Outdoor competitions for adults. Competitions in nature for a fun company

In the summer, you really don’t want to breathe in city smog and sit in stuffy apartments. Many take advantage of the slightest opportunity to spend a weekend in nature. At the same time, you want to avoid wasting precious minutes spent with friends or colleagues. To do this, many come up with funny games that make time fly by.

Competitions for a fun company in nature

Ten notes

For this competition, you will need to arrive at your vacation spot in advance to place special notes. They will contain step-by-step instructions for players indicating all search points. Upon arrival, you should split into two groups and, on the instructions of the leader, begin the search. The winner is the company that overcomes all obstacles and finds the last note.

Unlucky sailor

Competitions for a fun company in nature can be supplemented with various relay races. For example, like this one. Two participants are asked to put on fins. On command, players need to reach the intended landmark. This could be a line or a pre-set bank. The task is complicated by the fact that you are only allowed to look through binoculars, and from the side that visually removes all surrounding objects.

Witch on a broom

Tug of War

Competitions for a fun company in nature can be diversified with sports competitions. For this fun game you will need a long and thick rope. A mark is placed in the center of the rope. Lines should be drawn on the ground at the same distance from this mark on both sides. All friends are divided into two groups, it is desirable that on each side there are the same number of people of the same sex. At a signal, the strong men begin to pull the thick rope, each group tries to pull it in their direction. The winner is the company that can pull the tag over its line.

Hot Cubes

In nature in the summer, so long-awaited for many Russians, everyone wants to frolic, even a group of adults wants to try out cool games! A street is, first of all, a huge, free space. Here, for example, you don’t have to worry about the noise level that neighbors will come to complain about. You can prepare barbecue, swim in the river, just lie in a hammock and just enjoy the warmth of the sun on the river bank. Rent a college for a few days for a corporate event, or go to the country with close friends. But no matter what company you have with you, the most important thing is that by getting together on the street you can perfectly remember your childhood through games!

A little about security

Even before packing for your vacation, you should think about what you will be doing and what unpleasant consequences might come out of it all.

What could it be:

Abrasions and cuts. There is nothing easier than cutting yourself on a branch, cutting grass, or tripping and breaking your knee. Take a first aid kit with you and check for hydrogen peroxide, cotton wool and band-aids;
Headache. Surely a group of cheerful adults will not deny themselves a drink. But each person is unique, as is his body. Some people will run to swim in the morning without a hangover, while others will lie in pain all day. Take care of pain medication;
Ticks. If you are going on a picnic to a place where tick treatment has not been carried out, be sure to stock up on acaricides. Inspect yourself periodically for ticks. They are easiest to spot on light-colored clothing;
Mosquitoes. Insects whose bites are inextricably linked with outdoor recreation. Stock up on proven remedies against these insects, otherwise by the evening you will have to wrap yourself in a blanket from head to toe.

Don’t ignore the safety of your own health, even when you absolutely don’t want to be distracted from the fun by such things!

About splitting games

Few people think about it for the street. It seems that they are all equally similar and there is nothing to divide here, but this is only at first glance! For example, running around briskly, singing a song that, if you win, your friend asked would be more appropriate in the middle, when everyone has already relaxed a little. Therefore, let's start from the most restrained games to the most liberated ones.

Game: associations

This game is just for warming up. A presenter is not required, and everyone present can take part: men and women. You don’t need to stand up or line up either, but for convenience you can sit in a circle. The first player specifies the word to which an association must be made. For example: “cats are…”. All participants must find an interesting association as quickly as possible. Those players who have already drunk can really surprise everyone present with their imagination. The next association is set by the one the first player points to. It will not work to remain silent, because the silent ones and those who refuse with phrases like “I don’t know what to say” automatically drop out of the game.

Maps and quests

Typically, card games are not considered street games, but their peculiarity lies in their mobility. Board games are fun games for a group of adults, both outdoors, on a trip or at home. While everyone knows regular playing cards, sets like “Ruff”, “Crocodile” and “Boom” are not so popular. Although they are created specifically for large and cheerful companies.

Ruff is literally a drinking game. In a dense deck, each card contains a task that the player either completes or gives up and drinks. Among the cards there are also bonus ones to prank other players or protect yourself. There are many options and they are all described in the accompanying rules. Ruff is an excellent choice for a drunk company;

The advantage of board games of this type is that there is no host. No one has to temporarily watch the fun and keep track of the rules and scoring.

Crocodile. This game has long earned the status of a famous game in Russia. The basic principle of the game formed the basis of hit games like “Boom”. But what's the point? The set, like any board game, has a set of cards with tasks that need to be explained to the team using gestures. The difficulty is that the cards often contain not simple words like “comb,” but entire expressions, complex geometric figures or songs. Such explanations will definitely not pass without laughter!

