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Parents' Group Auction Ideas

 

Q. What are some sure winners for a parents' group fund-raising auction?

 

The Parent-Teacher Organization website, www.ptotoday.com, has a bulletin board with ideas like these. Here are some gleaned from a recent visit there:

 

·         A piece of kid's art from each classroom, selected by the kids

 

·         First place in the carpool line for all year

 

·         Reserved parking spot right up front for all school evening activities

 

·         Eight front row reserved seats at graduation

 

·         A "themed basket" from each classroom, put together by the parents - examples, "Backyard BBQ" with a gift certificate to a meat market, cedar chips, grilling tools, cookbook, croquet set, etc.) and "Doggie," with chew toys, biscuits, brush, dogwalking certificates, etc.

 

·         Classroom "Build a Bears" - kids can study bears and go on a field trip to make a girl bear and a boy bear; teacher can supply a diaper bag and bedtime book for each bear; kids take turns taking a bear home for the weekend and writing in a journal about their adventures; at year-end, they're auctioned off

 

·         Magic Carpet - kids can decorate a rectangle square carpet sample with "jewels" and paint, and sit on it during reading time when they are the "star of the week," then auction it off at year-end

 

·         Fingerprint keepsake - Buy a plain white ceramic flowerpot, piggy bank, canister or pitcher from Wal-Mart or IKEA; each child paints their fingerprint on it; they're turned into flowers, bugs, designs, etc.

 

·         Sleepovers in the gym - teachers volunteer as chaperones on a 1:10 staff-child ratio and provide snacks and sodas; everyone plays games and sleeps in sleeping bags; slots can sell for $100 each

 

·         Headmaster or Principal for a Day - complete with kid-sized suitcoat and tie

 

·         Decoupage - mini photos of class members decoupaged onto a clock or tray

 

·         Bedside tables - woodworking parent helped kids make their own creations

 

·         Weekend getaway package - two nights in a hotel, free dinner out, theater tickets, babysitting

 

·         Teeth whitening - don't laugh; if a parent is a dentist and will donate it, this is a hot item!

 

·         A ride-along night at the local police station - one of the few items dads get excited about

 

·         Alphabet quilt - each child takes a square and an alphabet letter

 

·         Batting cage coaching from a local community college baseball coach

 

·         If any parents fish and have a boat, set up a half-day guided fishing trip

 

·         Gourmet feast for 8 served and cleaned up in your home

 

·         Flowers once a month for a year (from a parent who's a florist)

 

·         Free haircut once a month for a year (from a parent who's a hairdresser)

 

·         Date night package - gift certificates for four for dinner out and four movie passes

 

·         Kiddie auction - basket of Hot Wheels, basket of Barbie stuff, Cold Stone Creamery party, pizza party for eight, farm-your-chores-out for a week (snow shoveling, lawn mowing, etc.)

           

Homework: Find lots of fund-raising ideas on www.ptotoday.com

 

By Susan Darst Williams www.ShowandTellforParents.com Parental Involvement 33 © 2008

 

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