Re: [CH] need some ideas!
Lorraine Heidecker (lheid@saclink.csus.edu)
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:49:24 -0700 (PDT)
How about somethig for the kids? A "Pin the Chile on the Chile Plant?
game. Charge $1.00 for each try. Play is light a regular pin the tail
on the donkey (blindfold the child, turn it around three times and let
'er rip) Score it as follows:
1 Miss the vine entirely - some sort of small cheap chile related prize
(trading card, eraser, etc.)
2. Hit the vine but miss the "target spots" - a slightly classier prize
(tiny sombreros?)
3. Hit a target spot spang on - win a BIG prize! (Plush Chile-toy?)
Go to your local supplier of carnival prizes for prize inspiration - you
will be amazed at the stuff that is available and - for the big stuff at
least - most will allow you to return any big prizes you buy that are in
undamaged packing. Also scout your suppliers for the cheap prizes - some
will supply some sort of advertising cards or even buttons that will make
great consolation prizes - Kids love anything that has bright colors on it!
BTW they are all aiming at a big piece of paper on which some talented
soul has drawn a nice big stylized pepper plant with a few large
blossoms (the "target spots" that win the big prize).
Its a lot of fun and it even will make money - let a local charity group
run and benefit from it!
We did something similar at a local festival some years back and cleared
a couple hundred bucks! (That included one Dad why came by desperate to
get one of the BIG prizes for his little boy who had no talent at the
game. We let him have it at cost!)
Have fun!
Peace, love and peppers
Lorraine