Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A poster board or large sheet of newsprint with the behavior covenant rules the group generated in Session 1, Activity 1 (Note: Leave room for everyone's signatures at the bottom.) A variety of color markers Optional: Basket to hold markers Tape...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Faithful Journeys Path (Session 1, Leader Resource 2) Cutouts of footprints and (optional) wheelchair tracks, at least one for each participant, in a variety of colors (Session 1, Leader Resources 3 and 4) Markers Push pins, glue stick or tape...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Faithful Journeys Path Signpost for Session 2 (Leader Resource 1) and pins, glue stick or tape Copies of Session 1, Leader Resource 8, UU Principles Song, for all participants Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Print out...

Materials for Activity Optional: Camera, or video recorder and videotape Preparation for Activity Arrange a date with coffee-hour coordinators for the children to interview congregants and visitors. You may wish to set up a table with chairs where the interviews can take place....

Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Newsprint, markers and tape Posters of the Unitarian Universalist Principles in both adult and children's language, or copies of Session 1, Handout 1 for all participa...

Adapted from "A Week at SOS Children's Village, Tlokweng, Botswana," by Annie Arnzen, on the "A Precious Cause" website. Used with permission. Annie first went to Botswana in 2006, when she was in eighth grade. She and her family attend the North Parish, Unitarian Universalist, in North Andover,...

By Ellen Gold. Based on information in the book, Maglipay Universalist, by Fred Muir (Annapolis, Maryland: Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, 2001) and a 2002 review of Muir's book by Rosemary Bray McNatt in UU World magazine. I bet some of you love to read. Maybe you have a favorite book.

Adapted from multiple sources including a 2005 article, "Mrs. Mott, 'The Celebrated Female Physician,'" in Historic New England online magazine. Harriot Kezia Hunt, 1805-1875, was barred from medical study at Harvard College because male students objected to her presence....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A chair for each participant Preparation for Activity Identify a space large enough for the children to form a circle of chairs. Description of Activity Children build community as they learn more about one another while having fun and being active.

Activity time: 7 minutes Materials for Activity Large nonflammable container, such as ceramic or metal bowl Play sand (can be found at local hardware store) or unscented cat litter Large number of candles Basket for candles Matches or lighter Preparation for Activity Fill your container with the...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Copy of Leader Resource 6, UU Principles Matching Game Cards (Note: If the group has more than seven children, make an additional copy of the cards with the children's language.) Two baskets Preparation for Activity Cut out the game cards from Lead...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Faithful Journeys Path Footprints and wheelchair tracks for all participants (Leader Resources 3 and 4) Trees cut out from copies of Leader Resource 5, Trees for the Faithful Journeys Path Optional: Templates of trees (Leader Resource 5), blank pap...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2: Faithful Journeys Path Optional: A wide ribbon, long enough to wind around the perimeter of the room, or masking tape A copy of each of the three "Making a Difference" stories about Harriot Kezia Hunt, Toribio Quimada and Annie...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Write "Covenant" at the top of a sheet of newsprint and post it where you can write on it while leading a discussion....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Faithful Journeys Path Copies of Leader Resource 8, UU Principles Song, for all participants Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Traffic light from Leader Resource 7, and glue stick or tape Copies of Handout 1, Unitarian Universalist Principles:...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Newsprint, markers and tape Posters of the Unitarian Universalist Principles in both adult and children's language, or copies of Session 1, Handout 1 for all participa...

Adapted from an Aesop's fable. Once upon a time, an old woman lived on a beautiful farm in the country. From her window, she could see pasture land, fields of grain, barns filled with animals, orchards and forests beyond. The farm was special to the old woman because it had been in her family for...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity One large hula hoop Optional: A second large hula hoop Sound instrument Preparation for Activity Move to an open area or clear the chairs and tables to make space for everyone to stand in a wide circle. Description of Activity The goal of this...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity A special snack and drink Paper plates, paper cups and plastic utensils as needed Gems of Goodness jar Bowl of extra gems of goodness, several for each child Sound instrument Optional: Moral Compass poster Preparation for Activity Set out all of th...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of handout, Take-Home Mini-Compass for all participants (three-page story) A sample, finished compass Brass fasteners for all participants, scissors (including left-handed scissors), tape or glue, and markers, pencils or pens Optional:...