Merry New Year: festive competitions for adults. New Year's competitions and entertainment Games for the New Year at home

New Year is, first of all, a family holiday, and if you plan to celebrate it in an adult company, it would be nice if you celebrate it with your children first. New Year's competitions in 2017 should certainly involve all participants in the celebration.

So, first there are competitions and entertainment for children, and after they go to bed, adults can also have fun, celebrating the main holiday.

Competitions and entertainment for children on New Year's Eve

It doesn’t matter how old the children are, they will all be happy to play games with you, laugh and be happy. Games with their parents should remain in their memory, and they will carry this feeling of celebration through the years and give it to their children.

New Year's Eve in the style of "Spy Games"

Children from 6 to 16 years old will enjoy taking part in the plot of this game. And if you come up with child spy costumes, then the immersion in the theme will be maximum. Prepare background music appropriate to the theme, along with attributes such as watches, cameras with flashes, hats, long coats, and give them to the children. Tell them that they are in a spy school where the very best are being tested. Prepare tokens that you will distribute for completing each competition. Arrange a photo shoot and start competitions.

The first competition is accuracy!

For this you will need darts. Children take turns throwing darts; it is better to use a game with magnets - safety comes first. The most accurate person is given a token.

The second competition is to find the trace of the criminal!

Come up with a plot where the criminal is one of the adults, he robbed a bank and left behind evidence. These may be a person's personal belongings. Next, using the traces left behind and a pocket tightly filled with money, they must find the criminal. The winner receives a token.

Third competition - disguise!

Children are divided into two groups. Using parents' clothes, cosmetics and wigs, scarves, scarves, they dress up one of the group. And two disguised spies enter the room with the adults. They must guess which of the children, under makeup and a mountain of clothes, is now standing in front of them. The person who is recognized the longest is the winner, and therefore the whole group gets tokens.

The fourth competition is the secret weapon that the bandits hid!

This is a competition - an adventure game, a quest, where finding one clue leads to the next. Let's say each team is given a letter describing how the key to the solution lies in the wettest place in the house. This could be a bathroom, an aquarium, or a kitchen sink. There they can find candy, unwrap the wrapper and find the next note, which says that the next key is the coldest place in the house. Without a doubt, this is a refrigerator or a balcony. And so on. As a result, the weapon could be cake, which they must eat, thereby disarming the weapon.

At the end of the game, which can have an unlimited number of competitions, all participants are given diplomas and a spy card with a personal photo. You can look for New Year's gifts, a cat that was stolen by intruders, or your mother's magic glove.

Honest answers

This is a game that will make even the smallest, but already confident children laugh. All you need is paper and imagination. On half of the pieces of paper write questions like:

· Is it true that you still wear diapers?

· Do you have five dogs at home?

· Do you go out with Carlson at night?

· Do you have Narnia in your closet?

· Is Harry Potter your second person?

Answers should be general in order to fit any question. Write them down and put them separately. These answers will make even adults laugh:

· Yes, but parents don’t suspect it;

· No, I'm still too young for this;

· What are you saying, I’m already an adult, and I have completely different interests;

· Yes, but this is strictly between us;

The theme can be from films, cartoons, books. Children will want to answer several of these questions, so make three times as many as there are participants - this will keep them sitting quietly throughout the competition.

New Year's games with children on the street

There is nothing better than the opportunity to spend a holiday in nature. And if you have a dacha or a country house, children will appreciate quests in nature. Searching for treasures, gifts, a lost ski, a scary yeti - this will bring a lot of joy to both adults and children.

A competition for snowmen who look like their parents, a competition for the fastest sleds, and colorful ice.

Multi-colored ice- a wonderful children's fun that will develop creativity in a child and decorate the winter yard. Stock up on food coloring and tetra packs of juice and milk. At home with children, dilute paint of different colors in water in different containers, pour it into juice cartons and take it out into the cold the day before.

The next day, unwrap the packages and have an ice show. Ask dad to hold the garlands and place them behind the colored ice cubes. Children who participate in this process remember for a long time the beauty that they personally created!

