Many have noticed what tricks our memory does over time, one is forgotten, the other appears in a completely different light, something is completely turned upside down. Most cannot even tell much about their childhood, because. only fragments of memories remain. What about children? they generally grow at an incomprehensible speed; in our turbulent life, we practically skip the process of their maturation, as well as the evolution of their personality.
Of course, it is difficult to change the rhythm of life, but to make slices of reality, which can then be sewn together and return a little to the chronology of the past, that's welcome. The tools for this are diaries, photographs, as well as video recording. True, in the digital age, only a few write, there are so many photos on the computer that there is no time to view and sort them, and the video is recorded for months of viewing.
How can you help yourself and your children remember their childhood?
Here the video is still the best tool, but it needs to be structured. A good option is annual interview for about 10-15 minutes. For those who are not familiar with this format, I advise you to look at the project Born in the USSR, in which the cut was carried out starting from school and then approximately every five years.
In fact, an annual interview with a child is a series of questions that allow you to fix his vision of the world at the time of recording, watching such short videos in chronological order, you can understand how the child grew and matured.
For teenagers from the age of 12, in an interview, you can discuss his views on complex topics, select questions that concern the child, the dialogue is similar to what we see on TV in programs where guests are invited. But with my little ones, 6 and 4 years old, such a trick does not work, their attention lasts no more than 3 minutes in an interview, and such things are not done by force, good will is needed.
How to get preschoolers to sit for 10-15 minutes and answer questions?
I've seen a lot of so-called "baby interviews" and they all had one thing in common, it was just a list of questions. It didn’t work out that way for me, the children lost interest very quickly, and it’s quite difficult to fantasize on the go, because. on the one hand, it is necessary to revive the process, and on the other hand, it is necessary to strictly monitor the time so as not to get out in these 10-15 minutes, otherwise the cut will be too long over the years.
For myself, I decided that it is best to do interviews, INTERVIEW,INTERVIEW! Just like on TV, just a live interview, as in invited public people. And I started not to shoot the interview, but to play it.
How is the interview going.
- I prepare ahead of time: checking camera charge, recording space, choosing a location, tidying up the background to be acceptable, typing questions (which you will see below), looking for some kind of microphone.
- I expose the camera (I have a tripod for this is the simplest, but you can just put it somewhere, the main thing is that the frame does not move.
- I invite a child in a playful way, you can even agree with him in advance. “Dear ______, we would like to invite you for an interview, because our viewers really want to look at you and get to know you more.”
- We put the child in a prepared place, check whether everything is in the frame.
- We give the child a “microphone”, ask him to speak there, it is important that the child is busy with something and is more focused and calm.
- Next comes the interview itself, which I prepared so that you can use it.
The text of the presenter for an interview with a child.
Designed for ages from 3 to 12 years, then you need to adjust, because. it won't be kids anymore.
You are welcomed by the TV channel "____SURNAME____ TV", and today DD.MM.YY, you are with us on the program "back to the future".
And we will be discussing pressing issues, as well as questions sent in by our viewers.
Good afternoon,
Let's get to know each other, I'm the __ LEADING __, and our guest is __ NAME ____, _ AGE_ years.
- 1) Now the weather is great, outside the window ____ SEASON _____, and what is your favorite time of the year? Why?
- 2) What weather do you like to walk in? And what do you like to do on the street when you walk?
We have some questions here from the fan club ___NAME___, the club members are very interested,
- 3) What do you like to play? With whom?
- 4) What is your favorite toy or game? Why? How do you like to play with her? Can you show me the toy?
Fans are especially interested in the following question:
- 5) What is your favorite holiday? Why?
- 6) What gift do you want for your birthday?
Valentina from Krasnodar asks her routine questions, we are already used to them, but we still ask them, because We are also interested in:
- 7) What is your favorite color? Why? What feeling do you get when you look at it? And when do you put on?
- 8) What song do you like? Why?
- 9) What is your favorite cartoon? Why?
- 10) What book do you like to read the most? Why? What do you like about this book?
Of course, we all cannot ignore a series of questions sent from the Povarenok 77 club, they are regular viewers of our program, and so:
- 11) What dish do you like to eat the most? And who cooks it deliciously?
- 12) What dishes would you like to learn how to cook?
