Fundraising ideas guide: Celebrations and Seasonal activities

• Sponsored spring clean – ask for a donation to clean someone’s house. Or why not use the opportunity to host a car boot sale?

St Patrick’s Day fundraising

• Get sponsored to wear something green for the day
• Host an Irish dance lesson for a donation

Easter fundraisers

• Easter egg hunt – host a ticketed Easter egg hunt
• Easter egg decorating competition – how creative can your family get painting an egg, ask for a donation to take part
• Get sponsored to dress as the Easter bunny 

• Summer car wash – ask for donations to clean people’s cars  
• Summer ‘paddling’ pool party – host a ‘pool party’ from the comfort of your own back garden by asking friends and neighbours to make a donation to cool down in your paddling pool.
• Open gardens – get your neighbours together and open your garden for the public to see for a donation, why not also sell refreshments and cakes? 

Halloween fundraisers

• Horror movie night – how brave are you? Host a spooky movie marathon.
• Pumpkin carving competition – buy pumpkins and for a donation, ask your friends to carve their scariest design, with the winner winning a prize.
• Bobbing for apples competition – how many apples can you ‘bob for’ in a minute? Ask for a donation to take part, see who can get the most. 

• Hogmanay fundraiser – celebrate the new year with a hogmanay party!
• Carol Concert – sell tickets to your own carol concert  
• Sell homemade Christmas cards or Christmas decorations
• Christmas wreath masterclass – organise a Christmas wreath decorating workshop with a donation to attend
• Sponsored Christmas outfit day
• Gingerbread house decorating competition
• Donate your Secret Santa gift to Mencap – instead of spending £5 on a gift, donate it to Mencap
• Sponsored gift wrapping
• Christmas movie night – feel festive with a Christmas movie night in
• Sell mulled wine or hot chocolate 
• Valentines'/Galentines day fundraisers
• Roses or chocolate sale