New Year's entertainment for adults

New Year's Eve is a great opportunity to realize your fantasies, to merge with a fairy tale, because adults, just like children, expect miracles and reincarnations. Competitions and entertainment for the New Year 2017 can be in the same theme, like clothes and gifts. Themed holidays with interesting plots can be held both at home and at corporate events.

Thousand and One Nights

This theme is wonderful, because after such a holiday good memories and photos will remain. The oriental theme is easy to decorate, costumes and competitions for the evening are easy to select.

It is necessary to warn guests about the dress code, the new name and prepare various competitions.

The choice of the padishah

This competition will allow you to choose the main man of the competition. It is better if the owner of the house or the director of the company wins. It is necessary to turn the plot in such a way that the remaining participants do not remain offended, and give the Padishah responsibilities in the future, for his high position.

Men go out to the middle of the hall and are asked to compose a quatrain or dance an oriental dance. Women choose two winners. And they compete for the title. Since the Padishah must be sexual in addition to wisdom, they are offered the following:

The potato tied with a thread is tied to the trouser belt or around the waist. They should hang in front and not reach the floor by 10 centimeters. A box of matches is placed in front of each person, and after two meters a line is drawn, behind which the matchbox must be driven, using only the swing of the potato. The musical accompaniment in the form of the song “Sex bomb” will blow up the hall with applause and laughter.

The padishah will participate in the selection of Scheherazade.

Scheherazade's Choice

Scheherazade, in addition to beauty, must have wisdom and imagination, so the competition for her will be creative. Within three minutes, women must come up with an oriental language and write down five sentences where they describe their charms. When they have prepared the recording, the presenter calls them one by one into the middle of the hall, reads this set of letters unknown to anyone, and the woman shows what she described in her letter.

The padishah chooses two and asks them to compete with each other in their ability to dress beautifully. Women are given several A4 sheets and a stapler - from this they must make a crown. A woman selects an assistant from the audience. She makes herself a dress from a roll of toilet paper.

As soon as they finish, and they are given 2-3 minutes, the leader asks them to dance in front of the Padishah in this costume. To the song “Why are you so scary...” the audience gives a standing ovation.

The topic can be developed to incredible proportions.

Modern deaf phones

This game, although as old as time, brings a lot of positive things. Prepare toilet paper, where everyone in turn will start writing SMS to the director, or husband, depending on where you are celebrating the holiday. You need to write three words. At this point the connection is broken, and the next one sees only the last word. He must continue the sentence. It is better if the beginning is written by the presenter. “Darling, today I have...” or something similar. The paper is folded to the last word and the next one writes the continuation. At the end, this scroll is solemnly read out.

You can also spend the holiday fun and actively on the street; if you celebrate the New Year outside the city, the new New Year competitions of 2017 will become even wider and more interesting.

Competition "Shashlik"

Participants on the street are divided into two teams, a commander is appointed, he will be the main cook. Everyone else stands in a row next to their cook, symbolizing a kebab on a skewer. They agree in advance how they will turn over, sizzle over the lights and remove from the skewer. The leader commands to turn the kebab over, and both teams play a role, amicably and harmoniously, the leader commands to blow off the coals, the leader asks to show how the kebab sizzles, and so on. The group's behavior and artistry are assessed by outside observers.

The main thing is to play as a team, have a good mood and be active. On the street with a cup of hot mulled wine, aromatic meat, or at home, at a set table, you can create a holiday mood, you just have to want it!

Valeria Protasova

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A feast with a mountain of jellied meat, salads, tangerines and a wagonload of chocolates is great. But in addition to traditional pleasures, there are also more active and exciting New Year celebration programs.

Well, you must admit, eating “from the belly” and lying on the sofa in front of the TV is boring. Moreover, the patron of the year 2017, which is already on its heels, does not like dullness and monotony.

So, how to entertain yourself, your household and guests: a celebration program for the most magical night of the year!

1. He who sits down is eliminated

The competition is “with a beard”, but still relevant and fun - both for kids and for adults who have already managed to spend the old year and have begun to welcome the new one.

