It is very interesting to celebrate a birthday, March 8, February 23 or New Year with friends in the sauna. This combines health benefits, relief from emotional stress and relaxation in pleasant company. Sauna competitions are a great way to diversify your leisure time and entertain friends.
Depending on the company and topic, competitions are divided into:
- alcoholic;
- adults: funny, serious or piquant;
- children's.
Alcohol competitions for adults will allow you to have fun and liberate your company. But you should be careful, because alcohol + steam room can have adverse health effects. Adult competitions are suitable for any group of friends, even if it is purely male or female.
Children's competitions are necessary to entertain children so that they do not get bored and can allow adults to relax in the steam room or pool.
There are many entertainment programs with presenters, animators and strippers, but, unfortunately, not every company can afford it.
A budget option for a holiday in the sauna is to organize competitions and games yourself. To do this, someone from the company must act as a presenter. It is necessary to prepare in advance the attributes required for the competition: a bag or hat, pieces of paper with prepared inscriptions, a flash drive or disk with suitable music and other things. The main thing is that the competitions are fun and interesting.
Intellectual competitions and games
Game "sausage"
Suitable for any cheerful company for a birthday. The goal of the game is that the driver asks questions to each participant in turn. Players must answer them with any derivative words from the word “sausage”. For example, sausage, sausage, sausage, etc. The main thing is not to laugh. Questions must be answered seriously. Questions can be of any nature:
- Where do you live?
- What is your name?
- What color is your car?
- What do you do at work?
- Who do you want to become?
- Who is your fan?
- What's the weather outside?
Game "boo-boo"
This competition is suitable for adults and children. The player places some kind of edible product, such as a bun, into his mouth. The point is to make it difficult for him to pronounce words. Then he reads aloud a verse he is unfamiliar with. The second player writes down what he was able to recognize in what he heard. The resulting cool recordings are compared with the original work. It always turns out very funny.
Game "desire"
You can play it at a corporate party, on New Year’s, or on any other holiday. One hat contains leaves with the names of the people participating, and the other contains wishes. The presenter, one at a time, randomly draws a name from one hat and a wish from the other. If you approach the preparation of inscriptions with enthusiasm and humor, the result will exceed all expectations.
Song Contest
Pieces of paper with the words: sun, wind, kiss, love, friendship, etc. are placed in a hat or bag. Players draw out a piece of paper one by one. They must sing a section of a song that contains the word indicated on the piece of paper. If a participant cannot remember such a word, then he is automatically eliminated from the game. The winner is the one who lasted in the game the longest.
"Forfeits" competition
You can have a fun corporate party using this game. All participants need to complete pre-prepared “forfeits” tasks. On a piece of paper you need to write the essence of the forfeit and the exact time when it needs to be performed. No one present tells others about their task, so that its completion is unexpected and fun.
Examples of forfeits:
- Drink vodka and say that it is somehow weak.
- Climb onto the table and make a toast.
- Draw a crying capricious child on the floor.
- Try to bite your elbow. If that doesn't work, bite your neighbor.
- With a thoughtful look, ask why flies don’t fall from the ceiling or why the glue doesn’t stick to the inside of the tube.
- Draw a mustache or beard and walk around with it for an hour.
- Suddenly start singing ditties.
100 tasks for forfeits.
Detective game
The host thinks of an unusual word, the players try to guess it by asking various questions. You can only answer affirmatively or negatively. The game is perfect for fun in the steam room.
Game "destination"
Pre-prepared pieces of paper are placed in a bag or hat. Participants take turns pulling out pieces of paper with inscriptions. The host asks each player why he came to the holiday. Participants take turns reading out their answers. The main thing is that the inscriptions are written with humor. A good example: eating for free, out of boredom, no food at home, nowhere to sleep, etc.
Karaoke competition
A standard competition for a company in a sauna. Several participants take turns singing songs. The jury selects the best performer and awards funny certificates or medals:
- The best bath performer.
- Nikolai Baskov in the shower.
- The voice of the sauna.
Drinking games
Competition "who is faster"
Popular with adult groups. Blindfolds, straws and alcohol are required to play.
