Alternative Theme Titles:

• Making Progress
• Venturing Into The Unknown
• Courage For The Journey
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions:
  
• Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
  the evidence of things not seen.    Hebrews 11:1
• "Where there is no vision, the people perish..."    Proverbs 29:18
  
  Devotional:
  The Pioneering Spirit by Julia
  
  Decorating Suggestions:
  
  Color Scheme
  No suggestions.
  
  General Decorations
  
• Decorate using lots of old time things and anything that is aged..
• Lanterns, oil lamps, candles, bowls of rag balls, galvanized washtubs, Blue Speckleware, Enamelware, braided rugs, quilts, feed sacks, burlap bags, rocking chairs, aprons, bonnets, baskets, wagon wheels, needlepoint, calico material, antiques, hay bales.
  
  For The Tables
  
• Small arrangements in mason jars. Use raffia or calico material strips to tie around the jars.
• Old time lanterns and candles.
• Tin punch tin cans for candle holders.
  Directions:
• Mini galvanized buckets filled with flowers. (They have inexpensive ones at Walmart in the Craft Section.) Tie a strip of calico rag to the handle.
  Tin Punch Lanterns (Thrify Fun)
  Tin Can Lanterns (Craft Bits)
  
  See Centerpiece and Table Arrangements
  
  Focal Point
• Photo Backdrop - Use some haybales, and a variety of old time objects to make a backdrop for photos.
• Mural - Make a mural of a covered wagon.
  Covered Wagon (Enchanted Learning)
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
  See the Icebreakers Index for more ideas.
  
  Music:
  
• They Call Me Old Fashioned (Civilla D. Mar­tin)
  Hear music to this song
• Old Time Religion (Adapted from a spiritual by Charles D. Till­man)
  Hear music to this song
  
  Favors:
  
• Bonnet
  Bonnet Pattern (Central Nevada Emigrant Trail Association)
  Bonnet Pattern (Vintage Sewing Info)
  Simple Pioneer Cap (State of Texas)
• Mini Jars of jams, jellies, applesauce, or preserves of any type.
• Make Calico Covers for your jars.
  Calico Jar Topper (A Christian Home)
• Make Bonnet Needlecases.
  Pattern Source (Hoopla Patterns)
  
  See the Favor Index.
  
  Just For Fun:
  
• Share a little bit about pioneer women
  The Foremothers Tell of Olden Times (San Francisco Museum)
• Share a little about what the pioneers carried with them on their wagons.
  How Much Food Pioneers Carried (CNETA)
• Dress up in pioneer clothing.
  
• Do a Group Craft.
  Rag Balls(Craft Bits)
  Plantation Dolls (Haven for Quilts, etc.)
  Pincushion Jars (Haven for Quilts, etc.)
• Having younger girls attend as in a Mother-Daughter Banquet? Make them all bonnets to wear.
  Paper Bonnet Instructions (Making Friends)
  
  Doorprizes:
  
• Little House Books/TV Series on DVD
• Janette Oke Book/Movie DVD's (The DVD's are available at Walmart)
• Janette Oke video/DVD
• Apron
• Flour Sack Towel Set (There's cute Martha Stewart ones at K-Mart)
• Wooden Rolling Pin
  
  See the Doorprize page
  
  Skits:
  See the CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  
• Use calico material or bandanas to line bread baskets.
• Bonnet Cake (This is for Easter but you could probably decorate it with some kind of candy to give it a "calico" look. - Kraft Foods)
• Watermelon
• Serve Old Fashioned Lemonaide
• Serve Homemade Pies and Cobblers
• Old Fashioned Cake Recipes (Seeds of Knowledge)
• Old West Cooking Recipes (Legends of America)
  
  See the Recipe Resource Page

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Copyright 2001-2007 Julia Bettencourt
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