Alternative Theme Titles:

• Got Fruit?
• Let's Get Fruity
• Bearing Much Fruit
• Fruity Christians
• Fruit Matters
• Gone Fruity
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions:
  
• "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."    Galatians 5:22
  
  Devotional:
  Provisions by Julia
  
  Decorating Suggestions:
  
  Color Scheme
  Any color scheme will do. You could pull the colors from a few different fruits, such as bright yellows( bananas, Purple (grapes).
  
  General Decorations
  
• Use fake or real fruits of all kinds.
• Fruit baskets or fruit crates.
• Canning supplies such as a canner and a few fruit jars.
  
  For The Tables
  
• Small fruit basket centerpieces.
• Grape clusters and banana bunches. They can be real or fake.
  
  Focal Point
  
• Fruit Arrangement - Make a display with lots of fruits. Use a fruit crate or large basket tipped sideways with it all flowing out. Add in a few vines or greenery for fillers.
• Fruit of The Spirit Tree - Use school paper to make a tree or draw a mural of one. Cut out different large shaped fruits and write out the Fruit of the Spirit on them. (Galatians. 5:22)
• For Patterns
  Fruit Color Pages (coloring.ws)
  Fruit Color Pages (DLTK Kids)
  
  See Centerpiece and Table Arrangements
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
  PDF File  Fruit of Spirit Search Puzzle (CLM))
  
  See the Icebreakers Index for more ideas.
  
  Music:
  
• Spirit of the Living God (fall fresh on me)  Chorus
• I've Got Peace Like A River  Chorus
• I Have the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Heart  Chorus
  
  Favors:
  
• Apples or any fruit. Use ribbon to tie on hang tag with verse and event info. (title and date)
• Fruit Magnets (sometimes you can find packages of these with several in them at the $stores.)
• Coffee Mugs with fruit on them. Could fill with candy.
• Small bottles of fruit scented bubble bath or hand creme.
• Mini jars of jelly
• Fruit flavored teas.
• Fruit flavored candy (such as Starbursts or the strawberry candy) tied up in tulle or netting with ribbons.
  
  See the Favor Index.
  
  Just For Fun:
  
• Do a workshop or share tips on Canning or Freezing Fruit.
       Online Resources:
        Canning Basics
        Canning-Food-Recipes.com
• Share a Fruit Recipe for something such as a fruit pie or fruit salad.
• Share some fun, nutritional, or unknown facts about fruit.
  See The Fruit Pages for good info. They have the 10 Reasons to Eat More Fruit and other things of interest.
  
  Doorprizes:
  
• Gift Certificate for a pie from Marie Calendars (if you have those in your area or any restaurant that has specialty pies.)
  
• Fruit Dishtowels or potholders.
• Kitchen accessory or item decorated with fruit motif.
• Print/picture with fruit.
• Notepads or stationary decorated with fruit.
• Book on canning/freezing fruit.
• Jarred Jellies.
• Bag of Fruit Candy.
• Large value pack of fruit flavored chewing gum.
• Box of Fruit Loops:)
• Kitchen items geared for fruit such as a cherry pit remover, juicer (can usually find in $stores)
  
  See the Door prize page
  
  Skits:
  
• Fruit of the Spirit (From Dramatix)
  
  See the CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  
• Fruit Pizzas (CLM Fun Foods)
• Fruit Salad Recipes (Recipe America)
• Fruit Dessert Recipes (Bread and Breakfast Online)
  
  See the Recipe Resource Page

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Copyright 2001-2007 Julia Bettencourt
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