PTA inspiration please - plans up till easter

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our initial ideas for this term have had to be cancelled and really don't know what to do.

so, what are your plans for the next couple of months?

Well if you tell us what you cancelled and why that might be a good place to start.

film show for older children and a disco in March I think.

Easter fair for younger children. Also a fashion show.

We have a valentines disco, A Easter egg hunt, an inter school quiz, we do bags for schools and also we are having a "as good as new" sale

we have a Valentines disco before half term, then an Easter bonnet parade and Easter raffle. We need to get our bums in gear and get some events sorted, but are struggling for support.

oh yeah, we have bags to school as well.

have you had a sale before, maclaren? does it pull in money?

DC's old primary do pamper nights which are very successful. They rent out tables to beauticians/therapists etc who then charge for their services usually a set fee for 15min treatments.

thanks. had disco planned but dj let us down.

ideas are great, maybe think about easter fair....

we did a new to you sale last year Pfff but just rented tables out rather than taking a percentage. also run a tombola and tea, coffee and cake. made £400 in the two hours.

what are bags to school???
also, with film at school, do you have to have some licence??

yes you have to get a licence for film at school.

It's not a massive fundraiser tbh (about a couple of hundred ££ and the more kids there the more you pay IYSWIM) btu the organisation is pretty minmal and the kids seem to really really enjoy the chance to have a night out with their mates and no parents!

This is bags2school (www.bag2school.com). We use it and have raised over £650 per collection. Presume this is what people are referring to.

bedtime story evening for infants _ £3 per child includes drink of milk and cookie, with children dropped off at 6 and picked up at 7 (many parents stayed and drank coffee (50p a cup in the staff room...)kids encouraged to bring teddy and weat pjs etc

Cost to PTA - 4 enthusiastic ''luvvie'' parents to read a book to a group of around 15 children
Milk and biscuits

the kids were divided into groups of four and went round each storyteller.

Quiz night for parents vs teachers - £10 a head to include fish and chips from local place 1/2 way through. (ordered phoned through once numbers were confimred and picked up at agreed time. Bar.

For parents: bingo nights, quizes, ceilidhs (all with bar).

for the kids: discos, film nights.

For everyone: regular cake sales, jumble sales, fetes