For me, children's parties are special events. They are much more important than adult celebrations. I always prepare for my child’s birthday in advance, start looking for a suitable idea several months in advance, and then bring it to life.
Quick registration Get 5% discount on your first order! When our son was very young (1-2 years old), we celebrated his birthday in a narrow family circle. Then he went to the garden and began to interact with his peers. On the day of my son’s third birthday, it was decided to hold an interesting holiday in the group.
In our country, birthday people are usually always congratulated, children and teachers dance in a round dance and play “Loaf”. We decided to celebrate our son's birthday as brightly and cheerfully as the rules of the preschool allow.
My holiday plan was this:
- Animation congratulating the birthday boy in the music hall;
- Tea drinking in a group;
- Nice gifts for each child in the booth - sweet biscuit bears or lollipops.
Everything went well, but not quite according to plan.
Entertainment
Animator services are provided by our garden. The choice of heroes for the holiday, however, is limited. On the other hand, parents will not have to look for a presenter who has permission to work with children, and this is very important for me, a working mother with a shortage of free time.
The manager said that they have costumes of several popular cartoon characters, as well as a pirate and a clown. I immediately rejected Elsa from Frozen and Princess Sofia: these images are more suitable for girls. My son is a fan of “Paw Patrol,” “Baby Boys,” and “Blue Tractor,” but there were no such costumes in the garden. But there was a cartoon character about fixies that I liked. The animator led the program in the image of Nolik.
The children really enjoyed the fun competitions and soap bubble shows. There was also a mini-disco with songs for the kids. But the main thing is that my son was absolutely delighted. He found himself in the center of attention, everyone congratulated him, he was very pleased. He firmly remembered that now, when an adult asks your age, you have to show not two fingers, as before, but three!
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Birthday in kindergarten: fun and games
When preparing to celebrate a child's birthday in a kindergarten group, do not forget to organize leisure time.
When choosing entertainment or a scenario for a children's birthday, consider the following important points:
- It is better to arrange all entertainment after lunch;
- Children 2-3 years old find it difficult to concentrate on one thing, so competitions and quests are not suitable for them. Round dances, dancing, simple tasks, balloons, soap bubbles are recommended for them;
- if you are thinking of inviting animators and artists, keep in mind that two- and three-year-olds are very impressionable and may be frightened by colorful costumes, unfamiliar characters, and loud music;
- older children 4, 5 and 6 years old are easily involved in competitions and quizzes; for them you can think through a holiday scenario, which will include creative tasks and active games;
- Do not forget about moderation, because a program that is too intense can overstimulate the child’s psyche.
Tea party
After active dancing, the children in the group drank compote with a pie prepared by the cooks of our kindergarten. I agreed on this issue in advance with teachers and parents in our chat. It was planned that the treat would have chocolate filling, but some mothers wrote that their children had allergies. The pie was made with an apple, and this option suited everyone. It turned out very tasty. And I ordered pastries with chocolate filling for our teachers: I wanted to please them too. There was a reason for this: the parents from our group, including me, were not present at the holiday, but the teachers found a way to show us a piece of fun. They took some photos with their phones and recorded a short video. All information was posted in the general chat. Although it was a reportage shoot using ordinary smartphones, the parents were satisfied with the photo report.
"Lights of Moscow"
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Candles, lanterns, dancing
A small, quiet and cozy museum in the center of Moscow, a place with history - children's holiday programs began to be organized here in those distant times, when other museums had not even thought about it. The atmosphere here is downright homely, and the prices are quite reasonable. There are now four programs to choose from, designed for different ages. For example, “Lights for a Hedgehog” is a program for the little ones, from 3 to 6 years old. In two hours, children will be introduced to the museum's exhibition, light lanterns from different eras, and, together with a lonely hedgehog, will be sent on a journey through a fairytale forest.
For older children there are more meaningful programs, each of which in one way or another includes a story about the exhibition and a master class. This could be writing with a quill pen, making candles, or learning minuet figures. After the tour, you can have a tea party in a special cozy room. You are allowed to bring your own treats. It’s better to sign up for a holiday in advance - all weekends are usually scheduled a month, or even a month and a half in advance. To find out more, go to the museum’s website and in the “Excursions” section, scroll to about the middle of the feed. In addition to Christmas programs, you can book a school outing, graduation for starters, and a bus tour.
Underwater rocks
It turned out that you can’t put any treats in the booth. Categorically. Even in individual packaging. Not only the teachers were against it, but also the nurse. I didn’t even check with the manager, having talked with other garden employees. Therefore, I was forced to give up candy and cakes. Instead, I bought a large bunch of balloons for the group. Each child, going home with their parents, received a gift. The children were happy, chose the color of the ball, and hurried outside. There were some surprises: our gifts burst for two kids. However, we immediately found a replacement, because I bought the balloons with a reserve. No one even had time to cry.
Another idea was to put a coloring book or sticker in each child’s booth. But I didn’t have time to find the required number of identical sets, and I didn’t give different things to three-year-old children. Everyone will think that someone else’s book is more interesting, and it’s not far from tears.
