Fun-Filled Ideas for PTOs

Most PTOs are moving FULL STEAM ahead with fundraisers for this school year, but we have to make sure we incorporate some fun-filled activities throughout the year for the students. Here are a few worthwhile (for FREE/Low cost) fun ideas from the PTO Today website.

Snack and Learn

To get parents involved in language arts assessment testing, School PTOs can invite parents to attend a workshop at school with their children. Each parent-and-child pair can be given the same section of the test to work on; when they were done, students are provided a snack before heading back to class. Parents stay behind for a wrap-up discussion and pizza.

It’s Just a Stinkin’ Game!

Family Game night – Sock Wars: PTO members collect as many socks as they can, knot each one into a ball, and lay them out in the middle of the gym. Parents, teachers, and kids use the balled-up socks for a fun variation on dodge ball.

Teacher Appreciation - Daily Affirmations

Throughout appreciation week, teachers, staff members, and administrators are given a small gift and note in their mailboxes each day from the PTO. Little bags of coffee that can say “Thanks a latte for all you do!” The custodians’ basket of treats can include animal crackers that say “This place would be a zoo without you.”

In Pursuit of Art

PTO’s spaghetti supper and art scavenger hunt. Student artwork is hung throughout the school. Parents and children follow clues prepared by the art teacher to find each piece.