Each participant receives a sheet of paper and a pen (pencil) and in 12 seconds must draw as many New Year items as possible on their sheet of paper (tree, ball, snowman, gift, olive, and so on). The participant who can draw more Christmas items in 12 seconds will win and receive a prize.

Tangerine rush

The first stage of the competition is that each participant receives a tangerine and, at the “start” command, begins to peel it, and then divide it into separate slices. Who is the first, and well done, get a prize. And then the second stage begins: each participant is blindfolded and given the same toothpick. All tangerine slices are laid out on a table or chair (in a circle). Participants stand in a circle or semicircle and, at the “start” command, begin to collect tangerines on their toothpick. Whoever pricks more tangerine slices in 1 minute is the winner.

Oh, it's a Christmas movie

The host calls catchphrases from New Year's films, and the films are mixed up: both Soviet, and modern, and Russian, and foreign. Whoever guesses the movies more than the rest will win. Examples of phrases: “What is sick, what is in love - it’s all the same for medicine” - Sorcerers, “There are 15 people in this house, but for some reason all the problems are only because of you” - Home Alone, “Rely on Santa Claus, but don’t bad" - Yolki, "Is there life on Mars, is there life on Mars - this is unknown to science" - Carnival Night and so on.

Participants are divided into several teams and each team receives a task: to come up with their own country, give it a name and come up with New Year traditions and customs for its inhabitants. For example, the same Tilimilitryamtiya, there they decorate the Christmas tree in the clouds, there is no Santa Claus,

new year in rhyme

Each guest in turn takes out his fant from the bag, in which 4 words of the New Year theme are indicated. The task of each participant is to compose their own rhyme for each word, for example, Santa Claus - Partos, Snow Maiden - chicken, chimes - duelists, snowflake - tangerine and so on. But, here the host surprises everyone and announces that now you need to compose a New Year's quatrain using your own words and rhymes to them. The guest with the most cheerful and beautiful poem will receive a prize.

Don't tell me the truth

For this competition, the host must prepare various questions on the theme of the New Year, for example, what do all people dress up for the holiday? Which salad is considered to be the symbol of the New Year? What do people launch into the sky to celebrate the New Year? and so on. The host asks such questions quickly and deftly, demanding the same answer. Only every guest should remember that the answer must be wrong, that is, not the truth. The one who gives the correct answers at the end of the competition fulfills various wishes or recites poems.

Do you believe in New Year's signs?

The host prepares a description of various signs about the New Year, with a mixture of truthful and fictional. In turn, he reads a sign for each of the guests, and he answers whether he believes or not. Whoever guesses correctly the most wins. Approximate signs: to tear a dress on New Year's Eve - to a passionate romance, yes or no? (yes), in Cuba, on New Year's Eve, 12 grapes are prepared for each guest, they need to be eaten during the chiming clock and make a wish under each grape that will certainly come true, yes or no? (yes), in Cyprus they see off the old year in complete darkness and turn on the light only with the onset of the new year, yes or no? (yes), in China, a butterfly must fly in the house for the New Year, yes or no? (no) and so on.

Photo contest "Heroes at the tree"

What is the New Year without memorable bright and cheerful photos. So, each guest takes out his fant from the bag, in which his role is indicated, for example, Grandfather Mazai, Hercules, Cheburashka, the president, the animal symbol of the New Year, Baron Munchausen, Spiderman and so on. And each guest in turn goes to the Christmas tree and shows his hero, who needs to be captured. Guests will have fun, and after the holiday there will be fun memories in the photo.

Profession for the New Year

At the command of the host, each guest must make his own list of human professions for the New Year and the more creative the professions are, the better. Whoever can make the longest list of unusual professions in a minute, such as, for example, a tangerine peeler, a cracker, a champagne pourer, and so on, that participant will receive a prize.

Merry mitten

Guests stand in a large circle near the Christmas tree, cheerful New Year's music sounds and a mitten with phantoms goes in a circle. The host can turn off the music at any time, trying to make it so that each of the guests has a mitten. On whom the music stops, he takes the fant out of his mitten and performs a certain action, for example, he dances a hopak or transforms into a president and congratulates his people, or maybe he sits on a twine or kisses a neighbor. In general, forfeits can be absolutely any (it all depends on the company).

What old and new New Year's games and contests for children can you come up with and arrange on a long-awaited holiday? After all, just sitting at the table on New Year's Eve and bursting tangerines with Olivier is not fun. Therefore, we have selected 10 fun New Year's games and entertainment for the New Year 2017. Moreover, these games will amuse not only young guests, but also adults.
For children, it is imperative to arrange a New Year's holiday with gifts, fancy dress, games and contests.

