This is only at first glance; it seems that it will be difficult to entertain guests. But in reality it is not so difficult, and many have their own ways to do this. For example, the toastmaster immediately tries to get everyone drunk so that the guests become more cheerful and take part in games and competitions. Many presenters show mini numbers with dressing up and take part in them themselves. And some arrange a stand up so that guests can “load up” with humor and throw all their problems out of their heads. And so we can list for a long time, but we won’t. After all, we have our own ideas on how to entertain guests at an adult’s birthday party at the table. Your guests don't even have to leave the table to get the most out of the holiday.

The first thing we offer you is table games. In this article we will describe several such games, and if you like it and want to watch them all, then you are welcome here.
The first game is ear, nose.
These are the rules in this game. Guests take right hand your left ear. And with your left hand your nose. Have you taken everything? Now invite them to change hands. That is, take your nose with your right hand, and take your right ear with your left hand. Did everyone succeed? And so gradually increase the pace so that the guests change hands faster.
The second game - I love it.
In principle, this game can be called differently, we called it that, and soon you will understand why. The first player says the phrase: I love... and then what he loves. For example: I like to eat fruit. This means that the second player must say that he loves, but his sentence must begin with the last letter of the first participant’s phrase, that is, with the letter T (since there are no words starting with the letter Y). Below is an example of the game:
I love to eat fruits.
I love Stomping my feet.
I like to play tennis
I love sleeping standing
I love Japanese cuisine
And so on. The essence of the game is reminiscent of a city game. If you want, you can change the first phrase to a narrower one, for example, to: I always in the morning... or: one night I...
The narrower and more piquant the phrase, the more fun the guests’ responses will be.

After such harmless games, you can serve something hot. For example, play wish fulfillment. That is, you make cards and write fun tasks for guests on them. Whoever pulled out which card completes this task. Examples of tasks:
1. Take it calmly,
And don’t get mad right away.
Anecdote from you, friend,
So that there is... a lot of laughter!

2. Are you sitting well?
Is it so weak for you to dance?
You drive with your shoulders,
And show us the dance.

3. It’s time for you to say a toast,
You come up with it first.
What did you come up with? Fine!
Now crow him!

Did you like the tasks? See more similar tasks.

For your next entertainment, you need to try in advance. You need to draw proverbs and sayings on sheets of whatman paper. Yes, just draw it. That's how they're pronounced, that's how you draw them. Beauty is not important here, originality is important here. Then show your masterpieces to the guests one by one, and let the guests guess what proverbs you depicted.

Also, games called forfeits are going great. That is, these are the same tasks for guests. Just “softer” and not necessarily in verse. The main thing here is not the rhyme, but what the guests will need to do.
For example:
- put on a false mustache and wear it all evening.
- A masquerade mask suits you so well! Put it on immediately!
- Would you like to try on elf ears?
And so on. And this is just the beginning of the game, because in this way you will decorate all your guests. And when all the guests are beautiful, you can arrange an interesting and unforgettable photo session.

And finally, invite your guests to sing songs. Just not ordinary songs, but interesting and cool songs that have been remade. Look at the lyrics of these songs

How to make sure that guests at the anniversary do not cluster together according to their interests, and do not forget where they ended up. How to fill an anniversary with dynamics, how to intrigue and surprise guests? Swipe cool competitions for the anniversary.

Competition "By touch".
8-10 small items are placed in a dark bag made of material: scissors, bottle cap, pen, button, spoon, thread, thimble, meat grinder knife, etc. You have to guess by touch what is there. The fabric should not be too rough or thin.

Contest "Couples in reverse".
Two or three pairs are tied back to back (legs and arms free). These couples must dance a waltz, tango, lady dance and run 10 meters back and forth like Siamese licks.

Competition "Whose ball is bigger".
The competition is simple: participants receive balloon ik and on command they begin to inflate. Whose balloon bursts is out. The one with the largest ball in terms of volume wins.

Competition "Match-Spear".
Draw a line on the floor with chalk and, without crossing it, throw an ordinary match at a distance like a spear. The winner can be determined by three throws.

Competition "Dancers".
Hold a dance competition with objects to the tunes “Yablochko”, “Cossack”, “Kalinka”, etc.
Let the participants dance: 1) with an apple (ball, ball); 2) with chairs and stools; 3) with a glass of wine

Competition "Ode to the Birthday Boy".
This is the familiar game “Burime”, when ready-made rhymes are offered, and you need to compose a verse based on them. “Ode to the Birthday Boy” can be composed with the following rhymes:

Jubilee,
- fire,
- gift,
- schoolboy,
- painter,
- hit,
- case,
- radar.

Prize for the winner: a bottle of champagne and a medal "Best Poet"

Competition of ditties.

