We originally wanted to host one more Donuts with Dads and a Muffins with Moms event, but the last weeks of school used came too fast and we could only fit one event into the schedule. We called it Moring Mixer. It was for all students who came with an adult. HUGE success! We, the parents working the event, even got to mingle more because a lot of moms who also had a husband there jumped in behind the tables to help us.

Lauri

how about Pastries For Parents? then anyone who is available can attend with the child.

If the Donuts with Dad flyer still exists, could I have a copy of it emailed to me @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.? Thanks! I would love to do this at our school, but need to figure how to do it in conjunction w/breakfast that's being sold also???

4 the kids -
I am so sorry that it took me this long to see this post!! I have sent you a copy of the flyer. Hope it is not too late!

Could you please send me an example of your flyer, as well. I would love to try this. But, it's not totally up to me. I have to sell it to our board and I want to have everything thought of before hand. Thank you so much!
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I was just zooming through some old stuff and came across this and HAD to write to tell of our experience!
We recently held our last one for the 5th graders in our school. It has been a wonderful success!!! The Dad's have been thanking us SO much for letting them have time with their kids!
We are a school of about 950 students. So, the answer is, YES, it can be done on a larger scale! We had to break it down by grade level.
Overall, this was definately a moral booster for the PTO and the school in general. Many of the Dad's asked if they could go to their child's classroom and meet the teacher afterward. I was surprised at how many had never seen their child's class before. So, it really got them involved, whereas before, they almost seemed to have never been in the school. It was really an eye opener for me, who's husband is extremely involved with everything at the school and almost knows the school as well as I do!
Now I am dealing with a few Moms complaining that we didn't do it all year with the Moms. We are planning a Muffins With Mom for the Saturday before Mothers Day. We are thinking of a 3 hour event where the Dad's run the show. I know it is not the same as doing it all year, or on a school morning, but we simply do not have the time left in the school year (or the energy) to do one for each grade level until the end of the year.
I was glad to have found the idea for this on this website. Thank you to whomever brought it up in the first place!

[ 03-16-2004, 11:02 PM: Message edited by: PTOCoChairinCT ]