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Fabulously Fun

School Carnival

Ideas

A FREE VolunteerSpot eBook

Ideas for how to

organize a carnival for

Schools, Churches and

Community groups

Suggestions for games,

activities, food, and

fundraisers

Tips for making the

carnival fun for all ages!

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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!

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Carnival Basics

More stuff means more money.  Offer a variety of 

booths and activities attractive for all ages.  Once you 

have a theme, let it guide your booth and 

entertainment choices.

Good publicity and signage drives attendance. Start 

spreading the word 4‐6 weeks before your event. At 

the carnival, hang brightly colored signs identifying 

booths and concessions stands. (Kids can help make 

them.) Prominently recognize sponsors on banners 

and signs.  

Share the work and have more fun!  Create 

subcommitteeswith a chair responsible for 

key teams. Use VolunteerSpot for simple 

volunteer scheduling and parent signups! Ticket Sales Concessions Rentals Sponsorships Publicity Booths Raffle or Auction

Music and Entertainment Setup/Cleanup

Choose a  theme to tie the carnival together.  

Your carnival can be planned around any 

theme, for example: The Circus Beach Party Future/Outer Space Hollywood Mardi Gras Sports Fiesta

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Example: 4th Grade Balloon Pop Booth Signup

Once volunteers have picked a shift,

VolunteerSpot sends automated

confirmations and reminders to help

everyone keep their commitments.

Save time, Plan your Carnival

Online with VolunteerSpot

Example: General Carnival Committee Signup

VolunteerSpot’s simple online signup tool

makes it easy to get the help you need.

Volunteers

 

signup

 

on

the

go,

 

from

 

their

 

smartphones!

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Where should we hold our

carnival?

You

 

can

 

hold

 

your

 

carnival

 

anywhere

 

that

 

is

 

safe

 

and

 

has

 

enough

 

room.

 

Either

 

indoors

 

or

 

outdoors

Any

 

area

 

that's

 

safe

 

for

 

kids

In

 

a

 

space

 

that

 

is

 

big

 

enough

 

to

 

fit

 

all

 

your

 

booths

 

and

 

activities

A

 

backyard

A

 

big

 

garage

A

 

church

 

or

 

school

A

 

playground

Need

 

Permission?

  

Need

 

Permits?

  

Plan

 

ahead!!

Our school holds a carnival every year. The kids, teachers, and parents, all look forward to it. It’s such a fun way for our families to spend time together while

raising money. -- Parent, Campbell, CA

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How can we turn our carnival

into a fundraiser?

• Sell Tickets!  Offer tickets for sale in the weeks 

before the carnival at a discount.  This builds interest  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 Fun

Carnival Ideas / VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just got easier!

Don’t forget to give recognition and send a “Thank You” note to those businesses that helped!

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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

 

Show

Puppet

 

Show

Talent

 

Contest

Skateboard

 

Freestyle

 

Demo

Dance

 

Performances

Short

 

Play

Choral

 

Groups

Local

 

Bands

Art

 

Show

Ask teachers and staff to support the talent show by allowing students to practice during lunch

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Activities for Little Kids

Learn

 

a

 

cheer

 

with

 

a

 

High

 

School

 

Cheer

 

leader

 

(in

 

uniform)

Diva

 

Center

 

– paint

 

nails,

 

glitter

 

hair,

 

face

 

painting,

 

etc.

Dress

up

 

corner

Face

 

painting

Decorate

 

a

 

flower

 

pot

 

and

 

plant

 

a

 

seed

Carnival Ideas / VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just g

Football

 

throw

 

or

 

soccer

 

kick

 

(with

 

a

 

uniformed

 

HS

 

player

 

helping)

Basketball

 

toss

 

Tackle

 

the

 

quarterback

 

(with

 

a

 

uniformed

 

HS

 

player

 

as

 

the

 

tackle

 

target)

Water

 

balloon

 

toss

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Activities for Older Kids

American Idol –like Karaoke Stage (charge per song)

Who Wants to be a Millionaire – likeTrivia StageHot dog or pie eating contest

Chalk mural, Group Graffiti Canvas or Trash Sculpture – group art 

project where everyone contributes

Temporary hair coloring, hair braiding and tattoosDunk Tank

Balloon dartboardCorn Hole TossCake 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.)

I love going to my church carnival. It reminds me of when I was a kid!

-- Grandparent Freehold, NJ

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Activities for kids of all ages!

Silly

 

string

 

corral

 

(sell small cans of Silly String and rope off a fun zone)

Shaving

 

cream/bubble

 

corral

Cascarones

(confetti eggs, kids smash them on each other)

Box

 

maze

 

(made out of refrigerator boxes from a retail warehouse and  lots of tape)

Hula

 

Hoop/Jump

 

Rope

 

contests

Pick

a

pop

Fishing

 

booth

Duck

 

race

Ring

 

toss

Dime

 

toss

Water

 

gun

 

targets

Balloon

 

Pop

 

Relay

Fun

 

fortune

teller

 

or

 

palm

 

reader

Please visit our blog for more volunteering suggestions and to share your carnival ideas and

stories.

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Creative Carnival Game Ideas

Potty

 

Toss

Players try to toss toilet tissue rolls through  toilet seats hung from the ceiling.  Each seat is  marked with a different point value.

