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Women’s Ministries Programs
Theme: “Messages of Love”
Give Me a Kiss By Lynda English
Education—March 2008
The History of Chocolate The history of chocolate began about 200 B.C. It has been used, not only as food and drink, but also as money during early times. Approximately 2000 years ago, the Mayan Indians even worshipped the cacao bean as an idol.
In 1502 Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to bring cacao beans back to Europe. However, the Spanish king and his court did not hold the beans in high regard and they were forgotten until twenty years later. In 1519 Hernando Cortez came to the Americas and tasted a liquid chocolate served him by the last Aztec emperor, Montezuma II. This drink was treated as food for the gods, which is fitting, since the scientific name of the cacao tree is Theobroma Cacao, which means food of the gods.
Cortez took the beans and the drink recipe back to Spain. As the drink was bitter, cane sugar was used to sweeten it. The Spaniards decided to serve it hot and added other newfound spices, cinnamon and vanilla. The Spanish aristocracy liked the drink and began to plant cacao trees in their overseas colonies. The Spaniards kept the art of growing cacao and the process of making the sweet drink secret for nearly 100 years. Eventually chocolate’s fame spread through Europe, and in 1657 the first English chocolate house opened. In 1847, solid chocolate was first sold to the public and in 1876 milk chocolate was developed.
For further information on the history of chocolate check the following website: www.karachocolates.com.
Games
At the beginning of the program, give each woman a plastic bag with five Hershey Kisses®. Throughout the evening, if anyone is caught using the word “love” or “kiss,” the person who catches her takes one of her chocolate kisses. At the end of the program award the woman with the most kisses a box of chocolates.
Give Me a Kiss Fill a large bowl with candy kisses. Pass them to the women, encouraging them to take some of the candies—the more, the better. Once everyone has participated, tell them that for each candy they’ve taken they are to tell the group about a romantic encounter they’ve had. This can be funny or sentimental.
Hot Kisses This game is similar to Hot Potato. The women pass a Hershey Kiss® while the music is playing. When the music stops, the one holding the kiss is out.
Unscramble the Candy Bars esesre upcs Reese’s Cups cksinsre Snickers wxit Twix ikt tak Kit Kat aaypdy Payday bbya truh Baby Ruth klimy ayw Milky Way etrhe tsekemrues Three Musketeers rsam rba Mars Bar loemlcraa Caramello ho ynehr Oh Henry npohymys Symphony
Fast Kisses This is a relay race. Divide the women into two teams. At the opposite end from where they are lined up, place a basket of Hershey Kisses®. The object is for the women to race down to the basket, unwrap a kiss, eat it and race back. They must finish the kiss before the next team member can start. The team that unwraps all of its kisses first wins.
Love Door Prizes Fill a basket with index cards on which are printed Scripture verses having to do with love or kisses. On five of the cards place a gold sticker. Have the women choose a card. While every woman is a winner as she receives a verse of Scripture concerning love, the grand door prizes are awarded to the women who get the stickers. A suitable prize could be giant Hershey Kisses®.
Hershey Website Craft—Kisses Sweetheart Roses Check the Hershey Company website at www.hersheyskisses.com/welcome. htm for instructions on making this and many other craft projects using Hershey Kisses®.
Recipes This site also contains many chocolate recipes that could be used for the refreshment time.
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Trading Kisses