Entertainment for children
Are you tired of spending weekdays and weekends on the playground? In the city you can find endless opportunities to spend leisure time with your child not only fun, but also useful!
Read in the section:
5 domestic comedies for family viewing This time we have chosen five funny films that both young and old will enjoy watching
A trip to the theater for a child is a real holiday. Don’t think that the baby is still too young for a cultural “coming out”! Modern theaters offer performances for the little ones: where guests not only watch the performance, but also participate in the performance. Moscow Children's Shadow Theater, Moscow Theater for Young Spectators, Theater named after. N.I. Sats, the Courage Theater, the children's book theater "The Magic Lamp" or "Grandfather Durov's Corner" - choose entertainment to suit your taste and budget. You will find a complete list of children's theaters, museums and exhibitions in the materials in the “Entertainment for Children” section.
Hooray! Cultural trip! The city provides great recreational opportunities for 2- and 3-year-old children and their parents
Cartoons and movies are a great alternative to a rainy day! Luntik and Lightning McQueen, Buzz Lightyear and SpongeBob, Masha and the Bear - today's favorite heroes not only entertain, but also educate. Also read about new adventures of famous characters and the latest cinematic releases, children's video games and educational applications in our reviews.
Another opportunity to entertain your baby at home is to come up with something truly unusual! Try coloring pasta, drawing with salt, making glowing plasticine, making stamps from potatoes or eggplants, freezing soap bubbles - we are sure your little one will enthusiastically support your initiative.
Stuck in the city: let's go to the museum Mini-tour to several interesting and exciting places where you can send your child or go with the whole family
And especially for those who can’t imagine spending a weekend without their household members, we have prepared a selection of family events. Regardless of what day is on the calendar - New Year, March 8, Maslenitsa or Victory Day - we will tell you where it is most interesting to celebrate the holiday (or just spend a couple of days with your family)! Where to go to welcome spring? How to celebrate Family Day? Where are the most interesting New Year's performances? How to prepare for Easter? Where is the new children's film currently being filmed? Who will teach you how to grow orchids? Find detailed information about the dates, places and times of a wide variety of exciting events in our selections.
Educational games, themed parties, various master classes, creative studios and children’s festivals – it’s not at all difficult to spend your free time with your child in an exciting way!
Entertainment program for teenagers
Although children over the age of ten often present themselves as quite mature, most of them love to have fun and participate in competitions.
Games and entertainment for teenagers are somewhat similar to those that hosts like to conduct at adult celebrations.
Most often, the following competitions are held for teenagers on their birthdays:
- "Trickster." Two volunteers are asked to put on a mitten and unfold the lollipop. The one who does it faster, of course, becomes the winner.
- "Miss Universe". Four children can take part in the competition, two of whom are blindfolded, and are offered to dress the other in things and jewelry that are in pre-prepared bags (scarves, hats, beads, gloves, hair jewelry, etc.). The participant whose beauty receives the most applause wins.
- "Musical Hat" One of the participants in the game puts on a hat, the presenter turns on the music. Each teenager must pass the hat around the circle, putting it on his neighbor, then the music suddenly turns off and the one who is currently wearing the hat is eliminated from the competition. The game continues until one participant remains, and he will be the winner.
You can safely trust him to do the preparation of competitions for a teenager’s birthday himself. Children at this age are already quite mature, have a sense of responsibility and humor, and know better than their parents what they can give as gifts to friends who win games.
Games for all ages
If children of different ages are present at the celebration and many adults are not averse to participating in the entertainment, then the host can offer the following options:
- "Fairy tales". The volunteer must expressly tell a children's fairy tale, for example, “Teremok” or “Turnip,” replacing all the nicknames of the characters with the names of the invitees. Both adults and very little children will laugh at this idea.
- "Mummy". All participants in the celebration are divided into two teams, each of which chooses one person, who, to the accompaniment of cheerful music, is wrapped in toilet paper, so that not the slightest part of the body is visible. Whose team can handle it better will be the winner.
- "Apple" An apple is hung on a rope, two participants' hands are tied behind their backs, and whoever bites a piece of it first wins.
