Having a carnival or circus party? Thats going to be fabulous. Set up some fun attractions; put together exciting carnival games for prizes. One really great game that can be played at nearly any party is a hanging ball toss. Use balls or beanbags to throw into holes of a background and win prizes. The hanging ball toss game will be the hit of your carnival party.
Its not hard to make beanbags. Just cut two squares, stack them so that their right sides are facing each other, then sew almost all the way around them. Leave a tiny opening where you can turn the bag right-side-out. Fill with beans or rice and sew the opening shut. Instead of beanbags you can also use tennis balls.
Cut a piece of vinyl to make a hanging backboard for the carnival game. A good way to get cheap vinyl is to use a plastic tablecloth or shower curtain. You can find these at a dollar theme store but make sure the plastic isnt too thin or it could rip as the guests play the game. Cut the vinyl or plastic piece to be about 34" x 56". You can use the vinyl piece as it is or you can decorate it. Make stripes with a marker or even with tape. Or, create a polka dot effect with paint or markers. When it looks like you want it to, use a large glass or small bowl as a pattern to make circles all over the vinyl. With one short side of the material facing you, make three holes, vertically, down one side of the vinyl, then do the same to the opposite side. Make two holes in the center. Center and space all the holes of the arrangement. The holes you make should be about one and a half times the diameter of a tennis ball. Take colored tape and wrap it over the cut edges of the holes. Folding the tape in half, place half on the backside of the hole, and half on the front side, and go all the way around the hole; do this to all 8 of the holes. Number the holes as follows: the holes down the left side will have scores of 20, 30, and 10, from the top to the bottom. Number the holes down the opposite side the same. For the two center holes, number the top one 50 and the bottom one 40. Write the numbers under the circles with a marker. Cut netting pieces to catch the balls as they are thrown through the holes. Cut the pieces into rectangles. A rectangle should be long enough to wrap around a hole with a couple inches to spare. The length should be twice that. Turn the netting piece into a cylinder shape and sew the side together. Place one opening of the cylinder over one of the holes and sew it in place so that the net cup is on the back. To finish the cup, simply tie a string tightly around and around the opening at the end of the cup. Or, sew the opening shut to finish the pocket. Attach one pocket to each hole. Along the top edge of the vinyl, lay a long piece of twine, then fold the vinyl over it. Stitch or tape the folded piece, from one end to the other, with the string inside. Take the ends of the string, bring them together, and tie a knot. This will allow you to hang the ball toss game. At the opposite end, attach another string. Poke a hole in the middle of the edge, slide the string through, then tie the ends together. This will give you a loop at the bottom which can be staked to keep the game from blowing or moving. Create a line behind which the guests will stand to throw. Each guest can have one throw or even three - whatever you allow. If a ball goes through a hole that guest can win a prize which has been previously labeled with a number which coincides with the hole. Itll be a huge amount of fun!
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