Alternative Theme Titles:

• Sizzlin' Summer
• Let's Go To The Beach!
• Soak In The Son!
• Jump Into Summer!
• Sand castles In The Sun
• Summer Celebration
• Summer Breezes
• Fun In The Sun
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions:
  
• "Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter."    Psalm 74:17
  
  Devotional:
  
• Let's Go To The Beach by Julia
  
  Decorating Suggestions:
  
  Color Scheme
  Bright Colors. Yellows, oranges, lime greens.
  
  General Decorations
  
• Use summer items to make a fun atmosphere.
• You could use swimming tubes/rings, beach balls, sand buckets filled with flowers, surf boards, baseball bats and balls, beach towels.
  
  For The Tables
  
• Sand buckets filled with flowers.
• Clear glass containers filled with sand and sea shells and top off with votive candles.
• Vases of daisies or any type of summer flowers.
• Displays of fresh fruit
• Seashell Arrangements
  Seashell Candle Arrangement (Michaels)
  
  See Centerpiece and Table Arrangements
  
  Focal Point
  
• Large Sun - Make a large (wall size) paper sun with large rays.
• Wading Pool - Fill a kid's size wading pool with sand buckets, sand shovels, beach ball, sea shells, etc. or fill with a little water and place in fake lily pads, frogs, etc.
• Summer Mural - Make a large mural with a beach and sunset scene.
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
  
• Buried Treasure
  
  See the Icebreakers Index for more ideas.
  
  Music:
  
• Sunshine in the Soul (hymn)
• Sunlight (hymn)
  
  Favors:
  
• Seashell Card Holder(Michaels)
  http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=w0169
• Small Sand Shovels filled with candy and tied up with cellophane and ribbons.
• Bottle of Bubbles - with saying such as "Bubble Into Summer"
• Jump Rope - with saying such as "Jump Into Summer" or "Jump Into Fun At Our Ladies Group"
• Ice-cream cones filled with candies and wrapped up with cellophane and ribbons.
• Sundae dishes (you can find the plastic ones fairly cheap) filled with candies and tied up with cellophane and ribbons.
• Novelty Sunglasses
  
  See the Favor Index.
  
  Just For Fun:
  
• Have someone give a demo for a summer craft.
• Have someone give an informative talk on summer safety.
• Have someone give a demo/recipe for a summer food such as a summer dessert
  
  Doorprizes:
  
• Ice-cream/Sundae Dishes Set
  
• Beach Towel
• Summer Tote Bag
• Hand Held Fan (Such as the battery operated kind)
• Popsicle Molds
• Ice-cream Maker
• Bottle of Sunscreen Lotion
• Beach Ball
• Lawn Chair
• Pair of Flip Flops
• Pair of Sunglasses
• Large container of Lemonade
• Sand Bucket filled with goodies
  
  See the Door prize page
  
  Skits:
  See the CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  
• Seashore Sweetie's
• Watermelon Cookies
• Summer Salads
• Summer Desserts
• Barbecue Foods
• Ice-cream
• Watermelon
• Platters of Fresh Fruit
  
  See the Recipe Resource Page

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Copyright 2001-2007 Julia Bettencourt
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