When celebrating the holidays at home, there is no time to watch TV while sitting at the table. Moreover, many friends and relatives are visiting, and even with children. Do you want to diversify the usual feast at least a little? We bring to your attention family games for children and adults at home a list and description of activities.

Games and contests for children and adults

The most wonderful are the holidays for children. Kids rejoice so sincerely and fervently that their heart simply sinks. After all, the child constantly requires increased attention, especially if he is the culprit of the solemn day. Any celebration can be diversified. You will need a minimum of preparatory activities, a cheerful mood. You can make up a small entertainment program, picking up not only, but also intellectual contests in it. Such a party will appeal to all guests, without exception, regardless of their age.

Interesting games for kids and adults list

It is recommended that everyone who wants to take part in the games be divided into two teams. This measure will unite the team, call on unfamiliar children to make friends. Try to keep the command forces roughly the same. This way you can avoid creating misunderstandings and conflict situations... And we present an approximate list of games that can be organized at any holiday.

1. Mint - Prepare some coins and a couple of cups. Teams are formed in a column one by one, each is given coins. At some distance (several meters) from the guys, there are cups. The task for the players is to carry a coin on a toe and lower it into the bowl. The team with the most coins in the cup wins.
2. There is such a competition for intellectual development. Two teams are playing. They are given sheets of paper and pens. Participants write the name of any product, bend a leaf, pass it to rivals. Within a minute, the team must come up with an edible dish from the proposed set, tell the recipe for its preparation. The more original masterpiece wins.
3. Drawings. As a rule, such contests are held with crayons on the asphalt, on a citywide scale. But whatman and colored pencils are perfectly used at home. Invite the teams to portray nature, animals, family and friends. It is quite clear that friendship will win in such a competition. But the kids will try very hard.
4. Organize a mushroom picking trip. The presenter hides mushrooms cut from cardboard in the room. They can be laid out in plain sight, hung up, hidden near large pieces of furniture. The guys who came in must collect the maximum amount of mushrooms.
5. Have the kids sit in a circle and have a quiz. It is necessary to ask leading questions or quote phrases from famous fairy tales, and the kids should guess the names. The winner gets a prize!
6. the children should take turns calling a proverb, saying, or a line from a song that mentions animals. Anyone who did not complete the task within a minute is out of luck - he is eliminated from the game. The remaining player wins.
7. Try to play "flip words". You name a combination of words, and the kids have to remake it exactly, but vice versa. For example: a fat man is a thin woman.
8. Arrange a mindfulness test. Large and small items are laid out on the table. Let the children examine them carefully, throw a tablecloth on the table and invite the kids to list all the objects on the tabletop on a piece of paper. The victory goes to the one whose list is more detailed.
9. Invite the kids to draw Greeting Cards for the birthday boy. This will require bright color felt-tip pens and pieces of whatman paper. Let the children show their imagination, give free rein to creativity. Alternatively, tell them a specific topic - the sun, the sky, and so on. The victory will be common, and the cards prepared by the players will delight the child for a long time.
10. Inflate a dozen balloons, assign two teams. The room is divided into two parts, each with a team of players. Cheerful music sounds, children throw balls from their zone to the territory of their rivals. Stop the music and take stock. Victory will go to those who have fewer balls on the ground.

In games, give children a large number of attention. After all, this is the only way a child will remember his birthday or other celebration for a long period. While the kids are actively having fun, adults have time to relax a little, to have heart-to-heart conversations.
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These fun games are for the whole family. They will become a lifesaver when friends with children come to you. Games will entertain children and help adults remember their childhood!

Well, let's have some fun from the heart

Funny game

On whatman paper we draw a donkey or any other animal without a tail. We attach the picture to the wall.

We attach double-sided tape to the lace-tail. We give the player a tail in his hands, blindfold, turn it once around its axis and send it to the picture.

The player's task is to stick the tail in the right place. Very few people succeed. And the tail on the forehead or on the back of the donkey causes a storm of laughter and emotions.

Music game

The participants of the game become a semicircle opposite the presenter, who makes movements to the music. Before starting, it is necessary to discuss the conditions: for example, if the presenter raises his arms up, then everyone puts them on the waist, if they bend them at the elbows, they spread them apart, if they take them back, they cross them in front of them, and if they pull them forward, they do the same.

Whoever confuses the movements is out of the game. The winner is the one who has never made a mistake.

Creative play

At the beginning of the game, it is necessary to collect forfeits from all participants - any object by which its owner can be accurately identified. There are two presenters: one takes out a phantom, shows it to everyone except the second presenter, and asks him: "What should this phantom accomplish?" The second, not seeing the object, gives the task of the owner of the fantasy to sing a song, to show the dance of the "yum-yum" tribe or to portray a fairy-tale hero. It all depends on the presenter's imagination.

Intellectual game

The presenter throws the ball to any participant in the game and names one of the elements: earth, water, air or fire. If “land” was said, the participant must return the ball, naming any animal that lives on land, if “water” is a fish, if “air” is a bird. And if the presenter said "fire", the ball must be hit. Whoever made a mistake in the answer or caught the ball, instead of hitting it, raises his hand up and holds it until the leader again throws the ball to him. After the second miss, the player is eliminated from the game.

