Leader’s Guide
Creating the Kits
We hope that you enjoy the experience of creating a kit for children and youth who will most certainly appreciate your creative touches and care!
A comment about printing:  We like colour printing and these files will be great if they are printed in colour, and they also work to be printed in black and white (save your budget for something else!)  We wanted to make it as simple as possible for you.  The PDF files are ready to print or you might choose to use the Jpeg files and create your own newsletter with the pieces you would like to include.  
​A comment about supplies:  The supplies that we are suggesting might be found in CE cupboards everywhere or are easily located.  We are assuming that families have basic art supplies (scissors, felt pens or pencil crayons, crayons, tape…)  You may want to include some of the basic art supplies if you feel it is necessary.

If you need any help or have concerns (or ideas, we love those!!) please let us know - you can contact us here.

for each HOUSEHOLD 

• Print: Welcome to the Faith@Home:  Grateful for Fall Edition – a welcome and introduction for households.  Click for the file  JPEG  PDF​

ACTIVITIES AND RITUALS
There are a plethora of activities and ideas for you to choose from as you create packets with your families in mind.  There are pieces that are intended for all members of a household to do together.  There are some activities that are meant to do individually and we think that the activities will appeal to all ages (with perhaps, some adaptations which are noted below in the lists)  
Choose what kind of activities you want to include. We suggest that you might want to take one or two of the activities from each category - PRAY     PLAY     CREATE     SHARE

The instructions for each activity include a list of supplies that you will include in the packet.  For ease, we have put the items in italics on this page.  Need helping sourcing these materials?  Contact us.

SHARE 

Share the Story! 
Print the Story Files you wish to include in your package:  

• Manna in the Wildnerness  Click for the file  JPEG  PDF
• and Miriam led the Dancing Click for the file  JPEG  PDF
• Turn the World Upside Down: The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard  Click for the file  JPEG  PDF
• Faith Table Conversation Cards - 10 questions to share at the table!  Click for the file  JPEG  PDF 

​          Card File:  PDF

• We have a YouTube Channel with stories, graces, songs, dancing links, etc.  You might wish to direct your families to UCC Faith at Home.  The channel will be up and running before August 30th. 

          Click for the file  JPEG   PDF

PRAY

• Faith@Home Spiritual Practice Suggestions

          Description of Activity: 
          Click here for the files JPEG PDF 

• Gratitude and Lament Spiritual Practice

          (stickers)
​          Description of Activity: 
          Click here for the files JPEG PDF 
          Gratitude Sticker:   JPEG
          Lament Sticker:       JPEG 

• Prayer Mats (modelling clay and prayer mats) Spark imagination, pray and reflect over the stories in Psalm 23 and The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard 

​           Description of Activity: 
           Click here for the files PDF 
           Psalm 23:   JPEG 
           Matthew 20:1-16:  JPEG

• Restore My Soul - Top 5 List!

           Description of Activity: 
           Click here for the files JPEG PDF 

• Psalm 23 Travel Card - share the Psalm on  journeys with your family! (travel card)

           Front of Card  JPEG
           Back of Card  JPEG

PLAY

These games invite families to gather and play together:

• Psalm 23: MadLibs  Click for the file JPEG  PDF
• Psalm 23 Obstacle Course Click for the file JPEG  PDF
• Charades  Click for the file JPEG  PDF
• Upside Down Games  Click for the file JPEG  PDF
• Fall Walk Ideas  Click for the file JPEG  PDF

CREATE

Creative activities to discover the stories of our faith:

• Baked Bannock Recipe from Murray Pruden's family

          Description of Activity: 
          Click here for the files JPEG PDF  

• Parable of the Vineyard Family Art Project  (set of Art Cards)  

​           Description of Activity: 
           Click here for the files JPEG PDF  
           Art Cards:
          Sorry these files aren't available yet!  

• Marble Maze (marbles)  

​          Description of Activity:  
          Click here for the files JPEG PDF   

• Prayer Beads

           Description of Activity: 
           Click here for the files JPEG PDF 

• Secret Message Paintings (white crayon, set of paints, watercolour paper)  

​           Description of Activity: 
           Click here for the files JPEG PDF    

• Take What you Need Posters (Take What you need Poster template)

​           Description of Activity: 
           Click here for the files JPEG PDF  
           Poster Template:
           Click here for the files JPEG PDF 

• Texting Story - choose two biblical characters, what would their text conversations be like?  

​           Description of Activity: 
           Click here for the files JPEG PDF  

• Fall Care Postcards (Postcards, pick one for each child/youth suitable to their age level)  

​           Description of Activity: 
           Click here for the files JPEG PDF  
           Postcards:
           Click here for the files PDF