We place chairs in the center of the room (one less than the number of guests) in a circle with their backs facing the center. Turning on the music is a signal to start: the contestants actively run in a “round dance” in a circle and, as soon as the music is turned off, they quickly take up the empty seats. Anyone who sat down past or simply did not have time and was left without a chair is eliminated. One chair, accordingly, is removed from the “round dance”. The winner is the one who is the first of the last 2 participants to occupy the remaining chair.

Naturally, we prepare the prize in advance. Preferably with humor (well, it’s a holiday after all).

2. Funny talent show

If there are a lot of guests and the family is large, and everyone in it is a comedian, then you can hold a competition for the funniest congratulations on the Holiday.

For example, a Soviet poster on the theme “fight against drunkenness,” soap bubbles or a bag of tangerines.

3. “All markers have different tastes and colors.”

This competition is for gourmets. Well, for those who are embarrassed to run with relay mops, sing karaoke and show off the funniest cockerel of all.

Participants cover their eyes with scarves, and then one by one they are presented with various dishes to try. Whoever turns out to be the more professional taster will win.

The prize is the obligation to eat all the dishes that the winner did not guess.

4. Since childhood, I have been friends with rhyme, or poetry writers are held in high esteem everywhere!

The presenter asks the contestants (all of them participate!) the first line, and everyone must come up with the remaining three themselves. The poet who manages to make the audience laugh and prolong the guests' lives for at least a couple of years wins (1 minute of laughter, as you know, is equal to an additional 15 minutes of life).

A consolation prize (lollipop) goes to the participant who managed to find the most original rhymes.

The winner has the opportunity to choose his prize independently (activated carbon is hidden in one box, 0.5 vodka is hidden in the other).

5. Recognize by smell!

This competition is similar to the one described above (for gourmets), the only difference is that the dishes will have to be determined not by taste, but by smell.

That is, the task becomes more complicated! The winner, naturally, is the one who guesses the most dishes.

The prize is a large chocolate medal.

6. New Year's toasts

Fun for the whole family. The idea is simple: each participant, blindfolded, points his finger at the first letter on a pre-drawn alphabet. Whichever letter falls out is where the first word of the toast will begin.

Each subsequent word must begin with the next (in order) letter. That is, if the first word begins with “Z”, then the 2nd word begins with “F”, the third begins with “I”, etc.

7. One small but proud bird...

And again toasts! Well, where would we be without them on New Year’s Eve? This entertainment can shake up even the most modest guests at the table.

The point, again, is simple: a switched-on musical toy (preferably with the nastiest or funniest soundtrack) is passed around in a circle from hand to hand right at the table. The one who has finished the music makes a toast.

You can pass the relay toy a countless number of times, but make sure that the guests do not get bored - it is recommended to change the entertainment in time (for example, bring “hot” food, open champagne or say the classic “But we haven’t burned Bengals yet! Let’s all go to the balcony urgently!”) .

8. Dress warmly!

A competition for guests who are not constrained by shyness.

4 participants are required, who are divided into 2 pairs. Each couple (in which one is a fashion designer and the other is a mannequin) is given a bag with a wide variety of clothes, including men's and women's, children's, retro, boas, hats, etc.

After this, the fashion designers are blindfolded - they will create by touch. Moreover, the task of each fashion designer is to put everything in the bag on his mannequin. The couple that manages to empty the bag faster than others wins.

Prize: a glass of champagne. The losers get a sandwich with caviar.

9. Karaoke

You can’t go anywhere without songs on New Year’s Day! Naturally, we collect the most fashionable and fun songs into the playlist.

We select participants through a “trick” with matches (among the whole matches there is one shortened one). Everyone participates, including those who had a bear step on both ears and more.

Winners - everyone!

Prizes are required (you can time the presentation of gifts just in time for this competition).

10. Christmas tree, burn!

Artists' competition. We take out a pre-prepared “makeup” (one that can be washed off without problems), a box with additional “equipment” (clothes, various items from the mezzanine, tinsel, rain, toilet paper, sausage, etc.) and divide the participants into “model” pairs -artist".

