indoors or outdoors?

games and activities - indoors as part of a fun zone or alternative area to the dining and dancing area - or outdoors as part of a summer garden party, marquee event or family fun day

logistics, budget and the age group and mix of guests are the deciding factors

fun zone

many events both indoors and outdoors benefit from the creation of games fun zone - this offers variety to other forms of entertainment and the opportunity for guests to participate

the content and scope of a fun zone much depends on questions of budget, age and mix of guests with consideration needed for logistics

fairground games & rides

many fairground operators and showmens families no longer rely on permanent sites and regular pitches - it is possible to bring in dodgems, carousels, childrens rides, thrill rides and sideshows to outdoor sites or even to really large venues such as exhibition halls

however, the theory is great but the practice requires a sizeable budget and careful consideration of logistics such as access, surface, power distribution and compliance with rigid health and safety guidelines and security issues - power can be generated but site facilities, parking and noise restriction come into play

our most regular use of fairground games and rides was the family fun day or summer picnic staged by companies in appreciation of the efforts of their staff and to invite the families of staff to share in a day of celebration

despite the electronic revolution in recent years, simple fairground games have remained remarkably popular for indoor and outdoor events

available space and budget dictate the best combinations but ball in the bucket, coconut shie, hoopla, tin can alley, hook a duck, bent wire bell, darts, test your strength, striker and lucky dip are amongst those usually requested

it has also been fashionable for the organisers of major summer and Christmas balls to offer a fairground package as an alternative to dancing following dinner - whether it dodgems or a carousel, a thrill ride or a series of old fashioned sideshows we can help to create a fun zone for those occasions requiring this extra form of entertainment - for adults, for children only or a mixture of both 

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