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A school carnival is one of the best ways to raise money and build community spirit for your school. So many schools have yearly carnivals that it is easy to fall into a familiar pattern of repetition each year. The following suggestions are meant to help you shake your event up a little and to start thinking of new ways to increase your profits.

BUILD YOUR CARNIVAL AROUND A REALLY GOOD THEME

By selecting a different theme for your carnival each year, it both keeps your families interested and engaged, and also it forces your planning committee to develop new ideas for games, events, costumes, food choices, etc. The selection of a theme is the foundation for the rest of your carnival planning. It is vital to keep your auction from becoming predictable each year.

KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

It is important to know what kind of people will be attending your carnival. This demographic knowledge will help you in deciding what kind of a theme to choose and what kind of activities will make you the most money. Basically, make sure you are giving your audience what they want. If karaoke is popular, give them a karaoke booth. If a football throwing competition would be popular, give them that. If you think silly string would be a big seller, have plenty of that on hand and mark it up.

THINK LIKE A GUERILLA (MARKETER)

The key to making a lot of money at your carnival is to have lots of people there. Make sure you have an excellent team in charge of getting the word out. First, utilize every method of free publicity: press release, road-side banners, lots of fliers in shops over town, church bulletins, etc. Also let your school families know how important attendance is and that their efforts in bringing others to the event is encouraged and appreciated. After you have exhausted these low or no cost means of advertising, perhaps you can consider a well-placed paid advertisement in the local paper or radio station. Only do this if you’ve had success in the past and can afford it. There are so many means of cheap marketing.

SECURITY AT DOORS = PARENTS FEEL SAFE

Once parents have arrived, they want to make sure their kids are safe to run around. This sense of security will go a long way toward making mom and dad comfortable and willing to spend more money. I know that if I’m constantly worried about where my kids are and what they are breaking, I’ll be looking at the clock and planning my exit strategy. I’m not going to drop a lot of dough. Make sure to have volunteers specifically assigned to the front doors to make sure no one escapes. I would also station a male and female adult by the bathrooms to make sure no trouble happens there. Try to imagine any place there could be trouble in your physical space and solve the problem before it happens.

SEEK A WIDE VARIETY OF DONATIONS

One way to make money is to not spend it in the first place. Therefore, do everything in your power to get food and supplies donated. This process should happen very early in your planning. Seek out natural connections within your school community. Who knows, one of your sudent’s dad might own a company that rents out inflatable bounce houses and would be willing to rent them to you for free. You won’t know until you check. Make sure to give out a lot of recognition (both verbally and through prominent signage) to all those who helped, and make sure that a committee takes responsibility for sending out thank you letters to every single person or business that helped you during the carnival.

CHARGE FOR VENDOR BOOTHS

In addition to the rides, games, and scheduled entertainment at the carnival, there is an opportunity to provide parents and kids with another great experience: vendor booths. You can sell booth space ( can be as simple as 8′ folding tables) to local business who want to market to your specific audience. You can also require the vendors provide some kind of freebie or activity to whoever visits their booth. Pencils, Frisbees, coloring books, etc- and they can put their logo on everything they give away. They can pass out coupons as well. This is a great marketing opportunity for the business and it adds to the overall excitement of the event. If you get enough vendors, you can also make some decent money off of it. If you charge $100 per booth and get 12 booths, you just made $1,200 pure profit. And, $100 for such a great marketing opportunity is not out of reach for many local businesses. I have even heard of carnivals with booths set up for health and wellness information, including free flu shots, blood pressure screenings, for example. You can give price breaks on booths to non-profit groups, if you wish. The more booths = more excitement.

SELL TICKETS FOR EVERYTHING- KEEPS CASH AT A MINIMUM

Take a cue from most arcades out there today, convert cash into tokens or tickets whenever possible. This accomplishes two important purposes. 1) It prevents individual booths from having to handle and secure cash. With all the excitement and activity, why take a risk on cash being lost, stolen, or mishandled in any way? 2) People are much more likely to spend tokens or tickets freely than real cash money. It’s a psychological thing.

TAKE PLASTIC

Even though you may lose a few percentage points for the transaction, I recommend setting your carnival up to accept debit and credit cards for tickets and maybe some of the higher price add-ons you have. This way you avoid the situation of a parent running out of cash, even though they still want to make that last minute purchase. Don’t lose that sale!