A game for young artists

Invite the children to draw a fantastic animal. Have each of them in turn depict some part of his body. The winner will be the one who comes up with the most original name for this unprecedented beast.

When, at a family celebration, the table no longer arouses keen interest among guests and owners of the house, philosophical topics usually come into play and global political disputes are started, but at the same time someone usually yawns desperately and looks sideways at horizontal planes, or even at all - at a door.

Well, that means it's time to move on to the active program of the celebration and diligently involve everyone present in fun games. Choose the ones that will be appropriate today, now, in this company.

Better yet, entrust the organization of entertainment to children. They are able not only to help mom set the table, but also to become real "stars" of the family holiday. The main thing is to help them believe in themselves. Who knows, maybe for someone this will be the beginning of a truly stellar career?

One-two

This game is especially good for male company- and it is also appropriate for adults, serious men, and for the fun guys. Two teams are playing. The winner is the one that completes the leader's task first. The moderator announces the topic, for example: "By height", the members of each team must line up by height (either with the smallest or with the largest, by agreement). This is followed by: eye color; the floor we live on; the number of letters in names; age; the size of the legs, etc. As far as the presenter has enough imagination.

Ships

From nutshell or plain paper, you need to make boats and glue triangular sails to them. Let the boats float in a plate. We blow on them in different directions. You can hold a competition for the most beautiful, fastest, and even the most unsinkable ship.

"Formula 1"

This game is especially appropriate in the company of male drivers. But no less recklessly children play it. After all, auto racing is really interesting!

The players sit around a table, a fire, or simply sit in a circle on the floor. The goal is to become the best Formula 1 driver. To do this, all you need is to remember two simple commands:

1) Vroom-m (the sound of a passing car).

2) And-and-and-and (the sound of the brakes, similar to a squeak).

To start the car in a circle, say, clockwise, the player turns to the neighbor on the left and says: "Vroom-m". The one to whom the car "arrived" can:

2) Expand it in the face of the “sent” to say “and-and-and-and”.

Now the "sender" must "go" to the right. Eliminated from the game is the one who:

1) "Passing" the car, will turn to the neighbor and say not "vroom-m", but "and-and-and-and".

2) "Braking" the car, will say instead of "and-and-and-and" in the face of the "sent" "vroom-m".

Enough "riding", you can enter a time limit for the answer. As a result, 2-3 drivers remaining “in the game” are appointed “Schumachers” and sprayed with something “suitable” from drinks, at their discretion (as you know, champagne is used in real races).

Auction for ladies

The presenter sets a certain feminine theme (for example, "flowers", "cosmetic companies", "items of clothing", "jewelry"). The task of the participants is to name, in any order, words related to this topic. The participant who calls the last word, gets a prize point.

Women's logic

The host names several items. Participants must name an item that is redundant on this list and explain their decision. For each correct answer, the participant receives a prize point. Examples of tasks "What is superfluous?":

Hair coloring with henna, basma or hair dye. (Coloring with paint, since henna and basma are natural dyes)

Vanilla rusks, bread crumbs, raisin rusks. (Breadcrumbs, as they are not a ready-to-eat product)

Viscose, cotton, polyester. (Polyester, as viscose and cotton are natural materials)

Eau de toilette, lotion, perfume. (Extra lotion as it is used for hygienic purposes, and eau de toilette and perfume are used as perfumes)

Basting, machine stitching, overlock. (Basting, as it is done by hand, the rest is done on the sewing machine)

Non-standard situations

The presenter offers each participant a difficult situation from which he must find an original way out. Participants with the most interesting answers receive a prize point. For example:

You have been preparing for the party for a long time, specially bought an elegant dress to impress everyone. However, when you arrived, the attire of the hostess turned out to be like two peas in a pod similar to yours. What to do?

You are waiting for the arrival of your husband's parents. To impress, you've decided to cook something special. However, nothing works for you: - you oversalt the soup, the roast burns, and the pie looks like a sole. You do not have time to fix anything, because the guests are already ringing the doorbell. What to do?

Before an important date, you went to a hairdresser. As a result of a terrible mistake, your hair was dyed in green color... Goodbye one hour left. What to do?

You came to the holiday in a knitted dress. You are talking with a respectable guest and suddenly you notice that someone has caught the button of your jacket on the thread of your dress, and the further it goes, the more it opens. And the conversation is not over yet. What to do?

The participant with the most points wins a prize.

Gull

Any number of participants can play. All participants in the game sit at the table, if it is a free area, form a large circle. In the center is the driver with a handkerchief in his hands. He throws a handkerchief up while he flies, everyone laughs loudly, as soon as the handkerchief is on the table or on the ground, everyone subside. As a rule, at the moment when the handkerchief touches the ground, “the laugh itself” begins, but from the funniest one the “fant” is taken. A phantom can be a dance performed, a song, a told anecdote, or a playful "assignment."

