4 Popular Backyard Water Fun Activities

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4 Popular Backyard Water Fun Activities – Sydney

Dive into Backyard Water Fun in Sydney with these 4 popular activities!

As temperatures rise, you might be wondering how to turn your backyard into a water wonderland. Look no further! With our inflatable  activities, you can throw the ultimate water party right in your yard. Get ready for the best backyard water fun ideas to keep the kids entertained all summer long. If you’ve got a medium-sized backyard, check out these exciting options:

Top 4 Backyard Water Activities

  1. Thrilling Water Slides: Imagine the excitement of our Rapid Racer, Raging River, or Fire and Ice water slides. It’s like having a  personal water park at home. We’re confident you won’t find better water slides in Sydney!

  2. Jump N Splash Combo: This isn’t just a jumping castle— it’s a jumping castle with a pool! For smaller yards, try the Under the Sea with Pool. If you’ve got more space, go for the Jump N Splash Jungle Adventure. Or if you just want some shade, we’ve got you covered with our sun-protected jumping castles. See the jump n splash link here.

  3. Slip N Slide Adventures: Remember those old plastic slip n slides? Our 9-eter long Slip N Slide 2.0 takes it to the next level. Run, jump, and slide down this cool inflatable tunnel for endless fun.

  4. Epic Water Foam Party: Want to make a splash without the pool? Hire our foam cannon for a small or large foam pit, or go all out  and fill your entire backyard with non-toxic foam. Foam Parties are perfect for teen disco parties, hens or bucks parties, and family celebrations.

These inflatables will turn any hot Sydney day into a cool, refreshing adventure, providing hours of fun and a fantastic way to beat the heat—even if you don’t have a pool.

Delivery Areas

We deliver and set up throughout Sydney, Wollongong, and up to the Blue Mountains. So why wait? Explore our backyard water fun options today and keep the kids busy all summer.

Ready to dive in? Visit Bubbling With Energy Entertainment for bookings and inquiries.

Contact Us: Corporate Customers: (02) 9829 8653 Private Parties: (02) 9829 8929 

sales@bubblingwithenergy.com.au 

Unit 6/14 Stennett Road, Ingleburn NSW 2565, Sydney, Australia.

Bubbling With Energy Entertainment – Making Sydney’s backyard parties unforgettable for over 30 years!

32 Brilliant School Fete Stall ideas and tips you should try

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32 Brilliant School Fete Stall ideas

Are you looking for school fete stall ideas? Or, do you need some fund raising activity ideas for your school fete or carnival? If so, take a peek at these crowd-pleasing activities, marketing strategies and amusements:

1 Amusement Rides

From jumping castles to major rides, they are a must-have for any event. Our recommendations are our Inflatable Maze, Euro Bouncer Jumping Castle,  Adrenaline Rush Obstacle Course. You may also check our Jumping Castles & Jumping Castle Combos. Also, we have the inflatable Ninja Warrior course as seen on The Footy Show, which has been a huge hit. The course challenges the patrons physically.

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2 Dunk Tank for hire – Dunk-A-Teacher

This is a popular school fete stall idea. Want to dunk the teacher? How about the principal? A dunk tank is a great way to raise money and it’s fun for everyone (perhaps not the teachers).

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3 Chocolate Fondue with Fruit

Liquid chocolate combined with fruit will melt anyone’s heart. Served on skewers, this treat is a guaranteed fundraiser.

4 Cash Grabber

A Cash Grabber is great for raffles or competitions! Contestants can put their hands in the chutes and attempt to grab the vouchers inside. Also, the Cash Grabber is great for events where you need to attract a crowd.

5 Golf Games

Mini Golf  is addictive and challenging. Contestants hit the ball uphill, over bumps, in an attempt to get the ball in the top hole. This is very popular at corporate events and school fetes.

6 Inflatable Twister

While not considered a stall, the inflatable twister is a fun twist on the original. This comes with an oversized spinner and a supervisor! The twister is set to get everyone’s bodies twisted around.

7 Inflatable Sports Games

This is another unique school fete stall idea. Our inflatable interactive sports games such as footy passing, soccer and basketball shootouts, connect a shot and soccer darts are completely new inflatable designs that we have introduced to Australia. They cover a huge range of ages ans are likely to once again increase your revenue. 

8 Carnival Foods such as Sno Cones, Fairy Floss, Popcorn

Carnival Food Booth InflatableCarnival foods are exciting for all ages. Hire two of our operators to operate all three machines and keep everyone happy. Or, you can hire the machines and all ingredients and have volunteers operate the stalls yourself.  Fairy Floss has been a carnival stall staple for decades. Sno Cones are great for all months except for winter so hire one of our Sno Cone machines. Place the Sno Cones as close as you can to the rides so those thirsty patrons have quick access. Popcorn is a great winter seller. We recommend our Popcorn Warmer as you will get through so much more popcorn by us supplying pre-popped popcorn, and you simply warm it up.  If you are seeking some colour to your stalls, hire our inflatable carnival food stall.

