Blue & Gold Banquet

Themes & Ideas

Snoopy

Dog houses, Peanuts’ characters, stuffed dogs, dog biscuits/bowls

Circus

Tent/canopy, balloons, cotton candy, popcorn, three rings, parade, aerial wire, clowns, juggling, wagons

Monopoly

Chance cards, jail, play money, houses/hot&, properties, pawns

Dalmatians

Dogs, leashes, fire hydrant, classic car, spots

Baseball

Positions, ball/bats, bases, diamond, stadium, scoreboard, pennants

Football

Goalposts, porn-poms, yard markers, helmets, balls

Olympics

Medals, trophies, 5-ring symbol, theme music, 3x5’ flags, award stands. torch, events, countries

Music

Instruments, notes, albums, staff, music stands

Tools/Building

Tools, construction, saw horses, wheelbarrows, tape measure, hard hats, wood, metal, trucks, tool boxes

Gardening

Tools, wheelbarrows, plants, flowers, hoses, gloves

Indian Lore

Teepees, bows/arrows, artifacts, buffaloes, dream catchers, animal hides. drums, totem poles, horses, peace pipes, campfires, tomahawks

Trains

Station. models, luggage, tickets, conductor, sound effects, tracks

Patriotic

Flags. eagles, bunting, campaigns, town crier, 1776, scroll

Presidents

Silhouettes, flags, buttons, slogans, band music, donkeys, elephants, constitution. quill pens

Country Store

Dry goods, barrels, candy jars, sacks. counter, prices. crates, lanterns. checkers

Military

Ranks, symbols, medals, uniforms, camouflage, targets

Medieval

Banners, armor, knights, castles, jousting, dragons

Pirates

Ships, treasure chests, Jolly Roger, skull/crossbones, eye patch, gold doubloons. maps, parrots, water, cannons

Kites/Balloons

Baskets, sandbags, clouds, trees, scenery, various shaped kites

School

Chalkboards, report cards, apples, rulers, dunce cap, letter charts, globes, houses, playground, bell

Bees

Hives, honey, clover, flowers, clothes, honeycomb

Highways

Road maps, cars, traffic signs, billboards, gas station, roads made of black paper with adding machine white tape in center, Burma signs

Computers

Function keys, stylized letters, continuous paper, disks, terms, monitors, zeros and ones

Noah’s Ark

Ark, animals, rainbow, dove, water, raindrops

Birdhouses

Birds, branches, nests, sound effects, twigs, birdseed, birdbaths, bird feeders

Library

Books, stands, shelves, carts, titles, magazines, card catalogue, Dewey Decimals

Western

Cattle, brands, irons, campfires, chuck wagons, rail fence, hay bales, wood wheel

Farms

Barns, tractors, implements, hay bales, silos, fences, animals, pies

Jungle

Animals, trees, bushes, ferns, sound effects, hanging vines. Tarzan

Luau

Palm trees, mats, low tables, pig roast, Mu Mus, leis, Hawaiian music, pineapples, coconuts, volcanoes, tikis, hula skirts, canoes, surfboards

Oriental

Origami, chopsticks, silk, characters, artifacts, videos, kimonos, hats

Fish

Tissue fish, water/waves, streamers, underwater, reefs, corals, fishnets, lures. poles/hooks. bobbers, boats

Send the Light

Lighthouses, rocks, waves, blinking lights, signal flags, Morse code

Valentine

Hearts, candy, ribbons/bows, valentines, flowers, cupids

Christmas

Trees, angels, snowflakes, snowmen, wisemen, gifts, ornaments, carols. candles, stables/mangers, gingerbread men, colonial pineapple, advent wreaths, bells

Anytime

Create life-size cut-outs of your Cubs. Roll out craft paper on floor, trace around each, cut out and have them decorate it. Try action poses for added interest.

Boys Club