The Best School Auction Items You’ve Never Heard Of

Looking for awesome, fun auction items for your next school auction? These auction items, for both students and parents, rule at school auctions. 

Items for Students

• Glamping/Camping at school - This could be for families or just the kiddos. Kids spend the night camping out in their classroom/cafeteria/gym supervised by parents/teachers. Complete the evening with pizza, smores, and a movie. 
• Fire truck rides to school - Who doesn’t want to ride in a fire truck?! 
• Be the mascot at the game - The winning bidder’s kid gets to dress up as the school mascot during a sporting event.
• Ride to school in a cool, unusual, fancy car - Requires a parent volunteering to drive the winning child in their cool, fancy car. 
• Real world experiences for your kid - Veterinarian for day. Pizza maker for a day. Ask local businesses to host a kid for a few hours, and let them do the fun stuff. Scooping ice cream, making pizza, grooming pets, etc.  
• Naming the class pet - The winning bidder’s kid gets to name the class pet for the year. 
• Fire drill alarm bell puller - The winning bidder’s child gets to pull the fire alarm with administration supervision.

Items for Parents

• Home brewed beer - Requires a parent who brews their own beer. Have them donate either a case or a bottle to the live or silent auction. 
• Front of the line pick-up - Every parent knows that pick-up is a nightmare. Front of the line pick-up is super appealing. The winning parent gets to move to the front of the line for the entire school year. 
• Vacation package for parents -  Partner this with a night or weekend of babysitting by a beloved teacher.
• Party at the firehouse - Get a group of ladies together for dinner prepared by your local firemen. Things are sure to heat up.