Nadezhda Permyakova
Card index family games Outdoors

Dear colleagues, speaking about the role of the family in a child’s life and defining the importance of family education, I would like to present several games for communication between parents and children during a family vacation in nature. Playing with children, your Sunday holiday will not turn into just eating barbecue, but will become something more, a real holiday of communication between parents and children, which will certainly be remembered. And you will definitely want to repeat such a vacation.

1. “Who is faster”

Participants- “father-son”, “mother-daughter”, etc.

Materials- ropes with sticks on each side.

Participants, at the leader’s signal, must wind the rope onto the sticks together. The winner is the couple who winds up the entire rope faster than others.

2. “Mom, Dad, Me and the Ball”

Participants- parents and children

Materials- ball.

The most exciting, familiar and various games can be organized using a ball - here everything depends on the imagination of all family members: volleyball; football; bouncer; catching the ball in a circle (all the big and small players stand in a circle and begin tossing the ball around. The pace gradually increases, the one who drops the ball is eliminated from the game. The last one left wins).

3. “A compliment or 3 nice words”

Participants– children and parents

Materials- a lot of candies.

Participants are invited to take a few candies of their choice, as many as they want. After this, the presenter announces the rules of the game: everyone who took the candy is obliged to give a compliment to the player sitting next to him, and each candy is worth three pleasant words. If the participant repeats, he takes another sweet for himself.

4. “The most fun and active!”

Participants- parents and children

Materials- Whatman paper, or sheet A-4, on which the main phrase is written: “We are the most fun and active!” Participants must produce this text without using words. How? You need to clap for vowels, stomp for consonants, and show punctuation marks, quotation marks, numbers and spaces like this: sit down and stand up straight again, graduates clap their hands.

5. "BEaver"

Participants– children and parents

Materials- sheet A-4, felt-tip pens

Participants come up with an abbreviation name for themselves that most accurately characterizes them, preferably funny. Let's say BEAVER is rebellious, sociable, big, talkative. The names are revealed one by one, and everyone else must offer their own decoding options. The winners are those who come up with the funniest, most original or cheerful option.

6. “Name your friends” (who has more)

Participants– children and parents

Within a minute, call your friends without repeating yourself.

List all school supplies without repeating yourself

Name school lessons without repeating yourself

7. “Choose a humorous definition”

Participants– children and parents

The presenter starts, the participants pick up

* Class teacher - class teacher, tiger tamer, San Sanovna, etc.

* Pupils in class - dead Souls,

* The student’s answer is laughter through tears,

* The loser is a hero of our time,

* Excellent student - a lonely sail turns white in the fog,

* A deuce for a hint - woe from mind,

* A student without a cheat sheet is a horseman without a head,

* Student's diary - a book of complaints and suggestions,

* The academic year is a torment,

8. “Dates and numbers”

Participants– children and parents

The presenter offers to remember the most significant events in the life of the class and group, which were probably erased from memory by the time the game was played... Especially dates and other numbers.

What year did you enter first grade?

What year did you graduate from primary school?

How many steps are there in the staircase between the 2nd and 3rd floors?

How old is our school?

How many classrooms are there in the school?

How many windows are there in the corridor on the 2nd floor?

Does the door to the director's office open towards you or towards you?

How many years have geography been studied at school?

What is the number for the school principal's office?

How many steps are there on the stairs from the first to the last floor of the school?

What color are the curtains in the dining room?

How many clocks are hanging in the school hallways?

How many steps (on average) are there from the nearest bus stop to the school?

How many bus routes stop at the nearest stop?

What is the size of the school table? boards? window?

How much does it weigh whole piece chalk?

What color are the math teacher's eyes (full name?

9. “Know by name”

Participants– children and parents

Materials-envelope with individual syllables

Each participant was given an envelope with separate syllables from which they need to make up the last, first and patronymic names of the teacher, head teacher or school director. They all have different personalities, but the same total number of syllables. Students do not know who is encrypted. The winner is the one who guessed the fastest and completed the task.

10. "Hero of Our Time"

Participants– children and parents

Participants must decide which of their classmates best fits the description (and along the way they will have to remember which of the characters literary works this description belongs to):

Slow, shy, timid. Without an impudent look and pretense of success. I wasn’t afraid to write a letter to my hero. (Tatyana Larina from A. Pushkin’s poem “Eugene Onegin”).

11. “Associations for school, educational topic where these numbers are present."

Participants– children and parents

For example, number 2: Kaverin’s book “Two Captains”, the song “Two Cheerful Geese”, Reshetnikov’s Painting “Two Again”, etc.

Associations with the number zero. For example, someone will remember the saying “zero without a stick,” while someone’s imagination or memory will suggest something completely unexpected.

By analogy, we remember everything connected with the numbers 1 and 6. Let both children and adults fantasize!

12. "Crossing"

Participants– children and parents

Participants line up on the same line.

Task: answering the leader’s questions correctly, take a step forward and get to the other shore.

Having answered correctly, the participant takes a step forward. Those who did not have time (answered later or incorrectly) remain in place. The first one to cross the crossing wins.

Who compiled the table chemical elements? (Mendeleev).

Who made a discovery when an apple fell on his head? (Archimedes).

Which pants are equal in all directions? (Pythagorean).

Which of the great classics wrote a novel in verse? (Pushkin, “Eugene Onegin”).

Which writer wrote a prose poem? (Gogol, “Dead Souls”).

What are the largest mammals on Earth? (Whales).

13. "Mathematics"

Participants– children and parents

All participants, starting with the leader, call numbers from one to one hundred in turn.

