The best way A way to unite the family and improve relationships between children and parents is to start a tradition of family game nights with the participation of parents and children. Put this day (once a month or once a week) in your diary and make it mandatory. Naturally, your activities will change as your children get older, but the essence of family nights will remain the same - fun, games and time spent together.

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How to organize family games?

Here are some tips on how to organize and successfully host a family game night. Start by having something like a picnic at home with food or sandwiches on a blanket on the floor, or eating breakfast instead of dinner. Allow a couple of hours for all activities (prepare a variety of games in advance). You can play two quick outdoor games, solve a couple of puzzles, and only after that sit for about twenty minutes playing an interesting board game. Plan the evening based on your family's lifestyle, interests, ages, and everyone. Children who are just starting to walk also love to participate in family games. Kids will also enjoy listening and watching what is happening.

Indoor outdoor games

Outdoor games will help raise the morale of those present. Play a few age-appropriate games and then move on to board games.

Games at the kitchen table

Put the plates aside - it's time to play! Choose your favorite word game or riddle, creative activity or a classic board game. But almost any child will get bored playing the same board game for an hour and a half. That's why board games must be alternated with active fun.

Street games

When it's warm outside, go out into the yard with your children. Evening on fresh air will brighten up any game (kite, soap bubbles, volleyball with a fly swatter, festival of colors, etc.).

The best games for family night

It is believed that tradition is the glue that holds a family together. Accordingly, gaming traditions, one of which are family games, can unite you throughout all stages of your child’s growing up. You can include in your evening program one of your favorite games - one that both parents and children will be happy to play under any conditions.

Family trifles

Ask questions about people and events related to your family. Suitable for children 3-10 years old.

Ask about small details related to the past or present of your family members, home, pets, etc. Questions are asked to each player. U three year old child you can ask: “What did grandpa drink one day last summer when he said. that you’ve never tasted anything more terrible in your life?” ( Tomato juice). Trust me, you will learn more details than you might expect. For older children who are familiar with the family history, you can ask a question like: “What was the name of our neighbor who lived in the pink house?” Children should also ask questions of mom and dad.

Animal charades

This twist on the classic game is perfect for children of all ages from 3 years old. Animal parodies are always fun. To play you will need: paper, markers, scissors, bowl.
Remember 20 animal names with your children. These could be animals that live in a zoo or on a farm, pets and others. Write the names of these animals on small pieces of paper and fold them into four. Place the papers in a bowl and stir.

A participant is selected who must pull a piece of paper out of the bowl, read the name of the animal and silently imitate it. The rest of the players guess the word. The smallest actors, if necessary, can voice the animal to help guessers. All children take turns portraying animals. Play just for fun, or score a point for the first person to say the correct word.

Traditional charades

If you are playing with older children (7 years and older), select traditional version charades with various categories. Instead of the names of animals, write on pieces of paper the names of books or movies, names famous people, lines from songs or quotes. Show which category the word belongs to: make a gesture as if you are opening a book (book), making a movie with an old-fashioned camera (film), put your hands at your sides (person), write some words in the air (quote), etc. As a hint, you can show on your fingers the number of words in the title, which word you are going to show, how many syllables or letters it has. You can come up with your own rules, this needs to be discussed before the game starts. For older children and adults, the display time should be 3 minutes.

Twenty questions

You need to guess the word using 20 questions. For children from 3 years old.
Choose one player to be the first to wish for a person, place or thing. The rest of the participants take turns asking clarifying questions. Let’s say the word “sandwich” is in your mind. If small children participate in the game, you can name the category: “I made a wish for something from food.” Then the player sitting on the right asks a question that can be answered “yes” or “no”: “Is this eaten with a spoon?” Having received an answer to his question, the participant has the right to name his guess.

When, at a family holiday, the table ceases to arouse keen interest among guests and owners of the house, philosophical topics are usually used and global political disputes are started, but someone usually yawns desperately and looks sideways at horizontal planes, or even at door.

