I am planning a school carnival and I need game ideas?

I am planning an end of the year school carnvial for a Head Start. The kids are 3-5 years old. We need about 12 game ideas. Any ideas would be great!!

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1. face painting musical chairs bean bag toss story time bobbing for apples eating a doughnut off a string hopscotch GOOD LUCK =) sounds like fun!
2. Goldmine - big bucket filled with styrofoam packing pieces and small prizes - they stick their hand in and get to grab a prize. Obstacle course.....tunnels to crawl through, etc. Parachute play. Beanbag toss. Either a target to throw at or a "tic tac toe" type game. Relay races. Cakewalk with donated goodies from local bakeries or PTA moms for prizes.
3. Oh what fun! I threw a carnival birthday party for my daughter's 4th. This is what I did: Ducks with colors on the bottom. I had bins in matching colors and they picked a prize out the bin that matched the duck. Foam picture frames that they glued decorations on. Bean bag toss into a target with numbers on it. The number that the bean bag landed on was how many toys they got to choose out of the bucket. I hired a clown for about $100 to do face painting and balloon animals. Instead, enlist parents or teens to do this. Contact your local Girl Scout council and ask for volunteers. Some girls will do this to earn a patch or their bronze/silver awards. Musical chairs is always a hit. Cake walks are fun and delicious. Do you have a party rental place nearby? Perhaps they will be willing to donate a blow up moonwalk or at least slash the price drastically in exchange for advertising. We also liked the game where the kids put their shoes in a pile at the end of a line. They have a relay race to run down, find their shoes, put them on and run back to tag up with their team members. Try familyfun.com for more ideas. Most of all ~ have fun!!
4. bean bag toss relays cake walk water balloon toss pinata( each kid gets one turn to hit the pinata until it busts)
5. Go to http://www.carnivalsavers.com/easyboothideas.html They have some great and easy ideas for you.
6. ducks in the pond bozo buckets relay races ring toss book walk drop the clothespins in a wide mouth jar lillipop tree bean bag toss (either into big buckets or make a poster to have shapes or objects for them to try to get on) lawn bowling (use empty 2 liters and a beach ball) tic tac toe game miniature golf game book stack game (see how many books you can stack in a certain amount of time) guess how many kick the ball
7. 1. Try pin the tail on the _______. 2. Play egg toss.
8. I think that's a REALLY cool idea. What state are you in? My daughter goes to Head Start and I would be thrilled if they did something like that, and she'd have a BLAST! Bear Toss game - Throw the stuffed teddy bear into the tub to win. Frisbee Toss - Throw the frisbee through the hoops to win. Can Smash - Throw the beanbag and knock off all 6 cans to win. Horseshoe Toss - Toss horseshoes and get a ringer to win. Western Hat Toss - Toss hats and make them stay on the bull horns to win. Crazy Dot - If your ball lands on one of the red dots you win. Over Under - Roll 3 balls to a total fewer than 5 points or over 9 points to win. Lollipop Tree - Choose a lucky lollipop marked with a red dot and you win. Big Mouth Game - Throw the beanbags in the big mouth to win. BeanBag Toss - Throw the beanbags in the holes to score points and win. Spill The Milk - Throw the beanbag and knock all 3 bottles off the table to win. Tip The Troll - A real classic! Toss bean bags to knock over the trolls to win. Shuffleboard Game - Slide the puck and knock down the pins to win. Tin Pan Alley Game - Roll the ball into the colored holes on the tin pans to win. Tic-Tac-Toe - Traditional Midway favorite! Line-up 3 in a row and you win. Cover The Spot - Fun for all ages, just cover the spot with the giant toss “spots”. Duck Pond - Pick a marked duck from the pond to win a prize. "Over under" could help with math too. And i think the Troll one is pretty cool too. There's a huge list on the site below. I just went on google and typed in "Top Carnival Games" Most of them can be modified for kids.
9. Treasure hunts are always fun.
10. obstacle course, bubbles (who can catch the most), picking ducks out of the water with prizes underneath, push cars (who's goes the furthest) three legged race, coloring, play music they can dance to or musical chairs---- Anything, they will have fun and you will tooo.... Great use of "spare" time.... :-)
11. Try the fish game, using a small plastic pool, or use ducks, try the ball in cup game painting the cups 6 of each color, landing on one specific color gets prize. you could do the wheel game like they use in a cake wheel.
12. We have a school carnival every year. Ducks in the pool are great. Throw rings on them or pick one with a certain # on the bottom, win that prize. We had the sucker pull, (colored stick wins a prize). Try crafts, check Michaels or Oriental Trading co. Bowling pins, (knock down so many and win a prize). A fishing line with a magnet on the end, picks up prize with magnet on it. etc. Throw balls in a basket. There are lots of fun ideas for little ones. Try bean bags in a hoola hoop, or tennis balls in a hoola hoop or anything in a hoola hoop. The most in wins. etc....have fun!
13. toss tp (full rolls) through toilet set (lid and seat)
14. ring toss, plastic pool with some water and ducks that are numbered and they get to pick a prize according to the number they grab. bean bag toss.