Condition: all numbers in which the number 2 appears must be replaced with the phrase “Mom, I’m sorry!”, and the number 6 with the exclamation “Wow!”

Thus, they will be called: one - mom, sorry - three - four - five - wow - seven - eight - nine - ten - eleven - mom, sorry, etc. The main thing is to set a good pace from the very beginning, and when participants will reach the numbers 16, 22, 26, 32, 36, it will be fun to follow the players and participate in the competition.

Whoever makes a mistake gets out, the rest continue counting further. The winner is the most attentive and persistent.

14. “What? Where? When?"

Participants– children and parents

Sample questions:

What can't you bake bread without? (No crust.)

What is in the middle of the earth? (Letter "m".)

What is not found in cabbage, beets, or turnips, but is found in tomatoes and cucumbers? (Letter "o".)

How can you carry water in a sieve? (Frozen.)

Why does the rooster close his eyes when he sings? (He wants to show that he is singing from memory.)

How do day and night end? (Soft sign.)

More than an hour, less than a minute? (Second)

What language is spoken silently? (Sign language)

What city did you hide in? male name and side of the world? (Vladivostok)

Why do they often walk, but rarely drive? (On the stairs)

What table has no legs? (Dietary)

15. "Lucky Number"

Participants– children and parents

Materials- 10 – 15 balls, sheets of paper 13x18 cm, prize.

Each piece of paper has some wishes written on it. On one sheet of paper the number 9 will be lucky number. Numbered sheets are placed inside the balls. Those who received the balloons arrange a fireworks display in honor of the graduation party (pop the balloons, and then take turns reading the wishes out loud. Number 9 becomes the winner of the prize.

16. “Forecast Bureau”

Participants– children and parents

Materials-plastic bottle, leaves, pens or pencils

This is a task, as they say, for the future. We hand out paper and pens to the participants, let everyone write down how they see themselves in 15 - 20 years (not enough to achieve something outstanding).

If one of the parents leaves these letters as a keepsake, years later it will be very interesting to read and evaluate whose predictions were closest to the truth.

This relay race can be carried out outdoors, when it is already warm. Since the relay race is held on fresh air, then the competitions will be on the theme of nature. Team names, mottos and emblems can be associated with plants, birds and animals.

This is a family relay race. All participants must be divided into two teams so that there are equal numbers of parents and children.

Warm-up

Children guess, parents help in case of difficulty.

“He sleeps during the day, flies at night and scares passers-by.” (Owl)

"The brothers stood on stilts,
looking for food along the way.
Whether I'm running or walking,
They won’t get off their stilts.” (Herons)

“I grow from the earth, I clothe the whole world.” (Linen)

"White peas on a green stem." (Lily of the valley)

"It cheers in the spring, cools in the summer, nourishes in the fall, warms in the winter." (Forest)

"The beast is afraid of my branches,
the bird will not build nests in them.
My beauty and power are in the branches.
Tell me quickly, who am I?" (Deer)

"In a dense forest under the fir trees,
covered with leaves,
lies a ball of needles,
prickly and alive." (Hedgehog)

"An oak tree hid in a golden ball." (Acorn)

"Sisters stand in the meadows - golden eyes, white eyelashes." (Daisies)

For each riddle guessed, the team receives a point.

Getting ready for the hike

The team is given a backpack (it can be replaced with any bag), a set of dishes (cup, mug, spoon, flask) and matches. If there are many people in the team, then you can take two sets of dishes.

The team lines up, with a backpack in front of the first participant. There are dishes 15-20 steps away from both teams. Each player needs to run to the dishes, take one item, return, put it in the backpack and touch the next player with his hand - “pass” the baton. Then the next participant runs.

Teams are given three points for speed and for neatly packing their backpack.

Orientation

Two circles are drawn on the ground, in which the team players take turns standing (starting from the first pair). In front of them are signs with the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west).

The presenter calls the cardinal direction, both participants must simultaneously turn to the corresponding sign. As soon as one of the pair makes a mistake, a point is given to the team of the second participant, and the following players are called into the circle.

Swamp hummocks

Teams are given two newspapers (“bumps”), and participants again compete in pairs.

At the start, players stand on one newspaper and hold the second one in their hands. The earth acts as a "swamp". You need to run over the “bumps” without getting into the “swamp”. On command, players place a newspaper in front of them, move onto it, take the one they were standing on, place it in front of them, move, etc. A point is awarded to the team whose player reached the finish line faster without stepping on the ground (without falling into the “swamp”). If a player steps past the “bump,” the opposing team automatically gets a point.

Halt

Riddles (children guess, adults help in case of difficulty).

“What animal sleeps upside down all winter?” (Bat)

"Which mother's chicks don't know her?" (Cuckoos)

“Should a bear go into his den with skinny or fat?” (Fat, because fat keeps him warm throughout hibernation)

“Which animals can we say that they go out of their way? (About snakes)

"Where do crayfish spend the winter?" (In burrows near the shore)

"Does a tree grow in winter?" (No)

"Where is the sunflower looking?" (In the sun)

"Why can't you touch the eggs in a bird's nest?" (Because then the bird will abandon the nest)

“Which tree leaves turn red in autumn?” (Rowan, aspen, maple)

“Which birds have a “nursery”? (Penguins. The chicks cuddle together and keep warm. There are up to a thousand penguins in such creches.)

For each guessed riddle, the team gets a point.

