Single Service Minutes 9/22/09

ICEBREAKER

If you had to lose a limb, which limb would you lose and why? (“I thought about this during physical therapy!)

• Katherine, 2^nd year, MCB – My left arm because I’m right handed. I need both legs for walking!
• Wesley, 2^nd year, Conservation/EECS – My left arm because I use my right arm.
• Tiffany, 3^rd year, Political Science – I want to say my left arm, but that sounds boring… so my left leg, just because!
• Keiko, 4^th year, Engineering/Physics – My right arm even though I am right handed because I want to learn how to write with my left.
• Kathleen, 3^rd year, Environ Econ/Conservation – My right arm because I’m a lefty!
• Tammy Tran, 2^nd year, IB/Public Health – My left leg because I’d just sit in a wheelchair and I wouldn’t walk anywhere. But I can use both my arms.
• Shivani 1^st year, MCB/Econ – My left arm because I’m right handed.
• Karen, 2^nd year, IB/Music – I’m going to be boring and say my left arm.
• Charlene, 1^st year, IB – I have to say my left arm, too.
• Flo, 2^nd year, Public Health – I’d have to say my right leg because no one has said that yet and I can empathize with Diana!
• Diana, 2^nd year, Nutritional Science – I would lose my right arm because I want to work my right brain… and I can’t lose my leg because I love working out.
• Mimi, 3^rd year, English – I would lose my left arm because I like to be able to walk and I write with my right arm.
• Selena. 1^st year – Can I lose a toe? Do I have to lose the whole limb? My… left… arm? I guess.
• Iris, 2^nd year, Environmental Econ – I’d lose my pinky… what? You mean like arms? I’ll just lose my head.

“Now you know which limb you can cut off…” – Diana

THEMES – Come up with themes for the Halloween festival!

• Forbidden Forest/Enchanted Forest theme
• Harry Potter stuff, Gingerbread house (Hansel and Gretel), Little Red Riding Hood props
• Trees at booths
• Doors <trees> surprise!
• Unicorn
• “We can take the horse from Solano Stroll and we can turn it into a UNICORN!... And then we can… RIDE IT!” – Mimi
• “Is it white?” – Diana
• “WHO SAID UNCORNS HAD TO BE WHITE?” – Tammy Tran
• Wizard of Oz
• Candyland
• Killer babies?!
• This was a mistake…
• Exploration theme
• Pirates
• Ship outside
• Treasure map
• Maybe incorporate this into the Spongebob Theme?
• History
• Mummies
• Gypsies
• Vampire theme

Themes from Last Week:

• Spongebob Square Pipes
• Festive with Spongebob landmarks (e.g. the pineapple house)
• Graveyard
• Incorporate with another theme? Last year’s Halloween Festival was already pretty “graveyard-ish”
• Scooby Doo
• Nightmare Before Christmas
• Can incorporate with Nightmare Before Christmas theme
• Neighborhood theme
• Villains theme
• Combine with the Disney theme
• Disney theme
• Each booth can represent a villain
• Would fit our Hollywood theme
• Nightmare Before Christmas
• Mad Scientist
• Booths can each teach a science project
• Witches Lair
• Maybe can combine with mad scientist idea; magic vs. science sort of thing
• Fortune Teller
• Candyland
• Can incorporate into Enchanted Forest theme
• History theme
• Incorporate into Exploration theme
• Carnival
• Incorporate into Circus theme
• Pokemon
• Not scary enough?
• Circus
• Pumpkin
• Not really a theme
• Wizard of Oz
• Incorporate into Enchanted Forest theme

FINAL THEMES:

Spongebob Square Pants

• PROS: Gender neutral, safe zone, incorporate with other characters easily (versatile), atmosphere is pleasant
• CONS: Too narrow, not broad enough, more for a younger audience (maybe too young), not scary enough

Disney/Villains

• PROS: Good music, kids can relate to these more easily (universal), versatile (a lot of characters), interactive with kids’ costumes, easy for decorations because we are all familiar with it
• CONS: Not gender neutral (more girly)

Pirates/Exploration

• PROS: We already have this ship, skit-friendly and lively (action-packed theme), familiar with kids, interactive (distribute eye patches, face painting), potentially education, scavenger hunt/treasure hunt, name booths after boats, gold chocolate coins
• CONS: More boy-friendly theme (“Do girls like pirates?” “They can be like wenches!” – Monica), pirates were in last year’s theme

Enchanted Forest

• PRO: Giant rocking unicorn, can incorporate fairly tales (easy decorations), little kids can “find their way out of the forest”
• CON: Not as gender neutral, less interactive (than Disney theme) 

Clowns/Circus

• PRO: Funhouse style for booths (a la Toon Town)
• CON: There are adults who are scared of clowns, not good for publicity

Vampire

• CON: The only thing that is related is… Twilight… for kids, too narrow, could be incorporated into Enchanted Forest

VOTE (2 votes per person)

Spongebob Squarepants – 1

Disney and Villain – 10

Enchanted Forest – 12

Pirates – 3

Clowns – 0

Vampire – 0

Enchanted Forest!