A competition of funny, mischievous ditties is one of the most memorable moments of the anniversary, especially if there is an accordion player in your company. To ensure that the competition is organized, the presenter passes a special stick around in a circle, which the guests pass to each other to the music. As soon as the music dies down, a member of the company who has a stick in his hands performs a ditty. If you know that guests practically do not know ditties, you can write the texts on cards and distribute them to the invitees in advance.
Winner: the guest whose ditty caused the biggest burst of laughter
Prize for the winner: medal "The most cheerful guest" and a kiss from the birthday boy

Dance competition.
The presenter seats the competition participants on chairs so that they are clearly visible to all guests, then turns on the recording. Dance melodies familiar to everyone sound - waltz, gypsy, tango, letka-enka, Russian, twist, shake, rock and roll, lezginka, etc., 15-20 seconds each. Guests show their art without leaving their chairs. The audience's applause is a reward for the participants of the dance competition, and the most temperamental one receives the "Best Dancer" medal and a gift - a hug from the hero of the day.
Winner: guest who received great applause from the audience
Prize for the winner: medal "Best Dancer" and a hug from the hero of the day

Competition "Portrait of the hero of the day"
The host invites all guests to find out how the birthday boy’s wife really represents him. To do this, she is blindfolded, and she draws a “Portrait of the hero of the day” on a large sheet of paper. The host shows it to all guests and gives it to the hero of the occasion as a souvenir. The wife is awarded the “most attentive wife” medal to applause.

Competition "Attentive hero of the day"
The host offers to check how attentive the hero of the day is. To do this, invite several women. The birthday boy must, blindfolded, stroke the woman's hand and identify his wife's hand. To prevent the hero of the day from getting into an awkward position after being blindfolded, the presenter replaces the women invited to participate in the competition with men. We hope that woman's hand The hero of the day will be able to distinguish it from a man. The host awards the hero of the occasion the “Most Attentive Husband” medal for participating in the competition.

Competition "The Warmest Heart"
All participants are given the same piece of ice, which needs to be melted. You can do this with your hands, or rub it on your chest.
Winner: melted the ice first
Prize for the winner: medal "Hottest Man" and a glass of cold wine as a cooling prize.

Competition "The most dexterous man"
A stick with apples tied to it with elastic bands is placed high above the heads of the competition participants. You need to jump up and bite off an apple without using your hands.
Winner: the first to bite into the apple.
Prize for the winner: apple

Competition "The most persistent man"
Balloons are tied to the seats of the chairs. You need to sit on the ball and crush it. This is not as simple as it seems at first glance, and causes a lot of laughter among both participants and spectators of the competition.
Prize for the winner: balloons

Game "Confession"
The owner of the house holds two sets of cards in two colors; Questions are written on dark-colored cards, answers are written on light-colored cards. Guests are invited to choose a question for themselves, read it, then choose a card with the answer for themselves and also read it out loud to everyone present. The point of the game is that any answer is suitable for any question, the only important thing is that the number of questions matches the number of answers.

Sample questions for cards.
1. Does your loved one torment you with jealousy?
2. When do you have to smile forcibly?
3. Do you compliment your boss?
4. Are you afraid of prison?
5. Do you often put wine on the table?
6. How often do you sort things out with your fists?
7. Do you respect alcoholic drinks?
8. Are you ever delighted with erotica?
9. Do you remember those who previously loved you?
10. Do you dream of winning a car?
11. How often do you step on others’ toes?
12. How often do you quarrel with friends?
13. Are you jealous of your other half?
14. Is your character sometimes intolerable to others?
15. Do you like to enjoy food?
16. Do you like playing the fool?
17. How often do you remember your loved one?
18. Do you spend your honestly earned money on trifles?
19. Do you want to go to America?
20. Do you hide your ill-gotten earnings from your family?
21. Do you use obscene words in conversation?
22. Do you believe in love at first sight?
23. Do you feel tired from work?
24. Do you criticize our government?
25. Are you capable of noble deeds?
26. Are you moderately patient and well-mannered?

Sample answers.
1. It never happened and never will.
2. Let's talk about this without witnesses.
3. It’s a shame to ask such questions, knowing my character.
4. This is the most pleasant thing for me.
5. Only when you are in a bad mood.
6. Of course, and more than once.
7. It happens, but only at night.
8. Every day, and more than once.
9. Whenever I go to bed.
10. I had to suffer from this.
11. Only half asleep and in slippers.
12. Exclusively in a restaurant.
13. I won’t tell you under torture.
14. This is my hobby.
15. I allow myself this pleasure once a day.
16. It happened once.
17. When there are guests in the house.
18. Of course, otherwise it would be uninteresting to live.
19. Not without this.
20. This is my secret, I don’t want others to know about it.
21. If there is no other half nearby.
22. When kicked out of the house.
23. This topic is unpleasant to me.
24. When my loved ones don’t see me.
25. At night under the blanket.
26. Only in thoughts.

Competition "Fishing"
All men of the celebration are invited. The host offers to play fishing. “Let’s take imaginary fishing rods, throw them into the imaginary sea and start fishing, but then suddenly the imaginary water begins to wet our feet and the presenter suggests rolling up our pants to the knees, then higher and higher.” The funny thing is that when everyone’s trousers are already pulled up to the limit The presenter stops fishing and announces a competition for the hairiest legs.

Test "Tell me about yourself"
This comic test is designed for married couples. The first to write on a piece of paper - in a column, under numbers - are ten names of animals (insects, birds, reptiles) present at a party married men- of course, in secret from their wives. Then the wives do the same. The person conducting the test asks the married couple to look at the side of the sheet where the representatives of the fauna chosen by the husband appear in a column. And so, he, the husband, -
Affectionate as...
Strong like...
Sociable as...
Authoritative as...
Independent like...
Smiling like...
Neat as...
Amorous as...
Brave as...
Beautiful as...

