A child of 7-8 years old is already old enough for many entertainment. Parents need to know what their child is passionate about. This will help them in organizing a children's party, as well as decorating the room.
Celebrating a birthday at home can be one of the family traditions. On this day, the birthday boy's favorite dishes are prepared, friends and relatives are invited. In this case, adults should take into account the size of the room where guests will be, since children will need a lot of space to play. In the celebration program include the round dance game "Loaf", to which all those present are invited. In addition, provide for several games of different mobility. This will help to avoid overworking children, and will also make the holiday more interesting. An important point will be the birthday cake with candles, which is served with tea or coffee.
When drawing up the menu, you need to know if the invited guests have allergic reactions to any products.
Birthday organization options
A good option would be to celebrate a child's birthday in a children's cafe. They can offer a special program for a children's party. Children's menu, animation services, attractions and much more. This will reduce the hassle of parents and also add variety to a traditional birthday party. As a continuation of the event, it is worth organizing a children's trip to the cinema. This will add positive impressions to all the invited friends of the birthday boy.
Prepare small souvenirs for all guests. It will be a great surprise for them, as well as a memory of the holiday.
You can celebrate this important day at the recreation center. A trip out of town will allow children to be in the fresh air and play outdoor games. For adult guests, this will be an opportunity to organize barbecues in nature. Such trips bring adults and children closer together, not letting anyone get bored. Horseback riding, feeding, the presence of playgrounds and much more - all this will become bright components of the holiday for the child.
Competitions for children of 8 years old will help show your organizational skills, surprise the guests of your little birthday boy and make his dreams and fantasies come true.
"Is it me or you?"
An adult acting as a facilitator distributes a piece of paper and pens to all guests. The task of the children is to write about themselves in a few words, for example: "I am tall, I have curly hair."
As soon as everyone is finished, the cards are given to the presenter, he shuffles them, then reads them out. You need to guess who it is. You can each pull a card in turn and try to guess. With this game, you will introduce those who are not familiar and bring the guys closer.
"Air billiards"
We take gymnastic sticks - these will be cues, four buckets - our pockets, 7-9 balloons - these are billiard balls.
Free the room from unnecessary items so they don't get in the way. Place buckets in the corners, put them on their side. Place the balls in the middle of the room.
Children, in turn, try to pocket the balls with sticks. We organize a championship among the winners. We award the champion with a medal (cut it out on cardboard and write "Winner of air billiards"), and a chocolate bar in the shape of a cue.
Where are you?
This is a prank game. To play you need a chair, several plates with the names of different rooms, places (kitchen, bank, gym, post office and whatever you can think of). We sit the child on a chair with his back to the others; a plate with the name of the room is attached to his back or the back of the chair.
The rest of the guys who see the name help the player guess the place where he is. To do this, he is asked questions in which there is no direct answer: "What did you do there with the paper?", "Did you wash your hands after that?"
The loser is the one who gave the direct hint.
Fine work
It is no secret that children love sweets, it is not difficult for them to unfold and use the sweets to their delight. In this game, we will complicate the task. The guys can be divided into teams to make it more interesting.
We distribute mittens to the participants and take turns completing the tasks:
- unfold the candy;
- swaddle the doll (great if you invite boys);
- stick stamps on the envelope;
- build a constructor;
- tie the laces.
No words only emotions
You went on a trip, but you do not know a foreign language, and you urgently need:
- call;
- buy ribs in the store;
- headache and want to buy a pill;
- thirsty.
Show with gestures and facial expressions. The rest of those who did not participate guess, or we distribute pieces of paper and each one in turn shows his situation.
"Disco dancer"
Two children participate in the competition. Everyone puts on wide trousers (large size), you can oblige with a belt so that they do not sleep. We push the pants with balls and under the command of the presenter we must dance to a certain music.
The winner is determined by the applause of the guests.
"Step forward - step back"
All children participate in the competition. We line up each other, all hold on to the waist of our neighbor in front. The presenter says "heat" - the children jump forward, on the word "cold" - the children jump back.
The presenter can deliberately confuse, say synonymous words, instead of "heat" - the sun, fire, warmth; and instead of "cold" - frost, blizzard, ice, snowman.
Conduct the competition to the music, it will be very fun.
Relay "Merry Centipede"
We divide the kids into teams. The guys stand one after another, and between them we hold a balloon, that is, between the backs of the person in front and the stomach behind the person standing, we do not hold our hands. On the go-ahead from the host - let's go! We walk 5-7 steps to the table, take a "strawberry" (a small children's ball), go around the obstacle and return from the start. Whose centipede did not break - won !!!
