He walks and walks, but does not enter the hut.

It will go through two hundred times a day,
Although it always stands still.

I will let you into any house,
You knock - I'm glad to knock.
But one thing I will not forgive -
If you don't give me your hand.

Meet everyone with one hand
The other hand - sees off.
Who comes, who goes
Everyone leads her by the hand.

I have friends - darkness,
I can't count them myself
Because who will pass
He will shake my hand.

Lock

Little black dog
Curled up lies:
Doesn't bark, doesn't bite
But he won't let me into the house.

Key

Sometimes they take from me
Rivers have their source,
And in your hands I will open
I am any castle.

I'm all iron
I got into a hole.
You're in the house for nothing
You won't come in without me.

Tail in the yard
Nose in a kennel.
Who will turn his tail
He will enter the house.

He goes unnoticed
All day in your pocket.
You will come home without him -
You won't get into the house.

With a short beard
With a hole in the middle
I lie quietly
Ringing in my pocket.

I'm at the door, I'm at the castle
I'm in the musical line,
I'll unscrew the nut
I can if I want
send a telegram
And solve the riddle.

Elevator

No driver, no wheels
And he brought me home.

Ride me almost
to the door of the apartment.
Managed it on the way
the passengers themselves.

Stairs

wooden road
It goes up slowly.
Every step is a ravine.

What is this road?
Who walks on it -
Is he limping?

Window, windows

Not on the floor, not on the shelf
Looks into the house and into the street.

wooden fences,
And the fields are glass.

Many neighbors live nearby
And they never see each other.

Balcony

I'm from home to the threshold
Only one step took a step -
The door closed behind
There is no path ahead of me.

I'm at home - and not at home,
Between heaven and earth,
Guess, friends
Where am I?

Home is like a home
One hundred pockets in it.
In every pocket
Beds with flowers.

Battery

Look under the window
There is an accordion stretched out
But the harmonica does not play -
It warms our apartment.

Under the window an accordion
Hot as fire.

Stretched like an accordion
Miracle stove under the window.

Water pipes

I carry water in me
We need water.
We swim without the hassle
If there's?..

If the river is in a pipe,
Comes running to your house
And hosts in it -
How do we call it?

water faucet

I am related to Moidodyr,
Turn me away quickly
And cold water
I will kill you alive.

Bake

Got our dough
To a hot place.
Got - not lost
It became a ruddy bun.

There is a brick hut,
It's cold, it's hot.

Our fat Fedora
Eating soon,
But when you're full
From Fedora - warmth.

In the hut - the hut,
On the hut - a pipe,
Noisy in the hut
Buzzed in the pipe.

People see the flame
And it doesn't extinguish.

Pipe

On the roof of our gnome sits
And the sky smokes every day.

Sits on the roof of all above
Breathes smoke.

Fire

I do not chew, but I devour everything.

That, barely touching,
Turns wood into smoke?

No matter how much you eat
Never full.

Feed - lives
Get drunk - you die.

Matches

The house is small, but there are many inhabitants.

In a wooden house
Gnomes live.
Already such good people -
Give out lights to everyone.

This is a cramped house.
One hundred sisters huddle in it.
And any of the sisters
It can flare up like a fire.

In a clean light
Small sisters are napping,
These sisters all day
They get a fire.

Smoke

I was born in the oven
curled up in rings,
Dancing trepaka
And went to the clouds.

I am furry, I am curly
I am over every hut in winter,
Over the fire and the factory
Over the fire and the steamer,
But nowhere, nowhere me
There is no fire.

A white pole stands on the roof
And it grows higher and higher.
Here he has grown to heaven -
And disappeared.

No arms, no legs
And he climbed into the house.

fire and smoke

Father is hot and red
Sometimes he is dangerous.
And the son will fly like a bird,
He will not return to his father.

Ash

I climbed into the oven for the treasure,
I need it for the field.
What did the stove give me?
What is the name of the treasure?

Poker

The black horse jumps into the fire.

Candle

May melt, but not honey,
Not a lantern, but gives light.

Head on fire
The body melts and burns.

I want to be useful
There are no lamps - I will shine.

Bulb

She looks like a pear on the outside,
Hanging idle during the day
And lights up the house at night.

