Murder Mystery Fundraiser

Murder Mystery Fundraiser - How It Works by TONY FOX Article Posted: 12/04/2012 Article Views: 10 Articles Written: 3 - MORE ARTICLES FROM THIS AUTHOR Word Count: 465 Article Votes: 0 Murder Mystery Fundraiser - How It Works . A murder mystery dinner is not only a great night's entertainment that can be hosted in restaurants,hotels,boats,cruises,stately homes and castles but it is the ideal fun entertainment attraction for a fundraising dinner or activity. Murder mysteries are an interactive clue game, where you the guests become the detectives in a murder and must figure out who among the suspects has committed the unspeakable crime. Every suspect in the murder mystery game has a motive and the means but during the three course murder mystery meal, everyone tries to find out who is the murderer, while the murderer tries to avoid detection. You must use your sleuthing skills to find the real villain. Pick a murder mystery format that involves tables of detectives who attempt to solve a deadly whodunnit?The challenge is to answer three questions: Who committed the murder [ Murderer ] How [ Method ] Why [ Motive ] It should begin with a pre-dinner drinks reception whereby the characters meet and greet your guests, setting the scene. Once all your guests have arrived, they will be seated for dinner. Guests will be seated into equal tables but would suggest no larger than groups of 10 for dinner, as any larger becomes crowd control. Each table are invited to play the inter-active part of detectives and working together over dinner, they will try to solve the crime. The audience will witnesses scripted scenes featuring events that took place before the murder was committed and these scenes introduce the audience to the victim, the suspects and present many vital clues. The members of the audience meet each of the suspects and the victim, as they join them at their tables during dinner and desert, for INTERROGATION. The purpose of this is that the suspects and victim will be marking the guest detectives on their performance as a team of super sleuths. To conclude the event there will be a presentation of the audience’s dénouement and a performance of the dastardly deed itself. The declared winners will be the detective team who solves the dastardly deed by correctly answering the 3 'M's and scoring the most points. Certificates are then awarded for the 'Super Sleuths' [Winning Team] and to the 'Most Defective Detectives' [Losing Team]. This is an absolutely must to consider for a fundraising dinner or activity by corporate companies, charitable organisations, Masonic lodges and rotary clubs, as you can raise funds from a percentage of the tickets, run a silent auction, and have photographs taken as a memento of the event which you can sell.

Great Baby Halloween Costumes Idea

Great Baby Halloween Costumes Idea by DENISE LILI Article Posted: 09/24/2012 Article Views: 111 Articles Written: 25 - MORE ARTICLES FROM THIS AUTHOR Word Count: 553 Article Votes: 0 Great Baby Halloween Costumes Idea Every October America celebrates a holiday called Halloween. Halloweens origins aren’t really known and understood, but many people celebrate it anyway. The reason why Halloween is so popular is the fact that it doesn’t matter if you are young or old; you can always celebrate Halloween. The best part about Halloween (besides the candy) is the fact that everybody gets to dress up in costumes and pretend to be something they want to be. Even babies get in on the fun. There are many baby Halloween costumes that are in style this year, and you should take full advantage of this. Younger adults (people in their twenties and mostly people who are in college) view Halloween as a day to be young, wild, and free (if I may quote a popular song). Much older adults see Halloween as a day to take lots of pictures of their grandchildren, give them bags of their favorite candy and give out candy to all of the children in the neighborhood. However, there is small demographic of adults that still want to celebrate Halloween with their children, but not party with scantily dressed girls and drunk guys everywhere. These adults will dress up their babies in the cutest outfits they could find or make, and then show off their babies to their best friends. Before you go and show the world (or at least everybody at the party) your baby’s costume, you must first find the right costume. The right costume consists of many things: first, the costume can’t be to cliché. If you have a daughter, she can’t be a princess; everybody has dressed his or her little girl as a princess before. However, you can’t dress up your baby as your favorite character from a non-popular sci-fi novel. No one will understand what your baby is. Finding a balance between popularity and obscurity is hard, but here are a few good ideas. When thinking about the perfect costume for your baby, you should think about the cutest animals in the animal kingdom, and then dress up your baby as that animal. Animal costumes are always cute and never go out of style. One very cute animal costume that isn’t as common as a tiger or a lion is a panda. If you dress up your baby as a panda, it is sure to be a hit. Other popular animals that could be included in this list are a penguin and a bunny. Animal costumes will always look good on a baby. Other great costume ideas aren’t your traditional costumes, but are still great and unique. These costumes consist of dressing up your baby as a type of candy or food. Just picture your baby in a tootsie roll costume, or dressed as a carrot. These costumes are unique and very cute. If none of the aforementioned ideas seem good to you, there are still many more ideas to come. Turn to kid movies and TV shows like Bob the Builder or Winnie the Pooh if you want your child to sport the latest and greatest costume. If the goal of the night is to make your baby look super cute, then any of the baby Halloween costumes mentioned in this article will accomplish this goal.Face Painting

