Yes, I have been totally neglecting the blog. I have good reason. It's this little event called Dinner and Breakfast with Santa. It is the annual fundraiser for Alex's pre school. This is our first year at the school so we have never been to the event...and some how I ended up as the decorations chair. It was fun, stressful and totally worth it! The event happens twice. Once on Friday night at Dinner with Santa and again the next morning as Breakfast with Santa. There are several committees (Decorations, Silent Auction, Food and Arts & Crafts). The past years have had very traditional decor (think red, green, plaid), but this year our Parent Counsel President wanted to change it up to make it more kid friendly and whimsical. We chose the colors red, lime green, hot pink and aqua. Since it was our first year with the theme, we started from scratch with everything! Each event had about 300 people attend so once dinner was over, we had our volunteers clean up and we reset everything for breakfast. Our silent auction had great items, our food was delicious and the kids loved the arts and crafts. We are so lucky to have so many parents who volunteer their time, energy, and resources at Alex's school.
Here are some pics before the event started!
The entrance!
our adorable table settings. I made all of the table numbers and stands, a grandparent that has 5 grandkids at the school made the adorable centerpiece trees that were sold at the end of the event. We sold out of centerpieces!
We also took super cute pictures of each class holding thank you signs we placed on the tables of sponsors.
our stage where the photographer took pics of all the children with Santa. I pretty much created this on the spot with supplies from hobby lobby, trees borrowed from a parent and lots and lots of ribbon, tulle and fabric! It made an adorable back drop for the pictures!
bows and hanging ornaments behind the silent auction tables
the massive kitchen area. we made do with supplies the church had to hide the kitchen equipment!
I am still waiting for the pics with Santa to be posted. Alex did not want to sit with Santa. She opted to pick one of her friend to go with her so they each sat on a knee. It was soo cute! The event took up every spare second I had but it was so worth it to see the finished product and hear all the compliments!
Be on the look out for lots of post now! We have been getting into the Christmas spirit at our house!