PLAN SOMETHNG FOR EVERYBODY

In your planning, make sure that you include activities for everyone. For instance, you may get lots of younger siblings. It would be wise in this instance to set aside a safe area for them to crawl and play without having big kids risk accidentally hurting them. A few gym mats, some baby toys, a fence of some kind, and chairs for parents could be all that you need. Even if you offer this toddlers’ area for free, you are doing a service for parents who won’t have to spend money on babysitters or feel rushed to leave, due to their younger children. On the other hand, it would also be wise to provide lots of seating areas and coffee (decaf) for grandmas and grandpas. Make sure that nobody feels uncomfortable or un-catered to. The more people through your door, the more ticket revenue you pick up.

BOOK A GREAT EMCEE

I am a strong believer in designating someone to serve as the overall host or emcee for the event. Give this guy or gal a wireless mic and let him or her use charm, humor, prodding, and enthusiasm to get people having a great time and spending money. Don’t settle for a bland voice telling people the talent show starts in five minutes. Get a person who will have the natural ability to hype it up. The emcee can also call attention to booths that aren’t doing well and need attention. Just make sure that the emcee doesn’t cross the line into being obnoxious. This can be a tall order, but if you get the right person, it can make a world of different to your event.

FOOD, FOOD, FOOD

Basically, forget everything else I’ve written. It’s really just all about the food. People love to eat and they’ll spend money to do it. Offer as many choices and styles as you can think of. If people like to eat it and it’s convenient to mass produce and serve, do it! I really don’t think you can over-do it on the food.

This is an opportunity to really hype up a specific item. For instance, this could be the only time all year that third grade teacher Mrs. Riley makes her world-famous elephant ears. Your school carnival is the only place on Earth to get them. “Tell your friends and family! Don’t miss this once a year chance!”

(Remember to get as much of the food donated as you can, because it would then be 100% profit!)

OFFER LOTS OF PLACES TO SPEND MONEY

Besides selling tickets for games and food, think about ways you can sell additional items. I know of carnivals who have successfully sold student designed t-shirts, school community recipe/cookbooks, family photos, and raffle tickets, to name a few. Also, look at the Oriental Trading Company Catalog for very inexpensive items that kids love to have. Silly string for instance is a great seller. You can even set up a little store for any of the above mentioned items. Don’t miss any opportunity to get people to spend their hard-earned dollars for your school.

LEVERAGE THE “CELEBRITY” OF TEACHERS, PRINCIPAL

Kids are always amazed to see their teachers in any situation out of the classroom. I remember thinking that my elementary school teachers actually lived at school. They couldn’t possibly have a life in the “real world”. To run into one of them at the grocery store was like running into a movie star or the President of the United States. You will be sure to have a hit activity anytime you can put a teacher in a funny situation. Think dunk tank or pie throwing, etc. Maybe the principal could get his head shaved if a certain level of money is raised that night.

Conclusion

The school carnival is a great opportunity for your community to come together, develop relationships, and raise some much needed money for your school. Be as creative as you can in selecting a popular theme and planning activities that will accomplish your fundraising goals. Good luck!

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Learn how to start a soap making business and you can make a serious part-time income. Problem is though that lots of other people have the same idea. Trick is most of those people aren’t thinking about marketing. They just want to make soap and hope somebody buys it. Here’s the deal.

Before you sell it, make it beautiful. Take the time to learn how to make really beautiful soap. It isn’t hard to do, but it takes some practice. Get the right information and practice. You’ll need the basic tools, but any hobby soap maker has the basics. Well, maybe there’s one exception.

That’s molds. Get some professional molds so you get a pro look to your soap. The right molds are easy to use and cheap too. That’s what you want… easy and cheap.

Put time into developing unique soap. Why buy from you instead of the other thousands of soap makers? You can make your product special in many ways. You can offer wild colors. You can use only essential oils for scents. You can use organic ingredients. Make milk soap. Whatever it takes, set your soap apart.

Then how can you sell it. There are many ways. One of the easiest is to get in front of a lot of people who buy soap. Do that and you’ll sell soap. The fastest way to do that is to get in a craft show or festival. That’s probably the fastest way to get started.

Here’s the trick. You can build a real business if you follow up with your customers. What’s that mean? Simple. Keep a customer list. Mail a little catalog to some of your customers. If you have a good product, some of them will order. Based on our experience, a huge percentage may order, 10 to 20 percent. Think about that. You get orders without even leaving home. That’s a worthy goal to shoot for.

Learn how to start a soap making business and you can build a solid part-time income. The trick is learning how to set your products apart from the sea of other people trying to sell soap. It can be done, but not by following what most other people do.

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There has never been a better time to build a muscle car project. The availability of aftermarket parts, crate motors, disc brake kits and other upgrades make almost anything possible. The other plus is the relative low cost of these parts. One can literally start with a bare shell and build a complete top notch car using aftermarket/new parts exclusively. The sky’s the limit!!

