Alternative Theme Titles:

• Timeless Treasures
• Treasured Memories
• Treasured Moments
• Moments to Treasure
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions:
  
• "Her children arise up, and call her blessed..." Proverbs 31:28
• "Honour thy father and thy mother:" Exodus 20:12
• Proverbs 31 study
  
  Devotional:
  
• Scrapbook Memories by Julia
  
  Decorating Suggestions:
  
  Color Scheme
  None suggested.
  
  General Decorations
  
• Lots of feminine things.
• Items that stir up memories or set us back in time such as butter churns, antique sewing machine, spinning wheel, bicycle or trike.
  
  For The Tables
  
• Candles and small flower arrangements
• "Memento" type objects such as small clocks, picture frames, porcelain figurines, jewelry boxes with some costume jewelry sticking out, lace gloves.
  
  See Centerpiece and Table Arrangements
  
  Focal Point
  
• Tabletop Display - Use hats, ladies gloves, a jewelry box, photos in frames, photo albums, books, an old quilt, an old clock, etc.
• Childhood Toy Display - Gather things that remind you of childhood. Use a small child-size table as a foundation. Put a small bike or tricycle, skates, board games, children's books,stuffed animals, etc. on and around the table.
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
  
• Best/Worst Advice - Have everyone tell the best or worst advice that their mother ever gave them. If you have a large group of ladies, just have a few people give theirs.
  
  See the Icebreakers Index for more ideas.
  
  Music:
  
• Precious Memories
  
  Favors:
  
• Chocolate Treasure - Tie up chocolate coin candies or Hershey's Treasures in a tulle circle with ribbons and use the following saying on a hang tag
  "Memories are treasures"
• Small photo albums
• Small diary/journal books (check in the dollar stores)
• Disposable cameras - These may depend on the size of your group and budget.
• Ladies handkerchief (starch and fold them).
• Memories Hang Tag Suggestions

Mothers are forever in our hearts"
"Tenderly we treasure the past, With memories that will always last"
"Memories are like threads of gold, They never tarnish or grow old"
"Mom holds her children's hands for awhile, Their hearts forever"
"A page in our book of memories, is turned as we remember Mother"
"I keep in my heart the love of the past, For there it was planted forever to last"
"Silent memories true and tender, Just to show we still remember"
"A garden of beautiful memories was planted by you--Mother"

See the Favor Index.

Just For Fun:

• If you are having all ages at your event, consider having some of the little girls of your church participate in the program by having a few of them sing a special for the banquet.
• Have a mother, daughter, grandmother team in your church sing a special together.
• Share Memories Time - Allow your guests to share a favorite childhood memory or some special memory about a grandmother, mother, etc.
• Tissue Patrol - If you are going to be bringing up memories, make sure you have several boxes of tissue on hand and a couple ladies to be on "Tissue Patrol" to make sure the Kleenex are passed around when needed. We ladies sometimes get a little sentimental:) You could also put a small individual size packet of Kleenex beside each place.
  
  Doorprizes:
  
• Gift certificate for a family portrait
• Family Tree Chart
• Clock
• Nice Photo Album
• Journal
• Nice Picture Frame
• Scrapbooking Gift Basket - Fill with lots of scrapbooking supplies, decorator scissors, scrapbooking paper, an album to start their own Memory Book.
  
  See the Door prize page
  
  Skits:
  See the CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  
• Some of that good hearty stuff like your mom or grandmother used to make. Good homey foods that conjure up good memories.
• Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy menu.
• A chicken and dumpling menu.
  
  See the Recipe Resource Page

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Copyright 2001-2007 Julia Bettencourt
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