I bring to your attention a scenario for holding a children's birthday party in the fresh air. The weather is not a problem for children if they are involved in the game “Catch Foreign Agents”. Have fun on this fun adventure!
The scenario requires some preparation and a convenient location. Ideal: a small park (in this case it was Goncharovsky Park in Moscow), an area around the house with several playgrounds. The children are already big and the scenario implies that they will need to run around the territory on their own and explore what is on it.
So it is better that the site for AR is not microscopic in size. You will also need the help of your adult friends. It is advisable that the birthday boy himself does not know them by sight!
Meeting the guests
As guests arrive, they are given agent name tags. The real name of the guest is taken and some interesting epithet is added to it. For example, Eva Svetlogolovaya, Gleb the Curious, Fyodor the Wise, Marya the Skillful, Ilya the Much-Knowing.
When all the guests have arrived, the host greets them with the following words: “Dear agents, the best of the best, I am contact person (CP) and I greet you on behalf of the head of our intelligence.” Let me read his message to you:
“Best of the best, I would like to inform you that the place of your meeting was not chosen by chance. We have learned that this afternoon there will be a meeting between two foreign intelligence agents in a real park to convey information of national importance.
You have been gathered under the pretext of celebrating the birthday of Eva, who is also an agent with the agent name “Eva Lighthead”. Your goal is to identify these agents, detain them, and intercept information. At the same time, you should be extremely careful and behave no differently than guests at a birthday party.
I cannot help but note that recently I have begun to receive information that compromises you professionally. The fact that the best of the best is no longer about you. But I would not have brought you together today if I had doubts about you. However, in order to dispel any doubts about your professional suitability, I will ask the contact person to carry out a series of tests, which, I have no doubt, will not cause you much difficulty.”
Tests:
1. Getting to know each other.
KL collects badges from guests. 
After this, the host invites each guest to remember the agent names of the other guests.
Further, the task becomes more complicated: one of the guests turns away, at this time the CL moves the others, the guest turns to them and for 3 seconds tries to remember in what order they are sitting (for example, from right to left or clockwise), then turns away again and consistently names agent names of guests. And so does every guest.
2. True or false?
CL says that it is important for an agent to be able to select from all information only that which is true. To test the agents' skills, he offers the following test. 
To do this, agents should independently split into two groups. Then each agent from one group tells the other group some assumption (for example, I once dyed my hair red). At the same time, his group knows whether this is true or not. And the second group is trying to guess whether the agent from the other group told the truth. And so on in turn.
Division into teams
KL reads out the message from the head of intelligence:
“If you hear these lines, it means you did not let me down and passed the test. Despite the fact that each of you is good on his own, to solve the task assigned to you, you should divide into two groups; the spirit of competition will help you cope with the task more effectively. I have conveyed instructions for dividing you into teams to KL.”
CL, based on how the guests worked in teams in the previous test, in which they divided independently, either leaves these teams or creates new ones.
Buffet
CL says that the agents have passed the test and the groups have been created. At the same time, according to operational data, foreign intelligence agents have not yet appeared in the park. Therefore, it is suggested to take a short break for a buffet table.
Location orientation
KL continues to read the intelligence chief’s address to the best of the best:
“So, the best of the best, I wouldn’t like to teach you, but it seems to me that you are showing excessive secrecy by continuing to celebrate your birthday. At the same time, before foreign intelligence agents appear in the park, you should study it in detail, look under every bush, so I suggest you do not hesitate and start studying the area.
I draw your attention to the fact that you will need a good knowledge of the surrounding area to draw up a detailed plan of the area. The team that produces the best map in the shortest amount of time will win this challenge. The plan will be examined by the CL. The winning team will receive a head start, which you will learn about a little later.” 
After the teams have finished exploring the area, CL will invite each of them to draw up their own plan of the area. For this purpose, teams are given two Whatman paper and two sets of felt-tip pens.
Then the CL will conduct a local knowledge exam and ask a series of questions.
Lyrical digression
Agent portraits
“So, the best of the best, you have studied the area in detail, so it will not now distract your attention from the main task - searching for foreign intelligence agents. One of you, agent “Danila Zorkiy,” was supposed to be present at today’s meeting. We are very concerned that he has not contacted us since yesterday. The task assigned to you would be simplified, since he knows the agents by sight.
For reasons unknown to us, he cut up the portraits and hid their fragments in this park. Before his disappearance, he managed to give us encryption with the location of the fragments of the portraits.”
Search for fragments
The goal of this stage is to find and collect 4 fragments of a photograph of one of the foreign agents. First you need to print out a good photo of your friend who will play this role on a color printer, cut it into 4 parts and give it to the players as they complete the tasks.
If you were able to agree with only one of your friends, then you need two photographs of him to give to each team. But ideally, each team collects “its own” portrait of a foreign agent. For example, a team of boys is a portrait of a female agent, and a team of girls is a portrait of a man.
First fragment
KL reads out a message from Danila Zorky:
“The first fragment of the portrait is in the corner of the mirror closest to the entrance:
Young mountain ash trees look at it.
Colored people try on their headscarves .
Young birch trees look at him,
They straighten their hair in front of him.
Both the month and the stars - everything is reflected in it.
What do we call this mirror?”
Answer: lake, pond.
Teams need to find this place and take a photo of it. Show the photo to KL and if this is the correct place, then they are given a fragment of the portrait.
What is the handicap given to the winners of the previous task? They can use it at any time and receive one fragment of the portrait without completing the task.
Second fragment
KL reads out the second message from Danila Zorky:
“The second fragment of the portrait is located next to what is elsewhere an organ, namely a hollow cone-shaped muscle. Its distinctive feature is the ability to operate automatically.”
