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inviting pupils to enter the competition for £1 per bauble. Once you know your numbers, you can purchase shatterproof baubles from a wholesaler and distribute them to participants, giving them two weeks to get creative. Each bauble should have a name tag attached. Get one small tree for each year group, hang the baubles and position somewhere prominent. Have the Headteacher judge the best in each year and award a prize for the overall winner. You could even have a category for parents and carers too! Send the baubles home with pupils on the last day of the autumn term.


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Breakfast with Santa This is a great event to run as an alternative to having a


grotto at a Christmas fair, especially if younger children nd seeing Santa in a conned space intimidating! Hold it on a Saturday morning in December and, depending on the number of children attending, have one or more sittings. Decide what food to offer – cereal, mufns, bacon rolls, pancakes – work out your costs, then price tickets accordingly. If Santa will be handing out presents to children, seek sponsors to cover the cost of your gifts. Boost funds by selling refreshments to parents.


Bauble-decorating competition Send a letter out to parents,


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Whether you want to run additional activities to your Christmas fair or prefer to keep things simple, these ideas all capture the magic of Christmas while raising funds for your school


Christmas crafternoon Children love getting creative and what better way to let them


unleash their artistic talents than by running a craft session after school? Jam jars can be recycled as tealight holders, decorated using porcelain pens or small squares of tissue paper. Or bulk buy cheap wooden photo frames and stock up on glue, paint, stick-on jewels, feathers and glitter. Cheap white bathroom tiles (with a square of felt on the back) can be decorated with porcelain pens to make unique coasters. Look on


Pinterest for inspiration. Charge a small fee for pupils to take part, aiming to make £1 prot per item.


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Trip to local Christmas markets Nobody enjoys the battle for


parking spaces in the festive frenzy, which makes an organised coach trip to the nearest Christmas market (or shopping centre) so attractive! Contact coach companies early to check prices and availability. Aim to make around £3-£5 prot per head, charging around £15-£20 per ticket – a bargain when you weigh up the costs to parents of parking and fuel, not to mention stress!


Bespoke plum


puddings The delicious range of edible


delights from The Ultimate Plum Pudding Company goes far beyond the traditional boozy fruit – indeed, the ‘triple chocolate’ pudding is heavenly! Run a design competition among pupils to create unique labels and give all supporters an order form and deadline. Take orders and payments in advance, pricing your puddings to make around £2-£3 profit. Ask independent local retailers if they could also sell puddings on your behalf. For more information go to ultimateplumpudding.co.uk.


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