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Help....I Need Help to Find Entertainment for My Husbands 40Th Birthday
We used to go see him all the time at woodys tavern and the white elephant saloon-- but now i have two little ones at home so we don't get out all that much ...
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- My Co-worker is a country artist, he has a band, and he does gigs on the side, and on the weekends all the time. He's very good, tell him A. from white Cap sent you. ...
- My brother-in-law is Chris Brade - he's just beginning to really make it on the country scene. His band is awesome and is based in Houston. You can check out his mus...
- I am a director of catering at a local hotel and have a contact that you might like. Allstarproductions. They can do just about anything! Great entertainment. Came...
Toys - Birthday Party Etiquette on Asking for No Gifts
Maybe young kids wouldn't appreciate this as much as adults, but I always found white elephant parties to be hilarious. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- Hi T., While sticklers for etiquette will say that saying "no gifts please" on your invites is bad etiquette, I tried it anyways for my son's second birthday. It didn...
- I've also heard other families doing book swap parties and think it sounds like a great idea (Haven't tried one personally yet). Another idea I thought was clever was...
- Hey T., My son was invited to a birthday party where the parents asked that no one bring any gift but if they felt as if they wanted to get the child something then...
Looking for Fun Christmas Eve Activities
My cousins and I have a white elephant every year and that's very fun for everyone to get creative with. We usually set a $5 limit for those who want to ...
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- Why don't you make up a bunch of cookies ahead of time, and have a decorating station at a table? Put out frosting, sprinkles, etc., and as people want to, they can go...
- If you haven't already made gingerbread houses, you can let each child make their own out of graham crackers. At most dollar stores there are small cookie sheets that ...
- One of the most FUN Christmas parties my parents had a few years ago they had a "Chinese Gift Exchange" (not sure why they called it, and it's probably got other names...
Holiday Family Traditions
You can also do a "white elephant" after all the gifts have been opened, but only for the adults. The children can play with their new toys in another room. ...
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- Hi T., Our big tradition is Christmas eve 11:00 candelight church service and then out to eat at Denny's with several friends from church! We love it! Yep we are up...
- I never grew up doing this, but we got some Advent books with readings for each day up 'til Christmas. This way we're focusing on Christ every day in December, not ju...
- Some out our traditions: 1)We ALL put up the christmas lights together. We order pizza and play christmas music outside while we hang the lights. 2)Another night we ...
Carnival Games
Hve donations for a white elephant sale and charge so much for wrapped unknown items. musical chairs. cake walk. Have someone go to the carnival store in ...
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- I saw the cutest carnival game at my Granddaughters school last year They hung a toilet seat on a board over a hole and the children threw rolls of toilet paper throu...
- One carnival game we've always liked was tossing ping-pong balls into little plastic water-filled fish bowls (with no fish in them, of course). If you got a ball in a...
- You can get a piece of particle board(4by8) and cut out holes in various places on the board to toss bean bags at. The bean bags are easy to make, just sew 2inch squar...
Creative Ways to Tell the Grandparents About the New Little Bundle?
When we announced our first (1st grandbaby & 1st great-grandchild for my husband's side) we bought a bib and wrapped it up for one of our white elephant ...
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- We just sent my mother-in-law a dish that said "Grandma's Candy" on it. We didn't include any note, but boy did we get a call awfully fast after she received it!!!!! ...
- Lea, When we told our parents we got them (both sets) together and had a dinner. We said we'd bring dessert. We brought a DQ cake with the words, "Congratulations Gra...
- When I was pregnant with my son (the first grandchild), I sent each of the grandparents a single rose and wrote on the card "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, May 19 is...
Need Changes in Old Games
Maybe you could draw names out of a hat and then do the "white elephant" for who gets to give to whom next year (if that wouldn't cause hurt feelings.) ...
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- you could just have everyone bring a neutral gift... not make it specific for a man or woman.... that's what we do at my in-laws. or make a theme for the gifts just ...
- Hi H., At school we made symbolic gifts. We asked everyone to write down on an index card what 1 or 2 things things that the person liked. One stated, he would ...
- For a few years we purchased fairly gender neutral "tacky gifts"--the goal being to find the tackiest thing one could find. All wrapped and exchanged with the kind of...
Seeking Venue for 25Th Class Reunion
you might try the White Elephant saloon in cowtown- Ft Worth. we had our wedding reception there and it was VERY reasonably priced and everyone LOVED it... ...
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- My ten yr one was at Los Vaqueros in downtown Fort Worth off of Main St. Good luck!
- Not sure how much space you need but there is a huge room on the third floor of the Mercado building at North Main and 15th street (between downtown and the stockyards...
- We'd LOVE to host your Class Reunion! We have our Adventure Day Camps during the summer, all the way until school starts, so we'll still have our 40x40 tent up with a...
Buying Christmas Gifts for Nieces and Nephews: No More Responses, Please! :-)
Just have EACH AUNTIE bring an assortment of "Chinese Fire-Drill" or "White Elephant" gifts ((or whatever you decide to call your game)), and fill the sack ...
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- I have a sister with three daughters whom I adore and claim as my girls. I have another sister who has one son, and I have a son. I buy gifts for all of my nieces an...
- I have 3 girls, my brother has 1 girl, since he is limited on funds as well. We all decided on a limit like $10- $20 Max. I have ALWAYS bought his daughter that amt t...
- How about instead of buying gifts for each child, buy one gift for each family to enjoy? Movies, games, etc.
Classroom Party for 4Th Graders
Or a white elephant party, where everyone exchanges gag gifts, limit $2. Helpful ? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ...
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- I am doing my third graders end of the year party as well and have decided to just keep it simple. The older they get the more they just like to "hang out" and eat. ...
- We've done an "Aloha" party for both of my kids that worked out great. The kids wore their school-appropriate "aloha attire" (hawaiian shirts, board shorts, etc.) We s...
- I've done fondue for a 3rd grade party before and the kids loved it. We used the small crock pots and had white and brown choc.. The kids dipped strawberries, marshm...
