FUNDRAISING – Christmas fair
Chrıstmas An insider’s guide to
Like a happy magpie, we’ve collected the most glittering of festive tips from our PTA community to help make your fair the best it can be...
W
ere you hoping for loads of stall ideas? Fear not! We have a wealth of information on our
website (
pta.co.uk/fairs), from tips for preparing mulled wine to a step-by-step guide to running a grotto, and much more besides. So we thought we’d do something
a bit different this issue and pull together the accumulated experience of our Facebook community to give you those titbits of advice that you won’t
How does your PTA decorate your grotto? Ali Webb: ‘We found it hard to decorate a whole room, so now we use a pop-up gazebo, which is much cosier. We hang fabric over two of the sides, string up fairy lights and presents and other bits and bobs.’
Michele Jackson: ‘Using scene setters is a cheap, effective way to cover a large wall area.’ Carol Edwards: ‘We used our outdoor thatched gazebo as a grotto. We put boards up around the outside, which we painted with a winter forest and log cabin scene. We decorated the inside as Santa’s cosy cabin, with a
Where do you buy your grotto gifts? Jacki Lakin: ‘We buy books from The Works or Book People (10 for £10) – we usually buy around 100 in advance then top up from Poundland closer to the time if needed.’ Heather Mclean: ‘We buy selection boxes from Tesco. They usually have a three-for-two or
two-for-£1 offer in November and a member of our PTA works there so we get a staff discount too!’ Lynne Loomes: ‘I bought selection boxes in bulk from the Poundland website – they were great and were delivered really quickly.’ Lesley Crumlish: ‘We ask parents to donate a unisex wrapped gift to the value of £1 in exchange for the children wearing their own clothes to school for a day.’ Sally Skidmore: ‘We have an
account at Hancocks confectionery warehouse and get selection boxes for about 60p each.’
Can’t find a willing Santa? Avoid queues! Alternative ideas to a grotto... Helen McDonald: ‘We did a our Year 6 children to dress up as elves – they loved it as much as the little ones!’
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