Tapestry of Faith, Wonderful Welcome, Session 16 JPEG illustration for A Barn-raising in the City

Coloring Sheets for K-1 Stories!

Two Tapestry of Faith programs, Creating Home and Wonderful Welcome, now provide a black-and-white, original illustration to use as a coloring sheet for each core story. Invite kindergarten/1st grade children to color while they hear a story. Or, have them color afterward to revisit the characters and what happened.

Online, each illustration is presented alongside its story so that you can download and copy the single sheet. Also, a multi-page packet of drawings is available for all the stories in Creating Home (PDF, 18 pages) and another for all the stories in Wonderful Welcome (PDF, 17 pages).

Above: Illustration (coloring sheet) by Paul Gray for "A Barn-raising in the City," the Session 16 story in Wonderful Welcome.

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  • Genesis 22: 1-13 (New Revised Standard Version) After these things God tested Abraham....
    Story | October 29, 2014 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew Scriptures
    Tagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Authority, Challenge, Children, Conscience, Ethics, Fathers, God, Immanence, Judaism, Listening, Sacrifice
  • This is the story of Azim Khamisa. His decision to forgive deeds many would consider unforgiveable has inspired and transformed people all over the world. Azim, an international investment banker, lived in San Diego, with his two children, a son, Tariq, and a daughter, Tasreen. One night in 1995,...
    Story | By Shelley Jackson Denham | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue Ethics
    Tagged as: Brokenness, Compassion, Fathers, Forgiveness, Islam, Pain, Relationships
  • From Christian scripture, Luke 15:11-32 (New Revised Standard Version). Then Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.' So he divided his property between them. A few days later the...
    Story | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue Ethics
    Tagged as: Christianity, Compassion, Fathers, Forgiveness, Love, Reconciliation
  • From the collection Stream of Living Souls. Used with permission. "What do you want for Christmas?" the father asked his daughter. She wrinkled her nose and scrunched her eyes and thought. "Do you want a doll?" "No." "A tea set?" "No." "A pony?" "No, Daddy, I have to think....
    Story | By Denise Tracy | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide Us
    Tagged as: Family, Father's Day, Fathers, History, Love, Parents, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Simplicity, Unitarianism
  • Adapted from Christian scripture. There once was a father, who had two sons. The younger son wanted to leave home and travel to distant lands. He asked to have his inheritance. So the father divided his wealth and gave each son his half. The older son stayed at home, continuing to work with his...
    Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Children, Christianity, Ethics, Family, Fathers, Home, Joy, Letting Go, Reconciliation
  • Once there was a farmer. He was very old and ill and knew he would soon die. He had lived a good life and his only regret was that his three children fought all the time. None of them seemed interested in taking care of the large farm the old man had established. They were rather lazy....
    Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Earth-Centered, Fathers, Interdependence, Nature, Wealth, Work
  • At the Central Park Zoo in New York City, there were two penguins named Roy and Silo, who adored each other. It is typical for penguins to find a partner, a mate – one other penguin that is special to them. Usually, it is one female and one male penguin that like each other and become a penguin...
    Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Animals, Birth, Direct Experience, Diversity, Fathers, Love, Parents, Teamwork, Unity
  • Once upon a time in Kenya, on a peaceful river near the east coast of Africa, a herd of hippopotamus was surprised by heavy rain. The rain washed them away from their river home, toward the Indian Ocean. Then came something worse. A tsunami! In the huge, windy storm the ocean waters became strong.
    Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Animals, Commitment, Death, Earth-Centered, Family, Fathers, Inclusion, Intimacy
  • Have you ever felt as if some grown-ups liked another kid more than they liked you? Maybe your teacher lets someone else get away with stuff you would get in trouble for. Maybe your mom or dad doesn't make your brother or sister do as much work as you have to do....
    Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds Us
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anger, Authority, Equity, Family, Fathers, Forgiveness, Inclusion, Judaism, Love, Reconciliation
  • Excerpted and adapted from Scott Russell Sanders' book, A Private History of Awe (New York, North Point Press, 2006).In his book A Private History of Awe, Scott Russell Sanders remembers a spring day when he was a young boy, old enough to run around and small enough to be carried in his father's...
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit of Life
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Change, Children, Direct Experience, Ending, Fathers, Fear, Immanence, Nature, Power, Reverence
  • From A Lamp in Every Corner: Our Unitarian Universalist Storybook. To make the story more engaging and to help make it very clear who is speaking during dialogues, try developing different voices for the different characters in the story, especially the father....
    Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful Journeys
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Christianity, Fathers, Forgiveness, Grace, History, Love, Salvation, Universalism
  • A story from China. Sophia Lyon Fahs, From Long Ago and Many Lands. Read or tell the story. Long, long ago in the land of China there lived a very old grandfather, named Chang Kung, who had a very large family. First, there were Chang Kung's own sons....
    Story | By Sophia Lyon Fahs | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Direct Experience, Family, Fathers, God, Home, Kindness, Peace, Relationships