 

Christmas Gift Ideas On A Budget

	Christmas Gift Ideas On A Budget by DAVID SMITH Article Posted: 11/28/2012 Article Views: 15 Articles Written: 4 - MORE ARTICLES FROM THIS AUTHOR Word Count: 730 Article Votes: 0

Teaching your children how to be thoughtful and caring when buying Christmas gifts should be an important part of Christmas. It is also important to teach them how to manage their own money during the holiday season. Be sure to let your kids get involved in Christmas by letting them make or purchase their own presents, even if they are small or low-cost. If the children are too young to handle money, encourage them to make gifts for those they would like to give presents to. Homemade gifts are more personal, and make for a fun and inexpensive Christmas for the kids. Creating an Inexpensive Gift Basket There are a number of things you can do to save money during the holiday season. Think about making a creative homemade gift before going out and purchasing a gift. Gift baskets are both fun and easy to create and can be put together rather inexpensively. Take a picture of yourself, your family, or your children and put it in an inexpensive frame and give it as a gift to family members and close friends. You can also add more practical items to the gift basket, such as cookie mix in a jar, a disposable camera, a hand-decorated photo album, note cards and a book of stamps, craft supplies, a movie rental gift certificate, a small radio or clock, sewing materials, a handy flashlight with batteries, home-made cookie mix complete with a recipe for baking, home baked bread with the recipe, new paper and a pen, or a gift certificate to their favorite book or department store. These inexpensive Christmas gift ideas may actually get used by the recipient, unlike many more expensive gifts. Other Money Saving Ideas An excellent way to save money during the Christmas season is to spend less on wrapping paper and Christmas cards. If you own a computer, you can design and print out your Christmas cards on inexpensive card stock paper. This also allows you to personalize the cards by adding a personal picture, writing your own sayings, and adding your own images to them, such as an image of your decorated house. You can even do this without a computer. Simply glue or tape your images to the card and write the Christmas message by hand. You may even want to let the kids make the cards, especially the cards intended for their grandparents. You can also make your own wrapping paper by buying less expensive paper such as that used to prepare packages for mailing. This type of paper can be found anywhere mail supplies are sold. You can decorate the paper with sponges dipped in craft paints, rubber stamps, or potatoes cut in half and carved into various Christmas shapes, similar to the look of a rubber stamp. Immerse the imprint into paint and have a lot of fun designing your very own wrapping paper. To give your gifts a more antique or rustic look, you can use a combination of brown wrapping paper and twine instead of a ribbon. Spending less on cards and wrapping paper will save you money and allow you to spend more on other great Christmas gift ideas. Putting Some Thought Into the Gift Put some thought and imagination into different gift ideas before you decide to go out and buy a Christmas gift. You will probably come up with a number of better, more personal gifts, if you do a little work and make the gift yourself. For a great and invaluable gift, refinish a cabinet or chest and give it to a family member or close friend. Think of items people wouldn’t normally buy for themselves and what their interests are. You can give things like a gift certificate to the local pet store for the pet lover on your Christmas list. Give tickets to the movie theater to the movie lover, or a fascinating book to an avid reader. A few other ideas such as prepaid photo developing envelopes, a bag of cashews, or a month’s unlimited tanning at a local tanning salon may also be well appreciated. Most of these gifts, while being very easy on your budget, will surprise and please the recipient. These are just a few examples of inexpensive Christmas gifts. Even the fussiest people can’t pass up on a gift that that is both thoughtful and has a personal touch. Kids Christmas Activities And Games

Top 10 Most Popular Kid Birthday Party Ideas

Top 10 Most Popular Kid Birthday Party Ideas
by: Dee Schrock

Do you have a kids birthday party coming up and are at a loss for ideas?

I've picked out the most popular party themes for boys and girls, sure to make your planning much easier!

1. Barbie Birthday Party

Barbie, girl’s best friend, inspired young girls for decades. She and her friends are still the life of the party even today!

2. Batman Birthday Party

Batman lives! As long as he continues in the hearts of those little caped crusaders and the parties go on and on, he never dies. Batman is eternal—and so are his parties - a Batman and Robin party is a real “smash” for little caped crusaders who like excitement and fun.

