The PTO sponsors a holiday store each December, usually held for two days during the last week of class before winter vacation. Students can purchase small holiday gifts for family members and friends. In the last few years, our emphasis has pulled away from resale items to focus on student-made gifts. A week before, the children come home with a shopping list you may help them fill out: who would they like to make gifts for? At school, the children will get to see the options available that year, and decide on their budget. Prices range from $1 to $5. Most are a craft the children will complete during their class's turn at the store, making useful items like stationary, bookmarks, magnets, and containers. A few items are also available to purchase for the hard-to-make-for demographics, like babies and pets.
Each year we need several volunteers to help at craft stations, with wrapping, and as cashiers. I love working the holiday store--it's full of generous spirits and grand MAKING.
We owe special thanks for the tremendous amount of preparation and work done by Joanne Meehan and Holly Kennedy to create a beautiful shopping and crafting experience in 2009 and 2010.
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