Great for festival stalls! Handmade game ideas
Festivals are one of the events everyone looks forward to, aren’t they? In addition to local community festivals, they’re also held as events at preschools, schools, and senior facilities.
If you’ve been put in charge of a booth, you might be wondering, “What should I do?” In this article, we’ll introduce handmade games that are perfect for festival stalls.
Along with classic games like target shooting and yo-yo fishing, we’ve gathered a variety of ideas that both children and adults can enjoy.
We’ve focused on things that are easy to make with readily available materials, so feel free to use this as a reference!
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Newspaper Dart
Let’s make it out of scrap materials! Here’s a game called Newspaper Darts.
When you hear “darts,” you might worry that you need special equipment, right? This time, we’ll make darts using just newspaper and cardboard.
Cut circular, triangular, and square holes in the cardboard, and assign points to each hole.
Roll newspaper into long, thin sticks to use as darts, and score points by getting them through the holes.
It’s also a good idea to adjust the starting line depending on the players’ ages.
watermelon splitting
Here’s an idea for enjoying the popular summer festival and fair game “suikawari” (watermelon splitting) in a safe, worry-free way.
Use plastic bowls and decorate them with green and red colored paper or paint, then stack them to make a watermelon.
Instead of a stick, use a bat made by rolling up newspaper so even small children can take part safely.
Adjust the rules according to age—for daycare, kindergarten, or elementary school—and it becomes a game anyone can enjoy.
It can be done indoors and is easy to set up.
It’s a perfect idea for summer events that will be just as exciting as using a real watermelon.
Basketball
“Basketball” is a popular game you can always find at least one of in any arcade.
This time, I’ll share an idea for a handmade basketball game.
The hoop is made by combining cardboard and a paper cup.
For the launcher to shoot the ball, attach a chopstick to the side of a clothespin and glue a plastic bottle cap to the tip of the chopstick.
Stick the hoop onto a cardboard base and set the launcher in front of it.
Decide the number of balls or number of shots, and see how many times you can score.
In conclusion
I introduced some handmade games that are perfect for festival stalls.
Did you find any ideas you’d like to try making? Since many of them use cardboard and recycled materials, it’s also great to craft them together with children.
Make them with everyone and have a fun festival!