The house is a glass bubble
And lives in it - a light!
He sleeps during the day, but when he wakes up,
It will ignite with a bright flame.

sun above the ceiling
Lights up late at night.

I brought the sun
For your window.
Hung to the ceiling -
It became fun at home.

Spent under the ceiling
Amazing lace.
Screwed on the bubble -
The flame lit up.

Electricity, electric current

Who's on the wire
Comes to the house to us?
To distant villages, cities
Who is on the wire?
Bright Majesty!
This..?

I run along the paths
I can't do it without a path.
Where am I, guys, no,
The lights won't turn on in the house.

electric meter

Very strict supervisor
Staring from the wall
Looks, does not blink:
Just turn on the light
Or plug in the stove -
Everything is spinning.

Refrigerator

Behind the white door - cold, ice,
Santa Claus, friends, lives there.

Love-look:
North Pole inside!
There sparkles snow and ice,
Winter lives there.

There is a white house in the kitchen,
Solemn in appearance.
Like hard milk
Covered on all sides.

They brought a box to the kitchen -
White-white and shiny
And everything is white inside.
The box makes it cold.

Santa Claus all year round
Lives in a white house.
It will be quiet and silent
It wakes up and grumbles.

Guess it fast, my friend
What is a snow trap?
Protects in the heat for us
Milk, sour cream, kvass.

Iron

He climbed onto the table from under the bench,
Looked around on the stand
Wagged a flexible tail,
He licked the folds off his tie.

Back then forward
The steamer is sailing.
Stop - grief!
Pierce the sea!

In linen country
Along the River Bed
The ship is sailing
Back, then forward.
And behind him such a smooth surface -
Not a wrinkle to be seen.

I'll walk a little hot,
And the sheet will be smooth.
I can fix bugs
And put arrows on the trousers.

A vacuum cleaner

Walks, wanders on carpets,
Runs nose around corners.
Where passed - there is no dust,
Dust and rubbish is his dinner.

We have a robot in our apartment,
He has a huge trunk.
Robot loves cleanliness
And it buzzes like a Tu liner.

He willingly inhales the dust,
Not sick, not sneezing.

I breathe in a lot of dust
For you to be healthy.

Clock

They go with cargo -
stop without load.

I've been spinning all my life, not a person.

All day they move their mustaches
And they tell you to find out.

We walk at night, we walk during the day
But we're not going anywhere.

We strike regularly every hour,
And you, friends, do not beat us!

Eremushka has been going on for a whole century:
No sleep for him, no drench.
He keeps accurate count of his steps,
And yet it won't leave the place.

Knocking, strumming, spinning,
Nobody is afraid.
He counts his whole life
And it's not a person.

On the arm and on the wall
And on the tower above.
They walk, they walk smoothly
From sunrise to sunrise.

We don't sleep during the day
And we don't sleep at night.
And days and nights
We knock, we knock, we knock.

Alarm

I don't knock in vain -
when necessary, wake up.

Daily at seven in the morning
I crack: "Get up porrrra!"

Clock hands

Two sisters next to each other
Run round and round:
Shorty - just one time
The one above is every hour.

Thermometer

I'll sit under my arm
And I'll tell you what to do:
Or let me walk
Or I'll go to bed.

Brush

Capricious Sandals
One day they told me:
We are afraid of tickling
Shoe strict ..?

Barometer

There is a plate on the wall
An arrow moves across the plate.
This forward arrow
We know the weather.

Record player

No ears, but hears.
No hands, but writes.

Gramophone

Musician, singer, storyteller,
And all - a circle and a box.

gramophone record

I'm spinning, but not spinning
And a needle runs through me
I spin without getting tired
I talk, I sing, I play.

Camera

Brings a glass eye
Click once - and remember us.

Wardrobe

Is he an eccentric or an ignoramus?
Look at anyone:
Clothes are worn on top.
He has her inside.

Table

Four legs, one hat,
Needed when the family is having dinner.

Four brothers
live under the same roof
girded with one belt.

Chair

I stand on four legs
I can't walk at all.
When you get tired of walking
You can sit down and rest.

There is a back, but never lies.

There are four legs
But three do not go.

Itself is always worth
And he tells everyone to sit down.