Mop

For this game you need 1 more men than women. The players line up opposite each other. When the melody sounds, the men "grab" the ladies, and the "extra" ... dances with a mop! It's quite fun to watch the loser gently hug the mop. eighteen

Slipper for Cinderella

The guests are divided into two teams. In each, a captain is selected, and both must leave the room for a while. The teams sit down opposite each other, take off one shoe or one shoe and throw it in the center on one pile; you can also put "extra" shoes in a pile - use the stocks stored in the closet. The task of the captain is to put shoes on his team faster. The first team to be in the shoes wins.

"Pygmalion"

For this competition, it is better to divide into teams: "boys" and "girls", regardless of the age of the participants.

From balloons of various sizes and shapes, “boys” need to sculpt a female figure using scotch tape, and “girls” need to sculpt a sculpture of an “ideal” man.

Some of the balloons may already be inflated. You also need to stock up on enough non-inflated balls and threads. Interesting to use for this game Balloons different sizes and forms.

Flower

The game is played by couples (man and woman). In addition, a bottle (glass or plastic) and a flower (real or artificial) are needed for each pair.

Women squeeze bottles under their arms, and men take flowers in their teeth. The task of each pair is to put the flower in the bottle as quickly as possible without using hands.

The couple who completed the task faster than others will receive a prize.

Like Aunt Irina

Those who play by the counting room choose "Aunt Irina", who goes to the center of the round dance. A round dance joins hands, walks in a circle and sings:

Like Aunt Irina

There were seven children

They didn't drink, they didn't eat,

Everyone looked at my aunt,

They did this at once.

Aunt Irina makes all sorts of grimaces, gets up in inconceivable positions (squats on one leg, presses her knee to her chin, etc.). All players must accurately repeat her gestures and grimaces. Whoever makes a mistake, inaccurately repeats the pose of the aunt, he will replace it in the center of the circle and himself will show the players what to do.

Lambada

The game is very good in a large children's or youth company, but it is quite applicable in a closer, but no less friendly circle. So, everyone stands in a circle, in the back of the head, one after another. At the command of the leader, everyone takes the person in front of him by the waist, and together they make “hip movements” left-right-back-forward. Better, of course, to play with music! Further, the task becomes more complicated. The presenter asks to take the person in front of him by the waist through one! Then, as you might have guessed, the "movements of the hips" are repeated left-right-backward-forward. Then the task becomes more difficult again, now it is proposed to take by the waist the one standing two people in front! Naturally, the movements of the hips ... The game is carried out as long as "there are enough hands." At the end of the game, as a rule, everyone “falls” on the floor in a fun way!

Beads

The "male" half of the company participates in the game. An honorable task - to make jewelry for your beloved woman!

It is very convenient to string pasta or clothespins (and if there are, shells, large wooden or plastic beads) on shoe laces with firm tips. And how fun it is to present best decoration its happy owner! A small photo session will not hurt - there will be something to remember later!

Hands on the table!

Those who wish to participate in the game sit tightly to each other on one side of the table. They receive some small object (coin, button, nut), put their hands under the table and begin to pass this object from hand to hand imperceptibly. The driver sits on the other side of the table. Seizing the moment, he suddenly commands: "Hands on the table!" Everyone should immediately place their hands on the table, palms down. In order not to give away the one who is holding the coin (by holding it between their fingers), the rest of the players also hold their palms in a boat, tightly clenching their fingers. And yet the driver can guess who has the coin and in which hand (by accidentally knocking a coin on the table, by too tense and slow movements, etc.). At the request of the driver, the player must show this hand. If the driver guesses correctly, this player replaces the driver. If you guessed wrong, the game repeats. The main rule: whoever drops or throws out the transferred object at a dangerous moment, he becomes the driver.

"Football" by a feather

Two teams sit on opposite sides of the table. The table is divided in half - as a rule, there is a middle line on folding tables. If it is not there, then the line can be marked with a chalk on a tablecloth or with a thread (so that it stretches, tie its ends under the table).

A "ball" is placed on this middle line - a bird's feather (a light ball of wool, cotton wool, foam rubber is also quite suitable). Players of both teams simultaneously begin to blow on the "ball", trying to blow it off the table to half of the "opponent". The team, which succeeded, “scores a goal” into the “opponent's” goal.

The game starts again from the middle line and is played up to the agreed number of "goals".

Inventory

The presenter scatters 20-25 different small items prepared in advance on the table: nuts, badges, pencils, coins, pins, etc. Everyone looks at them attentively for one minute, and then the host covers all this property with a newspaper. Now all the players take turns calling one of the objects, without repeating the one already named. Those who could not do this in 5 seconds are eliminated from the game. The last one not to drop is the winner. It is desirable for the presenter to have an alphabetical list of subjects and mark those that have already been named.

What changed?

For those who wish to test their observation and memory, offer to carefully look at the seated, then go out for 1-2 minutes. When inviting the driver to re-enter, those remaining in the room must keep everything as before, except for 5-7 changes, which everyone will agree on. For example, you can rearrange a vase on the table, two people can swap places, keeping the same postures, you can slightly change someone's hairstyle, remove the badge, etc. The driver, returning to the room, tries to find as many changes as possible. Then he goes to drive the one whose change was noticed earlier than others.

