A-Z of creative ideas

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Art auction
If you're a budding van Gogh, or even have a more contemporary edge such as a Damien Hirst, you could arrange an auction to sell your work amongst your family, friends and colleagues.

Bake a cake
Who can't resist a good homemade cake? If you have the skill to make tasty cakes you can enter them in fetes and raffles where they can be given as a prize or used for games where people can guess the weight or number of ingredients.

Book fair
For those who love reading and books, why not ask people to bring along any unwanted books and sell them either amongst your fellow bookworms or arrange a sale?

Choir
If you can sing like an angel and have a group of fellow enthusiasts, you can arrange for a singing group to meet in a shopping centre or other public place. Don't forget to get permission from the relevant authorities before you start singing!

Concert
If you like all things musical and are a born organiser, why not ask bands, musicians and/or singers to a venue to play for free? You can advertise in the local area with posters plus let the local press know about the event then sell your tickets well in advance.

Craft fair
Whether you make craft items yourself or simply like organising, you can get involved with a craft fair. If you make the items, you can arrange to sell them at your local fair or, if you prefer to be involved in the retailing side of things, you can find a venue and ask local craft makers to donate items for you to sell.

Drawing competition
One for all the budding artists out there. All the parents and/or teachers can ask the children to draw of paint a picture then the parents pay an entry fee for each drawing submitted. The pictures are then judged and the winning entries could be displayed in a local public place such as the library. A toyshop could be approached to provide the prizes.

Facepainting
If you have the ability to do effective face painting, why not charge parents for painting childrens' faces?

Green fingers
If you're lucky enough to be a naturally skilled gardener who can successfully grow plants without killing them, why not make the most of your ability and sell your plant cuttings in aid of our charity?

Jewellery
If you like making jewellery why not sell some for us at your local craft fair? If you have a collection of items you can also use them as prizes in a raffle.

Knitting
Are you a whizz at knitting? Why not knit some scarves or even more ambitious items for sale at a local fair or fete?

Manicure
Have you trained as a manicurist? If so, perhaps you would be willing to give manicures to your family and friends in return for sponsorship money?

Record/CD sale
Do you love your music? Why not ask people to bring along any unwanted old records and/or CDs and sell them either amongst your friends or arrange a sale?

Sewing
Do you own a sewing machine and enjoy doing clothing alterations and repairs? Why not offer your services to your family, friends and colleagues and charge a small fee for our charity?

If you can think of anything we've forgotten please contact us and we'll add it to our list!