Bed

Vanyatka in me at night
Before that, he will doze off sweetly,
That you don't want to get up.
What kind of thing am I?

A pillow sleeps on it during the day.
And at night - Andryushka.

Pillow

Two bellies, four ears.

They stuffed us with feathers and fluff,
To be very soft.
We lie quietly under the cheek,
So that the dream is strong and calm.

Carpet

I lie under your feet
Trample me with your boots
And tomorrow take me to the yard
And beat me, beat me.
So that the children can lie on me,
Flounder and somersault on me.

Suitcase

When I lie down
Without opening your mouth
In me, I will say, but honor,
Such emptiness!
Hurry, hurry summer
! And people will put
travel items
Into my big mouth.

Umbrella

Who went out with me in the rain,
That's why I'm like a roof.

He reveals himself
And he closes you.
Only the rain will pass
Will do the opposite.

Saves from the rain
And he gets wet.
Even though it gets wet
But it doesn't get wet.

I'm under a small roof
Went out for a walk in the rain.

Warmer

Of cold rubber
And he knows how to heat.
Pour boiling water -
Then it will warm up.

Clothespins

Fingers on a rope
Keep a blanket.

Giri

The way watermelons are big
That, like apples, crayons.
They can't speak
But they can determine everything.

Knife

Mushroom pickers really need it,
You can't cook dinner without it
You won't go hunting.
What is this?..

If sharpened,
It cuts everything very easily:
Bread, potatoes, beets, meat,
Fish, apples and butter.

Scissors

Two ends, two rings
Carnations in the middle.

Experienced tool -
Not big, not small.
He's full of worries
He cuts and shears.

Look, we've opened our mouths
You can put paper in it.
Paper in our mouth
Will be divided into parts.

Saw

How did the godfather get down to business,
She squealed and sang
Ate, ate, oak, oak,
Broken tooth, tooth.

Rides, rides back and forth
Take it in the teeth
Breaks into two parts.

If the pines would eat
Were able to run and jump
They don't look back from me
Would rush off
And more with me
Would never meet
Because - I'll tell you
Not boasting -
I am steel and evil

The wood is eaten by the eater,
One hundred teeth in one row.

Screwdriver

Vostroushka-pinwheel
I rested my foot on the screw,
The talker lost his peace.

Awl

Where will rest the tail,
There will be a hole later.

Axe

He rang all day in the forest
Thick, whitish from hoarfrost,
And at night, going up to the fire
He fell asleep with his nose buried in a log.

A man is walking from the forest
Mirror behind the belt.

Bowing, bowing
Will come home - stretched.

I go to the forest - I look home,
I go home - I look back at the forest.

Wonderful friend:
wooden hand,
Yes, iron butt
Yes, scalloped scallop.

He is held in high esteem by carpenters,
Every day with him at work.

Although small in stature,
And accustomed to respect:
In front of him are oaks and maples,
And the birches are bowing.

Hammer

Titus went to work
Everyone heard.
He himself is thin, his head is a pood,
As it hits, it will become strong.

Nail

I'm all made of iron
I have no legs or arms.
I'll fit my hat into the board,
And for me it's all here and there.

They beat the boy on the cap,
So that he lived in a piece of wood.

Without a head, but with a hat.
One leg, and that without a boot.

Hammer knock-knock -
Sticks out on the wall of boughs.
Knocked again -
Will not be seen.

hammer and nail

A fat one will beat -
Thin something will beat.

I am the most lively worker
In a workshop.
I prick that there is urine
day-to-day
How I envy the couch potato
What is lying around without use,
I'll pin it to the board
Yes, how I will knock on the head!
The poor thing will hide in the board
You can barely see his cap.

iron someone
hit him hard,
And he's gone
The hat remains.

Drill

Body nimble like a snake
I screw myself into the board.

Plane

At the humpbacked horse
Wooden sides.
How do you hold it in your hand -
He slides across the board.

Along the wooden river
A new boat is running
Twisted into rings
Its smoke is pine.

I'm running bald -
I cut curls from my bald head.

glass cutter

On a mirror skating rink
On a single skate
He took a ride
And the whole skating rink fell apart.

winepress

This stone circle
Instruments' best friend
Whirl sparks above him
Sharp will make blunt.

Vise

They have hard work
All the time something is pressing.

