Christmas Fair - decent stall ideas wanted - kiddy orientated

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Was going to do a lucky dip, but find that all the lucky dip things you buy are pretty crappy, tbh.

Any other ideas what I could do for our stall? Already doing face painting and a raffle and selling sweets and juice, but wanted to do a gamey type thing too. help!

Ring toss was a great sucess at our fair last year with both kids and adults. We had juice bottles, wine, spririts and tubes of sweets - kids could swap for another prize if they won alcohol.

hmm, thats do-able, thanks HMOO.

any other ideas?

lucky dip - i agree all tat, but kids LOVE it. use party bag stuff.

we also like tattoos, nail bar and craft things from baker ross.

Bat the rat was popular at our school fete.

but how much do you charge for your lucky dip? most things from baker ross cost more than £1, I was hoping to charge jut £1.

what is bat the rat?

we bought a lot of party bag bits from the supermarkets and woolies - so parachute men, yoyos, hair things, braclets, stickers, pencils etc. Wrapped them in blue or pink paper which I realise is sexist but reckoned boys wouldn't want bracelets! Used big plastic bucket thing and shredded paper. Charged £1 and each child got a wee sweet of thier choice from a bowl. They just loved it. We made a huge amount and got rid of all the gifts. One kid was quoted as saying "I keep winning at the lucky dip"!!

You make a rat out of an sock or stocking filled with cotton wool and you drop him down the top of a length of pipe. The child has to hit the rat with a stick as it comes out of the bottom of the pipe to win.

thanks tassisssss

still want to know what bat the rat is - and still looking for any other ideas

beat the goalie is popular too if you have space

tattoos were big money spinner and very simple

hair brading?

santa's grotto?

Balloon popping -there is prize (a bit of paper saying what they have won -small sweet, a go at another game etc) in each balloon -they pop the balloon. Not every balloon has a prize, 10p for each balloon.

Blowing maltesers with a straw into goals - 2 play at a time

I can't remember! I am always stuck at a stall!!!

Kids love the lucky dip we ask parents of certain year groups to bring in lucky dip prizes - sometimes we get some

Baker ross do fundraising packs for things like this. Look here it can work out at much less than £1 a toy. The kids don't care if its tat anyway.

hmm, lots to think of, thanks everyone.

What do you think of this?

Lucky Dip - but with pieces of paper which will say either a sweet or a prize, will save us having to wrap the prizes

dustystar - knowing our locals they would complain about the violence for beat the rat

It does sound violent reading my post but its not reallu lol. It doesn't even look like a rat just a stuffed sock They always have it at the fun days at our local Baptist church so it can't be too bad

A piece of paper will be difficult to find though and half the fun is rummaging about in the bin of shredded paper.

dustystar - that pack looks very good value - I may just bit the bullet and buy it.

Does anyone know where I can get cheap helium from? was thinking balloons may go down well too.

true, soupdragon

Decorate your own christmas bauble??

2cats - that may work, would need to price the stuff for it though

I bet poundland or somewhere similar do cheap baubles. Glitter pens are pretty good for doing the decorating.

That card/chocolate thing.

Chocs of all sizes on cards and you choose a card and winthe choc it matches.
Can use all sizes from huge bars to celebrations.

nymphadora - do you mean like playing cards upside down? and they pick one? sorry to be dense

jar stall, ring toss, that thing where you throw a ball and knock stuff over, pinata, skittles, getting a basketball in the net, penalty shoot out, skipping races (person to do 10 skips in shortest time or something) guess how many sweets in a jar, name the teddy, pay to have photos with santa, a table where you can paint plates/mugs/xmas cards/decorations etc

oh and if you could get one of those metal things where you have to get the hoop to the end without touching the sides that would be a good one.

is at a school/church? you could have soak the teacher/vicar/priest etc

wow thanks nappyaddict - are you a veteran church fete-er?