Then the representatives of the fauna chosen by the wife are named. So, "Your Wife":
In transport like...
With relatives like...
With work colleagues like...
In the store it's like...
At home it's like...
In a cafe or restaurant like...
With the boss how...
In a friendly company like...
In bed like...
In the doctor's office it's like...

Competition "Light Dance"
Couples who wish to take part in the competition are invited.
Condition: Before the start of the dance, all couples light sparklers.
Music is playing. Couples are dancing.
Winner: The couple who can keep their sparkler burning the longest.

Game "Rocket Flight"
Guests are divided into 2 rooms (2 halves of the table). The presenter gives the guests two rocket models.
Flight rules: at the presenter’s signal, the first participant loudly says: “Happy anniversary!” and hands the rocket to his neighbor. The second one says: “Congratulations!”, the third one: “Happy anniversary!” etc. until the rocket goes around each guest at its half of the table.
Winner: the team whose rocket reaches the birthday girl faster.

Competition "Encryption"
Find kind words addressed to our hero of the day by deciphering the card you have chosen. Guests are given cards attached to soft toy. Guests must decipher the abbreviation and name what they got.
Cards:

For example: OVD - we adore Valera for a long time.

Auction.
Attention! I have things that belong to the hero of the day. He asked me to sell them to guests at a reasonable price. However, guests will have to pay not with coins, but with kind words spoken to our respected birthday boy. So, I consider the auction open!
Lot No. 1. This faded cloth is a diaper in which the parents wrapped our hero of the day when he was a few days old. Today, looking at such a small diaper and such a respectable birthday boy, it is difficult to even imagine that he once fit into an envelope folded from such fabric. How much for kind words will this diaper be sold?
There is a “sale” of the hero of the day’s diaper. The winner and owner of it is the one of the guests who said large quantity kind words to the birthday boy. Further, other things can be “sold” in the same way, in different time belonging to the hero of the day: a toy that he never parted with, shoelaces in which he went to first grade, a school diary for fifth grade, his first tie, etc.
After all items are “sold”, the winner of the competition is announced. He has the right to say congratulatory speech. Then you can invite guests to drink a glass of wine for the health of the birthday person. And the winner of the auction, who said the largest number of epithets, is awarded a prize, which can be used as a medal made of paper “For eloquence and strong friendship.”

Outdoor games for the anniversary (“fun” relay race).
Participants - 2 teams, with an odd number of people.
Props for competitions:
8 glasses (plastic can be used), 2 books (not too heavy);
2 brooms, 2 balls, 2 tablespoons, 2 chairs, 2 bottles of alcohol, snack.
Anniversary competition 1
Participants compete in one-legged jumps while holding glasses of water. In this case, it is desirable that the glasses are full at the finish line.
Anniversary competition 2
Running with a ball on your head, holding it with one hand. Although this can hardly be called running.
Anniversary competition 3
Quickly walk a certain distance with a book on your head, holding a full glass of water in one hand, a broom in the other, and sweeping the road in front of you.
Anniversary competition 4
One player from each team runs, while he holds 2 glasses in his hands: one with water, the other empty. During the race, participants pour water from a full glass into an empty glass, and at the finish line they determine who spilled the least amount of water. In addition, the speed of the players is taken into account, that is, who came first.
Anniversary competition 5
Using tablespoons, fill the glass by transferring water from one glass to another.
Anniversary competition 6
One player runs and at the same time holds the other by the legs, and the latter moves on his hands, holding a glass with his teeth.
Or the participants stand with their backs to each other and clasp their hands and run to the designated place and return as well
Competition for the 7th anniversary
Stand in a circle, close your eyes, stretch your arms forward and try to catch the hands of another participant. According to the principle of the game “Mom, unravel the thread,” they must unravel without breaking their hands
Anniversary competition 8
"The Journey of a Ball - a Ball."
Give the participants a ball. First, you need to pass it with your hands from above to the back (to the tail of the train), and back - from below between the legs. Play three times. You can make it more difficult by alternating the ball above your head, under your feet, etc. The last one who has the ball runs forward and passes the ball again.
Anniversary competition 9
“I poured it, drank it, ate it.” The competition involves an odd number of participants. The first player runs to a chair on which there is a bottle of vodka (wine, beer), a glass (glass), a snack, pours the contents of the bottle into the glass, and returns to the team. The second player runs up to a chair, drinks, and returns to the team. The third player runs up to the chair, has a snack, and returns. The fourth pours, the fifth drinks, the sixth has a snack. And so on until the liquid in the bottle runs out. If you don’t want the relay to drag on, place an incomplete bottle.

Anniversary competition "What to do if..."
The presenter calls three to five volunteers. Participants are encouraged to find an original way out of non-standard situations. Based on their answers, viewers choose a winner who receives the main prize. The remaining participants receive incentive prizes.
Examples of non-standard situations:
What to do if you accidentally sit on a birthday cake?
What should you do if you were bringing a porcelain vase to a friend as a gift and accidentally broke it?
What to do if your beloved and your best friend Do they celebrate their birthday on the same day?
What to do if you remembered that it’s your birthday only 10 minutes before the guests arrive?
What to do if several guests (by an amazing coincidence) gave you the same gifts?
What should you do if the day after your birthday you wake up in an unfamiliar place?
What should you do if a wizard flew to your birthday party in a blue helicopter and gave you 500 popsicles?
What to do if you received a live crocodile for your birthday?
What to do if this crocodile accidentally ate the one who gave it to you, and now there is no one to return the crocodile?
What to do the day after your birthday?

