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September 8, 2015 8:28 AM

What are good gifts to give out at a carnival themed event - details inside

Our company does an annual celebration and I am tasked with finding two items to give out. The committee wants to give out an item for the employee and an item for the family. Budget is irrelevant at this moment because I just need ideas! Items must either fit the carnival theme or be a useful item (something people will want to keep).

So far I have, for employees:
- Photo frame for photo booth pics
- Phone power bank

For the families:
- Carnival goodie bag (bag filled with cotton candy, peanuts, popcorn, carnival goodies)
- Selfie stick
- Duffel cooler bag
- Clown hats, noses, glasses
- Pinwheels

Any and all help is really really appreciated. I am horrible at this kind of stuff.

posted by xicana63 to Grab Bag (4 answers total)

Those all sound really good. How about for the employees, a desktop carnival-style game?

Duck hunting one
Skee-ball type game
posted by xingcat at 8:46 AM on September 8, 2015

Carnival goodie bag (bag filled with cotton candy, peanuts, popcorn, carnival goodies)

Great idea, but lose the peanuts and make sure that there are stealthily healthier options.
posted by Etrigan at 8:49 AM on September 8, 2015

Check out Oriental Trading Company for the typical carnival type prizes.
Maybe stuffed animals for the family prize?

By the way, looking up their website, I found that Oriental Trading Company was one of the first wholesale companies in the US and it is now owned by Berkshire Hathaway.
posted by metahawk at 10:44 AM on September 8, 2015

I have a feeling that your type of carnaval might not be the same as carnaval here in Rio where prominent in the goody bag handed out when you go to the Sambodromo are condoms.
posted by adamvasco at 5:42 PM on September 8, 2015