Ideas for a Mother/Daughter Banquet
When planning a mother/daughter banquet, design a theme to honor the relationships between mothers and daughters. With a special theme, your mother/daughter event is more than just an opportunity for women to dress up, eat and socialize. According to Martha Stewart's online article, "50 Tips for the Perfect Reception," a theme or a "repeated element helps to both personalize and unify your event." To make your event more meaningful and unique, consider one of several unique mother/daughter banquet ideas. Does this Spark an idea?
Her Era
Design a mother/daughter banquet costume party. The South Carolina Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's online topic, "Mother Daughter Banquet Ideas" suggests a "Fashion Show through the Ages" theme. Mothers and daughters can honor each other's eras by dressing up in styles that were popular when they were teens.
For example, a mother might accessorize in '80s fashion with leg warmers, plastic shoes and big bracelets while her daughter might wear hippie era bell bottoms, clogs and beads. Play popular music from various decades while mothers and daughters parade their costumes.
Mirrors
Another unique mother/daughter banquet idea comes from the National Girls Ministries (NGM) website. The NGM's online topic, "Mother-Daughter Event," offers suggestions for incorporating a mirror theme into mother/daughter celebrations. The NGM suggests making mirror-themed invitations using shiny aluminum foil and decorating with glass candle votives and mirrors.
Specify in the invitations that mothers and daughters should mirror each other by dressing alike and fixing their hairstyles the same way. Hold a contest to see which pair mirrors each other the best and give fancy mirrors as prizes. Continue the mirror theme for the mother/daughter banquet by giving away hand mirrors as door prizes and using labeled compact mirrors in lieu of place cards.
Partnership
Mothers and daughters often share a special partnership of love, support and friendship. Bring this partners theme to your mother/daughter event with activities that celebrate partnership.
Supply board games and card games such as bridge that require partners. Host activities such as a one-legged race (using fancy ribbon to tie around the partners' knees) and a fun obstacle course which requires partners' aid to maneuver (one partner is blindfolded and the other has her hands clasped behind her back). For a unique potluck spin on a partner-themed mother/daughter banquet, ask guests to bring one half of a certain dish to be assembled together at the banquet.
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