The idea is that the participants are blindfolded and must, blindfolded, find glasses of strong drinks and quickly drink the contents through a straw. The one who gets to the bottom of the glass the fastest wins. The loser drinks a “penalty” shot of vodka.
Game "BeerPong"
The game came to us from abroad. The idea is to get a ping pong ball into a disposable cup of beer (or any other liquid).
Rules : Divide into two teams. For each team, line up disposable cups in a triangle on a flat surface. Fill the glasses a third full with beer. A player from the first team throws a ball into the glass of the second team. If it hits, the opponent drinks the beer, removes the glass from the table and makes a return throw to the opposing team.
If, when the ball hits, the glass falls and spills, the thrower gives back his. If, when throwing, the ball flies to the side without even touching the table, the turn goes to the other team.
The goal of the game is to knock out all of your opponent's glasses.
Best Cocktail Competition
Such a competition is suitable for an anniversary. Among the variety of alcoholic drinks and liqueurs on display, make a certain cocktail on speed. The team that makes the cocktail the fastest and closest to the recipe will win.
Competition "weak"
Two players are given a balloon and a glass of strong drink. On command, participants must “blow” or “drink.” The pace of the teams is increasing every time. The player whose ball is larger wins. The main condition is that the balloon should not deflate or burst.
Competition "last hero"
A table and several glasses of alcoholic beverages are placed in the middle of the room. The number of glasses should be 1 less than the number of players. At the command of the presenter or when the music is turned on, the players must begin to move around the table. The participant who, at the end of the melody or the leader’s command, did not have time to grab and drink the glass, is eliminated from the game. To make the game more exciting, you can come up with a special reward for the winner. This could be a medal for speed or agility, as well as a souvenir or a bottle of good alcohol.
Outdoor games
Twister game
Perfect for a fun adult company. The essence of the game is that, depending on the color that appears, you need to place your hands or feet in the corresponding circle on the canvas. The most flexible, agile and not shy players win.
Game "monument"
Two players in a pair must come up with and depict a sculpture. You have 5 minutes to prepare. The rest of the players guess in whose honor this monument was erected. The options can be different, for example, a mechanic, a fireman, a doctor, a writer, an accountant, etc.
“Identify the wife” competition
Cool game for adults. The man is shown several women, among whom his wife is sitting. Then he is taken to another room. The women change places, and men sit among them with stockings on their feet. Going back, the blindfolded man must guess where his wife's foot is. It will be especially funny if he chooses another man's leg.
Game quests
Lately, quests have become more and more popular. Their plot can be either comedic or detective. You can come up with quest scripts yourself or buy ready-made scripts online.
"Let's take a steam bath" competition
Participants are divided into male-female pairs. Men sit on a chair, women are given a broom in their hands. To the accompaniment of energetic music, at the command of the leader, the women begin to intensively beat the man from their couple. The pair whose broom loses the most leaves wins.
Individual games
If a child visits the pool with a parent, the adult should prepare in advance a variety of items for playing on the water: this could be an inflatable ring, float books, toys (floating and those that sink), plastic bottles. All this will awaken the baby’s imagination, and will help his parent in organizing educational games.
Choose comfortable diving glasses for your child - this will relieve him of the fear of opening his eyes under water and will make learning much more interesting.
- "Spacewalk"
An exercise to help children learn to hold their breath underwater. Initially, it is advisable to work out the sequence of actions on land, especially if the child is afraid to dive. To do this, you need to put on a “diving suit” (underwater goggles) on command, and then take a deep breath and, holding your breath, squat down. After a few seconds, stand up and let out the air. The process will be more productive and fun if an adult performs the same actions in parallel.
After making sure that the child is doing everything correctly, you can move on to testing on the water. Subsequently, this game can be complicated by giving the child various tasks - for example, fixing a breakdown by connecting two large parts of a plastic construction set.
Use a space theme during underwater games, because real astronauts also train underwater!