- 13) Do you help mom and dad cook? How are you helping?
- 14) What fruits or vegetables do you like to eat?
Here are some questions from your friend __FAVORITE TOY NAME___, he/she is interested in:
- 15) You have friends? Who? What do you like to play with them?
- 16) Who would you like to be like/be like? Why?
- 17) What are you most afraid of? Why?
- 18) What is happiness? When was the last time you were happy?
- 19) What is love? Who do you love?
- 20) What do you value most in life? Why?
- 21) What three wishes would you fulfill if you were a magician?
Let's add a couple of questions:
- 22) What do you dislike in your life? What would you like to change in it?
- 23) What are you most afraid of?
- Pert Petrovich Petrov from the head of the Primorsky club "new time"
- 24) Tell your fans what do you like to do at home? Why?
- 25) What can you already do? What do you want to learn?
- 26) What do you want to be when you grow up? Why?
Zelenkin Mikhailo Mikhailovich from the club "Green Corner" asks:
- 27) What trees or plants do you like?
- 28) What animal do you like the most? Why? What do you like about it? Would you like to become one yourself? What would you do if you were to become one?
Thank you for the wonderful answers, we will be glad to see you again in a year, until we meet again.
What do we all want for the New Year? Quickly sort things out, prepare gifts for everyone and make a wish. Everyone, regardless of age and social status, believes or tries to believe in a fairy tale. Especially for the readers of the magazine "Business and Power" - New Year's Eve interview of the main wizard of the country - Father Frost from Veliky Ustyug.
- The year 2010 will be remembered by the Russians for the abnormal heat. Did Santa Claus rest in the summer?
No, in the summer I worked, as always. And the abnormal heat has nothing to do with it! After all, human happiness is not in natural conditions: not in heat or cold. Happiness is something more.
This summer I had a lot of guests in Veliky Ustyug. Families came, entire work teams came. Everyone had to meet and talk. Yes, and I myself did not sit still - I often traveled around Russia and different countries. There were at least a dozen trips to Sochi alone. And besides, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vologda, Sheksna, Vancouver, Nice.
I don't go out of idle curiosity. It is impossible to make people happy in a single country. Happiness is a global concept. It is impossible to understand Russia without meeting with its representatives. It is this representative, the goodwill ambassador, that I am. I meet with residents of different countries and with my fabulous colleagues. I tell them about the culture and traditions of Russians. And this work brings tangible results - there is more understanding in the world.
From the point of view of the economy, the outgoing year can be called post-crisis, from the point of view of culture - the year of beautiful festivals, of which there were several in 2010 in the Vologda region. And what was this year like from the point of view of the fairy tale wizard?
First of all, it was a sports year. Winter Olympics in Vancouver… Russia’s victory in the dispute for the title of host of the European Football Championship in 2018… Meetings with famous Russian athletes… Opening of several major sporting events, such as the Sheksna Silver Skate… The race for the right to be called the symbol of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014… By the way, this race is not over yet. Russia is preparing for major international competitions, and together with Russia, I am also preparing. It is necessary to prepare for the upcoming events in such a way as to organize the most comfortable conditions for the guests of our country. Show them the best character traits of Russians.
Now the image of Santa Claus is actively associated with sports. What progress have you made this year? How do you plan to introduce the residents of the region and Russia to a healthy lifestyle next year?
Partially, I have already answered this question a little earlier. And about "attach to a healthy lifestyle" - only by personal example. There is no other way! All exhortations, reproaches, and prohibitions only cause internal protest. A CAM person must choose his own path, comparing his life and his successes with the successes and failures of those around him. And if my young friends tell me: “we want, like you, to do good deeds,” then I advise them to “start with yourself” and not do evil for themselves and within themselves. I advise you to think about what results in sports they will never achieve if they are not attentive to their health. But the choice is always theirs!
Next year I would like to draw the attention of Russians, people with financial capabilities and burdened with power, to the problems with free children's sports. How can children be invited to sports sections and circles if their families cannot afford to pay for the work of a coach? Yes, and sports equipment for a constantly growing person is not a cheap pleasure. So potential champions remain without sports training ... How unfairly it turns out! Of course, the coach and employees of sports institutions should receive a decent salary. But is it really only at the expense of children and their parents? And is it fair that parents are forced to work 12 hours a day, not to see their child for weeks, just to pay for the sports section? There is no benefit from such “care” - only harm!