Card board games are suitable both at the very beginning of the fun, when the company is full of enthusiasm, and towards the end, when everyone has already had enough fun.

Game: Pull the string

First of all, organizing the game requires the presence of certain props. In this case, you will need two chairs (chairs, folding chairs) and a rope (about 5 meters). Only two players participate in the game at a time.

We place the indicated chairs opposite each other, with their backs turned. We tie the rope to the legs. The essence of the game is as follows: two players who take a place on the chairs run to the opponent’s place on command. The first one who managed to reach him sits down and sharply pulls the chair towards himself in order to knock it away from the enemy. You can stretch out the run from chair to chair by giving the command to run, and then after waiting a little, give the command to take the chair. The fastest one wins!

Game: ride the ball

For this game you also need a ball, but this time two. It is advisable that both are well inflated and not too soft, like children's rubber balls.

The essence of the game is as follows: two teams of two people gather. Each team is given a ball. On command, players place their feet on the ball and begin to roll it. Each participant is supported from behind by a second team member. Whoever gets the ball to the finish line faster wins!

Game: three fat men

To get started you will need:

armchair (chair, folding chair);
scotch;
matches;
inflated balloons (3 pieces).

We secure balloons to the participant’s bellies with tape. To make it more comical, it is fashionable to pull a jacket over the balls to create real bellies.

Do not attach it to a naked body! It's better if you use the tape on a T-shirt that you won't mind. On top of everything else, it won’t be painful to remove the tape from the fabric when it can damage the skin.

The presenter scatters matches on the ground. On command, the “fat people” begin to actively collect them, not forgetting about their stomach. It shouldn't burst! The host soon stops the game and the one who saved his belly and collected the most matches wins.

Game: air volleyball

Almost everything is like in real volleyball, only instead of a net there is a rope, and instead of a ball there are a bunch of balloons.

We stretch a rope like a volleyball net between tree trunks. Participants are divided into two equal teams. Four or five balloons are launched onto an improvised field. Objective: fight off all enemy balls! Whoever's ball touches the ground loses.

Game: Balloon Adventures

In this game you will be able to test both your speed and accuracy.

To get started you will need:

8 plastic cups (they should all be the same size);
water;
ping pong balls (8 pieces);
saucer.

To begin, we line up two rows of four cups. For the first and second player. We fill the glasses with water almost to the brim, it is important that the water level is the same. We place a saucer behind the glasses, into which we also pour a little water.

The participants' task is to move the ball from glass to cup, and then to the saucer, using their breath. Along the way, the ball should not jump out, fall or fly through the cup and saucer. If this happens, then the player starts the ball's path from the beginning. You need to blow out all four of your balloons faster than your opponent.

Game: guess the participant

As many as five people take part in this exciting game: three girls and two guys. It’s good if the participants have known each other for a long time - it will be much more interesting. When recruiting participants, the presenter hides from the others in advance that he is also choosing a second guy.

The first young man is blindfolded. In order to confuse the player, you can spin him in place. Then one of the girls is replaced by a guy. A blindfolded player must determine by touch (you can touch no higher than the knees) who is in front of him. Those who are being guessed cannot talk, answer questions or make other sounds that could give them away. To prevent the guy from being immediately declassified, you can wear claws or similar clothes to those of the girl he replaced.

Game: Steeplechase

A truly active running game that will excite even the laziest members of the group!

You will need:

8 plastic bottles;
two sticks;
any alcohol;

Before we start, we build in obstacle courses. On each lane we must place three bottles with a distance of a meter between each other. After the bottles, you need to install a strong stick in the ground around which the participants will run.

So, the presenter, along with mugs and alcohol, takes a place at the end of the obstacle course. On command, players take off, run around the bottle like a snake and drink half a large glass of alcohol. As soon as the glass is empty, the participants take the stick with one hand and run around it ten times, and then return to the other participants through the obstacle course, trying not to touch the bottles.

Game: more cones

This game is perfect for the whole company if the vacation spot is a forest or there are spruce and pine trees nearby. In this case, no props are needed, only the speed and attentiveness of the participants.

You can split into teams or play only for yourself. The presenter sets the time in a minute or less. Within a set period of time, participants must collect as many cones as possible and return to base.

To make it convenient for all players to keep track of time, instead of the loud counting of the presenters, you can play a song. But the speakers of regular phones are unlikely to be suitable for this, so it is better to use portable speakers or those in the car.

Game: join us

For the game you will need pre-prepared pieces of paper with body parts written on them. The main parts of the body can be written repeatedly, but it is worth indicating only the visible ones and those that a person can attach to another participant. For example, if you write “eye”, then it will be problematic to touch another player with the eye.

