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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Recommended for festival stalls! Handmade game ideas (51–60)
Handmade roulette

Some classes might set up booths offering a casino experience at school festivals.
Here’s how to make a roulette wheel that could come in handy for that.
The materials are cardboard and bamboo skewers.
After cutting out the parts with a circle cutter and a utility knife, glue them together with wood glue.
Once you’ve made the rotating inner part and the fixed outer part, insert a bamboo skewer through the inner part.
Finally, make a marble slide.
Drop a marble onto the rotating inner section, and the number is determined by the slot where it lands.
Once you make it, you can keep playing with it, so give it a try!
How to make a wooden medal game

We’ll show you how to make a wooden medal game that has a warm, handmade feel.
Prepare wood, a motor, casters, adhesive, and screws, then get started.
When using a saw for cutting, firmly secure the board with your foot while you cut.
It’s important to wear shoes during cutting to help prevent injury.
After processing the parts, assemble everything at the end.
Use screws and adhesive for assembly.
The key is to check the positioning and movement as you put it together.
Give it a try!
Frog Toss Game
https://www.tiktok.com/@kureha_planning/video/7258584872804011265Let me introduce a frog-flinging game everyone can enjoy.
Make a target on a large sheet of poster paper and write point values on it.
It gets more exciting if you prepare a range of scores from high to low.
Once you’ve set a frog on a plastic bottle, try launching it toward the target.
It’s fun to think about how hard to launch and which section of the target to aim for.
If you set up a table and chairs, you can enjoy it while seated, so kids and seniors alike can join in the fun!
Ping-pong ball toss game
https://www.tiktok.com/@sabo.riko2019/video/7495713785081089287Here’s a ping-pong ball game where timing your straw movements is the key.
Prepare four straws, an empty box, and a ping-pong ball.
Combine the four straws into two pairs to create lanes for the ball to pass through.
Cut paper cups to adjust their height, set them inside the box, and secure them with double-sided tape.
When you play, aim the ping-pong ball at the holes in the paper cups and move the straws to drop the ball through.
Get the ball into the cups and go for a perfect score!
Recommended for festival stalls! Handmade game ideas (61–70)
Pocky & Pretz Game
Let me introduce a heart-pounding Pocky & Pretz Game where you’ll be on edge wondering if it will topple over.
For the Pocky sticks, roll sheets of newspaper into long, thin rods and use yellow and black duct tape to make them look like Pocky.
For the Pretz sticks, roll newspaper the same way, wrap them with yellow tape, and use colored pens to draw toasted patterns.
The key is to keep the length and thickness as uniform as possible.
Since you’ll be working with your hands while seated, you can enjoy the activity from the preparation stage.
Once you’ve set the Pocky sticks in a ring, take turns removing one stick at a time.
The person who causes the Pocky to fall when they pull a stick loses.
It’s a great game for getting a big group excited!
Takoyaki Ball Toss
https://www.tiktok.com/@yumelabo/video/7397344473459559697Let’s have fun throwing balls! We’re introducing the Takoyaki Ball Toss.
When you think of summer festivals, delicious food stalls are the highlight, right? This game is themed after takoyaki, a classic from those stalls.
Decorate your setup like a festival booth and try a ball-toss challenge.
Cut several holes into a black cardboard board.
Make the balls look like takoyaki in color and style.
When you throw, the key is to control your strength so the takoyaki-shaped balls land in all the holes! Be sure to include this at your summer festival.
Marble Balancing Game
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Let’s take our time and focus! Here’s a marble-balancing game.
Summer festivals often have plenty of game booths that get you moving, but this time, let’s try a marble-balancing game that you can enjoy with concentration.
You’ll need a container filled with water, rubber bands, tissue paper, and marbles moistened with water.
Place the marbles one by one on the tissue paper and enjoy the suspense of wondering when the tissue will tear.
Give it a try!
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!



