These baskets sound very cool and the jumpstart of teacher/class involvement I'd like to get going next year. We are having a spring carnival...usually we do a raffle & sell tickets. Would you recommend the baskets for a raffle or only an auction?
If doing an auction (silent) at the carnival how would you go about starting this - the set up / prep work. Any & all ideas would be great!
WE have had several WEBKINZ baskets--huge hit with the kids-- The webkinz-- clothes, book marks, charms-- the kids went crazy for this one....
We also had a pot of gold basket-- lucky strike-- instant ticket lottery basket---
A night at the movies-- movie tickets, popcorn, movie candy, DVD's
Mexican delight-- Rice, tortillas, salsa, chips, tortilla warmer---
A Night on the town-- restaurant certificate, 2 movie passes, 2 museum passes, misc. items as well
A Day at the Beach--
Arts & Crafts--
Handy Man--
Electronic Geek--
Camera Fun--
Sports Basket and themed basket to go with our 3 Sports teams-- Pistons, Red Wings, Tigers-- Big hit when we added 2 passes to a game in each one...
Game Night--
Hope these help out!
Thank you so much for all of the ideas, I get tired of the same old things. This year I did an gardening basket. I put all of the things that were donated in a wheel Barrel. It was full of things that you would use to work in flower beds or repot plants - i.e. potting soil, hand tools, rake, hoe, Garden hose, numerous flower seeds, Misc. Decorative pots, Gift certificate to a local greenhouse and nursery and gloves just to name a few things that went in it. I have 26 students and they were excited to help "Create" the finished Project.
Another Teacher is going to do a John Deer basket
The PE Teacher is doing all kinds of PE eqipmnt for kids. Orange cones, jump rope, kick ball, small dodge ball, hoola hoop, gift certificate to a local sporting goods store, Gift Certificate to a local athletic shoe store, and some other small equipment.
We do a gala and silent auction in the Spring at our school. Each class (74 classes total) have a basket theme to donate items that match their theme...this is what we have for our event this year:
BASKET THEMES:
Family Fun Games & Puzzles
That's Entertainment
Night at the Movies
Kids Rainy Day Busy Basket
A Night on the Town
Movie Madness
Road Trip
Backyard Fun
Beach Party
Picnic Fun
Pool Party
UF Gators
FSU Seminoles
Georgia Bulldogs
Kitchen Gadgets Galore
A Taste of Italy
Baker's Delight
Cookie Monster
Backyard Barbeque
Ice Cream Social
Desserts - So Sweet
Cinco De Mayo- Mexican Fiesta
Soups On!
Gourmet Guru
Coffee Lovers
Tea Party
Spice It Up!
Wok N' Roll
Go Jaguars!
Football Fanatic
Soccer Sensation
March Madness- Basketball
Fore! - Golf
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Fisherman's Cove
Camping
Martini Madness
Margaritaville
Wine Enthusiast
Baby Basket- It's a Boy!
Baby Basket- It's a Girl!
Gift Wrap
Where's The Party? (party supplies)
Red, White and Blue Patriotic Party
Let's Get Organized
Stationary
Building Blocks (legos, lincoln logs, jenga, etc)
Petite Picasso (arts & crafts)
Sleep Over Party - Boy
Sleep Over Party - Girl
Disney
High School Musical
Hannah Montana
Sponge Bob & Nickelodeon Friends Basket
Webkinz
Princess
NY Times Bestseller List (book)
Children's Literature
Breakfast in Bed
Pamper Yourself
Bath Time Fun
Easter
Gardening
Mother's Day
Wok on the Wild Side
Saint Patrick's Day- Luck of the Irish
Candles
Say Cheese (photography)
Viva Las Vegas
Stamping
Scrapbooking
We also did -"Kitchen's closed"-get restaurants to donate gift cards," Makin'Memories"-a digital camera, Creative Memories supplies, museums, a photography session with a local photographer, "Just for Kids":creative stuff-"Couch Potato"-37 inch lcd tv, "For A Rainy Day"-get local banks to donate cash
My PTO has used many of the baskets listed in previous posts, didn't see gardening listed, that is one of our most popular baskets (with a wheelbarrow as the "basket"). Last year we added baskets for "Iowa" and "Iowa St", filling them with sports fan related items. They were HUGE hits, with the Iowa and Iowa St fans competing to have the best basket. I think this would be popular too if you were in a state with a professional team, such as Chicago Bears. We auction our baskets, the Iowa basket was our top basket at $220 for just that basket.