Next, all participants draw out two pieces of paper for themselves. When all body parts have been distributed, people line up in a line or in a circle. All that remains is to attach to the partner with those body parts indicated on the pieces of paper. The result can be a very interesting and funny picture!

Game: productions

It is worth preparing pieces of paper in advance with famous pairs of characters indicated on them. These can be heroes of fairy tales, cartoons, books, games and TV series.

When compiling a list, be guided not by your own tastes, but by the popularity of the selected characters. It is important that everyone present knows the characters at least a little.

For example: Tom and Jerry, Nyusha and Barash, Father Frost and Snow Maiden, Wolf and Hare, etc. Later, when you announce the game, distribute the pieces of paper to the people who were previously divided into pairs. Give them a little time to prepare the skit (while the participants are preparing, you can play something else).

When the participants are ready, they must take turns speaking in front of the company, which must guess who their friends are and what fairy tale, TV series or book they are from.

Game: collect more

To start, you will need a ball. Which one is not too important, but it is still better to avoid basketball ones. The fact is that they are quite heavy, and during the game you may have to catch the ball with your head more than once! In addition to the ball, you will need a set of some items that the participant will collect. These could be playing cards, matches or cubes.

Before starting the game, we draw a circle with a radius of approximately one meter. We put the items in a circle that the player will collect and the game can begin! The participant stands in the center, throws the ball above him and while it falls down, the player must manage to collect as many objects as possible. Moreover, you need to collect them, hold them in your hands, and preferably catch the ball with your hands. The one who holds the most items wins!

Game: tell your story

All participants must be divided in advance by gender: into a team of men and a team of women. If there are fewer guys or girls, then it's okay. Quantity in this case does not solve anything.

Both teams are given pieces of paper and pens on which they write their opinion about the opposing team. Afterwards, everything written is placed in separate containers (for example, a box, deep saucer, etc.). Now one participant from each team comes out in turn and draws out a piece of paper. His task is to compose a sentence from the words written on the sheet. There is no need to finish or interrupt the thought, because the next participant continues the story you started, but using another piece of paper. The result can be a completely funny or absurd story!

The list of outdoor activities that are suitable for a company of as many cheerful adults can be continued for a very long time, but the most famous and entertaining ones have already been named. Some of the above will definitely be suitable for your holiday!

The long-awaited summer has arrived. Finally, you can move not only from home to office, but also by deviating from the standard route and get your short happiness in nature. I am lucky to live in an accessible environment of forest and parkland with a lake. One evening, heading along the path to the lake, I noticed a very unusual picture that brought a healthy smile to my face. There are offices on the ground floor of the house closest to the forest. Near one of the offices, right on the sidewalk, there was a long table covered with a tablecloth. The table was bursting with treats: salads, sandwiches, hot dishes, sweets, wine. Around the table, people sat on chairs, stools, and lounge chairs, bending over their plates. Flowers in a bucket placed on the steps crowned the whole event. It was clear from everything that there was a celebration going on, perhaps the company was celebrating the birthday of one of its employees. “How nice it is,” I thought, “people are tired of spending a long time in a stuffy room, and they moved to nature along with tables and chairs. Their faces and posture said one thing - they were enjoying this sunny Friday afternoon.” It was the beginning of summer. These people, like pilgrims, were the first to break free, inviting us all by their example to plan for maximum stay in nature.

Organized holiday

The above example can be called an unorganized vacation. Of course, the guys did their best: they took the furniture outside and prepared salads, but still it was just a feast. We will talk about outdoor recreation, which involves not only food, but also entertainment. An organized vacation is a planned event that includes an extended program of activities. Nothing will brighten up outdoor recreation more than games and competition programs. Play is something that captivates a person from childhood. Outdoor games make your vacation more fun and unforgettable. Organized recreation is more accessible to large companies, which, when going out into nature, negotiate in advance with representatives of holiday agencies, who organize entertainment for them. If the company’s budget does not allow such a luxury, then the employees themselves come up with activities for themselves on vacation, trying to bring it closer to an organized one. MirSovetov, which promotes a healthy lifestyle, is ready to expand your horizons and replenish your knowledge with games that will be useful to you on any vacation, for any budget, status and age. And most importantly: they will make your vacation memorable for long working days.

Types of games

Summer holiday games can be divided into four types:

Sport games.
Entertaining games.
Team games.
Banquet games.

Sport games

This is the most common and famous type of entertainment on vacation. A soccer (volleyball) ball in the trunk of the car and badminton rackets will never hurt. While the kebabs are grilling, men can “drive in football", and women and children jump for the shuttlecock ( badminton).