Chef competition

Take water from a cup into a spoon, carry it to the next cup without spilling it, then return and “pass” the baton to the next participant. The receiver, before running, must come up with and name one animal or bird starting with a given letter, for example:

M (bear, robin, mouse, walrus, etc.) - to the first team.

To (mole, cuckoo, marten, goat, etc.) - to the second team.

Relay race

Jump to the finish line on one leg and come back. The person taking the baton must come up with and name one plant with a specific letter:

K (maple, nettle, bluebell, feather grass, burnet, clover, etc.)

L (lily of the valley, linden, onion, larch, chanterelle, lily, etc.)

The winning team receives five points, the losing team three points.

Merry tree

Ropes of equal length are tied to two trees with trunks approximately equal in thickness. Participants are called in pairs, one from each team. On command, both participants begin to run around the trees and wrap ropes around them. The team whose member is the first to “reel” gets a point.

Running in sacks

Speed ​​relay (can be replaced with jumping to the finish line with tied legs).

Participants jump to the finish line, come back, pass the bag to the next player, etc. The winning team gets three points, the losing team gets one point.

Knock down the pins

As skittles, you can use plastic bottles with a little water poured into them for stability.

Each team has 3-5 bottles in front of them. You can knock them down with a stick or bottles, or throw them once. Each team gets as many points as they knock down bottles.

Final competition

Children guess, parents help in case of difficulty. Guess which tree the leaf came from. (Prepare the sheet in advance). Guess the plant from the description:

• “The upper side of the leaves of this plant is cold, like a stepmother in a fairy tale, and the lower side is warm, like its own mother.” (Coltsfoot)
• “Today the clearing is golden-yellow from these flowers, and tomorrow it will be white and fluffy.” (Dandelion)
• "They crush him, beat him, soak him, cut him. What is this?" (Linen)
• "Garlands of white bells hang between the wide leaves. And in the summer in their place - red poisonous berry"(Lily of the valley)

For each correct answer, the team receives one point.

So, we have finished our journey, all that remains is to sum up the results and receive prizes.

Everyone was brave and persistent, and these are the main qualities for any athlete! What about mother laziness? She ran around, became flushed, and became prettier! So maybe we can go to the gym after all? Tomorrow, after work?

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Poem for a reading competition. Leisure, hobbies. Child from 10 to 13. Raising a child from 10 to 13 years old: education, school problems, relationships with classmates, parents and teachers, additional classes, leisure and hobbies.

Child from 3 to 7. Education, nutrition, daily routine, visits kindergarten and relationships with teachers, illness and a poem for a recitation competition. Surely they searched and participated. Girl, 11-12 years old, any topic. What and how to tell children about spring...

Discussion

Year after year it's the same thing...
SHE always comes to us...
But I can't seem to get used to it
To your apparitions, Spring...

Ripping off the dirty covers,
And putting things in order,
Spring always comes again
For the hateful Winter...

Winter grumbles, and yet it leaves,
Full of petty grievances...
Dotting the earth at the end
Pieces of old shit...

Spring laughs at the old woman,
And fertilizes flowers with it...
And a sunny rag, dry
Erases winter traces...

And every year it's the same
I watch the show forever...
Wonderful are your works, oh God,
I thank you for everything...

Freckles

Spring passed
Along the edge
Through the spring
Blue dreams
And they glowed quietly
Freckles
On the girl's face
Spring.
A girl was walking
In a green skirt
Ringing with blue dew.
And, jealous
Red-haired girl
Unnoticed
The earth sighed.
And for good reason
On this spring morning
Where the light legs are
Gone
Dandelions bloomed
As if
Golden freckles
Earth.

After winter's deep slumber
Disorder on the globe.
There is so much work before the holiday -
We need to remember everything in spring!
And spring in an emerald scarf
Walks and wanders in gardens and forests
And little knots as a souvenir
Leaves on bare branches.
She needs to work day and night -
Repaint the forests and fields.
The earth needs to dress up for May,
To make the earth beautiful.
The sun needs to be cleaned until it shines -
It faded in the wind.
The winter curtain needs to be removed
And wash the blue window,
Spend the cold outside the gates,
Turn on the streams imperceptibly...
And this work will end -
And all the knots will be untied.

(V. Orlov)

Well, a classic, of course

Green Noise (excerpt)

Nikolay Nekrasov

The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!
Playfully disperses
Suddenly a riding wind:
The alder bushes will shake,
Will raise flower dust,
Like a cloud: everything is green -
Both air and water!
The Green Noise goes on and on,
Green Noise, spring noise!
Like drenched in milk,
There are cherry orchards,
They make a quiet noise;
Warmed by the warm sun,
Happy people making noise
pine forests,
And next to it there is new greenery
They babble a new song
And the pale-leaved linden,
And a white birch tree
With a green braid!
A small reed makes noise,
The cheerful maple tree is noisy...
They make a new noise
In a new way, spring...
Goes and hums, Green Noise,
Green Noise, spring noise!

And one more thing, terribly funny from Yunna Moritz

The snowstorms are over,
The stools have arrived
Elephants sing on the branches,
– Hello, first day of spring!

Fashion has come out of the chest of drawers,
Fashion is one hundred and four years old,
On her head
Vegetable garden and a barrel of honey!

The shaft went to the dance
In a new saucepan hat.
Her gentleman was a broom,
He ate a dumpling out of a hat!

The cat got drunk on valerian
He started acting out because he was drunk,
And for meddling with mice,
He got it on the ears!

Once upon a time there lived a goat with my grandmother,
The wolf cooked it in a saucepan,
The goat came out looking great,
I devoured the wolf and cucumber!

