EVENTS – Top ten stalls
TEACHER If you think the school
SOAK THE
staff will be game, ask extra politely if any teachers are willing to stand in the stocks and allow pupils to throw a wet sponge at them. Create a rota and publicise it widely so everyone knows which teachers they can soak and when. For maximum excitement, save the headteacher for a grand fi nale.
TREASURE HUNT
Choose a small creature
beanbags into hoops or between the rungs of a stepladder placed fl at on the ground. Use traffi c light colours to indicate the type of prize won. Move the throwing line further away to make the game more challenging for adults.
POOL GOLF Set up a paddling pool
PADDLING
allowing the doughnut to fall on the fl oor. The prize is the doughnut itself. Make it more diffi cult by setting a time limit or awarding a bigger prize to the fastest eater of the day.
TEACHER Find out how well the
GUESS THE
children know their teachers by holding a photo competition. Ask staff to send in their baby photos or take pictures of themselves wearing fashionable summery disguises, such as sunglasses, straw hats and Hawaiian shirts. Create an answer form and charge participants a small fee to guess which teacher is in each photo. Towards the end of the day, put the correct entries into a prize draw.
HOOPLA In a traditional game of
hoopla, players throw
rings over prizes placed on a table. For a school summer fair version, ask pupils to throw hula hoops around plastic cones or toss
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(or several) and invite visitors to play a game of golf. Charge players for three or fi ve attempts to hit the ball from a tee into the pool and award a prize each time they succeed.
SLIME STALL Making slime is a fun
way to bring a smile to
visitors’ faces. Ask volunteers to create brightly coloured slimes before the fair and sell each tub at a sensible price. You can fi nd many easy slime recipes online. If you prefer to avoid setting up a whole stall, slime also makes an excellent prize for other stalls.
that will hide throughout your summer fair, such as a seagull, a bumblebee or any animal with a connection to your school. Before the fair, attach pictures of the creature to various stalls and prepare forms for children to record where they fi nd it. Encourage older children to
explore the fair independently. Everyone who completes the form wins a small prize. Alternatively, create an online treasure hunt using a tool such as Twine (twinery. org) where participants access clues through their mobile devices. Older pupils will love the interactive element, not to mention the freedom.
YOUR IDEAS We update our list
SHARE
of favourite stalls every year. To share your suggestions, email
info@pta.co.uk
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