Artists must create the brightest and most beautiful image on their models within 5 (or 10) minutes. Namely, a Christmas tree.

The couple with the most beautiful and original Christmas tree receives two fly swatters (or dumbbells) tied with bows.

11. Raise the level of good mood!

We pre-pack small gifts (hairpins, mini shower gels, chocolate medals, keychains, scarves, etc. - whatever we have enough money for) in such a way that it is difficult to determine by touch what exactly is hidden under a layer of gift paper.

For example, a hairpin can be wrapped in a couple of napkins and only then packaged in gift paper.

Each guest puts his hand into the bag and chooses a gift by touch.

12. Surprises on a string

Again, we hide small gifts in identical boxes, which, in turn, we hang at different heights, tying them to a stretched rope.

Each participant is blindfolded, after which he must “blindly” cut off the prize for himself with scissors.

13. “We wish you happiness...”

It is better to carry out this “action” in advance - even at the end of the old year. We take a stack of magazines, scissors, glue and several sheets of A5 cardboard - one for each participant.

We leave all the wealth in the kitchen, where each guest can complete the task without prying eyes - that is, quietly. And the task is simple - to create an anonymous wish from the bottom of your heart on cardboard, cutting out pictures and letters from magazines (a sort of collage from the heart and with humor). You can add a good “prediction” to your wishes.

Each collage is sealed in a white envelope without inscriptions and hidden in a common basket under the Christmas tree.

After the New Year, the envelopes should be mixed together and distributed to guests.

14. The most delicious patron of the year!

Practically - a show of culinary talents.

The task for the participants is to create the most beautiful - and, most importantly, delicious - cockerel from available products.

15. What to take with you for the New Year?

Each participant uses the “poke” method (by sticking his hand in a bag of notes) to choose a letter for himself (do not use too complex letters like “Y” or “Y”). It is with this letter that all words in the list of things (phenomena, events, etc.) that should be taken with you in the coming year should begin.

16. Chinese among us

The competition is fun and suitable for all participants without exception.

It is better to immediately divide all the guests into pairs (preferably opposite each other), and signal the “start” command for everyone at once. The essence of the competition: eat green peas (corn, berries, etc.) with chopsticks in 1 minute.

Those participants who eat more peas than their opponents win.

Prizes: a can of peas!

17. Sniper of the Year!

What exactly you will use in this competition depends on your capabilities and imagination.

You can throw rings on the neck of a champagne bottle, throw darts at a drawn target, or shoot empty plastic bottles with a children's crossbow - it doesn't matter. The main thing is to do it as a team, one at a time.

The festive atmosphere allows everyone to tune in to the expectation of a miracle and prepare for events in high spirits, having fun with them. That is why, for the New Year 2017, you should create an entertainment program for children and adults. Cool and funny games, exciting competitions for the New Year 2017 are great for home entertainment, and for schools, kindergartens, and corporate events. They will help a group of friends have a lot of fun and spend a bright and memorable holiday. A variety of competitions are perfect for this task: quiet, active. You can create a real holiday in a preschool educational institution, in the office, and at home.

New Year's games and entertainment for the family - we select competitions for the New Year 2017

A family holiday does not have to be quiet and calm. It can be diluted with cheerful performances by household members and competitions among themselves. Competitions for the New Year 2017, New Year's games and entertainment for children and parents should be selected according to their preferences and wishes. It is very important to take into account the age of the children: they should spend the New Year 2017 with interest and have a great time playing and having fun with mom and dad.

Competition “Whose snowflake is funnier” - for children and adults

Give each participant a piece of paper and a pencil or pen. Everyone's task is to try to draw a neat snowflake with a cute face. One by one, everyone blindfolds themselves and begins to “create” while listening to cheerful music. The time for making a drawing can be limited. After everyone has drawn snowflakes, you need to compare the results and vote for the funniest one.

Competition "Santa Claus's Bag" - for the little ones and their parents

Selected competitions for the New Year 2017, New Year's games and entertainment for the family can be not only fun, but also useful. A funny game will help kids test their knowledge, and parents will be convinced of their iron logic. For the competition you will need to take a large bag (opaque) and each participant will secretly add some items to it. These could be toys, office supplies. You can also add non-standard “gifts” - crumpled paper, pieces of fabric, a comb. Everyone takes turns taking out an item from the bag and guessing it.

