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– Grandparents
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– Relatives
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– Aunts & Uncles
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– Neighbors
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– Devoted Caregivers
REAL
WORLD
Stories & Ideas
Grand Events
For a digital program brochure,
video, and invitations, look in the
Toolkit. Fair Files keyword:
GRAND EVENT
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EXCITEMENT
Fair Planner
shares best practices
and tips for a successful Grand
Event while providing a timeline
for key activities.
Ideas and Best Practices:
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Schedule a Grand Event separate from your Family Event.
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Recruit Student Crew members to help with event promotion and customer service.
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Welcome Grands to your event with an attractive sign that promotes the great
buy one, get one
free deal.
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NEW!
Timeline Travel Trivia:
Travel back in time with your Grands, reminiscing about the good
ole days and memorable events in their past. Highlight monumental moments such as the moon
landing and have Grands share what they remember most about that day.
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Host it as a breakfast or a lunch event.
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Plan Grand visits at different times of the day instead of holding one big event. Try grouping
visits by classes or grade levels.
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Enter students’ names into a Grand Raffle when they show up with a Grand.
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Serve simple, but yummy items like coffee, donuts, and fruit.
Multiple Grand Events Create
Connections
Cherry Creek Elementary School
Springville, UT
Cherry Creek Elementary School didn’t
have just one Grand event, they had
many! Sitting at tables decorated
with ocean blue tulle and “creatures”
swimming inside it, Grands and their
children connected over food, art, and
of course, books!
First-Time Grand Event a Huge
Success
Carden Conejo School
Westlake Village, CA
Carden Conejo had a lot of firsts with
this Fair, including their first-ever Grand
Event, where they welcomed more than
100 attendees, helping them surpass
their books sold goal of 1,200 books!
Serving Up Breakfast and
Memories
Cathedral Daycare
Grand Island, NE
To go along with their Cat in the Hat
theme, Cathedral Daycare hosted a
Grand Event complete with juice,
coffee, rolls, and green eggs and ham.
The Cat in the Hat read a story to more
than 50 Grands and 30 children.
Grands Came Out in Masses
Saint Elizabeth Anne Seton
Springfield, MO
Saint Elizabeth Anne Seton became a
believer in Grand Events when they
hosted their first one and increased
sales by $2,400! They invited grandpar-
ents to join them for a light breakfast
after Mass followed by Book Fair shop-
ping with grandkids.
A Grand Event isn’t
just for grandparents,
it’s for anyone special
in a student’s life.