IDEAS

Bubble blowing contest
Spitting contest
Pin the Red Hat on the Queen/Diva
Hokey Pokey
Macarena
'Truth or Consequences' - get to know some VERY fun stuff about other in our teen years, bring our teen photos
hula hoop contest
sing and dance to 50's and 60s music

	Questions!
1	Quadruped with Crimson Proboscis
2	Eight P.M. to Six A.M. without Noise
3	Minuscule Hamlet in the Near East
4	Ancient Benevolent Despot
5	Exuberance Directed to the Planet
6	Listen, Aerial Spirits Harmonizing
7	Trio of Monarchs
8	Yonder in the Hay Rack
9	Cherubim Audited from Aloft
10	Assemble, Everyone Who Believes
11	Hollowed Post Meridian
12	Fantasia of a Colorless December 25
13	A Dozen Twenty-four Hour Yule Periods
14	Befell During the Transparent Bewitching Hour
15	Homo Sapien of Crystallized Vapor
16	Desire a Pair of Incisors on December 25
17	I Spied My Maternal Parent Osculating a fat man in red
18	Perambulating Through A December Solstice Fantasy
19	Adorn the vestibule
20	Tin tintinnabulums
21	Aloft on the acme of the abode

	Answers!!
1	Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer
2	Silent Night
3	Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
4	Good King Wenceslas
5	Joy To The World
6	Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
7	We Three Kings
8	Away In The Manger
9	Angels We Have Heard On High
10	Come All Ye Faithful
11	O Holy Night
12	I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
13	The 12 Days of Christmas
14	It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
15	Frosty the Snowman
16	All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth
17	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
18	Walking In A Winter Wonderland
19	Deck The Halls
20	Silver Bells
21	Up On The Rooftop

Dinner Rules Given to Guest:
* you will be served 5 courses containing 5 items in the order selected.
* We insist each course be finished before the next is served.
* Place 5 ones (#1) by the first course items, 5 twos (#2) by the second course items and so on.
* No number may be eliminated or used more than once.
* All utensils and food will be removed after each course.
* Don't worry about etiquette - it's impossible!

Menu
1. Jersey's Best 2. Steamed Glacier 3. Irish Eyes 4. Divided Branches 5. Exotic Blubber
6. Pucker Power 7. Jack 8. Sailor's Crumbs 9. Degreaser 10. Beau's Dream
11. Rolling Stones 12. Old Remedy 13. Lover's Delight 14. Bats and Balls 15. Palate's Paradise
16. Autumn Leaves 17. Farmer's Alarm 18. Perfect Pitch 19. Soaker 20. Cat's Eyes
21. Devil's Horns 22. Golden Rods 23. Pine Forest 24. Liquid Gold 25. Cool Conclusion
Planning Tips:
* when sending invitations ask for an RSVP so you know exactly how many will attend.
* Copy enough menus so each guest has one. Put guest's name at top.
* Plan on at least one server for every four people, as each meal will be different.
* Use paper plates, cups, bowls, and silverware, as they will be thrown out after each course.
* Take your time serving ... enjoy the suspense.

Actual Menu
1. Ice Cream 2. Water 3. Baked Potato 4. Fork 5. Jell-O
6. Pickle 7. Knife 8. Crackers 9. Napkin 10. Spoon
11. Meatballs 12. Chicken Soup 13. Candy Kiss 14. Carrot sticks & Peas 15. Cupcake
16. Salad 17. Chicken 18. Fork 19. Napkin 20. Olives
21. Fork 22. Spaghetti 23. Toothpick 24. Orange Juice 25. Milk

ALTERNATE IDEAS:

Mystery Dinner Directions...........
As each guest arrives they are given the following letter:
Welcome to our Mystery Dinner. Dinner will consist of three courses. For the first course select 6 items from the menu below, for the second and third, select 5 items from the menu. Place the numbers that correspond to the items you've selected, in the spaces next to the letters below. No duplicates allowed! You will be served only those items selected for each course.
Among the items you are to select are such items as your utensils, which you will try to have on your items for the first course, needless to say. You must make off your course selections before the meal begins and turn this form into your maitre de. (NOTE: this was the husband)
We surely hope you enjoy your meal (if you can figure out what you are ordering). Good luck!
MYSTERY MENU
(NOTE: I will put what each item actually is at the end. Of course, your guests will have no idea what each item is until it is served to them, so only you will know the answers.)
1. The rippers choice
2. Hot eyes underground
3. Hug and kiss
4. Uh Huh
5. Sporty English gal
6. A sleepy relative
7. A Roman mix-up
8. Polly's delight
9. A wedding tradition
10. Georgia injection
11. Farmer's friend
12. George Washington's Demise
13. Provincial spear
14. Smiles galore
15. A small raise
16. A little piece of ----
Put your selections on the chart below:
Course 1 - Course 2 - Course 3

A______ A______ A______
B______ B______ B______
C______ C______ C______
D______ D______ D______
E______ E______ E______
F______
NOTE: For an example, someone might choose 1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 16 for their first course and you would give them a knife, water, toothpick, cherry cheesecake, cheese, and baked potato. They are served exactly what they specify on the chart.
The answers to the menu are:
1. knife
2. baked potato
3. spoon
4. Pepsi (the man who had this dinner is an employee of Pepsi)
5. Cornish game hen
6. napkin
7. Caesar salad
8. cracker
9. wild rice
10. peach schnapps shot
11. water
12. cherry cheesecake
13. fork
14. cheese
15. bread
16. wood (toothpick)
NOTE: Of course you make up your own menu with the appropriate clues to choose from, but this will give you an idea of what to do.