Believe it or not, there was a sculpture of a heart in this park.
Third fragment
KL reads out the third message from Danila Zorky:
“The third fragment of the portrait is located inside the structure, each point of which is equidistant from the center. Next to something that shouldn’t be there.”
Answer: a round dance floor with a tree growing in the center.
Fourth fragment
KL reads out the fourth message of Danila Zorky:
“It bows to all passers-by, it is not like others.”
Answer: there is a tree growing along the path, the crown of which is strongly inclined towards the path.
Agent Search
The team that is the first to collect all the fragments of the portrait goes in search of the person whose portrait the guys assembled from the fragments. They must find him (the person is walking within the park) and lead him to the location of the DR. The other team also begins the search after collecting their portrait.
Intercepting an important message
After the teams locate the agents, they must intercept the message from them that was the reason for all this. The message will be a card congratulating the birthday boy on his birthday, and the purpose of the appearance of foreign intelligence agents in the park on this day will be the intention to congratulate the birthday boy.
Probably almost every boy at least once imagined himself in the role of an MI6 secret agent. And certainly every girl dreamed of growing up to be an ideal woman in every way. A James Bond-themed party is an opportunity to try on one of the most colorful male looks. Or the most elegant dress?
The theme is universal - for adults and children, for birthdays or weddings, for less significant occasions. There shouldn’t be too much scenery, because Agent 007 is an example of a laconic style. But every detail needs to be thought through and done at the highest level, not on the knee.
Bond is 24 films. Any of them can become a “theme within a theme” - design, script, costumes according to the plot. For example, in “Die Another Day” a wonderful ice palace is shown - white and delicate blue textiles, fake ice statues and snow-white flowers, a white menu. Great decoration for a special occasion party!
If the room is large, you can divide the space into “movies” - plot zoning. Choose 3-5 favorites and decorate the zones using recognizable paraphernalia, posters, frames from each of them.
But the favorite theme for a 007-themed party has been “Casino Royale” for several years now. There are many reasons for this - this is the first book in the series, the first film in the restart of the series, simple decorations, and an atmosphere suitable for a holiday.
Decor
The color scheme of the Casino Royale party in the James Bond style is very suitable for social events - black, white and red. Think about what color will prevail; the overall atmosphere greatly depends on this.
If the interior of the room is designed in one of the listed shades, the festive decoration will look more advantageous. And it will take less time to prepare, since the background for the decor is already there. We offer ideas:
- look around the room critically. Curtains, chandeliers, picture and mirror frames, drapery - everything should be luxurious and look expensive. But invariably stylish, without tackiness;
- print out a photo of James Bond with a gun, in a car, in the company of a gorgeous girl - the most atmospheric pictures. You can decorate the wall with portraits of all the actors who played Agent 007 - glue on fake cardboard frames, hang them in a checkerboard pattern. Recognizable scenes from films will add dynamics;
- order or make a life-size silhouette s. This simple decor makes it easy and inexpensive to enhance the theme of your party. James Bond style poses and chiseled female figures in evening dresses. Silhouettes can be placed anywhere, hung on the walls;
Black on a white background or vice versa. Pay attention to the photo below (the head is almost invisible).
- film stylization is a good option for image design, because we are talking about films. Any movie paraphernalia will fit in - firecrackers, posters, tickets, etc., but in moderate quantities;
- Print or glue shapes onto playing cards to enhance the Casino Royale atmosphere;
- Place large dice around the room (cover square boxes), hang vertical garlands from the same cubes, cards or chips from the ceiling. Billiards, poker, roulette - real playing tables, props, just images. Fake money in stacks, rolls, in suitcases, in garlands;
If you want more James Bond and not a casino, use gambling paraphernalia to a minimum.
- black, white, red and silver or gold balloons will add a festive touch to your party decor. Decide in advance on gold and silver - it is better not to mix these “metals”, either or;
- luxury and expensive shine of gold/silver - rain or foil curtains (on the walls and in the aisles), serpentine, inscriptions, decorative branches in “bouquets” in transparent vases, frames, dishes;
- numbers 007 should be everywhere - on napkins, in the corners of pictures, on the wall for photos, on treats, etc.. Just remember that for this party elegance and style come first - do not overload the interior with details;
- toy weapons, butterflies, hats, dark glasses and various spy things in the style of James Bond as part of garlands, in the design of compositions, “accidentally” left on the table next to Fleming’s books, a collection of films on CD, a box of expensive cigars;
- The retro design of the 50s harmonizes with MI6: antique telephone and other equipment, cigarette holders, boas, feathers in vases and any little things reminiscent of the classics of a bygone era.
Photozone
At a party in the style of Agent 007, you can’t do without a photo zone - the atmosphere is elite, guests will come in chic outfits, the theme is popular. The photos will turn out great! Background ideas:
- Press wall with the inscriptions 007, James Bond, with the name of the hero of the occasion;
- A tunnel-barrel on a large billboard so that each guest can take a photo like a poster;
- One of Bond's cars;
- Any frame from the film as a background or tantamaresque (with holes for faces);
- Against the background of the poster/poster are life-size figures of various actors in the role of Bond, plus accessories for the photo - pistols, false mustaches, beards and hats, glasses, numbers 007, etc. (on stick holders).
Invitations
A laconic invitation on expensive paper in an envelope with gold or silver embossing is quite in the style of Agent 007, because he moves in the highest circles. You can send a secret message to the “agents” - an urgent call to the MI6 base. Or make a card in the shape of a bullet, a gun, a jacket, or a martini glass.
If the emphasis is on a casino theme, the invitation to the party can be placed in a miniature box, covered like a dice. Or make it in the form of a card, chip, roulette.