To unite the whole team of vacationers, we recommend playing volleyball. The volleyball can be thrown over the net, but you can do without it. Then the participants stand in a circle and throw the ball to anyone standing opposite. The main thing is to hit the ball in time, not letting it fall to the ground.

If you are going on vacation where there is a body of water, you will also need a volleyball for playing in the water. It can be water volleyball And water polo.
Water polo is hand football. The group is divided into two teams. Each team must have its own identification mark: for example, a different color headband. At a signal from the self-proclaimed referee, the teams begin the game from the center of the pond. Goal: throw the ball into the opponent's goal. Gates can be symbolic, such as sticks placed in the ground on a shoreline or objects placed at the edge of a pool. The team that scores more goals into the goal wins.
It should be noted that water games are now becoming very popular, especially in Europe. Mass swimming in pools also gives rise to new games, such as frisbee, boomerang, water tennis, water balls:

Frisbee- this is tossing a flying saucer or ring. You can play in pairs, standing opposite each other, or as a team in a circle. One player throws the plate to the other. The goal of the game is to catch the plate and prevent it from falling onto the water. This game may not have a winner;
boomerang– can be played by one to several people. You need to take turns throwing out a boomerang, which should return to the player. The one whose boomerang lands on the water the least number of times wins;
water tennis is a new generation of sports equipment designed for water. The essence of the game is the same as in table tennis, only here the ball bounces off the water, and not from the table;
water balls- this is a game similar to our “pancakes”, when you look for a flat, not heavy pebble on the shore and throw it parallel to the plane of the water. Such a stone flies far from the shore, bouncing off the surface of the water. And you need to have time to count how many “pancakes” you got, i.e. how many times did the pebble hit the water? You need to do the same with special balls.

If we're talking about popular water games, let's also mention beach (or shore) games that have European roots. This Frenchball(or bocce ball) petanque And bowls. All of these are similar games with metal or plastic balls. The rules of the game are similar to curling, but there are no brushes. Each team must roll their heavy metal balls as close as possible to a pre-installed small, distinctive ball, which in each game has its own name (and this is perhaps the only difference between these three games). Typically, each team has four players. With their balls they can aim and bounce the opponent's balls away from the central ball, which must remain untouchable. The game ends when all the balls are thrown out. The winner is the player or team whose balls are closest to the main ball.

Sports beach games in our country and abroad do not require special preparation, their rules are known to everyone, and they can be played both before and after the banquet, which is why they are so popular on summer holidays.

Entertainment games

These games are aimed at entertaining vacationers. They are distinctive in that their rules are unknown to most, which represents an element of surprise. And if there is a creative person in the team, he will not be lazy and will search in advance on the Internet for games that are not known to his employees. This same person most likely becomes the host when these games are played on vacation. MirSovetov has in its arsenal several original games that you can take note of.
If you go on vacation not only with your team, but also with members of their families, or with another little-known company, then the first game we advise you to play is “Getting Acquainted”. If you don’t get to know each other at the beginning of your vacation, you won’t have a good vacation.
Game "Dating". The rules are as follows: the whole group stands in a circle, including children (if present). The presenter is the first to say his name and make his distinctive movement, for example, raising his hands up. After his introduction, everyone standing in the circle repeats his name and action. Then, in a clockwise direction, the next guest says his name and makes his own movement, for example, putting his palm to his heart. Now everyone repeats two names and two movements, starting from the leader. It looks like this: everyone says “Nikolai” and raises their hands up, then “Anyuta” and puts their palm to their heart. Next, the third player calls his name. Everyone again repeats both the name and the movement, starting from the leader. And so, having reached the last participant in a circle, the whole team will not only remember the names that were repeated many times, but will also have a lot of fun, inventing and repeating different movements. The last circle must be pronounced at high speed; the presenter must warn the players about this in advance. The high tempo will set the mood for the final game.

If you come on vacation with a team you know well, then we suggest making the “Telegram” game first.
Game "Telegram". The presenter tells in a playful way that the players must send a telegram home to their relatives. To do this, he calls one “code” word, for example, “field”. All participants must come up with the text of the telegram using the letters of the word “field”. For example, someone might get the following text: “Very helpful. Better - the euro." The task is distributed at the beginning of the game, and telegrams will be collected later, depending on the overall scenario. It is prohibited to swap letters in the code word. At the table, during the first toast, the winner can be announced. This is the player whose telegram turns out to be the funniest. A fun start to the holiday is guaranteed.
After lunch you can play a very interesting game, which is especially suitable for children and also for mixed groups. It's called "Golden Gate".
Game "Golden Gate". You need to choose two people who don’t really like to move, these could be older people, for example. They stand opposite each other, take each other's wrists and raise their arms up. This is the gate. The remaining players stand in a “snake” position, pointing their faces at the back of the head of the one in front. The presenter stands at the beginning of the “snake” and begins to lead it, saying: “The Golden Gate sometimes lets you through. The first time is forgiven, the second time is forbidden, and the third time we will not let you through!” The snake passed through the gate several times while the saying was being read. At the last phrase, the “gate” should close (put your hands down), and one or two people from the “snake” will remain inside it. Those who "enter" the gate become the Golden Gate. They take the hands of the first two players to form a circle. The remaining participants again line up in a “snake” and walk, holding each other by the shoulders or waist towards the gate, passing and exiting through it. At the last phrase of the proverb, the “gate” closes again, leaving people inside. The game is repeated until the last player is left in the “gate”.

