Home Factor Ideas

Hi ladies,

I'm sure everyone is busy getting ready for next MOPS year. I love the Dwell Well, Home Factor Theme. My vision is to plan meetings around the rooms of our houses. I'm posting some ideas that I have and some I gleaned from other MOPS moms.

Please share your ideas.

Blessings,
Barb

These Ideas Come From the DWELL WELL book
Topics for the Home Tours are: 􀂃 Introduction – Home: A work in process 􀂃 Home Inspection: What makes a house a home? 􀂃 The Comfy Couch: A soft place to fall 􀂃 Unpacking Your Treasures: What matters most? 􀂃 A Great Room: Style on a budget 􀂃 Underneath the Welcome Mat: Real hospitality 􀂃 The Front Porch: Step out into the world

Here are some of my ideas and ones I gleaned:

Front Porch/Entry Way – Making others feel welcome
What's our home's personality
Making a Godly First Impression
Reaching Out
Family Room – Board Games (game day)
Fun Family Nights
Family is our Greatest Treasure
Exercise Room – stroller aroebics
at-home work outs
Family Health Issues
Kitchen – Baking - cookie Dough exchange (craft),
Super suppers
Freezer Meals
Grocery shopping on a budget
Family Nutrition
Cooking with Kids
Dining Room - Holiday entertaining
Hospitality
Formal Dinner Entertaining
Bathroom – potty training
Home Spa
Pampering Party
Beauty and Your Self Image
Study –balancing school & work w/ motherhood
Backyard - Gardening
Getting back to our roots
Blooming where we are planted
Growing in Christ
Taking Time to Smell the Roses
Kid’s Room – playtime
enjoying your kids
making memories
Strategies for helping kids sleep through the night
Garage – home repair (maybe have a tilesetter or hardware store teach tile laying)
Travel preparations
Car repair/car seat saftey check
Closet – Fashion on a budget
fashion show / jewelry making (craft)
prayer/quiet time/personal devos
Dealing With Difficult Issues
Nursery-Gods faithfulness in conception
adoption and loss
basement-giving kids a spiritual fundation at home
masterbedroom-Intimacy & Romance in Marriage
Foundation of the Family
Dating Your Spouse on a Budget
Study (computer room)-identity theft
Computer Literacy
Keeping Kids Safe On-line
Great Reads (Book Discussion)
Papers, Pennies and Plans (creating a budget)
School Room-panel of homeschool, christian school and public school
Jesus in our home-"tea and testimony"
Backdoor - Leaving home-Kid id kits, etc.
Preparing Kids for Kindergarten
Self Defense (Home Security)
Attic - Traditions passed down to the next generation
Leaving a Legacy
Basement - Having Jesus as our Foundation
Laundry Room - Home organization



One group is going with the Factor Idea:

1)romance factor (masterbedroom): men's discussion panel & decorating candles
2)creative factor (workshop): stampin'up day
3)legal factor (office): speakers on wills, legal advice and or cyber-safety
4)treasure factor (attic): DVD & making Christmas ornaments or scrapbook page or time capsul or something
5)comfort factor (den): DVD & making throw pillows
6)friendship factor (living room): DVD & making welcome mats or chocolates, or candy, not sure yet
7)Food factor (kitchen): chef or cooking class, & mason jar meal
8)Dirt Factor (laundry room) : organiztion speaker & potpourri hangers (vickie's link)
9)family factor (diningroom): DVD &
10)Refresh factor (bathroom) spa day & homemade balt salts *by the way, one of our local spas has offered to pamper us all as there way of giving back to the community. so ask around at the spas in your town.
11)share factor (parlor): tea and testimony day
12) (porch): DVD & making wind chimes 13)yard: speaker about gardening and pruning & making our own herb gardens.
14)safety factor (kidsroom?): lesson in infant/toddler first aid
15)emergency factor (garage): making earthquake kits
16)Decor factor : DVD - style on a budget (kidsroom maybe?)


Okay ladies, that's all I've got....now it's your turn. : )