Suits
Classic black suits are ideal for men who are going to a party in the style of Agent 007. A snow-white shirt, highly polished shoes, a corner of a scarf or a flower in a buttonhole, an expensive watch and cufflinks will complete the look. Everything must be perfect, down to the smallest detail, because James Bond is an icon of high style!
The secret agent costume also suits girls very well. Instead of trousers, you can wear a skirt or shorts, and “accidentally” unbutton an extra button on your shirt. Regardless of gender, the image of Bond is unthinkable without a gun and a bow tie. A hat is appropriate, but only for photos - it will almost certainly be hot at a party.
You don’t have to rack your brains over what to wear for a woman if the image of Bond is not attractive. Of course, an incredibly elegant evening dress! Which? It doesn’t matter - short or floor-length, modest or with a deep neckline, modern or retro.
The girls of the most charming secret agent are united by refined taste and a carefully thought-out image - makeup, hairstyle, stylish, non-bulky accessories. But the execution can be very different.
If you spend time searching, you can buy a similar dress by choosing one of the many options shown in more than two dozen films. A list of characters with photos will help you choose an interesting image.
Original costume for a party in the style of James Bond - golden Jill(Goldfinger). Shoes, stockings, dress, wig, makeup - everything should be gold. If you put on an all-black suit (including the shirt) and draw a scar on your eye, you get Le Chiffre. White trousers and stand-up collar shirt + black leather gloves – Dr. No.
Menu, serving
Set the table as in an expensive restaurant - floor-length tablecloths, crystal and fine china, textile napkins in rings. Chocolate fountains, ice sculptures, pyramids of glasses, multi-tiered coasters, miniature vases with fresh flowers.
To decorate dishes, make pictures on skewers - weapons, numbers 007, dice, etc. Simple silhouettes can be easily drawn with black/red acrylic (can be done using stencils) on glasses and other thin glassware.
The design of all menu dishes should also be up to standard. Ideas can be found on the Internet - nothing supernatural, just without “home flavor”. You can cut fruits and vegetables into shapes to decorate dishes, make roses from thin slices or cherry tomatoes, and use candied flowers to decorate desserts.
The priority is light gourmet snacks, delicacies, miniature sandwiches and canapés. Using fondant and colored icing, you can easily decorate cupcakes and cookies thematically, or a stylized cake for a birthday.
Drinks: champagne, wine for ladies, whiskey(Bond's favorite drink), the famous tandem of vodka and martini. Agent 007 also loves Black Velvet, Stinger and Americano - the simplest recipes. It’s great if the party has a bar counter and a bartender who surprises guests with virtuoso tricks and unusual tastes.
Martini glasses - real and large decorative ones - can be used in compositions and for serving desserts.
Vesper cocktail invented by Bond:“Three fingers of Gordon (gin), one of vodka, half a finger of Kina Lillet (vermouth). Beat well and add a thin spiral of lemon zest.”
Entertainment
In addition to the main theme, almost every film has its own soundtrack. And almost all of them are suitable for a party. In addition, any relaxing music of the 50s-70s is suitable for the background and incendiary hits of those years for competitions/dances. Everything is appropriate except for outright pop music.
A game scenario for a James Bond-themed party could go like this:
- agent training. Give all guests badges with numbers (001, 002, etc. or agent M, agent R - the first letter of the name). Each competition will be a test of one or another quality required by a secret agent;
- rescue mission(someone was kidnapped). Then it is better to connect the competitions with a common plot using summaries that are read out by the presenter. We go there, meet that person, do that;
- quest in the name of anything. For each competition, guests receive a fragment of a secret message - simply cut into pieces or encrypted. The message says where the birthday cake, memorable gifts, etc. are.
Think about whether a complex scenario is really needed at your party, because in the James Bond style - relax beautifully. But you are just relaxing! Therefore, you can do without the plot component by entertaining guests with fun competitions.
Gambling
It's a casino! Roulette, any card games, including Mafia and Uno. Many people have poker and other sets, so no special preparation is required.
Thimbles
Attentiveness is perhaps the main quality needed by a secret agent. Three glasses, dice. Wrong? Next. Who can guess which glass the cube is hidden under most times in a row?
Test of Accuracy
Whatever you like - pneumatic guns, water pistols, toy weapons with bullets or suction cups, balls in a hat, or even using a slingshot to hit balls (we neutralize mines).
Race
There are also a lot of options - radio-controlled cars, blowing on paper cars (driving your own or the team's to the finish line), twisting a ribbon onto a stick (at the end is a picture of a car). If you know children have a toy racing track, be sure to borrow it during the party.
Table quiz
In teams or every man for himself. For a break from dancing and active entertainment.
- how many actors played D.B.?
- and who was the first?
- where did the main character's name come from? (Fleming had a book on ornithology, author - James Bond).
- how many films are there in Bond?
It is advisable to choose questions that are not the most difficult so that all guests can participate. There is a sea of information on the Internet, both on the plots and on the history of creation.
Remember all
Print out 10-20 famous scenes, cover some item/object with a black circle. Guests must guess what is hidden under the “blot”.
Puzzles
Match puzzles do not require any preparation, just look for a couple of options online. You can buy puzzles made of wood or metal. Who can do it faster?
Free the beauty
The girls are tied to chairs with a clothesline, their ankles and wrists are tied with tape (carefully but thoroughly). Which Bond is the best James Bond? And the one who is faster than others will cope with the fetters.
Torture attempts
Two teams are divided into pairs so that each has 1 participant from the first and 1 from the second team. First, team “A” tortures “B”, then vice versa. A smile or laugh is considered a “let slip.” Those. torture is an attempt to make people laugh in any way: making faces, tickling, blowing in the ear - whatever you like.