Having visited the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, I clearly saw why Canada wins gold medals in hockey, and Russia remains without awards at all. It's all about the development of children's sports. If in Canada there is a hockey “box” in every yard, if every parent dreams that his son or daughter will become hockey players, if a hockey player in Canada is a national hero… If hockey is depicted even on the national currency in Canada, how can you not win here? ! And with us ... Well, here you yourself know. The comparison is clearly not in our favor.
Santa Claus from Veliky Ustyug traveled, perhaps, the whole world. Which countries are the most fabulous? Which nations are the kindest?
There is nothing like leather! So the countries are better, more fabulous and nicer than Russia, I did not find. But comparing peoples by kindness, I think, is a hopeless business. Coming to each country or traveling through the territory of Russia, I try to look into the eyes of children. It is there that the fire of justice of the world and understanding is hidden. A real fire of kindness! It makes him feel warm and calm. The only trouble is that with age, a person begins to actively hide this spiritual fire from others. For some, unknown to me, slander, it is believed that kindness is a manifestation of weakness. So people hide their best feelings behind a mask of callousness and indifference. How can I explain to you, my dear ones, that KINDNESS IS A PROPERTY OF A STRONG MAN. Don't be afraid to be kind! Kindness, whatever one may say, will return to you. And you can't do without it! There would be no kindness - and all of you would not be.
Is Father Frost's mail a project for children or not only? Are there letters asking people to help with the business? Do you help, if so, how?
My mail is not a "project", it's my mail! There are a lot of letters and not only from children! Somehow my assistants and I calculated that every tenth letter comes from adults. Moreover, these are very kind and honest letters. There are also requests for help in business among them ... But still, there are more letters about mental pain, anxiety, about spiritual doubts.
By the way, this is also a stereotype. When my young friends make wishes for the New Year, adults try to tell them: “Order a car, a toy, a computer, a new dress.” That is, they offer to conceive something material. And children want to be loved and understood, so that there is peace and comfort in the family, so that dad and mom smile and never quarrel. And in the letters that they write secretly from their parents, they ask me just about this. It would be worth assuming that the adults themselves in their letters will think of something material. But no! It was not there - they ask for love, health and understanding. Again, they are afraid to seem kind in the eyes of others.
About help in business. The question is far from simple. To help - I help, but not to everyone and not in everything. What do you understand by the word "business" - an activity aimed at making a profit, or an activity aimed at improving living conditions? Business itself is a kind of game that you play according to your own rules. I can't interfere with the rules that you yourself have come up with! But to suggest how to make the world around us a little more soulful and warmer, and at the same time give people work and decent pay - that's welcome.
Psychologists advise to achieve the goal, clearly formulating it and sincerely wanting to achieve it. And what will Santa Claus advise as the main executor of desires?
It's hard to disagree with psychologists. I only advise DREAM! Planning, analysis, mathematical calculation, forecast are good tools for organizing your own life. But in this series of exact concepts there should be a place for a dream. Without it, life is boring and monotonous. The world is much more amazing and multifaceted than its mathematical models. In any situation there is always a place for a miracle, but it happens only to those who have a dream. So dream on, my dears. And may your good dreams come true! I will certainly help you with this.
- And what wish does Santa Claus himself make on New Year's Eve?
It's strange that I get asked this question in almost every interview and I always answer it. And they ask me again and again! Apparently I could not explain my dream, my main desire. I dream that you will learn to understand each other! It's a shame to see when people living on the same planet, in the same country, in the same city or town, in the same family, speaking the same language... do not understand each other! The elders do not understand the problems of children, and the children do not understand the efforts of pain and the experiences of adults. Colleagues do not understand each other at work. Athletes do not understand each other in a team game. And because of this, all the troubles on earth: laziness, envy, resentment, illness. Learn to understand each other! Smile at the world around you. May it become warmer and brighter from your kindness. After all, on New Year's Eve, you all, regardless of age, religion, nationality, social or property status, wish happiness, smile at others, congratulate complete strangers. And at this moment you are happy! So why don't you want to be happy all year long?
