Minute to Win It games are perfect for injecting bursts of energy and laughter into an event. They emphasize speed, focus, and the ability to overcome silly challenges against the clock. What: Embrace a series of wacky and exciting Minute to Win It-style challenges! These bite-sized games involve simple props and tasks that must be completed in under a minute. Think stacking cookies, bouncing ping pong balls, or unrolling toilet paper with oven mitts on. Why: Minute to Win It games are perfect for injecting bursts of energy and laughter into an event. They emphasize speed, focus, and the ability to overcome silly challenges against the clock. These games encourage everyone to let loose and have fun. How: Research and choose a series of Minute to Win It games using readily available items. Divide into teams and compete to complete the most challenges within a designated time. Ideas – Paper Boat Contest Perfect Square Magic rope game Marshmallow Challenge Bucket Ball Challenge The Hulk      

A compere is a person who introduces performers or speakers at an event. They keep the show running smoothly by talking between acts and ensuring everyone knows what’s happening next. Comperes often tell jokes or share interesting facts to entertain the audience while waiting for the next act. How: To be a good compere, you need to be confident speaking in front of people. Practice talking clearly and loudly. Learn how to think quickly and come up with funny or interesting things to say. It’s also important to know about the event and the performers you’re introducing. Why:  Ensures the event flows smoothly and remains well-organised. Keeps the audience engaged with humour and interesting facts. Creates a lively atmosphere, setting the tone for the event. Bridges gaps between acts, avoiding awkward pauses. Involves the audience, boosting excitement for upcoming segments.  

Test your steady hand with our thrilling Buzz Wire challenge! This classic game of skill requires players to guide a metal loop along a twisted wire path without making contact. The electronic system provides instant feedback with lights and sounds when contact is made. Perfect for developing concentration and fine motor skills, this game creates intense moments of focus and excitement. How? Players must navigate a metal wand with a loop end through a complex wire course. Any contact between the loop and wire triggers lights and buzzer sounds. Time penalties are added for each contact made. Players can choose different difficulty levels with varying wire patterns. The digital timer records completion times for competitive play. Multiple attempts allow players to improve their technique. Why? Develops exceptional hand-eye coordination and steady control.  Creates intense concentration and focus.  Perfect for all ages with varying difficulty levels.  Excellent for improving fine motor skills.  Ideal for both individual challenges and group competitions. 

The Big Picture is a collaborative art project where participants work together to create a large mural or artwork. This activity promotes teamwork, creativity, and communication among participants. How? Teams are divided into smaller groups, each responsible for a section of the larger artwork. They must collaborate on design ideas and color schemes while ensuring their individual contributions fit harmoniously into the overall piece. Why? Promotes teamwork by encouraging collaboration among participants. Enhances creativity as individuals contribute their unique ideas. Builds communication skills through group discussions and planning. Fosters a sense of achievement when the final artwork is unveiled. Strengthens bonds as participants see the value of collective effort.  

Hashtag Print creates a dynamic bridge between social media activity and physical event space by monitoring specific event hashtags across platforms and automatically printing photos posted by guests. This innovative system continuously scans Instagram, Twitter and other platforms for designated hashtags or location tags associated with your event. When matching content appears, the system instantly captures the images and prepares them for printing with custom borders, logos, and event information. High-speed printers produce professional-quality photographs delivered to a central collection point or brought directly to guests by event staff. Digital displays often show live streams of incoming tagged content, encouraging participation while creating a continuously updating visual record of guest experiences shared across both digital and physical realms. Why? Hashtag Print transforms passive social posting into active event participation, incentivizing guests to share more content with the promise of physical keepsakes. This significantly amplifies your event’s social reach as participants deliberately tag content to engage with the printing system. The approach elegantly solves the challenge of gathering comprehensive event coverage by leveraging guests’ natural documentation behaviors rather than requiring separate photo booth visits. The public display of incoming photos creates FOMO (fear of missing out) that drives higher participation rates throughout the event. For brands, this system ensures promotional elements appear on both digital and physical photo versions, extending impression lifespans. The continuous visual feedback loop between online posting and physical printing creates a unified experience that strengthens community feeling among attendees. How? Sophisticated monitoring software continuously queries social platform APIs using authentication tokens to track specified hashtags, mentions, or location tags. The system downloads qualifying images while filtering inappropriate content through both automated and human moderation when needed. After passing moderation, images flow into design templates pre-loaded with event branding, sponsors, and custom messaging. The system automatically adjusts image proportions to fit standardized print formats while preserving visual integrity. Professional-grade photo printers produce glossy 4×6″ or 5×7″ prints at rates of 300-500 prints per hour depending on volume requirements. Physical prints typically include QR codes linking back to original posts or event galleries. Most systems feature

Block painting is an artistic activity where participants use blocks dipped in paint to create unique patterns and designs on paper or canvas. It’s a simple yet creative way to explore different textures, shapes, and colors. This method produces abstract artwork that’s both fun and unpredictable. How? Participants are given a variety of blocks in different shapes and sizes, along with paints in multiple colors. By dipping the blocks into paint and pressing them onto a surface, they create layered patterns and textures. Each block leaves a distinct mark, allowing for endless design possibilities. Why? Simple and enjoyable for all skill levels. Sparks creativity through unique patterns and textures. Provides a calming and therapeutic artistic experience. Encourages experimentation with colors and shapes. Ideal for individual expression or group art activities.