Charade game

Charada is a riddle in which the hidden word must be guessed in parts, and each part itself is a whole word, for example: trace - experience, steam - mustache. The game of charades can be simplified a little: parts of a word have already been given, and you need to add a whole word out of them. Write in advance on the sheets of paper the words that make up the parts of the charades: trail, steam, experience, mustache, pass, port, floor, sack, wasp, tur, hay, gas, shaft, spruce, dock, yar, fret, brand, mouse, weight, yak, period. Place the sheets of paper with these words on the table in no particular order. Let each one take the two words that make up the charade. Whoever gets more charade words is the winner.

Five points

Children play this game especially well. Fold up identical pieces of paper and pierce them through with a needle in five places. Each participant in the game receives a piece of paper and marks punctures on it with dots. Then he makes a drawing - any, but so that the drawing line passes without interruption through five points. This is a competition not only in the ability to draw, but also in intelligence, richness of imagination.

Repeat and add

They agree to name words on a specific topic - for example, the names of games. The first player calls it: hockey. The second repeats: hockey - and adds: checkers. The third already says three words: hockey, checkers, charades. Finally, someone will not be able to repeat, without error, the entire row of words (hockey - checkers - charades - crossword puzzle - tag - rounders - badminton - third extra - blind man's buff ...). This player is eliminated, and the next one in turn repeats the attempt. The winner is the one who said the longest row of words. It is advisable for the organizer of the game to keep a record of the named words in column order and monitor the observance of the word order when repeating. This game is also good in that it will help you collectively remember a lot good games... Some of them can be played right there.

Fish, beast, bird

The players are seated at the sides of the room. They choose the driver. He walks past them, repeating three words: "Fish, beast, bird ..." Suddenly stopping in front of someone, he says loudly one of these words, for example, "bird." The player must immediately name a bird, for example "hawk". You cannot hesitate and name those animals, fish or birds that have already been named before. Anyone who gags or answers incorrectly pays a fant, and then “redeems” it - reads poetry, sings, etc.

Prize with a secret

For this game you will need big box, postcards according to the number of participants in the game, prizes for each participant. Cut each card in half. On the back of one of the halves, write the name of the prize, and on the other half, write the tasks. Tasks can be as follows:

Sing a song

Tell a poem

Ask an interesting question

Tell a funny story

Make a riddle

Express a wish

Sing a duet with someone

Say a phrase, an aphorism for thought

If you have many participants in the game, you can write the same tasks twice or come up with others. Put the halves of the task cards in a box, and put the halves of the cards with the names of the prizes in a prominent place in the room where the game is being played. Invite each person present to take from the box the halves of the assignment card and take turns doing what is written in the card. After completing the task, the player is looking for the other half of his postcard in the room, where the name of the prize he deserves is written. When the half is found and the halves of the card match, the presenter must present this player with the prize indicated in the card.

Quack quack!

Everyone sits in a circle on chairs or just on the floor. The man, who is blindfolded, sits down in the middle, he has a pillow in his hands .. After he is blindfolded, everyone changes places and observes silence. The driver tries to feel someone's knees with a pillow, then puts the pillow on those knees and says: "Quack, quack!" A player with a pillow on his lap must answer him as well (it is allowed to change his voice). The driver must identify the player by his voice and give his name. He is given 3 attempts. If the driver guesses correctly, they switch places.

History from the header

Everyone writes on separate pieces of paper, each one - one word of their choice. The leaves are collected and mixed in a hat. Then everyone takes one piece of paper from the hat and reads it to themselves. The essence of the game: tell a coherent story using the words from the header. The first player starts with the word: "Once ..." and comes up with a sentence with the word he pulled out. The second continues and so on. The stories turn out to be very funny and are remembered more than once later!

Musical instruments

Divide everyone into several teams of 2-3 people. Each team receives a sheet with the name of the musical instrument and must depict the game on it, supplementing it with sounds and movements. The group is given a minute to prepare. Then, one by one, the groups are introduced and the others guess the instruments.

Give each of the two interlocutors 10 nuts, a topic for conversation and say that you need to communicate in pairs, talking and asking questions about the topic, but without naming the word "I". When one of the couple utters the word "I", his interlocutor picks up one nut. The one with the most nuts in 5 minutes is the winner.

Masterpiece

You will need pencils, crayons, sticky tape, and big leaf paper. Give each team a set of pencils. At different ends of the room, attach a piece of paper to tables or to the wall so that rivals cannot see. Each player receives only one part of the task (description of the picture). Everyone chooses a place for themselves on a piece of paper, and everyone begins to draw at the same time.

For example:

1. A man in blue pants ...

2. ... crying a lot ...

3. ... a striped toy in hand ...

4. ... crying a lot ...

5. ... on the street under a maple tree ...

1. Baby in a stroller ...

2. ... holding a bottle of juice ...

3. ... drinks Coca-Cola ...

4. ... reading a book ...

5. ... on a stormy sea ...

