Guess the Name Game
Generate printable entry slips for 'Guess the Mystery Item' games at fairs, parties, and events. Includes organiser answer card and customizable number of slips.
The mystery item people need to guess
10-100 slips
Generate 10 to 100 Numbered Entry Slips for Mystery-Item Games
Type the name of the mystery item (the teddy bear at the school fair, the cake at the wedding, the doll at the church fete) and set the slip count anywhere from 10 to 100. The tool produces an organiser answer card showing the item name, plus a printable grid of numbered entry slips with blank lines for Your Name and Your Guess. Each slip is uniquely numbered which makes finding the winning guess fast.
The default of 20 slips is right for most school summer fairs and church coffee mornings. Wedding receptions and larger fundraisers often get through 60 to 100 slips. Print at 85% to 90% browser zoom for the cleanest cut-line spacing on A4 - the printable preview hint says exactly that. The Download JPG button gives you a fallback image if you would rather email the slip sheet to a print shop than print at home.
Running the Game on the Day
Set up at the stall with the bowl, jar or table holding the mystery item, a pile of cut entry slips, a few pens, and an honesty box for the entry fee (most school fairs charge 50p or £1 per guess). Players write their name and guess on a slip and post it through a slot or drop it in a bowl. At the end of the event, sort the slips and find the closest guess.
Common ways the game falls apart: 1) handwriting is illegible, so always provide pens with reliable ink and not pencil; 2) two people guess the exact same value, in which case the rule is usually first-slip-in wins or both win and split the prize; 3) people peek at others' slips, which the small slip size helps prevent. Keep the organiser answer card sealed in an envelope and only open it in front of witnesses at the reveal. For a complete kids' fair, pair this with the [Bingo Card Generator](/bingo-card-generator) for a printable bingo round.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many entry slips should I print for a school fair?
20 to 30 covers a small classroom-level event. A whole-school summer fair needs 60 to 100, especially if the prize is appealing. As a rough rule, expect 1 in 5 to 1 in 10 attendees to enter; a 200-pupil school plus families means around 600 attendees, so plan for 60 to 120 slips. The tool caps at 100 per generation, so for very large events you can run two batches with different starting numbers (number the second batch 101 to 200).
What is the difference between guess the name and guess the weight?
Both are mystery-guessing fundraisers that use the same slip format. "Guess the name" works for an item with a personality (a teddy bear named Snuffles, a doll, a stuffed animal). "Guess the weight" works for cakes, jars of sweets or fruit baskets. The slip and the organiser card produced here work identically for both - just change the wording on the entry slip's prompt or write it in by hand.
Can I include a photo of the mystery item on the slip?
Not in the digital generator currently. The tool produces text-only slips with the slip number, name field, guess field and a footer label. If you need a photo (which can boost engagement at fundraisers) print the slips here and the photo separately on coloured A4 to display at the stall, or paste a small photo into the JPG with any image editor before printing.
What happens if two people guess the same name and it is correct?
The most common rule is first-slip-in wins, decided by the slip number (lower numbered slip wins because it was filled in first). The other common rule is split the prize equally between all correct guessers. Decide before the event starts and write the rule on the organiser answer card so you do not get caught out. Some larger fundraisers use a tie-breaker question ("how many gummy bears in the jar" with the closest answer winning).
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