Children’s Activities


Amazo – Players drop a chip down a board of pegs and hope it lands on the highest number.


Bean Bag Toss will now be changed to Bullseye! – New this year. Shoot Nerf darts at the target and the closer to the bullseye you are, the more coins you win.


Cake Walk – Play musical chairs for a chance to win a cake.


Cotton Candy – Work at a carnival favorite making cotton candy.


Duck Pond – An AprilFest favorite. Choose a duck from the pond and win. Every duck’s a winner.


Face Painting/Tattoos – A little artistic ability requested. Paint small drawings on kids’ faces or apply tattoos.


Fair Doo – Give kids’ crazy hair do’s.


Flip the Frog – Use a mallet to flip a “frog” into a bucket.


Flower Power – New this year. A spring-time version of the bean bag toss.


Guppy Races – Guppies race each other along a tube for the prize.


High/Low Card Game – New this year. Each player gets 5 cards. The first card is face up and the player guesses each card to be higher or lower. Player keeps playing until they incorrectly guess a card.


Let’s Make a Deal – 3 closed doors to choose from. Only one holds a prize.


Live Fish – Toss a ping pong ball into a fishbowl and win that fish.


Lollipop Tree – New this year. Spin the board and pick a sucker. If it has a black dot on the bottom, you win a gourmet sucker.


Medical Tent – New this year. Calling all medical personnel and “moms” who know how to bandage “fake” wounds.


Prize Booth – Distribute candy and toys in exchange for the coins earned playing games.


Race Track – New this year. This game is a life size board where the players are the pieces. The first to roll their giant dice and cross the finish line wins.


School Store – New this year. Aprilfest’s version of the dollar store. Kids’ shop for fun items.


Sno Cones – Make sno cones.


Weight Guessing – Players try to fool the scale.



Adult Activities


Bake Sale – Sell donated baked and canned goods.


Beat the House – Player rolls the dice to beat the house.


Beer Tent – Sell beer, wine, popcorn and peanuts to age 21 and over.


Bingo – Assist in a group bingo game.


Clean-up crew – Help clean up the grounds on Saturday and/or Sunday morning of AprilFest and/or again on Sunday evening. A very important job!


Euchre – Help serve beverages and assist those playing the game.


Grilled Foods – Take orders, grill and/or serve food in the food tent.


Hog Roasting – We need 3 hogs grilled and the pork pulled. Grill 2 hogs and pull the pork Friday to be served Saturday. Grill the 3rd pig Saturday and pull the pork to be served Sunday. Consider signing up with a group of friends.


Ice Cream – Serve ice cream and Dippin’ Dots outside of the Children’s Tent.


Jail –n- Bail – We need “sheriffs and deputies” to “arrest” people. They post “bail” to get out of a makeshift jail.


Kids’ Garage Sale – Sell donated toys, games, stuffed animals and books.


Luck of the Irish – Sell pull tabs.


Pancake Breakfast – Assist the VFW with set-up, clean-up and serving a wonderful pancake breakfast on Sunday morning.


Raffles – Sell the raffle tickets outside the beer tent for the prizes donated.


Security – Age 18+ help to keep the grounds secure during the dances Friday and Saturday evening.


Showdown – Help players with poker.


Silent Auction – Assist in set-up of auction items and working the tables to assist those bidding. Or help close out the tables on Sunday afternoon.


Evening Food in Beer Tent – Serve pre-made food to patrons during the dance Friday night and/or Saturday night.


Tent Set-Up Thursday – Set up tents after 5pm on Thursday of AprilFest.


Ticket Booth & Info – Sell food/game tickets.


Dance Entry – Help collect money for “free will” offering before the dances.


Toy Clean – Up – Help clean donated toys for the Kid’s Garage Sale.


Wheel of Fortune – Place your .25 bet and spin the wheel.



Outdoor Activities


Chicken Plop – Choose a number from the floor of the chicken cage and hope the chicken “plops” on your number.


Fun Run – Assist with registration, dispensing t-shirts and other duties at the 2nd annual 5K run.

*Inflatable Obstacle Course/Slide (Chaos) – Help participants challenge each other on this 3-way obstacle course designed for the older kids. (8+).


*Kiddiepillar Crawl Through – Assist the younger kids (10 and under) to crawl their way through a 55 foot long “caterpillar.”


Sports Cage – Supervise the batting cage for those that want to try out for the major leagues.


Petting Zoo – Keep the animals safe, fed and watered while supervising those that wish to admire/pet them.


Pop Toss – Ring a bottle for a chance to win a can of pop.


*Sports Challenge – Supervise a sports obstacle course.



* Awaiting insurance approval.