Where the Fun Starts!! - The BobbyK BLOG

Safety with Inflatables

You can have fun with inflatable slides, moonwalks, bouncehouses, and other games - but be careful not to do it at the expense of your own safety.... like this guy:

Good thing he slid down before flying over the side! Maybe next time, instead of trying to catch him, the viewers can encourage the father and son to race against the clock (at separate times). Blooper tapes don't always end up as harmless as this one...

Customizing your Game Shows

When choosing a TV Style game show for your next corporate or college event, don’t just take an “off the shelf” version. For a little more money, you can customize your game show to represent your company or the theme you are presenting.  

Writing custom questions for any game show does take some time and will require a bit of programming, but it can make the difference when you are presenting the game show to an involved and dedicated audience. As an example, Bobby K Entertainment has created several versions of our Hot Seat game show to incorporate different themes.

The basic concept of Hot Seat is that contestants compete against 24 other players and try not to get eliminated by selecting an incorrect answer from four possible answers for each question. There are four different rounds with a winner in each round.

In customizing the show, we have created themes for Black History Month, Green (environmental), Latino History, and Pop Culture. The possibilities are endless as you can create questions around a corporate philosophy, sales and product information, or employee information  One could even create a special show for Class or Family Reunions.

For more information on customization or the types of game shows available, go to www.bobbykgameshows.com.

 

Game Shows as Fundraisers

Everyone loves a good TV style game show!  There is even a cable TV channel that plays nothing but game shows.  In recent years, among the top rated network shows has been Deal, No Deal, Are you Smarter than A Fifth Grader? And now the resurgence of The Price is Right with Drew Carey.

While everyone loves to watch, they would all love an opportunity to play.  Unfortunately, seldom do we have a chance to play a TV game show much less win exciting prizes.  By combining the excitement of a professional TV Style Game show and the chance to win great prizes, you have just created a wonderful Fundraising Idea!

Sponsorships and Ticket Sales are the key to raising significant money.  You should search out an overall sponsor at a higher dollar figure and then sponsors for individual rounds AND the prizes you hope to give away.  Tickets should be affordable and the admission should include some snacks, background music (which can be provided by the game show hosts), and a cash bar.

There are many games to choose from including versions of popular TV shows as well as customized game shows created especially for the group seeking funds or the corporation sponsoring the event.  Take a game that asks several questions and you can sponsor the entire night, the prizes that are given away, each round of questions, the categories of questions, the game podiums, the ticket printing, the snacks, the emcee and even the location of the party!  Tie in a media sponsor (usually radio) and your advertising can be free as well.

Bobby K Entertainment has experienced event consultants ready to help you create a successful game show fundraising event!

Party Fun - Creative Spin Art Ideas

If you’ve been to any company picnic, fundraiser, or party, odds are you have seen a spin art machine where kids or adults can splatter bright colors of paint or ink on cards or Frisbees and take home their newest creation. 

While Frisbees remain the most popular of all spin art items, there are some new ideas that put a new “spin” on the artwork!

Blank puzzle pieces that can be decorated at high speeds with unique splatters of color are now available.  When dry, just break the puzzle pieces apart and you have both an art piece and a puzzle to play with – and no two are alike!

Unique T-shirt designs are nothing new, many have brought tie-dyed shirts to their events for years.  Now there are T-shirt spin art machines that allow you to bring the splatter design to a format you can wear every day!  Although you can’t use a standard spin art machine, the new machine accommodates different sized shirts in any color.  The only issue with the spin art T-shirts is that they take longer to dry than plastic or cardboard items, so everyone has to wait about an hour for the drying process and must return to get their shirts.

One final item that can be created with the new spin art machines fits right into the hot “Green” Theme.  Eco-bags to replace plastic and paper grocery bags can be custom decorated and then used everyday to cut down on environmental footprint.

All of these items are available through Bobby K Entertainment.