SarahJo Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Thought I would start this, as so many of us have children, are about to have .... or are carers too(Grandchildren etc). Anyway ... our school is a bit stagnant .. do the same old stuff over and over. And I wondered if we could share ideas . I have just written to Match Manufacturers in the Uk, to get 200 free match boxes ... we would then sell a box to each child, to fill with as many items as possible (grain of rice, a strand of hair ... etc) the winners get a gift voucher for the class to spend ... and the rest goes into school funds. I know this has been done in other schools .. but by sharing HERE, we could possibly all get new ideas for our own. Sorry , to be so cheeky. Your fellow PTA trier ..... Sarah Jo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Sarah, Our School did the fill-up idea too, but with boxes of Smarties, so they all got to eat the Smarties first too,which was really popular. The PTA bulk bought the Smarties from makro, but still charged full retail for them,so made a bit extra money that way too. We also do an Auction of promises that raises about £6000 a year - but I don't participate in that one as it is just people flashing their wallets around mostly. How about a Mad Hair day? Our school has done that & charges each child £1 to waer mad hair for the day.You should see the crazy styles & couors they come up with Other ideas - a playground raffle/lottery, a bring your pet to school day,a bring your Dad or mum to school day, or at risk of turning this thread into the usual bedlam a saucy calendar ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted January 7, 2006 Author Share Posted January 7, 2006 Not such a "hair brained" topic after-all , thanks for the reply Sarah. Have not done the hair day thing ... good idea. Have done something with smarties in the past ( have a tube of smarties, then return full of 5p pieces) ... I think thats when the coins were larger ... now a 10p would probably do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Another one for you. We always have an Easter egg decorating competition,but the children must use real eggs (no shortage of those in your house ) They get REALLY creative & last year we had a Henry 8th & his wives in eggs,Strictly come dancing eggs,Italian job Eggs..... My Cleo actually won with her egg decorated as a Bumble bee on a gorgeous big cut out daisy Beware though. a lot of the children have a lot of "parental help" The parents are more competitive than the children You should HEAR the muttering when little Timmys perfect creation did not win in favour of one that actually looks like it was made by a child! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted January 7, 2006 Author Share Posted January 7, 2006 ... I do love a good competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 One of my colleagues sells ice lollies in their primary school every Friday afternoon during the summer term. They bulk buy ice lollies, can't remember which brand but one with no artificial colours/ additives, and members of the PTA have a rota for "selling duty". Apparently they go down very well, and they charge a little above the cost price, but well below the local shop price. By the end of term that's added up to a tidy little sum for school funds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Our primary school used to do a bad hair day for £1 per child with wacky hair. They had non-uniform days for £1 per child too to raise funds for the summer or Christmas Fayres too. We've had sponsored skips, sponsored basket ball bounces too. On World Book Day, we all dressed up as characters from books for a donation for the library as well. Design a Christmas and Easter cards paying a small amount for a competition form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 My Daughters shcool do a "come as you please day" and pay £1.00 for the privalige. The boys tend to dress up as girls and some of the children do not bother to get dressed at all and go to school in their PJs, dressing gowns and slippers. The teachers join in as well. Also have a one number lottery draw once a month. You are given a number and pay £1.00 a month (paid yearly in advance). Every month 3 numbers are picked out, 1st gets £30, 2nd £20 and 3rd £10. This is very popular with aunts, grannies, friends etc taking part. Some parents have more than one number as well. Daughters school only has 250 pupils but it makes quite a lot of money from this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Great idae Ali, will mention it to the other parents. We do a 50 square draw, but no-one seems to really do (or understand) it. The lottery thing sounds more comprehensible, and would probably make more money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 One thing Sarah - I know you have to get a special liscence of some sort to do any kind of raffle, & I seem to remember that you need one for these Lottery type things too. A friend of mine did our playground lottery, & I remeber that she had to apply to be able to do it....but I am not sure who she applied to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Quite correct Sarah .... you have to be a registered charity, and have a lotteries commission, named person. We are O.K to do