Bake Sale Time Line and Recipes

Everything you need to plan the next bake sale for your child’s school or organization.

Three Weeks Before

• If you don’t already have one in mind, select a charity to donate your earnings to.
• Solicit volunteers by posting sign-up sheets, sending e-mails, or making phone calls.
• Contact local bakeries to ask for donations.

A Week Before

• Hang brightly colored signs in high-traffic areas around the venue to tout the sale.
• Review the list of volunteers, then see what they are planning to donate and what holes need to be filled.
• Take your kids shopping for ingredients or party supplies.
• Bake anything that can last a long time if frozen or stored properly, such as banana-nut bread or peppermint bark.
• Call or e-mail your volunteers to remind them when to drop off their goodies or arrive for their shift.

The Day Before

• Bake whatever you’re donating.
• Be home to receive donations from your volunteers.
• Host a packaging committee to wrap everything in cellophane or plastic bags, tie them with ribbon, and label the ingredients.
• Load your car with the necessary supplies.