. Competition can be held as follows. The leader voices the task and counts down 30 seconds. Who manages to take a selfie during this time goes to the next stage, the rest drop out. The one who can do all the tasks voiced by the leader wins.
"Do not slam on Wednesday"
An interesting family contest at the table can be held without any details. This game is called "Do not slam on Wednesday." What are the conditions? The leader in a chaotic manner voices the days of the week and claps on each of them. Players should listen carefully at this time. If the announced day of the week is Monday, Friday, in general, anyone except Wednesday should clap. The leader’s task is to confuse the participants. Anyone who will clap on the word "Wednesday" flies out. The most attentive participant wins, who can control his thoughts and actions.
"Eat an apple"
This contest has been known to everyone since childhood. To carry it out, you need an apple and a thread. You should tie the fruit to a rope half a meter long. Now two guests stand on chairs and grab one end of the rope. Two other participants are getting close. Thus, two teams are obtained. If there are many guests, then you can combine them in pairs and also invite them to take part. In general, one of the players hangs an apple at the level of his opponent’s mouth, which stands below. Now the task of the teams is to eat an apple as quickly as possible. The participant below is not allowed to use his hands. The person on top should guide the apple so that the fruit is comfortable to bite off.
Fanta
This very simple and interesting game is easy to upgrade to the competition. You can prepare for it in advance, or you can improvise during the holiday. If you like to plan everything, then you should prepare tasks before the holiday begins. Otherwise, paper and pencils will be issued to all guests. Everyone writes their task on them, the leaves are folded into a tube and stacked into a common vase. Each guest puts a small item into another capacity. It can be an earring, ring or cufflink. Leading pulls out any thing from the vase. The one to whom it belongs pulls out a task from another capacity. And naturally, he must fulfill it. If he can’t do this, he is eliminated from the game. The participant who was able to complete all the tasks wins. You can notify guests in advance not to write impossible. For example, it should be indicated in the conditions that no one will leave the apartment.