How To Create Your Own Color Run

Does Color Run powder ruin your shoes?

The color powder should wash out mostly after the event and shouldn't ruin your shoes. However, like anything colorful, it may cause staining depending on how much time it has had to set, so the sooner you wash it the better! Give your shoes a good scrub with warm soapy water and they should come out fine. If however, you are still afraid that the color powder may stain or ruin your shoes, it's recommended to wear items that you don't mind getting dirty!

What happens if there is bad weather in a Color Run?

Weather is something that no one can control, so what happens if there is bad weather in a color run? A little rain will actually make the colors look brighter, so it's fine to continue the event even with forecasted rain. The cleaning up will most likely be a little more complicated for the participants, but at least the course will be self cleaned. If a more severe weather warning occurs, it is obviously recommended to postpone the event for the safety of the participants and volunteers in the color run event.

How to make your Color Run more fun!

The whole purpose of a color run is the FUN, so is it possible to make it even more fun? Yes, it is! Here are a few ideas below on how to make your color run even more fun:

1 - White is a must! That's a very important tip when organizing a color run. The participants should wear white clothes as the color powder will show up better on white. Other colors don't have the same effect as they do on white.

2 - You can have a group warm-up/warm-down session before and after the event, so people can start having fun as soon as they enter the event and also continue having fun once the official run is over. It might be a good idea to hire a DJ to get people excited about the event and dancing.

3 - Enhance the color run experience and buy our PartyGOAT™ products to make your event unique:

Party GOAT™ Instant Slime

Party GOAT™ Instant Slime allows you to make huge quantities of super colorful slime by simply adding water. Each bag of Instant slime mix makes 32 Gallons of slime. The Slime is colorful making your participants look awesome plus the color powder will stick better.
One of the best ideas is to create a Slime Blaster Station in between the color powder stations so the participants can get slimed when they pass through the section.

Party GOAT™ Instant Mud

A fun alternative or addition to a color run is hosting a mud run. Check out this guide with ideas on How to do a mud run. Party GOAT™ Instant Mud takes all the hassle out of creating a mud pit for a mud run event. Each pack makes a huge 60 gallons of a clean mud like substance that the kids will love diving into or crawling through. Dirt that you dig straight from the ground can have sharp objects in it like sticks and rocks and harmful bacteria. It also takes a fair bit of man power to dig up enough mud for your obstacles as well. Party GOAT™ Instant Mud creates bulk mud with ease. A dark and safe mud to make your event even more fun. Located in Australia? Click here for mud run supplies Australia or here for our complete guide to school colour runs.

Instant Mud in you fun run

How to clean up the Color Run powder off your school after the event?

I'm sure one thing that you are wondering is how to clean up all the color powder off your school after the event finishes. Please know that this is quite an easy process and there is nothing to worry about.
Be mindful that all the color powder will
be concentrated where the color stations were.

The procedure consists of 2 simple steps -

1. Blow or sweep off most of the color powder in all areas.
2. Then turn on either sprinklers or hoses to wash down the area (you can also use a pressure washer for a faster approach).

The PartyGoat instant Slime and Mud is also biodegradable and soluble in water so your school can be washed down clean by using the same cleaning method above.

What do you think about hosting a Color Run for your school?

We would love to hear what you think about hosting a color run for your school! Let us know in the comments below. Any other doubts? Are there other fun run themes that you're interested to know more about? Which fun run theme would you most like to participate in? Does your school do a yearly fun run for the kids? Tell us about it!

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