This game is very interesting with a lot of people. And especially if among the vacationers there are children with their parents.
Towards the evening, the musical game “Day-Night” for knowledge of songs will be good.
Game "Day-Night". This game is suitable for those vacationers who have a guitarist or accordionist on their team. Everyone sits around the fire. Players are divided into two teams, for example, men's and women's. The ladies start first. They sing any song that contains words for which antonyms can easily be invented. For example, the girls sang a verse of a song with the words “girls.” Then the men remember the song with the words “guys.” The following antonyms can be examples: day-night, summer-winter, blizzard-heat, white-black. One team starts singing, the other remembers a song with the opposite word. The team that can remember the most songs wins. But everything is provided.

Team games

These are all types of relay games designed to create a competitive atmosphere. Team games should also include the currently fashionable trainings Teambuilding (team formation) and Teamspirit (team spirit), designed to create a favorable environment in the work team. Such games have become an integral part of corporate offsite events.
Teambuilding And Timspirit– these are team-building trainings that include a set of scenario games, in which each person is given the opportunity to express themselves both in a team and individually.
Now it has become fashionable to carry out themed team games. For example, you come with your employees to an island purchased by your company (a camp site, a sanatorium, a river bank), and there you are met by a pirate costumed crew led by Captain Flint. Half of your team falls into the hands of pirates, and the rest become warriors who must free the hostages and find a pirate chest with stolen provisions for your entire team.

And the game begins, which includes many difficult tasks. This may include quest- this is the completion of certain tasks on the map, to which the following description can be attached: “Stand by a tall pine tree, move east five steps, turn north and walk another ten steps, find a hint near the juniper bush that will orient you further in the area "

When a treasure is found using a tricky map, new tests begin, for example, paintball is a paramilitary game in which there is an instructor whose duties include giving safety instructions and telling the rules of the game. In this game, unlike a quest, you will see your opponent and start a real war with him. Only the cartridges will be filled with paint, not gunpowder. The winner here is the team whose camouflage has fewer paint stains.

Then “fate” throws you into the jungle, where you need to make your way through improvised vines (ropes) stretched like a spider’s web on trunks, branches, stumps and pillars. The main thing is not to touch the rope with your body. Those who pass this test move on, the rest are taken captive to the ship. There they will have to solve the real mysteries of Captain Flint. I guessed it right - free! Questions could be:

Where is the end of the world? Answer: where the shadow begins.
Two fathers and two sons found three treasures, but each had one. Why? Answer: they were grandfather, father and son.

When the whole team reunited, they were holding a bottle with a note indicating where the chest was buried. But the found missing item is not so easy to obtain. You must first cross the log to the other side, and there the “pirate” will give you the chest if you guess what is in it by asking the “pirate” leading questions.
Instead of a “mysterious island”, your team may end up on a “submarine”, in the “distant past” or in the “future”, on a “hot air balloon”, and in a “dragon cave”. The scenery may change, but the games remain pretty much the same.
If you are planning to spend your vacation without involving specialists in organizing holidays, MirSovetov offers you a list of simpler team games:

long jump– two teams start jumping. The first players jump from the line, and all subsequent players from the place where the player in front landed. The team whose jumps make the longest path wins;
ball on a tray– players line up as in the previous game. The first players are given a tray and a tennis ball is placed on it. All other players hold a ball in their hands. The player must run to a certain mark and return back to the team, passing the tray with his ball to the next player. The second players place their balls on the tray and run to the mark with two balls on the tray. And so on until the last player. The point: you need to run so that the balls do not fall from the tray. The team that makes the least mistakes wins;
find the treasure– this game is similar to a quest, but here each team hides its treasure and draws up a description map for the enemy. The point: find the treasure on the map. The team that finds the treasure first wins;
throw a ring on the bottle– the presenter arranges the bottles in a row or like skittles. Each team in turn must throw three rings on their bottles. The team that completed the task more accurately wins. The ring can be made from wire or cut out of thick cardboard;
don't spill the water– each team lines up in a line parallel to the line of the other team. In the left hand of each player of each team is a glass of water, in the right hand of each player are empty cups. The point: at the leader’s signal, each team must pour water from its own glass into the opponent’s empty glass. At the same time, the opposite team does the same. The winner is the team that fills the opponent's glasses with water without spilling a single drop;
pantomime- each team prepares a theatrical pantomime, depicting the word or phrase that the presenter asked them. The opposing team must guess the word in pantomime. The one who guessed right wins.