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

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

One-two

This game is especially good for a male company - and is also appropriate for adults, serious men, and for fun kids. Two teams play. The winner is the one who completes the leader's task first. The presenter announces a topic, for example: “By height”, the participants of each team must line up by height (either from the smallest or from the largest, by agreement). This is followed by: eye color; the floor we live on; number of letters in names; age; foot size, etc. How much imagination does the presenter have?

Ships

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

"Formula 1"

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

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

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

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

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

2) Unfold it in the face of the “sender” and say “i-i-i-i.”

Now the “sender” must “go” to the right. The one who:

1) When “letting” a car pass, he will turn to his neighbor and say not “vroom-m,” but “i-i-i-i.”

2) While “braking” the car, he will say “vroom-m” instead of “i-i-i-i” in the face of the “sender”.

After “riding” enough, you can introduce a time limit for the answer. As a result, the remaining 2-3 drivers “in the game” are designated “Schumachers” and sprinkled with something “suitable” from drinks, at their discretion (as is known, in real races they use champagne).

Auction for ladies

The presenter asks some women's theme(for example, “flowers”, “cosmetic companies”, “clothing items”, “jewelry”). The participants’ task is to name words related to this topic in random order. The participant who says the last word receives a prize point.

Women's logic

The presenter names several items. Participants must name the item that is odd on this list and explain their decision. For each correct answer, the participant receives a prize point. Examples of tasks “What’s extra?”:

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

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

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

Eau de toilette, lotion, perfume. (Extra lotion because it is used for hygiene purposes and eau de toilette and perfumes - like perfumes)

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

Non-standard situations

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

You have been preparing for the party for a long time, you specially bought an elegant dress to impress everyone. However, when you arrived, the lady of the house’s outfit turned out to be exactly like yours. What to do?

You are waiting for your husband's parents to arrive. To make an impression, you decide to cook something special. However, nothing works out for you: you over-salt the soup, the roast burns, and the pie looks like a sole. You don’t have time to fix anything because guests are already ringing the doorbell. What to do?

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

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

The participant with the most points receives a prize.

Laughing

Any number of participants can play. All participants in the game sit at the table, if it is a free area, form big circle. In the center is the driver with a handkerchief in his hands. He throws the handkerchief up as it flies, everyone laughs loudly, as soon as the handkerchief is on the table or on the ground, everyone calms down. As a rule, at the moment when the handkerchief touches the ground, the “most laughter” begins, and the “fanta” is taken from the funniest ones. A phantom can be a dance performed, a song, a joke told, or a humorous “task.”

Mop

For this game you need 1 more men than women. The players line up in lines opposite each other. When the melody sounds, the men “snatch up” the ladies, and the “extra”... dances with a mop! It's quite fun to watch the loser tenderly hug the mop. 18

Shoe for Cinderella

Guests are divided into two teams. In each, a captain is chosen, and both must leave the room for a while. Teams sit opposite each other, take off one shoe or shoe at a time and throw it in the center on one pile; You can also put “extra” shoes in the pile - use the supplies stored in the closet. The captain's task is to quickly put on his team's shoes. The first team to wear shoes wins.

"Pygmalion"

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

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

Some of the balloons may already be inflated. In addition, you need to stock up on a sufficient number of uninflated balloons and threads. Interesting to use for this game balloons various sizes and forms.

Flower

The game involves pairs (a man and a woman). In addition, a bottle (glass or plastic) and a flower (real or artificial) are required for each couple.

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

The couple that completed the task faster than others receives a prize.

Like Aunt Irina

Those playing the counting rhyme choose “Aunt Irina,” who goes to the center of the round dance. The round dance joins hands, walks in a circle and sings:

Like Aunt Irina

There were seven children

They didn't drink, didn't eat,

Everyone was looking at auntie,

They did this at once.

Aunt Irina makes all sorts of grimaces, stands in unimaginable poses (squats on one leg, presses her knee to her chin, etc.). All players must accurately repeat her gestures and grimaces. Whoever makes a mistake and inaccurately repeats the aunt’s pose will replace her in the center of the circle and will show the players what to do.