Sewing machine

In a woolen meadow
Dancing thin-legged.
From under a steel shoe
The stitch comes out.

Needle and thread

I am small,
Thin and sharp
I'm looking for a way with my nose,
I drag my tail behind me.

holding on girlfriend
For my ear
Stitch alone
Century runs after me.

The craftswoman is walking
For silk and calico,
How small is her step!
He is called - stitch

I'm a one-eared old woman
I'm jumping on the canvas
And a long thread from the ear,
Like a cobweb, I pull.

Needle, needles

They are usually for sewing;
And I saw them at the hedgehog.

I am on a pine tree, on a Christmas tree,
And they are called...

He covers everyone in the world,
What he sews, he does not wear.

Thin-legged Zhelila
All dressed up.
On the very, poor thing,
Not even a shirt.

Thimble

small head
Sitting on the finger
Hundreds of eyes
Looks in all directions.

On one finger
Bucket upside down.

spokes

Two slender sisters
In the hands of a craftswoman
All day diving into loops
And here it is - a scarf for Petenka.

Clothes brush

Who can't name me?
I look like a hedgehog.
I am from dust and stains;
I guard your dress.

Floor brush

All day our dancer
Glad to dance on the floor
Where he dances, where he waves,
Not a speck to be found.

Looks like a hedgehog
But he does not ask for food.
Runs through clothes -
Clothes will become cleaner.

Broom

Lots of friendly guys
They sit on the same pole.
How will they start to frolic -
Only dust swirls around.

Twisted, tied
planted on a stake,
And dancing down the street.

An old grandmother darts around the yard,
Maintains cleanliness.

Broom

Khlopotun Yegorka
Took care of:
I went dancing around the room,
Looked around - a clean floor.

Worth Erosh
Shaggy and disheveled!
Will dance in the hut -
Waving twigs.
For a dashing dance
Belted with a bast.

Little Erofeyka
Belted shortly
On the floor, hop-hop -
And sat down in a corner.

Khlopotun Yegorka
Took care of:
I went dancing around the room,
Looked around - a clean floor.

Hose

A snake crawled into the yard,
black and long
The snow was poured with water,
Didn't yawn at work
Worked for a day
There is a skating rink in the yard.

Home quest - a way to give any gift in an original and fun way, turning it into an interesting, exciting game. Why such a name? In general, a quest is a kind of game with various ciphers and riddles that lead to the main prize along the chain.

Main idea: the surprise is hidden in a secluded place, and the player is given a message-riddle-indication with a hint where to look for the next note. Solving all the riddles leads the player to the place where the gift is located. The simplest version of this entertainment is an indoor quest.

Ready scripts for the quest. Detailed information can be viewed by clicking on the image of interest.

Original congratulations on your birthday - an exciting adventure with the search for a hidden gift from notes

Training

So, your task is to make sure that the player finds the gift in the right place after solving a series of riddles or completing mini-tasks. For this you need:

1. Decide on a secluded place where you hide the gift.
2. Make a chain of items that are in your house, which will lead to a hidden gift (the end point in it is the place where the gift will lie). Hints-tasks can be hidden in a variety of places - from washing machine and oven to the mailbox in the entrance. The chain must be carefully thought out so that the items do not intersect along the way and do not lead ahead of time to the gift.
3. Come up with and beautifully arrange messages-riddles-instructions.
4. Arrange all the messages in their places. In order not to get confused, you can number them and draw up a layout diagram for yourself.

The optimal number of stages is from 6 to 10: more can make the quest tedious, and less can make the quest too fleeting. But this, of course, general recommendation- perhaps you will get a wonderful quest, consisting of 5 stages (if the tasks are difficult) or, conversely, of 15 stages.

The quest can be made even more enjoyable and exciting if there are several gifts along the way (let the tasks be accompanied, for example, by chocolates or small souvenirs).

