Carnival games in school

Kids Love It! Hard to believe - but kids stand in long lines to try to ring a soda! Add this 2 Liter Ring Toss to your Carnival!

Click here to learn more! Add the Rocket Blast Game as one of your games for carnival - a few supplies and great for inside or out! This traditional game is great fun but don't make these safety mistakes! Click to learn more! Change up your Duck Pond a bit and make it a Matching Ducks Game - the kids are sure to love the challenge! Click here to see what kids get when they Pick-a-Door! Brand new for !

Circus Game. Hole in One. Carnival Game Kids love a try at golfing for prizes! Bounce House Great for the younger kids, add rentable inflatables for a festive carnival! Lucky Key. Ball Toss. Go Fishing. Leap Frog. Easy Game. Petting Zoo. Kids Activity Little ones love this booth! Ring Toss.

Giant Dice. Fun Activity! Fake Cast. See how to set up this fun booth! Tic Tac Toe. Spin a Toy. School Game Perfect for large carnivals - get ready for long lines! Photo Booth. Picture Perfect The latest trend for carnivals - add photo props for more smiles!

Sack Race. Activity Click to see details about Potato Sack Races and discount supplies too! Disc Drop. Bean Bag. Pig Races. School Game Try something new NO Darts. Paint the board with a fun sports design and cut out holes large enough for the soccer ball to go through. Each player gets to kick three balls at the target. 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. 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 popularity of Spongeob Squarepants, this could be a big hit. Find a volunteer with a telescope and knowledge of constellations to man this station. Obviously this won't work unless it's dark and you can go outside! Put a small prizes in bags, player gets to choose one bag. This could easily be done in a treasure chest theme.

One of our parents built a plywood wall about 5' tall and 4' wide with six small doors. The player opens a door and gets the prize that has been set on a ledge behind the door.

For an extra surprise, we have the operator behind the wall spray Silly String at some players. We watch out for little ones that might be scared by the spray. The wall can be painted to match the theme of your carnival. If you're not handy with a paintbrush, you can decoupage magazine pictures or large stickers to the wall. Passport Wall: I've seen one wall with the doors painted with travel scenes and destination stickers.

This would be fun for an international theme carnival. While a lot of work all on its own, a student talent show would be a fun addition to your carnival. The basic idea is to have the player throw beanbags at targets that are hinged to fold down when they are hit.

We found that a little Velcro keeps the target from bouncing back up too quickly. Shoo the Crows: Use crows sitting on a fence as the target. Make beanbags in the shape of boots.

Yowling cats would work well on a fence or garbage can too. Snowball Toss: Use snowmen or penguins on a snow bank as the target. Make beanbags in the shape of snowballs. Temporary tattoos are inexpensive and quick to apply. You can set it up next to the face painting and hair spray for a whole "beauty parlor" effect. This can be played with bean bags or plastic balls. For the bean bag version, just mark out the lines on the floor or a mat. For the ball version, make or buy a box with nine holes for the balls to be tossed into.

Three in a row wins! A treasure jar is a container holding items someone may find useful or fun. The jars are donated by students and their families and sold for a set price or number of tickets at your carnival.

You can have everyone use the same type of container, such as a clear plastic tennis ball can, or just use whatever container they have on hand.

Variations on the "lay down sheet" version: The lay down sheet and wheel can have colors, professional sports team logos, race horse silk colors, shapes stars, circles, etc. As long as the wheel and the sheet have matching items, it's up to your imagination! Variations on the "instant prize" version: Again, the wheel can have any symbols, as long as each symbol clearly represents a specific prize. Each space on the wheel does not have to be the same size, a bigger prize could have a smaller space on the wheel.

You can even put a sample of the prize directly on the space on the wheel, if you land on that space you see the prize you will get. Face Painting. Fishing Pond. Fortune Teller. Carnival Game Ideas.

This list will get you started towards creating a fun-filled carnival! There are many possible variations on these games.

We have listed a few to get your creativity flowing. We are working on updating and expanding our game descriptions. Games with a picture have been updated. Click on a picture for information on that game. At the Races. Balloon Animals. Air Hockey While only two people can play at once, an air hockey table is an example of a game you can rent from a local rental company.

Art Pavillion Have a student art show along with your carnival. Bean Bag Toss. Baseball Toss Make a target out of plywood or foamcore available at art supply stores for baseballs.

Basketball We have used both the standard size basketball goal and kid-sized goals. Beat the Dealer This is basically blackjack for kids. Brain Teasers We had a table where parents used the Brain Quest cards and asked grade-appropriate questions. Break-a-Plate Set up specially made carnival break-a-plates in front of a background.

Variation: Picnic Plates : Set up the game with a picnic-patterned tablecloth as a background. Bumper Cars Construct a short straight "track" that a small car or truck can run freely up and down. Variations: Monster Truck Rally : Use big-tired monster trucks as your vehicles. Bushel Basket Toss Nail large bushel baskets onto a board. Can Knockdown Stack cans in a pyramid.

Dancing Line dancing and square dancing are fun for everyone. Duck-o-War You have two players at either end of a small pool, long tub, or a wallpapering tray. Duck Pond I once won a live duckling at a fair, but you'd better stick with the plastic kind for your carnival. Variations: Fish Pond: Instead of ducks, use plastic fish with a small metal washer attached.

Dunk Tank Dunk tanks are fun unless you're the one getting wet! Feed the Animal Paint a board with a picture of an animal. Variations: Hungry Elephant: Paint an elephant on your backboard and have the players throw peanuts into the elephant's trunk.

Football Toss Make a target out of plywood or foamcore available at art supply stores for small footballs. Funny Photos Paint foam core or plywood with funny bodies circus performers, aliens, farmers, etc. How can a carnival party be complete without games?

So, if you are hosting a carnival party, it would be a good idea to set up some game stalls for the kids. Here is a list of games that will get you started towards creating an exciting carnival for kids of all ages. If you are inviting young children for the carnival, make a small planko board and use the coasters to play the game.