| As a professional school photographer, I often get | | | | the kids. Many times, kids are asked to sell door to |
| asked by principals for good fundraiser ideas. Many | | | | door. Childrens Art fundraisers prevent any students |
| schools are looking for fundraising ideas and | | | | from selling door-to-door or selling to strangers. |
| sometimes ask their photographer for help. I looked | | | | There are considerably more benefits with an art |
| at many fundraising programs and found that a | | | | based fundraiser when compared to a sales based |
| Childrens Art offers a great way to raise money for | | | | fundraiser. |
| your organization. People may not realize that | | | | Art Based School Fundraisers Boost Kids Self Esteem |
| fundraising is a task typically tackled by the parents. | | | | With art based fundraisers, kids get to express their |
| With my experience in the marketplace, I have seen | | | | creativity. An art based PTA or school fundraiser |
| countless fundraising ideas. When choosing a | | | | encourages students to explore and express their |
| fundraiser, schools have to decide to go with the | | | | imagination. Art based fundraisers, every child is an |
| tried and true product sales approach or to look at | | | | artist and every piece of artwork is a masterpiece. |
| some new ideas. | | | | With many programs, every child's artwork is |
| Here are a few reasons why Childrens Art | | | | produced on a custom proof. This allows parents to |
| fundraisers are a great fundraising ideas for your | | | | see artwork from their child and to purchase custom |
| organization. | | | | keepsakes created from artwork done by their own |
| Unlike traditional fundraisers, there is NO work for the | | | | children. Kids get to see that their artwork is worthy |
| parents! | | | | of being displayed on a custom product. Even if |
| Childrens Art fundraisers do not feel like work to the | | | | parents do not purchase an item, these programs |
| parents. Parents are constantly being asked to sell | | | | allow kids to keep their custom proof. Traditional |
| something to raise money for their schools. What | | | | PTA or school fundraisers cannot offer this, only an |
| happens with most fundraisers is that the parents | | | | art based school fundraiser can. |
| are the ones doing all of the work. Many times, | | | | These are the reasons that childrens art fundraisers |
| parents feel like they are being "put out", or they | | | | are such great school fundraising ideas, many parents |
| feel like they are being asked to do too much work. | | | | do not even realize it is a fundraiser and the kids |
| School fundraisers should not put children in danger. | | | | have fun doing it! |
| With a Childrens Art fundraiser, there is no danger to | | | | |