School Carnival Games & Ideas - Fabulously Fun

Fabulously Fun Inside this eBook:School Carnival Ideas for how to organize a carnival for Schools, Churches and IdeasCommunity groupsSuggestions for games, activities, food, and fundraisersTips for making the carnival fun for all ages!A FREE VolunteerSpot eBookVolunteerSpot PhilosophyAt VolunteerSpot, we believe that volunteers should be rewarded for stepping forward and sharing their time and talents with those in need. All too often, volunteering means putting up with a certain amount of hassle or Please feel free to post this eBook on your blog frustration – whether that is late night emails, reply-all or email it to whomever you believe would messages, reminder phone benefit from reading it. calls, or searching for a THANK YOU!parking space. Our sponsors enable us to provide FREE tools that simplify ~ Team VolunteerSpotvolunteering, powering your good work in schools and clubs, in your congregation and neighborhoods. We can’t find you a parking space, but with VolunteerSpot, DOING GOOD just got easier!© 2008 by VolunteerSpot DOING GOOD Just Got Easier!Copyright holder is licensing this under the Creative Commons License, Attribution 2.5.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/Carnivals are FUN!Many schools and congregations hold carnivals every year because they are fun, involve the community, and can be a profitable fundraiser. We’ve collected ideas from carnival veterans to help you plan your event.  Whether it is your first or 50th, we hope you will find some ideas to make your carnival a fresh success!Carnival Ideas / VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just got easier!Carnival BasicsShare the work and have more fun!  Create More stuff means more money.  Offer a variety of subcommittees with a chair responsible for booths and activities attractive for all ages.  Once you key teams. Use VolunteerSpot for simple have a theme, let it guide your booth and volunteer scheduling and parent signups!entertainment choices.Ticket SalesConcessionsGood publicity and signage drives attendance. Start Rentalsspreading the word 4‐6 weeks before your event. At SponsorshipsPublicitythe carnival, hang brightly colored signs identifying Boothsbooths and concessions stands. (Kids can help make Raffle or Auctionthem.) Prominently recognize sponsors on banners Music and Entertainmentand signs.  Setup/CleanupChoose a  theme to tie the carnival together.  Your carnival can be planned around any theme, for example:The CircusBeach PartyFuture/Outer SpaceHollywoodMardi GrasSportsFiestaCarnival Ideas / VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just got easier!Save time, Plan your Carnival Online with VolunteerSpotExample: General Carnival Committee Signup Example: 4th Grade Balloon Pop Booth SignupVolunteerSpot’s simple online signup tool Once volunteers have picked a shift, makes it easy to get the help you need.VolunteerSpot sends automated confirmations and reminders to help everyone keep their commitments.Where should we hold our carnival?You can hold your carnival anywhere Our school holds a carnival every year. that is safe and has enough room. The kids, teachers, and parents, all look forward to it. It’s such a fun way for our Either indoors or outdoorsfamilies to spend time together while Any area that's safe for kidsraising money.In a space that is big enough to -- Parent, Campbell, CAfit all your booths and activitiesA backyardA big garageA church or schoolA playgroundNeed Permission?  Need Permits?  Plan ahead!!Carnival Ideas / VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just got easier!How can we turn our carnival into a fundraiser?Don’t forget to give recognition •Sell Tickets!  Offer tickets for sale in the weeks and send a “Thank You” note to before the carnival at a discount.  This builds interest those businesses that helped!in your event while earning a base of funds.  Avoid cash handling at all the activity booths and concessions stands by having a few designated ticket booths.  Set a ticket price (# tickets) for each booth or food item.•Sell student designed t‐shirts, community recipe/cookbooks, arts and crafts, etc.•Keep costs down. Ask local businesses to donate food or supplies. Purchase inexpensive prizes for the games at party stores.•Add a bake sale or cake decorating contest.•Hold a silent auction or raffle. Include themed baskets where each class parent donates one small item for a collectively generous basket.  Possible themes:Family Games, Backyard Fun, Cook’s Delight, Gardener Goodies, Puzzles, Arts & Crafts, Pampering, Slumber Party, Water FunCarnival Ideas / VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just got easier!What else can we do besides games?A carnival isn't complete without at least a few good shows. Feature your community talent  and charge tickets for admission. Some ideas:Magic ShowPuppet ShowAsk teachers and staff to support Talent Contestthe talent show by allowing Skateboard Freestyle Demostudents to practice during lunch period or after school.Dance PerformancesShort PlayChoral GroupsLocal BandsArt ShowCarnival Ideas / VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just got easier!Activities for Little Kids•Learn a cheer with a High School Cheer •Football throw or soccer kick (with a leader (in uniform)uniformed HS player helping)•Diva Center – paint nails, glitter hair, •Basketball toss face painting, etc.•Tackle the quarterback (with a uniformed HS •Dress‐up cornerplayer as the tackle target)•Face painting•Water balloon toss•Decorate a flower pot and plant a seed•Knock stacked cans with a ballCarnival Ideas / VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just gActivities for Older Kids•American Idol –like Karaoke Stage (charge per song)I love going to my church carnival. It •Who Wants to be a Millionaire – like Trivia Stagereminds me of when I was a kid!•Hot dog or pie eating contest-- Grandparent•Chalk mural, Group Graffiti Canvas or Trash Sculpture – group art Freehold, NJproject where everyone contributes•Temporary hair coloring, hair braiding and tattoos•Dunk Tank•Balloon dartboard•Corn Hole Toss•Cake Walk•Basketball Shoot (Miniature for indoors)•Silly Photos (Create painted character panels with head slots cut out.  Have a digital camera and printer on site.)•Guess how many pennies in the jar – closest number wins the jar!•Chicken Drop (Create a numbered checkerboard in a 5’ x 5’ space.  Sell tickets for each number.  The number the bird ‘drops’ on wins.)•Cow Drop (same as chicken drop, but section the football field into a numbered checkerboard.)Carnival Ideas/ VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just got easier!Document Outline

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