9 Mobile Video Gaming Trailer

This popular Fete idea is unique. We bring the video gaming trailer to your event. Up to 20 participants can have enormous fun playing a selection of 70 video games in air-conditioned comfort. Read about it here.

10 Petting Farms

Petting farms are very popular with young children and a great stall for fetes, and larger events. Our staff will bring a variety of small, soft, cuddly animals suitable for children to feed and pat.

11 Bubble Wands

Allocate an area for people to blow bubbles. Bubbles can become addictive and intriguing while entertaining to watch. Why not hire our colored lasers and party lights? This will create a spectacular contestant driven show.

12 Chocolate Wheel

A Chocolate Wheel is always popular! You can gather local businesses to donate prizes. Sell 100 tickets at $1 each. You can always raise good money from this sideshow. However, do check your state regulations about raffles.

13 Coffee & Tea Stall

Approach your local café to set up a coffee machine. Sell coffee and quality tea flavors. You could also sell slices of cake and scones to make a drink and cake package.  This stall is also great to keep the spirits of your stall volunteers up by providing them a free drink. Or, you can of course also ask a Coffee cart to attend and charge them a fee to be there. Locals love a coffee so make sure they offer a great coffee. Limit what other items they can sell to ensure you are getting the most from the operation.

14 Face Painting

We have face painters! They can do anything that the kids want. Our face painters can come dressed as a clown, fairy or pirate or as themselves. Also, face paintings make for an exciting photograph for the kids and families. And, consider temporary tattoos for the older kids.

15 Flower Stall

You can buy bunches of flowers from your local flower market the day before. Or, contact your local florist well in advance to make your bulk order. Flower stalls are a great idea if your event or fete is on the Mother’s Day weekend, or around Valentines Day, as they make a divine gift.

16 Farmers Market

Another school fete stall idea is to have a farmers market at your fete to attract extra visitors. Locals love a farmers market and will spend on other items as well.

17 Hot Food Stalls

People get hungry. This will definitely be the most profitable stall. The favorites are also some of the cheapest to make. Think of hot dogs, hamburgers, hot chips, meat pies and sausage rolls. If there are some international mum or dads at your school, they can make a curry or stir fry from their family recipe. Ensure that you follow your local council’s food regulations.

Look within your school community for ethnic groups. Find a Greek, Indian, Asian or Italian cook and encourage them to contribute their traditional foods.

18 Soft Drinks

Drinks are a must-have at any event- especially when selling food. Buy cartons of cans and plenty of bottled water. Also approach Bells Pure Ice for a donation. They will usually offer free ice if you pick it up from their plant in Prospect.

19 Hair Color Stall

Extremely popular! By the end of the day, most people will have colored hair. So it is imperative that you stock up. Seems like hair color sprays are a great alternative to face painting for older kids.

20 Temporary Tattoos

Who doesn’t want a temporary tattoo? Even the school principal will want one. You can raise a lot of money from temporary tattoos. Alternatively, want to ramp it up a bit? Then hire our glitter tattoos.

21 Showbags Stall

Also, gather promotional vouchers. You may add items from local businesses to put into bags that everyone will receive during the event. This is a great way to help the community collaborate together, and to raise money for your school or event.

22 Disco Foam Party

Disco’s have long been a great way of raising funds. But how about adding another unique element to it with a disco foam party. We have large and small inflatable foam pits where your budding dancers can disco the night away. See more details here. Brilliant fund raising ideas

23 Tombola

Tombola is a type of raffle that is popular in Europe. It involves raffle tickets drawn from a large revolving drum. See this Tombola link for more information. In addition, a great prize idea is a meat tray donated from the local butcher.

24 Basketball Shootout

Players must score all their colored balls in the allotted time. It’s the only way to win with our Inflatable Basketball Shootout. The ball comes out from your opponent’s side when you score.So the one with the most balls left loses.

25 Bungee Fun Run

Bungee Run has two inflatable laneways. Participants are strapped to Bungee ropes to see how far up the lane they can go! Needless to say, the Bungee Fun Run is exciting and challenging.

26 Roaming Clown, Magician, Circus

In addition, we have roaming entertainers such as clowns and magicians who can add colour and excitement to your event  Trained magicians are able to produce many great tricks and illusions! Consequently, you’ll spend the day in a state of constant wonder.

27 Tea Cup and Saucer Carnival Ride

The Tea Cup and Saucer ride is a nostalgic Disney style trip down memory lane. A great family based fund raiser.

28 Winter Wonderland activities

Check our our Street Curling, Zap a Penguin game and Snow Globes for the ultimate Winter Wonderland fund raising themed event.

Getting the locals to support your fete

29 Invite the local dance studios to showcase what they do

This school fete stall idea adds huge value to your school fete. Local dance studios love showing off what they can do, provides loads of entertainment for everyone and also drags the dance member’s Mums and Dads, brothers and sisters and grandparents along. Now many of these families will have no link to the school but will spend big on food, chocolate wheel and other items sold.