"We play hockey"
We will play in an unusual way. We drive the ball into the conditional gate, but in what way, choose yourself.
Can:
- rackets: tennis or badminton;
- with another ball or elongated one.
Another option for playing with balloons.
For the game, make rings from cardboard, you can decorate them beautifully or cut them out of colored cardboard. We place bottles of sand on the floor and try to throw the ring onto the "holder". You can come up with points levels: on the first line 2 points, the second line - 3 points, etc. by counting points, we determine the winner.
Find a clothespin
To play you need: clothespins, handkerchiefs over the eyes.
We organize guests in pairs. We blindfold one, and attach clothespins to his pair, 7 pieces will be enough. Aloud we agree on the number of clothespins. The child searches for them with closed eyes. Who finished first, the winning prize is behind him.
You can organize the same game in a different way. Children are lined up, ask them to turn away, and the presenter (preferably an adult) hangs clothespins around the room, wherever possible (remember, about the growth of the participants). We declare whoever finds more items is the winner.
A universal selection of gift ideas for any occasion and occasion. Surprise your friends and loved ones! ;)
Hello dear readers and dear guests of my blog! Today I will talk with you on a topic that is quite interesting and pleasant for the heart of every mother and father, and more specifically, about how to celebrate the birthday of an 8-year-old child.
The age of eight is already a really important and serious period in the life of a baby.
In these years, the baby can already look at the world quite seriously and thoughtfully; in Salinger's stories, children at this age were the only stronghold of something good and sincere in the adult world of hypocrisy, deceit and madness.
Know that your eight-year-old child is a real joy that deserves to be treated with respect, interest and love. In this case, the birthday of your child should be celebrated quite interestingly and competently. But how can you do it?
This is not 5 years, when you could just call relatives home and sit at the table. At eight years old, the child already goes to school, he already has friends, and it is quite logical that the child wants to have a birthday not only with his parents, but also with people from his environment.
Communication at this age is very important, so do not neglect the desires and needs of your child if you want him to become a worthy member of society. I have already delayed something with a greeting, so let's get down to business as soon as possible!
How to celebrate the birthday of a child 8 years old at home
Still, the most obvious and comfortable choice is to celebrate your birthday in your own home.
To do this, you do not have to go on such large expenses, but at the same time, keep in mind that you will have to take on all the responsibilities of entertaining guests, organizing their leisure time and treats.
Be prepared to be on your feet all day. If you are celebrating a boy's birthday, then most likely on his birthday he will call mostly the same tomboy, because it is unlikely at this age that he already looks at the fair sex
First, you will need to decorate your home. After all, the environment is very important for children, so the more balloons, confetti, beautiful ribbons and toys there are, the better (this is true for children from 6 years old). The kids, having entered the apartment, will immediately begin to daze their heads around, looking at everything around with interest.
You also have to be responsible for a wide variety of treats. Kids love to eat deliciously, so there should be a lot of food, and it should be of the highest quality and without any exotic delights. After all, God forbid, some kid gets poisoned, and then the whole holiday will go down the drain.
Contests for 8 years old child at home
Of course, you can't do without contests. This is where your imagination should run wild for the guys to really have fun. Fortunately, there are now just thousands of different games, from board games to interactive ones.
Girls are unlikely to start some kind of skirmishes among themselves or rush around the apartment like crazy, so the holiday in the circle of girls will be much calmer and quieter (although this rule does not always work).
In the case of girls, you can come up with contests in the spirit of a "beauty salon" or a "model catwalk", in which the little ones will portray beauties from the sowing and flaunt each other with their hairstyles and dresses. Mom can be a personal consultant and stylist for each baby, thereby finding a common language with each child and getting to know the environment of her child.
Contests and games during the holiday in the institution
You can always go to some cafe that provides a service for children's parties. In this case, professional animators and people from the entertainment field will help you, so the contests will be more interesting, equipped with everything you need, with light and music.
As a rule, in such cases, whole performances are staged in which professional actors work.
They completely immerse the kids in the feeling of something unusual and fill the day with new impressions and emotions. Therefore, if you do not have acting skills and enthusiasm to arrange a holiday for your baby on your own, then let the professionals do it for you.
Well, you can always go to the amusement park as kids. This is how the kids will definitely have something to do!
Just be sure to follow safety precautions, do not allow children to sit on adult and dangerous rides for their age. Let them ride on the nursery, which is specially equipped for little people. Keep all the kids under control at all times so that in no case will trouble happen to anyone.
There are always some cafes in amusement parks, which can be used for a festive feast.
