- Take part in an event – from a gentle and sociable walk to a cycling or running challenge, we’ve got something for you.
- Have a sports day with your school class, colleagues or family.
- Do a sponsored yoga or Pilates challenge.
- Organise a charity sports event with your club, like a football, netball or table tennis tournament.
- Organise a sweepstake for an upcoming sports event or TV show.
- Mark your birthday by asking for donations instead of gifts.
- Donate while you shop, through easyfundraising.
- Give your things a new home by having a car boot sale or by selling them online.
- Help your neighbours with their chores and raise money by doing a car wash in your local area.
- Host a quiz using our free online quiz pack – you can easily organise an online quiz to have with family and friends.
- Have a movie night and charge for entry, snacks and drinks – you could even make it a regular event and do it every month.
- Play your favourite board game or video game in a gaming tournament with your friends or local club.
- Mark your birthday by asking for donations instead of gifts.
- Change your hair – dye it, chop it, grow it, shave it.
- Bag pack at your local supermarket for donations.
- Ask local business to donate an item and hold a raffle.
- Donate while you shop, through easyfundraising.
- See who can stay quiet the longest by having a sponsored silence.
- Children and young people have lots of different talents – let them show it off and organise a talent show at your school and sell tickets to raise money.
- Encourage children to read and spell by having a sponsored read-a-thon or spelling bee.
- Host a quiz – whether it’s virtual, in your house or at the pub, have an entry fee for each person taking part.
- Have a gaming tournament with your friends or local club – raise money by playing your favourite board game or video game.
- Become a corporate partner with Place2Be – your workplace can support our work in several ways.
Some people complete solo activities, but we decided on a team event. We found this particularly rewarding to share our achievements together as a group. It was a great exercise for team building.
Ryan, who did the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge with his colleagues
- Take on the ultimate challenge and tick skydiving off your bucket list.
- Tackle the toughest obstacle course and do a Tough Mudder – you can choose between doing a 5km, 10km or 15km race.
- Experience the thrill of a zip wire and raise money for children’s and young people’s mental health at the same time.
- Get your baking hat on and have a bake sale – you can make these as seasonal or thematic as you like!
- Get creative with a dinner party and choose a different cuisine each time.
- Become bartenders for the night and host your own cocktail party – you could have blind taste tests and have people guess what ingredients you’ve used.
- Have a ‘paint and sip’ night and auction off your creations.
- Have a dress-down day – anyone can get involved a dress-down day, whether your school class dresses up in non-uniform, or your colleagues in the workplace get comfy in the office.
- Start knitting and sell your crafts to keep friends and family warm.
- Have a spring clean or clear-out and raise money by selling your things online or at a car boot sale.
- Host a fun party themed with your favourite sport – whether it’s Wimbledon, cricket, golf, football, the Olympics or motorsport, a party with fun games and good food is a great way to raise money.
- Are you a film buff? Get your friends together for a movie marathon and ask them to donate the price for a night at the cinema.
- Organise a Christmas Jumper Day at your school, workplace or local club – see who has the best and worst festive jumpers.