30 Ask every class to do something for the fete

Kids love showcasing what they have done in class. So, this activity attracts the whole family to the school and as a result the family will spend money while they are there.

Ride Tickets

31 Sell ride tickets at a discount prior to the day

You want to entice members of the public and people connected to the school to actually turn up on the day. So, offer discounted ride tickets a few weeks out from the fete or festival date. This will lock people in and they will attend even if the weather isn’t that great. On the day the price should be higher. Furthermore, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment can offer “Ride at your own risk” wristbands for a small fee.

Setting up your rides

32 Set up the amusement rides in a U shape

Confused why? By setting the rides in a U shape you will have patrons gather in the middle. Easy for Mum or Dads to watch their kids on different rides while catching up on the local goss. But also it creates a fun atmosphere as the locals like to mingle.

To profit share or not to profit share

Whilst the idea of profit share provides you a guaranteed revenue albeit small, if you promote your fete properly you will raise a lot more by taking on the risk yourself and simply seeking a package deal from an amusement hire company. Most profit share arrangements offer an 80/20 split but that does not leave a lot of income for your school. So, back yourself and your committee for the event to be successful and it usually is.

Marketing

Marketing is everything in making your fete successful

This is an important school fete stall idea. Get those huge signs out the front a month before the event. Perhaps hit the local print shop for a free banner. Also, hit the social media sites, and local online garage sale Facebook pages. Additionally, ask the parents to promote the day to all their friends, and put posters in windows of local businesses. Small businesses love promoting something in their local area as it attracts people to their shop.

Finally, these activities will actively engage kids are the heart of a school fete. These are the tried-and-true carnival games and activities that schools rely on year after year!

Get top rated customer service with Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

So, if you are in Sydney give us a try. We have loads of amusement rides and carnival foods that will make your fete or event successful. Please email us at sales@bubblingwithenergy.com.au for a quote.

Lastly, want more ideas? Check out our Blog called 10 More Brilliant Fete Stall Ideas.

SIX UNIQUE WINTER WONDERLAND EVENT IDEAS

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SIX UNIQUE WINTER WONDERLAND EVENT IDEAS

Are you ready to sprinkle some frosty magic into your next unique Winter Wonderland event? Look no further than Bubbling With Energy Entertainment! Our Winter Wonderland event products are designed to delight guests of all ages. Whether you’re hosting an outdoor extravaganza or an indoor gathering, we’ve got the WOW factor covered. They are great for fetes and festivals, fund raisers, family fun days and corporate events. Let’s explore the enchanting lineup:

1. Frozen Jumping Castle

Step into a fairy tale with our Frozen-themed jumping castles! Imagine bouncing alongside Elsa, Anna, and Olaf in a wintry wonderland. The inflatable Disney themed castle features shimmering snowflakes, icy blue hues, and a touch of magic. It’s perfect for kids’ birthday parties, school events, or any occasion where joy takes center stage.

2. Zap a Penguin Interactive Game

Get ready for some penguin-powered fun! Our “Zap a Penguin” interactive game is a hit with both kids and adults. How does it work? Participants use soft foam mallets to knock down adorable penguin targets. Multiple people can play this unique Winter Wonderland event activity in an hour. It’s a delightful challenge that adds laughter and excitement to any event.

3. Inflatable All-Weather Street Curling (No Ice Needed)

Who says curling is only for icy rinks at the Winter Olympics? Our inflatable street curling setup brings the game to any venue, regardless of the weather. No ice required! We are the only company in Australia offering this unique Winter Wonderland event activity. Set up the mini curling lane indoors or outdoors, and let the friendly competition begin. Guests can slide their inflatable stones toward the target, strategising like seasoned curlers. It’s a fantastic team-building activity that encourages camaraderie and precision.

4. Inflatable Snow Globes

Step inside a life-sized inflatable snow globe and experience winter magic firsthand! Our inflatable snow globes create a whimsical atmosphere where guests can pose for photos, dance, or simply marvel at being in a magical globe. We have Snow, Christmas and Easter globes. Whether it’s a corporate gala or a community festival, these globes add that touch of wonder.

5. Selfie Stations with a Winter Theme

Capture memories in style! Our winter-themed selfie stations provide the perfect backdrop for Instagram-worthy shots. Guests can even bring their own props to make the experience even more memorable. Share your pics with #WinterWonderland and let the world see your magical moments.

6. The Challenging Mechanical Snowboard

Ready to ride the virtual slopes? The mechanical snowboard simulator lets guests experience the thrill of snowboarding without getting frostbite. Hop on the board, and hold on! Our staff set the speed depending on the age and size of the “snowboarder”. With customisable difficulty levels, everyone,from beginners to snowboarding pros,can feel the rush. It’s an exhilarating addition to any unique Winter Wonderland event.