Puzzles

Where can I get riddles? The easiest option is to find riddles on the Internet, but you can also compose them yourself, since they do not have to correspond to poetic canons at all. And if they contain humor or something individual, personal (for example, associated with some kind of fun event), then this will certainly be very pleasant for the birthday man! To make it easier for you, we offer a selection of riddles to help you compose a quest indoors:

Every day at six in the morning
I'm cracking: it's time to get up!
(Alarm)

Who walks the night and walks the day
Not knowing what laziness is?
(Clock)

Reveal your secrets
Ready for anyone
But you are from her
You won't hear a word!
(Book)

There is a leaf, there is a spine,
Although not a bush and not a flower.
Lie on your mother's knees
Will tell you about everything.
(Book)

Not a bush, but with leaves,
Not a shirt, but sewn
Not a person, but tells.
(Book)

She speaks silently
But clear and not boring.
You talk to her more often -
You will become four times smarter!
(Book)

Against the wall, big and important,
The house is multi-storey.
We're downstairs
All tenants have already been read.
(Bookcase)

There is a portrait in the room
Looks like you in every way.
You laugh - and in response
He laughs too.
(Mirror)

And shines and shines
It doesn't flatter anyone.
And tell the truth to anyone -
Everything, as it is, will show him!
(Mirror)

I silently look at everyone
And everyone is looking at me.
Merry see laughter
I cry with sadness.
(Mirror)

This eye is a special eye:
He quickly looks at you
And will be born
The most accurate portrait of you!
(Camera)

What will this eye look at?
Everything will be transferred to the picture.
(Camera)

In this little thing
A warm breeze set in.
(hair dryer)

Two bellies, four ears.
(Pillow)

She puffs up her sides
Your four corners
And you, as the night falls,
It will still draw you in.
(Pillow)

I'm comfortable, very soft,
It's not hard for you to guess
Very fond of me people
Sit and lie down.
(Sofa)

Here are hangers and shelves,
Like floors in a house
Pants, blouses, t-shirts -
Everything is in order!
(Closet)

I really like to wander through the carpets,
On soft sofas, in dark corners.
I always find delicious dust there
And I buzz loudly with pleasure.
(A vacuum cleaner)

Although he often inhales the dust -
Not sick, not sneezing.
(A vacuum cleaner)

I see dust - I grumble,
I'll finish and swallow!
(A vacuum cleaner)

Sleeping on matter
I stick my sharp nose everywhere.
Oh, and I'm angry and hissing.
I don't like wrinkled o-very much!
(Iron)

Strokes everything it touches
And if you touch it, it bites.
(Iron)

Lives without a language
Doesn't eat or drink
And he speaks and sings.
(Radio, TV)

What a miracle, what a box?
Himself a singer and himself a storyteller,
And besides, at the same time
Shows movies.
(TV set)

Unfold the sheet quickly -
There you will see many lines
In the lines - the news of the whole world
What kind of leaf is this?
(Newspaper)

Not a house, but not a street either.
High, but not scary.
(Balcony, loggia)

He is at home and not at home,
Between heaven and earth.
Guess, buddy
What did the verse encrypt?
(Balcony)

He props up the window
We put flowers on it.
(Windowsill)

We always walk together
Similar as brothers.
We are at dinner - under the table,
And at night - under the bed.
(Slippers)

I have legs, but I don't walk
I'm with my back, but I don't lie,
You sit down - and I stand.
(Chair)

I look a little like a table
Available in the kitchen and hallway.
I rarely go to the bedroom
And I'm called...
(Stool)

The bread saves
Does not give staleness.
For bread - a house,
He is good in it.
(bread box)

On the stove is a pot chief.
Thick, long-nosed…
(Kettle)

iron mouth
Grabbed a sandwich
Browned the sides -
And yet!
(Toaster)

They stuffed her mouth with meat
And she chews it
Chewing, chewing and not swallowing -
Everything goes to the plate.
(Meat grinder)

And pancakes, and scrambled eggs,
And potatoes for lunch
And pancakes - wow!
Roasts everything...
(Pan)

Roast meat, cook soup,
She bakes pies.
She has here and there
Very hot.
(Plate)

I have a big belly
It contains sausages, cheese, compote.
If you want to eat, don't be shy
Open your belly!
(Refrigerator)

He's handsome and cold
You won't go hungry with it!
Where even in summer it snows
More hints are waiting for you!
(Refrigerator)

Admire, look -
North Pole inside!
There sparkles snow and ice,
Winter lives there.
Forever us this winter
Brought from the store.
(Refrigerator)

Where there are delicious meals, where there are family conversations.
(Kitchen table)

