Meeting Themes - Months, Alphabet, Zodiac

 You could run your meetings through easy to remember themes. For example, numbers, colours, anniversaries, jewels.

NUMBER THEMES

The numbers one to twelve. Maybe add the bingo calls.

January - month 1 - unique odd numbers. Monolith. Monocle.

February - month 2 - twins - even numbers. Bicycles. Duet. Duo. Dual. Duality. Pairs. Twin towers. Polarity. Yin yang. Light and dark. Balance. Beginning. Unity. Binary numbers, counting system.

March - month 3 Cup of tea. Triangle. Triathlon. Tricycles. Triplets. Trinity. Past, present and Future.

April - month 4 Diamonds. Quads. Squares.  Quadrangles. 4 elements. 4 seasons. Four cardinal directions. A quartet (musical).

May - month 5 Pentagon. Five gold rings. The 5 senses.

June - month 6 At sixes and sevens.

July - month 7 Seventh heaven. Sacred seven. The seven hills. Seven days of the week. Seven days of creation. The menorah. Seven chakras. Seven colours of the rainbow.

August - month 8. Octagonal. Infinity. Chinese lucky number. UK Bingo Garden Gate.

September - month 9 . UK Bingo Doctor's orders.

October - month 10 - Downing Street Prime Minister's Den. Decimal system. 

November - month 11. Legs 11.

December month 12 12 zodiac signs.  12 hours on a clockface. The 12 apostles (Australian landmark.) 12 months of the year. A dozen. 

Days of the Month 1-31.

1 Kelly's eye.

2 One little duck. (One, two, buckle my shoe.) Stop at two. Yin Yang. Two shoes.

3 Cup of tea. (UK Bingo. Rhyming slang.) Triads. Triplets. Trinity.

4 Unlucky number for the Chinese. Four seasons. 

5 Five fingers. Five a day fruit. A five day week.

6 Half a dozen.

7 Seven Wonders Of The World. Seven colours of the rainbow. Seven days of the week.

8 Octagonal. Lucky number for the Chinese.

9 Human pregnancy lasts 9 months. A cat has nine lives. 

10 Ten little toes. The Ten Commandments. Ten Jewish men are needed for a minyan to say prayers at a meeting or funeral.

11 The eleventh hour.

12 Twelve hours on a clockface.

13 Unlucky for some. Baker's dozen. Minimum age of Jewish Barmitzvah boy.

14  Valentine's Day. A fortnight is 14 days.

15 Andy Warhol said everyone has 15 minutes of fame. Mexicans celebrate Quince, Fiesta de Quince, or Quinceañera, a girl's 15th birthday, so do countries in Latin America, and Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Spanish speaking Caribbean. Called Fiesta de 15 in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.

16 Sweet 16. Age of independence. School leaving age. Age of consent.

17 Dancing Queen. Lucky number in Italian culture.

18 Coming of age.

19 The 19th hole , ater an 18 hole round of golf is the dlubhouse bar. 

20 A score means twenty years. 20-20 vision clarity. 

21 Coming of age.. Blackjack/21 card game. 21 gun salute.

22 Two little ducks

23 Psalm 23. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want ...

24 Two dozen. Twenty four- seven. 24 hours in a day. 24 carats of pure gold.

25 Xmas Day (December).

26 The number of letters in the alphabet. Boxing Day (December).

27 The 27 Club - age at death of Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and other entertainers.

28 Lunar month. 

29 Leap year in February.

30 Pearl anniversary.

31 Get up and run. Halloween October. New Year's Eve Dec.

THE NATO ALPHABET LETTERS / Children's Alphabet

January  - J for Juliett. J for Juice.

February - F for Foxtrot F for Fish. F for fox. Fish sign Pisces Feb 19 - March 20.

March - M for Mike. M for monkey. 

April - A for Alfa. A for Apple. Zodiac signs 

May- M for Mike. M for monkey.

June - J for Juliett. J for Juice.

July - J for Juliett. J for Juice.

August A for Alfa. A for Apple.

September - S for Sierra. S for Sun.

October - O for Oscar. (The Oscars. Oscar Wilde.) O for octopus.

November - N for November. N for Nato alphabet. N for nest.

December - D for Delta. D for dog. Dogged.

Meeting Themes For Months Flowers 

January - Carnation & Snowdrop. Hope.

February - Violet & Primrose. 

March - Daffodil

April - Daisy and Sweet Pea.

May Lily of the Valley. Happiness. 

June - Rose and honeysuckle.

July Larkspur and water lily.

August Gladiolus and poppy. Peace.

September - Aster and Morning Glory.

October - Marigold and Cosmos. harmony. Tranquility. 

November - Chrysanthemum. Joy. Longevity. Friendship.

December Narcissus and Holly. Hope. Renewal. Protection. Goodwill. Celebration. 

I won a ribbon for best table topic talking about a toy

Toastmasters Club of Singapore met at the Sheraton Towers Hotel, Monday 4th March 2019.

The theme of the meeting was childhood. The topics master, Leslie Lim, had a box of toys. You had to select one without looking, just by putting down your hand and pulling out one toy.

I pulled out a plastic toy which pulled apart.
I turned it over. Behind was a man.

I said, "I've got a car - and a driver!"

It is full of bits which pull out and turn. Imagine the hours spend creating this.

Choosing the colours.
Red and yellow. Or red and green.

My dream has always been to write a best selling song, or write a classic children's book, or create a toy which would bring pleasure to millions of children and adults.

The greatest toys were Lego and Meccano which inspired generations of children to build things. Maybe some of them went on to build the buildings in the great cities of the world. Like here in Singapore. My family go off camping and climbing. But I like to be in a five star hotel such as this one, the Sheraton Towers, with you.

I love buildings and cities not camping. Somebody built this city with shops where you can buy toys like this one.

I've enjoyed talking about this toy, and thinking about it, and hope you have, too.