Deliver the WOW Factor with a unique Winter Wonderland event

At Bubbling With Energy Entertainment, we don’t just provide products; we create memories. Our unique Winter Wonderland event offerings are available for delivery across Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Illawarra, and the Central Coast. Whether it’s a corporate Christmas in July function, a school fair, a fund raiser, or a private celebration, let’s turn your event into a snowy spectacle that leaves guests saying, “Wow!” 🌨️❄️✨

Contact us today to make your event unforgettable! Call 9829 8929 or email sales@bubblingwithenergy.com.au

 

10 successful fund raisers

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10 Successful Fundraisers – Products That Guarantee Fun and Funds

Introducing 10 fund raisers that we know are successful!

Fundraising events are an integral part of community engagement and nonprofit organizations. While the goal is to raise funds for a cause, creating an enjoyable experience for participants is equally important. One effective way to achieve this balance is by offering exciting and engaging products and activities. Here are 10 successful fundraisers that not only promise heaps of fun but also contribute to raising significant funds:

1. Dunk Tank

Few activities match the thrill of seeing someone plunge into a tank of water after a well-aimed throw. Dunk tanks have been a staple of fundraising events for decades. Whether it’s a teacher, principal, the boss, or a local celebrity volunteering to sit on the hot seat, people are eager to take their chances and make a splash, all for a good cause. Check it out here.

Here’s how one of our clients made significant funds out of the dunk thank. They charged $10 to press the dunk button … guaranteed to make the “dunkee” fall. Alternatively patrons could pay $5 for three throws or $2 for one throw. It was a hoot!

2. Street Curling

This is our newest of the 10 successful fund raisers. Bringing the excitement of winter sports to any season, street curling is a hit at fundraising events. With portable and inflatable curling kits, participants can enjoy the strategy and skill of this Olympic sport without needing ice. It’s a unique and engaging activity that draws in both participants and spectators alike. Here are the details.

3. Sideshow Alley Games

Step right up and test your skills at classic sideshow alley games like ring toss, balloon darts, and laughing clowns. These games offer a nostalgic charm while providing participants with a chance to win prizes. From young children to adults, everyone enjoys trying their luck and supporting a good cause in the process. See our carnival side show alley games here.

Laughing Clowns

4. Inflatable Selfie Stations

In the age of social media, selfie stations have become a must-have attraction at fundraising events. Inflatable stations offer a variety of fun backdrops and props for attendees to capture memorable moments with friends and family. By encouraging attendees to share their photos online, these stations help spread awareness about the cause while creating lasting memories. Check them at this link.

5. Obstacle Courses

Obstacle courses appeal to the adventurous spirit in all of us. Whether it’s crawling through tunnels, scaling walls, or navigating popups and slides, participants love the challenge and excitement that obstacle courses provide. With different difficulty levels, obstacle courses cater to participants of all ages and fitness levels, making them a versatile fundraising option. Our larger obstacle courses such as the one in the featured image can take multiple players which adds to your fund raising opportunities. Sponsors also love them (we can velcro their marketing to any of our products). See our huge range here.

6. Carnival Food

Here’s another of our 10 successful fund raisers. No fundraising event is complete without the irresistible aroma of carnival food wafting through the air. From sno cones and popcorn to fairy floss, these tasty treats are sure to draw crowds. Not only do they satisfy cravings, but they also serve as a profitable fundraising opportunity, with proceeds going directly to the cause. If you have a sweet tooth this link will take you there.

7. Tea Cup and Saucer Carnival Ride

For a touch of whimsy and nostalgia, the cup and saucer carnival ride never fails to delight. As participants spin and twirl in brightly colored cups, laughter fills the air, creating a joyous atmosphere that enhances the fundraising experience. The ride’s visual appeal and family-friendly nature make it a popular choice for events of all sizes. Check out our carnival rides here.

8. Disco Foam Party

Turn up the music and let the foam fly with a disco foam party! This high-energy event transforms any space into a dance floor filled with bubbles and beats. Participants of all ages can groove to the music while raising funds for a worthy cause. It’s a surefire way to keep the party going and the donations flowing. All of the fun of a foam party is at this link.

9. Giant Water Slides

When the weather heats up, there’s no better way to cool down than with a giant water slide. These towering attractions provide endless thrills as participants zip down slippery slopes and make a splash at the bottom. Whether it’s a single slide or a complex water park setup, giant water slides guarantee hours of fun and excitement for attendees. Our double slide products are particularly popular fund raisers as multiple participants can use them at any time. See our huge range here.

10. Interactive Games

Lastly, another of our 10 successful fund raisers are interactive games. From the mechanical bull, axe throwing to footy passing challenges, interactive games add an element of competition and camaraderie to fundraising events. Participants can test their skills and compete against friends, all while supporting a charitable cause. With a variety of games to choose from, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. See the details at this link.