Lambada

The game is very good in a large children's or youth group, but it is also quite applicable in a closer, but no less friendly, circle. So, everyone stands in a circle, behind each other. At the command of the leader, everyone takes the person in front by the waist, and everyone together makes “hip movements” left-right-back-forward. It’s better, of course, to play the game with music! Further the task becomes more complicated. The leader asks to grab the waist of the person in front through one! Then, as you may have guessed, the “hip movements” are repeated left-right-back-forward. Then the task becomes more complicated again, now it is proposed to grab the waist of the person standing two people in front! Naturally, movements of the hips... The game is played until “there are enough hands.” At the end of the game, as a rule, everyone cheerfully “falls” onto the floor!

Beads

The “male” half of the company participates in the game. It’s an honorable task to make jewelry for the woman you love!

It is very convenient to string pasta or clothespins (and if you have them, then shells, large wooden or plastic beads) onto shoelaces with hard tips. What a fun way to present best decoration to its lucky owner! A little photo session wouldn’t hurt – it’ll be something to remember later!

Hands on the table!

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

"Football" with fluff

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

A “ball” - a bird feather - is placed on this midline (a light ball of wool, cotton wool, or foam rubber is also quite suitable). Players from both teams simultaneously begin to blow on the “ball,” trying to blow it off the table onto the “opponent’s” half. The team that succeeds “scores a goal” against the “opponent”.

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

Inventory

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

What has changed?

If you want to test your powers of observation and memory, ask them to look carefully at those sitting, then go out for 1-2 minutes. When inviting the driver to re-enter, those remaining in the room must keep everything the same, except for 5-7 changes, which everyone will agree on. For example, you can rearrange a vase on the table, two people sitting can change places, maintaining the same positions, you can slightly change someone’s hairstyle, remove a badge, etc. The driver, returning to the room, tries to discover as much as possible more change. Then the one whose change was noticed before the others goes to drive.

Game of charades

A charade is a riddle in which the hidden word must be guessed in parts, each part itself being a whole word, for example: trace - experience, steam - mustache. The game of charades can be simplified a little: parts of the word are already given, and you need to put them together into a whole word. Write in advance on pieces of paper the words that make up the parts of the charades: trace, steam, experience, us, pass, port, floor, sack, wasp, round, hay, gas, shaft, spruce, dock, yar, fret, mark, mouse, weight, yak, period. Place the sheets of paper with these words on the table in no particular order. Let everyone take the two words that make up the charade. Whoever collects the most charade words is the winner.

Five points

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

Repeat and add

They agree to name words on a certain topic - for example, the names of games. The first player calls: hockey. The second one repeats: hockey and adds: checkers. The third already says three words: hockey, checkers, charades. Finally, someone will not be able to repeat, without making a mistake, the entire series of words (hockey - checkers - charades - crossword - tag - rounders - badminton - third wheel - blind man's buff...). This player is eliminated, and the next one in turn repeats the attempt. The one who said the longest string of words wins. It is advisable for the organizer of the game to record the words called in order in a column and ensure that the order of the words is observed when repeating. This game is also good because it will help you collectively remember a lot good games. You can play some of them right away.

Fish, animal, bird

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

Prize with a secret

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

Sing a song

Tell a poem

Ask an interesting question

Tell a funny story

Make a riddle

Express a wish

Sing a duet with someone

Say a phrase, an aphorism for thought

If you have many game participants, you can write the same tasks twice or come up with others. Place the halves of the postcards with the task in a box, and place the halves of the postcards with the names of the prizes in prominent places in the room where the game is being played. Invite everyone present to take halves of a task card from the box and take turns doing what is written on the card. After completing the task, the player looks in the room for the other half of his postcard, where the name of the prize he deserves is written. When a half is found and the halves of the card match, the presenter must give that player the prize indicated on the card.

Quack-quack!

Everyone sits in a circle on chairs or just on the floor. The blindfolded person sits in the middle, holding a pillow in his hands. After he is blindfolded, everyone changes places and remains silent. The driver tries to feel someone's knees with a pillow, then puts the pillow on these knees and says: “Quack-quack!” The player who has a pillow on his lap must answer him in the same way (it is allowed to change his voice). The driver must identify the player by his voice and say his name. He is given 3 attempts. If the driver guessed right, they change places.

