Event Interactive & Fun

Guests at the Block could make friends with BlackBerry Messenger or scan the bar code displayed on signs throughout event venues to get set times for performances and information about the after-party venue.

Also at the Courage Forum, guests received long pins to pop balloons that held the desserts.

While all the rooms were meticulously planned, none was as popular as the space that housed old-school carnival claw games. Rather than plush toys and candy, the machines held small items, like lipsticks and jewelry, in Chanel gift bags.

Adults and celebrities played chess with life-size pieces.

Guests could participate in several games, including bean-bag toss, ping-pong, and chess.

BMW also provided branded putt-putt courses for guests to practice their golf skills.

A branded shuffleboard game at Harper’s Bazaar's ShopBazaar.com pop-up last week at the Buena Vista Building in Miami offered winners free T-shirts, cash prizes, and gift certificates. XA produced the space and its events.

LoLo Event Design also creates message-in-a-bottle place cards for beach-inspired events.

Guests also played lawn games like croquet at the Seersucker Ride and Social.

After a long Oscar night, host Seth MacFarlane's official after-party included a station from Tkees, which encouraged guests to check their heels (similar to the way they would at a coat check) and pick up a pair of flip-flops—in gold, appropriate to the occasion.

TouchTunes Interactive Network's Virtuo machine serves three functions: it's a digital jukebox, a karaoke machine, and a photo booth that prints out strips of images with a variety of backgrounds. The machine can be rented for meetings and events.

San Francisco street-art gallery 1:AM hosts graffiti-themed teambuilding activities for groups of 15 to 25. Most teams opt for the three-hour “whole works” workshop, which includes an introduction to the history of graffiti, a mural walk tour, and hands-on T-shirt stenciling and mural production sessions. Activities can be customized, and prices range from $80 to $200 per person. If the workshop takes place during regular gallery hours, a $300 closure fee applies.

Erin Una Chainani offers live portrait sketching throughout South Florida. Drawings typically feature fluorescent colors, but she can sketch in any requested color combination. The cost averages around $150 per hour, with reduced rates for charity events.

Fragrance company Ka-Mil-Yin can arrange perfume-making parties for a girlie group. Event packages include a display of glass cork-topped perfume bottles with 20 different oils to choose from and a fragrance mixologist to assist guests in creating their signature scents. Custom labels, which can include logos, are available for a $65 fee.

Marcy Blum Associates built a bakery-style display case to offer guests breakfast-to-go treats from New York bakeries at the end of a wedding reception.

Bryn Chernoff of Paperfinger created custom calligraphy stamps of each guest’s name, which doubled as place cards and favors at a private dinner party held at the Foundry in New York.