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In conclusion, successful fundraising events rely on engaging products and activities that capture the imagination and enthusiasm of participants. From classic carnival games to thrilling rides and interactive experiences, these 10 successful fundraisers promise fun-filled moments and significant contributions to worthy causes. By incorporating these crowd-pleasers into your next fundraising event, you can ensure a memorable experience for attendees while making a positive impact in your community.

Get top rated customer service with Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

So, if you are in Sydney give us a try. We have loads of inflatables, amusement rides and carnival foods that will make your fete or charity fund raising event successful. Please Email us at sales@bubblingwithenergy.com.au for a quote.

Lastly, want more ideas? Check out our Blog called 10 More Brilliant Fete Stall Ideas.

So, contact us for all your Sydney  school, charity, and company event hires:

Corporate Customers Ph: (02) 9829 8653 | Private Parties Ph: (02) 9829 8929 or sales@bubblingwithenergy.com.au

Unit 6/14 Stennett Road, Ingleburn NSW 2565
Sydney, Australia

15 Popular Backyard Party Ideas

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15 Popular Backyard Party ideas

Take a peek at 15 outdoor backyard party ideas which require little effort. We do all the work for you.

1 Jumping Castles with a theme

If you are having a birthday or family celebration with a theme, add to the excitement with a jumping castle. Toy Story, Superheroes, Princess, Frozen, Ninja Turtles … there are so many bouncy castle themes to choose from.

2 Giant Twister

Here’s number 2 of our 15 backyard party ideas. It’s a giant Twister game. The big difference is that ours is inflatable. Consequently, it’s like playing Twister on the moon but with a soft landing.

3 Extreme Video Gaming Trailer

Another of our unique 15 backyard party ideas is the Mobile Extreme Video Gaming Trailer. Our air-conditioned trailer/theatre includes multiple screens and can take up to 20 players at a time. You can pre-select from our catalogue of over 70 games. All the favourites are there such as Fortnite, Minecraft, Halo and Call of Duty.
As an added extra, hire out our Virtual Reality amusements. You will think your are flying just like Ironman!

4 Mobile Escape Room

Escape rooms are all the rage for entertainment at the moment. But rather than travel to a fixed venue, we can bring our mobile inflatable Escape Room to your back yard. Party-goers can compete in teams to see who can solve codes, quizzes and puzzles to get the exit code. Our unique mobile Escape rooms have themes such as Heroes and Villains, Aliens, and Mission Possible.

5 Battleships

Imagine the battleships board game is lifesize. Yes, our spectacular Battleships inflatable Game can be erected in your back yard. Just another of our extraordinary 15 backyard party ideas.

6 I P S target shooting

You have probably seen target shooting at the Royal Easter Show. Well, we bring our IPS Target Shooting game to you. Participants use a “Nerf” gun to fire soft pellets at the targets on the inflatable wall. The goal is to hit as many targets as possible. We also have an Axe Throwing inflatable (it’s okay, the axes are soft).

7 Soccer Radar Challenge

If you love your footy or soccer try the Soccer Radar Challenge. Players can take turns or team up to see which individual or team can kick a soccer or football the fastest! Our radar gun measures the speed.

8 Giant Soccer Darts

You don’t have to go to the local pub for a darts game. We will set up a giant soccer darts inflatable in your back yard. Score it just like a normal darts game. The difference is you kick a ball at the dart board.

9 Water slides

We couldn’t list 15 backyard party ideas without Water Slides. Imagine a Whale Water slide in your backyard! There will be a crescendo of”WOW’s”!

10 Gladiator Duel

Become your own Russell Crowe with an inflatable Gladiator Duel in your back yard.

11 Mechanical Bucking Bull

This is one of our most popular 15 backyard party ideas for 18 year olds and over. You can have a rodeo in the backyard with the Mechanical Bucking Bull. Or, try the other mechanical’s such as the Can, Bottle, Football, Surfboard or Snowboard.

12 Inflatable Obstacle Course

You may have seen the hosts of The Today Show or The Footy Show compete on one of our Ninja Warrior Obstacle courses. You can replicate that in your back yard. We have large and small obstacle courses (see pic above) to challenge your players while having heaps of fun.

13 Dunk Tank

The dunk tank lives up to it’s name. The audience competes to see who can dunk the ever willing “dunkee”. It’s a popular addition to out 15 backyard party ideas.

14 Foam Pit Fun

The inflatable foam pit is very popular in the summer months. It’s an inflatable filled with foam. Or, just hire the foam cannon and fill your whole back yard with foam for a foam disco party!

15 Inflatable Pub

The last of our 15 backyard party ideas is the Inflatable Pub. This is hugely popular for 18th birthday parties, 21st birthday parties and any other adult birthday party, engagement or wedding. It’s an Ettamogah type inflatable structure which is quite spectacular in an average back yard. So, why hire a marquee when you can have your own pub?

What about some extras?

Finally, Carnival Food such as popcorn, sno cones and fairy floss are a fantastic addition to any backyard party.

Also what about a magician or face painters. They add to the WOW factor of any backyard event. See details here.