Now you can see for yourself that there are a lot of ways to spend your child's birthday, and all you need is to decide for yourself whether you are ready to spend your money and your time on it. By the way, I still have ideas for celebrating 10 years
In any case, you should always remember that no one, except the parents, can make a child truly happy at this age.
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It is very difficult to interest a child in something in our time, therefore from the very beginning it is necessary to introduce an element of play and surprise. For example, start by buying in advance balloons and small edible souvenirs, since now their range is huge. It can be gummy candy, caramel on a stick, or a small chocolate bar. Place them in balloons, inflate and hand them over to each baby who comes - let him take with him a piece of your joy and your holiday. In order not to get bored, come up with some games, jokes, quizzes, practical jokes in advance.
There are many games for kids that will help entertain your little guests, don't forget about carousels, hide and seek, round dances and the like. We offer a selection of games for different occasions.
Baby birthday games
Loaf
Children join hands and dance around the birthday boy.
Children.
Like Dashin (Anin, Petin)
birthday
We baked a loaf:
Such a height
(hands up)
Here is such a bottom,
(squat)
That's the width
(diverge as wide as possible)
Here are the dinners
(approaching the birthday boy)
Loaf, loaf,
(clap their hands)
Whom you love - choose!
Birthday boy.
I love, of course, everyone
But Masha (Lena, Slava) ...
Most!
Masha gets up in the circle, and everything is repeated from the beginning. It will be good if each child will be able to be in the role of a “birthday boy”.
Who hurt you?
One child is blindfolded and turned with his back to the others. Someone lightly touches him with a hand, you have to guess who it is. If he guessed right, then the person who touched him is blindfolded and he becomes a “guessing game”.
Cat and mouse
The chairs are placed in a circle, with the seats inward. Half of the children sit on chairs - these are "mice", the rest stand behind - these are "cats". One "cat" should not have enough "mouse", that is, it stands behind an empty chair. This "cat" winks at some "mouse". The task of the "mouse": to run over to an empty chair to the winker. The task of the "cat" standing behind: hold it with your hands. If she didn't, she winks at the next "mouse". After a while, "mice" and "cats" change roles.
Chamomile
Chamomile is made of paper in advance - there are as many petals as there will be children. Funny tasks are written on the back of each petal. Children tear off the petals and begin to perform tasks: they walk in single file, crow, jump on one leg, sing a song, repeat a tongue twister ...
Guess the subject
Various objects are put into a large cardboard box: cubes, pencils, small cars, mosaics ... The box is closed on top with a handkerchief. The child takes an object by touch and tries to guess what it is.
Gifts
Children are divided into subgroups, depending on which subgroup prepared this or that gift. In turn, each subgroup “goes to the store to buy gifts”: the children go to the corner of the room and agree on what imitation movements can describe their gift.
After that, the children come to the "hero" of the occasion and say: "We have prepared a gift, guess which one." Children show the movements, and the child guesses. He is presented with a gift.
The game is played several times with different subgroups of children. For the last time, one of the parents joins the game and gives the child a gift.
At the end of the holiday, the presenter invites everyone present to the festive table.
Third wheel
Chairs are placed in the center, 1 less than the number of participants. Children walk or run around chairs to music. Suddenly the music stops, you have to have time to take a chair. Whoever did not have enough - leaves the game. We remove one chair, and everything continues. If there are a lot of children, at the beginning of the game, you can put sheets of newspaper on the floor, but when there are 3-4 people left, it is still better to put chairs.
Ball
The presenter throws up a balloon. While he is flying, you can move, touched the floor - everyone should freeze and not smile. Those who did not fulfill it are eliminated from the game.
Znayka
The moderator announces the topic, for example "Cities". The child names a city and throws a ball to the next player. When everyone has answered, the topic changes. Sample themes: flowers, fruits, countries, rivers, cartoons, names ...
Crosses
Everyone gets checkered sheets and pens. Who will draw more crosses in a minute?
Potatoes in a spoon
There are two chairs at one end of the room, each with a cup of potatoes. At the other end of the room there are also two chairs, but on them are empty cups. 2 people compete. It is necessary with the help of a spoon, where one potato is placed, transfer all the potatoes from one cup to another. Who quickly? If there are many children, you can split them into two teams and arrange a relay race.
Clown
Attach a poster on the wall showing the head of a clown, without a nose. All in turn, blindfolded, pin the “nose” (foam ball) to the poster with a pin.
Options, attach a plasticine nose, draw a nose with a felt-tip pen.
