November 17, 2009
Ways To Create Great Auction Items For Your Child’s School Fundraiser
The majority of schools have different fundraisers to compensate for the constant budget cuts that have been occurring for many years. Simple supplies, programs and even staff salaries have been lowered by these budget reductions, so many schools must have huge fundraisers to compensate for that loss of money . The most common kind of fundraiser is an event that has items that are donated to be placed in a silent or live auction and the greatest bid wins the item. This will give ideas for the kids in each class to create a wonderful class project items that may be placed in the auction. It will describe gorgeous vases that use mosaic tiles and porcelain tiles done by older students and a handprint quit from a younger] class are just A lot of parents treasure anything that is made by their son or daughter but when it is something that is put in an auction and it may cost them a considerable amount of money they may be somewhat more selective in what they want . That is why it is important for a classroom project to not only be done by the children but also be an itme that people would want to purchase too . Buying a stunning vase and having the children collect old plates, mugs or colorful tiles in is a great start to doing a mosaic project. The older students love cracking these items to create the various pieces to be put on the vase. The end result is a gorgeous piece that you would have bought from a store and every child had a role in making it .
Other projects that may be great for the younger children are things that need a considerable amount of adult assistance but also have the kids participation also. If there is a parent that can sew quilts this is a great idea. Have every student put their handprint on a quilting square and then have their name placed by it. Having this handprint quilt usually can bring in a lot of money for a fundraiser .
Other terrific suggetions are to have painted furniture with the students helping to decorate it. For a kindergarten class, a child sized table and chairs painted in white is a perfect base for a thumbprint art project . Have every student put their painted thumbprint on a section of the furniture and then have a parent or teacher turn that thumbprint into a cute animal using pen accents. The child’s name will also be next to their thumbprint animal . For older kids having them paint a special picture or object on an Adirondack chair for your patio is a fun suggestion and results in a colorful, vibrant piece for your outdoors.
All of these projects are special because the students participated and should garner high auction bids and raise a lot of money for their school. The kids are even more excited if you are the highest bidder of their class project that they helped to create.