If you add your own sack jumping and blind man's buff to our games, then your holiday will be filled with a healthy competitive spirit, ingenuity, creativity and good mood.

Banquet games

These are table games. There are situations when outdoor games are impossible or they need to be “diluted” with games at the holiday table. And then banquet games come to our aid.
Words– the presenter names the letter. You need to come up with a word that denotes a gastronomic item on the table. For example: starting with the letter “S” – salt. Goal: get ahead of the enemy. Whoever comes up with the word first becomes the leader.

Deaf phone– the presenter whispers a word into the ear of the person sitting next to him. He passes it to another, and so on until the end of the table. The last player says the word out loud. The presenter checks the correctness of the named word. If the word is returned incorrectly, the presenter begins to look for the “weak link”, starting from the person to whom he entrusted his word. The one who made a mistake becomes the leader.
Questions– the presenter asks comic questions prepared in advance. For example: “What should you do if, while parking at the office, you broke the headlight in your director’s car?” The point: come up with the most original and funny answers.

Toast song– each participant is given a poetic text, for example, congratulations to the birthday person. The text may be the same for everyone. During the entire feast, guests rise and sing their text (like a toast) to various music, prepared in advance and turned on by the host. There is no need to look for a winner here, but in the name of the result, you need to demand high-quality completion of the task.

The final

It is customary to end any organized holiday with a concert. MirSovetov offers you the idea of the final game, namely a concert. But it won't be quite ordinary. In advance, within a month before the corporate vacation, specialists in dance, vocals, original genre and balancing act will come to your company. They will conduct master classes with those employees of your company who have talent and want to perform in these areas. The issue of costumes will also need to be decided in advance. And when the company comes on vacation, the magnificent final stage will be a concert held on its own, but its quality may not be inferior to the skill of the invited “stars”.

A sure way to get a good boost of cheerful mood for at least six months is the opportunity to spend a well-thought-out, organized vacation in the company of your friends. Your ingenuity, talent and agility will “reveal” a different side of you, and your colleagues will become even closer to you. And so that the friendship does not fade away, take a piece of paper, a pencil and slowly start sketching out a plan for the next event after the summer -

Everyone loves outdoor recreation. Fresh air, delicious food and fun entertainment will make a simple picnic a great time. If everything is clear with the first two points, then you will have to work hard with the third. How to choose and organize leisure time correctly in order to have fun and not get discouraged? This is what we will talk about now.

In order to properly organize your vacation and choose suitable entertainment, you need to decide how exactly you want to spend your time. There are many different variations of outdoor recreation.

The first option is the simplest - relaxation without entertainment. It is enough to organize a picnic and just enjoy the surrounding beauty and clean air. But only after all the goodies have been eaten and there is nothing to do - the vacation will quickly become dull and will not bring bright impressions. However, such a pastime cannot be ruled out - after all, everyone has different tastes and sometimes you just want to relax.

The second option is suitable for lovers of active recreation. It is enough to dilute your leisure time in nature with various sports games. You can play volleyball, football or badminton.

The third option is somewhat unusual, but very interesting. Various quests, paintball and airsoft will give you unforgettable emotions and vivid impressions.

The fourth option is the most popular and interesting. Diversify your leisure time with competitions. Absolutely everyone can take part. It is enough to prepare an exciting program.

It is the last option that we will talk about in more detail. Below are some interesting outdoor competitions for adults that will be a pleasant addition to your picnic.

Competition "Guess Who"

Perfect for a noisy and cheerful company. The competition goes like this. One of the guys needs to be blindfolded. Girls are hardly lined up. The guy must determine who is in front of him using any means available. Girls, in turn, are not allowed to say a word or do anything that could give them away.

All the guys are blindfolded in turn, and the girls are swapped. After all participants have voiced their answers, the number of points for each player is calculated and the winner is determined.

Then we do the opposite - we blindfold the girls.

Competition "Beer Checkers"

To carry it out, you need to draw a kind of chessboard with chalk or paint on the asphalt or grass. In each cell you need to place a small glass of beer (for the more daring, you can put cans or bottles of beer). Of course, the packaging should be different.