Competition for the anniversary "Princess Nesmeyana"
The players are divided into two teams. The members of the first team - “Princess Nesmeyana” - sit on chairs and take on the most serious or sad look possible. The task of the players of the other team is to take turns or all together to make the “non-laughers” laugh. Every smiling “non-laugher” joins the team of mixers. If, within a certain period of time, it is possible to make all the “non-laughers” laugh, the team of mixers is declared the winner; if not, the “non-laughers” team is declared the winner. After this, the teams can switch roles.
To make the “non-funny people” laugh, players can show pantomime, tell jokes, make faces, but they are not allowed to touch the “non-funny people”.

Anniversary competition "Balloon Battle"
Each player has a balloon tied to his right leg (ankle). After the starting signal, all participants try to pierce other players’ balloons and protect their own. Participants whose balloon bursts are eliminated from the game. The last person remaining in the game is declared the winner.
The thread of the ball should be no longer than 30 cm.

Anniversary competition "Crocodile"
The players are divided into two teams. The first team chooses a concept and shows it in pantomime, without the help of words or sounds. The second team tries, after three attempts, to guess which concept is being shown. Then the teams change roles. The game is played for fun, but you can count points for guessed words.
You can guess individual words, phrases from famous songs and poems, proverbs and sayings, catchphrases, fairy tales, names of famous (real or fictional) people.
The numbers of additional games suitable for this holiday are given in the entertainment index.
In addition, participants can play sports games: football, mini-football, volleyball.

Fun Questions Quiz
For entertainment you can spend fun quiz. The most active participant who answers the most questions receives a prize.
Examples of questions:
- When is a person in a room without a head? (When he sticks it out the window)
- How do day and night end? (Soft sign)
- What needs to be done so that four guys remain in one boot? (Take off each person's boot)
- The crow is flying, and the dog is sitting on its tail. Could it be? (The dog sits on its own tail)
- In which month does chatty Mashenka speak the least? (In February, it is the shortest)
- When a horse is bought, what kind of horse is it? (Wet)
- A person has one, a crow has two, a bear has none. What is this? (Letter “o)
- What belongs to you, but others use it more often than you? (Name)
- In what year do people eat more than usual? (In leap year)
- Can an ostrich call itself a bird? (No, because he can't speak)
- What stones are not in the sea? (Dry)
- What disease on earth has no one been sick with? (Nautical)
- What can you cook, but cannot eat? (Lessons)
- Which hand is better to stir tea? (It is better to stir the tea with a spoon)
-What gets bigger when you put it upside down? (Number 6)

Anniversary – special holiday. Among other things, it assumes quite a large number of guests. That is why, the question of how and with what to entertain them needs to be given Special attention. After all, this is not a small company in which there are enough sincere conversations and some board game so that guests don't get bored. The anniversary will become truly interesting and memorable if someone takes on the role of host. This person will be able to notice in time when it is necessary to pause in the feast and offer the guests something interesting and fun. It is very important to take into account the fact that guests may be completely different ages and social status. After all, not only friends are invited to anniversaries. There may be colleagues, bosses, co-workers, relatives with children, and so on.

Table games and competitions

At every anniversary there will definitely be a large-scale feast. Of course, in addition to this, there will be time to dance and play active games, but guests still spend most of the holiday at the table. Therefore, you need to especially carefully consider those entertainments that will amuse those present during the feast.

Predictions in sweets

A fairly well-known and popular way to cheer everyone up is fortune cookies. Baking it is very simple - small, rolled-up strips with pre-written predictions are simply placed into the cavity inside each cookie before they are placed in the oven. The whole secret is that all predictions will be extremely kind, cheerful and bright. Such sweets can be distributed to guests before tea is served, or at the very beginning, as soon as everyone has gathered.

Let's play forfeits

There is probably not a single person who has never played this game. The rules are very simple and clear. You need two presenters (they will also participate). Each person present must put something of their own into a tight bag. It is important not to confuse them later, so things should be recognizable. Then one of the presenters turns his back to the other. He will wonder what the first forfeit should do. For example, sing a famous children's song. This is done after the forfeit (thing) is taken out of the bag. Everyone sees him except the one who makes a wish. Thus, all forfeits must be taken out and everyone will be involved in the entertainment.

Question answer

This game is suitable for the middle of the holiday, when guests are already a little tired of toasts and snacks. The props for it are very simple - two sets of cards different color, for example, white and green. There should be enough for everyone present, including the hero of the day, if you hand out two pieces. Questions will be written on white cards, and answers on green cards. The whole highlight is in their combination. Examples of questions:

• Do you eat snails?
• Do you sleep in a coat?
• Do you wear high boots?
• Do you think about the future of humanity when visiting a dentist?

Example answers:

• Only after the holidays.
• No! How could you possibly think?
• Mandatory on Mondays.
• Yes, this is the meaning of my whole life for me!

