Appreciation certificate
Schools can download and print the official
Tuckshop Day thank you certificate (DOCX, 373KB) and insert the names of their workers and volunteers. Don't forget to include any people who work in the tuckshop on other days of the week too! There's also a template that schools can use to make their own
I love my tuckshop badges (JPG, 83KB).
Special breakfast
The school P&C, parent organisation or student council could organise and serve a free breakfast for tuckshop workers, students and staff.
Appreciation ceremony
Organise a special appreciation ceremony for your tuckshop workers at your school assembly. Organise for the school band or choir to perform a special item. Have the student leaders present the tuckshop workers with appreciation certificates.
Tuckshop Day meal deal
Offer students a special meal deal to celebrate Tuckshop Day. To cut down on preparation time, design a celebration meal deal which could be pre-ordered the day before.
Tuckshop Day colouring-in activity
Show appreciation of your school’s tuckshop staff and volunteers with these fun
colouring-in activities (PDF, 15.7MB). Use them as thank you cards or to decorate the school tuckshop.
Decorate the tuckshop
Have fun making origami hearts to decorate your tuckshop. Follow along with the
origami heart instructional video External link transcript (DOCX, 22KB) and
origami heart fact sheet (PDF, 481KB).
Have students decorate the tuckshop for the day with streamers or painted pictures. Put up
'I love my tuckshop' posters (PDF, 121KB) around the school. The P&C or parent organisation could organise to have the outside of the tuckshop painted with a healthy food-themed mural. For a temporary mural, use chalk sticks.
Name the tuckshop
Invite students to suggest a new name for the tuckshop. Announce the winning name on Tuckshop Day.