Daycare Fundraising Ideas

Daycare fundraiser

Daycare fundraisers are becoming more and more common. The cost to operate a daycare continues to increase and often is increasing faster than parents’ ability to pay more. That’s why more and more people are looking for good daycare fundraising ideas. We want to help you choose the best one.

Daycare fundraisers can raise a lot of money if the parents get behind the effort. The key is to realize that their little ones directly benefit from the proceeds. It doesn’t matter whether it helps keep tuition down or if the money is used to add supplies, playground equipment, or activities for the kids.

This page provides a starting point to locate the best daycare fundraising idea for you. We’ve included some of our most popular daycare fundraising ideas that do not require any upfront money, others that offer extremely high profits, and still others that have very low minimums.

If you don’t find the perfect daycare fundraiser on this page then we invite you to continue to browse our website to look at other fundraising ideas or call one of our experienced sales specialists toll-free and they can offer more insights for you.

Frozen Cookie Dough Fundraiser

Gourmet Cookie dough tub fundraiser has long been one of the bestselling fundraising products. Everyone loves freshly baked gourmet cookie dough!  As times have changed supporters have come to prefer frozen cookie dough that is already formed into perfectly sized cookies over a gourmet cookie dough tub fundraiser.  There is no longer a need to thaw a cookie dough tub fundraiser before baking.  Our popular Mrs Fields Cookie Dough Tub Fundraiser comes with 36-40 frozen cookies.  These cookies go directly from the freezer into the oven and in 10-15 minutes you can enjoy freshly baked cookies.  No need to plan ahead to thaw a large cookie dough tub!  Mrs Fields Cookie Dough Tub Fundraiser has become the most popular fundraising program because of the retail selling price. We offer 6 of the most popular cookie dough flavors.  Instead of a cookie dough tub fundraiser you can offer your supporters Mrs Fields Cookie Dough for only $25 each. We offer 50% profit and free shipping for orders over 400 boxes.  Best of all there is no cost to get started.

What You Should Know

There is no money needed upfront for this cookie dough fundraiser. We provide free brochures, order forms and cash collection envelops. You pay us after you sell your Gourmet Cookie tubs when you place your order. The money you’ve collected can pay for your order.

When you place your order, Easy Fundraising Ideas will calculate the cost of your order based on the number of boxes sold less any freight charges incurred for orders under 400 boxes.  Once the freight cost is covered, the rest is your profit to keep!

Profit and Cost

  • No upfront cost
  • Free brochures for your participants
  • Free shipping (for orders over 400 items)
  • Start in under a minute
Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
401 plus 50% YES
1 to 400 50% No
Quote Candle Fundraiser

Quote Candle Fundraiser is our “feel good” candle fundraising program.  Each candle label comes with an inspiring quote designed to lift spirits and profits.  The fundraising candles are highly fragrant, long burning, lead-free wicked candles that are competitively priced and attractively packaged. Plus, you make a 50% profit on every candle you sell and can qualify for free shipping.

What You Should Know

Candle fundraising is different than other fundraising programs. Easy Fundraising Ideas give you a 50% profit on each candle you sell. The only additional charge you may incur is a $65 shipping fee if your group sells less than 150 candles.

Each candle sells for only $20 each.

  • No upfront cost
  • Free brochures for your participants
  • Free shipping (orders of 150 items or more)
  • Start in under a minute
Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
150 plus 50% YES
1 to 149 50% No
Magic Melts Wickless Candle

We’d like to introduce the newest addition to our candle fundraisers. Magic Melts are highly scented wickless wax bars that you melt in candle warmers. They revolutionized the wickless candle industry and made scented wax bars as popular as candles themselves. Now you can capitalize on that popularity.

What You Should Know

Magic Melt wickless candle fundraising is different than other fundraising programs. Easy Fundraising Ideas gives you 50% profit on each and every scented wax bar you sell. The only additional charge you may incur is a $65 shipping fee if your group sells less than 150 Magic Melts.

Each melt sells for only $6 each.

Profit and Cost

  • No upfront cost
  • Free brochures for your participants
  • Free shipping (orders of 150 items or more)
  • Start in under a minute
Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
150 plus 50% YES
1 to 149 50% No
Snackin' in the USA Fundraiser

The Snackin in the USA fundraiser gives you 20 mouth-watering treats to choose from. All products are made from premium quality nuts and candies. It costs absolutely nothing to get started. Simply let us know how many participants you have and we’ll send 1 order-taker for each of them, at no charge.

What You Should Know

Snackin in the USA is a fantastic fundraising program. Easy Fundraising Ideas give you a 50% profit on each and every snack you sell. The only additional charge is a $65 shipping fee if your group sells less than 150 snacks.

Profit and Cost

  • No upfront cost
  • Free brochures for your participants
  • Free shipping (orders of 150 items or more)
  • Start in under a minute
Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
150 plus 50% YES
1 to 149 50% No
Better Baking Fundraiser

Our Better Baking fundraiser is a great option for all types of groups. We offer 9 of the most popular baking mixes that appeal to everyone.  Our premium baking mixes are easy to use and taste great!  Everything you need to bake cookies, pretzels, cinnamon rolls, funnel cakes, and bread. Easy fundraising starts with a Better Baking fundraiser.  You will not be handling a frozen product.  The $15 price makes it a fun and easy fundraising idea.  Like our Candle Fundraisers, our Better Baking Fundraiser has a 50% profit for your group.

What You Should Know

Like our other popular $15 programs Easy Fundraising Ideas gives you a 50% profit on each and every item you sell. The only additional charge you might incur would be a $65 shipping fee if your group sells less than 150 items.

