School Christmas Fair????

poet123

We always used to do the balloon race (see if you can get it sponsored by a local business,ask them for a stamp and stamp their name on the label as an ad )and set them off at a set time about an hour before the fayre closes...(keeps the parents there longer and spending more money)!!

We also sold hot dogs and burgers.....kids can't get enough!!. We also had goalposts set up and a sheet with a large hole in it and the kids(and dads)tried and tried toget it in the hole.

bride_on_a_budget

Hi,
i sell stuff at my sons school christmas fair, i run a business selling pj's ect and i give the school a fixed fee of £20 to have a table at their fair.

we also had a christmas present stall where all the gifts are under £4 and kids can pick gifts for family members
i think their were mini notebooks, pretty pens, photo frames mens novelty socks and loads more, they wrapped everything apart from 2 of each item so the kids could choose and the parents could not see waht they bought

i hope this helps

bride on a budget

sarahf191979

Thanks yorkgirl, poet123 and brideonabudget

Really brilliant ideas, I can't wat to go to the meeting and share all your wonderful ideas. We have a new Head of School this year and she wants FRESH FRESH ideas..... :j

Well all you kind people have loads, thanks so much for sharing them with me and other on here

Sarah

Sez_T

Last year we asked for donations of cuddly toys. We got loads, people seemed glad to have an excuse to have a clear out before christmas.
We machine washed and tumble dried any that needed it, i think we only had one fatality.
We put name tags on each toy and put matching names into a tub.
We charged £1 to pick a name out of the tub and the children win the toy with that name on.
It was one of my favourite stalls to do because the children got a prize everytime.
It was a really popular stall and I'm sure we'll do it again this year.

sarahf191979

Sez_T wrote: »

Last year we asked for donations of cuddly toys. We got loads, people seemed glad to have an excuse to have a clear out before christmas.
We machine washed and tumble dried any that needed it, i think we only had one fatality.
We put name tags on each toy and put matching names into a tub.
We charged £1 to pick a name out of the tub and the children win the toy with that name on.
It was one of my favourite stalls to do because the children got a prize everytime.
It was a really popular stall and I'm sure we'll do it again this year.

Thanks Thats a brill idea.

Sarah
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RoxieW

I only go to our school fair for the homemade fudge stall -OMG its lush! Am buying lots this year to give as gifts!

elektra-2007

roosterbean wrote: »

I'm also on the PTA and one of our best selling stalls is the toy stall (donated by parents of course). We also do a fancy dress day and also Breakfast with Santa which goes down well.

Could do a penalty shootout with Santa - usually done at the Summer Fayre here with Lenny the Lion, but could be adapted...

What do you do for breakfast with santa?

deborah64

Last year at the school where i work, we had pictures of all the staff when we were young, and the game was to match up the younger pics with our recent staff photos, a lot of fun and a extra bit of money earned for school

pennyfrog

I was a PTA Chairperson for several years and also help run a youth group Christmas fete most years- and I'll get the thinking cap on (we've done alot over the years)- but by far my favourite is the Takeaway Tub stall!
The best thing about this, is we've never paid a penny to set up and run it, it's always popular and every penny made is pure profit!
Here's how it works-

You send out a plea for filled takeaway tubs- the plastic type you get with Chinese food, not too huge, fairly flat on the whole. Parents donate one (or hopefully more) of these tubs filled with something on any theme, as long as it's good quality.

In the past we've had:
Sweets, toiletries, crafting items, colouring pens/ pencils, hair accessories, smellies, small toys, jewellery, home made biscuits, cosmetics, cars, stickers, etc, etc...... in fact anything, for any age. The bigger variety, the better.

You then fasten a raffle ticket to each box lid and set them out on a table.
All the other halves of the tickets go into a box.
You charge £1 a go- but every single ticket is a winner.
The vast majority of boxes are filled with more than a pound's worth of goodies anyway (especially chocolate and sweets).
Every time we've done this, we've sold out of every single box. Many people will have several attempts to win a particular box. (You can also emphasise how the boxes will make great gifts of they don't want the contents for themselves.) If you want to add a little something, to persuade a few more sales, you can always have one really special box- bigger than the others with some extra- special bits and bobs in (I did this as a 'Gold' box and it worked very well).
It's best to have these type of tubs as a) hopefully they're fairly easy to come by, b) they're not intimidatingly huge to fill and c) they're see-through so the contents are visible enough for people to know they're getting something good.
If you choose, you could ask for donations of empty boxes too, so that you have some to hand out to those who don't have access to any. If you really have to part with some cash- I've found these boxes in Poundland before- but, obviously, donated ones are better, as it won't cost the PTA a penny.
Hope that helps a bit.
I'll see what else I can think of.

slummymummyof3

If you want some outside stall holders (so that you can charge them for a table and ask them to donate a raffle prize) try registering with www.netmums.co.uk - people register their direct selling business on there for each area. For example: chocoholics, toy sales etc. You can also advertise your event for free on there.
We always have a chocolate tombolla as well as a normal tombolla. Also Wine & Water - cover wine bottles - 2 attempts: will you win a bottle of wine or will it be a wine bottle filled with water?