It is necessary to record the time from the beginning of the competition until the moment when the last of all those “tortured” gives up. And then compare the time - which team did it better?
Commander James Bond
Cards with any phrase encrypted with dots and dashes. Morse code (alphabet) needs to be printed. You can play in two teams or each for himself. Who is the real agent 007 here? After all, by his rank he is supposed to know Morse code no worse than “God Save the Queen”!
Gifts for party guests:
- a lighter pistol (or an electric one?), a secret bar in a book and other things from a joke store (but not like pillows with a known effect!);
- expensive alcohol, chocolate;
- accessories and stationery in the style of James Bond (you can order almost anything online, the theme is very popular);
- an album decorated with pictures for storing photos from a party (a slight hint of retro);
- anything you want in a beautiful box or gift bag with a themed image.
A series of New Year holidays is approaching, which means a magical time - a time when all dreams and desires come true, miracles happen and all the best and most beautiful things happen. However, as they say, rely on Santa Claus, but don’t make a mistake yourself. We invite you not to wait for a miracle, but to create it yourself. For example, by transforming into Bond characters, throw a grand party where everyone can feel like a superhero and show the qualities inherent in special agent 007.
A corporate event, a house party, or maybe an outing to the country - you will have to approve the format of the event yourself, but whatever you choose, your holiday must necessarily have the features of an MI6 secret intelligence officer - sophistication, elegance, attention to detail and , perhaps the most important thing is the ability to make a stunning impression (of course, in the most positive sense of the word)! And we offer you a plan for organizing a special operation - a Bond-themed party.
Invitations
You are armed with a guest list, a fighting spirit, a willingness to make fateful decisions and work miracles. What's next? To paraphrase the well-known truth about the theater and the hanger, I will say that a good party begins with invitations. Agree that presenting invitations decorated with pink flowers and curls would be very inappropriate in this case.
Therefore, it is worth starting to maintain the style now. All guests can be given letters written in invisible ink, visible only under ultraviolet light. Such an invitation will also have to include a special flashlight that allows you to read the text. Or write the invitation in small letters and present it with a small magnifying glass. Stylish, interesting and top secret!
An easier way is to print invitations on black paper in the form of a movie clapper or depict a mysterious silhouette of a spy on a contrasting background. Choose what you like best, don’t forget to specify the dress code in addition to the time and place of the meeting - and forward to the next stage of preparation for the top-secret holiday!
Decorations and decorations
The next thing to think about is decorating the room where the fun will take place. Balloons in white, black, red and gold will help you set the mood - the colors of casinos and gambling, for which Bond is famous for his love. On the walls you can hang portraits of the actors who played the role of Agent 007, as well as “Keep Calm and Drink Martinis” signs.
It would be wonderful if there was a roulette in the room, inviting you to try your luck, and decorations with a pattern symbolizing gambling. A handmade snow-white tablecloth with a pattern of dice embroidered on it will surprise you with sophistication and chic, and glasses “dressed” as butterflies will delight the participants of the spy party. Don't be afraid to fantasize!
Menu
The choice of snacks and drinks for the holiday menu depends entirely on your preferences; perhaps it will be fine wines and expensive varieties of cheese, as well as handmade sweets made to order.
However, even simple food can take pride of place on the holiday table. Originality of presentation and design - and now guests tirelessly praise your culinary abilities, revealing the secret ingredient - a love of adventure and spy games.
Entertainment
An obligatory point of the program is entertainment, because at a spy party it’s not appropriate to sit at the table all the time! You can play the good old “Mafia”, entertain guests with card tricks, stick pieces of paper with hidden characters on your forehead and try to guess who you are by asking questions that require a clear answer “yes” or “no”. If there are many participants in the holiday, “Crocodile” will come to the rescue - you need to divide into teams and show the hidden words without making any sounds (it’s more interesting if these are abstract concepts).Under the motto “Everything secret becomes clear” there can be a game called “American Psychologist”. The host hands out paper and pens to all guests for taking notes and asks them to describe in as much detail as possible in 20 minutes what the following words are associated with: sea, forest, cats and horses. After the allotted time has passed, the presenter collects the pieces of paper and announces the true meaning of the words being analyzed. Thus, the forest symbolizes life, the sea symbolizes love, cats symbolize women, and horses symbolize men. What the participants wrote is read out loud, and now everything secret becomes clear, the true attitude of a person to a particular concept is revealed to the world. You can immediately announce the name of the author, or you can try to guess him from the answers. In any case, the veil of secrecy will be lifted, and this is exactly what is needed at a spy festival!
If space allows, you can also organize outdoor competitions - walk between stretched ropes without touching them, organize a dart throwing competition, and simply dance to the Bond soundtrack. The winners receive the title of Mr. and Mrs. Bond and are awarded Oscars to all participants in the evening.
A Bond themed party is an alternative to standard gatherings at a table with a bowl of Olivier and a great way to show off your creative and organizational skills. We wish you success, merry and happy holidays!
Secrets of the spy school
If friends are fascinated by spy passions, and Stirlitz, James Bond and Mata Hari are their idols, then the party will be an opportunity to get acquainted with the intelligence school
they like it! Of course, after this it is unlikely that responsible people in uniform will entrust teenagers with the serious work of special agents, but the guys will be able to get acquainted with its features. After all, most of us have never had the opportunity to meet real intelligence officers - highly educated and versatile people. Their service is not fights and shootings, but rather intellectual competitions, a kind of chess games. The proposed scenario will make the party not just emotionally rich - it will be able to explode the monotony of everyday life, mobilizing the abilities of teenagers and discovering for them a lot of new things in themselves and those around them.