Laser tag
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Run, shoot
A popular way to have a lot of fun among children of all ages, except, perhaps, very young children. Nothing intellectual or educational, but you can run, yell, shoot, fight zombies and defuse a bomb, for example. Injury is reduced to zero; harmless infrared radiation is used when firing. There are a lot of laser tag sites in Moscow, from the combed, neat LaserLand to the harsh industrial “Groza”. Everywhere you will be offered both ready-made programs and holidays according to your scenario. The possible number of participants is usually around 20–40 people. In most laser tags you can have a festive snack after shooting: order a cake, pizza, or choose something from the banquet menu in advance.
End of the holiday
After kindergarten, my son, his friend from the group, and my friend’s mother and I went to an amusement park. There, kids caught “fish” with magnetic fishing rods in a small pond and received prizes for their catch. We jumped on trampolines. We had fun in a dry pool with plastic balls. We took a ride on the children's train through the park.
In the evening we had a tea party at home, ordered a cake, and invited the grandparents. My son excitedly told me how cheerfully they congratulated him in kindergarten, how they blew bubbles and how they fed him pie. At the same time, he did not let go of the large red ball, which he had chosen for himself, and fell asleep with it.
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What do mothers treat?
As a rule, mothers bring different sweets to kindergarten , but they do not contain dyes, synthetic substances or artificial flavors. What you can bring to the sweet table:
- high-quality chocolate or sweets, fruits;
- cookies, juice or fruit drink;
- cake or pastries, juice;
- shortbread pretzel with condensed milk, juice;
- muffins, rolls, fruit, juice;
- corn sticks, fruits;
- children's cheese, fortified chocolate (buy at the pharmacy and read the ingredients);
- fruit pizza;
- meringue, gingerbread, fruit drink.
In some kindergartens, each child is given a small gift, purchased with money from the parental fund, or it is made by the teaching staff together with the children (postcards with wishes, drawings, a congratulatory poster, a medal and other homemade items). Of course, no one forgets about traditional round dances and ear twitching.
For primary school age
Older children will be attracted by the sections: online tests, online scanwords.
| What kind of mother are you? | How sociable are you? | Do I want to go to school? | Are you in love? | Crosswords with pictures |
For school it is suggested to download:
— electronic publications and audiobooks for the school curriculum and for extracurricular reading;
— training programs for installation on a computer;
— auxiliary material (musical, for printing) for the design of classes and events;
— forms of diplomas, inserts, diplomas, lesson schedules.
Moscow Zoo
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Expensive, but with animals
Year after year, the zoo retains its status as one of the most traditional places to celebrate a birthday. With this in mind, the administration of the Moscow Zoo organized 3 theatrical programs and 3 quests, among which there are both basic programs for children from 3 to 13 years old, and modular programs - parents themselves collect the necessary options. All theatrical programs involve an interactive performance, and then variations begin: children will have a visit to the petting zoo, and older children will have a tour of the large zoo. After communicating with the animals, in both cases there will be a presentation of a cake and a short animation program. This program lasts from 2 hours (another hour is given for the banquet) and costs from 37 to 70 thousand rubles, depending on the chosen program.
Quests are held on the territory of a large zoo and cost from 24 thousand rubles for a group of kids. The most impressive option will cost 40 thousand rubles, it involves not only a quest with a quiz, but also gatherings in a banquet hall with a cake, animation and even a conversation in a petting zoo. You can read more about the programs here.
"Soyuzmultpark"
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Hang out with cartoon characters
Soyuzmultpark is a large multimedia complex of Soyuzmultfilm at VDNKh. Here guests will be offered a journey through 18 interactive attractions that immerse them in the world of their favorite cartoons. For the celebrations, the club has prepared special programs - all kinds of shows - scientific, soap, tape and Tesla shows. There is also contact and non-contact juggling, modeling balls and face painting. Two programs have been developed for birthdays - for groups of children aged 3-5 years and for older children - 6-9 years. You can reserve tables in the cafe and invite cartoon characters from your favorite cartoons to join the festive event. And all this can be combined with a visit to the park itself. Details on the website.
Aquapark
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Holiday on the water
Warmth, water, a minimum of clothing and plenty of entertainment like slides, waves and bubbling pools - the idea of a children's party in a water park looks tempting. Almost all water parks in the city are ready to provide this service. The range of options and prices depend on the park, but in each you can find animation programs, function rooms of different sizes, a banquet menu and various spa activities for parents. Let’s just list a few places: “Karibia”, “Kva-kva-park”, “Moreon”.
Moscow City Museum
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Museum investigation and excursion into the world of primitive people
The Museum of Moscow has prepared several scenarios for children's parties. The “Play Time” program is dedicated to ancient Russian games and toys preserved in the museum’s collection. For those younger, there is the Big World Theory quest, which promises immersion in the life of primitive people and even a mammoth hunt. Also, together with the birthday boy and his friends, museum staff are ready to stage a small costume performance, during which children can feel like real actors or conduct a museum investigation. The holiday includes a game part and tea drinking - the first is taken over by the museum, and the second, as a rule, is handled by the parents. You can find out the price and book a holiday here.