Another plus with these older era rigs is the simplicity of the cars themselves. They are much easier to work on or build than the newer stuff. No emissions, electronic fuel injection, abs brakes, air bags or any other advanced systems that require extensive specialized training. All the non-sense is outta the way!!

With sites like eBay and Craigslist, there are tons of sources to find solid project cars. You can find just about any make/model imaginable without a lot of effort.

Choosing A Make and Model:

One of the coolest aspects of this whole car building business is choosing your project. You may want to build a numbers matching 100% correct car and re-create a piece of automotive history, or you may want to get an old “mongrel” for cheap and play the creative angle to build something unique. Cost is a big factor here, a highly sought after numbers matching rig is gonna be much more expensive to acquire and build than an old “grocery getter”, but both have advantages.

Comparatively, a 1969 RS/SS numbers matching Camaro is gonna fetch top dollar if done well, if being at the top of the food chain is important to you. The same 1969 Camaro with a puny 327/powergide that was never anything more than a basic model is obviously going to cost less initially and be easier to find than the “top dog”.

I think the lower model is more fun to build because the sky’s the limit. It was never anything special to begin with, so it’s really a blank canvas that can be cloned or modified with any crazy mods/upgrades. The engine, tranny, color, pretty much any variable is possible. You really can’t do that with an advanced model without de-valuing it.

Wheelin’ and Dealin’:

There are running, driving cars that need a little tlc, or there are absolute basket cases out there that can be had for cheap. It depends on the amount of ambition you have. I prefer the basket cases for lots of reasons.

The main reason is there are lots of ‘em laying around. Lots of guys start these projects with a lot of enthusiasm, but eventually get in over their heads. They don’t have the money or the expertise to see the project through to the end, and it becomes a nightmare. It’s not unusual to find projects that come with tons of new parts and killer stuff that cost a small fortune, and now the owner just wants it all gone. If a car on jackstands in someones garage disassembled in a billion little pieces doesn’t scare you, there are very good deals out there for you.

Assessing The Condition:

The number one thing i look at when assessing any project is structural condition. Look at the frame rails, suspension mounts, crossmembers etc. for damage or rot. Measure the frame diagonally to be sure the frame isn’t crooked. Measure from the cowl area to the outer corner of the radiator support to ensure it’s dimensionally correct. It doesn’t have to measure “dead-nuts” on, but if there’s obvious heavy damage you should find it early.

The good news is that any possible damage is fixable! Just because there is a 2 inch square hole rusted through the rear frame rail doesn’t mean the car should go to the crusher!! If fact, the more problems you find are just ammunition you can use to get a lower purchase price. DON’T BE AFRAID OF DAMAGE/RUST! It’s all fixable.

Look at door hinges and latches. Window regulators. Dashboard wiring. Is the fuel tank dented? Is all the door glass tinted the same? Has someone hacked up the car in any way to do some freaky custom stuff? Are all the nuts/bolts/fasteners there? Brackets? These are often overlooked details that can be a royal pain to deal with later.

It should go without saying to be sure the title is clear. Previously wrecked cars can be re-titled as “salvage” vehicles. This doesn’t mean the car is really damaged beyond repair, it means that the insurance company determined that the cost to repair the car at the time of the damage/accident exceeded the value, so it was “totalled”. For example if you owned a 1967 Dodge Dart in that was damaged in 1981, it wouldn’t take much damage to exceed “book value” on what was at that time a run-of-the-mill grocery getter.

This affects re-sale value more than anything else, it is a mild deterrent from buying the car, but again, it’s leverage to negotiate. If you never plan to sell the car, re-sale value wouldn’t be an issue.

Practical Thoughts:

It’s very possible to spend years looking for a “perfect project”. The problem with that type of conservative thinking is that you’ll never find anything “perfect”. At some point, you have to stop picking every prospective car to death and jump into the game. For example, is a carved up dashboard really going to be the difference in a successful build and a life altering nightmare? It doesn’t take long on any project to find surprises, dealing with them without catastrophising them is the difference in cars that get finished and old rustbuckets on jackstands. A finished car with flaws is worth more than a car that’ll be perfect someday. There’s an old saying in business: At some point it is necessary to shoot the engineers and begin production.

Calculating The Cost To Finish The Build:

This is where most would-be projects go wrong. You should have a clear idea of what it’s all gonna cost before you even look at a car. The bad news is these projects can get out of control really quick if you’re not careful. The good news is there are lots of good sources for parts, and catalogs to job-cost the project.

