How to entertain guests at an adult’s birthday party at the table at home - modern games and competitions

Birthdays have been and remain one of the most important and favorite holidays for many. Congratulations and warm wishes from family and friends begin early in the morning.

Well, if you have the desire and opportunity to gather them all at the festive table and share fun and delicious treats together, then this is double happiness.

Regardless of the location of the holiday: in a restaurant or at a table at home, table games will come in handy.

Let's get acquainted

This is an introductory game. It can be carried out right away as soon as you sit down at the table. This will be a big plus for both a large company and a small one (the exception is a holiday in a narrow family circle). The rhythm of modern life is such that people sometimes rarely see each other. In addition, some people change themselves all the time and change professions, place of residence, preferences, etc.

Therefore, refreshing information about each other even between old acquaintances is always important, not to mention cases when there are friends and colleagues of the birthday boy who are unfamiliar with each other.

So, you will need a pack of napkins.

1. It is announced that they forgot to put napkins on the table.
2. A pack of napkins is passed around.
3. Each guest takes a couple of napkins. Moreover, everyone who takes must

Briefly tell us about yourself, for example:

• Name;
• location;
• occupation;
• hobby;
• any interesting facts about yourself (optional).

Etiquette at a party

Each participant in the celebration should feel free, but at the same time behave with restraint, unless the format of the meeting implies otherwise. The task of the owners is to create a family atmosphere at home, where every guest will feel cozy and comfortable.

You should not invite into the same company those people who, for some reason, cannot stand each other’s company. It is also worth thinking about the social status and age of the guests.

If the companies are too diverse, then it is more logical to hold several meetings on the same issue for different people. This is quite normal practice.

During communication, you should avoid provocative topics that can cause a split among guests:

• sport;
• policy;
• religion;
• health;
• gossip;
• bad news.

When preparing an event, hosts must take into account the taste preferences of their guests. If vegetarians are invited to a holiday, then the holiday menu must necessarily include vegetarian dishes.

Guests with special preferences should be offered the treats that were originally intended for them.

Song competitions

Guess the song

The competitor takes out a sheet of paper on which the song is written. His task is to explain to others what kind of song it is. But it is allowed to use only descriptions and synonyms; you cannot name the words and title of the song.

For example, he wrote the song “A Christmas tree was born in the forest.” He should describe the song something like this: a tree grew in the forest and was the same color in winter and summer, etc.

Sing a song

Guests are divided into teams. Next, the first team names the topic, and the second team must sing a song on the named topic.

The theme was called forest - you can sing about forests, trees, landscapes. The main thing is not to stray too far from the topic and sing together.

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Get paid for a song

Before starting, everyone puts money in a common box (box, jar). Then

• the presenter names a word;
• guests remember which song contains such a word;
• Whoever first remembered and performed a fragment of a song containing the word named by the presenter takes all the money.

If someone remembers another song with this word, then the winnings go to him. This continues until all keyword options are exhausted.

Candy fight

2 strong men are invited. They put on boxing gloves and enter the “ring.” Next, the contestants receive wrapped candies. Their task is to unwrap the candy without taking off their boxing gloves and offer it to the woman. The one who does it faster than the opponent wins.

To make this game more exciting, some tension in the situation will help with the following phrases:

• “low blows are prohibited”;
• “We don’t leave bruises”;
• “The battle will go on until the first drop of blood.”

All this is said before it becomes clear to the boxers and the audience that the fight is “candy”.

Question answer

The next entertainment is one of the funniest table competitions for adults' birthdays.

However, the game can be used not only for birthdays and not only for adults. But any other option requires adapting the question and answer themes in the deck.

2 decks are being prepared:

• from the question paper;
• answer sheets.

The topics of questions and answers can be different, for example, competitions for adults may contain 18+ topics, and competitions at the table for the birthday of children or elderly people should be adapted to the age and interests of the birthday person and those invited.

