PICK A POP Carnival booth game for kids - EASY & FUN PARTY games - free printable - sucker / lollipop with a blue dot - DIY

We run a little booth for the library every spring and our table has a game to attract people over to talk about supporting the library. We tried a spinning wheel with book questions one year but when we had a bunch of kids it  got a little confusing. 

We wanted a game with:

• easy prep time
• easy set-up 
• inexpensive 
• easy to run ...AND
• fun for the kids

We decided on PICK A POP! We've been doing this game for two years now and the kids love it. 

So easy. The game is played by picking a pop (obviously...lol) and IF it has a blue dot on the bottom you win a prize and the pop. IF it doesn't, you still get to keep the pop. WIN WIN game and everyone is happy. Well, the first year I really felt bad for the siblings that didn't get a blue dot. 

This year EVERY POP HAD A BLUE DOT!!! {{shhhhhhh...don't tell}}

It was funny when the adults would finally click that they are ALL blue after standing at the table for few minutes. Lol. It makes for a really fun day!

Supplies:

Lollipops

Blue sharpie or ink pad

I tried the ink pad and it took forever to dry so I prefer the sharpie. 

I sat with the box of pops and sharpie and colored while watching TV. 

To display the pops I re-used the same base or stand since 2014!! I've used it for several events and still looks great. How to make it HERE.

Fill the stand and save extras to refill! 

FREE 8x10 printable sign HERE.

(Click link to open and right click to save)

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Large PUNCH CUP GAME - carnival PRIZE IDEA - easy, fun, & inexpensive - Classroom - school incentive for kids

I absolutely love this game!!

Remember the bee themed library celebration 2 years ago?
 I was tasked with coming up with a large scale game that was great for all ages, inexpensive, could be delegated to a group to assemble, and easy to setup and run the day of the event. WHEW!!! I thought of so many ideas but kept coming back to this concept.

So I made a mini version and presented it to the board for approval.

Now the hard part....delegating. I'm a perfectionist and other people, well, some think glue strings are okay, don't care if it's symmetrical, and so what if it's not cut straight. Of course those things matter!!!!!!!

I purchased most of the novelty items at Party City and found some really good value packs.

Pre-cut tissue paper templates and purchased the cups, rubber bands, and foam core boards.

Just like the test version of the game, I also ran a test version of delegating with my boys. We worked out anything that might need extra instructions so I wasn't super bossy the day of assembly. I did twitch quite a bit but I think overall I handled it well. :P

Day of assembly:

Tissue paper cutters

Toy fillers

Cup cover-ers x 2

I suggested covering the cups as a two person job. One person wrap the tissue around the cup and hold tight in place and the second person add the rubber band. This worked well since it's hard to get the tissue on tight doing it one handed and I also found that the styrofoam cups crush easily.

We stored all the cups in large storage bins.

Everything done in 1 hour!!!

The only thing I couldn't delegate was attaching the cups to the boards. I wanted a pattern, perfectly straight, and exactly the same on each board. 

I put all the board on the table and started lining the cups.
Alternating color and testing placement. 5 rows of 9 on each board.

To attach I added hot glue on the bottom of each cup. 

I made 5 boards of 45.

I spent about an hour in the workroom at the library with a glue gun in hand and perfectly placed each cup. Ahhh my happy place.

Since they were all even they stacked well for storage until the day of the event. 

TIP: I used a sharp exacto knife and made a tiny X in the center of each cup so they would rip and not pull the tissue down. 

My son ran the game and had a blast!! 

The aftermath :)

I think this would be awesome for a school carnival or classroom incentive game or party. So fun and easy.

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BUMBLE BEE theme PARTY for the library - 10 year celebration - GAMES - personalized items - BLACK & YELLOW - honeycombs

10 YEAR LIBRARY CELEBRATION!!!

We had so much fun planning and being a part of this big party. 

Here are some prepping before the big day and from the event.

I was in charge of the big game prep/assembly and some personalized items. Bumble bee theme!!

Cutting bookmarks, personalized candy wrappers, and punching tags for our snacks.

Made a bee theme "guess how many" m&m jar. My boys were happy to help with this project. I had them separate the colors (and count how many) while I layered the jar. 

I printed wings and attached with hot glue along with the antenna. Made a custom tag for the top of the jar for that extra detail. 

Wrapped a ton of mini Hershey miniatures with personalized tags.

I thought Honey-comb cereal would be perfect for the kids.

I made an assembly line for all the volunteers.

Bagged, tied, and tagged.

We also prepped for our BIG punch cups game!! 

Punch cup TUTORIAL

Amazing turnout!!

Personalized cupcake tags. Visit my Etsy shop for personalized tags.

My son ran the punch cup game. So cute!

We had a table set up with two guessing games. M&M bee and the other was the leftover honey-combs in a big jar.

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