Human

 

Slot

 

Machine

Setup three large refrigerator boxes in a row &  cut out a large window in the front of each.   When a player pulls an imaginary lever, a  volunteer standing in each box tosses possible  wax fruits (orange, banana, apple) up and  down, finally picking one.  Three in a row  wins!

Dinosaur

 

Dig/

 

Treasure

 

Dig

Players dig in shallow boxes of sand for plastic  “dino” eggs.  Each egg contains a slip of paper  with a number.  Players can redeem the prize  assigned to the number found on their paper.   Pirate variation: hide chocolate gold coins &  trinkets and players dig for buried treasure.

End

 

of

 

the

 

Rainbow

Draw a rainbow in chalk on an outdoor  surface.  At the end of rainbow place a  miniature pot (or fake cauldron).  Players try  to flip pennies into the pot from a designated  point.  Prizes increase depending on the  number of pennies the player tosses into the  pot.

Quack

 

Shack

A  costumed volunteer pretends to be a mad  scientist and decorates the kids with fake  scars and wounds.

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Fun for Rent!

Carnivals are a good

way to teach kids how to

work in teams, make

decisions, and get

organized!

Organizing a carnival is a

fun way to use math, art,

music, science, and

language arts skills.

With a few simple clicks,

VolunteerSpot can help

you organize your next

carnival – and it’s free!

Just log on to

www.Volunteerspot.com

to get started!

You don’t need a big budget to have a successful 

carnival; however, adding a few well‐selected rentals can 

increase ticket sales and expand the fun. Bounce castle

Giant slide/ Water slide Photo booth

Pony rides Petting zoo Dunking Booth Video game trailer

Lazer tag Go carts

Test your strength – hammer game Sumo wrestling

Jousting

Transportable Carnival Rides

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Spreading the Word

Carnival Ideas / VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just got easier!

Having a big turnout is key for your Carnival 

fun‐raiser!  Getting people to show up takes 

planning and effort.

Fliers. Hand out information about your carnival  at school or congregation and to everyone you  know. Include the date, time, location,  what  kinds of things you’ll have at your carnival, and a  list of sponsors.

Newspapers, newsletters and local websites.  

Ask your local newspaper, congregation, or  school newsletter to run a free announcement  about your carnival. 

Posters and Banners. Make colorful signs that  tell people about your carnival. Tell the date,  time, location and all the things you’ll have:  “Games! Prizes! Food! Entertainment! Silent  Auction! etc.” The more posters you put up on  telephone poles, at school and at nearby  businesses, the better.

Word of mouth. Tell all your friends and their  parents. 

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Food and Drinks

Carnival Ideas/ VolunteerSpot , DOING GOOD just got easier!

Popcorn

Snow

cones

 

/

 

snow

 

balls

Hot

 

dogs/hamburgers

Cotton

 

candy

Soft

 

Drinks

 

&

 

Italian

 

Soda

Peanuts

Cookies

Candies

 

Pretzels

Churros

 

or

 

Doughnuts

Trail

 

mix

Fruit

Caramel

 

or

 

candy

 

apples

Ice

 

cream/

 

Italian

 

Ice

Many local restaurants and businesses will donate food in exchange for sponsored publicity.

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Tips for a Successful Carnival

• Print mapsof your carnival space.

• Share the fun!  Give each class or group the  responsibility of planning and staffing a 

specific booth.  That team should consider  decorations, setup, cleanup, and prizes.

• Have plenty of lined garbage cans and a trash  team to keep them ready. Set the trash cans  back away from your serving area to avoid  flies or odors. 

• Price your ticketsso a typical family can have  a lot of fun and enjoy multiple activities. Give  discounts to people who buy 20 tickets at  once,  or pre‐order. Consider selling fixed‐ priced wristbandsif your carnival is more of a  community‐builder than a fundraiser.  

Wristbands are simpler than tickets, but  typically not as profitable for the carnival.

Offer both substantial food and treats.   Hungry carnival goers appreciate something  filling like pizza or hot dogs in addition to  candy and popcorn.  

• Give out prizesright away at each game  booth, or kids can collect ‘point tickets’  redeemable at a prize booth. 

• Ask yourself, “Can everybody play this 

game?” You may have people come to your  carnival who use crutches , wheelchairs. or  have less strength in their arms and hands.  • Set aside a safe, shaded area for babies and 

toddlers to crawl and play without having big  kids around. A few gym mats, some baby toys,  a fence of some kind, and chairs for parents  could be all that you need.

Cash Sense.  Keep cash‐handling locations to a  minimum and staffed with two or more 

people.  Have locked cash boxes on hand, and  a process for moving and storing large sums of  money.  Many banks and supermarkets 

provide an auction and carnival service and  can help with your cash process.

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Helping

 

parents,

 

teachers

 

and

 

volunteer

 

leaders

 

coordinate

 

activities

 

and

 

events

 

simply

 

and

 

easily

 

all

 

year

 

round!

Soccer

 

Snacks

Scout

 

Campouts

Walk

a

Thons

 

&

 

Fun

 

Runs

Swim

 

Meets

Sports

 

Tournaments

Vacation

 

Bible

 

School

Girl

 

Scout

 

Cookie

 

Booths

Neighborhood

 

Clean

 

ups

Coat,

 

food

 

and

 

toy

 

drives

and

 

more

 

.

 

.

 

.

Simplify

 

ALL

 

Parent

 

Volunteering

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