Dogs and roosters

Players sit in a circle. The driver gives everyone the name of the city. Then he says: "I heard that in the city ... the dogs crow, and the roosters bark." The player, whose city was named, replies: “No, sir, in the city ... dogs do not crow and roosters do not bark. The city in which dogs crow and roosters bark is called ... ". The player whose city was named responds in the same way. If someone does not answer immediately or is confused, he gives a bail. When a lot of pledges are collected, they are redeemed by completing the tasks of the leader.

Mines

Blindfolded, you need to reach the designated place without touching the placed objects (shoes, watches, dishes, etc.). If you want to cheer up the participants, for the second or third time, when everyone has already seen what kind of objects are on the floor, ask someone to take off the watch and put it down as well. Then blindfold the participants and change their watches ... eggshell placing it so that it is more likely to be stepped on. It is difficult to convey the feelings of a person who knows that there is a clock on the playing field and hears a crunch under his own foot ...

Jumpers

Take a large, empty egg carton. On the bottom of each indentation, write a number from 1 to 30. Place the target cardboard on the floor. Divide the players into 2 teams. Draw a line one and a half to two meters from the target and give each team 4-5 balls. The goal is to hit the cells and score as many points as possible, but the ball must hit the floor once before hitting the target.

Games are always fun and great. Especially when all relatives get together. What to play with your family?

Family is the most precious thing a person has. And the time spent with relatives is truly priceless. After all, with these people it cannot (or at least should not be) boring. Especially if you do not just sit decorously at the table, devouring numerous dishes during festive dinners, but also add a little excitement and a competitive spirit to the communication. This is what family games are for.

Deciphering this phrase is not difficult at all - it is a game that can be played with the whole family. The very concept of "family game" can include many all kinds of fun from the most different areas: this and board games, and active games, and games in nature, and various quizzes and competitions. There are no restrictions here - the main thing is that your family likes it and all the players are happy.

When to play family games? Yes, whenever you like:

• on holidays - birthdays, March 8, New Year etc. On such dates, there are usually a lot of people in the house, and it will be very fun to play;
• on weekends, or just after dinner on a weekday - in any family where there are parents and children, such leisure will not leave anyone indifferent. Even if there are only two or three of you so far, the main thing is that you are together, love each other and want to share the positive.

There are many advantages of this pastime:

• active communication with family;
• bringing family members closer;
• improving mutual understanding between generations (parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren);
• positive emotions and energy boost for the whole day.
• Family games have no “contraindications”. Although, perhaps, there is only one limitation - you should not organize a game if:
• you have no desire, but it seems like “you need to entertain” - positive “out of the blue” is obtained very, very rarely;
• someone from the family does not feel well and will not be able to physically take part in the fun (this is more about active and outdoor games).

Also, be sure to take into account the age of the children in the family. Usually, children from the age of three will already gladly take part in board games, and you can connect crumbs and younger ones to active fun - the main thing is that no one is unnecessarily tired and does not remain offended.

In other cases - you and the cards in hand! Take into account the interests and characteristics of each family member, choose the right game - and create good emotions! Oh, you don't know what your grandfather or niece likes? So maybe it's time to ask them about it? Plus, if the game itself is fun and addictive, rest assured that everyone will turn on quickly.

So why and when to play, we have sorted it out. It remains now to talk about the games themselves, on specific examples... For the convenience of searching, we will divide all family games into several groups:

• board and table games;
• creative games;
• outdoor games, games in nature.

Let's take a closer look at each group.

These games are separated into a separate group on one basis - they can be played while sitting at the table. At the same time, they have differences.

Board games are games based on the manipulation of a small set of objects that can fit in the hands of players or on a table. Usually these sets are purchased ready-made, and they may include cards, cubes, dice, cards, various figures, etc. Of course, you can create a board game yourself, showing a little imagination and devoting some time to this process.

Popular board games for families:

1. Checkers, backgammon, chess, dominoes - help to develop the speed of thought, attention, memory, dexterity. Usually in the family circle such games are accepted with "Hurray!";
2. Lotto. Both the classic Russian lotto with chips and barrels, as well as various purchased and home-made variations - by topic, direction. There can be anything your heart desires: animals, plants, geography, and foreign languages- the choice is yours and your children!
3. Card Games, Uno, Colonizers, Ligretto, etc. These games also develop thinking and attention;
4. Picture story. For it you will need 10-20 cards depicting various things: houses, cars, furniture, nature, etc. If kids participate in the game, it is better that the images on the cards are easy to recognize. For older children and adults, fantastic characters and bizarre figures are wonderful. Each player must continue the story of the previous player using their own card, and so that a coherent story is obtained;
5. Various economic games like Monopoly - you will not only have a good time, but also replenish your knowledge and skills in the field of finance;
6. Memori is a set of paired pictures. Each player is faced with the task of remembering the location of the cards in order to open the right one at the right time. This game can be played from the age of two, and indefinitely. Memorial cards can be purchased as a set or made by yourself;
7. Imaginarium is a wonderful game that develops creativity, associative thinking, and just allows you to have fun and usefully spend time. the main task this game is to see and create associations to abstract pictures. Try it - you won't regret it!
8. What changed? This game develops memory and attention. You can use absolutely any props - toys, stationery, various subjects... For babies, you can put several toys in a row, and when the child closes his eyes, swap them or remove one of them;

