Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Plastic tubs or baskets to store markers, pens, stickers and other art materials Waste basket lined with a bag Bag(s) for recycling paper products and/or empty plastic containers Preparation for Activity Find out whether your congregational building...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of Leader Resource 2, Animal Posing Preparation for Activity Print out Leader Resource, Animal Posing. You may wish to think ahead of additional living beings, poses children can do to portray them and things the living beings might say, if...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, http://www.uua.org/religiouseducation/curricula/tapestryfaith/moraltale…; A chime, a rain stick, or another calming sound instrument Preparation for Activity Read through the story a few times. If at all possible, consider...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A large basket Objects to place in the basket that are related to the story, "We Are All One," such as plastic ants, centipedes or other animals; a plant or a representation of a plant which could be the healing herb; a toy or picture representing a...

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. Designate an adult to take home the newsprint after the session to compile a...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A ball of yarn Preparation for Activity Review the Closing, where a ball of yarn is used in a similar way. If you want to use this ball of yarn again for the Closing, be ready to begin untangling the web of yarn and re-rolling the ball once this...

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity A ball of yarn Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: One copy of Singing the Journey, supplement to the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Singing the Living Tradition Optional: Music CD or tape, and music player Optional: A guitar, piano or other...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity If this is the first session of Moral Tales, choose a reading or song for the Opening. This is a good time to...

Materials for Activity Markers Peel-off nametags Preparation for Activity Set out nametags and markers on a table. Description of Activity As children enter, greet them and invite them to create and put on their own nametags. Show them where to gather in a circle after they have finished.

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,...

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 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 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 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 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 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...

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 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...

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....

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...