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What do you think of when you are invited to an open house independent of school, such as for a party or a business? Food? Speaker? Flexibility in schedule? Entertainment? Decorations? Socializing? Displays? Sales? A school open house is to showcase itself just as a business would. The goal of a school open house is…

Can you believe summer is over and the kids are back in school?! The first month can be filled with anxiety by both the kids and the parents. The kids can be anxious about having a new teacher, not having friends in their class, whether or not they are ready for the next grade, etc.…

Can you believe the end of school is here?! If you are like most parents around this time, you are running around frantically trying to juggle final class projects, helping kids study for their final exams, volunteering at class parties, and finishing up with parent organization responsibilities. Below are 5 tips to keep you organized…

What does it mean to, “Go Green?” “Going green means to pursue knowledge and practices that can lead to more environmentally friendly and ecologically responsible decisions and lifestyles, which can help protect the environment and sustain its natural resources for current and future generations,“ according to the Middleton Thrall Library. Fun Services offers ways to…

Sometimes we get lost in fulfilling requests, demands, and details and forget or don’t take the time to reflect on the purpose of a task or project. This is true for schools running Santa’s Secret Shop. Everyone has a different purpose, some run the program as a service to students, some as a fundraiser for…

Tradeshows for Parent Teacher Organizations Can Be Overwhelming If you have been to a trade show for PTA or PTO, it could be slightly overwhelming with all the different options for fundraisers. The number of options has increased drastically over the years. You can choose from selling food, goods, spiritwear, discounted tickets, organizing fun runs/jogathons,…

I want to sign up for the holiday gift shop but I don’t have money in the budget for marketing. How do I promote the program? Fun Services provides everything for you to promote your shop! We are preparing promotional packets, called Starter Kits, right now to ship out approximately one month in advance. Your…

Winner Winner Winner Are you feeling lucky? Fun Services likes to have fun, and therefore always creates opportunities for our loyal and new customers to win prizes! Visit one of our Open Houses. We have a traveling showcase at Marie Callender’s locations from Bakersfield to Victorville to San Diego. And of course, we have our…

Filling committee positions for parent/teacher groups is always a challenge as members graduate, complete their terms or take on other responsibilities. The key to recruiting is increasing parent involvement as a whole. The more parents are involved, the more parents you have to assess skills, abilities, and availability and the more you can encourage them…