There can be many options. All guests take turns reading the question and answering it immediately, reading the answer from the second card. Another advantage of this entertainment is that you can shuffle the questions and answers and distribute them again.

In the next video, you will also find a game called “Question and Answer” - but in a slightly different interpretation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7tk0P2fuw

Who knows the hero of the day?

This is also a game with questions. Only this time they all relate directly to the hero of the day. This is a wonderful opportunity to check how much friends and relatives know the birthday boy, and at the same time to amuse them. You need to make a list of questions in advance. They can be both elementary and complex from the point of view of guests. For example, these:

• What color are the birthday boy/girl's eyes?
• What institute did he/she study at?
• Favorite school subject?
• What year was the wedding?
• What is the hometown of the hero of the day?

And everything is in the same vein. There is no doubt that someone present will certainly be puzzled by the question of eye color.

Fantasy competition

More suitable for a sweet table, when everyone already feels free and relaxed. Everyone, instead of telling the story of their acquaintance with the hero of the day, must come up with a new one. To do this, you can choose any surroundings - eras, adventures, the age of those around you, and so on. With the help of this competition you can look at your friends and colleagues from a different perspective and get to know them better. The winner is chosen jointly through applause. This must be the best dreamer and storyteller. He definitely needs to be awarded a symbolic prize.

Roll in pieces

This game is good for a holiday where people who don’t know each other are present. This often happens on anniversaries. The game will help those present get to know each other.

The host gives the nearest guest a roll of paper (plain paper towels). He tears off a few pieces for himself and passes the roll to the next one. When the roll has passed everyone, the game itself begins. Everyone in turn must tell something about themselves. Be sure to introduce yourself - just your name will be enough. Depending on how many pieces of paper a person tore off, how many facts he must tell about himself. It could be anything: your favorite type of tea, your position at work, your favorite movie, and so on.

Today your wishes come true!

Everyone writes one wish on small pieces of paper. It should be simple, something that someone sitting next to you can immediately perform. Guests should be warned that wishes will actually be fulfilled now, so let them be restrained. All wish leaves are collected in a bag or hat and mixed thoroughly. Then all guests draw one, read and do what is written. The game is a little reminiscent of forfeits, but maybe even more interesting.

Tongue Twisters

The most fun competition is to tell a tongue twister quickly and never miss a beat. It is better to offer it to those gathered when everyone has had time to drink a little. Tongue twisters should be written on cards and distributed to guests. They may be different. It’s better to start with simple ones, for example, “the cuttlefish is rolling off the ship” and then move on to more complex ones. The best announcer receives a small symbolic prize. You can even present a homemade medal with the appropriate inscription.

Active entertainment

An anniversary feast must be diluted with funny entertainment that requires some physical activity from guests. In this case, it does not matter at all how old the guests are or when they were last in the gym or stadium. The fact is that the main goal of active games is to have fun, not to win. Therefore, you need to try to involve everyone in such entertainment, except, perhaps, the oldest grandparents, as well as small children.

Relay race “Bring the ball”

Everyone knows this competition. However, most people think that it is only intended for children's competitions. This is completely wrong. With adults respectable people A simple game turns into amazing entertainment. Participants must be divided into two teams. It is possible for three, but this will depend only on the size of the room and the availability of free space in it. Each team receives a spoon and a tennis ball. The ball is placed in a spoon and, at the command of the leader, they run with it to the established obstacle and back. If you take plastic spoons, you can make the task a little more difficult - run while holding the spoon in your teeth. Alternatively, you can use not a ball, but an ordinary chicken egg. If it breaks, the team is eliminated from the game.

Bring me something, I don’t know what

Several people can participate in this competition. The maximum number is ten, otherwise it will take a little longer. It should be held when guests are not sitting at tables and there is some free space. Participants line up a few meters (up to ten) from the table facing it. In this case, it is advisable that all other guests be on the other side of the table and not move far away. The presenter makes the first demand: “Now you must bring... a fork!” Immediately after the end of this phrase, the participants run to the table, take what is required, return and demonstrate the desired item. The slowest one is eliminated from the game. After the third requirement, the task needs to be complicated. You need to bring not something from the table, but some personal item, for example, a tie, ring or watch. The whole difficulty is that these things should not be yours. They should only be taken from guests.

Everybody dance!

This is a dance competition in which men and women participate. It is desirable that these are married couples. The number of participating couples is completely unlimited. No one is told in advance what will have to be done. Each couple is given a balloon that has not yet been inflated, which they only need to take classic shape– long and thin, like snakes, will not work. At the leader's command, the balloons must be inflated. The size is whatever you want, the presenter should not pay attention to this. After this, the participants are announced that they need to dance “in threes.” That is, holding the newly inflated balloon between each other. It will be more difficult for those who tried to inflate it very big. The winner is the couple who never drops or bursts the balloon. Any the holiday will pass It’s great if you remember the main thing - you need to be attentive to your guests. You need to notice in time that someone is tired, someone is bored, and a quarrel is brewing between someone. A welcoming and attentive host is already half the holiday. The second half can be made up of fun games and entertainment that don’t let guests get bored.

