by Home&GardenGirl » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:17 pm
Hi there,
Good luck, I sent invitations to everyone I thought might possibly want to be involved, past hostesses, guests, neighbors, everyone! I also had mine in October, so it was a "Halloween party with a surprise hostess."
I play an auction with fake auction money at my shows, auction off some small HGP products. They can earn money by wearing a witch hat, wearing orange, bringing a snack to share, bring an outside order, bring a friend, book a show, take an opportunity packet, anything you can think of. You can adjust those things to fit your theme, or don't have a special theme, just give $ for bringing a guest, an order, booking, giving the hostess a hug,, anything you can think of. Give more money for things like bookings and orders than for things like wearing orange, ya know?
Also, for the surprise hostess, I put their name in 1 time for every $30 they ordered. Then if they came but didn't order, they dont get benefits, that avoids people wanting something for nothing. Then if they order $60, they get put in the drawing 2 times. You can adjust that, of course, too.
Enjoy! Good luck!
Mindy