Schools

We are inviting all principals, teachers and students who wish to get involved in The 'Big Night In'. We're looking for schools to get excited and involved and to do something 'BIG' to raise money for The 'Big Night In'. Schools can really help us and whether you are a KidsCan StandTall partner school or not. To get your fundraising activity started click here to go the 4 steps to fundraising page. For more information and ideas contact Michael Brown — Community Fundraising Coordinator by email or phone the office on 0800 264 2009

We've got heaps of fun and wacky ideas for schools to get involved to raise loads of money for The 'Big Night In', but we challenge you to come up with some ideas of your own. In return we we'll put the biggest, craziest activities on this site and your school may also be chosen to be on TV3 as part of our "Get on TV3" Competition We are quietly confident that schools can do BIG things for The 'Big Night In'. So get your thinking caps on and start planning!

School Fundraising Ideas

Hold a readathon, a spellathon or a knowledgeathon! Get all your pupils together and hold an 'athon'! Why not include a teacher or parent to see if they are smarter or not! Invite parents and family along and charge a gold coin to attend the 'athon' taking place.

The BIG bazaar mufti day

The kids love to get dressed up, why not make it a bit different; maybe wear their PJ's, a silly hat, their favorite superhero or celebrity. Even more fun if the teachers get involved and get dressed up as well. Charge a gold coin, and donate to "The Big Night In"

The BIG talent show

There is nothing more fun than seeing your class mates' dance, your teachers singing or performing silly skits. Best still the school principal doing a stand up and telling jokes! Sell tickets to parents and the community to come along and watch! Kids always find it hysterical to watch their teachers being funny and silly. Lots of fun and at the same time you're raising money for a fabulous cause.

The BIG social

Give the children a chance to dress up, put their glad rags on and dance the night away with all their school mates. Charge a gold coin to attend. Sell light refreshments you could even charge the parents to be a chaperone.

The BIG help the community day!

Children from school go into a place of work and get paid for their work. Not only does the community benefit, it's a great exposure for the kids and they get the satisfaction of earning their own money, and the joy of donating what they worked hard for!

The Big Kiwi sausage sizzle and oldie but a goodie!

Get a group of dads to cook and sell sausages to the community with all proceeds going to The 'Big Night In'! Don't let your imagination end there! What else could you sizzle??

The BIG sticky fly on the wall!

Thought we'd shake things up a bit and put this wacky idea in. You will need a teacher with a great sense of humor to volunteer, and several large rolls of duct tape. The teacher simply stands on a chair with their back up against a wall (somewhere where everyone gets a great view of them!) Sell meter sections of tape, which is used to tape the teacher to the wall. Once all the tape is all sold remove the chair and time how long they remain stuck! Why not also run a sweepstake before hand for a small fee, to guess how long they will stay up! Imagine if you have several teachers being a sticky fly on the wall, see who can stay up the longest. For safety you may want to place a couple of swabs beneath them, to cushion the fall!