The main goal of a birthday celebration is to please the birthday person. The celebrations are noisy and fun, but it is important to organize them in such a way that each guest feels in his place, is also satisfied and receives a small gift for participating in the games.
Intellectual entertainment for children and parents of the older group. Scenario
Entertainment scenario for children 5-6 years old with TNR with parents “I want to know everything”
Goal:
Development of cognitive interest
Objectives:
1. Correctional and educational tasks: consolidate and clarify children’s knowledge about spring and its signs, about the heroes of fairy tales, about animals and their habits, characteristics; expand and activate the vocabulary; strengthen the skills of sound and syllabic analysis; development of expressive speech. 2. Correctional and developmental tasks: development of visual attention, perception, logical thinking, memory, general motor skills, expressiveness of movements. 3. Correctional and educational tasks: development of curiosity, cognitive interest, emotional responsiveness. Materials and equipment used: TV, audio recordings, tape recorder, two easels, two A3 sheets, two markers, a scarf, “puddles”, two umbrellas, tokens.
Progress of entertainment:
Presenter 1: — It’s an unusual day for us.
We are sincerely glad to welcome you. The children have gathered for a smart game. It’s time for us to start! Children: 1. All day long all the children ask questions: Why is Vanya’s nose so snub? Why is there water in the river? Where are the clouds going? Why do birds fly and never get lost? 2. Why should we sleep, to get up again tomorrow? Brush your teeth, wash your face, get ready for kindergarten? Why should we eat and listen to the teacher? 3. One hundred questions – one hundred answers! It’s impossible to tell everything at once. Gradually you will learn everything. You will learn to read everything. 4. The world is mysterious, spacious, waiting for discoveries and good deeds. He will give everything to you, no doubt. Whatever you wanted to know. Presenter 2 Today the most curious, most inquisitive guys from the Dandelion group gathered in our hall. There is a knock on the door and a sad Dunno comes in.
Presenter: - Why are you so sad Dunno, what happened to you? Dunno: - My friends from the “Flower City” were offended by me because I don’t want to study. They say it's not interesting to be friends with me because I don't know anything. Host: - Guys, can we help Dunno become smarter and make peace with his friends? (Children: yes) - Moms, can you help Dunno, after all, you know a lot of things? (Moms: yes) Well, then come out and help us quickly. Answer the questions and help Dunno! We now want to find out who will help better: mothers or children? Presenter (to Dunno): - We present to you the assistants: the Children team: “Know-It-Yours,” and the Mom team: “The Wise Ones.” Dunno: Yes, I’m a daredevil and I’m not a fool at all. Host: We will believe this, but we will still check it. One - two, one - two, the game begins.
1st “Funny Questions” competition
For children: Do leaves or flowers bloom on the tree in spring? (flowers) To parents: Can a penguin call itself a bird? (no, he can’t speak) Children: Are streams or rooks murmuring in the spring? (streams) Parents: How to pick a branch so as not to scare away the bird? (you have to wait until she flies away) Children: Do the buds or leaves swell in spring? (kidneys) Parents: Why, when you are hungry, do you go to the kitchen? (by gender) Children: Do insects or birds come to us in the spring? (birds) Parents: To which street do they send a person they don’t want to see? (roll like a sausage onto Malaya Spasskaya) Children: Who comes out of the den in the spring: a bear or a hare? (bear) Parents: What strange metamorphoses happen to people who eat? When I eat... (I am deaf and dumb) Children: In spring, do the days get longer or shorter? (longer) Parents: What two notes are suitable for preparing the first hot dish? (fa, sol) Children: Does it get colder or warmer outside in spring? (warmer) Parents: Which female person complains about her memory and absent-mindedness? (Masha the Confused) Children: Grandmother Masha has a granddaughter Dasha, a cat Fluff and a dog Druzhok. How many grandchildren does grandma have? (1) Parents: I am in the seas and lakes. But I’m not in the water. What am I? (letter P) Children: How many nuts are in an empty glass? (not at all) Parents: On what day of the week does it usually stop raining? (after the rain on Thursday) Children: What will happen to a white scarf if you put it in the Black Sea? (it will become wet) Parents: What is the year usually like: rectangular, round or square? (round) Dunno always tries to answer questions incorrectly. Presenter: The jury sums up the results of the “Fun Questions” competition. We give them the floor.
