Fall Family Festival

Friday, October 25

5:30pm- 7:30pm

Purpose: This is an opportunity to bring in the community to visit our church and learn about Jesus through

our love and witness.

Booth Sponsorship

Chose a booth you or your group would like to sponsor. Sign up is available on a Sign-Up Genius.

• Each group or person is asked to provide one bag of candy for the PRIZE box.

• Games with winners will be provided with tickets to hand out for items from the prize box.

• Set up may be done anytime afternoon on Friday. Booth must be set up and ready to go by Friday at

5:30 pm.

• Booths open at 5:30 pm, so be set up and prepared.

• Each group is responsible for cleaning up. We ask you to take down the materials at the booth and put

them on the stage unless otherwise instructed. Please make sure your area is clean. We also need help

taking down tables and chairs.

• We hoped that those operating a booth would be willing to dress up in costume. (I will have some

Bible costumes available if you wish to wear one of these.)

• Each game will have a sign attached highlighting the group or persons sponsoring it. Materials for the

community about your group may be handed out!

Trunk or Treat

• Choose a theme that has a Christian/Bible Theme. You can take most themes and change the title

to talk about God. Wearing costumes is HIGHLY recommended. We have some if needed!

• Arrive at church north parking lot and be set up by 6pm.

• Decorate your trunk.

• Bring candy to hand out to the kids.

• Open from 6-7pm

• Ideas below

Old Time Religion: We dressed as 1920s, and I played bluegrass music. We used antiques to decorate the trunk.

There’s No Place Like Home – I don’t have a picture of this set up, but we dressed as Dorothy and the Scarecrow from Oz. I had a piece of yellow fabric that I wrote out the Roman’s Road scriptures on to signify the “yellow brick road to home.” And I used a science fair board painted blue with cotton glued on it at the end.

Jesus is “Deer” to My Heart – We dressed in camouflage and brought Derek’s deer mounts, leaves, etc. And this year, “Lady Bug” girl came to see us!

Falling Walls of Jericho Soccer Kick:

• Provided: Boxes covered with a stone wallpaper, balls to kick, horns to blow

• Needs: Blocks need to be set up as a wall; if your group could help cover boxes,

please let me know. Two people required to work the game

• Guest will: try to kick soccer balls and knock down the entire wall in three tries.

If they do, blow the horns. Everyone will get a ticket for trying, three if they win

• Set Up: Arrange blocks to make a wall

• Takedown: Blocks put away in boxes

• Other: optional, someone dressed as Joshua would be awesome (costume

available)

Goliath Slingshot • Provided: slingshot, dough stones, hula hoops, and tickets

• Needs: 2 people to run the booth and load slingshots.

• Guest will use the slingshot to fling playdough rocks at Goliath.

Goliath is nine feet tall. If they hit the head, they get three tickets,

body 2, and legs 1. Each person gets three tries.

• Set up: Tape Goliath together and hang on the wall.

• Takedown: Take Goliath down and roll him up. Secure with a rubber

band. Put slings and playdough rocks in Ziplock and put on the stage.

Moses Red Sea Pumpkin Bowling • Provided: pins, lanes, soldiers to tape on pins, and waves

• Needs: Two attendants, pumpkins of various sizes, with several

finger holes drilled in pumpkins if desired.

• Guest will: try to knock down all of Pharaoh’s Army.

• Set up: tape soldiers need to the bowling pins and wave balloons

on the floor

• Takedown: bowling pins need to be boxed up, give balloons

away to kids, and take down the wall design. Return everything

to the stage.

• Other: optional, but someone dressed as Moses would be

awesome (costume available)

Registration Table: • Provided: Table, handouts, pens, name tags, and bags. • Needs: Happy people to welcome guest and able to begin at 5pm • Guest will: be greeted, fill out information card, and receive a bag

Float Noah’s Boat • Provided: boats with numbers on the bottom, prize tickets, Noah’s Ark display

• Needs: Bag of Candy for prize box

• Guest will: have three tries to pick up two boats and get a match. One ticket for

trying and one for every match

• Set Up: Boats set up and Noah’s Ark display

• Take Down: Put all materials inbox

Israelites Wandering Obstacle Course • Provided: string, graham crackers, ladders, any obstacle items you have

• Guest will: experience the Israelites' journey by traveling through ropes,

carry tablets over sturdy ladders, stepping through snakes, and more.

• Set-Up: This will take about 30 minutes to set up

• Take Down: Gather all materials and load in boxes, then put on the stage.

• Other: optional, but someone dressed as David would be excellent

(costume available).

Daniel and the Lion’s Den • Provided: We provide the Lion's Den stand, bean bags, and

tickets

• Needs: two people to run, tape to make throw lines. One for

five and under and one for 6-10 years old.

• Guest will: attempt to get the beanbags into the lions'

mouths. One ticket for trying, another for every beanbag that

lands in a lion's mouth.

• Costume: of Daniel recommended

• Set Up: Lion Props

• Takedown: Get bean bags put away and store on the stage.

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David and Jonathan’s Arrow Shoot • Provided: Bows, arrows, and target, prize tickets • Needs: mark hung on the wall • Guest will: use simple bow & arrows to hit a target. If an arrow

hits the middle circle, the winner gets a ticket each time

• Set up: Set up will be ready, hang mark, and begin.

• Takedown: Take target down, roll it up, secure with rubber band

• Other: optional, but someone dressed as David or Jonathan

would be awesome (costume available)

Joseph’s Amazing Colored Coat

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Two by Two Toss: • Provides: Backdrop, green grass, balls

• Needs: Cheap tiny baskets-(dollar tree), candy,

• Guest will: try and toss the balls into two of three baskets to

win tickets for the prize box.

• Set Up: Stand and baskets set up

• Take Down: close up ark standup; gather baskets, balls, and

animals.

• Other: optional, someone dressed as matching animal would be

great (Masks available) •

K-Plunk Game • Provided: Game, sticks, and balls

• Guest will: play 2-4 people a time. One at a time, the players

take out the sticks. If balls fall, they go to the person. Whoever

has the least amount of balls at the end, gets three tickets.

Everyone gets one for playing

• Set Up: At every game, the sticks will need to be put into the

wire and balls into the wire

• Take Down: Put the balls and sticks back into the bag, bring the

bags and game to the stage

Bible Bingo • Provided: Bible game cards, number tray, markers

• One to call Bingo and one to help guest

• Guest will play rounds of Bingo with the winner getting two

tickets. Everyone gets one for trying

• Set up: Put out Bingo cards, set up wheel

• Takedown: Bingo cards gathered and put away in the box with

the markers

• Provide: all supplies needed to run machine. • Needs: Clothing that can withstand paint • Guest will add paint to the spinning card to make beautiful designs to take

home. • Set-Up: Materials will need to be arranged on the table. • Take Down: Clean the machine and put back into the box. Take to the stage

Rainbow Toss: • Guest will attempt to throw the rings

at the different colored poles. Tickets for 2 out of three rings.

• Set Up: This will be set up during the day.

• Take down: Fold up table clothes and put materials on stage

• Someone could dress up as Moses

Giant Dice Roll - Prize

a. Provided: Large dice, bowl for tickets, and slips for people to

write their name, email, and phone.

Guest will: be given two dice to throw. Players roll the dice and

using the number from the highest roll (if someone rolls a two

and a 5, they keep the 5) that is the number of chances the

carnival player has to enter into the drawing for the top cash

prize!