What do you need for a party?
- “Agendas” to guests on behalf of the head of a certain special service with the stamp “Top Secret”, notifying about the start of classes at the intelligence school and the need to appear at the first training camp in compliance with all the rules of secrecy.
More detailed instructions (password, reminder of how not to lead a “tail”, a list of “spy things” necessary for the successful completion of the educational process, etc.) will be additionally transmitted via telephone, SMS message, email email or encryption planted in personal belongings.
- Accessories of a spy image: hats, wigs, dark glasses, false mustaches, etc. - everything you need for conspiracy.
- Booklets about subjects studied in a special school (plan of competitive tests), and instructions attached to them.
- Individual cadet insignia: stripes (excellent stripes are made from self-adhesive paper for price tags of different colors, which is sold in any office supply department), tattoos with a special design or text (toy stamps, transfer tattoos or homemade stamps can be used to apply them).
- Cards with secret tasks for each guest.
- Attributes for conducting classes at a spy school (see below).
- Music from the film “Seventeen Moments of Spring” (the melody of the song “Don’t think down on seconds” by M. Tariverdiev) can be played between the performance of competition tasks. Possible replacement: music by Yu. Chernavsky from the cartoon “The Investigation is Conducted by Koloboks”, the melody of M. Minkov’s song “Our service is both dangerous and difficult...” from the television film “The Investigation is Conducted by Experts”, music by A. Shelygin from the film “Brigade”. Or music from any James Bond movie.
How to throw a party
Party participants will undergo short-term training at an intelligence school. This determines the ambiance of the house where it will be placed and the behavior of the guests. It is better not to pronounce the real names of those gathered; you should use digital codes similar to the famous “007” or
suitable nicknames. In addition, one must resort to a special language even in interpersonal communication and all kinds of secret signs.
The owner of the house (the party may be dedicated to his birthday) - he is also the secret chief of the secret service - greets the guests in the appropriate form (in a hat or wig, in dark glasses, with a false mustache or beard, etc.). He personally carries out “face” and “password control”.
“Classic patterns” are also suitable as passwords.
Question, aka password:
- Do you sell a Slavic wardrobe?
The answer is also a review:
- The wardrobe has been sold, only the bedside table remains.
(From the film “The Feat of a Scout.”)
The host of the festive program - the “right hand” of the chief and the head of the intelligence school - leads the guests into a fairly darkened room, where he invites them to study the class schedule by flashlight, and issues booklets with a plan for competitive tests, as well as instructions attached to them.
The school has a reward system for staff.
It includes several steps:
- presentation of stripes (by the way, multi-colored paper self-adhesive stripes are attached to the inside of the sleeves - conspiracy!);
- presentation of badges - distinctive signs (they are also attached to the inside of a jacket, shirt, sweater, etc.);
- tattooing.
The more stripes, the higher the rank, naturally.
The next title is awarded after three stripes have been earned. At the same time they are awarded a distinctive badge.
Those who have three badges are transferred to the senior staff of the intelligence school, which is confirmed by applying a tattoo in the form of a special design (text). This honorary “stamp” is affixed to parts of the body hidden from prying eyes (at the elbow, shoulder, shin, etc.).
In case of incorrect actions and gross violations of the rules of conduct, future agents are fined - they are deprived of their stripes and, possibly, demoted in rank.
Spy School Lesson Plan
If a party is a birthday
CONGRATULATIONS AND WISHES IN SPY STYLE
If you happen to celebrate someone’s birthday under the cover of secrecy, then congratulations and wishes to the birthday person should be composed using a special language accessible only to initiates.
There are many ways to express your spy wishes.
For example, you can turn to the language of flowers, certain movements of the fan are speaking, stones have their own symbolism, etc.
You can simply encrypt the composed and written text in an accessible way.
You can congratulate the hero of the occasion without leaving the table, using the language of cutlery and festive dishes. So,
A tablespoon on which a piece of black bread is placed can mean prosperity;
- a glass placed upside down symbolizes health and longevity;
- a set of table knife and fork placed next to each other is “translated” as the ability to be friends, etc.
So that everyone can understand you, prepare booklets in advance with the vocabulary you have invented and distribute them to each guest after he enters the apartment and says the password.
You can present the birthday person with congratulations from each party participant in the form of notes, the text of which is written in milk. To do this, you need to provide guests with fountain pens, paper and “inkwells” - saucers with milk or milk-filled containers made from bread crumbs. And the newborn must be provided with a burning candle - without heating the received notes over the fire, he will not be able to find out what his friends wish for him.
Important!
It is not at all necessary that the holiday program begins with congratulations and wishes. Some may find it more convenient to convey them to the birthday person after a couple of competitions.
If the party is in honor of a calendar, personal holiday... or just a holiday for the soul
SPECIAL MENU
Classes at the intelligence school are held in the strictest secrecy. Even the names of the dishes must be encrypted.
Here's the first task: give each treat a name.
The jury will evaluate the efforts of the competitors, approve the most successful finds and reward the winners - give them badges.
If later, during a festive feast, one of those gathered makes a mistake and asks to pass him, for example, a salad known in the world as Olivier, then he will be fined - deprived of one badge.
Examples of dish names in spy
"Agent 007"
"agent network"
"physical evidence"
"return of resident"
"iron alibi"
"perfect code"
"disappearing evidence"
"classic sabotage"
"strong handcuffs"
"radio operator's delicacy"
"trap"
"feat of a scout"
"secret mission"
"sensational revelation"
"fresh prints"
“confession”, etc.