Profit and Cost

  • No upfront cost
  • Free brochures for your participants
  • Free shipping (orders of 150 items or more)
  • Start in under a minute
Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
150 plus 50% YES
1 to 149 50% No

We have Flower Bulb programs specifically for spring and another for fall so you can hold a flower fundraiser any time of year. Flower fundraisers are practical and ecologically sensitive. We offer a great selection of bulbs, a high-profit potential, free brochures and order forms and the ability to qualify for free shipping.

What You Should Know

Fundraising Flower Bulbs are like candle fundraisers. Your profit percentage is not affected by the number of orders you take. You get 50% profit or half the selling price for every item you sell. That means smaller groups make the same profits for selling flowers as larger groups.

If you sell less than 150 fundraising flower bulbs, though, there is a $65 shipping fee which will affect your total profit. Orders of 150 or more flower bulb orders will qualify for free shipping.

Profit and Cost

  • No upfront cost
  • Free brochures for your participants
  • Free shipping (orders of 150 items or more)
  • Start in under a minute
Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
150 plus 50% YES
1 to 149 50% No
Welch’s Fruit Snacks

Welch’s are America’s favorite fruit snacks which make them a fabulous fundraising product.  Fruit is the first ingredient and they are an excellent source of  Vitamins A, C, and E. Welch’s Fruit Snacks are also fat-free, gluten-free, have no preservatives, and come in over 10 varieties. If you are looking for a healthier alternative to chocolate bars or lollipops, consider selling our Welch’s Fruit Snacks Variety Pack.

What You Should Know

You sell each bag of fruit snacks for $2 each. Profits from selling Welch’s Fruit Snacks are determined based on the number of cases you purchase.
The more cases you purchase the lower your cost per case. Take a look at the profit chart below for details.

Profit and Cost

  • In-hand products
  • Free shipping
  • Start in under a minute
Cases Bought Cost Per Case Profit %
1 min $120.00 50%
Smencil School Fundraisers Image

“What’s a Smencil School Fundraiser?” It’s a cute name and a great school fundraising product. Smencils are scented pencils made from recycled newspapers. They are the perfect fundraising product for schools. Shipped in cases containing 10 buckets, each bucket contains 50 Smencils. Each scented pencil sells for $1. Kids love them making Smecils easy to sell.  Smencil school fundraiser pencils come in two varieties. Regular black lead as well as assorted fun colors. Best of all, shipping is free!

What You Should Know

Profits on Smencil school fundraiser pencils are extremely easy to calculate since you are buying them by the case. Smencils have a 40% profit margin. The retail price is $1 per Smencil. You will make a $200 profit for each case you sell.

 

Profit and Cost

  • In-Hand Products
  • Free Shipping
  • Start in under a minute
Cases Bought Cost Per Case Profit %
1 min $300.00 40%

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Daycare fundraisers are a child’s introduction to fundraising.

Typically, they have never done a fundraiser before and, chances are, neither have their parents.

Daycare Fundraising Ideas

Unlike older children’s fundraisers, daycare fundraisers require a little more supervision. The parents will most likely handle the selling for the child. Daycare fundraising is not only a good way to raise money for your daycare, but it is also a good way to get parents involved in their children’s lives.

A daycare fundraiser is not your typical fundraiser. Since this is their first look at fundraising, you will want to make sure you walk them through the wholesale. They are going to see fundraising a lot while growing up and you don’t want to turn them away on their first-day care fundraiser.

So let’s talk about ways to raise the most money possible the next time you hold a daycare fundraiser.

Remember Who Is Raising Money

Parents with Daycare Students

Unlike older grades you can be certain the kids in your daycare will not be selling any fundraising products for you, right?

So who will be selling?

The parents of course. So when you choose a daycare fundraiser to be sure to consider products that parents would either get excited about or would be a great experience for parents to share with their children.

For example, think about a daycare student showing grandparents a gift catalog just before Christmas.

You’re Dealing With Fundraising Rookies

Young Family

The odds are the families who are participating in your daycare fundraiser are fundraising rookies unless they have older kids and have already been introduced to elementary school fundraising.

That means you should not only be careful to make the first fundraising experience at least tolerable you need to plan on taking the time to really explain your fundraiser, its procedures, and what happens during and after the event.

Leave nothing to the imagination. Remember these fundraising rookies can really get into their first foray or they can be so turned off that they never help again.

Easy Daycare Fundraisers to Consider

Easy Daycare Fundraisers

Here are some daycare fundraising ideas you might consider:

1. Cookie Dough Fundraiser: Cookie dough is a great product for daycare families. Cookie dough is such a natural fundraising product so we suggest you consider any of the four no-cost options in our cookie dough section. It will introduce your families to a product they will see all through elementary school. And the kids love the product.

2. Readathon Fundraiser: I know what you’re thinking. What are the odds that kids in daycare can read? It doesn’t matter. Hopefully, your daycare focusing some portion of its day on reading whether the kids read or are being read to. People love to support kids’ involvement in reading programs. So we strongly suggest you consider this option.

3. Magic Melts Fundraiser: Magic Melts have become one of our top fundraisers overall. The melts are highly scented fragrance bars that you use in candle warmers instead of burning candles. There are a few national brands that are extremely popular. We feel like our Magic Melts are better than those products as far as quality is concerned but our price is wonderful. You’ll sell a package of melts for $4 and still make a 50% profit. There’s no minimum and you can qualify for free shipping if you sell 150 or more packages.

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