In this article - a New Year's version of the well-known table game "Questions and Answers". The host takes turns approaching the guests and asking them questions. The players randomly take out pre-prepared answer cards from a hat (or a beautifully designed box) and read them aloud. I tried to make such a selection so that any question-answer turned out to be funny and, as they say, on the topic. I hope you will enjoy.
Moderator Questions:
- Do you have a habit of kissing everyone on New Year's Eve?
- Debauchery on New Year's Eve - is it about you?
- Do you like to celebrate the New Year in the forest under the Christmas tree?
- Is it true that your old dream is to dance a striptease at a corporate party?
- Have you ever fallen asleep and snored at the New Year's table?
- Do you like to dance all New Year's Eve non-stop?
- Is it true that before every New Year you get a tattoo?
- Do you like to fool around on New Year's Eve?
- How often did you overeat on New Year's Eve so that you could not get out from behind the table?
- Do you like to yell songs under other people's windows on New Year's Eve?
- Do you like to keep track of who ate how much at the festive table?
- Do you often celebrate the New Year in a clown costume?
- Do you like to wash dirty dishes after the New Year's feast?
- Do you enjoy taking Christmas gifts from the kids?
- Are you ready to "squander" all the money for New Year's gifts?
- Do you often wake up on the morning of January 1 in a snowdrift?
- Do you secretly dream about a love adventure on New Year's Eve with a stranger (stranger)?
- Is it true that you like to gossip about the outfits of those present at the New Year holidays?
- Do you like to pester those present with your boring discussions about life on New Year's Eve?
- Is it true that you consider yourself the most beautiful (the most beautiful) among all those gathered?
Answer cards:
- Yes, sometimes I admit small weaknesses.
- No, I don't even dare to think about it.
- It's over, but only for good money.
- We are all not without sin!
- I confess that this is my favorite pastime.
- Certainly! But what is it here?
- Don't you think that you haven't been to the doctor for a long time, since you ask me such ridiculous questions?!
- Well, once a year I can afford it.
- Questions like this give me migraines.
- Yes, although it's embarrassing to admit it.
- I would love to, but my friends forbid me to do it.
- Alas, this is just my dream...
- It kind of happens by itself.
- How did you find out about this, I asked you not to disclose this?
- Yes, but less often than I would like.
- Yes, especially when I eat heavily.
- Yes, especially after New Year's banquets.
- No, but together with you I am ready to try it.
- Fi, how vulgar!
- Yes, yes and yes again!
The very word “results” sounds a little threatening, as if demanding global achievements from us. The burden of responsibility is pressing... And this is another trap that we fall into, avoiding a frank conversation with ourselves.
To make it easier for yourself, try to answer simple (but really serious) questions. Be sure to write down your answers and do not show them to anyone. And in a year, return to them to figure out how you have changed, what you have achieved and what is still not working.
1. The best moment of the year is ...
2. What inspired me the most this year?
3. The main news of the year.
4. Anthem of the year.
5. The most important people in my life.
6. What was the most difficult for me?
7. What color was this year?
8. What event of this year would I like to remember forever?
9. What word did I use the most?
10. My most ridiculous purchase of the year.
11. Perhaps it was not worth experimenting with ...
12. This year was great because...
13. What internal problem have I successfully solved?
14. Who did I hug at night?
15. Whose wedding did I attend?
16. What was my average salary this year?
17. Did I have a conversation that turned everything upside down in my head?
18. What new business did I start in 2017?
19. If I could be a superhero for one day, what would I do?
20. What do I dream about?
21. What do I consider my main achievement?
22. This year can be described in one phrase: ...
23. The last message I sent.
24. Quote appropriate for this year.
25. Have I completed everything I planned for this year?
26. How many new friends have I made this year?
27. Who did I help this year?
28. Where have I been?
29. What things have I put off for next year?
30. What do I want to achieve in the new year?
How to realize all New Year's plans? 6 hints
The New Year is a time to take stock and think about what we will do next. Most of us have big plans for next year, but only a few stick to them and succeed. About little tricks that will help you not to go astray, we wrote in the material
What should be prepared for the New Year's Eve, except for gifts, treats and attire? Of course, entertainment. Outdoor games are not always appropriate in ordinary city apartments, so many people prefer table games, for example, quizzes for the New Year. How to conduct them?
home holiday
As a rule, people of different ages gather at a home celebration, so the game should be interesting to everyone. The holiday itself and everything connected with it are chosen as the theme:
New Year in different countries;
- and his foreign "colleagues";
- Eastern horoscope;
- history of the holiday;
- New Year's symbols, etc.