The players take on a real game of checkers, where the checkers themselves are beer. And when one of the players hits the checker, he must drink its contents as a reward. You cannot refuse your prize - this is perceived as a personal insult.

DIY tent game

This game is perfect for playing somewhere in the forest. All those present must be divided into two teams and given the task of building a real hut. The time should not be stretched, but it is better to limit it to 20-30 minutes. The hut must have strong walls and a roof. A prerequisite is that all team members must fit into it. You can use any materials - sticks, leaves... The team whose hut will be more stable, stronger and can accommodate all participants will win.

“Pass the bag” relay race

Good old-fashioned relay races can also be a great way to have fun.

You need to prepare a small bag of peas or sand. At the venue, draw two parallel lines at a distance of 5-7 meters from each other. Or simply designate them conditionally, where two trees can become the starting point. Next, you need to divide everyone present into 2 teams. Players from both teams line up next to each other near one of the lines. The first participant is placed on his head. Players from both teams start at the same time. The participant must walk with this small bag on his head to the second line, sit down, turn around three times around his axis, return to the team and pass the bag to the next player. If the bag falls during the task, the player returns to the team and performs all the actions again. The team whose members complete the task first will win.

It is interesting to conduct a relay race when everyone present has had a little drink and it will be more difficult to complete the task.

Game "Bring it whole"

For this fun game, you need to divide everyone present into teams of 2 people. One of them will be a cook, and the other a courier. Roles can be assigned by drawing lots. The chef's task is simple. He needs to stand with a conventional frying pan (or a real one) and wait for the courier. But for a courier the task is more difficult. He is given a spoon and a raw egg. The task is to bring the egg, lying in a spoon, which is clamped in the teeth, intact to the cook. The distance between team members must be at least 5 meters. But the more, the better. The team whose courier brings the whole egg first will win.

Game "Time to Jump"

This entertainment is analogous to jumping over a fire. But if jumping over fire is quite dangerous, then jumping over a “log” is very simple, and most importantly, safe for health. For the role of a log, you can choose a person who is fast asleep, who will definitely be found not far from strong drinks. Just remember that you definitely need to jump over the newly made “log” an even number of times, because otherwise it won’t grow J

The main thing in the game is to have time to capture each participant during the jump.

Raffle game “Let’s get into formation together”

Before the start, one leader is selected. Next, all players line up in one line with their backs to the leader. The presenter must walk along all the participants and pat each one on the back or shoulder with his palm. The number of times a person claps is the serial number of a person. After everyone has received their share of claps, the participants must line up in a row, following their serial number. At the same time, no one has the right to utter a word. The whole catch is that the presenter can give the same number of claps to some participants.

It looks very funny when all the participants, winking, stamping their feet and whistling, try to create a formation. So be sure to film it - it will be interesting for the players to watch themselves later.

Game "Pass it to someone else"

You can play it during a meal, when guests are already starting to get a little bored. All participants sit in a circle. One of the players is given a button. He places it on his index finger. Next, he must pass it to the next player without touching this button with his hands - only from finger to finger. And so on in a circle. The participant who was unable to pass the button is eliminated. The game continues until one winner is determined.

At first glance, the game is simple, but in reality it is quite difficult to pass the button. Especially in a noisy, cheerful company that whistles and shouts trying to knock down the players and distract them.

Game "Who's missing?"

It is best to play when the company is large and people in it are unfamiliar. But even when everyone knows each other well, this will not make the game any less interesting. One of the participants is blindfolded. At this time, someone present is hiding. Next, the person who was blindfolded has their eyes untied. He must guess which of the participants is missing, and when he succeeds, he must also describe what he was wearing. You can make the task more difficult. While guessing the missing guest, everyone else should not stand still, but constantly move in order to distract the guessing player.

Game "Matches"

A box of regular matches is poured onto the table. The player must take one match at a time without touching the other. As soon as a match, other than the one the player is pulling, shakes, the right to draw matches passes to another participant. And so on until there is nothing left from a handful of matches. The one who ultimately draws the most matches wins.

Competition "On the contrary"

One leader is selected. Everyone else lines up in a row. The point is to do the opposite. The leader performs a command, and the participants must repeat it exactly the opposite way. For example, if the leader lifts his left leg up, you should lower your right leg down. The participant who makes a mistake becomes the leader. But he will not be able to become a participant again. This is a knockout competition. The winner is the one who does not make a single mistake.