Sweet tooth
Spread the leaves all over the room, on the reverse side draw candy on 8-10 leaves, on the rest - a sad face. Those wishing to feast on must collect the leaves until a leaf with a drawn candy comes across. It can be exchanged with the host for real candy.
Call lookup
On each of the chairs, standing at a distance of 8-10 steps from each other, there is a bell. Two blindfolded players each stand at their own chair. At the signal, they need to go around the comrade's chair on the right, return to their place and ring the bell. The winner is the one who does it faster.
Your child's birthday is coming soon and you want the holiday to be special so that your son or daughter will remember this day for a long time? Believe me, for this it is not at all necessary to invite animators from a special agency or to spend a holiday in some children's club. A fun, original, memorable children's birthday can be spent at home. Parents are quite capable of handling the organization and conduct of a children's party themselves. The most important thing you need is the time to plan and prepare everything in advance. And we will help you with valuable tips for organizing a children's party at home.
Child's birthday
The kid is looking forward to his birthday, asking you several times a day: “And soon? And when? How much is left? " In order not to answer 100 times to the same question, the author recommends that you make a waiting calendar so that every day the child can cut off a digit and see how many days are left before the holiday. The cake and circles with numbers are made of thick paper (cardboard).
The most amazing and magical thing about this calendar is that when all the circles are cut off and only one paper cake remains from the calendar, then by the evening it will magically materialize into a real cake, surprising and delighting the birthday man (birthday girl) and all those present.
Organization of children's parties
We figured out the design of the premises for the children's party, now we turn to the entertainment.
Choose the ones you like the most, which are on our website, and spend them on the children's birthday. In advance, make or buy the necessary equipment for playing games at a children's party. In this article, we want to offer you some more win-win entertainment options for children's parties.
Birthday games
On children's birthday parties, drawing of small gifts for guests is a great success. Everyone knows the classic version of the prize drawing. The prizes wrapped in beautiful paper are hung on strings, and the children with blindfolds cut them off one by one. Whoever cut a bundle got such a prize. The number of prizes must be greater than the participants in the drawing, so that the last one also has plenty to choose from.
Make lottery tickets for children's parties. Play them among the guests. The kids will love to wipe the protective layer on the lottery tickets and find out what prizes they won.
Be sure to include a few tricks in your entertainment program. After all, all children just love magic tricks! Now in stores you can find many interesting sets for magic tricks. You can show tricks yourself, or maybe a child, if you practice well in advance.
Do not forget to arrange a photo session for the person (s) and guests.
An interesting and unusual idea is to make special accessories for a photo shoot on sticks. 
See how you can experiment with them. 
Pinata "Donkey" master class
Pinata is great fun for children at the party. Roughly speaking, a piñata is a box in the shape of an object or animal, pasted over with a fringe of corrugated paper. Sweets and surprises are hidden inside the piñata. The children take turns hitting the piñata with a stick. As a result, the box falls apart and the surprises fall out.
How to end a birthday
The children's party is coming to an end, it's time for the little guests to go home ... To make this inevitable part of the children's party not so sad, prepare small gifts for the kids that they can take with them.
Children's menu for birthday
A child's birthday is always a special day in the life of a family. I really want this memorable day to be remembered for a long time. For the holiday to be a success, it is necessary to take care of both the cultural program (entertainment, contests, sweepstakes) and the festive menu in advance. Here we will give you basic guidelines for making a children's birthday menu.
We recommend that you organize a children's birthday buffet as a buffet. Everything should be small and portioned. Variety and beautiful presentation of dishes is welcome. If you are preparing salads, then place them in small salad bowls or shortcrust pastry baskets before serving. Salads served in transparent cups look very nice. A great idea to organize a salad bar. To do this, you need to arrange the chopped ingredients in separate plates - boiled potatoes, beets, carrots, fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, canned corn and green peas, meat, chicken, sausage, boiled eggs, herbs, etc. And dressings for them - homemade mayonnaise, sour cream, butter. Children themselves impose what they love and mix their own salads. It is important for culinary experiments to offer small plates so that too many products do not suffer from failure. 
Fruits and desserts can also be placed in portioned cups or waffle cones, for example. 
For hot, we advise you to cook chicken skewers on skewers. Chicken skewers are beautiful and juicy! Do not forget to slightly cool them before serving on the children's table. Canapes are very popular with children. You will need canapé sticks or wooden skewers. And what to string on them: fresh and salted cucumbers, avocados, sweet bell peppers of different colors, raw and boiled carrots, cheese, processed cheese in plates, boiled and peeled quail eggs, meat, chicken, sausage, olives, olives, apples , oranges, cherry tomatoes, grapes, etc.