Story from the header

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

Musical instruments

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

Give each of the two interlocutors 10 nuts, a topic for conversation and tell them that they need to communicate in pairs, talking and asking questions about the topic, but without saying the word “I”. When one of the pair says the word “I”, his interlocutor takes one nut. The one with the most nuts after 5 minutes is the winner.

Masterpiece

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

For example:

1. A man in blue pants...

2. ...cries a lot...

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

4. ...cries a lot...

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

1. Baby in a stroller...

2. ...holds a bottle of juice...

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

4. ...reads a book...

5. ...in a stormy sea...

Dogs and roosters

The players sit in a circle. The driver gives everyone the name of the city. Then he says: “I heard that in the city... dogs crow and roosters bark.” The player whose city was named replies: “No, sir, in the city... dogs don’t crow and roosters don’t bark. The city where dogs crow and roosters bark is called...” The player whose city was named responds in the same way. If someone does not answer immediately or is confused, he gives a deposit. When there are a lot of pledges, they are redeemed by completing the tasks of the presenter.

Mines

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

Jumpers

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

Games are always fun and great. Especially when the whole family gets together. What to play with your family?

Family is the most precious thing a person has. And time spent with family is truly priceless. After all, you can’t (or at least shouldn’t) be bored with these people. Especially if you don’t just sit decorously at the table, devouring numerous dishes during holiday dinners, but also add a little excitement and competitive spirit to your communication. This is what family games are for.

It’s not at all difficult to decipher this phrase - this is a game that the whole family can play. The very concept of a “family game” can include many different kinds of fun from the most different areas: these include board games, active games, outdoor games, and various quizzes and competitions. There are no restrictions here - the main thing is that your family likes it and all the players are happy.

When to play family games? Yes anytime:

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

There are many advantages of such a pastime:

• active communication with family;
• bringing family members closer together;
• improving mutual understanding between generations (parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren);
• positive emotions and a boost of energy for the whole day.
• There are no “contraindications” to family games. Although, perhaps, there is only one limitation - you should not organize the game if:
• you don’t have any desire, but it seems like “you need to entertain” - positive results “under the lash” are very, very rare;
• someone from the family is not feeling well and will not be able to physically take part in the fun (this applies more to active and outdoor games).

You should also take into account the age of the children in the family. Typically, children from the age of three will already be happy to take part in board games, and younger children can be involved in active fun - the main thing is that no one gets too tired or remains offended.

In other cases, the cards are in your hands! Consider the interests and characteristics of each family member, choose a suitable game - and create good emotions! Oh, you don’t know what your grandfather or niece likes? So maybe it's time to ask them about it? Plus, if the game itself is interesting and exciting, you can be sure that everyone will tune in quickly.

So, we have sorted out why and when to play. Now all that remains is to talk about the games themselves, specific examples. To make your search easier, we will divide all family games into several groups:

• board and board games;
• creative games;
• outdoor games, outdoor games.

Let's take a closer look at each group.

These games are highlighted in separate group One thing is that you can play them while sitting at the table. At the same time, they have differences.

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

Popular board games for families:

1. Checkers, backgammon, chess, dominoes help develop speed of thought, attention, memory, and dexterity. Usually within the family circle such games are received with “Hurray!”;
2. Lotto. Like the classic Russian lotto with chips and barrels, as well as various store-bought and home-made variations - according to themes and directions. Anything your heart desires can be here: animals, plants, geography, and foreign languages– the choice is yours and your children!
3. Card games, Uno, Colonizers, Ligretto, etc. Such games also develop thinking and attention;
4. A story based on pictures. It will require 10-20 cards depicting various things: houses, cars, furniture, nature, etc. If children are involved in the game, it is better that the images on the cards can be easily recognized. Fantastic characters and whimsical figures are wonderful for older children and adults. Each player must continue the previous player's story using their card and still have a coherent story;
5. Various economic games such as Monopoly - you will not only have a good time, but also replenish your knowledge and skills in the field of finance;
6. Memory - a set of paired pictures. Each player is faced with the task of remembering the location of the cards in order to right moment open the appropriate one. This game can be played from the age of two, and ad infinitum. Memory cards can be purchased in a set or made independently;
7. Imaginarium is a wonderful game that develops creativity, associative thinking, and simply allows you to have fun and usefully spend time. The main task of this game is to see and create associations to abstract pictures. Try it - you won't regret it!
8. What has changed? This game develops memory and attention. You can use absolutely any props - toys, stationery, various objects. For kids, you can put several toys in a row, and when the child closes his eyes, swap them or remove one of them;

