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Reality Fair Overview + Marketing Kit

What It Is​

A Reality Fair is a hands-on simulation that bridges classroom concepts with real-world money management. Equipped with a unique financial persona that includes a set salary and FICO® Score, students navigate interactive booths to budget, pay bills, save, and make tough money decisions.

As part of the Reality Fair, each order comes with:

  • Printed Facilitator Guide: Includes instructions for running the fair.
  • Student Workbooks: Available in English and Spanish.
  • Booth Captain Sheets: Instructions for individuals running each booth (available in English and Spanish).
  • Life Happens Card Sheet: A set of cards featuring positive and negative life events (e.g., car repairs, safe driving rebates) used at the Life Happens booth.
  • Tabletop Booth Name Signs: Customized signs featuring your logo.

Online, you'll also find a downloadable supplement with things like checklists, sample emails, etc., and a sign teachers can put around their school or community partner's institution that advertises the fair. All of the other materials will also be available to download online in case anyone wants to print more copies of anything.

Full product shot of the complete Reality Fair kit—Facilitator Guide, student workbooks, Booth Captain Sheets, Life Happens cards, and tabletop signs

How to Order​

The Educator: Teachers order the Reality Fair the same way they order the workbooks, through a request form in their dashboard.

Banzai Partners: You can also order the fair as a Banzai partner by putting in a request to your Banzai representative.

Hosting a Student-Centered Fair​

While Banzai will actively market this exciting new resource to educators, we strongly encourage you to reach out as well! A simple email offering to host or co-host a Reality Fair at a local school goes a long way with teachers.

Once a teacher agrees, you can order resources in two ways:

  • Teacher-Led: Invite them to request print materials through their Banzai Account via the 'workbook' tab. Once ordered, the materials will ship directly to the educator's school, with your logo prominently featured on key printed fair assets."
  • Partner-Led: Contact your Banzai Representative to have the materials delivered directly to your address on file.

Fair Printables​

As mentioned above, you have access to all of the materials that the teacher can print as well—either through ordering physical copies via your Banzai Representative and having them sent straight to your branch, or through downloading them yourself here and printing in house.

Download the Reality Fair Materials (ZIP)

The full package of printed materials needed for the Reality Fair.

Marketing & Promotion​

Email template—from you to teachers​

Subject line options:

  • Option 1: Bring real-world budgeting to life at [School Name]!
  • Option 2: Let's host a Reality Fair for your class!

Email body:

Hi [Teacher Name],

As a teacher, you know that standard money lessons only go so far—sometimes students just need to experience real-world budgeting firsthand.

That's why we're excited to share a brand-new resource available through [Partner Name] and Banzai: the Reality Fair!

What is a Reality Fair?

It's an interactive, hands-on simulation that bridges classroom concepts with real-world financial decision-making. Students receive a unique financial persona, complete with a set salary and FICO® Score, and navigate interactive booths to budget, pay bills, save, and handle unexpected life expenses.

Everything you need, delivered to your door

When you order a Reality Fair kit, you'll receive physical, turnkey materials shipped straight to your school, including:

  • Facilitator Guide: Complete, step-by-step instructions to run the fair seamlessly.
  • Student Workbooks: Available in both English and Spanish.
  • Booth Captain Sheets: Clear instructions for volunteers or staff running each booth (available in English and Spanish).
  • "Life Happens" Cards: A deck of positive and negative real-life events (e.g., car repairs, safe-driving rebates) to keep students on their toes.
  • Tabletop Signs: Custom booth signs to help students navigate the fair.

Bonus digital access: You'll also get access to online supplements, including planning checklists, sample emails, promotional signs for your school, and downloadable copies of all printed materials if you ever need extra sets.

Let's bring this to your students!

We would love to host or co-host a Reality Fair with you at [School Name]! Our team can help set up, run booths, and guide your students through the simulation to make it a memorable event.

Ready to get started?

  1. Log into your Teacher Toolkit dashboard.
  2. Fill out the quick request form.
  3. Select your preferred materials—they'll ship directly to your school for free!

If you'd like us to help organize or work at your fair, simply reply to this email and let us know a time that works for you.

Best regards,

[Your Name / Partner Representative]
[Your Title]
[Partner / Institution Name]
[Contact Information / Website]

In-Branch Rack Card​

Reality Fair Rack Card for Schools

Use this rack card to promote your partner-led Banzai Reality Fair offer to teachers.