Check you have all the equipment you need – a PA system is a useful way to make sure numbers are heard above the noise of the crowd! Ensure you have enough helpers, collect donations and sort out prizes. Post reminders on Facebook as the date gets nearer.

Two to three weeks before: Send out a request to parents and local businesses for prize donations.

Order bingo books and dabbers in bulk – find suppliers in our directory. Post the event on your PTA’s Facebook page if you have one.

Four to five weeks before: Send out letters and booking forms (for tickets and food) in pupils’ book bags or via email.

If serving food, choose a supplier and check prices with them to decide what you want to charge parents. Speak to the school to agree a date for the non-uniform day for donations of prizes, if necessary.

Two months before: Agree the date and book the hall.

Boost profits by hosting interval games, running a raffle and by offering a hot dinner and/or refreshments. Funds are raised by selling tickets to attend (which might include a number of bingo game tickets), both in advance or on the door.

Keep it simple or adapt it to suit the occasion with delightful décor and perfect prizes. Perhaps one of the easiest events you can hold, the bingo night is a well-known school favourite.

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