"Kompromat"

This comic competition held with the participation of married couples. Men, numbering, write in a column the ten first names of animals that come to mind (this can be any representatives of flora and fauna). Of course, all this is done in secret from the wives. Now wives are doing the same thing. After this, the presenter asks the wives to continue the phrase he started, adding to it the word written down by their husband on the sheet (the words are pronounced in the order in which they are written down). So your husband:

♦ Affectionate, like...

♦ Sociable, like...

♦ Strong as...

♦ Smiling like...

♦ Neat, like...

♦ Brave as...

♦ Amorous, like...

♦ Beautiful as...

Then the husband reads out the representatives of the fauna chosen by his wife. So your wife:

♦ In transport like...

♦ With work colleagues like...

♦ With relatives like...

♦ In the store it's like...

♦ In a cafe or restaurant like...

♦ At home it’s like...

♦ How is it with the boss...

♦ In bed like...

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"Shave your loved one"

All men who volunteer to take part in the competition are given balloons inflated to the limit with funny faces drawn on them, onto which the presenter applies shaving cream. Now the conditions of the competition are announced: men hold the ball by its base from below, and women at this time must “shave” the balls disposable razor. The presenter is advised to have a towel on hand, as the balloon may burst...

"Guess it"

Guests sitting at the table are divided into two teams - on one side and the other side of the table. In each team, players choose a leader. The theme of the game is determined, which is associated with the event being celebrated, namely, “Birthday and everything connected with it.”

The first team thinks of a word on a given topic, and the leader of the first team “tete-a-tete” tells this word to the leader of the other team, and he, in turn, must try to portray this word with the help of facial expressions, gestures and other body movements to his players in the team . Those guessing have the right to ask him questions, and the presenter can nod his head to show whether they are thinking correctly or wrong.

You have 3 minutes to guess the word. If the players fail to complete the task, they are fined - to sing a song in honor of the birthday boy!

"Find the pin"

A couple (not necessarily of opposite sexes) is selected to participate in the competition. The players stand opposite each other. The presenter blindfolds them, after which a large pin is attached to the clothes of each participant. Players need to find the pin on their opponent’s clothes as quickly as possible, but at the same time try not to give away theirs.

“Feed me some porridge”

The players are divided into pairs - a man and a woman, they are blindfolded. The task of women is to feed their companions with semolina or any other porridge. The first couple to complete the task wins the competition.

"Turnip of the new millennium"

Three young men and three girls are invited to participate in the competition. The stronger sex sits in one line on the fifth point, spreading its legs and bending them at the knees, or simply crossing them, with their hands resting on the floor behind their backs - these will be “beds”. The girls sit next to the young men either between them or on their crossed legs. Girls are now "turnips". It is advisable for the “turnips” to hold their hands in front of them, bending them at the elbows and clasping their fingers. The presenter will be a “Michurinite”: he must walk between the “beds” and try to lull their vigilance with conversations. As soon as the “beds” are distracted, the “Michurinets” must try to pull out the “turnip” from the “beds”. At the same time, the man - the “bed” must have time, removing his hands from behind his back, to grab the “turnip” without giving it away, thereby giving it to the “Michurin man”. Why he will grab the “turnip” - that’s how it will turn out!

"Roll the Egg"

To play the game you need a raw egg and a pair of participants - a girl and a young man. The essence of the game is that the participant and the participant must roll this egg through each other's clothes. In this case, you need to roll the egg according to certain rules: the young man rolls the egg through the girl’s blouse or dress (from the right sleeve to the left sleeve), and the girl rolls the egg through her trousers for her partner (respectively, from the edge of the right trouser leg to the edge of the left trouser leg).

Not to mention the sensitivity of this game, players need to follow two rules.

Firstly, you need to hold the egg firmly with your palm, as it may fall and break!

Secondly, do not squeeze the egg too hard: there is a risk of crushing it, which will be, perhaps, even more unpleasant than dropping it. In any case, fishing out a crushed raw egg from a trouser leg or sleeve is painstaking work and not very pleasant, since in this case a lot of washing cannot be avoided anyway.

It would be better if the players still manage to show dexterity sufficient to avoid such unpleasant consequences...

"Let's get to know each other better"

The competition is ideal for a company of unfamiliar people. Anyone can participate in it, and the more participants, the better. Each of them goes to the middle of the hall and stands so that all guests can clearly see him, after which he begins a detailed story about himself. He says everything he considers necessary, however... he does not utter a single word. How is this, you ask? It’s very simple: facial expressions, gestures, words, whatever you like, but only without the help of words. And don’t be cunning: writing about yourself on paper and letting guests read it is strictly prohibited!

The one whose “story” the guests will like more than others, whose story about himself turns out to be the most amusing and interesting, is declared the winner and receives a prize.

"Three cherished phrases"

The host confidently declares that none of the guests will be able to repeat three short phrases after him: they are not so sober anymore.

As a rule, guests begin to object, saying that they will make it easy. To interrupt the discussion, which is still being conducted “in an amicable way,” the presenter selects five or six people from among the most zealous debaters in order to find out their oratorical abilities and prove that they are right.

The presenter, pretending that he is finding words with great difficulty, thoughtfully says: “The weather is wonderful today.” The participants in the game, of course, easily repeat this after him. a short phrase. The presenter allegedly becomes embarrassed and utters another phrase, more hesitantly and thoughtfully: “The sun is shining brightly.” Participants in the game repeat this phrase as easily as the first. And now the presenter joyfully exclaims: “But that’s wrong!” The guests are confused, a clarification begins, which threatens to drag on. Having chosen a convenient moment, the host admits that “But this is wrong!” and was the third simple phrase he spoke.

