📱 Best Platforms
PeerRenters for equipment. Facebook event groups. Nextdoor for neighborhood parties. Corporate event planners.
📖 The Hustle
Giant lawn games are the surprise hit of every outdoor gathering. Build or buy oversized versions of Connect Four, Jenga, cornhole, Yahtzee, and chess and rent them as a lawn game package for $150-300 per event. Corporate picnics, graduation parties, block parties, and family reunions all want entertainment that gets people mixing and laughing. Lawn games are durable, easy to transport, and photograph beautifully. With 3-4 bookings per month during warm months, you can earn $600-1,200 monthly from wooden games built in a weekend.
🚀 First Step
Build a giant Jenga set and a cornhole set, paint them brightly, and photograph people playing them at an outdoor gathering.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Giant Jenga costs $30 in lumber and rents for $40-50 per event — it is the highest ROI lawn game you can build yourself
- Create a 'backyard Olympics' package with 5 games and scorecards for $250-350 — corporate events and family reunions book the full experience
- Paint your games in classic, neutral colors rather than themes — wedding and corporate clients need elegant entertainment, not a carnival look
🛠 Tools & Resources: PeerRenters, lumber, paint, cornhole boards, bean bags, giant Jenga blocks, Yahtzee dice, scorecards, dollies