Other types of board games:

Of course, there are an infinite number of them, and there is no point in listing them all. You just need to go to a children's store and choose the game that suits you. Table games – in the context of this article, we use this term to describe games that do not require special “equipment”, but can also be played right at the table. These include the following:

1. A fairy tale in a circle. This game will be interesting and exciting both at the table and on a long journey. The first player says the beginning of a fairy tale. The next one picks up, adding a sentence and developing the plot. Such a game can last from several minutes to several hours, depending on how much imagination and strength the participants have. The second version of this game is not to pronounce phrases, but to write them down on a piece of paper, folding your note so that the next player cannot see. Can be designated key points for each participant: for example, one writes “Who”, the second – “Where”, etc. The result can be a real “masterpiece” in the literal and figurative sense of the word!
2. Tales about everything in the world. You can invite participants to take turns composing and telling a fairy tale about any object that they saw around them. For example, about a napkin, about a phone, about a stool, etc. It can be a lot of fun and funny!
3. Crocodile. The players are divided into two teams. One of them thinks of a word and delegates its player to show the hidden object, event or phenomenon without the help of words. Members of the other team must guess the hidden word. There may be other options when a player from the other team must show the floor, or everyone can play “for themselves.” This game wonderfully develops imaginative thinking.
4. Associations. The game develops logic well and vocabulary. The participant names the word, the next one selects an association for it, absolutely any, perhaps understandable only to him. And so on. The game promises to be fun and exciting;
5. Wishes. The game is great for family holidays. All family members “mix” at the table - grandmothers with grandchildren, etc. Each participant must wish something to the person sitting to his right. You need to want exactly what the player thinks the “neighbor” wants most. This kind of fun brings all family members together as much as possible and teaches them to understand each other better.

In principle, many of the above games are also largely creative. But in this section we will still focus on creativity “in pure form" Such games include:

1. Various games and drawing competitions. You can draw and give portraits to each other, you can create joint paintings - the choice is limited only by your imagination. One example of games is the “12 months” competition. All participants are divided into two teams, each of which receives 12 album sheets, pencils, paints or felt-tip pens. After a specified time, the teams must show 12 sheets, on each of them a drawing of one of the months of the year. Players must guess which month is drawn on each image of their opponents;
2. Theater competitions. For example, you can divide into teams and act out some scenes. Or portray some famous heroes in your own way;
3. Dance and vocal competitions. There’s already someone who’s up to something. But it will definitely be fun for everyone!
4. Construction games. Together you can assemble a model of an airplane or ship, build a house or a steamboat;
5. Creating a collage. This does not require special artistic skills, and everyone can play - both children and adults. What you need is whatman paper, magazines with pictures, photographs, colored paper, glue, plasticine, scissors, stickers, sticks, buttons, threads, beads... This list can go on and on. Then decide on a topic together creative work- and forward!

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

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

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

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

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

Anna Kutyavina

When it’s cloudy and dreary outside, and everyone stays at home, you don’t have to be bored!

To while away a rainy evening, arrange happy holiday For a group of different ages or just to have fun for no reason, family games for children and adults will help.

The whole family is at home: what to do?

Family games not only unite a small and friendly team, but also develop individual abilities - ingenuity, logic, memory, observation, speed of reaction, imagination.

They are very useful for kids, but no less important for older ones.

