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The VolunteerSpot blog has moved and is still alive and well! We continue to add new helpful tips and ideas every month with the goal of making life a little easier for all you awesome (volunteer, PTA/PTO, teacher, faith group, league, workplace, neighborhood, and community) Organizers out there.

 

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We invite you to search our VolunteerSpot blog archive for past posts that may be of interest, and for fresh, up-to-date content, head over to the SignUp Idea Center. Here you’ll find fun ideas, best practices, smart planning tips, and free downloadable graphics, PLUS printable and fillable checklists, letters, coloring pages, appreciation certificates, thank you notes, and much more. 

We’ve got you covered when it comes to volunteer management (for nonprofit organizations, schools, teams, whatever your cause!), fundraising, holidays and other seasonal events, family reunions, picnics, potlucks… you get the point!

Whatever your interest, Start Planning Now at SignUp!

Spring Carnival Ideas

4 Messy Spring Carnival Booths

Updated Feb 2019

Looking to make a mess at this Spring's big outdoor fundraiser? Try some of these FUN booths kids love to take a part of!

1) Pie the Principal: Pie tins filled with whip cream or pudding make this booth fast, messy fun for the whole family. Typically as a reward for a certain amount of money raised or a raffle, principals and other school staff will have just as much fun as students who get to throw pies at them!

2) Confetti Eggs: Carefully hollowed egg shells filled with colorful paper make for an explosive, fun carnival booth. Kids love to buy the eggs and throw them at their friends; they break easily and release all the confetti inside. Game instructions from CarnivalSavers.com HERE

3) Balloon Dart Art: Help kids create a masterpiece at this year's carnival with Dart Art! By filling balloons with colorful paint, tacking them to a large canvas and letting kids throw darts to pop them, a wonderful work of art is created that can be hung up at the school. Instructions and ideas from Craft-Austin.com HERE

4) Dunking Booth: Watching the principal or your favorite teacher get dunked is probably an all-time favorite for kids. If renting a whole booth isn't in the budget, however, consider an inexpensive alternative where kids get to soak big sponges and throw them at unassuming victims 10 or 15 feet away.

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Tip: Control the mess! Have a clean-up volunteer crew signed up to help and necessary tools on hand like vacuums, brooms, and trash bags to make clean up swift. Schedule volunteers and even sign up for people to donate cleaning items with free online signup sheets, get started now!

 

 

Images:

Pie photo courtesy of https://www.dmschools.org/2014/03/teachers-take-pies-in-face-for-fundraiser/

Balloon photo courtesy of http://news.erskine.edu/dance-marathon-to-host-childrens-miracle-network-benefit-feb-16/

Dunking photo courtesy of http://marfapublicradio.org/?attachment_id=12003

What's YOUR Volunteer Resolution for the New Year?

Does your list of New Year’s resolutions look something like this?:

• lose weight
• sleep more
• exercise three times a week
• watch less TV

New Year’s resolutions always look great on paper, but somehow, around mid-January, reality comes crashing in and old routines become just that, the same old routine.

This year, add one resolution that you can stick with, resolve to volunteer more!

Volunteering almost always ranks in the top 10 of resolutions nationwide. Everyone wants to make a positive impact in their community and volunteering is an excellent way to get involved and directly impact the quality of life within your community.

Whether it’s being the room mom for your child’s class, planting trees, mentoring at-risk kids, coaching soccer, or handing out water at a race, volunteering increases your self-worth and boosts your community’s health too. And now it’s easier than ever to help out, when you use SignUp.com to plan volunteer hours.

The usual New Year’s resolutions quickly fall by the wayside because everyday schedules don’t have much flexibility; there’s never enough time to fit in that exercise routine or even just get to bed on time.

SignUp.com is the solution to your time vs. volunteer commitment battle. Fast and easy scheduling and one-click sign-ups eliminate the hassle so that anyone can be a willing volunteer. Now everyone has the ability to give an hour every few weeks, or bring snacks to a game when they have a free Saturday.

Resolve to volunteer this year, and use SignUp.com to make it easy to follow through!

To get started volunteering, create a project of your own on SignUp.com or search for local volunteer listings in your community using the VolunteerMatch widget here. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!