NAME FOR SCOUT
Each intelligence officer has a professional pseudonym, known only to a very narrow circle of people. Every cadet at our school must have a pseudonym. We invite all listeners of this set to take nicknames that are consonant with the names of professions - taxi driver, banker, cook, security guard, doctor, etc.
Important!
You can also look for pseudonyms among the names of household items, animals, natural phenomena, vegetables, etc.
WHAT YOU NEED TO GAME
Nickname cards
- A sheet of Whatman paper with a grid applied to it using a pencil and ruler - this is a special protocol
- Pens
The assistants attach a card with the corresponding inscription to each guest’s back, while the guest himself should not see what is written there. But he is faced with the task of finding out his new name. How? Ask others.
Questions can be asked both direct and indirect. This can only be done 5 times. Questions can only be answered “yes” or “no”.
The person to whom it was addressed makes a note about the question asked in the protocol - opposite the initials of the colleague who addressed it.
The head of the school, observing what is happening, crosses the player off the list when he has exhausted the limit of questions.
Important!
The task can be successfully completed if you use questions to narrow the search space, rather than spending them on clarifying details.
At the end of the party, a “debriefing” is expected - the results of completing tasks, including this one, will be summed up, and the correct ways to solve the tasks will be shown.
MISSION POSSIBLE
A test for identifying and training intelligence abilities is the cadets' performance of an individual secret mission.
WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE COMPETITION
Paper cards with secret tasks for each participant in the game
The host places the task cards under the guests’ cutlery before the party starts. Each guest, having read the text on the card, must keep his secret. And the card itself should be destroyed (torn into tiny pieces, burned, or even eaten). However, you can just hide it well.
The head of the intelligence school gives instructions: he informs that to complete a mission means to fulfill the instructions received, and not just once, but several times.
Important!
Don't give in to provocations! Those around you will try their best to figure out what your mission is.
Secret mission options
- Clap your hands during speeches (toasts, congratulations, table conversations) of those present.
- Compliment everyone.
- Hum melodies and insistently invite everyone to sing in chorus.
- Constantly praise a particular dish, for example pickles.
- Ask indiscreet questions and don’t forget to apologize.
- “Light up” while dancing, dance with everyone.
- Be interested in “what time is it?”, asking this question to everyone every now and then.
- Often joke, remembering fragments of the film “Seventeen Moments of Spring” and jokes about Stirlitz or other things.
Summing up at the end of the spy party.
LIE DETECTOR
Every intelligence school student must be able to use a polygraph - a lie detector. Real skill only comes with practice. Therefore, cadets will test each other.
The procedure goes like this: the subject is asked any question to which he can only answer “yes” or “no.”
That's all! But at the same time, you can learn so many interesting and new things about the private lives of people you seem to know.
The technical structure of the “spy device” is not difficult to come up with yourself. For a more successful investigation, the presence of authoritative experts - your closest friends or parents - is necessary. They should be close to the subject, but better - behind a screen, and be responsible for the all-knowing box, the polygraph - that is, confirm or refute the answers given.
An approximate picture of the inquiry process
Question. Do you have a lot of friends?
Subject. Yes.
Detector. Yes.
Question. Do you consider yourself a purposeful and strong-willed person?
Subject. No.
Detector. No.
Question. Do you know the feeling of unrequited love?
Subject. Yes.
Detector. No.
Subject. “The Box” doesn’t know everything about me.
Question. Are you capable of being vindictive?
Subject. No.
Detector. Yes.
Subject. I can be offended and not hide it, but not for long. - etc.
To make the action more spectacular, the experts’ words “yes” and “no” can be pre-recorded, and they must pronounce them in “mechanical” voices.
In addition, the listener being tested can be equipped with headphones and wires wrapped around the fingers of his right hand.
Important!
There is a danger that the exciting inquiry procedure may drag on. Try not to prolong the game and prepare more interesting questions.
SECRET DOSSIER
The intelligence officer must have an analytical mind and master the deductive method of research. The upcoming competition will help find out to what extent the contestants possess these qualities.
WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE COMPETITION
- Folders for secret dossiers on secret agents
- Sheets of paper
- Pens
Before holding a party, the organizers must compile a dossier on each of the guests. The collected materials are placed in folders marked “Top Secret”.
The content of such dossiers should be brief and at the same time succinct, imaginative, witty - and inoffensive. Well, just like the characteristics in the famous film “Seventeen Moments of Spring.”
The presenter reads out the entire dossier one by one, and the cadets must recognize their colleague from the “spy shop.”
Approximate contents of the dossier
1. A true fighter for his own academic performance. Special sign: washes hands before eating in the school cafeteria. The look on everyone is significant. Not seen in places that reveal a high level of knowledge of their inhabitants. Bad habit - can ask an additional question to a classmate when he is standing at the blackboard.
2. A C student according to his fundamental beliefs. He can study well, but does not succeed due to his diverse interests and desire for encyclopedic knowledge. Philosophical mindset. Loves to chat with friends in class. His classmates call him Hare. An unsurpassed ace in cheating using the “cross-eyed” technique. Special features: does not smoke, is not on duty, does not teach lessons.
3. Character is sharp, impetuous. His classmates call him Rake, apparently due to his genetic inability to learn from his own mistakes. A useful habit is to get enough sleep during your first lessons. In speech he uses words unfamiliar to others. Special feature: does not wear glasses. In narrow circles, his weakness for apple pie is known.
Identification occurs in two stages.
First, the cadets, listening to the presenter, put on their sheets of paper the serial numbers of the materials presented, and next to them - the names that seem appropriate to them.
Then the completed forms are handed over to the head of the school, who then evaluates the thinking abilities of the students and the likely prospects of each of them in a spy career.
Important!
