Ping Pong Pumpkin

DIY Halloween Carnival Game Idea - Ping Pong Pumpkin

 

Supplies for Carnival Game - Ping Pong Pumpkin: 
12- 24 Orange Jack-o-Lantern Stemed Plastic Cups
20+ White Ghost Cups (and extra cups for holding the Ping Pong Balls)
12 BATTERY OPERATED Tea Lights (Safety Note: Do NOT use ordinary candles!) 
12+ Table Tennis Balls (Ping Pong Balls)
Tablecloth or other table decorations 
Tablecloth Clips -- if used outdoors 
Packing tape to tape cups in place
Stand behind lines or colorful cones
Game Prizes - consulation and top prizes

How to Play: 
Before the carnival, set up your table with the Halloween themed decorations and cups.
Note: The pumpkin/ghost cups should be about 3 inches apart on the table to keep this fall game challenging!
Next, using packing tape, be sure to secure each cup on the bottom to the table -- you don't want your cups tipping over during the game. Finally, turn on the Battery Operated Tea Lights and add into only about half of the pumpkin cups.

Children are given 3 Table Tennis Balls (Ping Pong Balls) -- to make it easy you can place the balls into a ghost cup to hand each carnival player!

The object of the game is to toss a ball into a LIGHTED PUMPKIN CUP. If the game players don't make one of thier three balls into a lighted pumpkin, they receive a consulation prize. But, If one of thier Ping Pong Balls lands into a Ghost Cup, they lose thier turn (no more throws even if they have not tossed all their ping pong balls) but still get a consolation prize!

This is a fun Halloween game to have in a slightly darkened room or outdoors at dusk so the pumpkin cups that are lighted show up! If this game is outdoors, be sure to have some additional lights.

Note: this entire game can be a DIY homemade game!! Simply purchase orange and white cups and use a permanent marker to make the pumpkin and ghost faces on the cups. Don't forget your battery operated tea lights and table tennis balls too!

 

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