The steamer is sailing in compote,
In the summer he lives with his aunt,
Paints eggs and fence,
Cucumber and tomato.

A buffet runs along the river,
It contains the Big Secret,
He's acting in films
Everyone will love it!

One more thing
Yunna Moritz

Ding! Don!
Ding! Don!
What is this gentle ringing?
This is a snowdrop forest
Smiling through sleep!

Whose fluffy ray is this?
It tickles so much from behind the clouds,
Forcing the kids
Smile from ear to ear?

Whose warmth is this?
Whose kindness is this?
Makes you smile
A hare, a chicken, a cat?
And for what reason?
Spring is coming
Around town!

And the poodle has a smile!
And there is a fish in the aquarium
Smiled from the water
Smiling bird!

So it turns out
What doesn't fit
On one page
An immense smile, -
How pleasant!
This is the length
That's how wide it is!
And for what reason?
Spring is coming
Around the city!

Vesna Martovna Podsnezhnikova,
Vesna Aprelevna Skvoreshnikova
Vesna Mayevna Chereshnikova!

New Year's competitions for fifth graders. Leisure, hobbies. Child from 10 to 13. New Year competitions for fifth graders. Help, give me ideas or links. Relay race in nature. where to buy small prizes for competitions for children?

Discussion

1. "Happy New Year!"
The guys stand in a circle, leading blindfolded, in the middle. Everyone stretches out their hands to the driver, he shakes hands (one) and says: “Happy New Year!” The owner of the hand replies: “And you too!” You can change your voice. If the leader guesses by voice who answered him, then he becomes the leader.
2. Home preparation required.
A hole the size of a child’s face is cut out on a sheet of thick paper (for drawing) in A3 format. A recognizable object is drawn around the hole (snowflake, butterfly, sailor, Doctor Aibolit, fungus, etc.). The driver sits on a chair and looks out the hole, like through a window. Everyone can see who he is, except himself. Using questions Is it living (non-living, animal, can fly, etc.)? must guess who he is.
This competition has been going great for us for three years now. The drawings are sketchy, but easily recognizable.
3. Gemini
Two children take each other by the waist. They have one hand left free. And they have to do something that requires both hands: put a cap on a bottle, cut a circle out of a piece of paper

Yesterday my 5th grader had her New Year's Eve.
Among the competitions were:
1. Drawing the symbol of the year on the board blindfolded (2 people participate at the same time, the winner of the pair is determined by the class)
2. Children stand in a circle and pass the tangerine from hand to hand to the music. The music stops. The one who has the tangerine in his hands sings, dances or recites a poem.
3. Pair competition: Participants are given 2 sheets. You need to walk from one end of the classroom to the other without stepping on the floor. One sheet is placed, the foot is placed on it, then another sheet is placed, the second foot is placed on it, etc.
4. “Sticky”: body parts are written on small pieces of paper (thigh, hand, head, waist, elbow, etc. can be repeated)
Children take turns pulling out pieces of paper and must stick the written parts to the previous participant. It turns out to be a funny caterpillar)

How to celebrate a child's birthday in nature? We offer a fun program from our animators! It could be as simple as game program from loved ones fairy-tale heroes, so sport competitions using additional details...

Raising a child from 10 to 13 years old: education, school problems, relationships with classmates, parents and I’m trying to find my daughter (4th grade, almost 11 years old) a poem about winter for a reading competition. The teacher dismissed some of them as very childish or short.

May 28, 2017

Children's imagination really has no limits, and therefore games and competitions in nature should be special for them. Any adult can envy their inventions. Children can come up with a game out of nothing, but it won’t necessarily be safe. To avoid this, you should prepare in advance and select several interesting activities that your child will enjoy and will be safe.

1. Sport equipment. When going outdoors, don’t forget to take along with skewers a ball, a jump rope, a Frisbee plate, a shuttlecock and badminton rackets or something else.
2. Clothes and shoes. In nature, almost all games are active, and therefore flip-flops and flip-flops are definitely not suitable, because it will simply be uncomfortable to run around in them. And clothes should be loose and comfortable. It is best to give preference to a sporty style.
3. Headdress. The first warmth is very deceptive: it seems that it is not very hot outside, but it can easily heat your head.
4. Play with children. Some children are quite difficult to get up, so to motivate them, start playing with them. And when the child is fully involved in the process, you can safely go about your business.
5. Competition. If there are a lot of kids, then organize relay races for them. Children love competitive fun. Just don’t forget that any competition involves prizes, which should be taken care of in advance.

Which games and competitions should we focus on?

"Smart Thief"

To play you will need: a ball, a rope, 15-20 small objects (coins, pebbles, shells, small children's toys, candies, nuts...).

The rope is tied to a tree branch so that it hangs down evenly. A ball is tied to the rope below. This must be done so that there is no more than 2 centimeters between the ball and the ground. All small objects are randomly placed under the ball on the ground. On this preparatory stage finished.

Next, one of the players approaches the ball, takes it in his hands, steps back 2-3 steps, lifts it high above his head and pushes it forward with all his strength. While the ball is swinging, you need to collect all the wealth laid out on the ground as quickly as possible. And, of course, the ball should not touch the player. After which the total number of collected items is calculated. Then the items are returned to their places and all players go through this procedure. The winner is determined by the number of items collected.

Important: if the ball still touches the player during the theft, then his entire score is reset to zero.

"Twist the rope"

For the competition you will need an unusual set: a ball, a rope, a net.
We put the ball in a net, tie a rope to the net, and tie the rope around a tree. Next, we unite the children into two teams, each of which is placed on different sides of this tree.