Questions for guests at an adult’s anniversary may sound like this:

• Are you ready to try on lace lingerie in front of everyone right now?
• Have you ever confessed your love to a stone statue?
• Do you believe that you have a great mission to humanity?
• Do you often peek when someone is changing clothes?
• Do you secretly read other people's letters?
• Do you often get hysterical?
• Singing in front of a mirror with a comb instead of a microphone?
• Are you jealous of your neighbors?
• Do you often buy products in adult stores?
• Do you take the mess at home to the “extreme” level?

Answer options may be as follows:

• yes, but only when I drink;
• I can, as an exception;
• why not?;
• this is my second “I”;
• goes without saying;
• thoughts about this never leave my head;
• this is the meaning of my life;
• for a fee;
• everything you want, for your money;
• I don't waste my precious time on such things.

Participants draw slips of paper from the deck at random. The first participant draws out a question, the second answer.

Then several more pairs of players repeat the same thing. The pair with the funniest question-answer pair wins.

The winners are determined by everyone or pre-appointed jury members

Hospitality etiquette

The host or hostess should greet guests in the hallway. If one of them is currently preparing dishes, there is no need to leave the kitchen.

The exception is the arrival of an important and honored guest. The greeter's task is to help the guests undress and lead them to the living room, to the festive table.

The appearance of the owners should correspond to the situation: ironed trousers and shirt, a neat dress or suit, order on the head, cleanliness and neatness.

You should not offer guests slippers, as they will look awkward on a man in a suit or a lady in a dress. If the guest himself asked, there is no need to refuse.

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When seating guests at the table, you should try to seat men and women in alternating order. Married couples can be seated, but lovers cannot.

The most comfortable seats should be offered to the most honored guests: the elderly, parents or close relatives, and superiors.

It is not necessary to seat the hero of the occasion or the owner of the house at the head of the table. Invitees should sit down where it will be convenient to look after the guests and get up from the table.

Original memorable gifts for the birthday boy

Postcard

Required items:

• markers;
• markers;
• pencils;
• paper.

It is better to take a large sheet of paper - A3 or Whatman paper, because A5, A4 will not fit much. The work is collaborative and it is important that each participant contributes something of their own.

On a piece of paper, each guest draws a small drawing with wishes for the hero of the occasion. In this way, a warm, sincere card will be created, which the birthday person will certainly enjoy studying and reading.

The same manipulation is often carried out by school graduates at a gala evening in honor of graduation.

They just write on each other’s graduation ribbons.

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Portrait

Participants are again divided into 2-3 teams, depending on the total number of guests who came to the anniversary. Here you will also need whatman paper according to the number of teams and felt-tip pens (markers, pencils). And so, the point is that each team member draws one thing:

• the first is the oval of the face;
• second - hair;
• third - nose;
• fourth - eyes.

And then in a circle. In each team, the recommended number of participants is 10. The jury members determine whose picture conveyed the image of the hero of the occasion more accurately.

Earn money for a birthday gift

This gift is an impression gift. The presenter announces that everyone present has run out of money. But don’t show up to a holiday without a gift! Participants in the competition are invited to earn money right at the festival.

The special box already contains the treasured forfeits, on which is written the name of the profession with which you are offered to earn money. These should be professions that can be clearly demonstrated, such as

• stewardess;
• singer;
• stripper;
• cook;
• waiter;
• doctor;
• cleaner, etc.

Guests take turns going to the center of the hall, saying their name, profession and showing how they perform their duties. After this, everyone receives their honestly earned “money”. This can be any imitation of genuine money.

A tale about the hero of the occasion

Depending on the number of guests, they are divided into teams. Here too, about 10 participants per team are recommended.

A fairy tale is being written about the birthday boy.

1. Each participant spontaneously comes up with their own plot for a fairy tale within a minute. At the same time, he does not share the content of the plot with anyone.
2. The first participant approaches the magic sheet and writes the beginning of the fairy tale.

Examples of the first sentence of a fairy tale:

• In the distant kingdom;
• Once upon a time there lived;
• Far, far away on the shore of the bluest sea;
• Born on the most beautiful of the 7 days of the week

This will be the only offer that everyone will see.

