Alternative Theme Titles:

• Sharing Laughter, Tears, and Chocolate
• Sweet Fellowship Satisfies
• Sweet Friendships
• Pamper Me With Chocolate!
• O Taste And See
• Friendship Dipped In Love
• How Sweet!
• Good Friends Share Chocolate!
• Friendship and Chocolate - The Rich Things In Life
• Friendship Comes In Chunks and Morsels
• In The Cookie of Life, Friends Are The Chocolate Chips
• Love In Your Heart And Some Chocolate In Your Hand
• Friends and Chocolate Brighten Any Day
• S.O.S. - Need Chocolate and Friends!
• Kindred Spirits and Chocolates Go Hand in Hand
• Friendship Warms The Heart
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions:
  
• "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."  Proverbs 18:24
• "A friend loveth at all times..."   Proverbs 17:17
• "Faithful are the wounds of a friend..."  Proverbs 27:6
• "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."   Proverbs 27:17
  
  Devotional:
  A Recipe For Friendship by Julia
  
  Decorating Suggestions:
  
  Color Scheme
  White with soft pinks is suggested.
  
  General Decorations
  
• This theme focuses on friendship and fellowship with your sisters in the Lord, so make everything a relaxing atmosphere where everyone can feel comfortable and enjoy themselves.
  
  For The Tables
  
• Simple table arrangements such as a few flowers and candles.
  
  See Centerpiece and Table Arrangements
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
• Kiss Find
  Recommended for a small group. Hide Hershey's kisses around the room and see who can find the most before you start. Count them ahead of time, so you know how many your guests will be looking for. When everybody's finished, give a prize to the one who found the most. Make sure to have the ones who found more to--share!
• Count The Candies
  Fill a jar with M&M's or similar candy. Count them as you fill the jar. Have everyone guess the amount when they arrive. Give the jar as a prize to the guest who answers closest to the actual amount.
  
  See the Icebreakers Index for more ideas.
  
  Music:
  
• "What A Friend We Have In Jesus"
  
  These two are just for fun and might put a smile on someone's face:)
  
• "Hot Chocolate" (to the tune of "Are You Sleeping?)"
  Scroll down their page to find song.
• "C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E" (to the tune of B-I-N-G-0)
  (Childfun.com - Scroll down their page to bottom to find song. Their pages take a little time to load.)
  
  Favors:
  
• Hershey's Kiss Flower (A twist on the regular Hershey's Kiss Rose from CLM)
  
• Hershey's Kiss Rose (This is directions for a pot full, but can use a single rose - hersheys.com)
• Hershey's Kiss Mice (hersheys.com)
• Large Hershey's Chocolate Kiss
• Mugs filled with chocolate candy
• Candy bar with specialty wrapper with event details or theme verse
• Chocolate candies tied up in tulle or cellophane with hang tag of theme verse
• Chocolate specialty lollipop
• Oversize chocolate chip cookie tied up in cellophane with hang tag of theme verse
• Friendship Kit
  
  See the Favor Index.
  
  Just For Fun:
  
• Have a testimoney time. Have the ladies give testimonies concerning a friend who's inspired them or that showed friendship in a special way.
• Share some Chocolate or Friendship Sayings - These would be good for a saying for a favor, to add some to your handouts and literature, or just to share a few out loud during your event. You could also put them on signs to decorate with.
  Chocolate Sayings (Malt Shop)
  Chocolate Sayings (craftsayings.com)
  Friendship Sayings (Malt Shop)
  
• Chocolate Invitations - Hand out invitations to your event with a chocolate candy bar using a specialty wrapper that gives the time, date, and details. You can easily make these on your computer.
• Cookie Invitation - Bake or purchase large size chocolate chip cookies and wrap in cellophane. Make a sticker for the top of the cookie with your event time, date, and details.
• Give awards to those who bring a friend with them to the event by way of a $100,000 Grand Candy Bar.
  
• Share some chocolate cooking/baking tips
  All About Chocolate (fabulousfoods.com)
• Share some chocolate statistics
  Chocolate Statistics (candyusa.org)
• Share some chocolate facts and history.
  The Sweet Science of Chocolate (exploratorium.com)
• Share some Friendship Recipes
  2 Friendship Recipes (Scroll down their page- Malt Shop)
  
  Doorprizes:
  
• Extra Large Candy Bar
• Large Hershey's Kiss
• Box of Chocolates
• Hot Cocoa/Mug
• Chocolate Related Cookbook
• I Love Lucy Chocolate Factory Episode DVD
• Chocolate Scented Candles
• Chocolate Scented Soaps
• Gift Certificate to a local Candy Store where chocolate is sold.
• Box of Chocolate chip cookie cereal (think there's a couple brands of this - tie up with a bow)
• Small fondue pot
• Chocolate Baking Basket - Fill with a couple kinds of chocolate chips, such as semi-sweet and milk chocolate, measuring cups, measuring spoons, etc.
  
  See the Door prize page
  
  Skits:
  Friends - Ruth and Naomi (Bob Snook)
  
  See the CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  
• Chocolate Buffet - Use foods with light and dark chocolate for a variety.
• Be Sensitive - Make sure you have some alternatives other than chocolate for those who can't or won't indulge. You will have those who can't participate because of diabetes and health risks, dieting, or sensitivity to caffeine. Don't encourage people to indulge when they've refused. You may not personally understand their reluctence, but it is usually because of valid reasons.
• Use Small Portions - Serve all of your chocolate foods in small portions. That way no one overdoes and they can taste more than one thing. For example, don't use regular size chocolate cupcakes or muffins. Serve the mini size. Cut cakes, brownies, or cookie bars into small squares.
• Make sure you have plenty of beverages on hand, especially water.
• If you don't want to go all chocolate, have a regular pot luck or buffet with just one or two really scrumptious chocolate desserts.
• Fondue Pot of Chocolate - Serve with strawberries or any type of fruit, and other goodies to dip.
• If you want just a few hand snacks, set out small glass bowls with different types of chocolate candies in them such as M&M's, etc.
• Serve lots of dipped things. Pretizils and pretzil sticks, etc. Dip in light and dark chocolates and roll in candies and sprinkles. You can use cookies crackers and all kinds of snacks.
• Serve Hot Chocolate.
• Hershey's Recipes
• Cadbury Recipes
  
  See the Recipe Resource Page

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Copyright 2001-2007 Julia Bettencourt
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