Tree and woodland themes can make beautiful parties and events. A women’s ministry event based on praise can be beautiful with a forest theme. And what a great theme concept for retreats and camping events.
And what about baby showers with woodland themes? Those have some cute and fun potential! Just think of all those wonderful woodland creatures that God created that could go with this theme. Bears! Fox! Squirrels! Chipmunks! Deer! Hedgehogs! Birds! Raccoons and more!
I’ve used this as a theme before to stress the importance of our quiet times with God and it worked out great. Hope you will enjoy the things I’ve come up with for this theme. If you have more ideas, just leave them in the comments.
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Woodland Theme Concept
—Originally Posted February 26, 2013 as “The Trees of the Field”
—Updated June 2020
The event themes on the website can be used for showers, parties, women’s ministry retreats and activities, or church functions. Each theme will have one or several possible spiritual applications. I give you lots of info and ideas—You pick just a few to enhance your event. More ideas can be used for showers and parties, but less is always more for ministry events.
Theme Title Ideas
- A Royal Adventure in Praise
- Abundant Praise
- Adventures in Quiet Time
- All Creatures Great and Small
- All Creatures of Our God and King
- All Fall Down
- Alone with God
- Baby Tracks (baby shower)
- Beautiful World – Beautiful Savior
- Branching Out
- Camp Out!
- Chestnuts Roasting (Christmas)
- Chip off the Old Block (baby shower)
- Come Before His Presence (Psalm 100:2)
- Consecrated for Worship
- Deeply Rooted
- DEER Friends
- Finding Quiet Time in a Chaotic World
- Forest Friends (baby shower or child birthday party)
- Gracefully Rooted
- Happy Trails
- Harvest of Praise
- In the Beauty of Holiness (Psalm 96:9)
- Journey to Quiet Time
- Journey to Worship
- Joy in Worship (or praise)
- Let Everything Praise the Lord!
- Let the Adventure Begin (to personal prayer and worship)
- Let the Earth Rejoice (Psalm 97:1)
- Lit up Like a Christmas Tree (Christmas party, ugly sweater party)
- Lord, Settle my Soul
- Made to Praise
- Mountaintop of Praise
- My God and I
- On the Trail to Worship
- Over the River and Through the Woods
- Part of the Family Tree (our Christian family)
- Quiet Reflections
- Quiet Time in the Shade (summer get-together)
- Quiet Time Splendor
- Reflecting on Christ
- Restore my Soul
- Rooted
- Rooted in Love (or faith, joy, friendship etc.)
- Sunshine Through the Woods
- The Tracks We Leave Behind
- The Trees of the Field
- Through the Woods
- Timber! (boy baby shower)
- Welcome Forest Friends
- Welcome Woodland Friends
- With Singing
- Woodland Creatures Great and Small
- Woodland Critters (baby shower or child birthday)
- Woodland Fun
- Woodland Wonderland (Christmas forest with woodland creatures)
- Worship the Lord
Spiritual Application
- Focus on quieting our hearts with God’s promises.
- Focus on our personal worship and praise with an emphasis on our quiet times with the Lord.
- Focus on a tree being known by it’s frut. (fruit of the Spirit)
Theme Verse Suggestions
“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” Isaiah 55:12 (KJV)
“Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice.” Psalm 96:12 (KJV)
“Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.” Psalms 148:13 (KJV)
“O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.” Psalms 96:9 (KJV)
Devotional Starters and Workshop Ideas
- Download the Forest/Tree/Praise Devotional Starters (pdf)
- More Devotional Writing Starters
- See my Awed & Amazed” Devotional Collection for all of my nature/outdoor related devotions on Amazon here.
Simple Decorating
- Tray of forest related items
- “Fake” Mushrooms – Toadstools (check craft stores)Logs
- Tree/wood slices
- Branches
- Vines
- Small potted tree
- One or two forest animal figurines or garden statues (birds, foxes, bears, raccoons, squirrels, deer, owls, etc.)
- Bird nests
- Moss
- If this is for a baby shower or birthday party, use a lot of woodland animals and critters!