The essence of the game is to kick the ball hard and wrap a rope around a tree. Each team takes turns striking: the first - in a clockwise direction, the second - counter-clockwise. It is logical that the stronger the blows, the more revolutions are obtained.

There are no restrictions on the number of hits, which means the game continues until one of the teams winds the entire rope around the tree in this way.

"Hot Ember"

For this game you will need a ball. He can be anything. The number of participants is at least four. But what more people involved, the better.

Everyone stands in a circle. One of them is appointed as the driver and placed in a circle, blindfolded. He will have to give commands to the others. He begins by declaring: “Keep the potatoes from the fire, take care of your palms.” After that, the rest of the players quickly throw the sports equipment to each other in a circle, as if they had grabbed a really hot potato. And when the driver unexpectedly says: “Stop!”, the one who still has the ball in his hands is “burned,” that is, he lost and leaves the game. And so on until only one of the most persistent remains. The winner becomes the driver.

"Pigs Don't Dance"

This game can be called entertaining and intellectual. She will also need a ball and a good vocabulary.

All participants stand in a circle and pass the ball to each other. This can be done either in a circle or in random order. The difficulty lies in the fact that the first player must name any noun, the second - an adjective that would fit the meaning of the first word, and the third - a verb, so that it also fits logically into the sentence. If, for example, at the end you get the phrase “The big pig is dancing,” then the player who said the word “dancing” is eliminated, because this does not happen. It is important to pronounce the words quickly - a maximum of 3 seconds is given for the answer. While the participant is thinking, others are counting out loud. The most resourceful one wins.

"Zoo"

This game is a little similar to the previous one, but there are also significant differences. Firstly, there is a driver who stands in a circle of other participants. Secondly, there is no need to form phrases here.

At the beginning of the game, the driver says: “We came to the zoo and saw what is here...” Then he throws the ball to one of the participants, saying “beast.” The participant must quickly name some animal and return the ball to the driver. Next, the driver throws the ball to another player and says “bird,” and he quickly says the name of a bird and returns the ball. The third player gets the word “fish”. The words “beast”, “bird” and “fish” can be named in any order and even several times in a row. The one who answered incorrectly, hesitated, or named the animal that another player named is eliminated from the game.

The competition continues until one player remains. He then becomes the next driver.

"Breakthrough"

The game can be quite traumatic, so it should only be played in the presence of an adult. Children stand in a circle, and one child with a ball stands in the center of the circle. This ring should be as tight as possible: the distance between the participants should be 15-20 cm. The task of the central player is to break through the defense, that is, push the ball outside the circle. You can push the ball only with the help of your legs, knocking it out only at ground level. That is, aiming at the heads or stomach is strictly prohibited - the ball must roll on the ground.

The remaining players do their best to prevent the central one from making a breakthrough. But they can only act with their feet. At the same time, closing the circle into a narrower ring is prohibited. The one who misses the ball takes the place of the driver. There is no one winner here. But if you want to create a competitive moment, then you can keep track of losses. Whoever has the fewest is the winner.

"Tail of the Dragon"

This kind of entertainment is perfect when you don’t have any equipment at hand. Unite the children into two teams and line them up in two lines. These will be two dragons. Determine where the dragons have their heads and where their tails are. Place the ranks opposite each other so that the “heads” are face to face at a distance of 1 meter. Next, you announce that there will now be a competition in which the fastest and most dexterous dragon will win. And in order to find out, each dragon must, at a signal, catch the tail of another dragon, but not get caught himself. Only the dragon's head can catch.

All children place their hands on each other's shoulders and, at a signal, begin to move. The team whose tail is caught loses. And two of the team are eliminated - the “tail” and the “head”. The game continues until only one player remains on one of the teams. If this happens, then this dragon is recognized as the weakest.

"Until the thunder struck"

To play, you will again need a ball. Only you don’t have to tie it down. The number of players here is unlimited, but not less than three.

To begin with, a driver is selected and the ball is handed to him. Everyone else stands around him. The ball in the hands of the driver is “thunder”. While it is in the hands, everyone must stand still. As soon as the ball is in the air or on the ground, everyone runs in different directions (the further the better). At the very beginning, the driver throws the ball above himself, and until it falls into his hands again, the players scatter. When the driver catches the ball, he loudly shouts “Thunder struck” and everyone stops. Then the driver throws it at one of the players. If he misses, he runs after the ball, and at this time everyone scatters again. If he hits, he changes places with the one who was shot and the game starts again.

"Black Mark"

In this game, all participants, except one, stand in one row facing forward. One (the driver) stands a little further away (2-3 meters from the others) with his back to everyone. At this time, one of the players throws a ball at his back. You just need to throw it lightly so that the driver doesn’t get hurt. The driver then turns to face the players and tries to guess who sent him the “black mark”.

If the driver guesses correctly, he changes places with the thrower. If he doesn’t guess, he turns away and everything repeats all over again.

"The fussy artist"

No additional equipment is needed. To begin with, a driver is selected, who moves away to a distance of 6-7 meters and turns his back to the others. Participants are located randomly on the playing field, the dimensions and boundaries of which should be discussed in advance.

Next, the driver, who is also an artist, turns sharply and shouts the name of a color. For example, "Red". Then the players must touch the named color on their clothes. This will protect them from the picky artist. If you don't have the right color on your clothes, you need to run as fast as you can so as not to get caught.

If the artist still catches the player, then he takes his place. The main thing is not to forget that the other players at this time count to 60. If during this time no one is caught, then the artist returns to the starting position and everything starts all over again.

