by doug88888
Do you know a gorgeous grandma? Are you a gorgeous grandma? According to
www.gorgeousgrandma.com, a Gorgeous Grandma is a woman over fifty who embraces life. If you know a Gorgeous Grandma or are one, July 23rd is Gorgeous Grandma Day, so celebrate the day with flair. I suggest hosting a Gorgeous Grandma Day Party.
Invite Gorgeous Grandmas to wear their sharpest outfits to the party. When they arrive, have them jot down their names and a brief description of themselves and their outfits. Then during the party, in an area designated as the catwalk, have the Gorgeous Grandmas model their outfits while an mc reads the descriptions. If you have access to a stage, use it for the catwalk. If not, section off a party area and create a catwalk using a long red carpet.
After the fashion show ends, play What’s in a Gorgeous Grandma’s Purse? Prior to the party, create a list of items and give each item a point value. For instance, a mirror will earn two points and a passport will earn five points. During the game time, call off items from the list. The first Gorgeous Grandma to produce the item earns the applicable points. At the end of the game, the Gorgeous Grandma with the most points wins a prize. The prize can be a gift certificate to a spa.
Once the game is over, call all the Gorgeous Grandma’s to the dance floor for some line dancing. Some of the women may know the latest line dances. Just in case they don’t, have a vibrant line dancing instructor present to teach them the latest line dances.
Before each Gorgeous Grandma leaves the party, present her with a flower in honor of her life and in celebration of Gorgeous Grandma Day.
July 29th, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Holiday Parties, Party Planning, Party Themes, Tips | Comments (0)
By ericlucky 290
A child whose birthday is close to Christmas Day may feel forgotten about during the hustle and bustle of the season. Make your child feel extra special by throwing him or her a Breakfast with Santa Birthday Party.
Your first goal is to secure a Santa Clause for the birthday party. You can hire a person who regularly impersonates Santa Clause, or recruit someone to play the role for the party. Santa suits can be rented at a costume rental shop or purchased at a party store. Santa costumes can be purchased online, too.
Hosting this party in your home is ideal. Your child will be thrilled that Santa came to his or her home to have breakfast. When arranging the tables to eat breakfast, make certain the birthday child has a chair next to Santa.
For the breakfast meal, serve your child’s favorite breakfast foods. Make sure you serve Santa before the party begins. He may not be able to eat pancakes with syrup without soiling his beard and mustache during the party. It will be best for Santa to sip juice from a straw and eat muffins with the children. Instead of eating, Santa can read The Night before Christmas to the children while they eat.
After Santa finishes reading the story, he can reach into his bag and give the birthday child his or her present. Then let the photo opportunities begin. Of course, the first picture taken will be one with your child and Santa Claus.
Your child will always remember the birthday party when Santa stopped by for breakfast.
July 27th, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Birthday Parties, Holiday Parties, Party Planning, Party Themes, Tips | Comments (0)
by Ctd 2005
When I was growing up, my mother, sister, and I were responsible for decorating the Christmas tree. My father would drag our boxed up artificial tree from the attic, and we would begin separating the branches into piles according to the colors on the metal tips of the branches.
As Christmas music played on the record player, we placed the metal tips into the holes on the tree stand. Next, we placed the multi-colored blinking lights on our ceiling-high tree. Each year, my mother had to replace bulbs on the useful Christmas tree light strands with bulbs from abandoned Christmas light strands to get the lights twinkling properly.
Once the lights were blinking, we added toy drums, ice skating girls, football toting Santas, angels, and other toy-like Christmas ornaments to our tree. When I was a small child, my mother didn’t think the tree was decorated unless the green branches were draped with silver tinsel. By the time I was a teen, my mother’s fascination with tinsel had passed.
One year after we’d finished decorating our tree, my sister thought our tree was particularly beautiful, so she went to school and invited her high school friends to our home for our first Lighting of the Christmas Tree. Later that day, my sister told my mother about the upcoming event. My mother didn’t tell my sister to cancel the celebration. In fact, she helped her plan the event.
On the day of the Lighting of the Christmas Tree, we had punch, cake, and various foods. At some point in the evening, my family and our guests gathered in our dark living room. My sister pushed the button that turned on the Christmas tree lights, the lights shined, and comically, we said, “Aahh! Ooh!” Once the Christmas tree lights were turned on, we sung a Christmas song and returned to eating, laughing, talking and playing games.
We continued having the Lighting of the Christmas Tree for a few years. Each year the crowd grew, and one year we even had two party crashers attend.