Fun competitions at home for the New Year 2017 for children and adults

Entertaining entertainment for the whole family is the best solution for celebrating 2017. Both adults and children will enjoy a fun pastime and will help to remember the celebration colorfully and vividly. Exciting competitions for the New Year 2017 for children and adults at home can be held not only for your family, but also for visiting guests. Examples of holding a festive evening and meeting in 2017 can be found in the following examples.

Game “Make a wish come true” for children and adults

Each of the guests writes a wish on paper (for example, to perform a song, jump on one leg, find similar objects in the room). All wishes are collected in a handbag or bag. Then everyone takes out a piece of paper in turn and fulfills the indicated desire. It is important to select “orders” that even the smallest participants in the game can complete.

Competition “Who can find the most candies” for children and schoolchildren

Fun competitions for the New Year 2017 can be held separately for kids. During this time, adults will have time to chat and just relax. The goal of the competition is to collect candy hidden in the room (or house, apartment). They can be hung on the Christmas tree or placed between dishes on the table. The kids must find all the sweets. The one with the most candies wins.

Entertaining competitions for the New Year 2017 for a small company - for corporate events

Most employees of large companies and small firms are looking forward to a joint corporate event. It will help not only to collect incriminating evidence on each colleague, but also to get to know them better, discuss personal preferences and hobbies. Such exciting holidays should also include funny competitions for the New Year of the Rooster 2017. They will help you quickly find a common language with employees and have fun in your free time.

The game “The Most Decorated Christmas Tree” - for an entertaining corporate event

The best competitions for the New Year should not only be entertaining, but also funny. In the game “The Most Decorated Christmas Tree,” participants must dress up a colleague without using their hands. The team is divided into pairs: one will be the Christmas tree, the second will decorate it. Christmas tree balls made of plastic, sweets, and paper bows with long threads are laid out on the tables. The task of the “Christmas tree” is to help your partner decorate it: you can put the decor on your fingers and suit buttons.

Entertaining competitions for the New Year 2017 - “Tall Christmas tree”

Green plastic glasses are purchased in advance. Players must build the tallest Christmas tree out of them. Any available materials from the office can be used: tape, tape, paper clips. It is allowed to connect cups with each other using a stapler. A fun competition for the New Year 2017 for a small company is great for demonstrating erudition, logic and ingenuity.

The coolest competitions for the New Year 2017 for a cheerful group of friends

When choosing the coolest competitions for the New Year 2017 for a fun company, you need to take into account the number of people present at the event. If 4-6 people have gathered to celebrate the New Year 2017, then it is better to choose a simple entertainment that will amuse those present. Active and fun games and competitions for the New Year 2017 are better suited for companies that gather at the event in a large group (10 or more people).

Game “Fascinating predictions” for a corporate party, a cheerful group of friends

The host writes the names of all guests of the event on paper and puts them in one bag. In the second he puts positive, mystical or other predictions. Then he begins to select papers with names and reads out the prediction for the coming 2017 to everyone present.

Competition “Attentiveness and Logic” for a large cheerful group of friends

You need to choose several people who will guess who we are talking about. For example, the presenter tells where a certain person studied, what color, what dishes he likes. The one who knows everything about his friends will be the winner. Such cool competitions for the New Year will help you find out who has an excellent memory, and who has little interest in the lives of their friends or simply does not listen attentively to their stories.

How to choose competitions for schoolchildren for the New Year 2017?

School events dedicated to the upcoming New Year 2017 may include equally exciting and fun competitions. Children will be able not only to participate in them, but also to work in teams. You can use sweets and tangerines as prizes. The most active participants in the school's New Year 2017 competition can receive additional super prizes. Active guys can be identified by the number of performances in various competitions, by the number of small gifts earned.

