How to Hold an Apron Parade

1. Have a stash of extra aprons on hand for guests who come to the event unprepared to participate. 
2. Keep the "runway" level and free of stairs so that all ages can participate. Older women may struggle with stairs. (If your runway does have steps, make sure there are hand rails or people there to offer a helping hand to the models.)
3. Prepare some peppy music for the models to walk to. Match the music to your event -- seasonal if it is during a holiday, for example.
4. Introduce your apron parade with an inspirational poem such as the two included below.
5. Decide if you will have an announcer who will introduce the models. If so, let each participant write her name and a fact about her apron onto an index card.
6. Design your "runway" so that all the participants can see each other's aprons during the parade.
7. Instead of an announcer, you can have each participant introduce herself at a microphone. 
8. Incorporate the theme of your ladies event into the apron parade by having each participant answer a related question as she comes into the "limelight."

Participation Awards

Give everyone who takes part in the apron parade a participation award. It can be something very simple, for example, one of the poems listed below, printed onto pretty paper and rolled into a scroll.

Or make the poem into a small magnet or a bookmark.

Special Awards

Let judges select winners in several categories:

model with the most attitude

cutest apron

most practical apron

most glamorous apron

oldest apron

It will be really hard to choose, so another option is to simply choose some random winners from among the participants.

Prizes

Great prizes for those winners would be aprons, of course, or some other feminine gift such as bath soaps, scented candles, or lined journals.