Inflatable games are a fun and interesting alternative to tired, over-used fundraisers. Sponsoring an inflatable games night can fulfill your organization’s fundraising goals for the entire year if handled properly.

Tips for Planning an Inflatable Games Fundraiser

1. Select various activities suitable for different age ranges.

2. Include several inflatable game choices for toddlers and small children that will allow parents to participate as well. Bounce houses and giant slides are popular activities.

3. Include a competitive inflatable game, such as an obstacle course and man that game with an outgoing person who will encourage rivalries and repeat customers.

4. Offer helium balloons and refreshments for sale during the activities.

5. Advertise your inflatable games night well in advance. Pass out fliers, place an ad in the local newspaper. Contact local churches, day cares and pre-schools and offer a discount on tickets for mentioning where a customer heard about your event. This allows you to collect information about what marketing venues brought in the most business. This provides input for planning next year’s fundraiser.

6. Create a fun and festive environment by involving outgoing ticket takers and booth operators.

7. Consider hiring a live band to draw in passers-by and music lovers.

8. Provide plenty of organized parking for your event and notify local police of your plans.

9. Check with city hall to obtain any permits necessary for holding a carnival-type fundraiser.

10. Consider selecting a theme for your inflatable games fundraiser. You can select themes such as a day at the beach, popular Disney or cartoon characters, Fantasyland, outer space, alien invasion, the royal kingdom, or Mexican fiesta. The possibilities are endless!

11. Set out donation boxes with a written explanation of where the proceeds will go. This encourages observers to donate to your cause.

12. Post rules clearly. This provides unambiguous behavioral guidelines to help keep everyone safe.

13. Use egg timers or stopwatches to determine when an activity is over.

14. If you charge $1 per game or ride, you will need at least $20 in one-dollar bills for each game attendant to begin the night. You can avoid this problem by selling paper tickets at a central ticket booth if you prefer to have only one or two people handling the proceeds.

15. Be sure to thank each patron personally for supporting your cause.

Inflatable games make money because they are fun for people of all ages. Keep your fundraiser safe and legal by following local laws and guidelines for public events and prepare for an evening of profitable entertainment.

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