The Hunt was a huge success! I handed the organisation and promotion over to Gaynor as I work Saturdays (plus this is her forte and she did an incredible job of handling it all), but we saw lots of families out hunting for the characters in town from the shop where I work and we followed along on the BYHR Facebook group to see the winners as they were announced.
9 dolls were hidden in shops around the city (some in windows, some inside - all participating shops had signs on the door saying that they were taking part, but the chosen shops were kept completely secret) and one was hidden on a business's Facebook page.
All day I had people coming into the shop and asking if I was the 'girl who makes the fairies' and we sold out of dolls in the window at work. I have a lot of custom doll orders to do...
All of the fairytale characters were found by the end of the day and prizes ranged from £50 cash to smaller presents/gift vouchers donated by the businesses. There was such an enchanting buzz around the city and I'm so pleased with how well it went. The trail has got my name out there a little more, since all Ripon resisdents get a Review Ripon through their door and lots of people took part in the hunt, but it feels so great to be part of something that has made all these children smile and actively support their community.
And it's not over yet... that was only the first week of four. People are only just getting into Christmas mode so I reckon it's going to be even better and busier next week, especially since those following BYHR saw the amazing prizes won, and people now know how it works and will be going out to try again.
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