Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Watercolor paper or another absorbent drawing/painting paper, such as construction paper Watercolor paints and paintbrushes Natural rain or a water sprinkler Appropriate outerwear for participants Optional: Music and music player Preparation for...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Graph paper, 100-square grids for each participant Waxed paper New (sterile) eyedroppers for all participants Bowls of water for each work area Clean cloth towels or paper towels Preparation for Activity Cover each grid completely with a sheet of...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity River Scene mural (Workshop 1, Activity 2) Drawing supplies such as oil pastels; color markers; paints, paintbrushes and cups of water (and newspapers or drop cloth) Plain drawing paper, scissors (including left-handed scissors) and glue sticks and...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Turdlywinks Game Board Plastic, colored disks for a traditional game of tiddlywinks Preparation for Activity Using Leader Resource 1, make enough game boards so everyone can play the game in a group of four or five. Obtain enough...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Why Toilets Are Important" Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the story. Be ready for some giggles from participants, even adults....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Water Drops Sheet Color pencils or markers Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1 for all participants, plus an extra. Optional: If the group is large, plan to have participants work in small groups of four or five; make a copy of the...

Activity time: 10 minutes Preparation for Activity Read the two-part meditation and prepare to present it to the group. Arrange the meeting space so participants can sit comfortably, without touching others, during the meditation. Description of Activity Ask participants to find a comfortable...

WaterAid On the Water Aid U.S. website, learn about the impact of dozens of projects to improve access to clean water in dozens of localities around the world. The website explains WaterAid's sustainable approach, including the effort to employ local skills and local materials and engage local...

Meet with your co-leaders after the workshop to reflect on it. How was your mix of discussion and action? In the midst of the busy-ness, did you successfully include spiritual elements? Are participants growing in their understanding of the need to protect and equitably share the Earth's water...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Taking It Home handout Clear bowl to serve as a chalice A small, hardy plant (such as a spider plant or shamrock plant) Optional: Small table Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Adapt the Taking It Home section....

Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, World Toilet Day Poster board (enough to post signs outside each bathroom in the congregational building), color markers, scissors (including left-handed scissors), tape and glue sticks and masking tape Money collection jars and (optional) sticky labels a...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Clear bowl to serve as a chalice Cup of water A small, hardy plant (such as a spider plant or shamrock plant) Newsprint, markers and tape Optional: Gather the Spirit blog access instructions Optional: Music and music player Optional: Small table...

Have you ever considered the role of sanitation in securing your health, comfort and ability to enjoy daily life? One way to begin is to reflect on how and when you use the bathroom each day. While all ages may find humor in bathroom jokes, this workshop presents sanitation as a key to protecting...

Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Guided Meditation 10 Activity 2: 100 Drops of Water 10 Activity 3: Story — Why Toilets Are Important 10 Activity 4: Game — Turdlywinks 10 Activity 5: River Scene — Signs to Bathrooms 10 Faith in Action: World Toilet Day — Toilet Tax Closing 5 Alternate...

There is a silent holocaust occurring around the world caused by lack of water and sanitation. People are dying because the international aid community and national governments are not listening to the poor or looking at the overwhelming evidence. — Barbara Frost, chief executive of WaterAid This...

Adapted from the Blue Planet Biomes website. The Importance of Plants Plants play the most important part in the cycle of nature. Without plants, there could be no life on Earth. They are the primary producers that sustain all other life forms....

Adapted from "One Flower in a Field" by Joshua Searle-White, in Magic Wanda's Travel Emporium: Tales of Love, Hate and Things in Between (Boston: Skinner House, 2007). Once upon a time there was a field. It had dry grass, brambles and thistles, and high places and low places, and rocks scattered...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Magazines, with pictures, to cut up Poster board, paper-only scissors (including left-handed scissors), plain construction paper, color markers and glue sticks Preparation for Activity Gather magazines. Decide whether participants will work...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity River Scene mural (Workshop 1, Activity 2) Drawing supplies such as oil pastels; color markers; paints, paintbrushes and cups of water (and newspapers or drop cloth) Plain drawing paper, (optional) construction paper in greens, browns and other...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Appropriate outerwear for the weather Small pads of paper Color markers or colored pencils Preparation for Activity If possible, schedule more time for this activity....