| Most schools have various fundraisers to compensate | | | | piece that you would have bought from a store and |
| for the constant budget cuts that have been occurring | | | | each child had a part in putting it together. |
| for many years. Simple supplies, programs and even | | | | Other projects that may be great for the younger |
| staff salaries have been affected by these budget | | | | children are things that need a considerable amount of |
| cuts, so many schools must have big fundraisers to | | | | adult help but also have the children's help too. If there |
| make up for that loss of money. The most common | | | | is a parent that can sew quilts this is a great idea. |
| type of fundraiser is an event that has items that are | | | | Have each child put their handprint on a quilting square |
| donated to be placed in a silent or live auction and the | | | | and then have their name placed by it. Having this |
| highest bid gets the item. This will give ideas for the | | | | handprint quilt usually can bring in a lot of money for a |
| kids in each class to come up with a great class | | | | fundraiser. |
| project items that can be placed in the auction. It will | | | | Other great ideas are to have painted furniture with |
| discuss beautiful vases that use mosaic tiles and | | | | the children participating in the decorating of it. For a |
| porcelain tiles done by older students and a handprint | | | | kindergarten class, a child sized table and chairs |
| quit from a preschool age class are just a couple of | | | | painted in white is a great base for some thumbprint |
| the ideas. | | | | art. Have each child put their painted thumbprint on a |
| Most parents treasure anything that is made by their | | | | section of the furniture and then have an adult turn |
| child but when it is an object that is auctioned off and it | | | | that thumbprint into a cute animal using pen accents. |
| may cost them quite a bit of money they may be a bit | | | | The child's name will also be placed by this print. For |
| more selective in what they want. That is why it is | | | | older kids having them paint a special picture or object |
| important for a classroom project to not only be done | | | | on an Adirondack chair for the garden is a great idea |
| by the children but also be something that people | | | | and results in a colorful, vibrant piece for your outdoors. |
| would want to have anyway as well. Getting a | | | | All of these projects are special because the kids |
| beautiful vase and having the kids bring old plates, | | | | were involved and should bring in great auction bids |
| mugs or colorful tiles in would be a great start to doing | | | | and raise a lot of money for their school. The kids are |
| a mosaic project. The older students enjoy breaking | | | | even more excited if you are the winner of their class |
| these items to create the different pieces to be | | | | project that they are so proud of. |
| adhered to the vase. The end result is a gorgeous | | | | |