Other types of board games:

Of course, there are an infinite number of them, and there is no point in listing them all. You just have to go to the children's store and choose the game that suits you. Board games - in the context of this article, we have named games that do not require special "equipment", but at the same time, you can also play right at the table. These include the following:

1. A fairy tale in a circle. This game will be interesting and exciting both at the table and on a long journey. The first player says the phrase, the beginning of the tale. The next one picks up by adding a sentence and developing a plot. Such a game can last from several minutes to several hours, depending on how much imagination and strength the participants have. The second version of such a game is not to say phrases, but to write down on a piece of paper, folding your record so that the next player cannot see. You can designate key points for each participant: for example, one writes "Who", the second writes "Where", etc. The result can be a real "masterpiece" in the literal and figurative sense of the word!
2. Fairy tales about everything in the world. You can invite the participants in turn to compose and tell a fairy tale about any object that he saw around him. For example, about a napkin, about a phone, about a stool, etc. It can be a lot of fun and fun!
3. Crocodile. Players are split into two teams. One of them makes a word, and delegates his player to show the hidden object, event or phenomenon without the help of words. Members of the other team must guess the hidden word. There may be other options, when a player from the other team should show the word, or everyone can play "for himself." This game wonderfully develops imaginative thinking.
4. Associations. The game develops logic well and vocabulary... The participant names a word, the next one selects an association for him, absolutely any, possibly understandable only to him. Etc. The game promises to be fun and addicting;
5. Wishes. The game is great for family holidays. All family members "mix" at the table - grandmothers with grandchildren, and so on. Each participant should wish something to the person sitting to his right. You need to want exactly what, in the player's opinion, the “neighbor” wants most of all. Such fun brings all family members as close as possible, teaches them to better understand each other.

Basically, many of the games listed above are also pretty much creative. But in this section, we will still focus on the creativity "in pure form". These games include:

1. Various games and drawing contests. You can draw and present portraits to each other, you can create joint paintings - the choice is limited only by your imagination. One example of games is the 12 Months Contest. All participants are divided into two teams, each of which receives 12 album sheets, pencils, paints or felt-tip pens. After the agreed time, the teams must show 12 sheets, on each of them - a drawing of one of the months of the year. Players have to guess which month is drawn on each image of the opponents;
2. Theatrical contests. For example, you can split into teams and act out some scenes. Or portray some famous heroes in your own way;
3. Dance, vocal competitions. There is already someone for what. But everyone will definitely have fun!
4. Construction games. You can put together a model of an airplane or ship, build a house or a steamer;
5. Collage creation. This does not require special artistic data, and everyone can play - both children and adults. Whatman paper, picture magazines, photographs, colored paper, glue, plasticine, scissors, stickers, sticks, buttons, threads, beads are needed ... This list can go on and on. Then decide the topic together creative work- and go!

Creative games develop motor skills, imagination, thinking of children, teach them to love work. Plus, it's just plain fun and great!

Such games can always be organized at home in separate room(for example, when it's raining outside, and you don't want to go out into the yard at all), and in nature during picnics and outings. Surely, each of us has in memory a whole set of all sorts of such fun. Let us recall just a few of them:

1. Catch-up, or blind man's buffs. Yes, the leader is blindfolded, and he must catch up with the other participants, and guess what is caught by touch;
2. Masquerade. A large bag is assembled with various clothes (hats, underwear, tights, skirts, etc.). The presenter turns on the music and all the players pass the bag in a circle. When the music turns off, the participant who still has a bag in his hands takes any item of clothing out of it at random and puts it on himself. Surely, by the end of the game, everyone will look very unusual;
3. WITH closed eyes... The participant is blindfolded, and he, putting on thick mittens, by touch identifies the object that is given to him. - Fun races. To play you need balls of thread and cars according to the number of players. Threads are tied to machines. Then all the "transport" is lined up, and the participants stand at a distance of 7 meters from the cars, holding a ball of thread in their hands. At the signal, each player winds the thread on a ball and drags the machine towards him.

Naturally, these are not all games that you can play with your family. In winter, for example, simple snowballs and snowmen "work wonderfully", in summer - small towns and tags. And you yourself can perfectly continue this list.

The main thing is that the games bring a good mood to all family members, bring you closer, help you get to know each other better. And of course warm days and evenings with family members will be remembered for a lifetime by both you and your children. It is so great when a person has a reliable "rear" - a close-knit family that feels good together. After all, man does not live by bread alone ...

Anna Kutyavina

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The time spent with the family is priceless. In the hustle and bustle of days, disappearing at work every day, it is quite rare to be at home with your family. And when a holiday comes or a free day is given, you so want to spend it in a special way!

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In order not to rack your brains - what is so interesting to come up with, we offer a sea of ​​options - what you can fill and decorate any holiday with your family!

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If there are children in the house, they will be happy to play games with their parents. The game can be absolutely any, the main thing is that all family members participate in it, and no one is left on the sidelines.

