Balloon contests: interesting ideas and options, tips, reviews

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Bright and colorful balloons are not only a great decoration for the festive hall. They will become irreplaceable assistants in carrying out any holiday. It doesn't matter how many people came to visit you. It doesn't matter how old they are. Balloon contests for a fun company will help make any event unusual and memorable. The holiday will receive only positive feedback from guests.

Quiet Games

Even if retired grandmothers came to visit you or you gathered a large company in which no one wants to run and have fun, balloon contests will help fix the situation. Here are some options.

"Inflate harder"

As the name implies, the essence of the competition is to inflate the balloon as soon as possible. Each participant is given 3 pieces. You can specify in advance the size to which the balloon should be inflated, or you can continue until it bursts. Whoever does it winstask is the fastest. To complicate the task, you can stock up on special balls. It will be quite difficult to inflate these without a pump.

"Planet" or "Forest clearing"

Players are given one large ball and a felt-tip pen. It is necessary for the agreed time to depict on the ball as many little men or bugs, butterflies, flies, mosquitoes as possible - in general, those who live in the clearing. The one with the most drawings wins.

"Count"

This game is suitable for a company with more than 20 people. Players line up and pass the ball to each other. The first one counts: "one" and passes the ball to the neighbor. He says: "two" and sends the ball further. The third player takes the ball, jumps or crouches and says "Oops!" or "Booms!" and gives the ball to the next one. The essence of the game is as follows: the score lasts up to 30, but each number that is divisible by 3 is not called. The player who got it must say “Oh!”, sit down and pass the ball further. Wrong? You're out of the game.

Sports contests

For children, balloon contests can be livelier. You can arrange a real competition - both single and team.

"Ball Battle" or "Fencing"

This competition is best held in a large room or on the street. Draw a circle about 2 meters in diameter. Give the participants a "sword" - a long ball, from which it is customary to twist various figures. The one who forces the opponent out of the circle in a game duel will win.

"Hockey ongrass"

To play you will need 2 clubs or at least sticks. We put a chair about three meters from the players, and on the way to it we place 3–4 skittles at a distance of 50–60 cm from each other. The task of the players is to use a stick to circle the ball around the pins, then around the chair, and return back in the same way. The team that completes the task faster wins.

If there are a lot of children and there are enough sticks and free space, you can arrange real field hockey. Only instead of a puck, the guys will have a small balloon. The team that manages to score more goals will win.

For a big fun company, you can come up with relay contests with balloons. Divide the kids into several teams and offer to complete several tasks at speed. For example, these:

• carry a balloon on a plastic plate, in a spoon or on a badminton racket;
• run around the obstacle, pushing the ball in front of you through the air;
• squeeze two balls between your elbows and run the distance;
• carry the balloon on your head or push it with your nose;
• jump around a high chair with one or two balls in your knees.

Aiming Challenge

Competitions and games with balloons will help to identify the most accurate in the team. Here are 2 game options.

"Billiards on the floor"

For each participant, take one long modeling ball and another small round one. On the floor of the cubes, build a gate. These will be the "holes". Put the participants in the starting position and ask them to choose their favorite “pocket”. The winner is the one who manages to drive the ball into his gate faster than anyone else with the help of a “cue” (long ball).

Wish Darts

Take 10-20 small balls. Inside each, put small notes with the names of prizes or just with numbers. Using double-sided tape, place the inflated balloons on the wall. Give the children darts to play darts with. Everyone can make 3 attempts. The player takes the prize from the burst balloon.

To make the game more fun and interesting, you can put forfeits in some balloons instead of a note with the name of the prize. Anyone who gets into such a surprise ball will have to sing a song or jump on one leg.

Tasks for two

Funny contests with balloons can be arranged even when there are not too many children in the company. Here are a few options for two to four people to participate.

"Monkeys"

Here you will need two pieces of elastic band about 50-60 cm long. They are tied on the belt of each participant. A long “sausage” ball is pushed under the elastic band. It will represent the monkey's tail. Participants are located opposite each other on opposite sides of an obstacle, such as a table. On the whistle, they start chasing each other around the obstacle. The one who manages to tear off the opponent's "tail" first wins.