Everyone has to try and find a person with the answer to questions below and have them sign your sheet.

1. Find someone who has a birthday in the same month as you _________________________________________________

2. Find someone who has the same kind of pet that you have. _________________________________________________

3. Someone who has the same number of children that you have. ______________________________________________

4. Someone who has either your first or middle name. ________________________________________________________

By: Jeannette Dvorachek, Lee Hasstedt & Margie Beck - Belleville Red Hat Society #25554

As the ladies arrive they are given a bingo card, pencil, and asked to drop their name in drawing basket.

(If it is a large group, ask member to stand when their name is drawn and tell 1 thing about themselves, this part is optional)

Need to have at least 25+ Red Hatters. Create a Bingo Card with 25 blank spaces. As they enter, have Red Hatters put their name on a piece of paper or ticket and place the tickets in a jar. Then have all of the Red hatters go around the room with their blank BINGO cards and gather signatures in the blank spaces. They can only use a person's name once. Once everyone has completed this, start drawing the paper/tickets out of the jar. They check off the box if they have the name that was called out. Play like BINGO. It is lots of fun, and gets everyone mingling!
Works with 15 -20 OR 25 too

How about have everyone bring a pot luck dish of what they would have eaten back in the flower power days of the 60's. As everyone is eating have each person tell why they brought what they did and what they were doing back in the 60's. You could even ask them to come dressed as a red hat flower child. You could also ask them to state what their favorite flower is.

Another idea - While everyone is gathered you could draw names for secret pals. Make a game out of it. Flowers grow by being watered, having sunshine, and good nourished soil. Friendships grow by getting to know each other, giving each other BD cards, Valentine cards, Christmas and Easter cards, or anytime cards. In other words, shower your secret pal with plenty of sunshine, love and friendship. Since January is the beginning of the year, each month you could have each member say something interesting about themselves to the entire chapter so as to give a hint to their secret pal of who they are, what they like, their childhood, etc. And the secret pal could keep a diary each month of the person's name she drew based on what that person said about themselves that month. Then, at the end of the year, the secret pal could recite all the things that the person whose name she drew had said each month. This could be quite funny and get quite interesting because no one remembers from month to month what they say, no one except the secret pal that kept the diary that is. After she recites her words, then everyone can try to guess whose name the secret pal drew. If no one guesses, then the secret pal reveals who she drew.

My chapter did something different this year, and we all enjoyed it very much. Instead of trying to find a decent gift for another member for $10, we each bought a $10 toy. We wrapped the gifts and had our usual gift exchange. (We use one of the left/right games.) We had the fun of the exchange and opening the gifts, but then we donated all the toys to a charity.

Regarding RSVPs, my guidelines include the provision that any member who misses three consecutive events without contacting either me or the Queen for the Day will lose her place on our roster. I print that statement in every monthly broadcast and put the complete guidelines on the back of our roster whenever I give out new ones. I also have new members read and sign a copy of the guidelines when they join. Then you have to follow through if a member doesn't live up to the guidelines. My guidelines are available on my website at www.orgsites.com/tx/re-gals - feel free to use any or all of them.

Sick of some of the “junk” gifts some bring or give? have a small prize for the person who brought the gift voted best by the group.

First year: my Queenly coronation
2nd year: we did everything in 2's: took 2 vows, sang 2 songs, did 2 dances, took a 2nd
name with the Red Sash Ceremony and did a 2nd Hand Rose Fashion Show.
3rd year: "You Light Up My Life" with mandatory lamp shade hats and we did a RETRO REDuation, since all my gals were over 50 when they joined. We went backwards in time honoring the various major events of life.
4h year: a 50's party
5th year: a Roarin' 20's party
6th year: That's Jan., 2009...we're having a western themed party.

In Jan., 2008 I discovered that I had 11 of my 20 RazZcaLs who were celebrating decade birthdays...turning 60, 70 and 80. So we had an additional decaDANCE MIRTHday party honoring the decade birthday gals.

did our own NO TALENT SHOW after lunch. Everyone had a no talent-- one lady played a comb, another put her legs behind her head, another taught us how to fold clothes. We had a ball.

The passports I just printed on Card stock. They are about 3.25 X 5.50. On the inside I stapled blank pages with the first page showing their name and date of birth. The year was XXXX. (some ladies don't like to publicize their age) I made up a serial number. See example:

Joan Mxxxx
9520 xxxxxxxxx Blvd.
Apt. XXX
Baltimore MD 21236
d/o/b - 07/27/????

Passport #M661855-36

Issued January 25, 2008

The stamps I printed on whole sheets of peel and stick adhesive paper and cut them out with scrapbooking scissors to give them a postage stamp look. I don't have a lot of graphics programs available. The only program I use is Microsoft Publisher. I'm sure you could up with some great looking stamps with other programs.

BAG LADY PARTY