Take a few ideas for a small meeting or take several for a larger event.
These are suggestions for you to build upon. Be creative...Julia


Enduring the Winter
Women's Ministry Theme

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This theme concentrates on coming through the trials and "winters" of our lives.

Alternative Theme Titles

• Through the Long Winter
• Winter Wonderland
• Let It Snow!
• List of Winter Themes
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions
  
• "...For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am,
  therewith to be content"    Philippians 4:11
• "And we know that all things work together for good to
  them that love God, to them who are the called according
  to his purpose."    Romans 8:28
  
  Devotional
  
• Are You Winterized? by Julia
• Devotional Index
  
  Color Scheme
  
• Lots of white.
• Something dark to contrast might be nice like a deep blue.
  
  General Decorations
  
• Make a winter wonderland using artificial Christmas trees and cover them with snow. A great source for these is just after Christmas sales or even second hand shops.
• Use items such as a sled, skies, snowmen, outdoor ornaments, painted wooden snowmen cutouts
• Lay down some white material or drop cloths under your snow capped trees and snowmen.
• Take a clothesline and hang from one wall to another or corner to corner. Make it high enough so people can walk under it and use clothes pins to hang up mittens clear across the room. They don't need to match in pairs so odd ones will do. You could even pin them onto your trees here and there. Hang a few winter scarves over your clothesline too.
• Hang snowflakes at different levels from your ceiling if possible. some in a bucket for decoration.
• Make snowballs out of Styrofoam balls. Just spray paint white and place some in a bucket for decoration.
  
  For The Tables
  
• Spread snowflakes out over the tables. (See directions link above)
• Use snowmen figurines, knick knacks or wooden snowmen on tables.
• Fill tin buckets with white spray painted styrofoam balls and berry twigs. Place signs in the buckets with snow sayings.
  
  Focal Point
  
• Snow People Cutouts - Use a large piece of plywood to make a free standing piece to use for a photo prop. Paint on snowmen. For the top or face of the snowmen, cut out a hole for your ladies to peek through for photo opportunities. You could probably do 2 or three snowmen (or snow women!). Paint on some character to each snow body with top hats, scarves, etc.
• Winter Mural - Make a park "skating" mural or use free standing wooden cutouts of skating kids.
  
  Games and Ice-breakers
  
• Icebreakers Index
  
  Music
  
• In His Time by Diane Ball Day by Day by Carolina Sandell Berg Under His Wings by Cushing Till the Storm Passes By
  
  Favors
  
• Snowglobes
  
• Snowman ornament
• Snowflake ornament
• Favor Ideas
  
  Doorprizes
  
• Anything with Snowmen or Snowflakes on it. Pillows, stationary, aprons, dishtowel sets, coffee mugs. You'll find almost anything with snowmen on it during the holidays.
• Snow Globes- You can find all types of snow globes with all types of themes.
• Craft or Decorative Snowman
• Throw or blanket
• Mittens or Gloves
• Heat disks (the kind you activate and put in your gloves or boots--Can't think of their brand name right now:)
• Winter Scarf
• Emergency Candles. Tie several up with ribbon and place in a basket
• Snow Shovel (Tie the handle with a large bow)
• Bag of Rock Salt (Put a big bow on it)
• Gallon of Antifreeze
• Emergency Flashlight
• Ice Scraper for car
• Winter Emergency Kit (jug of bottled water, flashlight, few cans of beans with a hand can opener, jar of peanut butter, crackers, etc. Add in a few emergency candles. Be creative. Place everything in a large basket tied up with a bow or wrap up a large box.
• Door prizes
  
  Skits
  
• CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions
  
• This would be a great theme to have a Soup and Sandwich Supper. Anything to warm up the bones

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