How to entertain guests for the New Year - 4 ways to make the holiday unforgettable

It’s not necessary to watch the movie “Enjoy Your Bath” on a festive night and sadly munch on Olivier. They say that how you celebrate the New Year is how you will spend it - so it is better to devote time to games and fun in the company of house guests and family members. Of course, if the night is going to be busy, then you need to start preparing for it in advance. You still have enough time to come up with interesting entertainment, and we, in turn, will give you some good ideas.

Outdoor games

It doesn’t matter how old your family members and guests are, everyone, young and old, wants entertainment on New Year’s Eve. So why not combine fun with active games and go outside. Moreover, fresh air is good for health.

If the winter turns out to be snowy, there will be many options for what to do:

• Modeling a snowman - in honor of the holiday, you can dress him up in a Santa Claus costume. True, you will have to take care of all the attributes in advance - make a beard out of cotton wool, and sew a cape, hat and bag for gifts from an old red curtain. Instead of a carrot, a small beetroot works well as a nose, and a branch for a staff can be painted with silver paint and wrapped in “rain.”



• Sledging - to add excitement to this activity, you can arrange a competition. For example, who can drive the farthest or who can throw the ball into the basket on the fly.And prepare pleasant surprises for the winners.
• Snow fight - nothing prevents you from preparing shells for it in advance by painting the snow in several colors. The easiest way to do this is with powder dyes. If you assign each participant a personal color, it will be easy to determine the accuracy and number of hits on the target.

Quests

You can do the banal thing - put the gifts under the tree and pretend that Santa Claus brought them. But it’s much more interesting to arrange a quest with a variety of tasks, in which all guests, as well as family members, will participate.

The scenario for the event must be prepared in advance - so that there is time to think through each of the stages of the quest, make props, test the places where the clues will be hidden to ensure they are inaccessible to the wind or animals (you must admit, it will be unpleasant if a balloon with a note hanging on a tree is blown away by the wind and he will get lost in the bottomless snowdrifts).

It's best to play outside - the more space, the more exciting the quest will be. However, even in a one-room apartment you can have a lot of fun - if only you have the desire and imagination.

Magic letters to Santa Claus

As a rule, letters for Santa Claus are written in advance - so that he has time to save money and find in stores exactly what he was asked for. But why not write again - after all the gifts have been received and unpacked? After all, well-mannered people always say “Thank you,” and the kind grandfather from Lapland deserves gratitude like no other. For children it will be not only entertainment, but also an educational moment, dressed in a playful form.

After writing letters, another stage may follow - sending them.To do this, just make a magic mailbox out of the box in advance, pasting it with shiny paper, fir branches and thematic drawings printed on a printer.

Before the game starts, the box should be hidden in a place where it will not be immediately discovered, and then, together with other household members, you can go in search of the box left by Santa Claus's postal service. By the way, you can also hide sweet souvenirs next to it - as a reward from the bearded good man.

Competitions

It is unlikely that at least one New Year's Eve is complete without competitions. So that none of the family members and guests are bored and so that everyone can equally demonstrate their talents, you need to come up with several tasks. It is also important to avoid banal competitions like “Who can recite the most beautiful poem about the New Year.” It is much better to add a creative touch to them, for example, offer to compose a logical quatrain in 5 minutes, which would mention Santa Claus, Einstein and palm trees.

Since New Year's Eve is not complete without delicious food, you need to take care of burning extra calories - also organize competitions for physical activity. One of these could be playing Crocodile or traditional sack jumping (this option is only suitable for those who have the opportunity to go outside). It’s better to make cards for “Crocodile” yourself, adding thematic tasks to them, for example, “An otter climbs a Christmas tree” or “An angry postman tries to steal a bag of gifts.”

Of course, it is not necessary to use these ideas in the form in which they are presented in the article. It’s worth adapting them to the hobbies and preferences of your household and guests, then everyone will surely enjoy the New Year’s party.Well, don’t forget about the safety rules during active games - after all, who wants to spend such a magical night not in the circle of people dear to their hearts, but in the emergency room?