Important: one artist cannot name the same color - they must be different.

Of course, kids will appreciate relay races and traditional games such as football, volleyball and badminton.

When a group of children gathers at a dacha or in a private house, on a forest clearing or on the bank of a river, or perhaps on the summer terrace of a cafe, adults will definitely be faced with a problem: what is a fun and exciting way to occupy children who are cut off from their usual gadgets? Especially if we're talking about not just about friendly communication, but about a children's holiday, for example, a birthday or graduation from elementary school.

With the help of time-tested and modernized outdoor fun, you can so captivate children in spending time together that they will remember this holiday for a long time and passionately ask for a repeat!

We bring to your attention outdoor games and competitions for children to celebrate outdoors in summer or spring. Depending on the diversity of the children's group, the characteristics and interests of the little guests, the organizers can combine competitions from different groups.

Use your imagination! Many competitions can be adapted to suit the theme of your holiday. For example, games based on catch-up games don’t necessarily have to be called “cat and mouse”: maybe it’s a team of puppies chasing CATastrophe, a shark chasing little fish, or a witch chasing princesses!

A number of games require simple props, most of which are always at hand, but it is better to worry about them in advance:

• rope;
• skittles or plastic bottles weighted with water, beans or peas;
• ball(s);
• Balloons;
• a piece of fabric, tulle, a long scarf;
• pebbles;
• chestnuts;
• vegetables and fruits;
• water pistols.

Don't forget to take care of prizes and souvenirs for young winners of competitions!

Combat games

These competitions are based on winning a specific match. And even if the battle is a joke, victory is always a victory, and it should be rewarded with a prize.

1. "Roosters". Children are divided into pairs. A balloon is tied to each child's ankle. The goal is to burst your opponent's balloon by stepping on it, while preventing your own from bursting. During the game you should definitely turn on some fun music.
2. "King of the Hill". Various variations of this are possible popular game. You can try to knock the “king” off the log with a long balloon or pillow. What if you don’t knock it down, but try to take off the huge crown and put it on yourself? Or compete to see who can maintain balance the longest while standing on the ball? Or holding a balloon on your fingertip?
3. Tournament. This one is noisy and fun game is a lot of fun for kids (and usually horrifies adults!) Give kids pillowcases with a handful of feathers in each one, inflated air balloons, paper “bombs” with water and offer to defeat the enemy team! You can arrange water “Cossack Robbers”: if you get hit in the hand, you can no longer shoot with that hand, if you get hit in the leg you will have to jump on one, well, if you get hit in the head, what can you do, you’re out! A referee is needed here. But you can have a wonderfully fun battle between two armies! Let the children have fun, and the adults too.
4. "Paparazzi". The game is based on the fact that modern children very often have with them Cell phones with built-in camera. Let a couple of participants pick up “weapons”. A “secret sign” is attached to everyone’s back - some bright picture, for example, a flower, an animal, a rainbow. The goal is to take a photo of your opponent's sign faster than he can take a photo of yours while the music is playing. Can you imagine what a fun “dance” others will see? And the winner will be easy to determine based on the resulting photographs.

Games – running and jumping ropes

1. Relay races.

Children love to take turns running after various objects and performing intricate actions. Depending on the theme of the holiday and the availability of props, you can offer a variety of relay race scenarios, creatively playing them out and dividing the children into two or three teams:

• run a chain around the pins or bottles displayed on the path and return;
• feed the bunny (hedgehog, dog...) a carrot (apple, bone, etc.): at the finish line there is a toy, which you need to carry the “treat” one at a time;
• running with a stick, on which at the finish line you need to string a leaf and return, and the next one will continue the general “kebab”;
• running together in different interesting variations: putting your hand on the shoulder of the one in front, holding the bent leg of the one standing behind, or simply “like a train”, joining one at a time;
• place children from different teams along the route, and the run begins with the passing of a relay stick, ball or toy: the main thing is not to pass the stick to an opponent from the other team!

2. Various tags.

All sorts of variations based on catch-and-catch. You can catch someone who is not wearing clothes of a certain color (“colored tags”). You can attach a caught player to yourself and continue to catch together, lengthening the chain.

And if you give two drivers a long scarf or rope, then it will be interesting to catch the rest, driving them into a “loop”.

“Snail tag” can be funny – you will have to catch up with crawling participants covered with cardboard boxes. Or “one-legged tag” - both the catcher and the runners jump on one leg!

3. "Planes".

Round “landing areas” are drawn on the path with chalk or lined with ropes; there are 1 fewer of them than there are players. One of the participants is a dispatcher. He leads a chain of “planes”, setting a route, commanding them to wave the right or left wing, commenting on what is directly ahead.

At the command “The weather is unflyable!” you need to quickly take the landing site. The dispatcher is also trying to do this. Those who didn’t make it in time will become a dispatcher instead of a driver.

4. Modern rubber bands.

Remember the childhood games of our mothers, when two stood holding a long elastic band on their ankles or knees, and the third jumped, following a certain “program”?

If you come up with in various ways jumping, interesting modern names, for example, “Louboutins”, “robocars”, etc., you can try to captivate a small group, especially girls, with this game. Whoever goes through the program the furthest without stepping on a rubber band wins a prize.

5. "Olympics".

This game can be played using the same rubber bands as in the previous competition. Two participants hold the edges of a bow-shaped structure (an elastic band, the ends of which are tied in a circle, crosses).

With the cry of “Olympics!” those holding it give the structure a certain position, and the rest of the participants must cross it without touching the elastic band. You can try to jump over the top or crawl into the resulting hole. Whoever touches the rubber band takes the place of one of those holding it.