July 27th, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Holiday Parties, Party Stories, Party Themes | Comments (0)
by Matti Mattila
Do you have a secret pal? In December, at annual Christmas parties, people place their names in a hat or bag, and each participant picks a random name and becomes that person’s secret pal for the entire year. During the year, the secret pal leaves small gifts or encouraging words for the person whom they picked in December. They even do small acts of kindness for their person during the year.
Hiding their identity for a year makes getting to the annual Christmas Party even more exciting because identities are revealed. At the Christmas Party, secret pals become Secret Santa’s as they bring their final gift. When participants wear Santa hats to the party, their Secret Santa role is solidified.
Despite the festive food and merriment all around, everyone anxiously awaits finding out who has been giving them gifts and cards for twelve months. Then the time arrives and the party host announces, “It’s time to exchange gifts with your Secret Santa.” Gifts are exchanged and people gasp, “You were my secret pal?!” Others brag, “I knew it was you all along.” Friends, relatives, or co-workers laugh, hug, and thank one another for the thoughtfulness and kindness shown all year.
Then someone announces, “It’s time to pull names for next year,” and the fun begins again.
July 27th, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Holiday Parties | Comments (0)
by CandiHolic
National Grandparents Day is celebrated the first Sunday after Labor Day in the United States. It’s a day when grandchildren can honor their grandparents with cards, gifts, and their time. A Grandparents Day celebration brings grandchildren and grandparents together for fun and fellowship.
In the Twilight Zone “Kick the Can” episode (1962), senior citizens become young again by playing Kick the Can-a childhood game. Although playing Kick the Can won’t make grandparents young again physically, teaching and playing their childhood games with their grandchildren may rejuvenate them in other ways. Thus, a Grandparents Day Celebration that focuses on grandparents’ childhood fun activities is the focus of this party.
Of course, Kick the Can has to be taught and played. Hide and Seek, Red Rover and other games should be taught and played, too. Jacks and Paddle Balls should be available, too.
Try to find popular candies from the 70s or earlier to display and share, such as Mary Janes, Dick Tracy, and Squirrels.
Set up a picture area so grandparents and grandchildren can take pictures together. Make sure to use a digital camera to print pictures instantly. These pictures can be used in a scrapbook area. Grandparents and grandchildren can design scrapbook pages together and place their photos on it to commemorate National Grandparents Day.
July 24th, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Holiday Parties | Comments (0)
By Kathy Gruender
Wintertime is a great time to host a Candy Cane Lane Party for children. However, this party can be adapted for adults, too.
Line the front entrance pathway to your party with red and white plastic yard candy canes. These can be purchased at Walmart or Dollar Stores. On your front door, place a wreath decorated with candy canes and a red bow. You can hang a sign above the door or display a sign with the words “Welcome to Candy Cane Lane” written on it.
Using invisible string or wire, hang candy canes from the ceiling of your party area. Decorate your table or tables with red tablecloths. Have glass vases filled with round red and white peppermints. Arrange a group of large candy canes in the vase and tie a red bow around the vase or candy canes. Hanging strings of red and white lights around your party area will make an evening Candy Cane Lane Party really shine. Also, if this is a Christian event, you can display the “Story of the Candy Cane” found at www.kidtokid.org/candycanestory.html.
For an activity, children can make candy cane bracelets using red and white beads and thin elastic. Another idea is to make candy cane ornaments using red and white beads and pipe cleaners. You can secure the ends of the candy canes with a glue gun. Add a small red ribbon for extra color.
Children will enjoy decorating cupcakes with red or white icing. They can stick a candy cane in the center of their cupcakes at this Candy Cane Lane Party.
July 22nd, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Holiday Parties | Comments (0)
by *Lynne
If the thought of ghost, witch, and monster costumes, doesn’t thrill you, a fantastic alternative to a traditional Halloween Party is a Trunk or Treat Party. Last year, a friend invited me and my daughters to this event at The River of Light Church of God in Warner Robins, Georgia. When she invited us to this event, I thought children would be going from car to car receiving candy from adults instead of going from house to house-something simple. However, the Trunk or Treat Party was more than what I expected.
When we arrived, we parked our cars in the first parking lot and adults weren’t standing by their cars passing out candy. Instead we had to travel to their other parking lot. Once we reached the second parking lot, the lot was lit up and various vehicles were parked with their trunks popped open. To my surprise, the inside of each trunk was decorated, primarily, with biblical scenes. Some adults were dressed as angels or biblical characters. As children dressed in non-scary costumes, pranced from car to car, the adults handed them candy. In some cases, the trunk had a carnival-like game in it that the children had to attempt before receiving their treat.