Game "Who is faster?" for primary and secondary school students

The guys line up in front of the audience. Cheerful music is played in the background, and during the game everyone must take turns portraying some kind of animal. The more figures a student can successfully show, the more points he receives. The success of the animal demonstration is determined by the guests of the holiday: they must guess the animal shown and support the participants.

Game "Winter Images" for middle and high school

Entertaining competitions for the New Year 2017 for schoolchildren can be held not for individual participants, but for entire teams. It will help the children have fun and try working in a small group. Letters are laid out on two tables located in front of the participants. From these, children must make up as many words as possible related to the holiday theme in 1 minute. Each child can hold 1-2 letters. It is important that they can only pass on the sheets within the team. The word is counted when the guys with the required pieces of paper line up in a row.

Competition “While the clock strikes 12” - team competitions for the New Year 2017

A competition for the Children's New Year is being held similar to that described above. Children are divided into teams and stand in front of tables with letters. But now they will need to show the word given by the presenter. As soon as one of the teams has completed the task, the presenter immediately gives it a point and says the next word. The winner is the group that managed to show the words faster in the allotted time. The competition can be accompanied by fun and exciting music.

Funny and active competitions for the New Year in kindergarten

Kids in kindergarten definitely need to select light and fun competitions that will help them have an entertaining event dedicated to the New Year 2017. They should be alternated with regular performances, reciting rhymes, and showing skits. It is important to eliminate the possibility that children will become overtired. You can select competitions for the New Year in kindergarten in two directions: active, for attention. They are optimal for children 3-5 years old.

Game “How does the cockerel spend his day?” for the younger group of kindergarten

Children stand in a circle, with the teacher in the center. He must say actions, and the kids will carry them out. The game is dedicated to the symbol of the coming 2017 - the Rooster. The following lines can be used in the game:

“The sun is waking up and the Rooster is crowing” - the children must crow.

“The cockerel pecks the grains” - children depict a bird collecting grains.

“The cockerel goes to bed” - the children squat down, close their eyes and become quiet.

New Year 2017 competitions for kids - “Funny Snowman”

Children love fun drawing competitions, which help them relax. The “Funny Snowman” task is as follows: the little ones are divided into 2 teams. For each of them, whatman paper is fixed on the board. They take turns coming to the board blindfolded and completing their element in the picture. After the New Year's competition in kindergarten is completed, the kids choose whose snowman turned out to be the neatest.

Examples of New Year's fun competitions for children

In the preparatory and junior groups of kindergarten, it is recommended to hold New Year competitions for children with funny and fun tasks. For example, this could be a standard riddle of objects or animals that the child must portray. Contests in which you need to quickly pass a bell, a Christmas tree decoration, or any other item to each other will be no less exciting.

Competition "Guess the toy" for the little ones

Since kids have a well-developed memory for the toys of other children in the group, you can create an entertaining competition based on their descriptions. The teacher must name the toy, and the children must remember who exactly brought it.

Game "Who's Hiding?" for preparatory and elementary groups

Simple competitions for the New Year in preschool educational institutions are the key to a good mood for children. This game requires all children to dance (simply spin around in place) with their eyes closed. When the command “Stop” sounds, each of them sits down. And the teacher covers one of the children with a blanket. Afterwards, the rest of the kids must guess who was hiding under the blanket.

Hurray – the new year 2017 is coming! Everyone has already prepared gifts, decorated the Christmas tree and is waiting. Waiting for the new year is the best thing about this New Year's Eve. And to make the wait more interesting, you can play funny and new competitions for the New Year 2017. It is not at all difficult for children to come up with competitions that they will like. After all, children usually play whatever adults offer them. We already have ideas for children's competitions, and we will be happy to share them with you. So, record and play.

Competition – palm or rooster?
This competition is for children who love to imagine and love to draw. The competition takes place in two stages, and each of them is interesting. First, children should trace their palm on paper. For example, like this:

Then having a drawing of your palm. Children should draw a cockerel1 yes, make a cockerel out of their palm! Do you think it's difficult? Look. it turns out like this:

See, everything is simple and beautiful. As we have already written, the main thing here is to use your imagination and then everything will work out.