A good first time project would be to just re-condition an old rig without a lot of upgrades. You can expand your skills with really super trick stuff after a few builds. It doesn’t take long before you’ll be able to build about anything you want.

Here’s an example of a basic budget for a simple recondition project:

Initial purchase: $4000

Sheetmetal/body parts: $350

Paint/body materials: $800

Rebuild brakes: $175

Rebuilt engine/longblock: $1000

Engine add-ons: $1350

(headers, holley carb, HEI ignition,

trick valve covers, etc.)

Drivetrain upgrades: $300

(u-joints, tranny cooler, steering

linkage, etc)

Bumpers/trim mouldings: $1000

Windshield: $135

Interior Kit: $800

Tires/Wheels: $1200

Misc surprises: $1000

Est cost to build: $12,110

Summary:

Building these cars is a real kick, there is nothing like rescuing an old car with your own hands. The only way to learn to do this is to just get a project and go for it. The good news is it’s not that difficult. A willingness to get your hands dirty goes a lot further than high mechanical ability. Someone with basic mechanical aptitude can certainly build a musclecar.

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Christmas clip art is computer art images that give visual impact to your Christmas messages and projects. Even if you don?t have artistic skills, you can add more pizzazz to your electronic or printed Christmas cards, party invitations and personal web pages. You can use readily available Christmas clip art installed on your word processor or those offered by websites on the Internet.

Although you can find online clip art galleries for free clip art, you may also subscribe to websites that offer sure copyrights. Be sure you make use of these websites? search engines, so you will not spend too much time browsing through images one by one.

Among clip art images suitable for the Christmas season are Santa Claus, reindeer, sleighs, snowmen, gifts, mistletoe, stars, Christmas stockings, candles, candies, angels, bells, pine trees and Christmas lights. There is also a variety of ?Merry Christmas? text greetings and actual Christmas messages framed by pretty borders.

You can find an excellent selection of unique and humorous Christmas images, too. If you look through different galleries, you can find variations of the following: Santa sitting on a cactus with a bag full of Christmas presents, Santa stuck in a chimney, Santa and Mrs. Claus kissing, boys and girls on skis, elves with toys and candy, elves at work in Santa?s shop, baby Jesus in a manger, the manger scene, the three wise men bearing their gifts, and caroling angels. But these are not all. There are hundreds and hundreds of pictures for you to choose from.

If you want more dynamic images, there are cute animated cartoons with a Christmas theme that are available to you.

You can amass a collection of Christmas clip art and use them for beautifying different print projects, Christmas greetings and personal websites. If you use Christmas clip art as a background image, choose the right color and adjust their size so they will not obscure the text. Stick to a central theme and choose the images that are appropriate to the content of your message. Don?t over-decorate your piece with too much clip art.

Most Christmas clip art has been colorized, cleaned up, optimized and reduced in size, so they can be downloaded quickly. They also come in printable formats. Most have transparent or watermarked backgrounds so you can use them on colored pages.

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Colour, Obsession, Joy And Torment: The Daily Painters Art Gallery 2008 Review

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The first ever art book from DailyPainters.com! From around the globe, 146 artists gathered in cyberspace. We donned our best berets, and set out with our paintbrushes and easels in one hand, and our computers in the other. Our mission? To bring you the world, one brushstroke at a time. We painted our world, in all its splendor. We delighted in the colors, obsessed over the details, laughed in joy, and even endured a few private moments of torment. Then, we logged onto our blogs to share our experiences with you. Turn the page for a glimpse into our worlds, or visit dailypainters.com for new visions every day.

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“Avers 8 – Catalog of Soviet Badges and Jettons” 2008, V Krivtsov, 736 pages, Russian text. An amazing 8 ¼” x 10 ½” x 1 5/8″ thick (the coin in the one photo is an American dime!); The latest in a long running series of reference books, this incredibly comprehensive volume (5,000 items) contains the highest quality color images of Soviet Badges and Jettons available anywhere today.

While its primary purpose is to establish what a given badge is worth, “Avers 8″ does cross firmly over into the realm of indispensible reference material: it not only shows you clear, full color pictures of each badge but also the reverses of many badges, too! Plus it tells you what the badge signified! [For example, if you collect soviet graduation badges, with this book you finally have the chance to identify most (if not all) of the badges that you've been collecting.]

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As is true of every price guide that has ever been printed, the prices provided in the book were out of date even as the first copy came off the press, but a comparison of the values shown here will clearly illustrate the relative availability and/or scarcity of Soviet badges when compared to each other.

This book will quite possibly become the source of one of the standard numbering systems that dealers, auctioneers, and collectors will use in future years to identify soviet badges.

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