📺 Sell Me This!
You got an eraser, a sock or a fork. Now sell it as if it were the most amazing thing ever invented! Teams create a 30-second advert, and the sillier the object, the funnier the pitch.
What you need
Equipment: Random everyday objects (optional). Collect boring objects from home or the classroom: eraser, sock, fork, paper clip, bottle cap, hair clip. Split into groups of 2 or 3. Each group gets one object and a sheet of paper.
How to play Sell Me This!
- The host secretly hands each group an object. The other teams do not see what they got.
- Each group has 2 minutes to prepare a 30-second advert.
- The advert must include 4 things: a new product name, the problem it solves, a price and a slogan.
- No using the object's real name: a sock becomes 'the Foot Comfort Capsule'.
- When time is up, each group performs its advert, including a demonstration of the product in action.
- After each advert, the audience asks one question: 'Does it come with a guarantee?'
- The audience raises hands if they would buy it.
Scoring and wrapping up
Scoring: Most of the audience would buy it = 3 points. Funniest slogan = 2 points. The advert included all 4 parts = 2 points.
To finish: Announce Capy's Product of the Year. A great finish: the whole group makes one advert together for the most boring object in the room.
By age
- Ages 8-9: just a product name and a slogan, and the adult helps with the demonstration.
- Ages 11+: add a jingle and a pretend 'customer review'.
Variations
- Big group: give the same object to two teams and compare the adverts.
- No objects: use the printable cards below and mime the object instead.
- Capy twist: the advert must be presented as if Capy, the furry mascot, is the customer.
Tips for the adult in charge
- The more boring the object, the funnier the advert.
- Show a quick example first, so kids see how far they can push the exaggeration.
Safety
Use no sharp or dangerous objects.
🖨️ Printable list of boring objects
No props? Draw a card and pitch the object on it.
- A single sock
- An eraser
- A fork
- A paper clip
- A bottle cap
- A hair clip
- A spoon
- A rubber band
- A kitchen sponge
- A pencil sharpener
- A clothes peg
- An empty toilet paper roll
- A plastic cup
- A shoelace
- A sticky note
- A pebble
- A teaspoon
- A cardboard box
- A dry leaf
- A button
Questions and answers
What is the Sell Me This game?
A creative speaking game where players pitch an ordinary object as an amazing product. It builds confidence, persuasive language and imagination.
What objects work best?
Everyday, boring things: a spoon, a sock, a sponge, a pencil sharpener. See the printable list below.