Anonymous wrote:How much should I give my kindergartner to go to school bookfair the first time? It will be e-wallet, $15-$20?

I think 15 is fine. That would be enough for two cheaper books or one nicer one.

Just a FYI, Scholastic used to refund any unspent money and now they keep it in the account for future use.

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Anonymous wrote:No. Postpone this until spring, when at least kids could be vaccinated.

How is it more risky then other parts of the scool day?

It’s opportunity cost. If you are doing it to raise money or book inventory, you want the families to come in also. It makes a huge difference. Postpone to spring to hopefully be able t get families in because now are vaccinated.

...or maybe you provide the on-line option and skip that families-coming-in part for now...

My experience running these is that most of the purchases happened during family events. In classes, kids come in and make selections—some buy a book or two. When the family is there, everybody buys so much more

True. I was told by my principal that I could not have any family shopping events and I usually net about half my profit from family shopping nights. However I'd rather have a student-only book fair than nothing at all.

How much should I give my kindergartner to go to school bookfair the first time? It will be e-wallet, $15-$20?