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Showing posts with label princess. Show all posts
Thursday, June 21, 2018
The Best Trunk or Treat Idea for 2018
I love Disney! Kids love Disney! My 2015 theme was Alice in Wonderland. Please click the link for another cool trunk idea. My mind turned to Princesses this year. How does a princess relate to a church trunk or treat theme? Jesus is the King of Kings, therefore, being his daughter, I'm a princess. My Daddy is the King of Kings. How cool! This idea works best in an SUV type vehicle.
What you'll need for the Trunk: (All links are Amazon. I receive a small commission if you buy through my link)
- spray paints (white, silver, gold, blue, orange, maroon, black) I used what I had on-hand
- four large square cardboard boxes
- two large tall rectangular cardboard boxes
- Elmer's glue and glitter
- Wide tip Black Magic Marker or Sharpie
- plastic toy chain
- Wire ties
- Costumes: Belle, Prince Charming and Snow White
- Various royal-looking plastic bowls (I found some at Dollar Tree)
- Candy
- One string of 100-bulb Christmas lights
- Car Converter
- Scissors
Cut two large pieces to fit the back back of your vehicle like the pictures. Ideally, the trunk resembles a drawbridge door. I attached the chains to my hatch at the top and the "I am the Door drawbridge" at the bottom with wire ties. The drawbridge is drawn and written with black wide tip marker. I spray painted the "King of Kings" sign to resemble the inside of the castle with curtains like so. Then I wrote "Our Daddy is the King of Kings" in Elmer's glue and glittered. This sign is simply stuffed inside the hatchback, no mounting needed.
I loaded all my pieces into the car and setup at the church parking lot. The weather was perfect. I didn't have any problem with the boxes standing up without being weighted. If you expect bad weather or wind, try placing a large rock inside each box for stability. After setup, we strung the lights. Using scissors, we punctured holes in the boxes to insert the lights (see picture below). Use the car converter to power the lights once it is dark.
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| Notice the three gold dishes sitting in the trunk. Pour your candy here. |
The finishing touch is the costumes.
Kids and adults had so much fun meeting the prince and princesses! Such a fun night for Jesus!
I took a stool to sit beside the trunk to greet kids and for pictures. Most of the kids want their picture with the beautiful Belle and handsome prince!
One funny thing I discovered with this trunk...this 54-year-old found out most kids don't even know who Snow White is! I still enjoyed playing the part. :)
I hope you are inspired by this trunk idea. I estimate the cost to create the trunk at $150-$175 if you buy all the items. Please feel free to ask any questions via comment about details I may have overlooked or failed to include. Have fun!
Ideals 365,
Monday, February 19, 2018
American Cancer Society Fundraiser Idea: Pamper Your Princess
The Chicken Creek Cancer Crushers held their annual American Cancer Society (ACS) Fundraiser this past Saturday, February 17, 2018. The event, Pamper Your Princess, is an exciting and successful fundraiser in our close-knit small hometown. A close friend of mine became passionately involved with the ACS after she lost her husband to the disease. Pamper Your Princess may be the idea you've been searching for to help support a cause dear to your heart.
- Tickets are prepared and sold prior to the event. Each ticket designates an appointment time for your princess to be pampered. Your fundraising committee should decide ticket price prior to advertising your event.
- The event is advertised by word-of-mouth and facebook. A facebook event is used to invite and communicate to participants.
- Princesses are pampered by getting their hair styled, nails painted, dressed up in a gown and having their pictures taken. Princesses range from toddlers to teenagers!
- All princesses receive a crown, a wand, a dessert cup, a ring and candy bracelet. Oriental Trading is your one-stop-shop to outfit your princess. Oriental Trading has a huge selection of items suited for the most royal princess. Please click the links to be directed to their site to order.
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| I donated the products I received free from Oriental Trading to the Pamper Your Princess Event. |
Praying for a Cure 365 Days a Year,
Tammy
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