School fundraisers can be an integral part of buying necessary supplies, financing projects or organizing activities for students. And food-based fundraisers have been the go-to idea for decades—think candy campaigns and bake sales laden with sugary treats. That new scoreboard or the class trip to Niagara Falls might seem a lot less gratifying, however, if you consumed loads of calories just to get there. Instead, try some new fundraising fun, active ideas that won’t add extra inches to your waistline.

Take a hike

The number of 5K races that happen year-round can be a little intimidating. But if you want to maintain the same spirit of fitness with a little spin, try organizing a distance hike at a local nature preserve.

This gets participants off the streets and into the wilderness, where they can enjoy the serenity of nature while working up a sweat. If younger children are participating, add a scavenger hunt to test their wilderness knowledge in exchange for prizes.

Set some records

Take some gym equipment to a park or a practice field and host a Record-Setting Day, where friends and family sponsor students to compete in different events. These can be classic events like track and field, or nontraditional events like who can balance on a Bosu ball for the longest.

You could even encourage students to come up with their own events to be adopted as part of regular competition. Then, they could come back every year to try to best their personal scores.

Make it artsy

Host an arts and music festival where student-made work is up for sale. Teachers can set up booths to display the work, along with activities that prompt visitors to express their creativity in front of their peers.

Encourage participants to pay $1 to add their interpretation of what “health” represents to them on a large surface, like a parking lot, using sidewalk chalk. At the end of the day, you’ll be left with a mural of health from all different perspectives.

Kick it into gear

To reach an audience outside the local community, consider organizing a campaign through a crowdfunding website like Kickstarter or Indiegogo. These sites allow users to donate to your cause at increments of anywhere from a few dollars to thousands of dollars, in exchange for perks that you designate.

Maybe $5 gets you five jumping jacks from a fifth-grader, or a personalized watercolor painting by an eighth-grader for $10. With integrated tools and a built-in community of thousands of Web users, the possibilities are endless.

Ask the masses

If you’re still stuck on ideas, take a poll from students to see what kind of fundraiser they would like to be part of. You could even make it a contest with a small prize for the most creative concept, and raise money by “charging” people $1 to vote for their favorite idea. If the students feel like they’re part of the process, they might be more likely to put their all into it, which makes the end result that much sweeter.