to want to change the Xmas fair??

[Mousesmummy]

Our Christmas fair is probably similar to many around the country but I've got to admit it is pretty staid/boring/dull. Just seems to be the same old crap stalls and grotto? The organiser's are pretty set in their ways to say the least!!!! (although totally dedicated to the school)
I think this could be a much more fun/intersting event in the school calender.

I need ideas to put forward please for new stalls/games/things to make/sell etc etc.
What makes your Christmas fair a really GREAT event (and profitable too!)

I'm expecting a fair bit of resistance so need some solid ideas to try to convince them that people do not want to buy a tin of beans at the Christmas. . . nor a bar of perfumed soap they found lurking in the back of the closet

Our most popular are the chocolate tombola, hook a bag and fill a jar hoopla.

To get prizes in we send out a timetable for the 4 weeks leading upto the fair then give rewards. eg week 1 might be filled jars. So the children will bring in a jar filled with sweets, bath pearls, marbles etc and in exchange they will all get a 10p bag of haribo, other weeks they get a lolly or small choccy bar, then the last week a token for a free go. This boosts our profit as we don't have to buy in as much and gets the children involved.