The winner of the “Olympiad” (the one who was able to climb the most times in a row, setting a new record) is entitled to a medal!

6. "High Leg".

A variant of catch-up, in which you cannot catch someone who has stood on some hill with one or both feet. If the runner is hanging on the horizontal bar, he is also out of the game!

You need to make sure in advance that there are benches, stumps, overturned buckets, etc. on the site.

7. “Treasured Place”.

Another game for those who don't want to let go of their mobile phones. The game starts like normal hide and seek.

Set up a “cherished place”: for example, a bench under a lilac bush, where the driver counts until the players hide. Then he goes to look for everyone, and the players must try to sneak into the “cherished place” unnoticed and take a selfie there.

If the driver managed to find them earlier or have time to take a photo in the “cherished place”, he wins! And the footage will remain as a memory.

Skill games

These competition games are based on the ability to perform some difficult, inconvenient and at the same time funny manipulations with various objects. The one who does it better and faster than the rest will win. It's more fun when you participate in such games a large number of children, but some can be carried out with two or three participants.

1.Did you hold it? Tell your neighbor.

In different ways you can transfer certain objects to each other, standing side by side, for example:

• ball under the chin;
• cardboard thermometer in the armpit;
• stick in teeth;
• a soft toy held between your knees;
• in pairs - move the ball sandwiched between their backs or between their foreheads.

2. “Hands off!”

Prepare small items, vegetables and fruits, just make sure they are clean. These can be apples, oranges, carrots, cucumbers, as well as balls, chestnuts, pencils, small toys and even leaves.

Arrange them mixed up on the table. The children’s task is to transfer objects, each to their own basket, located at some distance. You can carry it in any way except using your fingers! Elbows, teeth, chin will be used... If you drop it, there will be 1 less item in your basket... The one who has the most items in the basket at the end of the game will win.

3. “Porridge for the fox”.

You can beat this competition using any convenient scenario; for little “Kolobok” fans, this one is suitable: so that the Fox doesn’t eat Kolobok, you need to feed her porridge!

The porridge pots are already on the stump, and the cereal needs to be poured into them with a spoon, which the young “koloboks” will hold in their teeth. Scoop up the cereal from the common bag - and take it to your kettle! The prize will be given to the one whose fox turns out to be the most well-fed.

4. "Flamingo".

The clearing will be a surface of water, and barefoot children walking on the grass will be flamingos. To make it more interesting, you can give out fake beaks or pink capes. Chestnuts are scattered across the clearing - these will be fish.

Flamingos must catch them - naturally, with their bare feet! - and then take them and put them in the center of the clearing, where there will be a “nest”.

5. Flight “On instruments”.

This game is for older children. Prepare an “obstacle course”: a rope to step over, pins to go around, a bench to climb over, etc.

In turn, each player is blindfolded, and he walks “on instruments,” that is, following the instructions of the others. You can allow a cheerful hubbub when everyone gives advice at the same time. Or introduce a touch of order by guiding the first player through yourself and then declaring that everyone who just cleared the strip becomes a dispatcher.

And if you quietly remove some of the obstacles and the player diligently overcomes the free path, it will be even funnier!

6. "Inconvenient treat".

Everyone knows how difficult it is to eat an apple hanging by a thread. Try getting candy out of a bowl of flour with your teeth or drinking water from a plastic cup without using your hands!

Games in one place

When everyone has been running and jumping, you can play something just as fun, but not requiring significant movement. Such games will calm the children a little and at the same time add additional variety.

Children's quests

Games based on step-by-step completion of tasks or searching for hidden treasures are becoming increasingly popular. Such a competition, of course, requires preliminary preparation, but it allows you to keep children busy for a long time, and besides, it is easy to tie it to any holiday theme. Variations depend on the age and capabilities of the children, as well as your talent as an organizer.

1. "Magic Lottery". Hide “lottery balls” (Kinder surprise boxes, multi-colored balls, wooden eggs, chestnuts with numbers written in marker) in a variety of places where children can find them: under the porch, in the raspberry bushes, in a hollow or between the roots of an old tree. Announce the search, and then draw the resulting numbers, awarding an interesting prize for each.
2. "Treasure Hunters". Make a “pirate map”, following which children can find the hidden “treasure”. There may be one or two different maps for a team competition. Provide a complex route with intermediate points at which you will need to complete something in order to move on. For example, “ten steps north from the gazebo” - but how can you determine where north is? Place a compass on the table in the gazebo and let them figure out how to use it. Or give them a hint after solving the riddle. In the finale, the “treasure” can be dug up (take care of the shovels) or pulled out in a chest from some hiding place. The “treasure” will be souvenirs or sweets for all guests.
3. "Pathfinders". Here the preparation will be more thorough. The search route needs to be determined on the terrain itself: arrows made of branches, upturned and shifted pebbles, indications on tree trunks... You can do it a little simpler: paint the pebbles with white paint, draw an arrow on each pebble, and hide these indicator pebbles along the entire length of the route . Let the children look for where to move next! Take the risk of complicating the path with deceptive arrows.
4. “Solve it and move on”. The quest path will be marked with riddles, each of which encrypts a specific search point. It all depends on what riddles you can find or come up with: the answer should be this or that place, for example, a tree stump, garden figurine gnome or mushroom, porch, gate, apple tree, doghouse, etc. For a senior company, you can offer additional competitions at each point: to get the next riddle, you need, for example, to solve a rebus, make something, sing a song, etc.
5. "From photographs". You can give children numbered photographs, each of which depicts a specific place. Of course, the pictures should be fragmentary, so that the children have to think, from what tree, for example, is this branch, under which the next clue is hidden?
6. "Encrypted Finish". Performing tasks on various objects, children receive a code letter. At the end, a word is assembled from the letters received - the final point of the search.
7. "Collect according to the list". The children's task is to bring all the items from the list that you make in advance. The list should look like a riddle: “Something green, something starting with K, something with two parts.” Or you could have the children draw 5-7 letters from the bag each and bring objects for each letter. You can look for objects on the site, in the garden, on the birthday table...

