Before You Start (Love Surrounds Us)
You will need to assemble or order a few materials in advance. If you plan to use the activities below, follow through with the ordering or preparation suggested.
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Session/Activity |
Advance Preparation |
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Session 1, Opening |
Obtain dowels (or pony tail elastics) and 1/8-inch ribbon in seven colors to assemble ribbons sticks or wrist ribbons (needed for all sessions). |
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Session 2, Alternate Activity 1, Heart Ribbon Magnet |
Obtain refrigerator magnets, 1/8-inch ribbon in seven colors, and sheets of felt; this activity is done over multiple sessions. |
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Session 5, Faith in Action |
Order family puzzle, item PE1246 from the online craft supplier S&S. |
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Session 7, Activity 4, Flower Communion |
Fresh flowers are needed if participants will not make tissue paper flowers for Flower Communion in Activity 3. |
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Session 10, Activity 3, Talking Sticks |
Gather small, dry tree branches, one per participant, to make talking sticks. |
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Session 12, Activity 1, Peace Bowls |
Order clay to make clay bowls. |
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Session 14, Activity 2, Shake-and-Make Animals |
Purchase modeling clay to make animals. |
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Session 14, Activity 3, Rainforest Life |
Ask congregants to save a large appliance box to make a rain forest tree. Purchase modeling clay. |
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Session 15, Activity 3, Recycled Photo Album |
Ask congregants to save brown paper grocery bags that participants can use to make pictures on. |
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Last updated on Thursday, October 27, 2011.
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