"Waitress and Client"

A couple is selected for the competition: a man and a woman. The presenter blindfolds both participants, after which the woman (she will be a waitress) is given a glass of vodka and a sandwich, and the man (he plays the role of a client) is seated on a chair.

When the preparations are completed, the “client” will have to “place an order” by saying the signature words: “Waiter! Vodka!

The essence of the game is that a blindfolded “waiter” must drink and feed his “client”, who also cannot see anything. To do this, of course, will be very difficult. So smearing the “client” in sandwich paste cannot be avoided. I can only advise you to take something for such a sandwich that is not too dirty or, at worst, is easy to wash.

Instead of vodka, you can take any drink.

It seems that when the guests gather to watch the video, the “client” and the “waitress”, who did not see each other during the game, will laugh the loudest.

To make your birthday truly fun, interesting, noisy, it will not be enough to take care only of the appetizing festive table. It is important to think about interesting entertainment for guests. For example, pick up funny table contests for an adult’s birthday.

You shouldn’t just invite guests who come to your home or restaurant to immediately take part in cool competitions. First, you need to give the invitees the opportunity to calmly communicate, rest, relax, and, of course, try all the offered treats. It is better to move on to entertainment at the moment when guests begin to get a little bored.

There are many fun birthday contests. The following are especially popular among adults:

1. "Never give up!". All guests who are ready to participate in the competition are divided into pairs: man-girl. The participants of each tandem turn their backs to each other and become closer. The hands of the girl and the man are tied. At the command of an outside participant, all pairs begin to squat. Gradually, tired people drop out of the competition. The fun continues until only one couple remains squatting. Participants who do not give up are awarded a prize.
2. "Chinese guests." Participants receive a saucer with a small amount of boiled rice sprinkled on it, as well as special chopsticks. It is important that the portions are the same. After the host's command, the guests begin to eat rice from the plate. The winner is the one who is the first to successfully complete the task. Instead of rice, you can use other foods and dishes.
3. "Dream Bags" The host of the competition picks up two bags at once. One contains notes from guests, on which it is written what they would like to give to the hero of the occasion if they had an unlimited amount of money. In the other - cards with cool tasks. The birthday person must alternately choose a note-card pair. The host of the competition announces to him that he will be able to receive the specified gift if its author completes the specified task. The result can be a lot of fun active entertainment, depending on the content of the cards in the second bag. There can be creative, sports and any other tasks.
4. "Trick". Each guest is invited to recite a poem loudly, beautifully and with expression, trying to “outdo” the other participants with their performance. After all the texts have been spoken, the presenter says that it is time to reveal the winner. And they will suddenly become, for example, the person who has the most high growth, or Blue eyes, or maximum foot size. You can come up with a lot of funny interesting options. The main thing is that expressive reading of poetry will be completely “out of topic” here.
5. "Figure skating". Participants are briefly invited to become single skaters or work in pairs. Special music is played for each person or couple. For example, in a minute the participant must “skate” on imaginary skates, demonstrating his artistry and skill. The rest of the guests will evaluate the performance and give points. The winner will be one person or a couple.
6. "Eye meter". All guests are invited to take turns trying to determine by eye the size of the shoes and clothes of their neighbor at the table. The competition goes in circles. When a participant manages to correctly name the size of the guest sitting next to him, he receives a miniature gift, but if not, he will have to drink a “penalty drink.”
7. "Memories of childhood." Guests are invited to remember the very first years of their life and their favorite fairy tale or cartoon character. Next - each participant in the competition must go to the center of the hall and everyone possible ways portray this very hero. The rest of the guests will try to guess it. The prize goes to the person whose character those present guessed the fastest.
8. “Write a ditty.” All guests are divided into small teams. It will be enough for 4-5 people in each. The birthday boy tells them a couple of any words, and the formed teams must write for a while, in a minute funny ditties. The winner will be determined by applause.

Any of the proposed competitions can be changed to your liking. For example, instead of ditties, suggest writing a joke, and instead of determining the size of clothes, suggest guessing the age of your neighbor.

The best table contests and games for an adult birthday

If the holiday is organized in a small apartment, it will be most convenient to use “sit-down” table competitions for adults. So that guests do not have to leave their seats to complete tasks.

Mobile competitions

Even at the table you can organize outdoor games for adults. For example, invite each participant to perform a cheerful dance in honor of the birthday boy, without getting up from his chair or sofa.

Or - turn on a selection of melodies of famous songs and invite the person who was the first to recognize it and is ready to guess it to clap loudly. The winner can be awarded a music prize. For example, a songbook or a collection of hits on a disc.

Hot dances

If the competition is based on fiery dances, you will still have to get up from the table. But you don’t need a lot of space to carry it out. Guests can sit next to their chairs.

It is dance competitions that make the holiday fun. If the presenter tries, it will be possible to involve everyone who wants to participate in them.

For the first version of such a competition, all participants stand in a circle, and the presenter asks the person standing next to him which part of his neighbor’s body is the most attractive. Then everyone takes each other for this very part and dances together. The places are constantly changing, becoming more and more fun. Of course, in such a competition you need to forget about vulgarity so as not to spoil it.

