PTA Welcome Back Teacher Breakfast

So I'm in crazy mode right now with my first event for PTA this year. I'm such a sucker with volunteering that not only did I agree to take on this very busy position for the 2nd year but someone else really really wanted to do it and I, along with my partner Kay, put our claim on it and insisted we do it! We are a little crazy like that.


So next week is my first event for the year. It is a tough one because it is before school starts and I have to juggle my kiddos while cooking, decorating, setting up and cleaning up! We do our first event around the school's theme which is "Wild about Reading" this year. There are many directions that you can take the theme "Wild" but the school is going with the Camo/wild outdoors theme since we live in a rural area. I'm having fun with that theme and will show you that once it's over and I have pictures!


Last year, the theme was "Reading for Treasure" and here are a few pictures of our set up. The treasure boxes are from my son's bedroom and the map I made in front of the TV with some ink pads and a marker. The boat belongs to the school's past principal who passed away from a long fight with cancer the year before. It meant a lot to the staff that it was worked in to the start of their first year without her and it was a nice touch.
Here's another view of that area showing the oars. The flowers were in black plastic as they had been in the boat but we had to take some out. Kay grabbed paper towels from the bathroom and wrapped them--talk about quick improvising!

We set up a coffee bar elsewhere but the rest of the drinks were at one end with the hot food at the other. Here is the entire table. The little boat by the drinks is filled with tea and cocoa packets and topped with a tray of mini marshmallows.


Each table was reserved for a grade level or a group within the school as this breakfast is a meeting as well. We couldn't do a treasure theme without giving each teacher and staff member a little something so I made 70 of these tags. Making one was easy but I was regretting it by the end of this project-it took me hours! They loved them though so it was worth it!

I'm excited that next week is my last year of serving breakfast so early the week before school starts but am also looking forward to a fun year with this position. Kay is awesome and we work great together and it's a great school so it is worth it!!

So perhaps instead of writing about this event, I should be working on it? I work great under pressure so I'm sure I'll keep blogging!


Kiersten

In my spare time . . .

I love a good event! For that reason, I decided that I'd love to throw parties for free! Yes, if you are a busy body Mommy, you have probably guessed it, I am Hospitality Chair for PTA. I actually co-chair with someone who is awesome and that helps but it is still lots of work.

I love a great theme! For this year's Teacher Appreciate luncheon, we decided to do a Mexican Fiesta! So what does a busy working mommy with little spare time for this decide to do? That's right, build a margarita bar! Of course! Luckily, I have a builder for a husband so I will admit, I just designed the structure and he built it for me. Our favorite employee is amazing with a saw and 2x4's so this was a nice break for him. Then I spray painted it and shopped for fun stuff to cover it with a Viola, Margarita Bar! We had a 'bartender' there throughout the entire 3 hour event serving regular and strawberry 'margaritas' along with lemonade. It was lots of fun!

I and my awesome partner are taking on this position for one more year and then I will need an easier job!!