Photo Gallery
A selection of photos from my PTA life and other fundraising - stalls, displays, ideas. Click on them to see a bigger photo and use the link to listen to the relevant episode.
Another sample book sale layout but here I have tried to group the books by colours within their own sections. I think it looks a bit more streamlined and might be nicer for people browsing the books. Listen to Ep 42 for more details.
▶ Episode 42
A sample book sale layout, loosely grouped by adult books, older children paperbacks and picture books at the front where younger children can see and reach them. I talk all about second-hand book sales in Ep 42.
▶ Episode 42
We decorated our wonderful school library for autumn and I'm hoping we can add natural decorations each season. Here we used tiny craft pegs to peg fake autumn leaves to the tree. I think it turned out really well!
I've recreated a mini cake sale to illustrate the display options I talk about in Ep 32 - Cake Sales part 1. I've added a tablecloth and placed the cakes on boards and plates. My cardboard cake stand and a box under the tablecloth add height to the display too. And finally, my little label holders explain what each cake is. These are the crocodile clip holders I mention in my episode.
▶ Episode 32
The tempting cheese board at the Progressive Supper, beautifully laid out. I talk about the Progressive Supper in Episode 31.
▶ Episode 31
Examples of delicious donated desserts from the Progressive Supper I mention in episode 31.
▶ Episode 31
This Progressive Supper was to raise money for the village preschool so we asked the children to decorate the paper tablecloths for us. Listen to episode 31 for more details about the Progressive Supper fundraiser.
▶ Episode 31
In episode 25, I mention how we fundraised for the library and how an artist came in to work with the children to make these animal sculptures - each class made a different one.
▶ Episode 25
Our brand new school library - my most favourite project that the PTA funded at my school.
You can just see the bear at the top of the shelves here, where there are books for older readers and emerging readers.
This is the gift bag that I talked to Eve about in Episode 20 when we discussed running a Festive Giftwrapping evening. find her on www.giftwrappingbyeve.com
▶ Episode 20
The Usborne book of Fortune Tellers that I talk about on Episode 18 - 10 easy stalls using A4 paper.
▶ Episode 18
Oi Frog sweet display - we used gummy frogs.
Hungry Caterpillar sweet display with a lovely donated cake! We used giant gummy strawberries.
Scarlet and Ivy sweet display - we used fizzy cola bottles.
Winnie-the-Pooh sweet display - we used chocolate-covered honeycomb.
Harry Potter Sweet display - we used flying saucers which was our interpretation of Fizzing Whizzes
▶ Episode 7
Grufflalo sweet display - we used jelly snakes!
Second sale mini display 1
Second sale mini display 2 - you can also see here that we had gummy bears for We're Going on a Bear Hunt and pencil shaped sweets for The Day the Crayons Quit.