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After reading in detail about each game, you can choose the most attractive and suitable for yourself!

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"Cablegram" (game for adults and children from 5 years old)

You will need paper and pencil.

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How to play:

Step 1. Write on a piece of paper in a column the name (child, grandmother, your name, dog's name, etc.). You can write just a word. The word must consist of 5 or more letters.

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Step 2. Together with the children, come up with your own interpretation of this word, i.e. a sentence in which the words begin with the letters of the given word and follow in order.

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Example 1.

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G - Giant

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A - ataman

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The sentence turned out like this: "A giant robot is looking for a captain's hat."

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Another version of the same name: "A loud roar frightened the walking artist." Or: "The robbers said to the inspector:" The sixth was arrested. " Or: "The goose sprawled out, imitating the skin of an antelope."

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Example 2.

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C - Sergey

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B - in the evening

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T - hard

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A - apricot.

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The sentence came out: "Sergei ate a hard apricot in the evening."

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The sentence should make sense, although elements of fiction or humor are allowed.

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Game "Mimicry and Gestures"

The presenter thinks a word and tells it to one of the players who will play around with this object. The task of the demonstrator is to describe the object as much as possible with gestures and facial expressions. In no case should you talk. Guessing ones, in turn, asking leading questions, should recognize what the leader gave for the task.

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The game is very exciting, especially if the participants are not devoid of a sense of humor and have acting skills.

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Find a surprise (treasure)

You can play this game with the whole family (parents come up with the task). For kids, the task will be in pictures, for older preschoolers and junior schoolchildren- in the form of cards with words ("table", "on the window", "in the closet").

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Step 1. Hide your surprises from the children. different places apartments. For the little ones, draw a plan - how to go to the treasure. On the plan, be sure to mark the place from which the child will start. For older children (who are learning to read or can already read), expand the path clues into words or short phrases.

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For example, a hint for children 5-7 years old - the word "window" is written in large letters on the note. So, you need to look for the next signpost on some window in the apartment.

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For children from 7 years old, the hint may be different: "Look at the window."

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Or a hint in the form of a riddle, a rebus, a task “guess the missing word”.

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Step 2. The child is looking for a surprise either according to the plan or according to the direction signs (they found a note on the table with the word "window", went to look on the windows.

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On the window in the kitchen they found a clue "wardrobe". We walked around the different closets of the house and found the clue “sofa”.

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A surprise was found on the sofa under the pillow.

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Step 3. The child will definitely receive his own surprise (a calendar, a small toy, a piece of paper with a picture, etc.), even if he needs help along the way.

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This game is very interesting for children and they are happy to read words and learn to use the plan.

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"Funny tale"

All she needs is paper and pencil.

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The first player writes the beginning of the tale, then folds the sheet so that the next participant does not see what is written.

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In a circle, all the players write on one desired line for the fairy tale, while bending a piece of paper.

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The game ends when the sheet is completely folded.

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Game "Search for Lost"

Game for adults and children from 3 years old

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This family-friendly competition develops attentiveness and visual memory of its participants.

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rules

For props, you need a colored tablecloth and many small items. These can be lipstick tubes, small boxes, lids, ballpoint pens, teaspoons, matchboxes- in general, everything that you find at home. The more varied the requisites, the better.

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All these utensils are laid out on the table, which is previously covered with a tablecloth, and the participants sit around.

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The essence of the game is to remember all the objects lying on the playing field and immediately notice the object that disappears from the table.

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Example. The driver invites the players to look closely at the table and try to remember many more objects and how they are located. After that, everyone should close their eyes, and the driver clears the table and hides some of the objects.

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At his command, the participants open their eyes and try to figure out which object has disappeared.

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The one who guesses becomes the driver.

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The shape-shifting game

Game for adults and school children.

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The task of the players is to unravel the well-known expressions that are said the other way around. For each guessed expression, the player receives one token. The winner is the one who guessed the most shape-shifters. He is awarded a medal. The rest of the players are also awarded, but with a diploma for participating in the game.

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Here are our favorite shape-shifters, which we played during the holidays with our family, and with colleagues at work, and with friends. First, give the players some examples of shape shifters and their answers, and then start fun game with riddles:

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Happiness moves in heaps (Trouble does not come alone).

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I started to have fun - stay at home cowardly (Finished business - walk boldly)

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He hid that algae - get out of the aquarium (He called himself a load - climb into the back).

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To scare dogs - to walk around the city (to be afraid of wolves - do not go to the forest)

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From courage, the back of the head is small (Fear has large eyes)

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Bald head - male disgrace (Spit - maiden beauty)

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The boots get wet on the policeman (The hat is on the thief)

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From idleness, you will release all the squids into the ocean (You cannot easily catch a fish from the pond)

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The scout near Moscow will throw (He will bring the language to Kiev)

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Cleanliness strollers get scared (Tanks are not scared of dirt)

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The night is fun in the morning, because there is no one to rest (The day is boring until the evening, if there is nothing to do)

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Happiness is gone - close the window (Trouble has come - open the gate)

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The anchor turns black in the company (the lonely sail turns white)

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Black Stallion Logic (Gray Mare Delirium)

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Hare hands eat (Wolf legs feed)

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The animal stalls humiliatedly (Man sounds proudly)

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The flame has stopped! (The ice has broken!)