Get top rated Customer Support

Bubbling With Energy Entertainment https://www.bubblingwithenergy.info/ , have been in operation for over 27 years.

So, contact us for all your Sydney backyard, school, charity, and company event hires:

Corporate Customers Ph: (02) 9829 8653 | Private Parties Ph: (02) 9829 8929 or sales@bubblingwithenergy.com.au

Unit 6/14 Stennett Road, Ingleburn NSW 2565
Sydney, Australia

Hippo Chow Down on Bachelorette

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Hippo Chow Down on Bachelorette

Did you see our inflatable Hippo Chow Down on the Bachelorette (Series 7, Episode 3)? Host Osher Ginsberg called it an Inflatervidian but we know it as the life sized Hippo Chow Down game. So, what is an Inflatervidian and how did contestants compete for a chance to go on a romantic date with Bachelorette Brooke? Watch it here.

 Hippo Chow Down on BacheloretteHippo Chow Down on Bachelorette 2021

We were delighted to receive the call from Bachelorette Producers to feature the Hippo Chow Down on this popular show. Indeed, our products are very popular on TV events. For example,the hosts of The Today Show competed on our Ninja Warrior Inflatable last year, and recently Keith Urban used one of our jumping castles to bounce around and build confidence in one of his The Voice team members.

The Hippo Chow Down, sometimes called the Inflatable Hungry Hippo Game, is a heap of fun. Like the Bachelorette you can use it as a two person game. Alternatively, for corporate team building or a fete or festival, four players can compete. Also, it is great for school or club sports days, hens and bucks parties, and university open days.

Call us for your next team building event or other special occasion. Bubbling With Energy Entertainment have the best inflatable hires in Sydney. Finally, we will help you to decide how to get the most enjoyment out of this unique activity. We bring the fun to you!

Contact us

Bubbling With Energy Entertainment https://www.bubblingwithenergy.info/ , have been in operation for over 28 years. We specialise in providing jumping castles, mobile video gaming, mobile escape rooms, inflatable water slides and interactive games and obstacle courses. We have an activity for any sized event.

So, contact us for all your Sydney backyard, school, charity, and company event hires:

Corporate Customers Ph: (02) 9829 8653 | Private Parties Ph: (02) 9829 8929 or sales@bubblingwithenergy.com.au

Unit 6/14 Stennett Road, Ingleburn NSW 2565
Sydney, Australia

 

 

Outdoor Play is Healthy Play

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Outdoor Play is Healthy Play

Is outdoor play healthy play? A Sydney Morning Herald article titled “How to make lockdown holidays different from lockdown learning?” quotes Professor Garry Fallon from Macquarie University saying its important to differentiate learning from home based activities. Also, according to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports our children are literally becoming obese. Why? Because they are not getting enough healthy outdoor play.

The behaviours they cite which influence obesity include:

  • increased consumption of energy-dense, low-nutrient foods and sugar-sweetened beverages
  • insufficient physical activity … especially during the pandemic so many junior sports teams games and coaching sessions have been cancelled and play seasons reduced.
  • increased sedentary activity such as sitting or lying down on the couch.
  • increased time spent in front of screens including tablets, PC’s and TV’s.
  • insufficient sleep.

They report that 25% of children aged 2-17 in Australia were overweight or obese in 2017-18.  Also, young people aged 15-24 in 2017-18 were more likely to be overweight or obese than those studied in the 1995 and 2005 reports on the same issue. The report is backed up by this article called “Why should my child play outside?”

It’s unclear yet what affects the lockdowns in our major cities will have on these figures. We hope it’s more than just the family dog who is getting lots of outdoor and healthy play (and attention) as parents work from home, and kids are home schooled.

The AIHW Report

In their 2020 report about insufficient physical activity AIHW said “Participating in regular physical activity provides many benefits for physical and mental health at all ages, and can also help manage biomedical risk factors such as high body weight, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Insufficient physical activity is a key risk factor contributing to disease burden in Australia. Given it plays a role in chronic conditions, it is important for Australians to achieve the levels of activity outlined in Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary behaviour guidelines.”

Also, there’s an interesting “Everyone Can Play” initiative instituted by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment which encourages councils and planning organisations to create inclusive play spaces. Read about it here.

Another initiative is Claratyne’s Outsideologist Project. It’s on a mission to “get one million Australian children and their families to spend just one more hour a week outside for better health and wellbeing”. The Raising Children’s Network is also a great supporter of outdoor play.

What can you do?

Bubbling With Energy Entertainment came out of the famous Life.Be In It campaign of the 1970’s which promoted active outdoor play. That’s what we specialise in. Whether it be bouncing around on a jumping castle, conquering an inflatable obstacle course, or practicing soccer and footy shootouts on an interactive game, your players will get healthy outdoor play.

So, let’s get those disturbing obesity figures down with outdoor play that is healthy play.

Also let us take you to our other Blog called 15 Popular Backyard Party Ideas. It’s full of unique outdoor physical activity ideas.

