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DIY Popcorn Bar Plus 16 More Ideas to Make Your Fall Festival Fantastic

September 25, 2018

Sharing some fun crafts and ideas for your Fall Festival, including a DIY Popcorn Bar, Pumpkin Painting, Candied Apple Bar and more!

Crisp air, bright colored balloons and the smell of carnival food permeates the atmosphere. The trees are turning spectacular shades of orange and gold, the aroma of bonfires is in the air, and the fragrance of pumpkin spice is coming from everybody’s kitchen.

It’s that time of the year again. It’s time for the fall festival where family, friends and communities congregate in celebration of the change of seasons.

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Your fall carnival may be for fundraising, for your school, church or part of a huge community event. If you’re involved in the planning of the carnival, here are a few tried and true ways to make your Autumn Fair Fantastic.

  1. T-Shirts for Volunteers

Make sure everyone who works on the committee has t-shirts that associate them with the volunteer party for the Fall Carnival. These shirts will enable carnival-goers to easily identify those who can assist them with directions, activities or assist in the case of an emergency.

Buy wholesale t shirts and pick a color scheme and a design associated with your Fall Festival. You can change it every year. The best part is that the volunteers get to keep the shirts.

  1. Food Court

Set up a food court area with tables and chairs. You can easily rent them. If it is warm in your area, add a tent, and if your carnival goes into the evening, you can light up the tent with string lights. These lights will offer a great area for carnival-goers to take a load off and stay out of the sun.

  1. Candied Apple Bar

Set up a candy apple bar. Slice apples and put them on a stick. Put out decorative containers, such as plastic mini pumpkins or little tin buckets, filled with store-bought caramel, peanut butter and Nutella.

Tip: To keep apples from turning, brush them with lemon juice or soak them in ginger ale.

Offer other bowls filled with nuts, sprinkles, mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, coconut and graham cracker crumbs for dipping. The options are endless. Or consider a Popcorn Bar…

  1. DIY Popcorn Bar

For an unforgettable Popcorn Bar, rent a popcorn popper and buy some bags. Set up tins with tiny scoops and fill them with chocolate chips, marshmallows, M&M’s, Reese’s Pieces, bacon bits, pecans, walnuts and anything else you can think to add.

Let the carnival-goers tell you what they want or let them serve themselves. A Popcorn Bar is a fun and festive idea for fall or anytime of year!

fall festival ideas popcorn bar

  1. Pick a Pop

Get a nice, round pumpkin and drill enough holes to hold your lollipops. Mark the bottoms of some of the pops with a marker. Players get three chances to pick a colored pop. The color of the mark on the bottom of the stick will determine the prize, and even if they don’t get a pop with a mark on the bottom, they get to keep the lollipop. It’s a win-win for all.

  1. Cotton Candy in Orange and Green

One of the most popular foods at a carnival or fair, cotton candy is a true crowd pleaser for young and old alike. Rent a cotton candy machine and purchase colored cotton candy floss sugar to match your theme. The floss sugar comes in a multitude of colors from orange, green, pink, purple and blue.

  1. Pie Eating Contest

Falls is an awesome time of year to make apple and pumpkin pies. If you have a booth that sells baked goods, consider setting up a pie eating contest nearby. Ask people or bakeries to donate pies for the contest. These donations will help keep expenses down.

  1. Pumpkin Carving Contest

Set up a display for contestants to bring in their pumpkins they carved at home. Set a time to announce the winner. Let the carnival-goers stroll by and place a vote in a decorated barrel as they day goes on. Tally up the votes and announce the winner.

  1. Fall Photo Booth

This is so easy, you won’t even need a camera. Simply stage the scene with leaves, bales of hay, pumpkins and whatever else goes with your theme. Add a few props for fun. Let the carnival-goers use their phones to snap photos and share on social media.

  1. Witch Hat Ring Toss

Glue 5-6 tall black with hats onto a decorated orange board. Tip: If using fabric store-bought witch hats, place the hats over soda bottles to keep them standing up. For the rings, you can either purchase them or make them out of jumbo pipe cleaners. For a smaller children’s version, you can make your own. Don’t forget to check the dollar stores for supplies.

  1. Decorating Your Own T-Shirt Booth

Set up several tables, some for the actual painting and some for the drying. Purchase several dozen (depending on the size of your fair) wholesale t shirts in various sizes. Set out fabric markers and fabric paint, along with some fall-related sponge stamps (all can be found at your local crafts store). Display some sample ideas printed off the internet and let the fun begin.

  1. Scary Hair

Purchase temporary hair color spray in different colors. Have someone in a booth ready to paint everyone’s hair in what they think will be scary. This stand is great when set up next to the face painting booth.

