Check out these carnival theme party games and ideas. Some of them are D.I.Y and require a little creative elbow grease from you, while other are as simple as pick and click to purchase. So whether you’re looking for great homemade games or convenient idea’s to purchase, I got a little bit of something for everyone.
Ok, onward with the main events ~ THE GAMES. For a carnival theme party it would be cool if you could set up individual games where the kids could just go through and play at their own pace instead of doing all the games as a group like traditional parties. Of course to do this you would need to recruit some help from friends and family to man the separate games. You could pass out pennies to every guest as they arrive and charge a penny or two for every carnival theme game booth.
DIY CARNIVAL THEME PARTY GAMES - DART BALLOONS
To set up your own dart balloon game you’ll need balloons of course, pushpins, a cork board, and a few darts. Simply blow up the balloons and use push pins to attach them to the cork board. For an added bonus you can stuff some balloons with bonus prize tickets.
DIY CARNIVAL THEME PARTY GAMES - CUPCAKE WALK
Set up a cupcake walk! All you’ll need is three sheets of poster board. Cut the poster board into four separate sheets. You should have 12 all together. Use black marker to mark each posterboard 1-12. Place them all in a circle on the floor. In a bag or hat write the numbers 1-12 on slips of paper.
Have the children walk around the circle while the music is playing, when it stops all the guests must stop on a board (one per number). Call out a number and that person wins a cupcake or piece of candy, if you'd rather save the cupcakes for the main event.
A simpler version: Use playing cards! Tape the one suit of cards into the floor in a circle; use another suit to call winners from.
DIY CARNIVAL THEME PARTY GAMES - ALTERNATIVE CARNIVAL DUNK TANK
Those dunk tanks are the coolest. Everyone loves the chance to get another wet. Realistically though renting a dunk tank may be out of the budget. My idea is you recruit a friend to play the bulls eye. Section off about a six ft section of wall to designate as this booth and let the kids try and hit them with water balloons. Think of it as dodge ball with water balloons. If they hit the target they get a ticket.
DIY CARNIVAL THEME PARTY GAMES - JELLYBEAN JAR
Fill a jar full of jellybeans and let the kids try and guess how many are in the jar. The closest one wins the whole jar!
DIY CARNIVAL THEME PARTY GAMES - PING PONG TOSS
Set up 25 plastic cups in rows of five. Let the children try to throw pennies or ping pong balls into them to win tickets. You can create bonus cups by putting a gold star sticker on the bottom of a few of the cups.
If they land their penny in that cup they can win twice the tickets. Or as a fun alternative to those carnival games that give out live gold fish, you can give out mini bags of gold fish crackers.
DIY CARNIVAL THEME PARTY GAMES - STILT RACE
Have kids race on coffee can stilts around a flag and back. They can race two at a time or individually if you don’t want it to be competitive.
Make stilts out by taking a large coffee can and poking two holes in it- one on each side, directly under the bottom of the can. String twine (or other tough string) through the holes and tie the ends together to create a rope handle.
The rope handle should be long enough for the child to stand on the can and grab the handle without hunching. You’ll need four. Learn more about this craft game at familyfun.go.com!
DIY CARNIVAL THEME PARTY GAMES - TARGET GAME
Have kids try and shoot ping pong balls off the tops of golf tees or two liters with a water gun. Push gold tees into Styrofoam block or set up about five two liters in a row with lids removed.
Place ping pong balls on top and let the player shoot until all the water is gone from their gun. Decide how far back they should shoot depending on their age. Don’t forget to have a bucket of water nearby for gun refills.
DIY CARNIVAL THEME PARTY GAMES - FOOTBALL TOSS
Have the kids try and toss a football through a hanging tire or hula hoop. Three chances per turn. For more of a challenge you can space the targets out and perhaps assign higher ticket values to the harder to make shots.
DIY CARNIVAL THEME PARTY GAMES - MYSTERY BOX
Have the kids reach into a decorated box(shoe boxes are perfect)and try to identify the object inside without looking. Have lots of objects hidden away to switch out. Ideas might include:
- spoon
- half an apple
- sock filled with rice
- key
- sunglasses
- roll of toilet paper
DIY CARNIVAL THEME PARTY GAMES -
FACE PAINTING / TATTOO STATION
Have one carnival booth set up for face painting. This is a traditional favorite at the carnivals and really adds to the carnival theme party atmosphere. Offer fun carnival tattoo's to double the fun.
5x7 Printable Carnival Party Invitations
Get your own carnival party invitations personalized with your photo and Party Details!!
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