{"id":743,"date":"2013-04-05T14:27:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T14:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andersons.com\/?p=743"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:33:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:33:22","slug":"spirit-week-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/spirit-week-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Fun Spirit Week Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->Are you ready for Spirit Week?<\/p>\n<p>What are your elementary school\u2019s Spirit Week traditions? Whatever they are, use Spirit Week as a time to promote school spirit, unify the student <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Spirit_Week-300x140.gif\" alt=\"Spirit_Week\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" \/>body and make fun memories your students and teachers will cherish for a lifetime. Some fun Spirit Week ideas:<\/p>\n<h4>1. Deck the Halls!<\/h4>\n<p>A hallway decorating contest is a great way to show both class pride and school pride, and there are a lot of hallways to go around, so everyone who wants to can get in on the fun. Assign each class a hallway and let them decorate the walls with murals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/special-events\/decorations\/background-paper\">background paper<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/special-events\/decorations\/gossamer\">gossamer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/school-supplies\/banners-and-signs\/banners\">banners<\/a>, paint,\u00a0tissue pomps with pomps paste,\u00a0and more. Take pictures for the school paper, yearbook and your school&#8217;s website!<\/p>\n<h4>2. What&#8217;s your Theme?<\/h4>\n<p>Theme days are a Spirit Week tradition in many schools. Students look forward to dressing up each day to match that day\u2019s theme.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin: 50px 35px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/~\/media\/0430AC66FCE24288A823426789691BD1.ashx?w=260&amp;h=340&amp;as=1\" alt=\"Spirit Week Ideas\" width=\"260\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some possible theme days:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Superhero Day<\/li>\n<li>Hippie Day<\/li>\n<li>Nerd Day<\/li>\n<li>Class Color Day<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood Day<\/li>\n<li>Blast From the Past Day<\/li>\n<li>Decade Day (60&#8217;s, 70&#8217;s, 80&#8217;s&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Celebrity Day<\/li>\n<li>Favorite Movie Day<\/li>\n<li>Hawaiian Day<\/li>\n<li>Pajama Day<\/li>\n<li>Wacky Hair Day<\/li>\n<li>Dress-up Day<\/li>\n<li>Western Day<\/li>\n<li>Tie Die Day<\/li>\n<li>Crazy Hat Day<\/li>\n<li>Camo Day<\/li>\n<li>Twin Day<\/li>\n<li>Sports Team Day<\/li>\n<li>Beach Party Day<\/li>\n<li>Spirit Wear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3. Lunch Time Isn\u2019t Just for Eating Anymore!<\/h4>\n<p>Give students something to do during lunch besides eat that will get them into the &#8220;spirit&#8221; of Spirit Week! Incorporate ideas from that day&#8217;s Spirit Week theme into your lunchtime Spirit Week activities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name That Tune<\/li>\n<li>Karaoke<\/li>\n<li>Trivia<\/li>\n<li>Game Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4. Get Into the Spirit of Giving!<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/middleschoolcause1.jpg\" alt=\"School_Pink_Out\" width=\"275\" height=\"225\" \/>With more schools into volunteering and charitable giving these days, this is a perfect idea for your school\u2019s Spirit Week fun. Choose a local charity and see which class can raise the most money, items or time for the organization. Consider organizing a Pink Out event to inspire your students and community to help make a difference and raise breast cancer awareness.<\/p>\n<h4>5. Go Green!<\/h4>\n<p>Promote school spirit by having a school-wide recycling contest. See which class can recycle the most paper, bottles, glassware and more. At the end of the week, take all the recycling to a recycling center and donate the money you make to a charitable cause or causes of each classes&#8217; choosing.\u00a0 Make it part of the Spirit Week fun for each class to vote on which charitable organization they&#8217;d like to donate their Spirit Week recycling earnings to!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For more Spirit Week ideas, see more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/school-spirit\">School Spirit<\/a> products to plan your perfect Spirit Week.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready for Spirit Week? What are your elementary school\u2019s Spirit Week traditions? 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