How to create a Squicker Wall of Fame

No time to hold an art show?

We have a quick and easy way to display student artwork that is sure to pump up their self-esteem! What a great way to motivate families to participate in the elementary school art fundraiser!

Think about it!

How much do your students love their free gift of Square 1 Art Squickers?

(20 custom stickers of their very own artwork that they receive free upon their school participating in a Square 1 Art easy to run art fundraiser)

Plan ahead and create a Great Wall of Fame with each child's artwork.

Follow these three easy steps to creating a beautiful wall of art!

This idea was created by: West Bradford Elementary, Downingtown PA

Step One

Dress up your bulletin board.

Use butcher or kraft paper to create a dramatic back drop. Cut out shapes or letters to outline the stickers. This will keep the stickers in place upon applying.  Do you want your shapes or letters to appear 3-D? Use foam core board as a backing for the stickers.

Many stores in your neighborhood typically are willing to give away scraps.  When I was in art school I would go by the interior design shops and retrieve their old fabric samples to use in my art.

Step Two

Apply the Squickers.

Upon receipt of your custom catalogs and squickers that showcase the student's artwork, pull one sticker off of each sheet and apply them to the bulletin board.  Another fun idea is to involve the students in your creation.  Have them apply their own stickers.  They could also sign the back drop as they are choosing the perfect squicker location.

Step Three

Reveal the completed Squicker Wall of Fame

Hold a parent night and have the students present the wall. You could also showcase the wall during morning announcements or a pep-rally.

This is just another fun and easy way to showcase your pint sized Picasso's beautiful art masterpieces!

Do you have a picture of your Great Wall of Fame? Share it with us! #square1art or @square1art

Donate your Square 1 Art funds to charity

One of our school partners in Maine, Eliot Elementary, donates the money they raise from the art fundraiser to a local charity. Last year the proceeds went to the Maine Animal Welfare Society.

Hope Elephants Charity


This year the money is going to a group called Hope Elephants. Located in Hope, Maine, where Eliot Elementary is located, they care for injured and retired circus elephants!

In case you were wondering what happens to circus elephants, and I know you were, you have your answer.
Post by:
Dan Goldhaber
Account Manager at Square 1 Art

Take a tour of Square 1 Art, easy to run school art fundraiser

Square 1 Art is an innovative school art fundraising company that sells custom and unique products that display children’s artwork.  We manufacture all of your products in our own facility.

Welcome to our Home

Take a photo tour of our facility and see where all the magic happens!

Friendly Reception

Beautiful Great Wall of Art

Customer Care and Account Management

Team is responsible for customer service and managing school accounts. Individuals are responsible for fulfilling customer concerns about product orders, and general questions about our fundraisers.

Happy Gram

Company-wide we have implemented many different programs to recognize hard work and achievement.  Our Happy Gram program allows employees (not just managers) to recognize their peers for a job well done.

Human Resources Center

Team is committed to equal opportunity employment and encourages applications from people of diverse backgrounds.

Information Technology

Team is responsible for the development, installation, and implementation of computer systems applications.

Art and Order Receiving

Team is responsible for accurately organizing children's art into folders and crates for handling by other departments. Inspect art for problems and correct illegible or non-conforming art. Other duties may include opening packages of art and order forms for customers and art care as needed.

Data Entry

Team is responsible for the data entry of customer and order data.

Print Production

Team is responsible for performing artwork capturing, image editing, printing, organizing of catalogs and product transfer materials.

Production and Match

Team is responsible for the manufacturing of custom products. Duties include paper trimming, heat press operation, product packing and quality control.  Along with pick/pack and quality control of catalogs and customer orders.

 Finance

Team is responsible for asset management along with printing fundraiser checks for our school partners.

Did you know?  Within the last 10 years, we have given millions back to our school partners to use towards their fundraising goals!

The school art fundraiser Square 1 Art is a huge hit!

The Square 1 Art school art fundraiser has been a big hit at our school (Jamestown Elementary)!

Products students are excited to use

Our students have absolutely loved having the opportunity to create art that they will see

reproduced professionally on products! Each student receives their own group of stickers with their art on it for free so that no matter what the student’s financial background, everyone gets a professional product that they are excited to use!

Parents love to continue the tradition

Parents have wanted to ensure that we will continue the program year after year to help them with gift ideas for family.

Extra cash for your art budget

Of course, we as art teachers, have been so excited to have extra cash for our ever-diminishing art budget. Square 1 art has been a Win-Win all around!

Successful Kid Art Lessons Plans

In choosing the projects that would be most successful for each grade level, we tried to choose iconic images that are easy for all students to draw, images that are easy for all ages to connect to, and subjects that could be individualized according to the student’s interest and talent.

Some examples of subjects were: self-portraits, hearts, fish, hands, suns, moons, etc. Every grade level had at least a couple of choices of subjects, with freedom growing with grade level. 

With our upper grades, we allowed them to bring in a sketch if they had an alternative subject idea. With all grades, we just emphasized the things that we teach daily: balance, warm/cool colors, emphasis, pattern, lines, drawing large and filling the page, overlapping, etc. We also placed many examples on the board to get their creative juices flowing!

Kids were so excited to get started, couldn't wait to receive their stickers, and had such enthusiasm while brainstorming who they wanted to purchase a gift for.

We look forward to repeating the school fundraiser next year!

Courtesy of guest blogger:

Denise Teitsma, Art Teacher, Jamestown Elementary

Jamestown Elementary Art Blog

Jamestown Elementary Art Lessons for the Square 1 Art Fundraiser

Do's and Don'ts when it comes to fundraising

These helpful tips can be applied to your school art fundraising ideas!

Highlights

Don't solicit too much
During your school fundraiser, it's extremely important to communicate to parents and students regarding promotions and what the funds will be used for.  However, you don't want to be annoying. Families will pay much more attention to you if you communicate less often but with quality updates and important school information.

Keep parent and student information confidential

Heard of blind copy? Make sure you are only sharing contact information that can be found in the school directory with families that attend your school.  At Square 1 Art we make it a point to protect the student and family information that may appear online as part of the art fundraiser. 

Do as I do
Become a leader in your parent organization. Walk the walk and talk the talk. This will build your credibility with student's families and they will trust you with their fundraising monies.

Easy check out and payment options
Make donating/purchasing a no-brainer. Accept as many types of payments that your school and/or fundraising organization will allow. 

Write a handwritten note
There is nothing that stands out more, in this day and age, full of texts and emails than a note printed in your very own hand-writing. Go a little further and snail mail it to your volunteers or teacher helpers.

Courtesy of Money Quick Tips: Fundraising for a good cause at usatoday.com

Do you have any do's and don'ts that you follow when it comes to fundraising?  Leave me a comment below.  I would love to learn from you!