Once the outside of the large box has a well drawn on it, or if you have a booth, you can just put up a sign with “Fishing Well” posted on it with flowers on the counter of the booth. You can add any extra details like: a net, or fish and starfish to make it look more authentic and playful.

You should have 2-4 fishing poles and instruct the kids when they feel a fish tugging they can pull back their line. Some of the older kids will understand.

You should have one person or have parents to help kids place their fishing line over the edge of the booth or inside the box.

You could play a soundtrack of popular kid songs to entertain them.

There should be another person kneeling on the other side to clip a bath-time toy onto the clothespin.

Game Supplies:

• Large or Extra-Large White T-shirts (rummage sale, Goodwill, bulk/wholesale, or old unused t-shirts)

• Super soakers or large water guns. You can supply them to level the playing field or the kids can bring their own if there’s a strict budget

• Two boxes of food coloring

• A hat or bucket with a different color for each guest to draw

• Wide open space

• Whistle, bell, megaphone, bullhorn

• Awards and ribbons or novelty medals (optional)

Game Directions:

Once all guests have arrived, have the children gather and hand out the white shirts for them to put on or change into.

Have each child draw a color and go get a water gun already filled with water and colored with the corresponding food coloring. (Use a lot so it will show up on the shirt.)

Have a starting point and allow anywhere from 30 seconds-2 minutes for guests to hide.

Sound the whistle, bell or bullhorn and set a timer from 10-20 minutes. Watch to see if kids are running out of water. You may want to have another round.

At the end of Painless Paintball, gather everyone around and you and a panel of parents can select or the children can vote on who is the messiest, who is the cleanest, who was the best sharp-shooter (look at whose color is on the most people), and who was the nicest or most considerate (whose color is on the least shirts).

Hand out medals for the awards you create and let the other children have a ribbon or a novelty grab-bag prize.

Can also be used for Rub-A-Dub Party Theme for the toddlers

Supplies:

• 3-5 bottles of the foaming sanitizer or hand soap

• 1 box of food coloring

• Glitter stars and hearts or edible glitter (which will rinse off) for the girls (optional)

• Flavoring extracts ((optional) strawberry, banana, root beer, coconut etc.)

Instructions:

Open each bottle of soap or sanitizer.

Put one or two drops of color. If you put too much it could stain.

Add one small drop of extract.

Add a teaspoon of edible glitter or 2-3 teaspoons of decorative glitter.

Shake lightly or swirl around to incorporate without making bubbles.

 Rub-A-Dub Variation: Follow the same instructions, but use it with the toddlers while they are in the miniature/kiddie pools as the ‘bath soap.’

 Supplies:

• Spray bottles (approximately $.50-$1 each in cosmetic section or can be purchased from a craft store)

• White butcher paper (tape on the outside wall of your house or on the inside of your fence. It can also be spread out on the floor or ground for the edible finger painting for toddlers)

• Water

• Corn syrup if you want to thicken it slightly (1 bottle per 5 spray bottles)

• 2-3 boxes of Food coloring

Instructions:

Once the ‘wall’ has been created, lay out some paper or newspaper underneath to catch any run-off.

 Fill the spray bottles 2/3 of water and add enough food coloring to make a dark spray paint. You may add 1—2 tablespoons of corn syrup to thicken it, or add some viscosity.

 Make at least 2 of each color and have the kids share or take turns.

 This can be an activity for all children or a rotation station for a group at a time.

 If you have an artistic flair, write their names or draw characters for them to spray-paint.