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Bubbling With Energy Entertainment https://www.bubblingwithenergy.info/ , have been in operation for over 27 years.

So, contact us for all your Sydney backyard, school, charity, and company event hires:

Corporate Customers Ph: (02) 9829 8653 | Private Parties Ph: (02) 9829 8929 or sales@bubblingwithenergy.com.au

Unit 6/14 Stennett Road, Ingleburn NSW 2565
Sydney, Australia

 

Keith Urban on a Jumping Castle?

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Keith Urban on a Jumping Castle?

Were you one of the 1,177,000 viewers who watched The Voice’s Keith Urban on a Bubbling With Energy Entertainment jumping castle?

Keith wanted to help semi finalist Lauren “Lau” Abend settle her nerves. So, we got a call to bring in a jumping castle. Consequently, as you can see on the clip below, Keith invited Lau to take her shoes off and join him for a few minutes of fun on a jumping castle. He wanted to help Lau to break through her nerves. It was an amazing bounce for a young girl from Mudgee NSW.

The “jump” took place at the Australian Technology Park in Redfern. It was closely supervised by one of our staff. He watched in awe as a mega star cavorted on one of our popular products.

So, if you are stressed, take the Keith Urban route and hire a jumping castle.

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Bubbling With Energy Entertainment https://www.bubblingwithenergy.info/ , have been in operation for over 27 years.

So, contact us for all your Sydney backyard, school, charity, and company event hires:

Corporate Customers Ph: (02) 9829 8653 | Private Parties Ph: (02) 9829 8929 or sales@bubblingwithenergy.com.au

Unit 6/14 Stennett Road, Ingleburn NSW 2565
Sydney, Australia

 

 

 

 

2022 The Year of the small business

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2022 The Year of the small business

2021 may be the year of the Ox but Bubbling With Energy Entertainment believes 2022 will be the year of the small business. A year is a long time for a small business.
Let’s go back to 2019, which seems like a long time ago now!. Two Businesses were booming for Mark Rubiolo owner of Bubbling With Energy Entertainment. It’s Sydney’s largest provider of inflatable amusements such as Jumping Castles, Inflatable Water Slides and Obstacle Courses and Mechanical Bulls.
Mr Rubiolo said “2019 was going to be our year. Turnover was up over 40% heading into Summer with the amount of bookings we have never seen before. Then the fires hit, the Sydney smoke haze hit and the floods, and we saw our income drop to levels we had not seen for 10 years.”

Then Covid arrived

The effect these natural causes had on the business was minute compared to the monster lurking in Wuhan China.
Mark remembers sitting on a plane in January 2020 (ironically the year of the Rat) heading to Canada and reading about an outbreak of what we now know as Covid19. Within days of landing in freezing cold temperatures in Canada Mark was feeling unwell. “It was like I was hit by a bus. I was unwell for 4 weeks and no vitamin or drug could fix it. I slept for most of the day until we departed“. Whilst un-diagnosed, Mark knew what he was suffering was Covid19. Since then Mark has suffered from Long-covid where symptoms like blisters on his toes come and go.
On his arrival back in Sydney Mark’s jumping castle business was starting to see how Covid19 was decimating his business plan. “I was watching daily the cancellations we were processing. In one week alone we saw a drop of $200,000 in bookings“.
Mr Rubiolo said “We closed the doors in March 2020 and placed one of our businesses in administration. The next few months were stressful and scary. I was sad that the staff relationships I had created over 20 years were being unravelled in days“. The stress was so high that Mark collapsed in his apartment one night and woke to paramedics dressed in full protective gear looking over him.
“The federal government assistance saved our other business and gave me time to reflect on how we would get through this pandemic.“
Mark used Lockdown 2020 to work on a plan to get the business through. He looked at how the lockdown was affecting the people of Sydney and also came up with a plan that included automating his business via new technology.

Back to Work

By July 2020 Mark selected a few essential staff to the business and called them back to work. Their “whatever it takes” attitude to get the business back up and running again inspired Mr Rubiolo to work 14 hour days. “Before meeting restrictions, we were offering Inflatable Pubs for backyards for 18 year olds who could not go to the pub on their birthday. We also set up contact free delivery of sanitised Jumping Castles throughout Sydney.”
By August 2020 the business was experiencing enquiries never seen before in the business. “We were processing twice as many bookings with half the staff“.
Schools were booking our Jumping Castles and Water Slides for school fun days as excursions were banned and they wanted our inflatables for incursions.

But we couldn’t stay on site!

