A couple of months ago we set out to teach some basic dinner etiquette to the Activity Days girls. They prepared for a dinner and then brought their Dad as their date. I missed the actual dinner, because I was on vacation, but the process of getting things ready was a lot of fun. We taught them the proper table setting (minus the wine glasses obviously):
They folded napkins origami style into dress shirts with a tie, and made invitations for their date. They also helped create the center pieces for the tables. Lisa had a really cute idea for the center pieces. It's the perfect way to use all of those old cards hanging around your house. You cut out the shape you want from the card and then glue or tape a straw in the middle of it. The straw functions as the stem, and you arrange them as you would a bouquet of flowers. I wish I had a picture of the finished product, because it's really cute.
It was hilarious teaching them some of the basic manners when eating at a dinner table. It appears that dinner etiquette is a dying art form these days. Meanwhile, you can always brush up on the do's and don'ts with the
Etiquette Scholar if you feel rusty on the subject.
They folded napkins origami style into dress shirts with a tie, and made invitations for their date. They also helped create the center pieces for the tables. Lisa had a really cute idea for the center pieces. It's the perfect way to use all of those old cards hanging around your house. You cut out the shape you want from the card and then glue or tape a straw in the middle of it. The straw functions as the stem, and you arrange them as you would a bouquet of flowers. I wish I had a picture of the finished product, because it's really cute.
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