When compiling questions for a quiz for the New Year for adults and children, you should pay attention to the fact that the answers to them must be unambiguous, and the riddle itself must contain some information that will help solve it, as well as interesting facts. Sample questions:
- This country is a neighbor of Russia, where people give each other a New Year's bouquet consisting of pine, bamboo, plum, fern and tangerine. (Japan)
- This country, which many people associate with a table, a wall and a safe match, was the first to produce glass Christmas decorations. (Sweden)
- Mexican children find their gifts in this item. (boot)
- When did they begin to celebrate the New Year on January 1? (since 1700)
- In Russia, Santa Claus comes to children, and in this country - Yulebukk. (Norway)
All tasks can be reduced only to the topic “Countries” or to some other one, but it will be more interesting if they touch on the holiday as a whole. In the event that the tasks seem too complicated, the players are offered 3-5 answers.
Entertainment for children
A New Year's quiz for children is best compiled based on their age and interests. For example, kids should be asked questions related to New Year's cartoons, poems, songs, etc. And for schoolchildren, you can come up with something more complex. Here's what they ask little kids:
- First month of the year. (January)
- Who were the Hare and the Wolf, respectively, in the New Year's edition of "Well, you wait!"? (Santa Claus and Snow Maiden)
- Who sang the Christmas tree song? (Blizzard)
- Who is molded in the winter on the street? (Snowman or Snowman)
- What kind of "carrots" hang from the roofs in winter? (Icicles)
- What can be found under the tree? (Present)
- Who is pulling Santa's sleigh? (Deers)
- What rattles, explodes and showers everyone with confetti? (Clapperboard)
- What are the lights on the Christmas tree? (Garland)
- What is the name of the country's main clock on the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in Moscow? (Chimes)
Kids should also like it if the tasks for them are compiled in the form of riddles. They should be invented independently, although it is not easy:
- "You mold in the winter, my friend, a round little one ... (snowball)."
- “What whistles, circles and spreads? It's white... (blizzard)."
- "Brilliant roses are painted on the glass ... (frosts)."
Those who are older can be invited to answer literary questions. For example, "Who wrote the poem "It was in January, there was a Christmas tree in the yard ..."?" (A. Barto); “These brother and sister bit off the sweets hanging on the Christmas tree, and for this they lost their toys” (Lelya and Minka from the story of M. Zoshchenko); "This fabulous girl jumped over the fire and melted (Snow Maiden)."
Corporate party
For a corporate party, you should find comic questions or those that will be tied to a particular team, and make a quiz for the New Year with jokes. For example, “who takes a vacation every year at the end of December”, “who wore an Afro-wig to a corporate party last year”, “which employee was lucky enough to be born on January 1”, etc. There are other questions as well. The answers to them are quite simple, but here they are originally asked:
- What strikes in winter? (Freezing)
- What kind of fish is "warmed" for the holiday? (herring)
- If you shout for a long time at the holiday, then it will definitely appear. (Police)
- He will be the first to hit in the head at the New Year's table. (Drink "Champagne")
- Winter sculpture made of natural material. (Snowman)
- The shortest day of the year. (January 1, because everyone just woke up, and it's already evening)
It is not necessary to write only oral questions. Tasks can be offered to employees and others, for example, showing pictures so that they guess what or who is depicted on them. It is known that in different countries Santa Claus looks and is called differently. Let the participants guess from the picture who exactly and from which country is depicted in it. Shift questions are also very popular, where players are invited to guess a phrase or some name related to the New Year by antonyms and by analogy:
- "Pink Lantern" = "Blue Light";
- "Boy Summer - hair made of bricks" = "Santa Claus - beard made of cotton wool";
- “The big palm tree is warm in summer...” = “The little Christmas tree is cold in winter”;
- "Morning after March 8" = "Night before Christmas";
- "Rainy Commoner" = "Snow Queen".
Well, if the quiz for the New Year at the corporate party is somehow connected with the activities of the company whose employees gathered for the holiday. Although many believe that this is not necessary, because in the New Year you want to relax and forget about business for a while, including work.
