The For Small Hands School Credit Promotion is an opportunity for any school or educational institution to earn credit for Free Materials from Montessori Services. Last year, 188 schools earned over $100 in credit and 34 schools earned $300 or more. Qualifying For Small Hands orders (placed Sept. 1 - Dec. 15) not only earn credit, but also support families and children at home with teacher-selected, age-appropriate, child-size items that encourage independence, creativity, and problem solving. Read feedback from past participants.
NEW for 2025: In an effort to reduce print resources and cost, we are transitioning to an online School Credit Promotion in 2025. We will not be printing a 2025 For Small Hands catalog. Details Below.
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The main difference from past years is that there will no longer be paper catalogs to distribute. Instead, we will provide a letter to print and send home with families (along with an order form for Group Orders). Families will make their choices from the For Small Hands website instead of the catalog.
For schools, placing the Group Order will work the same before. For families, placing individual orders will work the same as well.
Schools earn credit based on the merchandise total of orders place by their families:
- 10% credit for orders from $25 to $350
- 15% credit for orders $350 or more.
- For example:
- A $350 order earns $52 in credit.
- A $1000 order earns $150 in credit.
- A $3000 order earns $450 in credit.
Orders can earn credit from Sept. 1 – Dec. 15.
Read more general information about the promotion
Two types of orders can earn credit:
- Group Orders: Your school can collect and combine For Small Hands orders from families into one large Group Order (one payment, shipped to one address). When it arrives, the school distributes it to families.
- Tend to generate more enthusiasm and earn more credit, but can be more work to coordinate (many schools ask their PTO or recruit a parent volunteer).
- Can qualify for FREE regular shipping (to one U.S. address) if ordered by Oct. 31 and over $350—later deadline and lower threshold! (Otherwise, families still save on shipping by ordering as a group.)
- Individual Orders: Your school can invite families (or anyone) to place personal orders from For Small Hands, designating your school as the credit recipient.
- Require less work, but usually earn less credit.
- Can be placed with a Custom Earn Credit Link to automatically assign credit to your school.
- Can be paid for by credit card and shipped directly to the customer.
Read our detailed comparison of Group and Individual Orders.
- Choose a Coordinator with good organizational skills and a lot of enthusiasm! Many schools have told us that their PTO or a parent was eager to take on the bulk of the work. Here is an overview that you can send to potential volunteers.
- Decide whether to place a Group Order or ask families to place Individual Orders—many schools do both! Read the detailed comparison. No matter how you participate, children will benefit!
Read advice from past participant schools—some of whom earned more than $350 in credit!
- September 1: Promotion begins (start earning credit)
- October 31: Group Order Deadline for FREE Shipping ($350 or more)
- November 22: Group Order Deadline for Guaranteed Holiday Delivery
- December 15: Promotion ends at midnight
Download the whole School Credit Promotion packet (all PDF pages linked above, as one file)
Questions? We're here to help! Call us at 877-975-3003 M-F, 8-4:30 Pacific Time, or email info@montessoriservices.com.
