It sounds as if you're up against a brick wall. Boys, K-5 would love going to a sporting event, or building something from scratch. Moms will come simply because their sons are excited about it. I personally dont enjoy sitting through soccer games every saturday, but my boys love the game. I go because of them. I would present it this way, putting an event on the calendar for fathers and daughters without putting an event on the calendar for mothers and sons isn't fair to all the kids in the school. I think you'd be surprised at how many moms would show up for one of these events. They are great ideas, and I am going to borrow the tool building event, and present it to our PTO next month. Good luck, and thanks for the great idea!
Hi Everyone--
I'm new to the boards....been lurking since August getting some great ideas as I'm the new VP of our PTC. This is a great way to share ideas and generate new ones! Our board is almost all new. The previous secretary moved up to President but all other members are new.
We're looking to add some new events and activities--we've heard from parents/teachers who would really like to see some changes. Which, again, is why I love this site!
Anyway....here we go--
We are planning a daddy/daughter dance for February--new to us so any tips from those who may have done it already would be great. We have a small sized gym but we will be selling tickets to accomodate for that.
To be fair, we would like to do a mom/son event. Our president is not fond of a tool/building night (she doesn't think enough moms would like this) nor is she thrilled about going to a sporting event (she feels not enough moms like sports).
So, her idea was a game night for the moms/sons. We'll set up different board games at tables and get everyone settled to play. We're a K-5 schooI. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I have a 2nd grade girl and a pre-school boy so I'm not sure how appealing this is to the 4-5th grade boy set. We are in the very preliminary stages of planning so I thought I'd throw it out to see what people have to say....thanks in advance for your thoughts!
