Really easy ideas

Tea and coffee meet

Invite your neighbours and friends for tea, coffee and how about a little bit of cake? Try exotic teas and coffees to make it a special experience and charge a minimal fee.

Cake time

Bake a few cakes and sell each slice for a £1. You can take cakes into work as well as selling them to friends and relatives.

Book sales

Ask your friends to clear out their book shelves and donate the books to you to sell.

Bridge evening

Try to get as many friends as possible for a bridge tournament. The entrance fee could include some snacks and a glass of wine.

Dog walking

Bored on a Sunday? Why not offer to walk your neighbours’ dogs and donate your fee.

Fancy dress days

Pay to wear fancy dress at work or school and fine those that don’t make the effort. If fancy dress is a step too far, try bad hat, Christmas jumper or wacky tie day.

Office day

Talk to the boss about the possibility of having a gift day or donating by pledges, an hour’s pay or payroll giving.

Sweet eating competition

Great fun for the kids and also quite nice for adults.

Grow a beard or moustache

Get sponsored to grow a beard or moustache. Not advisable for kids or women.

Knit

Create bespoke garments to be sold at fetes, boot sales etc.

Knockout darts, pool or snooker tournament

Get some friends and pub regulars together, charge an entrance fee and reward the winner.

Car washing

Get the kids involved and charge a fiver per wash. Wear fancy dress for tips.

Underwear out

Go Superman and wear your best underwear on the outside for a day and get sponsored for your idiocy.

Walk

Take part in a sponsored walk or arrange your own. Any distance will do, but good to have a 5 mile minimum in beautiful surroundings.