II competition "Diplomas"
How many syllables are in the word cat? (1) The name of which of these items fits this diagram? (lion) The name of which object begins with a hard consonant [l]? (boat) What letter do the names of these objects begin with? Choose an object whose name begins with the same letter. (ram) How many stacks are there in the word airplane? (3) Presenter: Dear jury, let me tell you which of the teams turned out to be the most competent.
III sports competition "Puddles"
Dunno: So stop boring me, I want to play. V.: How? N.: My favorite game, and it’s called “Puddles.” V.: Dear jury, evaluate the most athletic team.
IV competition “Animal lovers”
For children: What is the longest necked animal? (Giraffe) To parents: Who sleeps upside down? (bat) Children: Who carries a baby in a bag? (kangaroo) Parents: What kind of snake wears a hood? (cobra) For children: A bird that cannot fly and is not afraid of frost? (penguin) Parents: What animal builds dams on rivers? (beavers) Children: Long-eared coward? (hare) To parents: Which bird has the most beautiful tail? (peacock) For children: What is the largest animal living on land? (elephant) Parents: A striped relative of a cat? (tiger) For children: What is the largest animal living in the ocean? (whale) To parents: What animal is called the ship of the desert? (Camel) To children: Who carries his own house? (snail, turtle) Parents: What bird doesn’t build a nest? (cuckoo) Host: The jury will now tell us who loves animals more, children or parents.
V competition "Pantomime"
We need to guess the beast and show it to you. Children - Who clicks and clicks his teeth? There wanders around the village... (wolf) Rod. - There’s not a bird on the branch. The animal is not big. The fur is warm, like a hot water bottle. Who is it? (squirrel) Children - In summer, a gray fur coat, And in winter, a white one. Wears a timid little jumper... (bunny) Rod. - A cunning cheat Red head A fluffy tail - beauty And her name is ... (fox) Children - He sleeps in a den in winter Under a tall pine tree He is not an elephant or a monkey This is a clubfoot ... (bear) Rod. - Who digs tunnels in the forest Builds dams on streams Teeth like axes They are working... (beavers) The jury evaluates who showed the best answer, the “Know-It-Your” or “Wise” team.
VI competition "Dance"
Dance “We will go with you to the left 1-2-3...” Presenter: We give the floor to the jury, tell us who was the most “danceable”.
VII "Artists" competition
Dunno: Who will we draw? Host: But guess the riddle and portray him. In a hat with a round brim and in knee-length pants, busy with various things, he’s just too lazy to study. He is a famous artist, He is a well-known poet, He is wonderfully educated, He is dressed very fashionably. Well, quickly guess what is his name? (Dunno) - We will draw a portrait of Dunno. The children will see the drawing, but the mother will not. We will blindfold them and they are not allowed to peek. We will draw one part of the body one at a time, so that the matter moves faster. Host: Jury, I ask you to choose the best artists, and Dunno will help them.
VIII competition "Fairy tale lovers"
Children: What delicacy did Carlson love most in Astrid Lindgren’s tale? (jam) Parents: What did the Absent-Minded Man put on his head in S. Marshak’s poem? (frying pan) Children: Where did the bear sit to eat the pie in the fairy tale “Mashenka and the Bear”? (on a stump) Parents: From what kind of dishes did the Fox treat the Crane in the Russian folk tale? (from a plate) Children: What delicacy did Winnie the Pooh love most (honey) Parents: Who rode the tram in K. Chukovsky’s fairy tale “The Cockroach”? (bunnies) Children: Which character from a fairy tale fits this scheme? (kolobok) To parents: Who helped Khavroshechka in the Russian folk tale? (cow) Presenter: Dear jury, we give you the floor. Results of the Jury - certificates and medals. Dunno (cries): I can’t know everything, I can’t answer your difficult questions. Ah-ah-ah-ah. V.: Stop shedding tears To know a lot You must not be lazy Good... Children: study V.: And also? Child: To know a lot, you need to read a lot of books. V.: That’s right. What else? Child: First think, figure out, and then answer. Dunno: Well, thanks for the advice, I’ll probably study all summer! V.: In the summer, have more rest and read different books. And in the fall, go to school as soon as possible. Dunno: I see.
