What kind of prizes do you use for your carnivals and does any school have the kids play the games and win a coin or ticket and then turn in there coins or tickets for larger prizes and if so how do you do it. Thanks!
Almost forgot, someone emailed me for help finding the download on the Oriental Trading Company web site. Here it is in case others are having a hard time finding it too: www.orientaltrading.com/pdf/CarnivalFinal.pdf
This is a 29 page booklet that spells everything out. It has an overview of what you need to do, ideas of games, how many prizes you need, explanations of volunteer needs and duties and worksheets to help keep track of everything.
They also have people you can contact to help with planning. I called the number 1-800-526-7400 and asked what they do. The operator said, "We hold people's hands who haven't done a carnival before." So there's extra help.
Sorry, OTC is Oriental Trading Company. I mention it so frequently, I should create a sig "Oriental-Trading-Company-aholic"
I have seen other carnival prize supply stores, but these guys have competitive prices and a HUGE selection. Also the customer service is great. If anything is missing or partial, they send replacements fast.
Almost forgot:
Balloon stampede - tie a balloon on a longish string onto each player's foot. They try to pop each other's balloons. Winner gets a prize. (Hint a shorter string makes it easier to pop)
Rubber band gun firing range
guess your weight/age
Give out buttons at the dunking booth that say "I dunked (name) and I feel great." when they dunk someone. The group I got this from said they had teachers rotate and people started a collection and kept coming back to dunk everyone. I like the idea of dunking them into balls. Sounds like more fun.
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lollipop game - Oriental trading co
dart throw
sponge ball tic tac toe
balloon darts
football throw
milk bottle games
fish pond/ duck pond
basket ball game
rubber baseball game
ring toss
bowling
cake walk
bean bag toss
knock down the cans
eating contests
eat a donut off a string
drop the clothespin in a bottle
penny hay castle - make a stack of haybales, throw in pennies, kids hunt for pennies - my sister's favorite
bean playpit - National Western stock show, fill sand box with beans
fun house tunnel - made of boxes (smaller group or have extra boxes for repairs)
hay maze
face painting
wacky photo booth - polaroids
throw wet sponge balls at a parent/teacher whose face is sticking through a hole in a board with a picture on it
pin the dart on the bullseye
spider web - strings w prizes on end- string in a tangle through a room, they unravle ona string to find the prize.
relay races - zoom
frisbee toss
dart ball - velcrow
bushel / baseball toss
penny pitch
goblet toss
velcrow baseball
swinging hula toss
plinko
soda bottle ring toss
toilet seat toss -hang a seat up, throw roll of tp through it
duck race - strips of gutter to make lanes, ducks float in water, water bottles squirt ducks down the lane
dunking booth w/balls
jail 50 cents in - 5min or 75 cents to get out (but I like the singing idea better)
King/queen of the carnival - penny votes same as penny wars
poster toss - roll poster, place on dowel, throw rings over poster to win it.
book walks/ pickle walks, ect
wacky fortune telling
minigolf/gator golf
soccer - kick ball through low target
camp crafts - you can color your own sand for sand art by mixing tempra paint with white sand
climb the rope or net
kids store/ garage sale for kids!
dance
Hair coloring - spray cans
That's without renting anything
OTC has a downloadable plan to give you a starting place for your carnival.
