Alternative Theme Titles:

• Hats Off To Godly Mothers!
• Hats Off To Moms!
• Hats Off!
• Hats Off To Volunteers
• Hats Off To Sunday School Workers
• Hats Off To Our Missionaries
• Hat Parade
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions:
  
• "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies."    Proverbs 31:10
  
  Devotional:
  
• A study of Colossians Chapter 3 or a Study on Proverbs 31.
• Stands of Pearls by Julia
  
  Decorating Suggestions:
  
  Color Scheme
  None Suggested.
  
  General Decorations
  
• Lots of different types of hats.
• Hat Boxes
• Hat Tree
  
  For The Tables
  
• Small hat boxes for centerpieces.
• Make centerpieces by turning any type hat upside down and filling with silk flowers and greenery.
  
  Focal Point
  
• Hat Display - Make a display of different types of hats. Some suggestions would be nurse, bonnet, cowboy hat, etc.
  
  See Centerpiece and Table Arrangements
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
• Hat Quiz
  Online Hat Quiz (Jan Brett)
  
  See the Icebreakers Index for more ideas.
  
  Music:
  
• Faith Of Our Mothers (hymn)
  
  Favors:
  
• Mini Straw Hats with Theme/Verse attached with ribbon.
• Hat Pins
• Hat Magnets
• Craft Hat
  Styrofoam Hat Directions (Runner Duck)
  Styrofoam Hat Directions (HGTV)
  
  See the Favor Index.
  
  Just For Fun:
  
• Have a Hat Contest. Give prizes for the most unusual, prettiest, most creative, etc.
• Have a Hat 'Parade'. Have the ladies model their hats. Make up a little narration for each.
• Do a Hat Craft. Provide straw hats, silk flowers, ribbons, etc.
• Do a Hat Box Decoupage Craft. Provide hat boxes (small paper mache ones are the most reasonable for large groups), printed paper to decoupage, such as magazines, wrapping paper, etc., Modge Podge, etc.
  Decoupage Hints:
  How To Decoupage
  
• If daughters are included, you can give them a hat project.
  Lots of Kid's Hat Projects  (hatsmade.com)
• Share a few historical tidbits on the hat.
  History of The Hat


Doorprizes:

• Hat/Visor
• Hat Box
• Hat Gift Basket - Turn a large hat upside down and fill with goodies. Wrap up with cellophane and ribbons as you would do a basket.
• Decorative Hat (as for a door)
  
  See the Door prize page
  
  Skits:
  See the CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  
• Mini Hat Cakes (Sara Lee - These would also make good favors)
• Hat Cookies (Pillsbury - These would also make good favors)
• Hat Cake (Betty Crocker)
• Hat Cookies (hgtv)
  
  See the Recipe Resource Page

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