Diwali Celebration Ideas: What Prizes Would Make Winners Feel Special on a Budget?

Hi Friends,

Since Diwali is around the corner, I have planned to hold a celebration with programs like Singing Competition, Dance Competition, Mimicry, Musical Chairs, Traditional Dress Competition, etc.

Can you please suggest an appropriate gift/prize for the winner? What would be the best gift that they would really like? My budget is around Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 1500/-.

Kindly suggest.

Regards, Julie

Hi Julie,

I wish to answer your question. In the meantime, could you please tell me how many people you have on the list? You can definitely try the following:

1. Hot pack
2. Diaries for the next year with a kilogram of mixed sweets
3. Order a gift pack of crockery from Sivakasi.

I hope I am close to answering your question! Please let me know if you need any other suggestions!

Regards,
Raghu
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Hi Raghu,

Thank you for your reply. The gifts which you have mentioned do look good, but do you think people will like them when we give them as prizes for the respective competition? Can you suggest some more, please?

Regards,
Julie

Hey, I also organized Tambola last year for the staff on the occasion of Diwali, and they really enjoyed it. I had bought some electronic and household items like a toaster, citrus juicer, blender, etc., since my budget was almost the same. Apart from that, we gifted Worldspace, Cross pens, and book vouchers as well. The row and corner winners in Tambola also won cash prizes, and almost everybody enjoyed it. 😉😉😄😄

Hi Julie,

Thank you for your reply! You can definitely try Hotpack as a gift for the winners (of course, sweets and crackers can be eliminated from my suggestion). Additionally, you could consider a Tea set (which includes 6 pieces along with a tray and costs below 200 rs in wholesale purchase).

Please let me know if you need any other details.

Regards,
Raghu

Hi Payal,

That's a no game... easily available in markets and costs just Rs. 50-100. You get a board with numbers written on it and number blocks. Along with that, you also get strips called tickets with numbers written on them. You sell the tickets for Rs. 10 each to every participant, and then the total amount of money collected is allocated based on the number of prizes you wish to keep. Generally, people keep the first, second, and third row, and the corners. So, whoever finishes their respective row first gets the cash, and the one with the full house (all numbers on the ticket ticked) gets the gift/prize.

An example will make it clearer... Let's say there are 10 participants, and each contributes Rs. 10. This totals Rs. 100. Now, we allocate Rs. 20 to each corner, first row, second row, and third row. Then, one person starts calling out the numbers, and participants tick off the numbers on their tickets. The moment all the numbers in a row or in the corners get ticked, the person calls out that they have completed their row or corners. The first person to do so gets the cash, and the game continues until all the numbers on someone's ticket are ticked, which is called a Full House. The person with the Full House is declared the winner and receives the gift. 😀😀