A close relative of the broom,
Sweep corners in the house.
He is certainly not a bum,
Litter will help to remove ...
(Broom)

Do you want to find the answer sooner?
Look for a clue where the bright light is!
(Chandelier, floor lamp, sconce, table lamp)

You will always find a hint
Where the water splashes noisily.
(Bathroom)

There is a box in the bathroom,
Eye transparent and round looks.
It's interesting to look into the eye when
There is water in this box.
(Washing machine)

I am related to Moidodyr,
Turn me away
And cold water
I will kill you alive.
(Crane, a note is suspended from it)

Lots of teeth, but nothing to eat.
(Hairbrush)

In our house under the window
There is a hot accordion:
Does not sing and does not play -
She warms the house.
(Heating battery)

I will let you into any house,
You knock - I'm glad to knock.
But one thing I will not forgive -
If you don't give me your hand!
(Door)

There are both in the house and in the apartment,
Often more than four
And without them we can't enter
Always get in the way!
(Door)

Meets everyone with one hand,
The other handle - escorts.
Doesn't offend anyone
But everyone is pushing her...
(Door)

On the squares of the board
The kings brought down the regiments.
No for battle with regiments
No bullets, no bayonets.
(Chess)

Look, the house is standing
Filled to the brim with water
Without windows, but not gloomy,
Transparent on four sides
Residents in this house
All skilled swimmers.
(Aquarium)

Round, smooth like a watermelon
Color - any, for different tastes.
When you let go of the leash,
Fly away for the clouds.
(Balloon)

I'm in my school bag
I'll tell you how you learn.
Diary

Under New Year he came to the house
Such a ruddy fat man,
But every day he lost weight
And finally completely disappeared.
(The calendar)

You turn - a wedge,
Unfold - damn it.
(Umbrella)

He reveals himself
He closes you.
Only the rain will pass -
Will do the opposite.
(Umbrella)

A house made of tin, and the tenants in it - to lead.
(Mailbox)

It hangs in plain sight
All year round swallows news.
(Mailbox)

Options for possible hints and places to hide them, as well as interesting ideas on how to beat some items

• balloon with a message inside
• soft toy with a note in its paws
• instead of a riddle - a set of letters from which you need to make a word
• drawing with a clue inside the candy
• a plate of cake with an attached sign "Eat me!", with a note under the treat
• text file or picture (photo) with a hint on a flash drive
• text message or email with instructions on what to do next
• a hint in the camera - a pre-taken photo of the next item from your chain; the player needs to take the camera and view the photos
• hint in the newspaper - the necessary word highlighted with a marker (circled by a pen) (or we select letters in different articles from which the player needs to make a word)
• At one of the stages, the player finds objects or pictures that play important role in some work (fairy tale) - the player must guess what kind of work it is and find a book with it. The book contains the following clue.
• In a riddle, the key word may not be the word “picture” itself, but what is depicted on it. For example, in the picture there is a waterfall. Then, having guessed the riddle, the birthday boy will think about what the word “waterfall” means: a faucet in the bathroom, a shower, or something else. Then guess about the picture.
• Compose a crossword puzzle (preferably on some interesting suitable topic), in which the highlighted letters are the keywords of the place where the gift is hidden.
• The player finds a message and sees the following: a cell phone is shown on the sheet, an arrow from it to your pasted photo, from the photo an arrow with the inscription "Code word", then again an arrow and some phrase (it is desirable that it be very funny). This hint suggests calling you on the phone and telling you the password - in response, you also say a phrase (for example, a rhyme or a proverb) in which the next hint is encrypted.
• Take a picture of the room where you are going to hide the gift, then print the photo in A4 format. Next, put it in a transparent file and put a cross on this file in the place where the surprise will lie. Then cut the photo into several parts. These will be the "puzzles" that the birthday man needs to collect. At the end of the chain, put a blank sheet of A4 format, a glue stick and a transparent file with a cross - the birthday boy will need to stick the "puzzles" on a piece of paper, put it in the file and see where the "treasure" lies.

As you can see, there are a lot of options. When preparing the quest, you can use these examples or give free rein to your imagination and come up with something original. The main thing is to invest love during cooking, and the return will definitely please you!

