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| Carnival Hours 9:00A to 2:00P
The following are suggestions for booths. They are not necessarily a list of booths we want. We've just tossed these out to help you get started. if there is another idea you would like to use, please do so. However, every team should staff a booth. Also, coaches, please get your parents involved!!! Most teams have parents that will take the reins and organize this booth and allow you to coach. Coaching can be a full-time job, but so is fundraising to ensure we have bats and helmets. Our gear is in very bad shape. Most coaches will tell you if you ask parents to take over organization of the booth, they will work together and organize the booth, but they need to be asked. Once they get involved they begin to get to know other parents and you will begin to see these parents sitting together at games. You will develop a tight knit group and maintain the same team for years to come. This is one of the purposes of community ball. The difficult part for each booth will be obtaining donated prizes.
bushel basket toss · Nail 1-3 large bushel baskets onto a board. Angle the board to tilt the baskets about 45 degrees. Players try to toss a softball into the basket so it does not bounce out. Harder than it sounds! bucket toss · Nail 3 to 6 small buckets to a board about 6" apart. The player tries to toss a ball into the buckets in order, from the closest to the farthest away.
can knockdown · Stack six cans in a pyramid. Each player gets to throw one to three balls at the cans. You can use tennis balls, rubber baseballs, or other types of balls for this game. You can decide if they must knock down all or just a few cans to win a prize. Candle shootout · Firmly anchor candles in dishes, players try to shoot out the candle flame with water (squirt) guns. A barbecue lighter is handy for relighting the candles. Have plenty of water guns on hand so some can be refilled while others are in play. Don't use the ultra powerful water guns, they'll knock over your whole set up!." § Variations: § Ping Pong Shootout: Instead of using candles, set ping pong balls on top of weighted 2 liter pop bottles. The player must shoot the ball off the bottle using a water gun. fortune teller · We had our principals dress up as fortune tellers and decorate their office as their booth. Both they and the kids really enjoyed the "game." We gave (donated) fortune cookies as a treat, the cookies had messages specially designed for kids. You can get cookies made with your own message(s) if you plan ahead. This is a great idea if Mr. Martis/teachers will attend.
FRISBEE Throw · Make a target out of plywood or foamcore (available at art supply stores) for Frisbees. Paint the board with a fun design and cut out holes large enough for the Frisbees to go through. Each player gets to throw three Frisbees at the target. It's helpful to have at least two sets of Frisbees on hand so one helper can chase Frisbees while the other helper works with the next person in line. · Variations: · UFO Throw: Paint a solar system scene on plywood as the target. Make UFO shape cutouts big enough to let the Frisbee pass through. To slow down the Frisbee, you can put a sheet behind the cutouts. · Earth Invasion: Cover a hula hoop with blue paper and then cut out and glue on (or paint on) green "continent" shapes. Player tries to land their Frisbee on the "earth." You can decorate the Frisbees to look like UFOs: Glue an inverted disposable clear plastic cup to the top, with or without an alien inside. We did this as a school party game and the kids had fun making their own aliens out of pompoms and pipe cleaners. · Distance Throw: See who can throw the Frisbee farthest
guess how many · Fill a large clear jar with jelly beans, buttons, or other small colorful objects. Players write their guess as to how many objects are in the jar on a slip of paper. At the end of the carnival or at a set time, announce the winner and award a large prize. Hair Salon (Jenny) · The colored hair spray booth is always very busy at our carnival. The kids love to get streaks of purple, green, etc. Just be careful on very blond or colored hair, it may not wash out very well! Colored hair spray is available at party supply stores. ping pong ball toss · Use goldfish bowls as the targets. Each player gets to throw three ping pong balls. You can color-code the bowls to prizes or use 1-3 balls in to determine the prize. It's helpful to have at least two sets of balls on hand so one helper can chase balls while the other helper works with the next person in line. pony rides (paul Carroll Pony) · Check your Yellow Pages to find a pony ride operator in your area. If you are lucky, you may have a willing horse or pony owner in your group who will volunteer. With either a volunteer or a professional, check that insurance issues are covered. speed pitch · Our local police department will bring their radar gun to carnivals and set it up to measure the speed of a baseball throw. We post the fastest pitches by grade on a dry-erase board. Check with your local police to see if they have a similar program. There are baseballs that will measure the speed of a pitch, there is also a radar device that can attach to a baseball glove. Borrow Gun from the High School and use High School Players to man the booth. sponge toss · A volunteer stands behind a backboard with only their face showing through a hole. The player gets three tries to hit them in the face with a wet sponge. Put a plastic tarp in front of the backboard to keep the sponges clean. Provide goggles and maybe a poncho to your brave volunteer. You can even have two lines, one to throw sponges and one to be the target! With the current popularity of SpongeBob Squarepants, this could be a big hit. Tattoo Parlor (jenny)
Hay Rides
Dune Buggy Rides, Wagon Rides
Mini-Golf or putting/chipping Contest –
Field Goal Kick
Bunge Jump
Barbeque Sale (Danny Adams -Hogs, Greg Renz BBQ)
Picture taking with a Celebrity
Sell Northwest/School Spirit Items
Local Sports Store/Retailer Booths
Team Events
Other Fundraising IdeasOther Fundraising Projects can be used as Association-building projects. The problem many people have with paying a $10 Association membership fee is you receive no return benefit other than the good will. If we organize Movie Nights, Chic-fil-a nights, bowling nights, skating nights and other activities, we may begin to see an increase in active participation. However, having the same event (or even one event) every week ensures failure, because it loses it’s uniqueness.
Association Building is a slow process and not all activities need to be fundraisers, but they should have the objective of Association Building or bringing families together. While some families may use some of these events to “drop” their kids (bowling), many will choose to stay and participate.
Golf Event Fundraiser · Big Money for local groups and easier than you think. A typical event with 36-4 person teams can raise about $3500. Participants must pay $10 Association membership fee!
White Water Rafting Fundraiser · Not a huge money-maker, but it is a great “association-builder”. We don’t have to limit our activities to three Sports and cheerleading- we are a Youth and Family Association. As a group, we can negotiate better rates and actually encourage membership in the Association.
Bowling · Work out an arrangement with the Bowling alley for an afternoon in which we get a reduced rate for lanes. We can either decide whether this is a fundraiser or an Association-builder. Birthday parties at the bowling alley have a very high participation rate among invitees. |
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