For a cheerful and noisy company, a dance competition with raw eggs is suitable. They are placed in a transparent bag, 2-3 pieces each. and hung on the participant’s belt so that the structure is between the legs. Next, the guests dance merrily right with the eggs. You can pair people up. The winner of the competition is the person who has the most whole eggs left after the fiery dance.

Another interesting dance option is with a rope. For such a competition, guests line up in a row. Fun, catchy songs are played. All participants begin to dance actively.

At this time, two people from the guests pull the rope wide and head towards the dancing and having fun. The participants' task is to successfully step over the obstacle each time. The rope constantly rises higher and higher. The winner is the dancer who lasts the longest.

A competition with dancing in a circle is also popular. Participants should stand about a meter apart from each other. Throughout the game, music is played, constantly changing.

One of the guests stands in the center of the circle and begins to dance to the beat of the melody. The rest of the participants repeat all the movements after him. As soon as the song changes, so does the presenter. The game is repeated until each guest has time to stand in the center of the circle. The most graceful and cheerful dancer wins.

Intellectual competitions

Competitions at the table can also be made intellectual. But it is better to plan them at the beginning of the evening, when guests have not yet had time to drink too many strong drinks.

For example, choose several world-famous paintings and prepare a sheet of paper according to its size, with a small hole in any part. The presenter must combine the work of art and the paper overlay. Based on the part that opens, they will guess what kind of picture it is. The winner is the person who correctly pronounces the names of the maximum number of works of art.

If there are no art connoisseurs among the guests, you can simplify the competition. In this case, instead of paintings, you should use portraits of celebrities or other similar images.

The next competition will allow participants to feel like great poets. They will need to translate a famous work into a modern youth language. You can use all variants of slang and any interesting literary devices.

There are two options for conducting such a competition. The first one offers to rewrite a read passage from the classics into modern style, and the second - on the contrary, guess the already redone text.

If you have several old magazines at home, you can choose from among them pages with pictures of celebrities or beautiful landscapes. And then cut the paper like a puzzle. There should be as many pages as there are teams of players. At the beginning of the competition, each of them receives an envelope with parts of the resulting puzzles. The team that collects the picture the fastest wins.

Another interesting competition involves using a large box. Any item that guests should not see is placed at its bottom. One of the players opens the box and tries to find the most successful expressions to describe the object he saw. The others are trying to guess it. You can use two boxes at once and divide the guests into as many teams. Then only one of them will become the winner, and the participants will probably compete with each other.

Funny and cheerful riddles

In order not to have to divide players into teams and not be too bothered by preparing competitions for an adult company, you can simply download a lot of funny and cheerful riddles from the Internet. All that remains is to simply read them out at the table, giving those present time to think. Surely the process of guessing the proposed riddles will be fun and interesting.

To make such a competition even more exciting, you should take care of small, original prizes. This could be sweets, stationery with a funny design, all kinds of goods from a joke store, or even homemade gifts, reflecting the tastes and hobbies of each guest.

An interesting quiz for the birthday boy

If a birthday is celebrated among colleagues, and the birthday person has only recently joined their company, it is worth organizing an exciting quiz for him. For example, make several interesting questions, which would allow us to better know the hero of the occasion.

First, those present should try to answer them, explaining why they decided to choose this option. And at the end of the quiz, the birthday boy himself will give the correct answers, and at the same time reward those who previously answered as correctly as possible.

Funny contests with balloons

Competitions with balloons It will be possible to make it interesting not only for children, but also for adults.

Among the most fun options are the following:

1. Guests are paired up. An inflated balloon is tied to each person's ankle. Immediately after this, slow music starts. In the dance, the player must burst his partner's balloon, while keeping his own intact.
2. Guests are divided into two teams and stand in a row. The presenter hands the first person in each of the two “columns” a balloon. The player must hold it between his legs and pass it to the next participant. The team that completes the relay first wins.
3. The host invites the guests to collect as many balls as they can fit in their hands. Players will diligently try to hold onto as many airborne objects as possible. But at this moment they will not yet know that each ball contains a note with a task. The most “greedy” guest will entertain those present all evening.
4. All participants line up one after another. A balloon is clamped between the first person's back and the second person's stomach. The resulting “centipede” of participants must dance actively, without popping or losing the balls.

Any relay race with balloons is also interesting. Guests squeeze them between their legs and try to run to the coveted prize as quickly as possible in order to pick it up. But not every participant is able to successfully cope with this task.

Competitions for those who like to celebrate outdoors

If a birthday is celebrated on the street, this will not be an obstacle for fun games and competitions. Almost each of the options described above can be tried in nature.

In addition, it is very convenient, fun and interesting to play Twister outside. If there is no special game in stock, the field for it can be drawn directly on the grass with spray paint, or with crayons on the asphalt.

It is very interesting to participate in all kinds of quests in nature. The birthday boy or guests can find the plan of the one they like most on the Internet or come up with it themselves. The more fun, interesting, and confusing tasks it contains, the better.

If you choose the right competitions for your holiday and prepare all the equipment necessary for them in advance, you can make the event truly bright and memorable. Even serious adults, having relaxed, will happily participate in all the entertainment offered.