Explosive Hug

A minimum of 4 people is required to enter the contest. Two members clampball between each other and hug tightly. The couple that manages to crush the ball in their arms first will win. Judging by the feedback from the participants, it is psychologically scary to burst the balloon. Therefore, there will be a lot of squealing and fun during the game.

Team races

Balloon contests always cause a lot of noise and fun. Of course, the larger the children's company, the more fun the holiday will be.

"Shepherds and sheep"

For the game you will need 15-20 small balls of one color and the same amount of another. The room is conditionally divided into 2 halves, and the kids - into 2 identical teams. Each "shepherd" is given a staff (a stick or a long ball for modeling). The task of each team is to move all the balls of their color to the half of the opponent. The team that managed to do it first wins.

"Balloon"

Here you will need a lot of balloons, about 3-4 for each participant. The room is divided in half with a rope. Balls are also divided into 2 equal parts, handed out to teams. At the sign of the leader, the teams begin to throw balls at each other. The goal of the game is to get rid of all the balls on your side of the playing field. The team that has fewer balls left on their side at the end of the specified time wins.

"Centipede"

Players are divided into several teams and lined up in the back of the head to each other. The second player takes the ball and presses it with his stomach to the back of the person in front. Thus, the couple runs around the chair and returns to its place. The third player takes another ball andsticks to the second one. Now there are three people running around the chair. The "centipede" will consist of as many "legs" as there are people in the team. When all the players grappled with each other, the "centipede" must run to the chair and grab the "strawberry" - a soft toy or a red ball lying on the chair. The complexity of the competition is that the balls that link the "legs" cannot be supported by hands. Only stomachs and backs can be used.

Creative contests

Such balloon contests greatly develop the imagination of children. For their implementation, in addition to balls, other items may come in handy: markers, ribbons, double-sided tape, beads, scarves and more.

"Alyonushka"

In advance, you need to prepare a scarf, marker or parts of the face cut out of self-adhesive. Each child is given one item and in a certain time you need to create “Alyonushka” from the balloon - put on a scarf, draw or stick a face. To make it even more interesting, children can be blindfolded. The team whose "Alenushka" will be more beautiful wins.

Mod Theater

Give out balloons of different sizes and shapes, beads, ribbons, scissors, double-sided tape and other items to children. For a certain time, from the proposed set, each team must make, for example, a beautiful hat or skirt. The accessory should be such that it can be used and really worn. Ready? Let's start the fashion show.

"Young Designer"

Give the children oblong modeling balloons. At the command of the presenter, you need to twist an interestingfigure: flower, swan, dog, bow and so on. The most interesting and complex design wins.

Games for moms and dads

Adults will also enjoy balloon contests. You can have fun at any age. Especially such contests will be appropriate at corporate parties, weddings or outdoor picnics.

"Ball dances"

Players are divided into pairs, and each receives one balloon. During the dance, you should hold the ball with various parts of the body. What? This comes up with the presenter or the audience. The couple that lasts the longest wins. To make the competition more fun, choose different music: chalky, fast, disco, tango, rock and roll, twist, jazz. The couple with the most original dance will receive a special prize.

"Pass another"

The competition will require several people and a sausage ball. The first player pinches the ball between his knees. The second takes the “sausage” from him without the help of hands. In this case, each time the ball must be passed in a different way. For example, one participant takes his armpit, the second takes it with the bend of the elbow, the third with his teeth, and so on. The one who could not come up with his own way to pick up the ball is out. The winner is the one who can come up with the most non-repetitive ways to pass the ball.

This is an incredibly fun and entertaining competition. Judging by the feedback from the players, decent places and poses end very quickly. Then you need to either drop out of the game, or be smart.

"Air Goddess"

Play in pairs: girl + guy. The girl acts as a model, and the guy as a designer. For a set time, the guy must fix the largest number of balls on the girl in different places in any way. The prize goes to the fastest and most diligent. But the competition continues! Now the girls should temporarily discover on themselves and burst as many balloons as possible.

Conclusion

There is just an incredible amount of various contests with balloons. If you don't like any of the ones suggested here, you can show your imagination and come up with something of your own. Show ingenuity and ingenuity, and your holiday will become the most interesting and memorable. And the hosts will receive only positive feedback from guests.