What do you use as prizes??...

[Cassiefunkymonkeys]

Hiya, I am a kids disco entertainer.
I have been doing this for about 18months, and after very little advertising on 1 mums site, I am jam packed through repeat bookings from parties I've done.
I find the games, music & dancing, interaction bit easy (maybe having 5 kids of my own) and I'm only 29 so am quite into chart music myself :-) but was wondering what people do about prizes. Currently, if they dance well they get glowsticks or chocolate coins, bigger prizes.. I usually get £1 craft, colouring sets, bubble swords etc plus I do pass the pack with a small sweet for each child, plus in my musical impressions game I give balloon dogs or swords, and i play raining sweets at the end of older kids parties...But I like everyone to at least get something n each party costs me about £7 in prizes I'd say! What do others give? Where do others get there prizes from? Wanna still give the same amount of prizes as its important to me that the kids get treats, but if I can save pennies then that'd be fab :-)

[Shaun]

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[Larry B Entertainment]

Hello and Welcome !

[Corabar Entertainment]

Hello and Welcome !

Wake up, Larry... this isn't a newbie introduction thread!

[DAVESOUNDS SERVICES]

Sounds ok but Dont be a Tightwad!
I usually spend around a Tenner per party at the "Poundshop"
Best buys are....Hula Hoops NOT THE SWEETS ( large and small)
Poundshow Glowsticks (20 for a pound)
Bags of "Haribo" Sweets pound each
Skipping ropes (cheap ones 50p each wooden handle ones a pound each)
Pens and pencil sets
Die cast toy cars ( 6 to 10 for a pound )
had some 50p Lego / Duplo toys too
Pound footballs ( great to occupy the boys)
Had a few LED torches that were good too
( some were Duracell LEDS AND BATTERIES)

As i stated most parties get a Tenner or less of stuff
The kids love it and the cost is allways passed onto
the customer in the price.

Hopefully StarsoundZ might be able to provide more input here

PS I NEVER EVER GIVE CHILDREN BALLOONS!

PPS I Usually get the parents to wrap 2 pass the parcels ( 1 girl 1 boy )

Cheers

[Charlie Brown]

Parents are asked whether they'd they would like to provide the prizes or for an additional £10, I'll get them. Spend four squid on prizes and you've made another £6.

Same as Dave, I'll get them to do pass the parcel.

[chrisj]

Favourite prize that I give away is a flexi pencil. Many different colours and I usually tie a knot in them. I buy 1,000 or 1500 at a time but cannot remember where I bought the last. I do remember seeing them on ebay and contacted the seller for bulk price.

[StarZSoundS]

Hopefully StarsoundZ might be able to provide more input here

Got loads of ideas.....too many to mention on here!!!

First off look on ebay....wholesale and job lots......maybe narrow your search down to within a fifty mile radius....no postage and you can see what you are buying.....


I bought 1500 Alice Bands (wrapped) for 1p each at the weekend....if anyone wants any???

[Jonathan Ford]

Parents are asked whether they'd they would like to provide the prizes or for an additional £10, I'll get them. Spend four squid on prizes and you've made another £6.

Same as Dave, I'll get them to do pass the parcel.

Same here. I don't do many kids parties these days because they don't pay enough, but when I do I try and encourage parents to provide any prizes.

[Corabar Steve]

Cassiefunkymonkeys, just in case you missed the following post* (post #2 in this thread) from one of this site's partners / admins, here it is again

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