Here's Why You Need Beach Towels and Toddler Pools At Your Carnival!
At Carnival Savers, we've witnessed many innovative solutions to carnival problems while visiting local school and church carnivals and festivals. Keep reading this brief article to learn why you should have some beach towels handy and why you may want to buy some toddler pools before they sell out this summer! These everyday items are handy at your next carnival, even if it's a fall or winter carnival!
Toddler Pools Can be Inexpensive Large Coolers
Summertime plastic hard-sided pools are easy to find, and many are less than $10. These standard supplies may be perfect for ice-down drinks at your big event!
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The above image shows toddler pools being used as cold drink coolers.
Notice that the pool closest to the camera had a steady stream from the top. We suggest having a few drain holes drilled in the bottom of the edges that hang off the table to allow the melted ice to drain and prevent the drip from the top.
The good news is that dripping water is typically not a slipping hazard for outdoor carnivals and festivals. This is because spills on rough surfaces such as asphalt or concrete walkways will be less slippery and evaporate quicker outdoors.
We All Know Indoor Spills are a Hazard...
The above image shows sweating soda can tops.
But sometimes, we forget how much water drips off cold drinks iced in a cooler! Condensation and drips from chilled drinks in ice chests can create a mess at indoor carnivals! Plus, spills on smooth floors can create a slipping hazard for everyone, especially younger siblings and grandparents invited to their organization's carnival.
The above image shows a wet floor caution sign on a wet floor.
You want to avoid all slippery floors during your carnival so you do not have hazard signs during your big day!
Beach Towels are More Than Just Cute Table Covers...
While visiting at a carnival hosted by a Texas elementary school, we noticed that volunteers placed beach towels on top of their "drink station tables".
At first, we believed that this school used beach towels as a table cover alternative to adding some design and color! However, this wasn't the case: they used beach towels as a fun & decorative way to reduce condensation from ice-cold drinks! They even placed what appeared to be some older towels on the ground in front of the coolers to prevent slippery floors for the volunteers, too!
We LOVE this genius idea!
Notice how this school also added colorful boxes with cute carnival signs to their tables so the crowd could easily tell where to find water, sodas, pretzels, cotton candy, and more!
We have a cute set of Carnival Food Signs to buy at a reasonably priced price - to check them out!
The above image shows Carnival food signs with beach towels on the tables.
Carnival volunteers tapped the ice-cold drinks on beach towels to remove extra water drops and some condensation before handing over the drink to a carnival goer. This reduced water on the smooth inside floor - so they did not need the warning sign!
Ask Your Volunteers:
We recommend you incorporate this excellent idea at your carnival!
Ask some carnival volunteers to bring older - but clean - beach towels the day of the carnival. Place these beach towels between the ice chests and drink station and on the tables so drips will not make the floor slippery for volunteers or your carnival crowd. Be sure to teach your volunteers to tap drinks onto the towel to remove condensation before handing them to a customer.
Of course, you will have some soggy towels at the end of your event! Be sure to have some large plastic bags so that during clean-up, the soaked, donated beach towels can go home and be washed and dried for your next big event!
