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  • We all know that families now aren't necessarily like Ozzie and Harriet (it turns out Ozzie and Harriet's family wasn't all Ozzie and Harriet)... family has a traditional context, but today it's not as simple as two parents with 2-3 kids... it's about relationships......
    Taking It Home | October 27, 2011 | For Grades K-1, Families | From Love Surrounds Us
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  • This story is inspired by a true story, reported in the New York Times on May 10, 1987, about a Manhattan community that joined together to build a neighborhood playground designed by local schoolchildren. The article,...
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Commitment, Community, Direct Experience, Family, Generosity, Gratitude, Interdependence, Poverty, Service, Stewardship
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  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Penny jar, created in Session 11, The Gift of Stewardship Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Post a blank sheet of newsprint and write "Penny Jar" at the top. Set the penny jar where all can see it. Optional: Count the pennies, or...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Snacks and beverages Goblet from Session 5, The Gift of Invitation Preparation for Activity Find out about food restrictions and allergies in the group before purchasing snacks and beverages....
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Optional: Recorded music and appropriate music player Preparation for Activity Decide whether you or a volunteer will lead the song, "Sing When the Spirit Says Sing." Optional: Choose a recording of upbeat, American folk dance music with a bluegras...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, A Barn-raising in the City Optional: "A Barn-raising in the City" coloring sheet, and crayons Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to tell it or read it aloud to the group. Optional: Print the coloring sheet and...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Wonder Box A toy barn Preparation for Activity Place the toy barn inside the Wonder Box. Description of Activity With the children still in a circle, ask them to guess what could be in this big, beautifully wrapped box. Take some guesses. Then, open...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Reflect on these questions and discuss them with your co-leaders: How do we feel about today's session? What parts of the session worked well? What can we learn from the experience of this session? What observations about leading the Wonderful Welcome program would we like to share with our...
    October 27, 2011 | For Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Wonder Box poster A piece of left-over cardboard from Activity 4, Community Playground Copies of Taking It Home for all participants Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Display the Wonder Box poster. Write the closing words on...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Materials for Activity Newsprint with children's brainstorming ideas from Activity 5, Community Playground Model playground built in Activity 5 Preparation for Activity Building or renovating a playground is an ambitious, but very worthwhile project. Identify allies for initiating a community...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Print the opening words on newsprint, and post Description of Activity Gather participants in a circle around...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Materials for Activity Penny jar, created in Session 11, The Gift of Stewardship Preparation for Activity Set the penny jar on a table near the entrance to the room. Description of Activity As you welcome arriving children, invite them to donate any coins they have brought....
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead, 20th-century anthropologist and author This session introduces the intangible gift of community. It lifts up the rural, 19th-century American...
    October 27, 2011 | For Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Imagination, Inclusion, Interdependence, Playfulness, Purpose, Service, Unitarian Universalism, Wonder
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  • Use this image as the item in the Wonder Box and the icon you attach to the Wonder Box poster. Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.
    Leader Resource | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Read or tell the story. Once upon a time a girl named Maya was playing in her front yard with her big sister and some of her sister's friends, while her father watched from the kitchen window. Soon Maya's friend Annie came along and wanted to join in the game. Maya's big sister and her friends...
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Buddhism, Caring, Discernment, Kindness, Mindfulness, Presence, Purpose, Relationships, Service, Wisdom
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  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Cardboard shoe boxes or other small boxes with a bottom and lid for all participants Plain or construction paper, glue sticks and tape, scissors (including left-handed scissors), colored markers, and decorating materials such as stars, animals and...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Children play a game to practice being present. Divide the children into pairs and have them sit facing each other on the floor. Tell them that they are going to practice being present with another person. Explain that they will ask their partners...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, Maya's Questions Optional: "Maya's Questions" coloring sheet (PDF), and crayons Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to tell it or read it aloud to the group. Optional: Print the coloring sheet and copy for all...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Wonder Box (See instructions in Session 1.) A toy heart with arms and legs, or a picture of an embodied heart Leader Resource 1, Heart Person Preparation for Activity Print out Leader Resource 1, cut out the image, and place it in the Wonder Box.
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
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