Houle Games & Entertainment Archives

Fun Suggestions for Summer Parties at any Price Range!

Looking to bring some fun in the sun on a budget? Here’s a quick guide on what your summer party entertainment can look like at any price range! $ – For keeping it lowkey on a casual weekend give these games a try Lawn Games perfect for any size yard: Bean Bag Toss, Bocce Set, Bolaball, Croquet Set, Volleyball Court Carnival & Tabletop Games for kids and adults alike: Anti-Gravity, Bowl & Roll, Carnival Games, Frame Carnival Games, Maze Runner, Ricochet, Skeeball, Strike Zone, Windmill Mini Golf Putt Jumbo Games that are easy to set up and great for all ages: Jumbo Checkers, Jumbo Chess, Jumbo Connect Four, Jumbo Jenga, Jumbo Red Cup Pong
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Games to bring the Chill at your next Winter-themed Event!

❄️❄️❄️ Feeling those cold weather blues? Brrrring the fun back to the season with our winter-themed games for rent and remember, we live on the west coast where a beautiful Vancouver Spring is always just around the corner! ❄️❄️❄️ Iceless Curling No ice needed! Two “house targets” are placed at each end of your playing area. The weighted rubber stones glide easily on bearing rollers along any smooth hard surface or short nap carpet. Play it in singles or teams! Top Shot Hockey 15 pucks. 9 illuminated targets. You may be fast, but are you fast
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New games for 2018!

We can’t wait for you to see all of the fun items we have lined up for this year. Whether it’s a corporate event, picnic, carnival or dry grad event, we are sure to have something new to suit your next 2018 event. Human Whack-A-Mole Remember the retro Whack-A-Mole arcade game growing up? Now image a large, inflatable version where the players are the moles! Introducing our new 7 player game, Human Whack-A-Mole! To play, 6 players at a time climb into the colored holes along the sides of the inflatable while the 7th player stands in the centre hole.
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Games for Summer Events

Whether it’s a summer BBQ, corporate picnic or family reunion, you want your event to be entertaining for your guests. That is where Houle Games comes in, as we have lots of fun items for all types of events! These classic games are fun regular size, so just think of how much fun they will be when they are supersized! Easy for people of all ages to play and fun to watch! These Jumbo games are great for outdoor venues and parks: Jumbo Jenga Jumbo Connect Four Jumbo Red Cup Pong Jumbo Chess & Checkers Jumbo Twister Bringing the
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Try out Game Show Mania at your next event!

Have you ever wanted to be on a Game Show? Well now is your chance with Game Show Mania! It is the perfect interactive entertainment choice for your upcoming team building event, corporate function or conference! It is a great way to incorporate learning as it will engage your participants and audience and have them feeling amused and informed. Game Show Mania allows three players or three teams at a time to answer trivia, multiple choice, and true or false style questions. You can even create your own customized questions specific to your event! Why not have even more fun
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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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New Games for 2015!

Happy New Year, everyone! With an exciting year ahead we have some great new items for 2015. First up is our Selfie Booth! Grab some friends, put on some props, and stand in the booth and take some selfies on your own camera or smart phone. The rental includes the selfie framed booth with sign, black drapes, 4 fun backdrops, and a box of silly props. As an alternative to our “sit down style” Photo Booth, our Selfie Booth is a lower cost option and isn’t an enclosed booth. Perfect for dry grad events, corporate functions, weddings and birthdays! Cliff
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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!

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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NEW for 2014!

Introducing our new games for 2014, The Eliminator and Game Show Mania! First up is The Eliminator, an inflatable game that is perfect for school events, dry grads and summer staff parties. This eye catching, circular inflatable game allows up to 6 people to play at a time. Each player will stand on top of their pedestal inside the inflated arena. Our operator will start the game by turning on the speed of the padded mechanical pole, which will begin circling around the arena like a clock. The object of the game is to jump over the pole and land
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