Mother's Day is a relatively new holiday in Russia. The last Sunday of November became the red day of the calendar only in 1998. Not so long ago, they began to celebrate it in kindergartens and schools. Children usually prepare for this day with special zeal, because the beloved mothers will come to the holiday, who want to please with verses, songs and drawings. Kids make exhibitions and rehearse scenes. And so that the guests do not relax, the teachers, together with their students, come up with or select interesting contests for Mother's Day. Below we consider the most popular.
Mother 's Day Contests in Kindergarten
Kids in kindergarten are looking forward to when their parents will participate in interesting trials. The host of the festival calls out several participants from the public, and each child dreams that it was his mother who went on stage. Comic competitions do not cause any difficulties for anyone, but give a lot of positive emotions to both participants and spectators. To make it that way, the competitions for mothers on Mother's Day need to be selected wisely: not too simple, but not very complicated, kind, without hints and ambiguities.
"Pop the ball"
For the game you will need 3-5 agile participants. They are provided with many inflated balloons. At the command of the mother, they take one of them and try to burst in any way. Someone can step in with his heel, someone can stab with his nails, the main thing is to destroy more balls. To prove his victory over the next rubber rival, it is necessary to pick up his leftovers. By the number of former balls, the winner is calculated.
"Guess the son (daughter)"
Two or three mothers are blindfolded and placed in front of a line of children. Participants must touch to find their child. To complicate the task, only the male part of the group is placed in front of the mothers of the boys. It's easier with girls - parents can focus on hairstyles, bows and hairpins when they touch the child’s head. Therefore, the teacher can intrigue the contest by removing the most outstanding details of the outfits from little fashionistas.
"Know yourself"
This test will not only show the most attentive and sensitive mothers, but also allow them to learn something new about themselves. The essence of the competition is that the children in the group draw up a verbal portrait of the main woman in their lives in advance, after which the leaflets with descriptions are mixed and the host reads the text. What mother recognizes herself - she won. The more winners, the better! A simplified version is suitable for very young children: let them not describe their mother, but draw. And they will look for their portrait among a couple of dozens of strangers.
Culinary contests
Mom is the main chef in the family. She cooks daily and needs to understand cooking. Therefore, contests for mothers on Mother's Day, related to products and recipes, will certainly be successful. The easiest tests to prepare:
- Peel the potato: who will cope faster or get the longest
cleaning up. - Write down more than all dishes whose names begin with a certain letter.
- Recognize small kitchen utensils by touch: spoons, forks, whisk, mixer nozzles, slotted spoon, etc.
Mother's Day School Contests
Educational institutions also annually celebrate this holiday. Younger students can adopt the same contests for Mother's Day as the kids. But they have at their disposal more complex tests, the preparation for which requires a certain time and special props.
"Confusion"
The teacher in advance collects from the children one thing that they need to study. For example, a pencil case, diary, some special pen, ruler (non-standard look). Collected fits into an opaque bag. The facilitator takes out items and asks: “Who lost?” If the mother finds out the thing of the son or daughter, she should raise her hand. Everyone who guessed wins.
It is fun to watch competing parents, however, children should not sit aside for the whole holiday. For them, too, you can arrange fun trials. Competitions for Mother's Day at school can show viewers new skills and knowledge that children acquired there. Solving mathematical examples of speed, guessing words by type of TV show “Field of Miracles”, etc.
Joint contests
Some tests require adult and child teamwork , which is why they are the most interesting. Such competitions for Mother's Day must be included in the holiday program.
The breadwinners
It is necessary to prepare 5-10 small opaque containers and as many clean spoons. Any food is put in the dishes: jam, honey, condensed milk (plain and boiled), sour cream - in general, everything that is available. Mom blindfold. Children pick up a spoon and treat the contestants with what they have chosen (for each participant - one dish). Mom must guess what her child regaled. The range of treats remains a mystery to the last. This is an example of the fact that contests for Mother's Day not only entertain people, but also teach adults to trust children. It’s not so easy to give the baby a spoon in his hands, he’ll suddenly drop it on his blouse or feed something with the wrong thing.
"Supermarket"
Two pairs of participants (mother + baby) are standing at one end of the hall (class). On the opposite side is a “supermarket” table, where products (artificial ones can be used) and household goods (sponges, soap, shampoo cans, brushes, dishes) are stacked. Adults are given “shopping lists”, which indicate from 7 to 15 items from those in the “store”. Mom calls the child one item, he runs to the table, takes what is needed and comes back. Then he receives a new task - and again on the road. Which team will quickly collect everything on the list, that won.
Do you need prizes?
In order for the competitions dedicated to Mother's Day to become even more exciting, it is worth providing prizes for the winners. Let them be purely symbolic. For example, cardboard medals or cups with inscriptions, sweets, balloons are suitable.
Each child will be pleased to take home a physical confirmation of their and Mom’s successes. And the leader needs to make sure that none of the guests leave without a reward.