After all, it is at such moments that people feel truly family and friends, turning into a strong family from advertising posters.

An ideal option for spending time together at home is a game whose rules are clear and accessible to all participants, grandmothers and toddlers alike.

Below we will present you the most popular family games for children and adults.

Some require props (game board, chips, cubes, cards, outfits, pencils, paper), which should be thought about in advance. Others are completely spontaneous and require no preparation.

Floor and board games for the whole family

It’s great when you have a magic shelf in your arsenal with treasured boxes, purchased on occasion and without.

“Monopoly”, “Settlers”, “Operation”, “Family”, “Scrabble” (aka “Scrabble” or “Wordmaker”), “Activity”, assorted adventure games with chips and dice...

Detective, strategic, economic, card, humorous and serious, all these family board games will add a unique flavor to your everyday evenings.

Unusual card games (the classic “Uno”, its humorous analogue “Svintus”) require a special deck of cards and knowledge of the rules.

For “Twister” you will need a branded set consisting of a floor covering with multi-colored circles and a spinning “drum”, and also the remarkable flexibility of the participants (it’s almost like yoga!).

Don't forget about your favorite classics, especially if you're playing with elderly relatives.

The older generation will be happy to join in such quiet family games as lotto, dominoes, backgammon, checkers or “Battleship”.

The whole family can collect puzzles of increased complexity with their favorite landscapes or characters. And also train your memory and manual dexterity with the help of the Memory game.

The most creative companies can conduct experiments and show tricks - there are a lot of thematic sets for this.

Contact games (creative, with elements of communication and guessing)

If you are tired of everything you have and want to get some fresh inspiration and creativity (and the right team has gathered), play creative or theatrical games.

1. "Associations"
Participants are divided into teams. Cards are prepared in advance, on each of which 8-10 words (objects) are written.

The player’s task is to use associations to explain the meaning of each word so that his team can guess.

The more points from the card are solved, the more points your group has. Adjectives with the same root cannot be pronounced.

2. "Crocodile"
A similar game, only the word guessed by the host or the opposing team must be explained using gestures and pantomimes (without uttering a sound).

With a small number of people, you can play without dividing into teams - then the one who guessed goes “to the board” to show a new word.

3. "Who am I?"
Another guessing game for which you will need stickers with adhesive backing and felt-tip pens. Participants come up with pseudonyms (“code names”) for each other.

Selected real people or movie characters (from Carlson, Kolobok and Batman to Madonna and Michael Jackson). Names are written on paper and pasted on the participants' foreheads.

The hero, destined to find out who he is, asks simple questions, participants answer “Yes” or “No”. Example: “Am I a cartoon character?”, “Am I round?”, “Do I like honey?”

4. “We have contact!”
The chosen leader thinks of a concept or object and names the first letter (for example, “T”).

All other participants come up with words starting with the letter T and try to describe them to each other, but without the leader guessing.

If someone in the team understands what his friend is trying to communicate, he says: “There is contact!” From this moment on, within 10 seconds the presenter must also guess this word.

Don't know? Then the participants pronounce it simultaneously on the count of three, after which the presenter is obliged to give out the second letter of the hidden word. Now “Contact” includes items starting with two letters, and so on.

The dialogue goes something like this:
– I have my word. This is a delicious dessert made from cream cheese and eggs.
- There is contact! (count to ten, the host does not know the answer)
- One, two, three - Tiramisu.
- Okay, the second letter is O. Now you need to come up with words starting with “TO.”

5. “Make up a fairy tale”
A game that requires a minimum of paraphernalia - just paper and pen. The team needs to compose a fairy tale.

The difficulty is that each participant writes only one sentence on a piece of paper, completely unaware of what his previous colleague came up with.

Then the page is folded and passed to the new participant, and so on in a circle. At the end, the fairy tale is solemnly read aloud: as a rule, it’s never boring!

6. “What’s missing/changed?”
A game to develop memory and attention. The participant must remember as accurately as possible everything that is on the table or in the room.

Then he goes out and the team makes changes to the interior. The player must guess which item is missing or has changed its place.

