Staff Picks! Dry Grad Edition

Staff Picks! Dry Grad Edition

Working in this fun industry where we offer a wide array of game and entertainment options, we often get asked which ones are our favourites to play. Since dry grad event planning is now in full swing for most secondary schools, I weighed in with our staff and found out everyone’s top 3 favourite games to have at a dry grad event! Brian’s Picks Velcro Obstacle Course – The obstacle courses are my favourite! The Velcro one in particular because it is looks fairly easy on the outside, but once you get inside of the unit you quickly learn that
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Post-Holiday Parties

Post-Holiday Parties

A growing trend we are noticing is that more companies are choosing to hold their holiday parties in the New Year instead of during the traditional November – December season. We have listed 3 great reasons below that may persuade you to host your own Post-Holiday party for next year! 1.)    Better Availability   Have you ever been a little late in planning your Christmas party and all of the popular Friday and Saturday dates are booked up? You have called your favourite venue and favourite local supplier (Houle Games, of course!) only to find out that they are unfortunately fully
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Christmas is just around the corner!

Christmas is just around the corner!

Can you hear it? The sleigh bells jingling, Santa’s jolly “Ho Ho Ho”, and classic holiday tunes playing in the distance? It may seem like Christmas is too far away to fully immerse yourself in the holiday spirit, but now is the best time to start planning your 2014 Holiday Party. The first step is to discover all of the fun entertainment options for your Vancouver Christmas Party! Whether you are planning a formal and fancy evening or a more relaxed and casual event, we have game options for both styles. For a special night for your guests, why not
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5 Reasons to Book a Photo Booth for your Wedding

So much thought, detail, and planning goes into creating a couple’s special day. However, one detail that can sometimes be left out at a wedding is the entertainment factor. Today I am going to share with you 5 reasons why a Photo Booth is the perfect entertainment choice for a wedding! Super fun! While the wedding party is off taking pictures, why not leave the guests with something entertaining and fun to occupy themselves with. Our photo booth has so many great options as you get to pick from colour, black & white, fun borders, or hat and hairstyle photos.
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Under the Sea event in Victoria

  Just look at the world around you Right here on the ocean floor Such wonderful things surround you What more is you lookin’ for? Under the sea! Sebastian the crab really said it best, nothing beats being under the sea! But since we don’t have the best beach weather here in March, an “under the sea” themed event was much better suited.  Kevin Spragg from Meetings Matter created a fabulous ocean themed event held at the Crystal Gardens in the Victoria Conference Centre. The venue looked amazing for the CDDW Gala; glowing décor, sea creature props, and lots of food
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Hockey Day in Canada

This February we helped celebrate Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada at Richmond’s Olympic Oval. This free event had entertainment for all ages and showcased Canada’s love of hockey! This event featured broadcasts of Canadian NHL hockey games, interactive hockey themed games, contests, tournaments and much more. There was even an appearance by Trevor Linden along side The Vancouver Canucks mascot! In the interactive hockey games area, everyone enjoyed the Super Chexx Bubble Hockey Games, Air Hockey Tables, Live Goalie Shootout, Hockey Radar Cage, Top Shot Hockey, Arcade Games, Super Deker and Toddler Hockey Arena.
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Event at The Vancouver Aquarium

The Vancouver Aquarium was a beautiful venue for Carte Blanche Events casino night. Our casino tables looked stunning next to the fish tanks, sea anemones, and floating jellyfish décor. The guests at this Monte Carlo themed event were entertained with our casino games, a live band and catered food and drinks. I am sure that everyone at this event cod not have had a better time! Enjoy the lovely pike-tures below!
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Electronic Arts Canada Staff Party

Staff appreciation parties are the perfect time for companies to show their gratitude towards their hard working staff. A great reward is an event filled with exciting entertainment, such as this event we did in January for Electronic Arts. This fun event took place at the newly renovated Science World in Vancouver. We provided our Deluxe Money Booth, Temporary Airbrush Tattoos, CD Recording Studio, Psychic Artists and a Digital Caricature Artist. The EA staff had a chance to win the cash that they caught in the money booth, recorded some music, sported some “ink”, saw a glimpse into their futures and then
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“As Seen on TV” Event

We recently did a staff appreciation event and it was sure a lot of fun! The event had an “As Seen on TV” theme and included Jeopardy, The Sports Network, Wipeout, So You Think You Can Dance?, Canadian Idol and much more. The Sports Network featured baseball, golf and hockey. Our Longest Drive Challenge Golf game had many players swinging to see how far they can drive their golf balls. Fastball Speed Pitch had friends and colleagues trying to beat the fastest pitch of the evening, 80 mph! The Top Shot Hockey was a favorite and had a crowd around
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Christmas and Holiday Party Ideas

In the spring and summer the last thing on people’s minds is winter, but it really is the best time to start planning a corporate Christmas or holiday party. Here we are at the beginning of October and some of the most popular dates in November and December have started to book up. But have no fear; if you start planning soon there will be still be enough time to create a fabulous night for you and your co-workers to enjoy! We have plenty of games and entertainment for corporate holiday parties and below are our recommendations for these types
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