In any combination, the proposed competitions will definitely be popular with children. And the organizer of all this splendor will deserve the love and gratitude of the children and their parents, as well as a great desire to come visit you again for an interesting children's party. After all, for children, the opportunity to have fun is much more valuable than treats and even gifts!

Hello! Most parents simply don't know how to spend time with their children. Accustomed to sitting in front of the TV, they don’t know what to do outside, not even knowing what kind of outdoor games there are for children.

Children can have a fun and useful time, you just need to know what to do with the players!

In fact, spending your outdoor recreation with true friends is not a waste of time. Sometimes parents are mistaken in thinking that it is much better to read a book instead of playing - so the child will be under supervision and will not get hurt,

But, in fact, moving and active recreation contributes to proper development player, his socialization among a group of friends. Fresh air is useful at any age, so it won’t hurt you to take a walk with him and join the fun team.

In addition, if the child is not too active, lethargic, does not want to play, you can try to develop him in this way leadership skills, the spirit of competition by organizing a competition with interesting and attractive prizes.

There is also a lot of fun that develops certain skills. You can try to make a musical ensemble out of the kids in a comic form or help them train their perception of this world.

You can play by running around the field - who knows, maybe this will turn your child into a future professional athlete.

In essence, such entertainment is preparation for adult life. After all, we also break into teams, follow rules that are not ours, understanding who we need to follow.

Ball games

Any child will enjoy fun and interesting games using a ball. You don't need many players - sometimes even two people are enough. You can play these games right at the picnic, asking the children to move a little to the side.

Here are some interesting options that require almost nothing:

Sabzhe. It allows you to teach your child concentration and utmost attention. The game goes as follows: the host chooses any question like “What is your name?” He approaches each player in turn and throws the ball to them, offering his answer like “Natasha.” If the player agrees, he catches. If not, it pushes you away. There are only three options.

None of them fit? Then the most recent one is automatically assigned. That is, if a friend pushed Katya, Anya and Sveta away, then his name is Svetlana. At the same time, you need to remember your data - and no paper with notes. In the end you will have to tell everything about yourself.

You can offer the guys " I know five...― they must like her. You need to hit the ball on the ground five times, naming five objects, for example, names, flowers, berries or fruits. Whoever hesitates is the one who loses.

Games with a ring

A child can play in nature with the help of someone’s unnecessary ring. You need a few loyal friends, age - from three years. It is advisable that the ages of the players be approximately the same, otherwise it will simply be dishonest.

A leader is appointed. Take any ring, medallion or any other small thing. Players stand in a circle, chain, or simply sit on a bench. The hands are closed together, leaving a small gap.

The presenter begins to approach each of the players, clasping his hands with the ring inside in the same way. His task is to hand over the jewelry to someone without anyone noticing. When there are no more players, he moves away and starts counting.

Now everyone is looking for the player with the decoration. His goal is to run out to the leader. The goal of the others is to prevent him from doing this. In general, the “ringed” one should quickly run forward before he is detained. If he doesn’t have time, the game starts all over again. If he succeeds, he becomes the new presenter.

You can play this way not only outdoors, but also in the yard during some holiday. The main thing is that the child does not crash into anything along the way and does not break anything (both for himself and for the house). You will have to look for a relatively spacious area.

Games with rope

The first game that comes to anyone's mind is the good old tug of war. Two teams are assembled with at least two players each. A peg is driven into the ground, exactly in the center of the rope, and a stick or flag is placed. Players stand on both sides. On the count of three, they grab the rope and begin to pull it each in their own direction. Whose team was the first to step into the middle - the place marked at the beginning - lost.

Another game is island. To begin with, a spacious circle is formed from a rope on the floor, where all the children fit. After this, the adult folds the rope in half and wraps it around the resulting circle again, making the impromptu island narrower. No one should go abroad. Gradually the space will become less and less. The players will have to support another child and jump on one leg.

These games teach coordination, develop team spirit, and allow for socialization. If you don’t negotiate, discuss tactics and give your all, if you care only for yourself and try to win on your own, you’ll quickly lose.

Winter Games

Playing outdoors is not just a summer activity. It’s fashionable to have fun in the fresh air all year round. The main thing is to have it with you good friend and a cheerful smile.

To begin with, I will name a few of the most banal, but at the same time interesting options. The child can play in the snow or go sledding. But this is already suitable for schoolchildren.

Children preschool age can play Santa Claus. It's best for parents to drive here. The water becomes the center of the circle. The rest of the players extend their arms forward. “Santa Claus” with jokes like “I’ll freeze” spins around himself and tries to slap the player’s palm, who, in turn, must put them behind his back in time. The loser - who received his clap - is eliminated.

You can also organize a real competition for a beautiful snowman. The arsenal includes sticks, snow, maybe something from home. The children are trying, making a sculpture. You can then appoint a winner, or you can say that friendship won - the point is not in winning.

How do you play outside of nature? Tell us about it in the comments!