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Having decided to create an entertainment program for a child’s birthday, the first thing parents should do is select competitions and tasks, focusing on his age.
Children over seven years old are happy to take part in developing an entertainment plan for their holiday.
Young children cannot yet do this, and the responsibility for organizing a birthday falls entirely on the shoulders of the parents.
An entertainment program for children from 3 to 5 years old should be aimed at developing dexterity, attention and sufficient mobility. At this age, kids love to compete; they will enjoy competitions in which they need to guess, transform and imagine. The optimal games for children in this age group are the following:
- "The fastest one." The presenter lays out small toys on the floor and gives a bag to all participants in the game. At his command, the kids begin to collect toys from the floor into their bags. A little later the “stop” command sounds and the children stop. The presenter counts how many items each child puts into the bag; the one with the most becomes the winner of the game.
- “Do the opposite.” The host of the competition calls an action, for example, “raise your hands up.” Kids should do it the other way around, that is, lower their arms down. Often in games with young children, tasks such as “lean to the right” and “raise your left leg” are used. Gradually, participants who get confused drop out of the competition, and the winner is the most attentive one.
- "Arrow Squirrel" The kids are divided into two teams. An empty bucket is placed at a short distance from each of them, and a bowl filled with walnuts is placed next to the participants in the game. Children begin to throw nuts into a bucket, and when the relay race is stopped, the result is announced. The winning team is the one that manages to throw the most nuts.
To make the holiday even more fun, kids can do face painting, then each of them will feel like their favorite hero or animal.
How to choose entertainment for kids of different ages?
They must correspond to the child’s developmental level: what is interesting to a three-year-old may be completely indifferent to a two-year-old. And vice versa, what the little one likes will most likely be uninteresting to the child who will go to school in a year. We can distinguish three conditional levels of child development.
First level
At a very tender age, the child is only interested in what is next to him, and prefers direct tactile contact to all methods of obtaining information about the world around him1. His attention is drawn to what he can touch, as well as sounds, simple melodies, the movements of the animator and bright objects in his hands. If you are choosing where to go with a one-year-old baby or a younger child, you should not try to go to a huge, state-of-the-art amusement park on the other side of the city. The baby will not appreciate your efforts and will not understand most of what happened, but he may be tired from the long journey and afraid of the loud and noisy performance.
In fact, most children's entertainment that will be interesting for the little ones can be organized without leaving home. Now my mother is more interested in going somewhere, because she is bored of sitting within four walls and really wants to get new experiences. While your baby is at this stage of development, choose places close to home and think of going out for fun as a way to meet other moms, socialize, and have some fun.
Level of knowledge
You flip through a colorful book and show your baby photographs of animals, but he does not try to tear off a corner of the page, is keenly interested in the pictures and even from time to time pronounces some syllables that, with a rich imagination, can be mistaken for the words “giraffe” and “monkey”. Your child has reached the next level of development and is ready to move from toddler fun to older toddler fun.
At this stage, he will happily receive new information about the world around him, but he is not yet mature enough to take active action. In other words, taking your child to the zoo to see the animals they saw in pictures is a great idea. A boat ride on a pond, a visit to a museum, a puppet theater or a circus performance for children are also wonderful choices. But it’s too early for a child to go on a trampoline, ice skating rink, large slides in a water park or other attractions that require good balance and coordination of movements.
Interaction level
Your baby doesn’t fall out of the blue, speaks well, loves to swing on swings, climb up and down slides, and has mastered his first tricycle. If you see that a child’s gross motor skills are quite well developed, it means that he has access to the most complex and interesting children’s entertainment - those where children are assigned the role of not only contemplators, but also active participants.
Karting and roller coasters, children's quests and chemical experiments - at this stage all this becomes available to the child. The only thing you should pay attention to is the age restrictions published on the websites of entertainment centers and in event posters. For some activities, it is necessary to take into account the baby’s weight, height, emotional and intellectual development, so please do not ignore the minimum age indicated in the announcements. But there is no need to go to the other extreme: do not play it safe and do not limit the child’s capabilities if his age corresponds to the attraction.