- "Genie in a Bottle"
This game helps reinforce the ability to dive with your eyes open. The child is required to carefully lower the plastic bottle, neck down, to the very bottom, and then release the air bubbles from it. Instead of a bottle, any small container, such as a mold for playing with sand, will do. An inquisitive child will be captivated by experiments with gurgling air bubbles for a long time.
- "Starfish"
To stay on the water and not drown, it is enough to take a lot of air into your chest and take a star pose: spread your arms and legs, freely swaying on the waves with your stomach down. The face should be immersed in water so that the head continues the line of the spine. Another option for the exercise is lying on your back. In this case, the student must ensure that his stomach protrudes slightly above the surface of the water. This exercise, especially its second version, when you do not need to hold your breath, gives the child a feeling of safety on the water.
If the child has learned well how to do the “starfish” face up, invite him to move his legs and arms - show him that he can swim on his back.
- "Dolphinarium"
When your child is no longer afraid to dive and feels confident underwater, you can play with him in the dolphinarium. To do this you will need an inflatable ring or a floating hoop, or better yet several. This game can have many variations depending on the props available and the size of the pool. The child’s task is to emerge from the water, ending up in a specific given circle. And a chain of hoops can become a whole obstacle course for a little swimmer.
Competitions in the pool
Speed competition
For this game you will need a large pool. Players need to swim from side to side as quickly as possible or collect balls on the water in a toy bucket. The game is perfect for children.
Competition "Wet Towel"
The players are divided into two teams. As a team, people sit like a train at the edge of the pool. The first player wets the towel generously in the pool and passes it along the chain to the next players. Behind the last player there is a bucket into which you need to squeeze the water from the towel. After which the towel is also returned along the chain to the first player. The goal is to fill the bucket with water as quickly as possible using a towel.
Card index of outdoor games for children on the water (in the pool)
| Card index of outdoor games for children on the water (in the pool) |
Water games are an important means of versatile physical education.
They contribute to the development of children’s physical and mental capabilities, foster their will, a sense of collectivism and camaraderie. Therefore, outdoor games in water are especially widely used when teaching children to swim. Divers
The presenter lowers several clearly visible objects under water to the bottom. Players take turns diving, retrieving objects from the bottom. The child who gets the most items at one time wins.
Who is faster?
At the first signal, run into the water, and at the second, run out of the water. The first one to reach the shore wins.
Dwarfs-Giants
Children stand waist-deep in water. The presenter gives the signal by shouting the word “Giants”
.
Everyone sits in the water. At the “Dwarfs”
, all players jump up. The one who makes a mistake is out of the water. The one who remains wins.
Fishermen
Three fishermen, holding hands and imitating a net, catch fish. A fish is considered caught when a circle is closed around it. The fish joins the ranks of fishermen.
Sea battle
Stand facing each other at a distance of one and a half to two steps, each player splashes water at their partner. The one who first starts wiping his face with his hands or turns his back to his partner loses.
Who's next
The depth should be waist-deep.
Objective of the game: Teach children to lie down on the water.
The players enter the water up to their waists and, turning to face the shore, stand in a line at a distance of a step from one another. At the instructor’s command, the players take a breath, forcefully push off the bottom with their feet and, stretching their arms forward, “slide”
along the water to the shore. The one who slides further wins.
Get into the circle
The presenter throws an inflatable ring into the water. Children are standing on the shore.
They have small balls in their hands. Players take turns throwing them into the center of the circle, while continuing to stand on the shore. Each player has 2-3 attempts. The one who hits the target the most wins.
Boat race
To play you need 4 swimming boards. For example, two teams line up in front of each other, each with 5 boys and 5 girls. Boys are on one side of the path, girls are on the other. At the signal, 2 people per team (boy and girl)
At the same time, they begin swimming with the board forward.
Their task is to meet somewhere halfway and, after exchanging boards, continue moving forward. Near the opposite side (touching it with the board),
the players pass the boards to the second numbers, and they themselves leave the water. The last numbers in the columns complete the relay. The team that finishes the race first wins.
