Alternative Theme Titles:

• Let's Fly A Kite
• Get Carried Away
• Prayer: The Highest Kite You Can Fly
• Into The Wind
• Soar Into Prayer
• On The Wings of Prayer
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions:
  
• "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace,
  that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.   Hebrews 4:16
  
  Devotional:
  Higher Lord! by Julia
  
  Decorating Suggestions:
  
  Color Scheme
  No suggestions.
  
  General Decorations
  
• Decorate using lots of kites.
• Kites to make for decorating purposes.
  Colorful Kites (Kansas City Library)
  Mini Kites (I Party)
  Balloon Kite (Balloon HQ)
• You can purchase kites at $Stores and Oriental Trading or most online novelty stores.
  Oriental Trading Type the word "kite" into their search box.
• Hang a few larger kites from the ceiling or place larger ones on a wall.
  
  For The Tables
  
• Small arrangements with small kites poked into them and kite strings with bows hanging down.
• Place kite string on top of the tables with construction paper kite bows (all colors) taped down to the tables at intervals on the string.
  
  See Centerpiece and Table Arrangements
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
  Find Your Shape Icebreaker (Make your shape like a kite and use the "Prayer Emphasis" idea on that page)
  
  See the Icebreakers Index for more ideas.
  
  Music:
  
• God Answers Prayer (Edwin Hatch)
  
• Standin' In The Need of Prayer
• Whisper A Prayer (Traditional Chorus)
• Tell It To Jesus (Jeremiah E. Rankin)
• I Must Tell Jesus (Elisha A. Hoffman)
  
  Favors:
  
• Prayer Journal (purchase pretty inexpensive journals. Available at most $stores).
• Make small kites as favors with theme verse attached.
  Mini Kites (I Party)
  
  See the Favor Index.
  
  Just For Fun:
  
• Make hand made invitations shaped as kites using scrapbooking papers.
• Make kite shaped name tags or place cards.
• Have a prayer list already typed out with current needs of your church or group.
• Have a prayer list of your city officials.
• Have a prayer list of your missionaries with specific needs.
  
  Doorprizes:
  
• Prayer Journal
• Book on Prayer
• Check your local Christian bookstore for novelties such as keychains, etc. with verses or sayings concerning prayer.
• Book on Prayer
• Kite
  
  See the Doorprize page
  
  Skits:
  See the CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  
• Flying Kite Bars (Betty Crocker)
• Kite Cupcakes (Family Fun)
• M&M Kite Cake (Bright Ideas)
• Kite Cupcakes (Favorite Brand Name Recipes)
  
  See the Recipe Resource Page

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Copyright 2001-2007 Julia Bettencourt
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