raffles etc, but thanks for a very important reminder re. the law and registration in terms of lotteries and money raising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Here are a few things I can think of: Sponsered bounce-You rent out a bouncy castle and people get sponsered to do a certain no. of bounces or they have to do it non-stop for 30 seconds. Sweet Tombola-You have to get some of the kids to get hold of empty panda pop bottles, fill them with sweets and take them back into school, you label them with a tombola no. They pay 30p a go to see if they win one of the bottles. Poetry/story competitions-kids write a story and pay to enter the competition. Bake Sale-People bring in cakes and people buy cakes for break/lunch. For Easter-Decorate hard boiled eggs, as something. I did this at school and did it as the easter bunny, it even had tissue paper eggs in a basket! Pay to enter, win an easter egg. At the minute those are all the ideas I can think of. Please note you can't have an entertainment event where people have to buy a ticket as you'd need an entertainment licence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolinep Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 My sons school always seems to be raising money for something. They have a 100 club, you pay a sub each month for a number (which you keep the same each month) I think its £3 a month. Every month theres at draw during an assembly for 2 numbers. In december my number was drawn 2nd, so I received £41 & the 1st number £82. the remainder of the money each month goes into the schools charity account for laptops, play equip etc. They also have Indulgence evenings, when local salons etc come to do facials, manicures n things. You pay them, they pay a fee to the school!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Hi, we organise an Easter Egg Bingo to, ask parents/carers to donate eggs as prizes we approach local supermarkets too, and then play bingo and the smaller eggs are for lines and corners and the bigger ones for a house. You buy the tickets and sell them to kids and parents on the night, minimal outlay maximum return! just a few willing volunteers for calling and checking tickets. We also organise film nights using companies who provide a recently released film and you sell tickets to watch it, and sell popcorn (home made by a few volunteers) and drinks, the company gets a percentage of the tickets sold, (probably shouldn't add this but keep the ticket price low and sell tickets for a lucky seat or ticket to boost profits!!) Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 My sons school always seems to be raising money for something. They have a 100 club, you pay a sub each month for a number (which you keep the same each month) I think its £3 a month. Every month theres at draw during an assembly for 2 numbers. In december my number was drawn 2nd, so I received £41 & the 1st number £82. the remainder of the money each month goes into the schools charity account for laptops, play equip etc.They also have Indulgence evenings, when local salons etc come to do facials, manicures n things. You pay them, they pay a fee to the school!! Hi, is your son at school in my home town, in K.H.Lane? Excellent school, my second son was there for a while before he was ill. Just guessing as it sounds v. familiar. Some lovely staff, and atmosphere, although the head has changed since our time. Good at fundraising! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolinep Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 They still both go to a school in watford although we moved to croxley a couple of months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 My son's school PTA has recently joined an organic fruit and veg bag scheme run by Abel & Cole, (http://www.abel-cole.co.uk/) called "The Farmer's Choice" which is proving a steady money earner for the school, and the fruit and veg is good quality. The bags cost £5 - £7, and the PTA gets 25% of the cost. It earns us about £30 per week from an average order of 15 bags, which all helps (and we get the healthy food!). It is nice selling something that parents actually want, rather than ordering things because they feel they ought to. It does take a bit of admin (done by me, mostly ) making sure the correct order goes in each week, but is no problem to organise. The staff at Abel and Cole are very helpful. Abel & Cole send a Launch Pack of free apples for the kids and examples of the different bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hi Ruth ... our school gets the F and V from Stockley Working farm ... same kind of principle, but I don't think the PTA get any %, though the school may have a good deal, on the organic goodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 sorry just re-read that ... you meant the parents order through YOU at the school. . I read it as the supply for the school - as in the fruit and veg for the children , while @ school. I see now how you make the money though ... goood idea ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Yes, my post wasn't clear - the fruit and veg is ordered by the parents for themselves, and the PTA gets a cut. I wish the school did provide more organic stuff for the kids' meals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