  1. Guess My Weight and Guess How Many

Set up a spot for the largest pumpkin you can find. Let carnival-goers guess how much the pumpkin weighs.

For “Guess How Many,” fill a large glass container with candy corn and put out a decorated box. Have little forms put out requiring names and their guess of how many candy corn pieces are in the container.

  1. Pumpkin Painting

Much easier than carving with sharp knives and dealing with the mess of pumpkin carving, pumpkin painting is an easy alternative. Place pumpkins of various sizes out for purchase. Set up a table, properly covered, and put out some paints and brushes. Let the creativity flow. See some creative pumpkin decorating ideas here! And another fun pumpkin decorating idea (with mod podge)!

painted pumpkins

  1. Bounce House and Ball Pits

All kids love bounce houses and ball pits; some adults do, too. They provide kids a safe place to burn off some energy and allow the parents a moment to catch their breath.

  1. Football Throwing

Fall is the season for football. Let the football fans test their throwing arm with their friends. You can rent an electric football throwing machine to challenge participants and create a competitive atmosphere.

  1. Show a Movie

Show It’s a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown or other family-focused fall season movies. With a little know how, you merely set up your DVD player into a projector, connect the audio signal to the speakers. You can rent a screen for a professional outdoor viewing party!

Thanks for reading all about our DIY Popcorn Bar Plus 16 More Ideas to Make Your Fall Festival Fantastic. Have a great day!

 
 
Fall

Free Thanksgiving Printables and Crafts for Kids

October 27, 2017

Fall has arrived! The leaves are changing and the weather is cooling as families prepare for the Holidays. A great way to get your kiddos excited for the season is to participate in some Autumn themed crafts! What could be more fun than spending time together crafting playthings or decorations for the house?

To give you a head start—Shutterfly created these seven printable fall crafts. These crafts are ideal for children of all ages and can be done as a group with siblings or one on one. These are even great grandchild-grandparent bonding activities!

So, fire up the hearth, put some cider on the stove, and invite your loved ones over to enjoy craft time together as a family.

  1. DIY Leaf Animals:

Create animals out of leaves using our printable eyes, ears, and noses. Don’t have any large leafs handy? There are also printable “leaves” available! Download the entire printable below!

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DOWNLOAD LEAF ANIMALS HERE

  1. Halloween Joke Teller:

This twist on the classic schoolyard game is decorated with ghouls and pumpkins! You can write your own funny predictions on the inside—like who will get the biggest trick, and who will get the most treats!

printable fall crafts 2

DOWNLOAD JOKE TELLER HERE

  1. I’m Thankful For…

thankful printable

This cute activity allows everyone in the family to write down what they are Thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday. They can be printed and shared around the dinner table or used as an after-fest bonding activity!

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DOWNLOAD THANKFUL SHEET HERE

  1. Thankful Turkey:

This cute little guy is just so thankful! As a fun and easy DIY, the different body parts of this turkey can be printed out and glued together while the kiddos spend time bonding and playing.

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DOWNLOAD THANKFUL TURKEY HERE

  1. Coloring Placemat:

free printable placemat

Everyone knows the kids can get a bit antsy during Thanksgiving dinner. Well, with these coloring placemat your problems are solved! Simple activities like a maze and plate to draw their food will keep them entertained.

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DOWNLOAD PLACEMAT HERE

  1. Turkey Party Hats:

Top off the party with these adorable, printable turkey party hats! Have the kiddos pitch in to make one for everyone at Thanksgiving dinner and then use them as place settings. They are sure to be a conversation starter!

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DOWNLOAD TURKEY HATS HERE

  1. Turkey Puppet:

Kids and adults alike will enjoy creating these turkey puppets, which can be decorated with craft feathers, leaves and googly eyes! Put on an after-dinner show for hours of entertainment for the whole family.

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DOWNLOAD TURKEY PUPPET HERE

Enjoy! And for more holiday craft ideas please feel free to check out these 54 fall craft ideas!

 
 
Fall

easy burlap fall wreath

October 19, 2017
burlap wreath

Good morning! Carrie here, from Dream Green DIY, back to show you my favorite way to celebrate the fall season. I think I can speak for the majority of us when I say that boots, pumpkins, scarves and pumpkin spice lattes have us all leaping for joy over the beginning of fall. It didn’t take my husband and I long to jump head first into the season by revamping our front door with a new wreath fit for the colors and rustic feeling of fall.

