Red Ribbon Works!
A Program of Greenville Family Partnership
Name of Recipe (Activity): It’s a Red Ribbon Party Celebration!
# of Servings (Students): Entire School
Grade Level: Elementary and Middle School
Ingredients (Materials):
- Serve “Red Themed” Fare, including Dinner Foods, Snack Foods, Desserts, Beverages, Fruit, Frozen Treats, and Candy. For a list of suggestions, click here.
- Buy or Make Red Decorations for the party location (i.e. the school gym, cafeteria or auditorium). Suggestions: Red streamers, banners or ribbons; table cloths; napkins; flowers balloons; and confetti, etc.
- Have students and teachers wear red on the day of the party.
- Borrow or Purchase a camera to take pictures!
Preparation Time: Several Weeks
Length of Time to Cook: 2 hour party
Directions: (1) First of all, get everyone involved in the planning of the party - students, parents, teachers, and community volunteers. (2) Appoint a “Red Ribbon Party” Committee. (3) Recruit Home Economics Teachers for a “Red Ribbon Food” Committee whose job it will be to plan and buy or prepare the food. (4) Recruit Art Teachers for the “Red Ribbon Decoration” Committee to decorate the party location. (5) Recruit students and a few parents and teachers for the “Red Ribbon Music” Committee which will choose age-appropriate music for the party. (6) Schedule the party for a Saturday. (7) Reserve the party location several days before the actual event so that the room may be decorated and ready a few days before. (8) Recruit someone to take pictures and later upload them to the school web site. (9) Remind students about the party by making announcements over the School PA System. (10) Inform and/or remind parents about the party by posting flyers all around school; sending flyers home with students; and/or sending out school newsletters or a parent mailing via US Mail. Don’t forget to instruct students and teachers to wear red clothing to the event!
Note: Create a folder containing every detail concerning this event in case you decide to do it again next year.
Clean Up & Storage: If there is any food leftover, wrap it up for students, parents, and teachers to take home. Have committee members stay and clear away food trash and decorations. File the event folder.
Discussion Ideas: Hold a “Wrap Up” Meeting to see if committee members have any suggestions about how to do it better next time around.
Submitted By: V. Henderson, Greenville Family Partnership