If classes at a special school coincide with the birthday of one of the party participants, secret materials (in detail) are prepared in advance only for the birthday person. After “identifying” him and commenting on the valuable information received about his friend, each guest receives a card with the name of one of those present in order to compile a similar dossier on him.
Next, all samples of creativity are put into a special folder and read out - again for identification.
WE MAKE A PHOTO OBOT
If the previous competition required the ability to understand the psychology of people, then this time the cadets must demonstrate their powers of observation, memory for faces, and external characteristics of people.
WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE COMPETITION
- Sheets of paper
- Pencils (pens, felt-tip pens)
- Notes indicating the name and surname of the object for drawing up an identikit
The presenter distributes notes to the students of the intelligence school with the task of making a photo identikit of one of those present (last and first names are indicated). In the recreated portrait, the characteristic facial features of the subject should be clearly visible - the shape of the nose, the shape of the eyes, the outline of the lips, hairstyle, etc. The image should be provided with a brief verbal description of the portrait.
Having completed the first part of the task, the future spies exchange what they have done and try to establish the truth for 2-3 minutes. The results vary...
OPERATIVE INFORMATION
The cadets are divided into pairs to complete the task received from the “Center”. In each pair, the leader appoints a senior person, who is given a package with a message about what kind of information the “Center” is interested in.
And the information is a very specific question from the private life of the second member of the couple. For example, the elder will have to find out:
*where the partner spent last summer;
*does he have raspberry jam at home?
*what was the name of the last book you read;
*what is the name of his maternal grandmother;
*what color is the wallpaper in his room, etc.
1.5-2 minutes are given to collect “secret data”.
The “resident”, naturally, must act wisely.
As a rule, you need to start a casual conversation about anything and, as if by chance, collect information of interest through indirect questions. If the situation allows, you can dare to ask a direct question, and then, for the purpose of disguise, abruptly change the topic of conversation.
The task is considered completed if the answer to the question is received and the interlocutor does not suspect anything.
First, time is given to think about how to complete the task (the outline of the upcoming conversation).
You can figure out an option for an upcoming conversation within 1 minute.
It is necessary to conduct a conversation in the presence of colleagues in the “spy craft”, so that not only the jury, but also ordinary listeners can evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the “resident’s” work.
Important!
Verbal duels end with a general discussion of the successful techniques found.
MASTER CLASS FROM RADIO OPERATOR KAT
The training program for future intelligence officers includes mastering various techniques for transmitting collected information, including the study of the code invented by the American Samuel Morse, known as Morse code.
The letters in this alphabet are presented as combinations of dots and dashes.
You can communicate valuable information to management using Morse code not only through a radio transmitter, but also in unconventional ways. Which ones - the participants of the game decide.
Examples of ways to transmit messages using Morse code
Using sound:
- alternation of long (dash) and short (dot) whistle signals;
- clinking a fork on cutlery (on a plate - a dash, on a glass - a dot).
With the help of light:
- alternating a long glow from the flashlight and short flashes of the light it emits.
Using your hands:
- index finger - dash, raised thumb - dot, unclenched fist - space, etc.
With any chosen system, it is very important to correctly convey the combinations of dots and dashes, otherwise you will not be understood or, even worse, the command will be misinformed! Therefore, during the first “getting in touch” sessions, cadets must transmit and decipher information
resorting to the help of a cheat sheet - a piece of paper on which the Morse code is written (it can be found among the secret instructions in a special package).
But first there is a learning process: the instructor slowly taps out a short phrase (for example, “Getting in touch” or “Password has changed”), and the cadets receive the signal, recording a combination of long and short characters on paper.
Important!
The one who is the first to correctly read the received encryption receives a badge.
At the next stage of the training session, students exchange short messages indicating a password and feedback. Feedback is given in the presence of an instructor, who decides who is worthy of an additional badge.
Reference material
Morse code
THE ART OF CONSPIRACY
Without mastering the secrets of conspiracy, you will not become a good intelligence officer. One of the components of conspiracy is the ability to transform.
WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE COMPETITION
- White sheet - for the screen
- “costume” and “makeup room” supplies - hats, glasses, canes, beards, mustaches, etc.
- Flashlight or candle
- Sheets of white paper
- Pens
A white screen is stretched and fixed on the wall. The cadets sit facing him on the floor. Behind the audience, a few meters away from them, a flashlight or candle is placed on a small elevation so that the shadows of those who are between the light source and the screen are visible on the screen. Participants in the competition must change their appearance by wearing a hat, glasses, etc. And then appear in a new form on the screen - as a shadow. At the same time, they can move in a manner unusual for them: limp, hunch over, back away, etc.
Despite all the tricks of their colleagues, the audience should recognize them.
After watching each episode, special school students write the name of the next performer on pieces of paper next to the serial number.
At the end of the competition lesson, the head of the school presents incentive stripes to skilled masters of disguise and the most observant cadets.
CHATTER - A FIND FOR A SPY
The ability to keep one's mouth shut is one of the main qualities of a scout. Some people have it from birth, while others will have to develop it. Practicing the ability not to talk too much and carefully monitor your speech is also included in the training course for future residents.
WHAT YOU NEED TO GAME
- Chairs for cadets and instructor
The leader, having placed chairs in a circle with his assistants, invites all the cadets to sit on them. A chair is also placed in the center of the circle - for the instructor. He conducts an “interrogation with passion,” asking questions to the listeners around him in such a way as to take them by surprise. He may suddenly ask something from someone sitting behind him, and then suddenly from someone sitting on his left, etc. - there is no strict order.
The complexity of the situation lies in the fact that it is not the one to whom the question is addressed that must answer, but his neighbor, for example, on the right. In addition, questions cannot be answered with “yes” or “no,” and color names are prohibited.