Beginning of the game

A message with a description of the game and the first riddle can be:

• Give the birthday person in person
• Send as SMS
• Put in a visible place or attach to the wall
• Transfer through friends or neighbors, using a courier service - it all depends on your imagination and your capabilities

Approximate text of the message:

"Happy Birthday! A gift has been prepared for you, but it is safely hidden. Complete all the tasks, and then you will find it. Good luck! »

And then you watch how the player solves your messages with passion and finds a gift. Alternatively, you can invite friends to participate, and then the adventure will turn into a real holiday for everyone. In any case, such a surprise will surely please the birthday boy, and the memory of this wonderful adventure will warm him for a long time!

An approximate scenario for conducting a quest game in an apartment for a husband (beloved man)

(let's say you decide to hide the gift in the microwave)

Morning. Your other half walks into the bathroom and sees a beautiful message pinned to the wall in which you wish him a happy birthday.

Below is written:

P.S. Check out the washing machine!

At this point, you join your loved one and watch the search for a surprise.

In the washing machine, the husband finds a message:

“I have prepared a gift for you, but I will not give it. I propose to participate in the quest game and find my surprise yourself!

Kohl on all my riddles
Can you find the answer
That gift you will receive
Or rather, you will find it yourself!

Written right there Riddle #1:

He's handsome and cold
You won't go hungry with it!
(Refrigerator)

Riddle #2

In the refrigerator there is a plate with a cake, to which the sign “Eat me!” is attached, and at the bottom of the plate, under the cake, there is an image of a flash drive.

Riddle #3

On the flash drive there is a pre-created text file called “Happy Birthday!”, And there is the following riddle clue:

With one hand - meets everyone,
The other handle - escorts.
Doesn't offend anyone
But everyone is pushing her...
(Door)

Riddle #4

Hidden on one of the doors is a small note rolled up into a tube:

The house is made of tin, and the tenants in it are to lead.
(Mailbox)

Riddle #5

In the mailbox is a "letter" - an envelope with a new riddle:

He is at home and not at home,
Between heaven and earth.
Guess, buddy
What did the verse encrypt?
(Balcony)

Riddle #6

On the balcony is the following note:

I have legs, but I don't walk
I'm with my back, but I don't lie,
You sit down - and I stand.
(Chair)

Riddle #7

A sticker with a riddle is glued under the seat of the chair:

Unfold the sheet quickly -
There you will see many lines
In the lines - the news of the whole world
What kind of leaf is this?
(Newspaper)

Riddle #8

Newspaper hint - highlighted (circled in pen) word TV set (or we highlight in different articles the letters from which you need to compose this word)

Riddle #9

WITH reverse side A sticker is glued on the TV, there is a riddle on it:

What will this eye look at?
All the picture will convey.
(Camera)

This will be the last riddle. The task of the birthday boy is to guess what to do next. The fact is that he needs to look through the photos and find among them an image of a microwave oven (you need to prepare in advance - take a close-up photo of the oven). In it, a loved one will find your gift!

If you want to please the birthday boy with more interesting and intricate tasks, or if you don’t have the time and opportunity to find good ideas and arrange everything beautifully, we bring to your attention. By the titles of the articles, you can find a quest game scenario suitable for the occasion for any age.

The balcony has now become a familiar extension of the apartment. Everyone is so accustomed to its presence on the facade of buildings that it is probably impossible to imagine modern architecture without it. But the balcony is far from a modern design; it has its roots in the deep Middle Ages. As early as the 13th century, they began to be built, and they served for defensive purposes. These were monolithic stone structures protruding forward from the plane of the wall and having a blank stone fence. Massive brackets that were attached to the wall served as a hold for them. They used balconies mainly for observation and defense, they were built above the main gates of the city, so you can call them an adornment of the main city entrance.

The functionality and convenience of balconies were quickly appreciated and therefore soon they began to appear on the facades of residential buildings and public buildings. All sides of the structure, as before, remained tightly closed, and heavy forms began to be replaced by lighter structures because, being on the facade of the building, they served as its decoration. With the advent of the Gothic era, a new type of balconies appeared, in the form of a cathedral pulpit. They had a semicircular configuration, and under the floor laid out masonry with an overlap. Such chairs decorated both the facades of houses and the interior decoration of the premises.