Competition - oh, frost, frost!
New Year is winter. And winter is freezing! Let's play a little frosty game?
All children stand in one line. The presenter says how many degrees of frost there are, and the children make certain movements for each degree.
Minus ten - children rub hand in hand.
Minus twenty - the children are shuffling their feet.
Minus thirty - children are jumping.
Minus forty - the children are hiding in the house.
The presenter must confuse the children so that they show the wrong movements. For example, first try and tell everything to the degree in order. And then alternate: minus ten, and immediately minus forty! Whichever child made the wrong move is eliminated. And the winner is the one who did everything correctly and did not freeze.

Competition - tell me, Snow Maiden, where have you been?
The next competition is based on the song from the cartoon “Well, Just Wait”! Do you remember, there the wolf and the hare sang a song with the lines - tell the Snow Maiden, where was she? You need this song and this particular piece. And you also need a Snow Maiden who will show the actions.
The song turns on, and the Snow Maiden shows the actions where she was. And then the children must guess where the Snow Maiden was. For example, the Snow Maiden shows that she was swimming. Or that she was sleeping. Or that she decorated the Christmas tree and so on. Whichever child guesses the most wins a prize.

Competition - decoy riddles for children
Children really like this competition. And it’s easy to play - you make tricky riddles, and the children guess. And since they are fakes, the first answers are very funny and off topic. And whoever is more attentive will guess and receive a prize.

Competitions for the New Year 2017 should be fun, vigorous and interesting. The symbol of the coming year - - loves fun and games. Try to involve all the guests in the game, even the shy ones. Think over New Year's competitions in which both adults and young guests will be involved.

First of all, play with the children. To play with them, you can dress up in the costume of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden. Also, don’t forget to prepare gifts and prizes for winning games and competitions. They don’t have to be valuable, they can just be souvenirs:

• Keyrings;
• Candies;
• Kinders;
• Figurines;
• Candles;
• Christmas decorations;
• Magnets;
• Movie tickets;
• Fruits.

The youngest guests are most looking forward to the games for the New Year 2017. They will be happy to play all the proposed games, laugh, have fun and have fun. It’s worth starting competitions for the New Year 2017 with children’s ones because the enthusiasm of children will push adults to have fun.

"Egg Relay"

The first competition should be the competition that everyone is quite tired of, but it will please the patron of next year - the Fire Rooster. In the original story, children must divide into two teams, stand next to each other, and place two trays opposite. At the leader’s command, the first player from the team takes a spoon, puts a tangerine in it and carries it to the tray. As soon as he does this, the next player on the team takes the spoon and repeats the procedure. The winner is the team that is the first to transfer all the tangerines to the tray.

To make this game themed, tangerines should be replaced with eggs. Don't forget to boil them so that if they fall, they won't break. If you want to make the game even more interesting for children, paint all the eggs in a New Year's theme.

"Cap"

An excellent children's competition for the New Year 2017 - “Cap”. To do this, all children must stand in a circle, the leader gives one player a New Year's cap and turns on the music. While she plays, the players pass the cap around until the music stops. The participant who still had the cap in his hands when the music stopped puts it on and completes the task of the presenter.

To make this competition please the Fire Rooster, the cap should be replaced with a hat with a tuft. You can make it yourself from cardboard, sew it, or simply purchase it in a store.

"Artist"

This competition for children for the New Year 2017 will again divide the company into two teams. You also need to prepare two easels, whatman paper, markers and blindfolds in advance. The first player of the team stands in front of an easel with a blank piece of paper on it. He is blindfolded, given a marker, and he begins to draw a New Year's picture: it can be anything - a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, a snowman, the Snow Maiden. The patron saint of 2017 according to the eastern calendar – the Fire Rooster – must be present in the picture.

When the first player draws one element of the picture, he removes the blindfold and passes it to the second player, who will have to continue the drawing blindfolded. The team whose drawing is the most beautiful wins.

"Crocodile"

A classic game that both adults and children enjoy playing. Two people start playing, the first one tells the second a New Year's fairy tale or song. The second player, without the help of words, but only by showing with facial expressions and body, tries to convey to the other participants what was wished for him. The player who guessed correctly leaves, and the one who just showed the hidden fairy tale or song comes up with a new one for the winning child.