Encouragement will be given to those who have never made a mistake and who have given accurate answers without delay.
Important!
For such a serious activity you need the appropriate attitude. Music will help create it.
Sample questions
1. Is a square a rectangle?
2. Is the frog cackling?
3. Does the cow give clear milk?
4. Does the Volga flow into the Caspian Sea?
5. Do you know how to cook scrambled eggs?
6. Is an apple a fruit?
7. The role of Stirlitz in the television film “Seventeen Moments of Spring” was played by actor V. Lanovoi?
8. Is the earth spherical?
9. Do you prefer black or red currants?
10. Can you keep secrets?
11. Do elephants swim?
12. What color are oranges?
13. Have you ever swum in the sea?
14. Is the first month of spring April?
15. What is the name of the dance when girls invite gentlemen?
At the end of this competition, sum up its results, and then - the general results of your visit to the intelligence school, which warmly opened its doors to friends. It is necessary to note the successes of all guests, but especially those who more successfully mastered the basics of an honorable profession than others. In conclusion, the head of the school must remind that what is seen and heard within these walls is not subject to publicity and must be kept in the strictest confidence.
The profession of an intelligence officer requires so much knowledge and skills that it will not be difficult for the organizers of a special school to include additional classes in the curriculum or come up with other games and competitions. These could be lessons on studying the meaning of gestures, physiognomy, training in the study of traces and prints, workshops on the development of deductive thinking. It’s unlikely that all this will be possible to do during one party, but the guys will certainly be intrigued by such a topic.
There is a lonely lamppost on the stage, the dim light falls from top to bottom. If you have the desire and a fog machine, then the fog will help set the mood, if not, turn on spy music.
A man in black glasses, a hat and a coat with a raised collar walks onto the stage and looks around suspiciously. He stops near a pillar and leans on it. This is Mr X.
X: (He is silent. He takes a small note out of his pocket, reads it, and then puts it in his mouth and chews. He does not swallow. He chews the note throughout the scene)
Man: (dressed exactly the same, he walks by and stops near the lantern, looking around suspiciously) Can you tell me the EXACT time?
X: (speaks clearly, although the paper is still in his mouth) Ten thirty three.
Man: Thank you very much. (passes by)
Man 2: (dressed the same way, he walks by and stops near the pillar) Excuse me sir, could you tell me what kind of coffee you like?
X: Black. And what?
Man 2: (Snaps his fingers in disappointment and moves on. X looks at him in surprise)
Man 3: (dressed exactly the same) Hey! Did you know that Australia is colored PINK on maps?
Man 3: Are you sure? I said "PINK".
H: Actually, it seems yellow to me.
Man 3: NO! PINK!!! Are you not 57th?
H: No, I think you confused me with the secret agent across the street.
Man 3: Oh, sorry. Thank you. Sorry for misunderstanding.
X: It's okay. No problem. This is a common mistake. By the way, who do you work for?
Man 3: On Mr. Big. And you?
X: On Ralph Stinky.
Man 3: Really? I used to work for Ralph too, but his pension was lousy, and Mr. Big offered more money.
H: Really?
Man 3: Oh yes, but his vacation is not in the summer. I think there are always pros and cons. If everything was perfect, everyone would probably become a spy.
X: Yeah, every second one.
Man 3: Exactly. (Both laugh)
Kh: Listen, what kind of agent is there? (Shows)
Man 3: You mean the one at the mailbox?
H: No, next one. This is one of Tiny's boys. He chases them like dogs. I'm glad I don't work for Tiny. He's REALLY vile. I heard he deprived his spies of their lunch break.
Man 3: My cousin worked for Tiny. When he tried to leave, they shot off his nose.
X: Tough! There shouldn't be guys like that around. I thought the spy business was above all this.
Man 3: Well, secret agents always take risks. If everything was easy, it wouldn't be so much fun.
X: I think you're right. The challenge is one of the reasons why I became a spy!
Man 3: Well, yes. Okay, shall we be surprised? I should still find my contact, otherwise he will be upset. And upsetting a spy is not a good idea.
X: OK, it was nice talking to you. Maybe we'll meet again someday, huh? Where is your next contact?
Man 3: In Hawaii. I think at Burgerking. Where is yours?
X: In the north.
Man 3: Where exactly?
X: In Santa's village.
Man 3: Come on! I had one meeting there. It's cold, hellishly cold. Dress properly! Do you happen to use "Ho-ho-ho" as a password?
X: To the point! How did you find out?
Man 3: Are you kidding? In Santa's village EVERYONE uses it. It's even more of a cliché than PINK FLAMINGO or BLUE MOON. I hope you have a backup way to identify you?
X: Of course! I'll be wearing my Santa suit and, of course, my Spy Club ring.
Man 3: Yeah, I dressed exactly the same!
X: Okay, I'll think about it later. By the way, did you happen to see my contact nearby? He should have arrived about an hour ago. This is a big tall man.
Man 3: What is he wearing?
X: Coat and hat.
Man 3: Exactly! Hmmm. (Sarcastically) Let me see if I saw anyone today that fits that description...
X: I guess that was stupid of me, wasn't it? These costumes are so unoriginal...
Man 3: Yes, but the union is already fighting so that we can buy our own clothes. By the way, what code are you waiting for?
X: He should ask me how to get to the library.
Man 3: Oh... so, you and Bernie work! This is the code he used when I first met him about five years ago. I saw it about twenty lamp posts from here. He should be here soon, unless he struck up a conversation with 32, of course.
X: Yes, that could very well happen. Anyway, see you later.
Man 3: Of course. (Leaves)
X: (He waits a few more minutes, then furiously spits out the paper he was chewing to begin with)