Supplies:

Straw wreath form in whatever size you’d like

Burlap cut into long, thin strips (amount will vary based on the size of your wreath form)

Staple gun, staples

Scissors

Permanent marker

Three squares of felt in your favorite fall hues

Start by wrapping the end of your first burlap strip around to the back of your wreath form and staple in place. Then continue to wrap the burlap around the wreath, using staples every now and then, until you’ve covered the entire wreath.

wreath form wrapped in burlap
burlap wreath form

Next, lay out your felt and choose your first color. I wanted to make leaf-like shapes, so I went with a simple curved template. I cut the smallest leaves first and then laid one of the forms on top of the second sheet of felt, tracing a replica shape in a slightly larger size.

After cutting this second, slightly larger set out, I laid one piece on the last piece of felt and did the same thing – Tracing another slightly larger size, and then cut the final set out.

felt pieces

Once all three sizes and colors were cut out, I sandwiched them all together to create colorful felt leaves. To attach them to the wreath, I used my staple gun to put a single staple in the center of each three-layered leaf. Why staples?

Our front door happens to be in direct sunlight most of the day so, even on a chilly day, anything hot glued is quick to melt and fall apart. If this isn’t an issue for you, by all means, break out the hot glue gun! A set of pretty pearl-topped pins could also do the trick for adhering the felt leaves to the straw wreath.

This oh-so-simple method has become a mainstay in our home, ever since crafting together a flowery version for the spring and summer. An added bonus is the naturally sweet smell of straw and burlap welcoming us through the front door every time we come home.

felt burlap wreath

Looking for more fall ideas and inspiration?

Fall Alphabet Printables

Easy Pumpkin Treat Idea

Candy Corn Jello Idea

What are YOUR favorite ways to decorate for the fall season?

Carrie Waller is a freelance writer and designer living in Lynchburg, Virginia. Her DIY blogging features for Burlap+Blue are available the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. For a real-time rehash of her home renovation projects and other DIY how-to’s, visit her blog at DreamGreenDIY.com.

 
 
Fall

Fall wreath initial printables

October 12, 2017

These gorgeous and rustic initial printables feature fall foliage and a gold initial!

fall printable art 1

There is so, so much I love about these fall initial printables.

The warm color scheme goes perfectly with so many decor styles, and the fall foliage is a bit rustic and a bit whimsical. These are perfect for fall, but can live in your home year-round!

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Just click on the initial you’d like below, save to your computer, and send to your favorite photo printer. Files print best at 8×10, on either matte cardstock (my favorite choice) or glossy photo paper.

A  /  B  /  C 

 D  /  E  /  F

  G /  H  /   I

  J  /  K  /  L

  M  /  N  /  O 

  P  /  Q  /  R

  S  /  T  /  U

  V  / W  /  X 

 Y  /  Z

Our printables are so easy to download and print out. Just follow these steps:

  • Click on the printable(s) you’d like to download, and save to your computer.
  • Send to your favorite photo printer to have printed on either matte cardstock or photo glossy paper (at-home printing is, of course, an option, but I find professional printers usually print colors and images more vividly and clearly).
  • Printables print best at 8×10.
  • Frame, display (or gift!) and admire!

I often get asked about what frames I use for the art around my home–this set of 7 solid wood frames is my go-to; you can see them in action in this gallery wall post!  Basically, I love frames that are white, flat, and matted. Simple, in my opinion, is best!

fall printable art 2

If this isn’t exactly what you’re looking for, we have so many more sets of free name art printables here! And even MORE home decor printable wall art can be found here!

Thanks for reading about my fall initial printables! Have a great day!

 
 
Fall

free watercolor fall printables

October 2, 2017

These watercolor fall printables are the perfect way to add some farmhouse-inspired fall decor to your home!

fall wall decor

I love fall. The crunch of the leaves, the cool (but not cold) weather, the warm beverages, the sweaters and boots…it’s the perfect way to end the year. I also love cozying up my home decor and switching out some of my wall decor! Today, I’m sharing two watercolor, fall-inspired free printables, perfect for adding a touch of autumnal decor to your home…

watercolor fall printable 2

happy fall printable

watercolor fall printable 1

autumn quote printable

Our printables are so easy to download and print out. Just follow these steps:

  • Click on the printable(s) you’d like to download, and save to your computer.
  • Send to your favorite photo printer to have printed on either matte cardstock or photo glossy paper (at-home printing is, of course, an option, but I find professional printers usually print colors and images more vividly and clearly).
  • Printables print best at 8×10.
  • Frame, display (or gift!) and admire!

I often get asked about what frames I use for the art around my home–this set of 7 solid wood frames is my go-to; you can see them in action in this gallery wall post! Basically, I love frames that are white, flat, and matted. Simple, in my opinion, is best!

Thanks for reading about my watercolor fall printables! Have a great day!

 
 
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