I’ve always wanted to re-create a TV Game Show; basically bringing the world of game shows to the living room for some loved ones. However, the thought of it has always been daunting. It has seemed too complex, too time-consuming and too tedious to put together.
However, as with everything big – the key part is breaking down the goal into smaller chunks, and so that’s what I did.
A month or so before my girlfriend’s (Polly’s) birthday, I started gradually preparing for it all. At first, I was struggling to choose between a few, but it eventually became apparent to me that two specific game shows would be perfect, namely “Deal or No Deal” and “Is it cake?”.
Deal or No Deal would be perfect for so many reasons. Not only could I swap the cases used in the game show with some nice and funny gifts, but ultimately this would result in my girlfriend actually picking (/gambling for) her own gift! So, PS! If you’re struggling to decide on a gift for your girlfriend, this may be the way to go! Hehe, for me though, I had too many ideas – so this made it easier to narrow things down and have her play for it.
And secondly, the TV game show “Is It Cake?” was perfect as nothing is more synonymous with birthdays than a cake for Polly. And a while back we had watched the show together and really enjoyed guessing which items were actually cakes and which ones were not. And so, I knew already back then that I had to do this for her at some point, but I struggled to find any relevant baker who could make such cakes – until I found Dear Harley here in Hong Kong, who are great at creating photo-realistic cakes. You’ll see in the second video what item I tried to replicate through a cake – and if she ended up guessing correctly… (as of writing it will be uploaded soon).
And the reality was, that beyond the planning (which took time!), the actual items I had to acquire were pretty few. I simply had to get enough paper and cardboard boxes to create the gift prizes for Deal or No Deal (which didn’t cost much at all), and then I had to arrange with Dear Harley for the purchase and pickup of the cake (not that cheap, at about 2,000 HKD!).
I may elaborate further in the future about creating these experiences, but for now, I’ll let the videos speak for themselves. Suffice to say, which was the main goal: Polly really loved the experience and it made it a really special birthday celebration <3 Mission accomplished.
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