Game "Unusual Figure"

This game is a variation of the well-known charades. One person is selected to be the judge. All those present are divided into teams of two. One of the team members must draw a figure on the back of another participant with his finger. You can make the figure simply imaginary, or you can glue a regular piece of paper on which to draw the figure with a pen, and then simply trace its contours with your finger on the player’s back. Reporting what is depicted is strictly prohibited. Next, the participant must dance, or simply step forward, to depict this figure. All other players must guess what was depicted on the participant’s back. The team whose figure is recognized by the majority of those present wins.

Game "Can you?"

This game also does not require any additional preparation. You just need to take an orange or an apple. Participants must pass it around in a circle, but only their shoulders and chin are allowed to be used. Taking the edible “ball” with your hands is strictly prohibited. The one who loses the “ball” or breaks the rules (touches it with his hands) is eliminated from the game. This continues until there are two winners left.

Game "Spin the Bottle"

You will need a regular bottle and several small sheets of paper. It is desirable that the number of leaves be slightly greater than the total number of all participants. Each player writes 1-2 tasks on a piece of paper, rolls it up and puts it in a bottle. Tasks should be interesting and funny. For example, climb a tree stump and depict an animal drawn in a picture or depict your friend who is present here drunk, etc. Next, spin the bottle and the one to whom it will point must take out one task and complete it.

Game "Interesting Dance"

It is advisable that as many people as possible take part. Everyone is divided into pairs, preferably a guy and a girl. Each couple is given a newspaper. They must stand on it so as not to go beyond the limits. The music turns on (you can use your phone) and the couples start dancing. Then the newspaper is folded in half, the music is turned on again and the couples continue to dance. The couple who speaks outside the newspaper leaves the competition. Play tracks with different rhythms.

Game "Lucky"

Suitable for a company that loves strong drinks. The participant is blindfolded. Take three stacks or plastic cups. Vodka is poured into two of them, and ordinary water into the third. The player's task is to drink the contents of one glass and wash it down with another. It’s very funny to watch these, because not everyone is able to drink water with vodka.

If you don’t have enough time to prepare, but you want to entertain your friends and family with something more than just a competition or a game, a quest will be an excellent solution.

12 ready-made various tasks will help you spend an hour and a half with fun and excitement. See more details here.

“Pantomimes” is a favorite game of soulful groups. A person thinks of a word and speaks it into another’s ear. The player's task is to show this noun using gestures. The game goes to a new level if you try to guess words that are difficult to depict, for example: abbreviation, inspiration, fidelity, eternity, phenomenon, and so on.

Game "Who are you?" Each player writes a noun on a small sheet of paper, then this sheet is glued to the forehead of the neighbor on the right. A person should not know what is written on his forehead; his task is to guess this word using simple questions that can only be answered “Yes” or “No”. For example, a person has a piece of paper with the word tiger on his forehead, he asks: “Is this a plant?”, other players answer: “No!” Then the turn goes to another player and so on. A move is made only when the answer to the question posed is negative.

Interesting game "Principle". One person steps aside so as not to overhear the others conferring. He is water. Those who remain come up with a principle for whom they will answer questions, for example, for the neighbor on the right. The water returns and begins to ask simple questions to everyone in order, and they must answer according to the given principle. For example, water asks you: “Are you blonde?”, and you, even if you have blond hair, but your neighbor on the right is brunette, answer: “No!” The driver's task is to guess the principle itself. It can be completely different, for example: everyone is responsible for themselves or for the nearest person who has a piercing, for the water itself, and so on. Water should ask such questions, the answers to which are obvious to everyone.

You can also play the famous “Mafia”.

Competitions in nature

Competition "Storytellers". Two teams of three people, in total each team has a storyteller, a talking head and a gesticulator. The storyteller stands aside and tells an interesting tale. The player playing the role of a talking head sits on a stump and puts his hands behind his back. His task is to open his mouth as if he were telling a fairy tale (do not forget about emotions and facial expressions). The gesticulator sits behind the talking head, hides his head. He must gesticulate what the fairy tale is about. Teams take turns showing and telling their tales, and those who did not participate in the competition choose the winning team. This is a very funny and fun competition.

"Captain". Two players are blindfolded - these are ships. Each of them has a captain. All other players are distributed in space and freeze in any position - these are icebergs. Captains must guide their ships to a certain, previously established point. The captain cannot touch the ship. He should give him verbal commands, for example: “Two steps forward”, “Squat down”, “Three steps to the side” and so on. The team that wins is the one that reaches the designated point faster and doesn't hit the icebergs. Icebergs are prohibited from moving.

Competition "Colorful Volleyball". There are a lot of balloons to inflate. The territory is divided into two equal parts. There must be two teams with an equal number of people. Task: clear your territory as much as possible from the balls by throwing them to your opponents.

At the end of this competition, you can divide the remaining balloons in half between the teams and hold a “Mineweeper” competition - whose team will burst the balloons faster.