I am VERY new in the PTA at my child’s school, one of the open committees was the Fall Festival, so I signed myself and my friend up. We have come up with some pretty good ideas on our own, but any ideas from seasoned PTA or other club veterans would be lovely! I really want to stay involved in my sons school and PTA. I am nervous because I am new and, well, lets just say the other moms are on a slightly (HUGE) different social status than I am. So I want to wow them, but I also want to show that you don’t have to have it all already to make a fun time for the kids…. These are my own crazy fears by the way. NO one has been outright rude to me. But take a moment and imagine how you feel when you pull up to a meeting (at a house you wouldn’t even want to enter for fear of getting lost LOL) in a dinged up mini van (my friends – which by the way is in better shape than my 20 year old sedan) and there are nothing but brand new top of the line van’s with tv screens and sun roofs and middle windows that roll down – and are not even 6 months old, as well as convertables, and SUV that I couldn’t afford the gas for… ok, i am rambling now, but you get the point… so i am intimidated, trying not to show it, but really want to prove to them and me, i am just as good. SO cheap easy FUN FUN FUN Fall Festival Ideas… money makers or free bees for the kids, cause we are doing a mix of both 
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July 16th, 2010 @1:37 am
I understand your intimidation, but I commend you for being involved in your child’s school. As a teacher, we wish more were like that (involved). It sends the message to your child(ren) that you value education and their school.
Is the event held after school hours or during school? Does each classroom contribute or is just PTA? Simple ideas might include making ghost suckers, coloring sheets. You could ask for old clothing donations and allow kids to stuff a scarecrow. At our school, the 3rd grade classes & teachers do a dice walk. It’s much like a cake walk, BUT the teachers/parents (at the booth) roll 2 dice. The added amount of the dice determines the winner. The 6th grade classes/parents sell the felt scarves that are popular and are found football games. The 8th grade sells popcorn, nachos, hot dogs.
MOST of this depends on the involvement of the parents. aAt my school, each class asks the parents to donate specific items (depending on what that class/grade) is responsible. Our K classes do a bake sale, so all K parents are asked to doante to that.
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