During the Renaissance, loggias began to be installed on a special ledge, which was made in the wall. There are metal fences and a clearer shape of its various parts. The Venetian era adds brackets in the form of animals and people to the construction of balconies, giving the impression that the structures do not hang in the air, but are supported from below by their figures. At this time, intricate figured metal fences appear, with a complex pattern of forged railings. Balconies become the decoration of buildings, so they are trying to make them unusually picturesque.

In Russia, these architectural elements appeared quite late, and they could only be found on the facades of royal palaces. In the Baroque era, the Catherine Palace was decorated with a large number of such structures, it was a special charm of those times, it emphasized the pomposity of the building. At the end of the 19th century, balconies began to be widely used in the construction of tenement houses. The use of concrete and metal makes it possible to build more balconies into the facades of city houses, this becomes not too expensive and not only the privilege of kings.

Origin of the word "balcony"

The word "balcony" itself has ancient German roots, and in translation means "beam" or "log". The Italians began to use it, giving the word a national color, they changed the word "balco" to "balcony". This word refers to the protrusion of the beams built into the wall. In this form, the word went around the world and spread widely along with the construction of these structures.

Modern balconies

Nowadays, a balcony is not only an opportunity to enjoy the surrounding landscape and fresh air, but also the prospect of expanding living space. Therefore, glazed loggias have gained wide popularity, in which you can arrange a pantry, an additional room, and a greenhouse for flowers.

The protruding rooms of modern houses can be divided into four main types:

• - a platform protruding from the wall, having fences and railings;
• Veranda– different from the usual balcony large sizes, obligatory coating on top and support in the form of columns;
• Loggia- a structure recessed into the facade of the building, having only one side;
• french balcony- an opening in the wall, fenced from the side of the street, it does not have a platform for exit.

In different countries, a certain form of balcony usually prevails, it depends on the climatic conditions of the country. In countries with a sultry and hot climate, covered verandas and terraces are common, hiding from the scorching rays of the sun. Where the climate is more moderate, open structures and large verandas are used. In countries with cold and harsh weather, loggias are built in, and more often this architectural element is not used at all.

Riddles about the balcony

People have always loved to envelop objects around them with secrets and unusual properties. Of course, the loggias did not go unnoticed. Riddles about the balcony help to develop children's ingenuity and the ability to think logically; the ability to reproduce the image of an object in words develops the imagination. And such an element of the building is not so easy to guess, for this you have to think carefully. Let us give examples of several riddles, the clues for which will be the word "balcony".

I'm from home to the threshold
Only one step took a step,
The door closed behind
There is no path ahead of me.

I'm at home - and not at home,
Between heaven and earth,
Guess, friends
Where am I?

Not a house, but not a street,
High, but not scary.

Home is like a home
One hundred pockets in it.
In every pocket
Beds with flowers.

The riddle about the balcony can be invented by both adults and children. Let the kids think a little and describe this building element, for sure, from the prevailing descriptions, you can assemble a whole ballad. Such designs have become so tightly integrated into people's lives that even the classics could not do without them, it is worth remembering Romeo and Juliet, the balcony can be called one of the acting characters of this world-famous work.

Notable and interesting is the history of the appearance of French balconies. In the Middle Ages, there were no toilets in the houses, so people had to correct the need using special dishes, and its contents often simply poured out the windows of the houses, right on the pavement. Because of this, the smell of cities was simply unbearable, and it caused a lot of inconvenience to passers-by. In Paris, a decree was issued prohibiting the pouring of slop without shouting about it three times, and a fine was provided for failure to comply with this law.

Even in the Louvre, the palace of the French nobles and kings, in those days it was impossible to find a single toilet. Guests and courtiers had to either squat on the wide window sills or demand a special vase. The use of windows was extremely inconvenient, so they began to make special windows to the floor, and so that the nobles did not fall out of them, they made a special barrier. Modern French balconies, of course, are not used for their original purpose, they perform the function of decorating the facade and emphasize the unusual interior, but the original name was assigned to them.

Living in modern homes and enjoying various items v Everyday life, usually no one thinks about their origin, and yet everything has its own deep history. Much remains unchanged from its original image, and some objects have changed so much that it is hard to even imagine what they were at the very beginning of their journey.