Can kids press the spin button?

Yes — the wheel is large and easy to tap, and the animation is satisfying. Hand the phone or tablet to the birthday kid and let them spin themselves. Fullscreen mode (press F) maximises the visible wheel for an audience.

Can I customise the colors for the party theme?

Yes. Open the Colors panel to set custom colors per slice, or pick from preset palettes. Themes: pastel for a princess party, neon for a tween party, monochrome for an adult dinner — anything goes.

How do I pick multiple prize winners at once?

Open Settings, set 'Pick count' to the number of prizes (up to 20). The wheel spins once per prize, automatically excluding already-drawn names, and shows the full winner list at the end.

Can I save the wheel for next year's party?

Yes. Wheels save to your browser's localStorage automatically. Next year, open the page in the same browser and your wheel is there. To share with another organiser, copy the share link.

Is the draw really random?

Yes — the wheel uses crypto.getRandomValues() (the browser's cryptographically secure RNG) for every spin. Even the host can't bias it. The visible animation is cosmetic; the winning slice is decided up front from operating-system entropy.

Will it work on the smart TV at the party?

If the TV has a browser (most do), yes. Cast from your phone or laptop, press F for fullscreen, and let everyone watch the spin on the big screen. Tap-to-spin works if the TV supports touch.

Birthday Prize Wheel

Run a fair prize draw at your birthday party — for kids, teens, or adults — without a paper-strip-in-a-hat moment. Drop the guest names or prize list on the wheel, hit spin, and let randomness pick the winner. Customize the colours for the birthday theme, save the wheel for next year, and let kids press the spin button themselves.

Built for parents planning kid birthday parties, teens running their own celebrations, hosts of adult birthday parties, and anyone who wants a colourful prize wheel without buying a physical spinner from a party store.

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Sample entries — Birthday prizes

Pinata candy bag
Sticker pack
Bubble wand
Mini puzzle
Glow stick
Toy car
Princess crown
Surprise prize

Copy these into the Entries tab on the main wheel.

Why use this wheel

Per-slice custom colours to match the party theme
13 wheel shapes (classic, donut, gem, even a roulette layout)
Tap-to-spin works on phones, tablets, and party-screen TVs
Multi-pick mode draws several prize winners in one go
Weight entries (Alice*3) if some kids have 'extra tickets'
Save the wheel and reuse it next year — no setup hassle
Free, no signup, no ads — runs offline after the page loads

Common uses

Kid birthday party prize draw. Drop the guest list, spin to pick who wins each party-favour or pinata-prize slot. Multiple winners per spin.
Adult birthday party games. Spin to pick the next karaoke singer, the next round's drink choice, or the next 'never have I ever' prompt.
Cake-cutting order. Spin to decide who gets the first slice, the corner slice, the flower slice — silly but the kids love it.
Party game prize wheel. After musical chairs or pin-the-tail, spin the prize wheel for the winner's prize choice. Avoids the 'I wanted the bigger prize' tears.
Party-favour assignment. If favours come in different flavours or colors, spin the wheel to assign one to each kid randomly. Eliminates fights.
Birthday-month prize at work. Office birthday-month celebrations — pick a winner from the birthday-month roster for a small prize.

Why kid parties need a visible prize wheel

Kid parties have a recurring fairness crisis: when prize-giving is opaque (parent picks from a bag, host chooses by 'I think Mia hasn't won yet'), at least one kid will register the unfairness, vocally. A visible spinning wheel converts the picking moment into an objective event — the wheel landed on the name, not the adult. This single change removes a remarkable amount of party-day tears, in our experience.

It also gamifies a part of the party that would otherwise be passive. Spinning the wheel is part of the prize — the suspense, the deceleration, the confetti — and the actual prize becomes secondary. Multiple parents have told us they switched to wheel-based prize draws and the kids cared more about the spin than about whether they personally won. Useful when budget is tight.

Adult birthday party ideas

Adults don't need prizes — they need light structure that doesn't feel like a school activity. A wheel works as a low-touch host: spin to pick who tells the next embarrassing-photo-of-the-birthday-person story, who chooses the next song, who has to do the next round of shots. The randomness removes the 'I don't want to volunteer' friction.

For dinner-party formats: a wheel of conversation prompts (AI-generate them — 'one thing you learned this year', 'best meal of the year', 'a hot take'). Spin to a prompt, go round the table for answers, repeat. Keeps the conversation moving without an awkward host moderator.

Tips for a smooth prize-wheel moment

Pre-load the wheel before the party so you're not setting up entries with kids hovering. A 30-second wheel set-up feels like 30 minutes when 8 over-sugared 7-year-olds are watching.

Use 'Remove winner from wheel' so every kid eventually wins something. Otherwise, the same kid winning twice in a row is technically fair but feels broken to the audience — and tears will follow.

Set the wheel to a longer spin duration (8–12 seconds) for parties. The build-up is the point. A fast spin feels anticlimactic at a celebration.

How to use birthday prize wheel

Plan the wheel content. List guest names, prize types, or game prompts — one per line in the Entries panel.
Customise colors to match the theme. Open the Colors panel — pick a preset or set per-slice custom colors.
Project or tap-share. Press F for fullscreen on a TV or laptop, or hand a phone or tablet to the birthday kid.
Spin and celebrate. Tap to spin. Confetti and TTS make the winning moment feel like a real prize draw.

Frequently asked questions

Can kids press the spin button?: Yes — the wheel is large and easy to tap, and the animation is satisfying. Hand the phone or tablet to the birthday kid and let them spin themselves. Fullscreen mode (press F) maximises the visible wheel for an audience.
Can I customise the colors for the party theme?: Yes. Open the Colors panel to set custom colors per slice, or pick from preset palettes. Themes: pastel for a princess party, neon for a tween party, monochrome for an adult dinner — anything goes.
How do I pick multiple prize winners at once?: Open Settings, set 'Pick count' to the number of prizes (up to 20). The wheel spins once per prize, automatically excluding already-drawn names, and shows the full winner list at the end.
Can I save the wheel for next year's party?: Yes. Wheels save to your browser's localStorage automatically. Next year, open the page in the same browser and your wheel is there. To share with another organiser, copy the share link.
Is the draw really random?: Yes — the wheel uses crypto.getRandomValues() (the browser's cryptographically secure RNG) for every spin. Even the host can't bias it. The visible animation is cosmetic; the winning slice is decided up front from operating-system entropy.
Will it work on the smart TV at the party?: If the TV has a browser (most do), yes. Cast from your phone or laptop, press F for fullscreen, and let everyone watch the spin on the big screen. Tap-to-spin works if the TV supports touch.

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