BACK CHAT – Mother’s Day For that someone special
Be sensitive to the fact that not everyone has a mum around and that Mother’s Day can be a particularly diffi cult time for these children. Rather than promoting your fundraiser as a ‘Mother’s Day’ event, how about opening it up to celebrate any special women in the children’s lives? That might be grandmas, aunts, neighbours… even Brownie leaders or their teacher at school.
Crafternoon An after-school craft session not only
Pamper and shopping night Treat mums to an evening of self-indulgence.
Ask therapists and stallholders to pay for their space and donate a raffl e prize. And speak to your local college to see whether beauty therapy students could provide mini treatments for around £5. Shopping stalls could include makeup, bags and scarves, jewellery and homeware, while treatments might cover refl exology, Indian head massage, manicures and Tarot readings. For more information, read our step-by-step guide at
pta.co.uk/events.
Secret gift room Stock up on inexpensive gifts for gals, then
invite pupils to come along to pick a present. Scour the January sales, source gifts from pound shops, ask for donations (though beware of the quality!), or buy ready-made gift packs from Your Fundraising Gift Shop (
yourfundraisinggiftshop.com). Send a letter home letting everyone know the date and the amount that children need to bring in. Ask people to pay in advance to avoid being left with unsold gifts. Get more tips and advice at
pta.co.uk/easy-earners.
Fashion show Give mums the chance to strut their
stuff on the catwalk by hosting a fashion show! There are several suppliers who can make running this event a cinch: Kids on the Catwalk (
kidsonthecatwalk.co.uk) puts children centre stage, while The Fashion Style House (
thefashionstylehouse.co.uk) focuses on fashion trends for adults. Enlist some willing models, and prepare a changing area. After the show, the suppliers display the clothing for purchase by your audience, with a percentage retained by your PTA.
Growing gifts ‘We sold our Mother’s Day pot plants and cards on the Friday
before Mothering Sunday. Our local garden centre supplied the plants at a discounted rate of 50p rather than 80p each. We bought 250 plants, which we wrapped in tissue paper. On the day, eight parents helped wrap the plants and display them in the school hall. We brought classes in one at a time, allowing 15-20 minutes per class. The children brought cash on the day, and we charged £1 for cards and £2 for fl owers – with 90% uptake we raised £350!’ Natalie Wade, PTA Chair, Downham CofE Primary School, Billericay (240 pupils)
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results in some beautiful personalised pieces for parents, but also gives mums an extra hour to themselves! The key to success is good preparation and plenty of volunteers. Set up ‘stations’ in the school hall, giving children a choice of items to decorate. Bulk-buy craft items such as picture frames, ceramic hearts or coaster kits from Baker Ross (
bakerross.co.uk). Alternatively, how about running a ‘mugs for Mother’s Day’ fundraiser? These operate in much the same way as Christmas card schemes, with a fundraising pack and templates supplied. Children create their designs, the PTA collects payments from parents, all the artwork is sent to the supplier to be printed, then the fi nished mugs are delivered. The cost is around £4 per mug – sell them for £6 to make a tidy profi t. For a list of suppliers, visit
pta.co.uk/suppliers.
MOTHER’S DAY
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Prepare for 11 March and help children thank the special ladies in their lives
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