Interesting Maslenitsa contests for all ages

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-12 17:37

There are many folk traditions associated with this celebration. So, folk festivals and numerous competitions are necessarily organized. What contests for Shrovetide can be held now, if you select games for all ages and for the street?

Shooting range of Santa Claus

Several boards of different sizes with targets drawn on them are installed on the site. If paint or permanent markers are not on hand, the target can be marked with colored duct tape. Shields can be made of plywood or large cardboard.

The task of the players is to hit the target with a snowball as close as possible. Whoever hits the center of the shield wins the sweet prize. And shields of different sizes and different ranges should be installed for participants of different ages: for children - the target is larger and closer, for adults - smaller and further. This will make this Pancake Week competition suitable for all ages.

Downhill

Almost all families with schoolchildren have sleds. They can be used during Maslenitsa by picking up a natural slide in the courtyard or going to one of the state slides that are installed on city squares.

Rules of the game:

1. Participants descend from the slide on the command “Ready to start! Attention! March!". At the bottom there is a man who, using a stopwatch (available in all smartphones), counts how much it took the player to descend.
2. The fastest will get the main prize, the slowest - the consolation. The rest also receive small gifts or pancakes.
3. The game can be made more difficult by giving the task to collect flags when descending or throw a snowball at a target at the finish line.

You can compete not for speed, but for who will go further after descending the hill. For safety reasons, you need to make sure that there are no roads or crowded places near the slide.

In general, all competitions for Maslenitsa on the street need to be prepared carefully, especially given that they are arranged for all ages.

Best eater

Shrovetide is always accompanied by eating pancakes. On holidays organized by the administration of a district or city, they are prepared right on the street. If friends or family decide to celebrate Shrovetide in an independently chosen place, then they still bring pancakes with them, from home. Why not arrange a competition, who will eat the set amount of pancakes faster?

The task can be complicated: after each bite or pancake, give the task to say an adjective that describes spring (after all, Shrovetide symbolizes the approach of this season).

Best cook

This competition will be easy for a family picnic. Pancakes are needed, as in the last task, as well as ingredients for the filling. There should be both salty and sweet options: jam, jam, sour cream, caviar, fish, meat, and so on by choice.

Participants are given the task of making the most delicious pancake from the ingredients at hand. Everyone chooses the filling himself. Then everyone has a tasting, the best culinary specialist is selected. It will be convenient to hold this competition in a parent-child pair.

Gates

A classic competition for all ages, which can also be held outdoors during Maslenitsa. The rules of the game are learned even in the younger group of kindergarten. It is sometimes called a brook. A couple is selected who stands up with their hands up.

A kind of gate is formed between them. The rest of the participants, holding hands in twos, pass through this gate in a stream. Then the presenter gives a command or abruptly turns off the music, and the "gate" is lowered. The pair that was under them becomes the "gate" itself.

Fisherman

Rope play. Players become a wide circle with a fisherman in the center. He twists the rope along the ground. Participants must jump so as not to touch this rope - "fishing rod". The one who did not have time, drops out of the circle.

In winter, this game is especially convenient to carry out, because even during a fall, no one will hit or get hurt by catching a foot on the rope.

Maze

A game that requires some preparation. The organizers need to prepare a real snow maze. First, his plan is drawn on paper. If you can't come up with an intricate scheme, ready-made options can easily be found in puzzle magazines. Further, the walls of the labyrinth are built from the snow according to the chosen scheme.

In order not to get confused during construction, you should draw the outline of the structure with your foot or stick in advance. If there is little time for preparation, and there is at least 10 cm of snow on the ground, you can simply trample the paths of the labyrinth.

Players must complete the maze from start to finish. The winner is the one who can overcome it the fastest. The tasks for this Shrovetide street competition can be made more challenging, making it fun for all ages:

• put on the road flags that need to be collected;
• launch into the labyrinth with commands;
• make “doors” in the labyrinths (denote them with dashes), which can only be opened by solving the riddle.

If Maslenitsa is planned to be celebrated in a private house in a region where a lot of snow has fallen, the maze can be made fundamental, from real snow bricks. Any rectangular box is suitable as a form for bricks.

Water should be used to hold the bricks together: it quickly hardens and forms ice. Such a labyrinth will stand for a very long time, even though the rest of the winter season, and will delight the eye.

Who can stand on the sleigh

Another fun sleigh ride that will appeal to both children and adults. It must be performed in child-adult pairs, or in girl-boy pairs. One member of the mini-team gets on the sled, and the other pulls it. You need to go the distance to the finish line so that the person on the sleigh does not fall.

In addition, the time it takes for the players to travel the path is also tracked. The winner is the pair in which the rider did not fall from the sleigh and which came before everyone else.

To play safely, you need to choose wide areas with a thick layer of snow. He will soften the fall. You also need to make sure that there is no dangerous debris under the snow. It is better if this street competition for Maslenitsa for all ages is held in a well-known place.

Cities

All those gathered for the holiday are divided into two groups - cities. You can call them existing cities (Tula, Voronezh, Moscow, etc.), number them as “City 1” and “City 2”, or come up with your own name.

Rules of the game:

1. On the site, the length of which must be at least 20 meters, "cities" are outlined at different ends. They must be large enough to accommodate all the residents.
2. A path is trampled between the cities. It should allow no more than 2 people to pass and should be narrow enough for a competitor to easily step off the line.
3. At the command, City 1 starts capturing City 2. City 2 must throw snowballs at the invaders, and they dodge.
4. Residents of City 1 move strictly along the path. Those who step behind the line are considered defeated. At the end of the round, you need to count how many people were behind the line, and how many were able to reach the City.
5. In the second round, the teams do the opposite. The winners are those with more people reaching the enemy base.

You can complicate the task. For example, if someone is hit by a snowball, he immediately drops out or is forced to jump further on one leg. If hit twice, it freezes for 10 seconds.

Pull-push the sleigh

Players are paired. Each participant requires a sled. Sleds belonging to the same pair are tied together. All pairs put their "transport" to a single start line, then sit with their backs to each other. One looks forward towards the finish line, the other looks back. On command, everyone begins to move towards the finish line. Movement - "push-pull", that is, the person sitting in front tries to pull the sled, and behind - pushes.

Bonus

So, on Shrovetide, you can arrange a variety of contests on the street for all ages:

1. On a sleigh, with a speed competition.
2. With a rope: traditional jumping over it or "fisherman".
3. Competition for accuracy in throwing snowballs.
4. Related to cooking and eating pancakes.
5. Command, like cities.