I think this would be a great idea! There are so many kids at our school that don't get to make special projects except in art class. My kids are so lucky to have a mom that loves to make things with them. We actually have an extra bedroom that is called our "arts & crafts" room.
I think this would be a great idea! There are so many kids at our school that don't get to make special projects except in art class. My kids are so lucky to have a mom that loves to make things with them. We actually have an extra bedroom that is called our "arts & crafts" room.
Still in the planning stages, but it's a pretty good bet that the $3 per child will not be required. The initial thinking is that that may be an option for groups that want to buy a complete, ready-right-out-of-the-box solution. Other ideas will also be provided.
I loved the idea of family craft night. Also liked what appears to be crayola's program. The problem here is that our PTO doesn't have $3 to spend on each child that participates. And with 40 percent of our students "economically challenged" there is no way I can ask people to pay. We are having an art competition with the winner to be announced at a rare evening PTO meeting in November. I would love anyone's suggestions for having a quality craft night on the cheap.
We run a craft program at our school. A committee comes up with ideas and purchase materials then we have the children come to the cafeteria and make crafts that they can give as gifts during the holidays. The lady who handled last year and I had a discussion about doing a family night just like the one you're talking about. Since we consolidate two schools last year and doubled student population, we were forced to reduce the number of projects the kids made due to time constraints. We thought we could make up the difference by having a family craft night. Doing it this way would also reduce the number of volunteers needed, because the children would be coming with a parent.
Here's an idea for you and it could make you some money in the process , for other projects . I want to team a child with his or her parent , guardian , or grandparent . They would either come in together one night or one Saturday . They will draw or color a picture together . Our principal and PTA board has approved this project . It is a good parent involvement thing , that includes parents in a school activity .
We may or may not have independent judges and give awards for some of the pictures . All pictures will be displayed in the school halls . ( We may let the kids and teachers vote on the best pictures .) You will need paper . That is not so expensive . You can either buy crayons or colored pencils . You can put those in recycled ice cream buckets , spaced along the tables , for sharing . Wal-Mart may help you with supplies if you put in a written request , explaining the project . The left over supplies can be donated to the art class or classrooms .
Here is the other thing you can do : There are companies that take the art work submitted to them and they make magnets from them . The magnets are sent home for preview , along with ordering information . You can buy that magnet and more magnets or other products with the art work on them . These products make great Christmas presents and this is a great art fund-raiser , because your organization gets a percentage from the sales . Depending on the company , you may have to send the unbought preview magnets back . Our Art teacher does this fund-raiser for students only . He uses Art By Me , which can be found on the web . I have seen one in the PTO Today magazine that lets you keep the preview magnets free.
Of coarse it is all on a voluntary basis . You can send home a survey or entry forms , so you can plan your supplies .
