There was no time to promote the
Winter Wonderland, so we used the lack of publicity to our advantage and made it a surprise for all the children. We got a fantastic reaction. Every child left with reindeer food, snowman poop, reindeer poop and their book. Our head teacher was incredibly
supportive. She even changed the time of her staff meeting so the teachers could help clear up because it was time for the children to go home. The Winter Wonderland was more
about introducing the PTFA and lifting our spirits than making money. We had some income from voluntary donations and a small raffle but overall, the event made a loss after taking into account expenses such as activity hire and buying the elf pyjamas and decorations. Our PTFA shed was bare so we also needed to stock up on necessities such as tea and coffee. This year, the PTFA has gone from
strength to strength. Our core team works well together and has been busy building our reputation. Since holding our Easter egg treasure hunt, we’ve started to get much more buy-in from the parents. Our rainbow raffle was also a huge success, and this summer we held a colour run as well as a summer fair. The PTFA really is back for good! George Mee, chair, Friends of Rosemellin PTFA, Camborne, Cornwall (405 pupils)
‘Our Grinchmas fair was a festive hit’ ‘I
t’s because I’m green, isn’t it?’ growled Ben, aka the Grinch,
at the tentative child hovering by the entrance to our Grinchmas grotto. She giggled and, encouraged by her family, plucked up the courage to head over to the figure in the green suit – helped perhaps by the big bag of presents at his big hairy feet. We’d floated the idea of a Grinchmas fair via a Facebook poll and received an overwhelmingly positive response. We knew we wanted to do a fun Christmas fundraiser but were looking for something out of the ordinary to generate new interest. As soon as we sketched out the basic plan, the Whoville ideas came thick and fast! One of our brilliant dads, Ben Hughes, volunteered to be the Grinch in the grotto and went off to source his own costume on the internet. At his feet would be his son, George, as Max the dog,
Six of us set about organising
the rest of the activities: We found some little green elves and adapted them for a ‘Hook the Grinch’ stand, gathered garbage for a ‘Throw the Rubbish into the Grinches’ home’ game and advertised a Grinch-themed (largely green!) cake competition. We arranged for a projector to show the cartoon version of The Grinch in one of the classrooms. We put our artistic talents to
work, creating life-size cutouts of Cindy Lou, Max and, of course, the Grinch himself. Visitors could put their hands and faces through the holes and have their photograph taken. With a new coat of paint, we hope to use them again for future fairs on different themes.
complete with reindeer antlers on a fluffy dog costume. One of our regular team, Anna, agreed to be Cindy Lou, complete with fabulous hair!
We wanted to do a Christmas fundraiser but were looking for something out of the ordinary to generate new ideas
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