My favorite vehicle was decorated by a transportation company. An angel welcomed the children and offered them a ride to heaven. Each child was elevated to Heaven on a decorated wheelchair lift. Once the child reached the top, the inside of the van was decorated in silver and gold and another angel awaited them.
A costume contest was held at the Trunk or Treat Party, and a picture was taken of each child as he or she explained his or her costume. The event volunteers served cotton candy and popcorn.
The event was magnificent. It provided an opportunity for children to dress-up, enjoy treats, and have a spectacular evening at the River of Light Church of God.
July 14th, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Holiday Parties | Comments (0)
by Through Joanne's eye
Every year the Women’s Ministry of the Outreach Mission Church of God in Macon, Georgia, hosts a Harvest Festival, which is open to the public. The festival is organized around the twelve months of the year. Consequently, at least twelve women volunteer to host a table which represents one month. Then, they decorate their tables and serve foods and beverages according to holidays and celebrations in their chosen month. Their Harvest Festival funds-raiser, which is usually held in November, offers fellowship and good food.
If you’re considering hosting your own Harvest Festival, keep in mind that each table, in a sense, represents a limited party space. You’ll need to have tablecloths and decorations that establish the mood of your individual celebration or holiday with enough room left for the various dishes and drinks that will be served. For instance, a January table should shout, “Happy New Year!” A table cloth with confetti spread over it and a raised centerpiece of party hats and horns would be great. Traditional New Year foods, such as collard greens, black-eyed peas, and fried chicken, would be in dishes on both sides of the raised centerpiece.
Variations of the Harvest Festival exist. Some groups even include displays of talent for each month, in addition to the food. Use your imagination as you create a harvest celebration.
July 13th, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Holiday Parties, Tips, Uncategorized | Comments (0)
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The Fourth of July sparks memories of fun, family, friends, great food, and fireworks for many people. Many of my Fourth of July memories include Warrensville Heights, Ohio, my hometown. When I was growing up there, each Independence Day promised an evening of spectacular fireworks and fellowship at the Warrensville Heights High School. Our community gathered around the school, on the grass, on the tracks, and in the bleachers around dusk, eagerly awaiting the fireworks display while catching up with friends.
Much of the conversation ceased with the first explosion, which let us know the light show was about to begin. Then the first flash of light painted the sky, and the only human sounds would be “Ooh!” and “Aahh!” For 45-minutes or so, despite the thunderous sounds surrounding us, all was peaceful in Warrensville Heights. Under the red, orange, green, yellow, and pink lights, a sense of unity prevailed that was evoked by our community tradition of watching fireworks together.
Although we didn’t have any formal presentation about the meaning of Independence Day before the fireworks began, the love that floated in the air on those Fourth of July nights, at least in my recollection, tells me that we got it. Without spoken words, we understood the unity necessary for independence. We understood the unity necessary for America to thrive.
How will you celebrate the Fourth of July this year?
June 30th, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Holiday Parties, Party Stories, Party Themes | Comments (0)
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The Fourth of July is a great day to have a picnic. Here are a few ideas to enhance your Independence Day fun and make your picnic kid-friendly:
1. Tell all children and adults to wear as much red, white and blue as they can. You can even give a small American flag to the person wearing the most red, white, and blue.
2. Before your guests arrive, decorate the picnic area with red, white, and blue balloons and hang up a few American flags. Red, white, and blue pinwheels make fun outdoor summer decorations, so stick a few in the ground around the picnic area.
3. When your guests arrive, using red, white & blue face paint and Q-tips, paint a shooting star on each guest’s cheek or shoulder.
4. Next, let all the children decorate a red, white, or blue foam sun visor for the Fourth of July. Give each child a few foam star stickers to stick on his or her visor. If you have foam letter stickers, they can spell their names on their visors.
5. After everyone has eaten, let the children decorate cupcakes at the Fourth of July picnic. Give each child one cupcake and a spoonful of white icing to spread on his or her cupcake. Then give each child a spoonful of star-shaped sprinkles to put on top of the frosting.
6. When the children are finished decorating their cupcakes, put a sparkler candle in an extra cupcake and light it. Have the children sing the first verse of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” while the candle flares. At the end of the song, you can blow out the candle, and the children can eat their cupcakes.
These are just a few ideas to go along with the other fun activities you have planned for your Fourth of July picnic. Enjoy!
June 29th, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Holiday Parties, Party Planning, Party Themes | Comments (0)
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