7 fun and heartfelt games for the New Year’s feast

New Year is a bright and joyful holiday, when the whole family gathers at a lavishly laid table. Salads are traditionally filled with natural and delicious mayonnaise, such as “Sloboda”, which is associated with home-made food, warmth and comfort. After congratulations, gifts and a feast, instead of the usual viewing of New Year’s TV shows, you want something fun and unusual. Of course, the “Blue Light” has long been a New Year’s symbol, but the soul asks for a holiday, games and fun. What can you play at the New Year’s table to make it interesting for both adults and children?

The game “Nesmeyana”: make your neighbor laugh

Everyone at the table is divided into two teams. The players from the first team make very sad and sad faces, and the participants of the second team in every possible way make “unfunny” laugh. They can grunt, bark, jump, sing, dance, fool around and make funny faces — everyone tries their best. If one of the “non-laughers” smiles, he joins the team of merry men, and the rest continue to keep a sullen face, as far as possible. The most persistent “nesmeyana” gets a prize! The main thing is not to combine food with the game, so as not to choke on laughter. Masks, disguises, jokes are welcome, because in order to make the “nesmeyan” smile, all means are good!

Crocodile Game: Guess the item!

This psychological game can be very fun, it is perfect for the New Year. All participants of the game are divided into two teams, and the first team makes a word, phrase, proverb, saying, or a line from a song. It should be something bright, interesting, suitable for pantomime — “soap bubble”, “hedgehog in the fog”, “do not bend under the changing world”, “measure once and cut once” and other phrases — it all depends on the age and interests of the participants. The hidden word or phrase is reported to the representative of the second team, so that the players from his team do not hear anything. The chosen player-actor shows his team a hidden word or phrase through pantomime, using only gestures, facial expressions and poses. It is forbidden to pronounce sounds and words that can be recognized as a word, but it is allowed to draw any shapes in the air, except for letters. When someone in the audience calls out a word that is close in meaning during the pantomime, the player silently points at it with his finger. If the player-actor sees that his team is not able to guess the word, he should try to portray it differently. Even a simple phrase “I love you” can look completely different in several versions! For each pantomime, a certain time is allocated, and if no one solves the word during this period, it is considered not guessed. Usually this game causes a lot of laughter, in addition, it teaches you to express your emotions in non-verbal ways, helps to relieve tension, gets rid of complexes and reveals the creative potential in each person.

Contest-game “Sit-down dancing” for a table disco

All the participants of the feast take turns sitting on a chair in the middle of the room and start dancing to the cheerful music … sitting. Someone from the audience is called to be the host (presenters can change) and instructs the dancer which part of the body should dance. He calls out the body parts loudly, and the dancing player follows his instructions without getting up. The dance can look different-depending on the music and the wishes of the host. For example, first the hands dance, then the eyebrows, legs, eyes, feet, tongue, and the dance ends with the movements of the head. Who danced the best gets a gift, but most often it is necessary to reward each participant, because everyone dances in their own interesting way.

The game “Continue the story” and do not smile!

For this game, you do not even have to get up from the table, looking up from your favorite olivier and herring under a fur coat. The essence of this fun game is that everyone sitting at the table together should come up with a funny and fascinating story. One person says the first sentence, the second-continues the story and says the second phrase, related in meaning to the first. Everyone tries to make each other laugh, because if a player smiles, he is out of the game. The winner is the most persistent and unflappable storyteller.

The game “Guess-ka”: we reveal secrets and secrets

This game is never boring, because you can learn a lot about your friends and family, and the intrigue is always fascinating and keeps you on your toes. Cut the paper into thin strips, and let each of the people sitting at the New Year’s table write secret information about themselves. Naturally, this information should be news to everyone. You can write in block letters, so as not to recognize each other’s handwriting, and the essence of the game is to guess whose secret it is. Some secrets will make everyone laugh — after all, in the New Year, you can open up to each other from an unexpected side!

Electric Current Game: Handshake under the Tablecloth

All those sitting at the New Year’s table join hands. When the host announces the start of the game, the person sitting on one side of the table shakes hands with the neighbor, who, in turn, shakes hands with the next neighbor in the chain. The moderator carefully monitors the movements and facial expressions of the players, and then suddenly stops the game with a previously agreed signal, for example, says “stop”. The task of the presenter is to guess at whom the chain was interrupted. This game trains mindfulness and observation, players should not give themselves away by some careless movement. The one who is” seen through ” becomes the leader, and everything starts over.

 Game ” Greetings in the alphabet»: creative improvisations

Each person sitting at the table should come up with congratulations or toasts with a certain letter of the alphabet — the person sitting at the edge of the table starts with A, the next guest continues with B, and his neighbor composes a wish with the letter B. You can congratulate each other until the end of the alphabet or until you get tired of the game. But you will not be bored, because one of the conditions is spontaneity: the less you think about the text of the greeting, the more fun it will turn out. At some point, a real stream of consciousness begins, in which everyone can voice unexpected thoughts and desires.

With fun games and competitions, New Year’s Eve will be bright and memorable, and if you like the idea, then New Year’s entertainment will turn into a pleasant tradition. Folk wisdom says that as you meet the New Year, so you will spend it. So let 2017 give you all 365 days of exceptionally positive emotions, the warmth of human communication and good luck in any endeavors!