We've already devoted a whole section to prom night entertainment in the e-book (have you got your free copy?), but I've come across some ideas lately that I just had to share with you.
Entertainment during the prom? Isn't the prom enough?
Well, dancing to music and eating party food is fun, but believe me, after a couple of hours, you might feel like doing something different. There's likely to be a prom photographer there so having great pictures taken will be one extra fun thing, but then what?
And what about the poor souls who don't really like dancing?
Great prom night entertainment ideas
Treasure Hunt
Hide tiny objects around the prom venue and give prom guests a sheet of clues to find them. It should be designed so that people only have to discover what the object is in each location, so the object can be left for other people to find them. This can work particularly well if you incorporate your prom theme. It takes time to set up and design the clues, but with riddles and mysteries to solve, people aren't going to get bored. A prize for the person who correctly identifies all the objects and their locations can be awarded too, you can encourage people to work in teams and not share the answers with each other if you provide good prizes.
The graffiti wall
Put up a giant piece of paper, put a decorative "Prom of 2010″ title with your school name across the top and leave pens for people to leave messages about the prom, or just "I waz 'ere" stuff.
At the end of the night, roll it up and ask the school caretaker to store it somewhere safe. Why? Well in ten years time you could have a prom night reunion, and wouldn't it be great to unroll it and put it up with pictures of the event so everyone can see what they wrote?
Future gazing
Another idea is to give people slips of paper for them to fill out in secret, upon which they write what career they will be in and who they'll be married to in ten years time. Place them all in a box, seal it and then store it with the graffiti wall so everyone can find their piece of paper at the reunion too.
Guess the teacher
Find ten teachers who are willing to give you a copy of a baby picture (of themselves of course!) and ask prom guests to guess who the baby is. Put the pictures on a wall, provide slips of paper with 1-10 on them and a space for the prom guest name. A kind soul will have to volunteer to mark them, but if you give a cut-off time for entries they can do this before the end of the prom. The person who guesses the most correctly wins a prize – be prepared for joint winners when choosing your prizes.
Grand quiz
Ask all prom guests to supply one fact about themselves when they buy their prom ticket. Then translate each fact into a question. For example, one person could say "I have a secret pet gerbil called Trevor" and the natural question is "Who has a secret pet gerbil called Trevor?" You get the idea.
What you should aim to create is a huge quiz that can be handed out at the door as people enter the prom, which encourages the prom guests to mingle with each other. There's something fun about making dozens of people rush around the room saying "Do you have a pet gerbil called Trevor?" and it's a great ice breaker.
Make it clear that there is a time limit, then you have two choices for the answers: get people to swap and have a charismatic host read out the answers in an entertaining fashion, or get a kind soul to mark them against a master sheet. Prizes at the end people, you know the drill 
Temporary tattoos
If you can, find someone who is willing to come and paint temporary tattoos on the prom guests during the evening. They could be henna (like Asian mehendi), body paint or shop-bought temporary tattoos. If they're quick to apply, prom guests will enjoy showing them off to each other for the rest of the evening.
Do you have any other plans for prom night entertainment? Be a darling and pop them in the comments, then the other prom planners can see them too!
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The graffiti wall is a great idea. It's good to have something to look back on. Get it out to have a look and laugh at at a school reunion.
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