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Hats Off To Mothers!
Women's Ministry Theme

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This theme revolves around recognizing Mothers. However; it can be changed to any group you'd like to honor, such as "Hats Off To Volunteers", "...Sunday School Teachers", "...Missionaries".

Alternative Theme Titles

• Hats Off To Godly Mothers!
• Hats Off To Moms!
• Hats Off!
• Hats Off To Volunteers (See the Volunteer Helps and Ideas Page)
• Hats Off To Sunday School Workers
• Hats Off To Our Missionaries
• Hat Parade
• A Woman of Many Hats
• Filled to the Brim
  
  Theme Verse Suggestion
  
• "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies." Proverbs 31:10
  
  Devotional
  
• A study of Colossians Chapter 3 or a Study on Proverbs 31
• Strands of Pearls by Julia
• Volunteer Appreciation by Julia
• Devotionals by Julia
  
  Color Scheme
  
• None Suggested.
  
  General Decorations
  
• Lots of different types of hats.
• Hat Boxes
• Hat Tree
  
  For The Tables
  
• Small hat boxes for centerpieces.
• Make centerpieces by turning any type hat upside down and filling with silk flowers and greenery.
  
  Focal Point
  
• Hat Display - Make a display of different types of hats. Some suggestions would be nurse, bonnet, cowboy hat, etc.
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
  
• Icebreakers Index
  
  Music
  
• Faith Of Our Mothers (hymn)
  
  Favors
  
• Mini Straw Hats.
• Hat Pins
• Hat Magnets
• Spring Bonnets (Fave Crafts)
• Craft and Favor Ideas.
  
  Just For Fun
  
• Have a Hat Contest. Give prizes for the most unusual, prettiest, most creative, etc.
• Have a Hat 'Parade'. Have the ladies model their hats. Make up a little narration for each.
• Do a Hat Craft. Provide straw hats, silk flowers, ribbons, etc.
• Do a Hat Box Decoupage Craft. Provide hat boxes/shaker boxes (small paper mache ones are the most reasonable for large groups), printed paper to decoupage, such as magazines, wrapping paper, etc., Modge Podge, etc.
• If daughters are included, you can give them a hat project. (Check online for craft ideas.)
• Share a few historical tidbits on the hat. (Check online for resources.)
• List of Hats Mother's Wear:
  
  • Taxi Hat/Chaffier - drive kids to all their sports, etc.
  • Nurse - takes care of kids (and husband) when sick. Kisses the boo boos
  • Detective/Sherlock Holmes - Detective to find things
  • Garden/Straw Hat - gardening, yard work
  • Maid - Cleaning
  • Chef - cooking
  • Top Hat - always have to be on top of things
  • Baseball Cap - Coach and encourages in sports, etc.
  • Construction/Hard Hat - Build things up, be strong when hard things come. Move around the furnitive and handy "woman"
  • Dunce Cap - Some things we have to be quiet about as a mom. Can't always voice our opinion even though we may want to.
  • Fireman/Emergency - steps in during an emergency
  • Army Hat - Has to be a drill sargent. Discipline.
  • Jester Hat - ability to juggle so many things
  • Graduation Hat - Teacher
  • Baby Bonnet - Baby our children. Being tender.
  • Cowboy Hat - Wrangle those kids. Keep 'em on the trail.
  • Bridal Veil - Being a wife
  • Crown/Tiara - Child of God. Christian mother.
  
  
• Hats Off Poem- This poem came to me as unknown author. If anyone knows of it's origin, please let me know.
  
  Hats Off to Mothers
  
  My mommy's a nurse who fixes and patches
  All of my hurts and my sores and my scratches.
  My mother's a chef who fixes each dinner
  Fit for a king - a blue-ribbon winner!
  My mom's a chauffeur who drives pretty slow
  But gets me to places where I need to go.
  My mom's a detective, and no one is greater
  At getting the truth from me sooner or later.
  My mommy's a gardener and works really hard,
  Planting and weeding and grooming our yard.
  My mother's a maid - at least that's what she said 'Cause she cleans up the house and makes every bed. My mother's an angel - a queen in disguise -
  Who teaches the gospel with tears in her eyes.
  Today take these hats off, and please wear no other.
  Let me do your work, to show
  I LOVE YOU, MOTHER!
  Author Unknown
  
  Doorprizes
  
• Hat/Visor
• Hat Box
• Hat Gift Basket - Turn a large hat upside down and fill with goodies.
• Wrap up with cellophane and ribbons as you would do a basket.
• Decorative Hat (as for a door)
• See the Door Prize Ideas
  
  Skits
  
• Hats Off Mother's Day Sketch (this is an archived link--Spiritual Fruit)
• Many Hats Skit (Dramtix)
• Hat Skit Video (Hearts at Home Conference (You Tube)
• See the Skits Pages for more skit sources.
• No Suggestions
  
  Food Suggestions
  
• Light Lunch
  
  Other Ideas
  
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