Hi there! I'm new to this forum, so I'm not sure if this is being posted in the correct area! But, here goes...I'd like to share some ideas for new activities/events:
Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving: Pumpkin carving; apple bobbing; pot fall flowers; create fall baskets; craft masks(for all age groups); maybe a hayride? Prizes: decorative jack o'lantern; turkey dinner they could actually eat(put it on table and voila! Sit down to meal complete with plates!);full-sized rug with fall colors/themes; yard art with hay/pumpkins/corn.
Christmas: make stockings to hang on wall or fireplace; write letters to Santa; make wreathes to hang; make gingerbread houses. Prizes: Christmas tree; wreath to hang; stuffed Rudolph toy; picture of santa's sleigh w/reindeer or of the Nativity; yard art of Santa & sleigh or Snowman, centerpiece of greenery & candles.
Easter: Make new set of collectables - bunnies, chicks, & eggs. Make Easter baskets; Easter Egg hunt; pot different types of lillies; painting/decorating Easter eggs. Prizes: large stuffed bunny; old-fashioned porch swing they could/could actually use; large pastel-colored painting - floral arrangement maybe a Monet-type thing; large floral pastel Oriental area rug/carpet.
Anyway, just some thoughts. What do you think?