The game can last as long as the children are interested in playing it. Since the coming year will be the Year of the Fire Rooster, in addition to New Year's songs and fairy tales, you can expand the list of riddled phrases and words to those related to the Rooster and the eastern horoscope.

Adults love games and competitions for the New Year no less than children. In 2017, try to come up with as much entertainment as possible for all guests in order to appease the Fire Rooster with fun and laughter.

Competitions for adults should be selected depending on the company. If you have invited the whole family, including grandparents, then consider several calm competitions where they will not need to run and jump. If among the invitees there are only young people, then the competitions can be a little “piquant”.

"Snow Sniper"

This competition for the New Year 2017 involves the presence of 2 buckets and many balls of cotton wool. Guests are divided into two or three teams, depending on their number. Each team is given the same number of cotton wool balls that will replace snowballs. A bucket is placed at a distance of 5-7 meters, and each team begins to throw snowballs into it. The smaller the bucket, the harder it will be to get into it, so if you want to make the competition more challenging, use baby buckets or even glasses. The team that manages to throw the most snowballs into the container wins.

To make this New Year's competition even more enjoyable for the Fire Rooster, the symbol of 2017, you can exchange snowballs for grains, and buckets for small glasses. This will make the competition unusual and more challenging.

"Fees"

A fun competition for the New Year 2017 for adults - “Gatherings”. The only props you will need for it are mittens. To participate in the competition, the host selects all guests whose clothes are fastened with buttons. Anyone can join them and receive mittens. The task of the player wearing mittens is to gather his partner for the holiday. To do this, he needs to put a shirt on him and fasten all the buttons (even on the sleeves). The team that completes its task the fastest wins.

The competition can become even funnier if the person wearing mittens wears a festive cap. But you need to put it on your face, not your head, so that it looks like a bird’s beak. This detail will not only prevent participants from taking a closer look at the buttons to make them easier to fasten, but will also please the patron of the coming year - the Fire Rooster.

"Princess on the Pea"

“The Princess and the Pea” is an excellent competition for the New Year 2017 for a cheerful youth company. Only girls participate in it. The presenter places chairs behind each girl. They stand with their backs to the chair, and at this time small objects are placed on it (grains, caramels, construction parts, etc.). Sitting on a chair behind her, the participant must guess what is on the chair and how many pieces. The participant who is closest to the correct answer wins.

If all the guests understand the jokes, then you can put nothing on one chair or place a drawing with the image of the Fire Rooster - the symbol of 2017. Then the girl will try for a very long time to understand what she sat on, especially if several girls in front of her have already given the correct answers.

"Who am I"

Another cool competition for the New Year 2017 is “Who Am I.” To organize it, you only need sticky notes, a marker and a stopwatch. All guests are divided into teams so that each has an equal number of participants. One player from the team takes turns, the leader sticks a sticker on his forehead with a noun already written on it. The word must be somehow related to the holiday.

A participant with a sticker on his forehead begins to ask questions: “Am I alive?”, “Am I an actor?”, “Do I have magical powers?”, and the players from his team can only answer “yes” or “no”. You should not guess the simplest words, otherwise the competition will be too easy. Once a player guesses who they are, the next team comes into play. In this case, the presenter records the exact time during which a player from each team was able to guess who he is. Next, the second team members come out, etc. The team that completes its task the fastest wins.

This competition is good because it can last as long as you like, and absolutely all guests can participate in it - from children to grandparents. Such a competition for the New Year 2017 for the whole family will please the Fire Rooster, and it will definitely bring good luck to your home.

“How you celebrate the New Year is how you will spend it” - remember this saying when you plan your holiday night. The more fun, laughter and smiles there are, the happier the coming 2017 will be for you.

Try, together with your whole family, to think in advance about how to celebrate the New Year 2017. Dream about what it will be like for you, make a list of wishes and goals. And, of course, don’t forget to come up with something to choose for the holiday table in advance for yourself and your children, and for all your family and friends.