Everyone will write a continuation of the joint fairy tale. What is written by subsequent participants is closed by folding the sheet.

Each player writes one sentence. When the sheet returns to the first participant, he writes the last sentence, the ending of the fairy tale, and passes the fairy tale to the presenter.

He reads the tales of all teams out loud. The result is another memorable and original gift for the birthday boy - a fairy tale that his family and friends wrote for him.

We welcome guests

Guests should be received politely and friendly. Even if someone we don’t like comes to us, we shouldn’t show it. The other extreme is ingratiation. People often interpret this behavior as sarcasm or, even worse, as a sign of cynicism. The kindness and care of the owner is quite enough.

Details

In secular society, it is not customary to serve slippers, but in Russia there is a tradition of taking off shoes in houses, so it is better for the hostess of the evening to take care of slippers in advance. Make sure that the slippers you offer to guests look elegant and well-maintained. The ideal option is casual shoes with clean soles that guests bring with them. According to the rules of etiquette, walking barefoot and wearing socks is not recommended.

We show respect to our guests when we pay attention to our appearance. The hostess should be elegantly dressed, well-groomed and slightly less elegant than the guests. You shouldn’t dress up in your best, put on silks and diamonds, demonstrating to everyone your level of wealth. This may put other people in an awkward position. Showing your status, but in moderation, is an art.

After welcoming guests, you should give a short tour of the house, especially in cases where one of them is in your home for the first time. We need to show guests where they can wash their hands, where the dining room and living room are. Getting to know the house helps the guest feel more comfortable.

At the table

If you are hosting a large feast, try to seat the guests in order: a man, a woman, a man again. This rule was created so that guests could get to know each other and communicate with each other, and not break into circles based on interests. It makes sense to place the man to the left of the woman - traditionally it is believed that it is the man on the left who should care for the lady.

A negative agenda kills the mood at the table. Try to avoid discussing politics, religion, and illness. When we invite guests, we want to enjoy each other's company, and difficult topics provoke tension that affects everyone, but especially the hostess of the evening. Light small talk is the best choice at the table, and you can discuss the health of your sick great-uncle a little later in a small circle.

Celebration in theater style

How to entertain guests at an adult’s birthday party in an even more original way and create a special, spectacular atmosphere? There is an option to have a stylized party. This will create an inevitable “wow effect” for the holiday and fill the space with special chic.

A theater-style party is something elegant and absolutely non-trivial, unlike conventional get-togethers.

For this you will need

• decorate the hall in an entourage style;
• allocate a place for the stage and decorate it;
• elegant masks for each guest to give an atmosphere of mystery;
• the event poster will be a great addition to the idea;
• red and golden color tones in the decoration of the hall;
• slightly dim light;
• burning candles (for safety reasons, it can be replaced with electric candles, it looks very impressive);
• smoke (it is possible to use scented candles or professional equipment for creating smoke, which can be rented for the duration of the holiday)

In the same place as the stage area, it would be appropriate to arrange a photo area.

After all, birthday entertainment these days is not complete without photo shoots.

Just like at any other holiday.

The games described below fit well into this style.

Film stills

The essence of this competition is to guess from which film the catchphrase, phrase, movement, image, etc., named by one of the participants in the celebration, was taken.

Anything that is characteristic of the film and distinguishes it from all the others will do.

Theatrical version of "Broken Telephone"

In this performance game, the more participants, the better and more fun. But some of the guests should be in the auditorium, because theater is when there are artists and there are spectators.

And so, the progress of the game.

1. A short funny script for a mini-play is written in advance on a piece of paper.
2. All the “artists” walk out the door. Then they will enter one by one, one by one.
3. In front of the audience, the script of the performance is announced to the first “artist” to enter. The player’s task is to remember everything in order to retell the plot to the next participant.
4. Now the first player invites the second and retells the scenario to him as he remembers. (The presenter reads the story only 1 time).
5. The second participant conveys the plot to the third, the third to the fourth, the fourth to the fifth, etc.
6. The last of the “artists” recounts what he heard.
7. Now the presenter comes back onto the stage and reads out the original version of the story to everyone.