Swimming relay
2 flags are installed 10 - 15 m from the shore on floating buoys (a stone lowered on a rope, to the other end of which a cross with a flag is tied)
at a distance of 1-2 m from one another. Teams line up in columns, one at a time, near the water itself, each team against its flag. At the leader’s signal, the first numbers of each team enter the water and swim as quickly as possible to their flag; after touching the flag, they return to their team. The next participant in the relay begins his stage after his friend touches his hand. The team whose swimmers complete all stages first wins.
Threesome swimming
The first and third swimmers swim on their chest, and the middle one, lightly leaning his hands on the back of the first, puts his legs on the shoulders of the third. This way you can transport a tired comrade in the water. The one who reaches the goal first wins.
Pair swimming
One of the players swims on his chest using his hands, the other, holding his outstretched legs, swims with the help of only his legs. A speed swimming competition can be held between several pairs.
Get the ball into the water
Two teams participate, which sit on the shore or on the sides of the pool facing the water. The first numbers have medium-sized rubber balls in their hands. At the leader's signal, they throw them forward, and then jump into the water and swim to the balls. But not to your own ball, but to the ball that the opponent threw. Having reached the ball, the player swims with it (driving in front of him)
to the place where the teams are built and hands them over to the second number. The first one to arrive gets one point for his team. Thus, to win, you must not only swim well, but also throw the ball far. The team with the most points wins.
Horsemen fight
Chest deep.
2 teams of boys take part in the game. In each team, half of the players are “horses”, the other half are “riders”. The “riders” climb onto the “horses” and sit on their shoulders. At the leader’s signal, both teams move closer and begin the “battle.” Each “rider” tries to drag his opponent into the water. At the height of the battle, the leader gives a second signal and the fight stops. The team with the most riders on the horse wins.
Kayaks
Two swimmers lie on their backs. One wraps his legs around his friend’s torso. In this position, they swim on their backs, alternately working with their arms (as in backstroke)
; the one floating behind also works with his legs. You can hold a competition between two or three of these “kayaks”.
Who is faster?
At the first signal, run into the water, and at the second, run out of the water. The one who gets to the shore first is the winner.
Water blind man's buff
These blind man's buffs are unusual not only because they are played in water - everyone is blindfolded, except one. Or rather, they are not tied, but covered with bathing caps. And one, armed with a bell, teases the catchers. Immediately two from different sides moved towards the sound, but the sly one quickly swam away, stepped aside, and they grabbed not him, but each other. The one who managed to catch the caller gives him his cap, through which nothing can be seen, and receives his bell.
Ball race
Teams of 6-8 people each, with their feet apart, stand in a column one at a time at a distance of 3 m from each other. The distance between players in teams is about 1 m. Each team has its own ball, which is located in front of those standing in the columns. At the leader’s signal, the players, bending down (head and shoulders in the water, pass the ball between their legs to those standing behind, who pass it further in the same way. When the ball reaches the end of the column, it is passed over their head: each player, bending down, receives the ball from the person standing behind and passes it to the player standing in front. The director, having received the ball, passes it back between his legs again. The team that finishes passing the ball the fastest number of times wins. The player who dropped the ball must take possession of it and continue passing.
Dolphins
Plastic hoops are tied together to form a path. Near each such track of 6-10 hoops, the players line up in columns. At the signal, the first in the column dives under the first hoop, and overcomes the other hoop from above. Thus, either diving or sliding along the surface, the player overcomes the entire path. Having reached the opposite side, the player lifts up the flag lying there. This is the signal for the second player to start moving forward. The leader and his assistants ensure that the path is crossed correctly. If a player dives between two hoops without appearing on the surface, the team is awarded a penalty point. A team wins if it finishes the game first with the fewest errors.
Seine
This game is worth playing when there are more people gathered. They counted - it fell to someone to lead: try to grease those running away, swimming away, dodging from him, diving (you can’t grease under water)
. But he won’t have to drive alone for long: the one he hit also begins to catch others along with him. There are more and more catchers. Now there are five of them - now they must not just piss off everyone remaining, but take him into the ring. But he can be saved if he dives under the hands of the drivers. And then the two who lowered him come out of the water onto the shore. The net fell apart. The game continues as long as there is someone to catch. The one who lasted the longest is well done.