Mushroom Paper Lanterns on Amazon
Icebreakers
Making Tracks
- Make up an animal track matching game or you can purchase animal tracks matching game flashcards on Amazon.
- Application: How much time we spend in our Bible and in prayer results in the tracks we make in life.
- Discussion Starter: Do you think people can spot that you are a Christian by the tracks you leave behind?
Guess the Number
- Fill up a mason jar with gumi bears or animal crackers.
- Allow everyone a chance to guess the number.
- Give a prize to the one closest to the actual number.
Music
- How Great Thou Art
- God Answers Prayer
- The Trees of the Field (Steffi Geiser Rubin & Stuart Dauermann)
- I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Isaac Watts)
- Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (James Johnson)
- This is my Father’s World (Maltbie D. Babcock)
- My God and I (Austris Whithol)
Favor Ideas
- Bible reading schedules
- Prayer journals
- Tag Idea – Use a tree or forest animal rubber stamp on your tag.
- Trail Mix (make up your own. Leave PEANUTS or any nuts OUT!!)
- S’mores wrapped in cellophane bags. (marshmallow,graham crackers, piece of Hershey’s bar. See Pinterest for ideas.
- Birdseed – Package in mini envelopes or mini glassine bags.
- Chocolate bird nests
- Anything with a forest critter attached. (butterfly clip, etc.)
- Forest animal shaped iced cookies such as a bear, fox, etc.
Door Prizes
- Tree seedling/sapling
- Garden items such small animal statues
- Bird feeder
- Adult Coloring Book of Trees or Outdoors
- Wood slice coasters
- Wooden “log” pencil set
- Anything embellished with “critters” such as butterflies, foxes, etc.
Just for Fun
Trail Hike
Go for a walk in the woods as a group. See if there are any trails to hike near you.
Meeting Location
Hold your meeting at a park—preferably one that has some picnic tables or a place for you to congregate.
Group Craft
- Do a “natural” craft such as twig photo frames or modge-podging print-outs of Bible verses to wood.
- Make a faux cake and embellish with “fake” craft acorns, leaves, etc.
Keep ’em Occupied
Having daughters at a Mother-Daughter Banquet with younger girls present?
- Have some forest animal coloring pages available.
- Search online. There are lots to choose from.
Tree Planting
Find a place to plant trees in your community where needed, and do the project as a group.
Share a Few Forest Jokes
To use as printed program fillers if needed. Also, could use as an icebreaker.
Q. How do you identify a bald eagle?
A. All his feathers are combed over to one side.
What do you get if you pour hot water down a rabbit hole?
A. Hot cross bunnies
Q. What do you call a royal rabbit?
A. A hare to the throne
Q. What did the judge say when a skunk walked in to her courtroom?
A. Odor in the court
Invitation Wording Ideas
- Wood you please join us for a shower for a little chip off the old block! (baby shower)
- Oh deer! It’s time for a birthday! (birthday party)
- Whoooo’s in the Forest? (gender reveal baby shower–use owl graphics)
- a little sapling will soon arrive!
- The _______________family is branching out. A new little sapling will soon arrive!
Food and Serving
- Critter snacks—sunflower seeds, dried fruit pieces, Hershey’s Kisses acorns (Hersheys)
- Cupcakes decorated as mushrooms
- Trail mix (Be safe! Leave PEANUTS OUT!!)
- “Twigs” (straight pretzels)
- “Logs” Little Debbie Swiss Rolls (cut in half )
- Fudge Tree Rounds. See the directions here. (Handmade Charlotte)
- Dipped “Twigs” (candy dipped pretzel rods)
- Mossy Branches (pretzil rods with shredded coconut—See the how to’s here on The Caterpillar Year’s website.
- Fruit (anything from trees or bushes)
- Picnic lunch
- Gumi bears
- Bear claws
- S’mores
- “Naked” cake with woodland creatures and natural items on top.
Photo Sources
- Want the photo used for the page title of this theme? Find the original at Unsplash here.
Thanks for stopping in. Please leave any extra suggestions for this theme in the comments. I’d love to hear what ideas you have!
Creative blessings,
Julia
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