Christmas Carnival Fish Bowl Game

 Today I am sharing an easy Fish Bowl game that I plan to

use at my upcoming "Christmas Carnival"!

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My immediate family will play the Fish Bowl game on Christmas Eve, but it is portable enough that it can also "go on the road" (if we are able to get together with our extended family this year).

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I purchased eight small Bubble Ball Vases from the Dollar Tree.

My bowls happen to fit perfectly into one of my old Longaberger baskets which makes it portable for me.  However, you could use any box that fits or no box at all (just space them out on your table similar to what I did here: 3, 2, 3 with the edges touching).  A lot of balls will bounce around and fall into the empty spaces between the bowls.

Use one of those large tri-fold presentation boards for the backdrop.  It helps to keep the ping-pong balls somewhat contained.  They still bounce all over the place, but that is part of the fun.  (You can also buy ping-pong balls at the dollar store.)

Pro-tip:  I made a loop with blue painter's tape to attach the sign.  Yay!  The sign was removable and it didn't harm the board.  Since we will only be playing one game at a time, I plan to re-use the board for other games that I will share in upcoming posts.

You can download/print the free signs at Carnivalsavers.com.  Note:  To make them sturdier, I trimmed them a bit and matted them on a piece of black cardstock, but you wouldn't have to...

How is this for a one-handed iPhone action shot?!?  It took me a couple of tries to get the ball in focus.  😀  The players can either try to toss the ball in OR bounce it in.

Prizes:  You know how they used to give real goldfish as prizes at some of the carnivals back in the day?  Well, how cute are these little soaps from Etsy?  You can choose your scent, tag colors, ribbon/rafia, and add custom text.  (My tag choice was "carnival with ribbon", and custom text:  2020 Christmas Carnival)  They are even cuter in person!

If you like this idea, you can get them here:  Seaside Soap Kitchen

I'm sure everyone in my family will get a kick out of the fish!  I ordered Cucumber Melon and they do smell good, but in hindsight I probably should have ordered unscented (in case I take the show on the road).  My sis-in-law is very sensitive to smells.

That's it for Christmas Carnival Game #1...

Easy-peasy and cute!  Karen

P.S.  I also ordered these cute boxes for everyone to put their "prizes" in.  The fish soap fits perfectly.  They are easy to put together and fun for a summer or winter carnival!

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