For each session, you need a Wonder Box and a poster representing the Wonder Box.

Instructions for both appear in Session 1. See the advance planning chart below to prepare to fill the Wonder Box and add to the Wonder Box poster each time you meet. When you cannot obtain the suggested item or a suitable replacement to put inside the Wonder Box, you can use the icon you plan to attach to the poster.

If you share space with other groups, arrange to store the Wonder Box and poster between sessions. If you do not have wall space to display the poster, obtain a folding easel. .

Some sessions require materials to order or collect ahead of time. Some activities involve visits from people and animals. The chart below is intended to help with advance planning, but the best preparation is a careful reading of a session well in advance of leading it.

Note that Sessions 2 and 3 are designed to be done in sequence. The children make a group covenant in Session 2, The Gift of Covenant, and add consequences to it in Session 3, The Gift of Forgiveness.

In Session 9, The Gift of Mutual Caring, children focus on our connections with animals. Two activities suggest bringing live animals into the session. Find out from your director of religious education if animals are welcome in the facility and ask parents if any children have significant animal allergies or fears that would make it advisable to skip the live animal visitors. Make plans well ahead of time if you wish to include Alternate Activity 1, Visit from a Guide Dog, or Activity 4, Blessing of the Animals.

This chart provides a snapshot of Wonderful Welcome for long-range planning:

Session	Wonder Box	Wonder Box Poster	Visitors, additional co-leaders, and long-range preparation needed
1 Gift of Love	---	Heart-shaped stickers — purchase	Activity 4, Shadow Play — Obtain equipment to cast shadows on flat, plain surface Faith in Action, Intergenerational Craft Time — Coffee Can Music Invite adult visitors. Collect empty coffee cans with snap-on plastic lids.
2 Gift of Covenant	Copy of the seven Unitarian Universalist Principles in children's language	Paper chain — children make in session	FIA, Adults Covenant, Too! — Invite your minister and/or members of the congregation's board to meet with children. Prepare the adults to talk about their experiences with covenants.
3 Gift of Forgiveness	Dove and olive branch	Picture of dove and olive branch — Leader Resource	---
4 Gift of Kindness	Golden ruler	Golden Rule — Leader Resource	---
5 Gift of Invitation	Drinking goblet	Picture(s) of open doors — Leader Resource	FIA — Arrange with worship or coffee hour coordinators for the children to be ushers or greeters.
6 Gift of Friends	Woven friendship bracelet	Woven friendship bracelet — purchase or make	FIA — Plan session for a date/time when people will visit, such as a "Bring a Friend Sunday," or when your director of religious education can come tell visitors about Unitarian Universalism and the congregation.
7 Gift of Helping	Toy farm animals	Picture of the Earth with people around it — Leader Resource	FIA, Help the Goat Climb the Mountain for Heifer — Use Leader Resources and/or order free materials from Heifer International.
8 Gift of Families	Chinese characters for "kindness"	Chinese characters for "kindness" — Leader Resource	Activity 3, A Picture for Your Kitchen Wall — Find out how to pronounce the Chinese characters "ren" and "ci." FIA — Research ways to create a Chinese New Year celebration to share with the larger congregation.
9 Gift of Mutual Caring	Stuffed dog toy	Picture of guide dog — Leader Resource	A4, Blessing of the Animals — To include live animals, first make sure no children have allergies or fears and confirm that animals are allowed in the facility. FIA — Obtain ingredients to make Vegan Dog Treats. Contact no-kill shelter or guide dog training school to donate treats or funds. AA 1, Visit from a Guide Dog — Confirm no children have fears or allergies that rule out a guide dog visit. Invite a trained guide dog and their owner. Work with the religious educator to arrange for a guide dog and its owner to visit.
10 Gift of Protection	Items from Nature	Picture of Earth — Leader Resource	A2, Nature Inventory — If needed, obtain parents' permission for walk outside. Invite additional adults for supervision and to make the activity multigenerational. FIA — Engage additional adult volunteers to help conduct the energy survey with the children. Find out from an energy company in your community how to conduct an energy survey in your home congregation. Or, schedule a time for an energy company auditor to lead the group in an energy survey.
11 Gift of Stewardship	Congregational directory, pictures of members and a few pennies	Picture of people at an event at your congregation	---
12 Gift of Acceptance	A toy platypus or picture of a platypus	Picture of platypus — Leader Resource	FIA — Arrange for the children to make a scheduled appearance during worship to present a musical pride parade, perhaps as a "Story for All Ages."
13 Gift of Learning Together	Alarm Clock	Picture of rooster — Leader Resource	FIA — Invite an adult to lead an arts and crafts activity, teach the children how to plant seedlings, or lead a yoga or dance activity. The important thing is that while an adult may demonstrate a skill, the children also have opportunities to help one another learn how to do it.
14 Gift of Spirit	Chalice	Picture of a flaming chalice	FIA — Arrange for the children to sing "This Little Light of Mine" in worship.
15 Gift of Ourselves	Toy embodied heart — purchase	Picture of a heart — Leader Resource	FIA — Arrange for children to present Wonder Boxes which contain the intangible gift of themselves to a gathering of the congregational community.
16 Gift of Community	Toy barn	Piece of cardboard — children make in session	FIA — Determine whether your congregation or community needs a community playground project. Identify stakeholders and invite some to visit and start the project with the children.