7. "Masquerade"
Trying on unusual images is a favorite pastime for children, but adults won’t be bored at your costume ball either.

The game options vary - you can come up with outfits from scrap materials (paper, beads, glue, fabrics, ribbons, felt), or use those prepared in advance.

Based on the results of dressing up, you can organize a costume procession, a competition for the most best image or put on a play for grandparents.

8. “Fanta”
At major holidays, the adventurous game “Fanta” remains the most favorite pastime of guests.

Cards with assignments are placed in a magic bag, and each participant asks the question “What should this phantom do?” takes out one at a time.

To add excitement, some versions of the game include valuable collateral (a banknote, a phone, a toy).

The most important thing is that tasks for forfeits are humorous, decent (we play with children!), safe and not offensive!

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

Games and competitions for children and adults

The most wonderful holidays are for children. The kids rejoice so sincerely and fervently that their hearts just sink. After all, the child constantly demands increased attention, especially if he is the culprit of the special day. Any celebration can be diversified. You will need a minimum of preparatory activities and a cheerful attitude. You can create a small entertaining program, choosing not only competitions, but also intellectual competitions. Such a party will appeal to all guests, without exception, regardless of their age.

Interesting games for children and adults list

It is recommended that everyone who wants to take part in the games be divided into two teams. This measure will unite the team and encourage unfamiliar children to make friends. Try to make the team forces approximately equal. This way you can avoid creating misunderstandings and conflict situations. And we present sample list games that can be organized at any holiday.

1. Mint – Prepare a few coins and a couple of cups. Teams are lined up one at a time and each is given coins. Cups are located at some distance (several meters) from the children. The players' task is to carry a coin on their toes and place it in the bowl. The team with the most coins in the cup wins.
2. On intellectual development there is such a competition. Two teams play. They are given sheets of paper and pens. Participants write the name of any product, bend a piece of paper, and pass it to their opponents. From the proposed set, the team must come up with an edible dish within a minute and tell the recipe for its preparation. The more original masterpiece will win.
3. Drawings. As a rule, such competitions are held with chalk on the asphalt, citywide. But at home, whatman paper and colored pencils are perfectly used. Invite teams to depict nature, animals, family and friends. It is quite clear that friendship will win in such a competition. But the kids will try very hard.
4. Organize a mushroom hunting trip. Previously, the presenter hides mushrooms cut out of cardboard in the room. They can be laid out in plain sight, hung, or hidden near large pieces of furniture. The guys who come in must collect maximum quantity mushrooms
5. Sit the kids in a circle and have a quiz. It is necessary to ask leading questions or quote phrases from famous fairy tales, and the kids must guess the names. The winner gets a prize!
6. The children must take turns naming a proverb, saying or line from a song that mentions animals. Anyone who fails to complete the task within a minute is out of luck - he is eliminated from the game. The remaining player wins.
7. Try playing the word flip game. You name a combination of words, and the kids must redo it exactly, but in reverse. For example: fat man – thin woman.
8. Take an attentiveness test. Objects of large and small sizes are laid out on the table. Let the children look at them carefully, throw a tablecloth on the table and invite the kids to list all the objects lying on the tabletop on a piece of paper. Victory goes to the one whose list turned out to be more detailed.
9. Invite the kids to draw greeting cards for the birthday boy. To do this you will need bright colored markers and pieces of whatman paper. Let the children show their imagination and give free rein to creativity. Alternatively, tell them a specific theme - the sun, the sky, and so on. The victory will be shared, and the cards prepared by the players will delight the child for a long time.
10. Inflate a dozen balloons and assign two teams. The room is divided into two parts, each with a team of players. Cheerful music plays, children throw balls from their zone to the territory of their opponents. Stop the music and take stock. Victory will be for those who have fewer balls on the “ground”.

When playing games, give your kids some time large number attention. After all, this is the only way a child will remember his birthday or other celebration. long period. While the kids are actively having fun, the adults have time to relax a little and have intimate conversations.
Having a few hours of free time, you can prepare for a family holiday. To