3. Care Bear Party

Whether it is Cheer Bear or Bedtime bear, the Care Bears are always a wonderful addition to any child’s birthday party, especially girls. They are bright, lovable, fun, and cheerful, and always leave children and adults happy.

4. Birthday Construction Party

The obvious decorative eye-catcher is having your home strung in “caution” tape, along with flashing safety lights. This will add a dramatic effect and will be a fun setting for children to play. The boys can wear their hard hats as they play in the construction site you have created.

5. Disney Princess Party

No decoration is more elegant for a Disney Princess birthday party than a grand castle. Swirls of light-colored streamers adorn the grand ballroom. You can have the basement made up to look like the inside of a medieval castle with painted wooden or cardboard sets.

6. Dora the Explorer Party

Dora the Explorer is a girl who loves to search, discover, and learn about and share with others. A Dora the Explorer party, then, should be fun as well as cultural and educational.

7. Hello Kitty Party

Hello Kitty likes her tea parties, her scrumptious sweets, and her crafts. At a Hello Kitty party, you can have plenty of all three!  

8. Incredibles Party

The Incredibles were a super hero family forced out of action, but now they’re back! But it isn’t what they thought it would be. A whole new kind of adventure begins! An Incredibles party can be just as on-the-edge as the story. Let the excitement fly!

9. Spider Man Party

Spiderman spins a web and has captured the imagination of people for decades. He still keeps kids cheering even today. A Spiderman party will keep the kids entranced right from the get-go!

10. Spongebob Party

The decorations for a SpongeBob party should follow SpongeBob’s locale, namely the town of Bikini Bottom. Underwater motifs and imagery will place the kids in SpongeBob’s world, if even only for a couple of hours.

I hope these ideas helped spark some ideas for your upcoming kids birthday party. Have a sensational celebration!

About The Author Dee Schrock has put together hundreds of theme party tips and fun ideas for easy (and budget conscious!) party planning. Visit her website http://www.fun-theme-party-ideas.com for tons of popular theme party ideas, including decoration, costume, game, and party drink ideas, as well as printable invitations.

Planning A Birthday Party For Kids

Planning A Birthday Party For Kids Is Not A Child’s Play
by: Stephen Smith

All parents get frustrated when it comes to organizing a birthday party for kids. The kids always expect their birthday parties to be a whole lot better than their last ones. It is not as hard as it looks after all. All you have to do is plan in advance and cover up the ground from zero so that the kids’ birthday parties always end on a high note and leave them smiling all over. There are some of the  general points that help you plan and organize a super hit birthday party for kids. Easy Face Painting

The parents should start with a lot of brainstorming to come up with strategic ideas for the kids’ birthday parties that would enthrall them. Planning for kids would be tough for an adult unless the kids themselves are consulted. It is good to discuss with the children and get some inspiration for birthday party concepts, after all it is their birthday party and they have a right to have it their way. The discussions should involve all the questions pertaining to where, how, when, who, and other similar questions that clear out the planning.

After the brainstorming sessions conclude, there arises the need to get to the shopping at once if the date is nearing fast. You need party supplies that include decorations, catering, food, drinks, et al which need to be there on the shopping list. The checklist should be comprehensive of the birthday cake, foods, refreshments, venue, number of people etc. The checklist should be written down and should be kept updated every time so that you don’t miss anything out. The checklist should be focused on the kids’ birthday parties and their requirements.

Now comes a really integral part of the birthday party for kids – the invitations. The invitations list should be carefully made so as not to forget any of the important people, friends, and family. The children should be more and the adults are best kept less. The invitation cards should be designed with the central theme in mind and should say what the guests are expected to dress according to the theme. Take note that you should give the invitation at least 2 weeks ahead, ideally at least one month in advance. The rationale is that this will allow the invited guests to keep that calendar slot free for your birthday party for kids.

Planning doesn’t stop at the actual day of the party. The actual party will be the action of your program. Organizing a birthday party means to be in control of the whole party until the end of the party, do not panic when problems occur. If you have planned for contingencies you shouldn’t worry too much.

Contacting a professional birthday party for kid’s supplier to help you arrange the kids’ birthday parties helps a lot as the supplier comes in with a heavy experience to back you with unmatched expertise that leaves you free and easy to enjoy the party festival. The suppliers can help you curb budgets as they know how to work with small and limited size budgets as well.Kids Christmas Activities And Games

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