New Year's games for 2017: "Fisherman"

We pull the rope, we hang small gifts on strings - toys, sweets, key chains, balloons. The participants are blindfolded in turn and given scissors in their hands, brought to the rope, so that they choose at random and cut off a gift for themselves. And so on until the prizes run out.

New Year's games 2017: relay race with jumpers

To play, you need two strong linen bags and two teams of children. Children must race in bags to jump to a certain place. You can complicate it - let the children jump two in a bag. Joyful cries and a lot of small provided.

New Year 2017, New Year games and entertainment: fun snowball fights

To play, you need a lot of “snowballs” made of cotton wool. There are two options for the game - children race to collect snowballs in a bag or simply throw themselves at each other.

New Year's competition for needlewomen

Children race to cut out snowflakes from paper or napkins. Whoever is bigger and better is the winner.

Contests for the New Year 2017: New Year's game "Hat with tips"

Notes are folded into the hat, in which there is a hint where the gift is hidden. In the meantime, children are turning the house upside down, adults are seeing off the outgoing year.

New Year 2017: New Year's games and entertainment "Pilots"

We make a lot of paper airplanes and launch them. The winner will be the one who launches farther and higher, or the "pilot" whose plane will soar longer.

Games for the New Year 2017 "Nose for Santa Claus"

On a large sheet of paper we draw Santa Claus, but without a nose. We attach the portrait to the wall. Now the children, blindfolded, take turns trying to attach a plasticine nose to Santa Claus. The one who sticks the nose in the right place wins.

New Games 2017: New Year's Recall Competition

Children look at the Christmas tree for a minute. Then they turn away and tell what toys hang on it. Whoever remembers the most toys wins. But the host child must be the leader, so that everything is fair.

Contests for the New Year: New Year's game "What's in the bag?"

As many toys as possible are put into a large bag (as an option, real gifts for the New Year). Children take turns sticking their hand in there and determining by touch what kind of thing it is. If the child guessed correctly, then he receives this prize. If not, the toy is returned to the bag.

Children's New Year's game: clothes mess

For the game you need a lot of old clothes of large sizes. In 5 minutes, the children should put on as many things as possible. The one who dresses "warmest" of all will win.

And also remember your favorite games from your childhood - charades, "broken phone", "ring". And modern children will be very interested in them as New Year's games and competitions in 2017. The main thing is to organize everything well, then the New Year 2017 will be remembered by the kids not only for long parental gatherings and not quite sober conversations.

Here it is - New Year's Eve hype. Everyone is in a hurry somewhere, buying something and doing it. These minutes are incomparable. Even the air on these New Year's Eve days is special, somehow festive and as if not earthly. And after all this fuss, the holiday itself will come - a cheerful and bright new year. it will be even brighter and even more fun if you hold new contests for the new year 2017 for a fun company. The funniest contests and the most unusual games will help you arrange an unforgettable New Year for your entire company. Our selection of competitions includes pranks, dance and sit-down competitions, and other fun ideas. In general, watch and enjoy!

Contest - which New Year's character are you?
Everyone associates New Year with a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, snowman and so on. And our first competition is just about it.
Call 4 people for a contest. They sit on chairs with their backs to the rest of the guests. We stick signs on their backs with the words who they are. For example, a guy is Santa Claus. The second guy is a tree. The girl is a snow maiden. The second girl is a snowman. We repeat - only guests can see the signs and that's it. The facilitator asks the contestants questions, and they answer them.
Sample questions:
Are you comfortable in this role?
- what is stopping you (or what suits you the most)
- What qualities do you have the most positive?
- what's wrong with you?
- Where do you usually go in this image?
What is your life motto?
And so on. The participants answer, and the guests laugh. Because they know what the images are, and the participants do not know their images.

Competition - guess the chicken, that is, the movie.

This is a video contest. In it, guests will have to guess the movie or series by freeze frame. Everything seems simple, but not everything is so obvious! And all because the faces of the actors will be hidden under the masks of cockerels and hens. When all the guests have made their guesses. Then the next freeze frame is shown, where there are no more masks, and everyone can see what kind of film it is.
Here is the video for the contest:

Competition - music connected us ...
Yes, we love to listen to music and often sing ourselves. And in this competition we also have to sing!
Five people are participating. They go on stage, and their task is to sing a song: a Christmas tree was born in the forest. Just? Yes, but they will sing this song in different styles: rap style, chanson style, rock style. In the style of a Russian folk song, and in the style of an opera! By lot we determine who sings how and for the cause!

Competition - roosters actors.
Have you ever watched roosters roam? Have you seen how they behave? If yes, then it will be easy for you in this competition, if not, then you need to imagine a rooster in different situations.
And so, 3-5 people are needed for the competition. The task here is simple - to show the rooster in different situations. For example:
- frozen rooster
- cock hoarse
- the rooster saw grilled chickens spinning on a spit
- the rooster saw the owner walking with an ax
- the rooster saw a new rooster in the barn
By lot we determine who and what shows and forward. Whoever gets the funniest is the winner.

