Fundraising with Kids - Call for Ideas!

The pressure is on and kids are being asked to raise money right and left for their school, sports teams and youth activities.  Finding kid-friendly fundraisers that are fun and easy to orchestrate can be challenging.  Are you tired of asking family and neighbors to buy cookie dough, wrapping paper, and magazines?  We are too!  That's why we're putting together a free eBook filled with creative fundraisers that don't involve selling the usual stuff!

We've talked to parents and volunteer leaders across the country and have collected fresh kid-friendly fund raising ideas from A-Z.  We are almost ready to publish our next eBook and would like to include a few more ideas.  How have you raised money with kids? Anything goes from traditional to creative!  

Please share your traditions and ideas by clicking COMMENTS below and we'll add your fundraisers to our upcoming eBook! 

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Comments

[BluBelle]

Our Swim Club hosts a Haunted House each fall. The kids do all the planning and decorate the clubhouse. We have it open for two nights on the weekend before Halloween. Last year we added a pumpkin carving contest (with entry fee). We raised more than $600 while having a ton of fun!

[CJMama]

Poinsettia Sale - it's so easy! Kids take the orders, we pick up from Home Depot (ask for a discount), and parents help with deliveries the first weekend in Dec.

[Lella]

Our preschool has a plant sale each spring. Parents and parishioners order seeds and container plants from our 'catalog'- we buy at wholesale and make a nice profit. Everyone loves to plant in the spring and the kids love helping in the garden.

Mostly people pick-up their plants at the preschool/church. Some prefer to pay an extra fee for delivery.

[MaryStores]

Pie sale! Our dance team takes orders for pumpkin pies before Thanksgiving. Each family ends up making about 6 or 8 of them. It's easy for the kids to help and we sell them for $7 each.

[Lauratti]

tried and true - Bake Sales