Giant Hoopla

by Maisy Clough
(UK)

We did a great hoopla game at our village fete last year. We got 3 traffic bollards (the orange type you get around roadworks etc) and painted them up in bright colours with big spots all over them. We then balanced a chocolate bar on the top of each one. We then had some hula hoops - the small size kids play with i think they are about 70cms diameter. This then became our giant hoopla.

If you got the hoop over a bollard without knocking it over or the chocolate bar off the top you won the chocolate. We found a distance of about 3m for kids and 4.5m for adults worked about right. When we do it again this year we will also include an under 5's (prize every time) version as a lot of the young kids wanted a go but couldn't manage it very well. My friend suggested that we could have a teddy or doll on the ground that they have to throw a ring over to win a bag of sweets or something.

Our giant hoopla was a really popular part of our fete and dead easy to set up and run. If you are looking for a great fundraiser for kids or adults its a really good idea.