How many bounce houses do I need to rent?

[clairebear]

Help me think this through.....I need to know how many inflatable water slides I need for my mother in law's church's back to school bash. Last year they had about 75 kids, two water slides and it was perfect. This year they are anticipating 300 kids and want to do two water slides and one bounce house. I think they are absolutely crazy to think two water slides are enough. It's important to note its Florida and will be hotter than heck....water is a must. There will also be free food, hair cuts and physicals, but the main attraction (and only activity) is the inflatables. Somehow I'm in charge of figuring this out. 

[circa1978]

This is a word problem I have real experience with. How big are the bounce houses?

[sofamonkey]

I would call the rental place, give them the details and your available space, and have them help you. Because we could guess at anything, but there needs to be room between etc etc that they will definitely be able to solve for you.

[clairebear]

Apr 21, 2023 15:49:13 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

This is a word problem I have real experience with. How big are the bounce houses?

The bounce house rental is being donated...I think it's just a regular 15'x15'. My MIL is tasked with renting the water slides. 

[mysteriouswife]

You may want to ask the rental space. I know we couldn’t rent a dry slide and a wet slide together. Something about mildew.

[meanie]

Our annual church festival has a huge inflatable slide with a bounce area under it, a smaller bounce house for toddlers, and two large bounce houses for big kids

So 4? A misting station is nice too, even for the adults.

The one thing I will say about water slides is that they are hard to keep clean for long use times, if they are on a grass area it will be mud. What about getting a ton of water balloons?

[jg183]

are all the kids coming at once?

[circa1978]

Apr 21, 2023 15:55:47 GMT -5 clairebear said:

Apr 21, 2023 15:49:13 GMT -5 circa1978 said:

This is a word problem I have real experience with. How big are the bounce houses?

The bounce house rental is being donated...I think it's just a regular 15'x15'. My MIL is tasked with renting the water slides. 

Oh, yeah. You're going to need more. I agree with calling. 

[jg183]

how much land and water hookups do you have available?

[icedcoffee]

Yeah I think having dry and wet together is a recipe for disaster unless you are strict about not letting wet kids on.

Definitely do a 5 and under slide. The littles can’t hang with the old ones.

[sonrisa]

Age range would be a factor for me. Kids from 3-16 love bounce houses. However many bounce houses, you'll want alternating shifts (so the 5 and unders have their time, then the 6-9, then the big kids.

[clairebear]

Apr 21, 2023 16:09:29 GMT -5 jg183 said:

are all the kids coming at once?

All the kids are coming at once. Ages 0 to 18. We have generators and unlimited space. Not sure about water...that's a good point. Not an ideal age range, but they want to open it to everyone.

It's on grass so will be a muddy mess but overall was fine last year.

I'll have to see if the rental company will allow wet and dry together. The dry bounce house will be a muddy mess. The bounce house is being donated by a different rental company so they wouldn't even know there was wet inflatables too.

[mysteriouswife]

Apr 21, 2023 18:24:46 GMT -5 clairebear said:

Apr 21, 2023 16:09:29 GMT -5 jg183 said:

are all the kids coming at once?

All the kids are coming at once. Ages 0 to 18. We have generators and unlimited space. Not sure about water...that's a good point. Not an ideal age range, but they want to open it to everyone.

It's on grass so will be a muddy mess but overall was fine last year.

I'll have to see if the rental company will allow wet and dry together. The dry bounce house will be a muddy mess. The bounce house is being donated by a different rental company so they wouldn't even know there was wet inflatables too.

Please clear this with the ones donating the dry house. I would hate for you to ruin their equipment then be charged.

[mpm]

Water slides, multiple bounce houses, and 300 kids? I hope this venue is very well insured.

[arehopsveggies]

We go to a park event like this every year. Mud. Water slides. Dry bounce houses.

My big takeaway is a toddler slide. My four year old was getting big for the toddler one last year but he wouldn’t leave it for the scary big one

[sadlebred]

Why not dry slides? Makes the destroying of the bounce houses a non-concern. Have a misting station, and require kids to wipe their feet before getting on the bounce house. Donated leftover carpet works well for this, and a volunteer to make sure they do it.