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He disappeared into the field, it was slightly hot (He came out of the forest, there was a severe frost)

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Run, century, I'm terrible! (Stop, moment! You are wonderful!)

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Cabin boy. Jung, burst into tears! (Captain, captain, smile!)

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The tornado screamed a hymn to him: "Get up, cactus, get up!" (A blizzard sang a song to her: "Sleep, herringbone, bye-bye!")

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Rested tools of production are awake (tired toys are sleeping)

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Than to sit enemies in a gloomy dungeon (than wander friends around the world)

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If i were king

The game develops the imagination. Before playing, agree with the children where you can take things for her (from the nursery, or just from the living room, etc.). And say that the rule of the game is that after use, all things will need to be put in their places.

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How to play

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Step 1. The first team starts (draw by lot). They say: “If I was (hereinafter called the role, for example, the king), then I would have (hereinafter called 5 items, for example, throne, crown, servants, palace, mantle).

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Step 2. The other team should quickly find these things in the room in 3-5 minutes. For example, a scarf can become a robe. If the chair is draped with a blanket, then there will be a throne. At the signal, cooking ends.

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Step 3. The second team presents the first one that they come up with. And the first one evaluates.

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Then the teams switch places and the game repeats. You can take different roles for the game: professions (doctor, ship captain), fairy-tale heroes(Cinderella, King, Pinocchio, etc.) At the end of the whole game, all things are laid out in their places.

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Game "Package with a gift"

This game can be played with the whole family or a friendly company. Moreover, the more participants there are, the better. This game develops a very valuable moral quality of a person - the ability to share with others and the ability to abide by the given word and rules, the ability to rejoice at the success of another person and not to perceive it as a personal defeat.

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For the game, prepare:

1. Package. Take a little surprise and wrap it in paper. Secure with tape (transparent adhesive tape). Then wrap it back in a layer of paper and tape it again. And so on until you get a bundle of many layers of paper. Hold the layers together so that you can easily unfold them during the game.

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2. Surprises for each player (picture, calendar, candy, nut or something else).

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How to play:

Stand or sit in a circle. You can play three together with a child. Or it is possible in a large circle of acquaintances and friends. Turn on the music and pass the bundle to each other in a circle to the music. When the music stops (you can either assign someone, for example, a grandmother, "in charge of the music" or pre-record the music with pauses), the roll stops.

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The player who has it in his hands unties him. And then he passes the bundle with a surprise in a circle. The bundle is getting lighter and lighter, and nobody knows when the layers will run out and the prize will finally show up. With each step, it becomes more and more difficult for the child to hand over the package, and so he does not want to give it away! But you have to share, because the rule of the game is to pass it on as soon as the music starts playing.

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At the end of the game, the last player - "lucky" - unfolds the package and gets a surprise!

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But all the players must also receive a little surprise so that the children can rejoice together.

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Traffic light game

Mark with a rope or a line on the floor two lines - the start line and the line for the traffic light. One person in this game will be a traffic light. We choose it by counting.

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Players stand at the starting line, and a traffic light stands on the other side of the room with their backs to the players.

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The task of the players is to discreetly approach the “traffic light” and touch it.

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The game ends when everyone touches the traffic light.

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How to play:

The traffic light counts up to 10: “One, two, three, four, five” and suddenly quickly and unexpectedly says “Red light”, immediately turning to the players.

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Players must freeze in place at this signal. If the traffic light notices that one of the players continues to move, he sends him back to the starting line.

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Players can be confused by changing the counting rate and pausing. The game teaches children to manage their behavior, control their movements.

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Magic Melody game

This game is experimentation, it will be interesting for children of all ages and adults.

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Take glasses or glasses. It is better to find a set of identical glasses or glasses (6-12 pieces), but if there is no set, then you can take the same jars or identical glass bottles.

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Pour water into the dish so that it is on different levels in every vessel. Show your child how you can get sound, for example, gently tapping a glass (glass) with a spoon. Let the children experiment. Let them try to understand in which vessels a higher or lower sound is produced. Drumsticks can also be used.

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Try to play different tunes on this unusual musical instrument from dishes. This fascinates not only children, but also adults!

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The game "Change!"

This game can be played both at home and outdoors in summer. Minimal amount players - 4 people.

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Stand all in a circle. Or sit in a circle on chairs.

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One player (we choose him by counting) is the driver. He names two other players, for example: "Mom and Dasha".

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In response to these words, mom and Dasha should change places with each other, that is, mom should sit in Dasha's place, and Dasha - in mom's. At the same time, the presenter tries to be the first to take someone else's place - either mom's or Dashino's.

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Whoever was left without a place - drives in the next game.

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The game develops attention and responsiveness.

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You can also please your loved ones and play

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Merry games and harmony and peace in the family! I really want to believe that games for the whole family will bring many joyful bright moments into your life! I wish you success in conducting them! Happy Holidays!

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