As a rule, the 2 stories are very different from each other and there is something to laugh about. This is the kind of damaged phone you get at the festive theater.

Dance games

What holiday would be complete without dancing?

Mop

• There is an odd number of participants.
• Everyone stands in pairs. The pair for the remaining one participant becomes a mop.

• Beautiful slow music comes on and everyone dances with each other. one is dancing with a mop.
• When the music stops, everyone must change pairs. The person dancing with a mop must also have time to find a partner.
• Whoever was left without a partner this time is also dancing with a mop.

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Newspaper

This dance is particularly fiery. Participants receive an identical sheet of newspaper and, when dance music is turned on, must start dancing.

The dance movements must be very active, because when dancing you need to tear the newspaper into pieces with your feet and dance movements. The music plays for about 2-3 minutes.

At the end, the number of pieces into which the newspaper was torn is counted. Whoever has the most is the winner. Here it is important to ensure that there is enough space for the dancers so that pieces of newspaper do not pass to the “neighbor” during active movements.

Whoever had time sat down

The following fun dance game is familiar to many from childhood.

• Chairs placed in the center of the hall are 1 less than the number of participants.

• The “dancers” stand around the chairs and start dancing joyfully as soon as the music starts playing.

• The music plays for about 20 seconds to 1 minute, and then is abruptly turned off by the presenter.

• Here, every dancer must have time to sit on an empty chair.

• Whoever does not have time to sit down is eliminated from the game, taking 1 chair with him.

• The fiery dance music is turned on again and the participants dance in a circle. When the music stops, whoever has time sits on an empty chair. And this continues until there is only one winner left.

If there are competitions with winners, then there should be prizes and gifts. It is recommended to use as gifts

• certificates of honor;

• pens, notepads;

• sanitizers and wipes, of which there are never enough these days;

• small paintings;

• boxes of chocolates;

• teas, coffee, etc.

What is important here is not the cost of the gift, but the mood that is created for the participants of the holiday.

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Starting a conversation

Think of a few questions that would be appropriate to ask a stranger, for example: “What is your favorite movie?”
or “How long have you known the bride and groom?” You can prepare a special question for each guest or a universal one that everyone present can answer. Believe me, everyone will be happy to keep up the conversation! 10 interesting ideas for entertainment from real weddings

Culinary duel

Discussing the menu is great for bringing people together. Set the table with exotic fruits, specialties and serve it all in an unusual way. Have guests try to guess what foods are on their plates.

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Tickets for the joint aperitif

This is a good way to encourage guests to communicate. Each person entering is given a ticket with a description of the person he needs to find among those present. When the task is completed, they can share this ticket as a flyer in the bar.

Unusual list

In addition to the standard seating plan, create a list of guests present. It can be a handwritten book or a brochure printed in a printing house. The main thing is that there is minimal information about each of those present and his photograph. This will allow guests to find common topics of conversation.

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General game

One of the effective ways to involve all guests in communication is a common board game. This could be monopoly, checkers, tic-tac-toe, lotto, puzzles - anything that will arouse sports interest and make guests laugh and joke. If there are children at the table, involve them too. They are direct and can become your best helpers.

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Use your bridesmaids and groomsmen as agents. Have each of them sit at different ends of the table and introduce the unfamiliar guests to each other. The main thing is to carefully ensure that none of the guests are left unattended. Your friends will be pleased to know that they are entrusted with such a responsible mission!

Pun

Guests answer questions, and then their answers are substituted into pre-prepared phrases. Usually the ending is unexpected and very funny. In addition, you can come up with thematic riddles, crosswords, and charades. Guests can participate together or in teams.

Master classes

Offer guests various master classes. This could be scrapbooking, decoupage, drawing lessons, origami. Guests can take what they get with them as a souvenir of this wonderful day!

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