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PUMPKIN PATCH WALK - SETUP & DIRECTIONS
Short Carnival Savers video/gif shows pumpkin cutouts placed on the ground in a circle and kids are walking on them.
Supplies for Pumpkin Patch Walk:
 Pumpkin Cut Outs - see below (laminated or covered with clear packing tape to protect from ripping)
Sharpie for adding numbers
Tables with tablecloths to hold cakes, cookies, and other treats
A way to play music outside - cell phone with external speakers, for example
Room to place numbers on the floor (8 - 12) in a circle shape
For Outside Carnival Booths, use duct tape on a clean sidewalk for best sticking
For Inside Carnival Booths - Use clear packing tape (or blue painter tape to protect flooring)
Numbers to choose winner*
Labels to stick on winners' goodies
Baked Goods: Cakes, Pies, Cupcakes and Cookies
Consolation Prizes - (optional) It is a good idea to provide a small piece of candy for those who do not win one of the awesome cakes!
*You can use a Spinner (sold below) or bucket with "ping pong balls" with numbers added to match the numbers in corresponding numbers to be drawn. Homemade Cakes, Cookies & Treats
Game Setup:
Before your fall festival, mark the pumpkins with numbers with your thick, black permeant marker.
Next, either laminate (or protect with clear packing tape) each pumpkin so they are not accidentally torn during this walking in the game.
Generally, your "cake table" will be located close to the booth, but if you are playing the game outside, be sure to move your desserts inside to prevent the melting frosting and to keep the baked goods fresh.
How to Play the Pumpkin Patch Walk Carnival Game:
This game is just like a Cake Walk Game - just with a fall theme.
Set a minimum number of players to play. For example, if you have ten numbers on the ground, you may decide at least seven players are needed per game. Players stand on one of the pumpkin-shaped floor numbers.
Players pay tickets for a chance to win their choice of baked goods from your dessert table(s).
Once a player gives their ticket, they go and choose a pumpkin to stand on until the game is filled.
Next, the volunteer plays the music, and participants walk around the circle on the pumpkins with numbers.
When the music stops, so do the players, and each player finds the pumpkin closest to them and stands on it for the drawing. The carnival booth volunteer then spins the spinner (or draws out a number from the bowl) to see who wins! If a number is spun or drawn and is not occupied, the volunteer can draw another number until they find a winner.
The carnival player whose number is drawn wins a packaged goodie and receives a label to write their name on reserve a dessert! Once a dessert is won, it can be moved to a "WINNERS" table with the label to prevent lugging a cake around the rest of the fall festival. Winners pick up their treats immediately before they leave.
All other players receive a consolation prize.
Additional Hints & Tips:
Note: for larger events (350 + visitors), consider having two pumpkin patch walk games side by side! You would have two circles of pumpkins with numbers and spin or draw one number and have 1 winner from each pumpkin patch!
Baked goods can be expensive, so we recommend requesting help from others such as asking each family to bring a cake, or talking to local bakeries or grocery stores ahead of time to see if they will donate day-old cakes or any extras they can spare the day of your fall festival.
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