“The issue was that we were not allowed to stay on site. So we set up online training videos that school teachers were required to watch“. Bubbling With Energy ground crew would set up the jumping castles and then hand over to the school to supervise the kids. “We gave the teachers wind meters to watch the wind. Our ground crews uploaded pics of the set up so our office staff could confirm all set ups were installed correctly.”
Christmas 2020 was huge for the company as the government stimulus money was being spent. “If you want to get a guide on how the economy is going, have a look at what parents were paying for their kids parties. We had parents working with us for dates of parties just so they could get the right Jumping Castle for their kids party“.
Since last year the company has expanded their range of Jumping Castles for hire in Sydney. Also they have launched a mobile video gaming trailer to fire and smoke proof their business. “The Gaming trailer has gone beserk. We bring a fully air conditioned video gaming trailer to kids parties. No worries about fires, smoke or floods and we can easily sanitise between hires!”
The NSW Government Dine and Discover vouchers were a boom for the business. Bubbling With Energy Entertainment offered to match a $25 voucher with a further $25 discount. “We had parents scrambling to use the vouchers with us and that actually increased the average spend on a Jumping Castle for a backyard party … so we all won“.

Planning 2022 Year of Small Business Strategies

Fast forward to September 2021. The business, whilst unable to operate since late June, has been planning their 2022 strategies with new products to add to their Jumping Castle range and a great new idea around foam parties. Mr Rubiolo also placed all his vehicles on Car Next Door, a vehicle sharing app. “It’s all about working with Covid19 and not letting it beat you“.
“Once again the recent government stimulus has helped our business to stay afloat and we know our business will see unprecedented demand once the lockdown is over” Mr Rubiolo said.
“Staffing will be our issue moving forward. We have plans to incentivise our staff to bring other employees on board just to keep up with the demand“.
“Bring on 2022 … it’s the year of the small business!“

7 Popular Social Distancing Activities for Back Yard Parties

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7 Popular Activities for Social Distancing Back Yard Parties

Are there fun activities which also abide by social distancing guidelines for a back yard party? Yes there are. Let’s see what activities Bubbling With Energy Entertainment have to not only keep you socially distanced, but also having some fun.

1 Interactive Sports Games

These are inflatables that can be set up in an average back yard and only require a few players so social distancing isn’t an issue. Our interactive sports games are activities like soccer and basketball shootouts, football passing, and the mini golf challenge. We even have an inflatable Battleship Game (see pic above). Yes, it’s just like the board game but gigantic.

2 Mechanicals for a Social Distancing Back Yard Party

You have all see the Mechanical Bull at your local pub. Well, apart from mechanical bulls, we have other mechanical activities such as a mechanical football, mechanical can, mechanical surfboard and mechanical bottle. They can all be managed so that social distancing guidelines are facilitated safely.

Add to the fun by calling it a Social Distancing Back Yard Party.

3 Fun Runs

The inflatable Bungee Fun Run and Fly Wall are two other great social distancing party activities. Instead of jumping off a bridge, the bungee fun run is a horizontal activity for two people at a time. The human fly wall is a modern version of the popular human fly wall. This re-vamped version has barriers for extra safety, a runway and a bouncy launch pad for takeoff. The Human Fly Wall hire also includes 6 Velcro suits of various sizes.

4 Jumping Castles in your Back Yard

There are small jumping castles available for hire which can fit into an average sized backyard. These include the Fairy Tale mini, Junior Jumper, Dolphin, and the ever popular Frozen jumping castles. For toddlers, the Dora the Explorer and Peppa Pig bouncy castles get squeals of delight. We also have the Cameron the Kiddiepillar inflatable tunnel for the smaller players. All of the jumping castles can be managed with social distancing in mind.

5 Foam Party

Another popular social distancing back yard party idea is a foam party. You can cover your whole back yard in foam or shoot the foam into one of our large or small inflatable containers. Then let your heads go and dance in a non toxic foam bath. Set rules that no one is allowed to dance too close to anyone else. The foam party is like dancing on the moon! Give prizes for the best decorated mask and best foam dancer!

6 Water Fun

In the hotter months you can have lots of social distancing fun with a water slide or a slip and slide. Lines of participants for both activities can be controlled in both so that they maintain social distancing. We have Water Fun activities to suit most average sized back yards.

7 Larger Events

If you have larger event try the Adrenalin Rush obstacle course. It’s a two lane course with lots of challenges such as popups, slides, ladders and tunnels. You may have seen our Adrenalin Rush obstacle course on Channel 9’s Today Show recently. Over 300,000 viewers watched Channel 9’ Today Show hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon, compete in a Ninja Warrior type race against Morning Extra hosts David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffries. They competed the race on Bubbling With Energy’s spectacular “Adrenalin Rush Obstacle Course”. Karl and Allison won the event by a slim margin. It was a hilarious example of the type of social distance fun you can have at your next fete, festival, fun run or charity fund raiser.

See our other obstacle courses here. Most can be adapted to ensure social distancing is adhered to.

A Final Word – Social Distancing Back Yard Party

While the pandemic restrictions continue, we are all mindful of “social distancing”. Possibly, even after it passes, we will still be cautious and avoid shaking hands or hugging. So, do have a chat with our professional staff on 9829 8929. Ask about what fun activities will enhance your back yard birthday party or other event, and still cater to social distancing guidelines.