Haystack Search

Fall Carnival Booth Idea - Haystack Search

Supplies for Carnival Games - Haystack Search:
Large Bails of Hay – for hiding prizes
Dozens of non-breakable carnival prizes to hide in the hay (see examples below)

How to Play:
Players pay an amount, say 3 tickets, to come into this carnvial booth and search through the hay for their favorite 1-3 prizes (decide before the event if they choose one, two or three prizes)!

Be sure to limit the number of players searching at one time. Make sure the children are not climbing up a mountain of hay – have the hay spread out fairly well – maybe a small hill a few feet high would be fine in the middle.

Fun carnival prizes for this booth could be bubblegum coins, rings, sticky hands, packaged candies, and even a dozen or so half dollars would be great fun for kids!

Be sure to choose prizes that would not break if stepped on and having a large variety of prizes is a great idea for this booth!

Also, do not put out all of the prizes at once! Put out prizes throughout the carnival so that children playing later in the day still have a chance to find that popular carnival prize hidden in the hay! 

Some Great Treasures to be found in the Haystack Find Carnival Game!

Candy Straws	Chocolate Gold Coins	Sticky Lizards on a String	Crayon Bubbles	Insect Finger Puppets