New Year's fantasies.
Do you like to play Fanta? Then this competition is perfect for you.
Playing them is simple: take turns taking out cards with tasks and completing these tasks.
Here is an example of what can be done.

Competition - New Year's selfie.
Everyone knows what a selfie is. And everyone does it every day several times a day. And today your skills will come in handy.
So. 3-7 people participate. They must have phones with cameras on the front to take selfies. Although it is possible with cameras on the back, it’s not very convenient. At the command of the leader, they begin to run and take selfies. But not just like that, but with what the host said.
For example:
- take a selfie with a salad under a fur coat.
- take a selfie with an icicle on the Christmas tree.
- take a selfie with a spoon in your mouth.
- take a selfie with something blue.
- take a selfie with (guest name)
- take a selfie with each other (all together)
The winner can not be determined, because everyone will have bright New Year's photos as a keepsake.

That's how you get through it. On a festive evening, you must certainly have fun from the heart, so that 2017 does not turn out to be boring and dull! Add a few funny games to the comic toasts and jokes. They will be useful to you, even if the holiday is organized by professional presenters. Competitions will help cheer up guests and diversify the script. After all, everyone expects from the New Year the opportunity to briefly return to childhood. Choose neutral-themed entertainment that guests of any gender and age can take part in. Vivid impressions are guaranteed!

Do not sit too long at the table - pass the time with fun contests!

New Year's contests for adults and teenagers

• Santa Claus bag. All party guests become in a circle. The leader in the outfit of Santa Claus is located in the middle. In his hands he has a bag with different clothes. It can be panamas, mittens, underwear and so on. The main thing is that all things are fun and different sizes. To the music, the participants walk in a circle. Santa Claus hands a bag of things to one of the contestants, and he must quickly give it to his neighbor. The one who has the bag at the moment of the musical pause must pull out one thing blindly and put it on himself. Continue until the bag is empty. There are no winners and losers here.
• Fanta. Entertainment is based on the good old game of "bottle". Guests are given small pieces of paper on which they must write a holiday task. For example: show how a snowman melts, walk like a gorilla in a cage (or like a guy in front of an unfamiliar girl), etc. The papers are folded into a tube and placed in an empty bottle. Participants sit in a circle, and the bottle is untwisted. Whoever the neck points to, he takes out one of the notes. The participant must fulfill his wish. When drawing up instructions, you need to be careful, because any player can get caught by his own forfeit!
• Christmas Song Contest. Prepare small leaves on which one word will be written advising the New Year theme. It can be "Santa Claus", "Christmas tree" and so on. Fold the papers in half or roll them into a tube so that no one sees the notes. Then put them in a hat or bag, mix and invite the guests to pull out one leaf at a time. The point of the competition is for everyone to sing a verse of the song, in which there is a word written on his piece of paper. Anyone who fails to do so is out of the game.
• Skill competition. Bottles with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, as well as empty containers, are interspersed on the floor. Participants of the competition must put a ring on the bottle from a three-meter distance. The number of attempts per player is limited to three. Whoever manages to put a ring on a full bottle takes it as a prize.
• Holiday menu. The task of the participants is to come up with a menu for the party in 10 minutes. All dishes must begin with a certain letter: "N" (New Year), "P" (Gift) and so on. A more complicated option is “E” (Christmas tree) or “I” (Toys). The one who manages to make the largest menu in the allotted time becomes the winner of the competition.
• Competition for the best jelly eater. Prepare several servings of jelly or halva and toothpicks. The task of the participants is to eat their part of the treat using these toothpicks. The one whose plate is empty first wins.
• New Year's Eve Competition. When guests get tired of active entertainment and dancing, offer them a quiet game. For this entertainment, you do not even need to get up from the table. The host asks the guests to remember all the existing attributes of the New Year. Participants take turns calling Santa Claus, a Christmas tree, garlands, tangerines, and so on. Victory goes to the one whose attribute is the last.

Do not be lazy and arrange a couple of competitions in the fresh air

Team New Year's competitions

• Snow lady. If the New Year's Eve turned out to be snowy and frosty, you can have some fun on the street. All players are divided into male and female teams. Guys must make a snow lady (namely a lady, not a woman). Girls, by analogy, sculpt a snow man. "Sculptures" can be decorated with clothing or accessories. The team that has the most beautiful and original figure is the winner.
• Competition for the best Christmas tree. The participants are divided into two teams. Their task is to decorate the tree. To do this, the contestants are given small, unbreakable New Year's toys and crafts from or, and then they are blindfolded with a scarf. For a certain time, players must dress up the forest beauty. Those participants whose tree turns out to be the most beautiful become the winners.
• Melt the ice. Several couples are involved. They are given the same piece of ice, which is prepared in advance in special molds. The task is to be the first to melt the ice. You can breathe on it, you can lick it, put it under your arms - that is, do everything so that the piece melts as soon as possible. It is only forbidden to use heating devices. The winner is the couple that can melt the ice the fastest.

