Note:  There's lots of helpful links for this theme on the Snow Much Fun Page.

Alternative Theme Titles:

• Through the Long Winter
• Winter Wonderland
• Let It Snow!
  
  See the Christmas Theme Titles Page.
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions:
  
• "...For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content"   Philippians 4:11
• "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."    Romans 8:28
  
  Devotional:
  Are You Winterized by Julia.
  
  Decorating Suggestions:
  
  Color Scheme
  Any colors will do. You will of course have a lot of white because of the winter theme. Something dark to contrast might be nice like a deep blue.
  
  General Decorations
• Make a winter wonderland using artificial Christmas trees and cover them with snow. A great source for these is just after Christmas sales or even second hand shops. Recipe for flocking your trees:
  Christmas Tree Snow (Make-Stuff)
• Use items such as a sled, skies, snowmen, outdoor ornaments, painted wooden snowmen cutouts
• Lay down some white material or drop cloths under your snow capped trees and snowmen.
• Take a clothesline and hang from one wall to another or corner to corner. Make it high enough so people can walk under it and use clothes pins to hang up mittens clear across the room. They don't need to match in pairs so odd ones will do. You could even pin them onto your trees here and there. Hang a few winter scarves over your clothesline too.
  Pattern to make construction paper mittens
  Mitten Pattern (Wrights)
• Hang snowflakes at different levels from your ceiling if possible. Clear fishing line works well.
  Snowflake Patterns
  Snowflake Patterns (Dave's Snowflake Page)
• Make snowballs out of Styrofoam balls. Just spray paint white and place some in a bucket for decoration.
  
  For The Tables
  
• Spread snowflakes out over the tables. (See directions link above)
• Use snowmen figurines, knick knacks or wooden snowmen on tables.
• Fill tin buckets with white spray painted styrofoam balls and berry twigs. Place signs in the buckets with snow sayings.
  Snowman Sayings
  Snowmen Sayings (From Craft Sayings.com)
  
  Focal Point
  
• Snow People Cutouts
  Use a large piece of plywood to make a free standing piece to use for a photo prop. Paint on snowmen. For the top or face of the snowmen, cut out a hole for your ladies to peek through for photo opportunities. You could probably do 2 or three snowmen (or snow women!). Paint on some character to each snow body with top hats, scarves, etc.
• Winter Mural
  Make a park "skating" mural or use free standing wooden cutouts of skating kids.
  Kid's coloring pages make great patterns,
  Winter Kids Coloring Pages (Kid's Domain)
  Winter Coloring Pages (The Family Corner)
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
  Ice breakers Index
  
  Music:
  
• In His Time by Diane Ball
• Day by Day by Carolina Sandell Berg
• Under His Wings by Cushing
• Till the Storm Passes By
  
  Favors:
  
• Snowglobes  Check your import or dollar stores.
• Snowman Soup (A Cute idea from Craft Sayings.com)
• Various Snowman Soup Poems (from Bev's Country Cottage)
• Snowman Figurines  Check your import, dollar stores, or Walgreens.
• Snowman Craft
  Snow Much Fun Page(Look under 'Snowmen Crafts' for ideas)
  
  See the Favor Index for more ideas.
  
  Doorprizes:
  
• Anything with Snowmen or Snowflakes on it. Pillows, stationary, aprons, dishtowel sets, coffee mugs. You'll find almost anything with snowmen on it during the holidays.
• Snow Globes- You can find all types of snow globes with all types of themes.
• Craft or Decorative Snowman
• Throw or blanket
• Mittens or Gloves
• Heat disks (the kind you activate and put in your gloves or boots--Can't think of their brand name right now:)
• Winter Scarf
• Emergency Candles. Tie several up with ribbon and place in a basket
• Snow Shovel (Tie the handle with a large bow)
• Bag of Rock Salt (Put a big bow on it)
• Gallon of Antifreeze
• Emergency Flashlight
• Ice Scraper for car
• Winter Emergency Kit (jug of bottled water, flashlight, few cans of beans with a hand can opener, jar of peanut butter, crackers, etc. Add in a few emergency candles. Be creative. Place everything in a large basket tied up with a bow or wrap up a large box.
  
  More suitable gifts for ladies on the Door prize page
  
  Skits:
  CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  This would be a great theme to have a Soup and Sandwich Supper. Anything to warm up the bones
  
  
• Soup, Sandwich, and Salad Supper Page
• Yummy Snowmen Treats are listed halfway down on the Snow Much Fun page.

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