"Almost Free" Carnival Booth - Grab Bag
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GRAB BAG BOOTH - SETUP & DIRECTIONSSupplies for Grab Bag Booth:
Booth Setup:Before your carnival, ask volunteers to help you fill your bags with a small assortment of small toys and prizes and/or pencils and erasers. For your top prizes, if they do not fit in the bags, be sure to put in a Gold Coin, Special Star Coin, or a unique slip of paper (colorful and big) - to make the top prize winners find that they won quickly!! IMPORTANT - There is a SECRET for making this game really exciting for kids! That secret is to add a handful of cool, top prizes! The kids get really excited trying their chance at winning a really fantastic top prize instead of just a bunch of small prizes in the bag. Top prize ideas can include items that are worth at least 3 - 5 dollars or more. Be creative, you can use $5 gift cards to a local yogurt shop, a set of movie tickets, or other larger stuffed animals. How to Play:Kids pay tickets to choose the bag they want, hoping they get one of the most treasured Top Prize items!! Additional Hints & Tips:This booth is a "must-have" booth for any annual carnival or festival! It gives you a great way to use up the "odds and ends" of small toys and prizes left over from the previous year. Ensure volunteers know that the value of the bags should be much less than the ticket price. So, if you are charging the value of a $1 per grab bag, make sure the goodies inside are worth about 50 cents total! The carnival players are really hoping to win one of the top prizes - like in a lottery! NOTE: Of course, we do not recommend saving candy for this booth, as a year is too long to hold most candies to keep them fresh and taste the best! This carnival booth is virtually free if you use leftover small toys and prizes from your last event AND if you can get donations for the Top Prize items! Remember, if a top award does not fit into the bag, simply display the prize and put a colorful slip of paper in the bag to let the carnival player know they won! Oh, and don't forget to display your top prizes - that is the "secret sauce" to getting the kids really excited about this booth! Don't forget that $5 gift cards to local ice cream shops, favorite kids' restaurants, and toy stores are a great item to add to the bags, too, and could be donated as well! Sometimes when planning your fundraising school carnival a small business donates something worth $10 you are not sure would be great for the silent auction - this is a great spot for a smaller donated item! |
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