New Year's auction

Lots that are sold at auction must be wrapped in paper so that none of the participants guess what is in the middle. The host jokingly talks about the characteristics of the item and offers to buy it. This competition uses real money, although the starting price of the lots should be symbolic. According to the rules of auctions, the one who offers the highest price for the item becomes its owner.

Before handing over to the buyer, the thing is unwrapped so that everyone knows what was hidden under the paper. Use not only funny, but also valuable lots - this way you will increase the excitement of the participants. Feel free to comment on products. For example: "tropical gift" - pineapple, "cold, green, long" - a bottle of champagne, "short-lived joy" - a box of chocolates. There is no official winner here. But those who make a bargain purchase will surely be satisfied with the competition.

How to hold New Year's competitions?

To make games and competitions even more fun, think about how to reward the winners. Prizes can be alcoholic drinks in small bottles, sweets, chocolates. As a "premium" you can use chocolate medals with ribbons attached to them. Champagne, small fruit baskets, paper crafts are also great rewards.

Don't forget to prepare prizes for the winners!

You need to think about awarding the winners in advance in order to prepare the necessary things in time. Will there be many competitions in the entertainment program of your party? Then use the following encouragement technique. Earn points for winning each contest and write them down on a paper snowflake.

Fun and competitions for the New Year will turn a costumed matinee at school into a fun and provocative holiday. Outdoor games and competitions, led by Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden, will delight students and give them a fabulous mood. Funny contests with prizes, quizzes and drawings will make the holiday interesting and memorable.

10 people participate in the game. For the competition you will need 9 chairs. All chairs should be placed in a large circle. It is better if they stand at a certain distance from each other. Participants, having heard the music, begin to walk in a circle. You can't hold on to the back of a chair. At the end of the musical accompaniment, the children quickly sit on the chairs. The participant who did not have enough chairs is out. After 1 player is eliminated, 1 chair is also taken. At the end of the competition, there are 2 participants and 1 chair left. The one who sits on the last chair wins.

Game "New Year's bowling"

The game is played by 2 teams of 6 people. To play, you will need 2 regular balls that will play the role of a snow globe, and 20 pins (10 for each team), which will conditionally be considered icicles. Icicle skittles are placed in a chaotic manner every meter (starting from 1 meter) - the same for each team. Each player of the team in turn approaches the start line and aims the ball at the pins. The team that knocks down more pins in 6 throws is the winner.

Game "Christmas Castle"

The game involves 3-5 people. Each of them is given 2 minutes to carefully study the castle drawn by the teacher. After the time has passed, they are given colored pencils and blindfolded with a bandage or scarf. Each player must draw a similar castle from memory. A game for both time and quality. It is necessary to reproduce the initial version of the New Year's castle as accurately as possible.

The player who completes the task the best is declared the winner.

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Before the start of the competition, you need to inflate as many white balloons as possible. They will play the role of snowballs. Participants are divided into 2 teams. Each chooses a captain. They are given a large garbage bag with pre-made holes for the legs. They climb into this bag and keep the top edge open.

Cheerful music is on. At the whistle of the leader, the team members begin to collect snowballs scattered on the floor and throw them into the bag for their captain. At the signal "stop" and at the end of the music, the competition ends. The counting of the collected snowballs begins. The team that collects the most balls wins.

Game "New Year's cap"

Children should be prepared for this game in advance. It is necessary to give them the task to learn New Year's poems or songs. The competition begins with the construction of children in one line or semicircle. Then dynamic music is turned on. Children begin to move to the music, passing the hat to each other in turn. Suddenly the music is turned off and the hat is left in the hands of one child. The student who was left with the cap comes out of the semicircle forward and fulfills the wish of Grandfather Frost - tells him a poem or sings a short song.

Before the start of the competition, you need to arrange chairs in a semicircle, then seat the children. The host of the New Year holiday calls each student in turn one part of the name of the fairy-tale hero. For example: Gray ..., Frog ..., Scarlet .... The task of schoolchildren is to quickly continue the second part of the name of the hero from the fairy tale. If the child did not have time to answer within 10 seconds, then the right to answer is transferred to the participant sitting next to him. The student who fails to complete the task is out of the game. At the end of the competition, the winner receives a sweet prize.