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Discover expert tips, setup guides, and creative ideas to help you plan, promote, and run a festive, fun, and profitable holiday shop for your school.
Holiday Shoppe Blogs
How to Promote Your Elementary School Holiday Shop
You’ve scheduled the event, coordinated volunteers, and organized tables filled with thoughtfully selected gifts. But even with perfect preparation, students and families won’t benefit unless they know what to expect. A clear promotional strategy ensures families are...
Improve Your School Holiday Shop: Plan for Next Year
You want your next school holiday shop to be better. Maybe that means creating a smoother experience for volunteers, increasing student participation, or giving students more gift options they actually love. Whatever "better" looks like for your school, you don't have...
Reflect & Review: Your School Holiday Gift Shop
Your school holiday gift shop has wrapped up, and it's easy to feel the relief of completion and move on to the next project. But the schools that turn good in-school holiday shoppes into exceptional ones know there's one more crucial step: strategic evaluation. By...
How to Host a Santa’s Workshop For Schools
A Santa’s workshop for schools offers students a fun and meaningful way to select gifts for loved ones in a safe and supportive environment. When the event flows smoothly, students feel proud of their choices, and volunteers can enjoy watching the excitement unfold....
Santa Store for Schools: How to Organize Volunteers
A Santa store at school is a beloved holiday tradition that lets students buy affordable gifts for family and friends while experiencing the joy of giving. The success of every holiday shop depends on dedicated volunteers who keep things running smoothly. The...
Benefits of Hosting a Holiday Gift Shop for Schools
The holidays are a busy, exciting time for schools. There’s decorating to do, events to plan, and plenty of energy in the air. Finding activities that are fun for students and easy for the school to manage can feel like a challenge. Holiday gift shop for schools is a...
11 Themes for Your Next School Holiday Shop
Everyone is excited for the annual school holiday shop – shopping for the kids, volunteer opportunities for staff, a way to bring the community together, and surprise gifts for parents. It’s a countdown every year! Some years, however, the annual school holiday shop...
How To Plan Your School Holiday Shop Timeline
Planning Your School's Holiday Shop Timeline Like any large, school-wide event, a school holiday shop takes planning and time to be successful. While school holiday shop companies like Kids’ Kastle make it easy to dive in with packages and product samples, the more...
9 Easy Ways to Promote Your School Holiday Shop
At Kids’ Kastle, we know how exciting (and a little overwhelming) planning school holiday shops can be! Whether you’re a seasoned PTA member or new to organizing school fundraisers, promoting your holiday shop is key to its success. Don’t worry— promoting your school...
Top Trends for School Holiday Shops in 2024
Are you excited for this year’s school holiday shop? We are too! School holiday shops are one of the most fun ways to help schools raise money while giving students a chance to buy gifts for their families. In 2024, we’re seeing some cool trends that are making...
School Fundraising Blogs
How to Promote Your Elementary School Holiday Shop
You’ve scheduled the event, coordinated volunteers, and organized tables filled with thoughtfully selected gifts. But even with perfect preparation, students and families won’t benefit unless they know what to expect. A clear promotional strategy ensures families are...
Improve Your School Holiday Shop: Plan for Next Year
You want your next school holiday shop to be better. Maybe that means creating a smoother experience for volunteers, increasing student participation, or giving students more gift options they actually love. Whatever "better" looks like for your school, you don't have...
Reflect & Review: Your School Holiday Gift Shop
Your school holiday gift shop has wrapped up, and it's easy to feel the relief of completion and move on to the next project. But the schools that turn good in-school holiday shoppes into exceptional ones know there's one more crucial step: strategic evaluation. By...
How to Host a Santa’s Workshop For Schools
A Santa’s workshop for schools offers students a fun and meaningful way to select gifts for loved ones in a safe and supportive environment. When the event flows smoothly, students feel proud of their choices, and volunteers can enjoy watching the excitement unfold....
Santa Store for Schools: How to Organize Volunteers
A Santa store at school is a beloved holiday tradition that lets students buy affordable gifts for family and friends while experiencing the joy of giving. The success of every holiday shop depends on dedicated volunteers who keep things running smoothly. The...
Benefits of Hosting a Holiday Gift Shop for Schools
The holidays are a busy, exciting time for schools. There’s decorating to do, events to plan, and plenty of energy in the air. Finding activities that are fun for students and easy for the school to manage can feel like a challenge. Holiday gift shop for schools is a...
Benefits of Hiring a School Fundraiser Company vs DIY Fundraising
Fundraising is one of the most exciting times for a school – the students, teachers, and staff all get involved to make a successful event that benefits the entire community. And, when done successfully, a school fundraiser can establish the funds needed for the rest...
Dates to Remember for School Fundraising Year-Round
At Kids’ Kastle, we are more than just a school holiday shop. We offer seasonal fundraising opportunities to help schools and PTAs make fundraising exciting and easy year-round. As the year wraps up, we’ve put together a month-by-month guide to the best dates and...
How to Use Social Media for Spring School Fundraising
Springtime is coming our way and with it comes new Spring fundraisers – Easter eggs, special treats, Smencils, pretzel snacks, and more. This time of year, we get a lot of PTA members, teachers, and even students asking how they can better improve their high school...
School Fundraising Do’s and Don’ts
School fundraising is a fantastic idea for all grade levels. Students, faculty, and families get to join together to celebrate their school pride and raise money for activities, supplies, growth, and more within their school system. School fundraising is about...