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We are having a March Mother and daughter Brunch at a local country club and we can't come up with offering an entertainment. Any ideas on what worked of any of you? We are k-5.
Thank you.

By entertainment do you mean a performance for them to watch or do you mean something for them to participate in?

I think we got it!

Beauties and the Brunch!

Have 5-6 girls from each classroom model some spring fashions from a local childrens store. The second graders will model communion dresses.
Even the moms can be in this by wearing something from home and using accessories. Then a dad can supply the music and the girls go wild!

is this a public school? holy moly.. we have 490 christians, and about 10 representing other faiths .. ONE PARENT of those other 10 would sue us if we ever modeled communion dresses.. or even uttered santa in school. so sad the minority rules.

We have a mother/daughter brunch as a townwide scouting event. It is held in the banquet facility of a hotel and they just get a DJ. All the girls and moms dance and have a great time. The DJ also plays some games with the girls. This event is townwide so it encompasses girls from K-12th grade and all have a great time and look forward to it each year.

I have a slight problem with having a function for "Mothers" and "daughters" only. As a father, I would feel on the short-end of something like that, which is why, as President, I did away with Mom (or Dad) brunches, breakfasts, etc. and simply had a Pastries with Parents (or something similar).
I only say this because I noticed you said you were doing this in March. Doing something like that for Mother's Day would be a way to get around that. I feel that gearing toward 50% of the parents (and students) is the wrong way to go.
In any case, good luck with your event!

cottonwoodptc.. I agree, and disagree with you. I agree that it should not say " mothers"... too many kids live with grandma, aunt or foster moms.. and " mother" may be too exclusive. I disagree that the event should cater to 100% of the population 100% of the time. We have a 500 student school. There is NOWHERE in our building where we could ever accommodate all 500 kids, and their families. We actually split OPen House into 2 nights for this reason. We have NO CHOICE but to do lots of smaller events that target different populations. Most 5th graders do not want to participate in the same kind of event that Kindergartners do... So, we very openly always say " please remember not all events are for all families"!

We are a K-5 school with 1,000 students. But, like you said, we often do a double night for such events, and gear towards the appropriate grade levels. But at least everyone has the choice of going.
As for a "mom" only thing, yes in this day and age, families can be of all sorts, including gay couples (not that there's anything wrong with that). So "mother" may be exclusive to some, but I'm positive any school group would be leniant on that anyway. I'm sure they wouldn't turn away a father/daughter combo at the door. And the fact that families vary, is why we do what we do.
And, like you said previously, it's sad that the minority rules on things like this. I wish I didn't have to consider p.c. options... it ruins the true intention of our events, bringing families and schools together.
You can't please everybody..... right?
I mentioned that I would feel on the short-end of a "mother" event... except I would keep it to myself and understand what that group was trying to do. But you'll always have those vocal ones.

yes, cottonwoodptc, we would never turn down a male/child combo at a female/child event, or vice versa, as the whole idea is to bring community together. What knocks me down are those few who constantly criticize and complain, and no matter how often you offer to have them join you and help you make changes, they back away. It's so easy to sit back and complain for people like that, than it is to get the job done. argh!