Each grade level at Thrasher Elementary is working to ensure that the school’s iCarnival is a great time for families and a successful fundraiser for the school. The carnival is being held at Thrasher Friday, Oct. 11 from 3-7 p.m.
The fourth and fifth grades are in charge of the carnival’s nine game booths, which feature nostalgic, old-fashioned carnival games such as spinning a wheel for a chance to win a prize and Plinko, a game formerly played on “The Price is Right” in which the player drops an object on a giant board with pegs and wins a prize depending on where the object lands, said Jenni Lam, parent coordinator for games at the carnival.
Other games include a ring toss using old-fashioned Coke bottles, skee ball, bowling, put-put golf and a basketball free-throw, she said.
Attendees can also pick floating ducks from the duck pond and get a prize if the ducks match, said Lam, or take a chance with the bean bag toss or try to throw a football through a tire.
“The games will be appropriate for little kids and older kids as well,” she said.
The second- and third-grade classes were in charge of making “Jamboree Jars,” which will serve as prizes attendees can “purchase” using tickets won at the carnival games, said Leesa Holliday, parent coordinator for the Jamboree Jars’ creation.
“You take Mason or Ball jars and fill them with desirable goodies for kids,” she explained, adding that each second- and third-grade student is working on a jar to bring to the carnival. “Hopefully the kids will have a lot of input, because it’s something we want the children to want.”
Holliday said the Jamboree Jars she filled as examples included items such as Legos, nail polish, lip gloss, gumballs, brightly colored straws and Matchbox cars.
“Hopefully that will get their creative wheels rolling,” she said.
The first grade is responsible for the cake walks, which will include a traditional cake walk for adults and a cupcake walk for children.
“We figured it would be hard for the kids to carry around a cake, so we figured we’d give them instant gratification for their win,” said Kelly Drayer, parent coordinator for the cake walk. “Adults can win a really fabulous cake they can freeze for the holidays.”
The kindergartners’ project is Soups for Supper, and each student was assigned to bring in a soup to sell as a fundraiser at the carnival.
“It’s a great way to have a soup dinner for the family and support the students at Thrasher in a fun way,” said Patti Marsden, parent coordinator for Soups for Supper.