Looking for ideas for carnival prizes? When I hosted a fall carnival I
looked everywhere for inexpensive yet fun prizes. I hope you find
these helpful!
*This site contains affiliate links. For more information see our disclosures here.
Carnivals are so much fun and not just for little kids. Kids of all ages including
adults love to play carnival games. And while playing carnival games is fun,
everyone likes an opportunity to win a prize big or small!
When I put together our fall carnival I needed prizes but with a small budget I had
to make sure the prizes where cost efficient.
Our carnival was on the small side with around 100-150 people so buying bulk
prizes for large warehouses was not an option. Luckily, Amazon had some great
options as well as Walmart, and places like Costco.
Below are the carnival prizes I found and where you can find them too.
When I was looking for prizes I started with the thought that every game play the
player would get a prize. So we began by getting lots of bags of CANDY, every
time a game was played the player would get one piece of candy. Each booth got
a basket with a variety of candy. I got lots of great baskets from our local Dollar
Store and the candy we got from Costco and Sams Club. It was fall at the time so
Halloween candy was easy to come by. At the end of the night we only had a few
handfuls left.
Each game had How to Play and How to Win signs posted; with most games
having 3 prize levels. The first level was for any game play - the player would get a
piece of candy whether they won or not. The next level was a medium prize which
varied depending on the game or booth and was anything from a larger candy like a
Push Pop to small stuffed animals. For the third level which was the large prizes
the player had to win big - it was intentionally hard to win but we still made sure it
was winnable. By the end, all of our large prizes were won.
This spinning target game was a big hit and so
were the prizes. The meduim prize for this game
were these LED flying slingshot. 50 for $12 was
perfect for my budget. For the large prize for this
carnival game we had these blow up guitars. At
around $10 for 6 it was will worth the value. The
size of these were great to display.
This knock-the-can carnival game had a fun
spin by using these slingshot chickens instead
of a ball to knock the cans down.
The meduim prize for this game carnival was
easy - a slingshot chicken of their own to take
home.
For the large prize we got teddy bears similar
to these. Being able to buy a small bulk
amount was a big help and it cost around $7 a
piece.
Ring Toss was one of our harder carnival
games to play. But the kids kept coming back
because they were determined to win one of
these dinosaurs.
The meduim prize for this game carnival were
these space theme stress balls.
For the large prize we got these blow up
dinosaurs. Once blown up these dinosaurs were
large and colorful. At around $5 a piece they
were very affordable.
Rung Ringer was our ladder toss carnival
game. This simple game was fun to play.
The meduim prize for this game carnival
were these invisible ink party favors.
For the large prize we got these blow up
goldfish. They come in packs of 4 which
works out to less than $5 a piece. The
colors were great plus who doesn’t want a
chance to win a goldfish at a carnival.
Ping Pong Pond was our cup toss carnival
game.
The meduim prize for this game carnival
were these funny stress balls.
For the large prize we got these cute stuffed
animals from Walmart. They cost around $5 a
piece and I was able to pick them up in the
store.
The below prizes we used for our smaller games including
the Pumpkin Punch, Decorate a Pumpkin, and Duck Pond.
For more about our Fall Carnival check out here.
Bucket Bounce was our space themed
bucket toss game.
The meduim prize for this game carnival
was these adoable snack food plushies
toys.
For the large prize we got these large
bouncy balls. I picked these up from
Walmart for around $2 a piece.
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Looking for ideas for carnival prizes?
When I hosted a fall carnival I looked
everywhere for inexpensive yet fun
prizes. I hope you find these helpful!
*This site contains affiliate links. For more information
see our disclosures here.
Carnivals are so much fun and not just for little kids.
Kids of all ages including adults love to play carnival
games. And while playing carnival games is fun,
everyone likes an opportunity to win a prize big or
small!
When I put together our fall carnival I needed prizes
but with a small budget I had to make sure the prizes
where cost efficient.
Our carnival was on the small side with around 100-
150 people so buying bulk prizes for large warehouses
was not an option. Luckily, Amazon had some great
options as well as Walmart, and places like Costco.
Below are the carnival prizes I found and where you
can find them too.
When I was looking for prizes I started with the
thought that every game play the player would get a
prize. So we began by getting lots of bags of CANDY,
every time a game was played the player would get
one piece of candy. Each booth got a basket with a
variety of candy. I got lots of great baskets from our
local Dollar Store and the candy we got from Costco
and Sams Club. It was fall at the time so Halloween
candy was easy to come by. At the end of the night
we only had a few handfuls left.
Each game had How to Play and How to Win signs
posted; with most games having 3 prize levels. The
first level was for any game play - the player would get
a piece of candy whether they won or not. The next
level was a medium prize which varied depending on
the game or booth and was anything from a larger
candy like a Push Pop to small stuffed animals. For
the third level which was the large prizes the player
had to win big - it was intentionally hard to win but we
still made sure it was winnable. By the end, all of our
large prizes were won.
This knock-the-can carnival
game had a fun spin by using
these slingshot chickens
instead of a ball to knock the
cans down.
The meduim prize for this
game carnival was easy - a
slingshot chicken of their own
to take home.
For the large prize we got
teddy bears similar to these.
Being able to buy a small bulk
amount was a big help and it
cost around $7 a piece.
Rung Ringer was our ladder
toss carnival game. This
simple game was fun to play.
The meduim prize for this
game carnival were these
invisible ink party favors.
For the large prize we got
these blow up goldfish. They
come in packs of 4 which
works out to less than $5 a
piece. The colors were great
plus who doesn’t want a
chance to win a goldfish at a
carnival.
Bucket Bounce was our
space themed bucket toss
game.
The meduim prize for this
game carnival was these
adoable snack food plushies
toys.
For the large prize we got
these large bouncy balls. I
picked these up from Walmart
for around $2 a piece.
Ping Pong Pond was our cup
toss carnival game.
The meduim prize for this
game carnival were these
funny stress balls.
For the large prize we got
these cute stuffed animals
from Walmart. They cost
around $5 a piece and I was
able to pick them up in the
store.
Ring Toss was one of our
harder carnival games to play.
But the kids kept coming back
because they were determined
to win one of these dinosaurs.
The meduim prize for this
game carnival were these
space theme stress balls.
For the large prize we got
these blow up dinosaurs.
Once blown up these
dinosaurs were large and
colorful. At around $5 a piece
they were very affordable.
This spinning target game
was a big hit and so were the
prizes. The meduim prize for
this game were these LED
flying slingshot. 50 for $12
was perfect for my budget.
For the large prize for this
carnival game we had these
blow up guitars. At around
$10 for 6 it was will worth the
value. The size of these were
great to display.
The below prizes we used for our
smaller games including the Pumpkin
Punch, Decorate a Pumpkin, and Duck
Pond. For more about our Fall
Carnival check out here.
