On Sunday we started in the sanctuary and Lily told everyone about her memories of the very first UU World Traveler’s “trip” to “Australia”. Then we gathered in the RE rooms and had a grand time telling stories about our various real-world travels. Lot’s of lessons learned on those trips! We learned that COMPLETE COMMUNICATION … Continue reading UU Travelers… story telling
Sunday we had a delicious global tasting tour using our Fair Trade GeoBars as a jumping off point. The bars are made with rice from Thailand (so we had to taste rice), blueberries and honey from Chile (so we had to taste dried blueberries and honey), raisins from South Africa (so we had to taste … Continue reading UU Travelers… Global Tasting Tour
What a great weekend! Saturday night many of us gathered around the campfire and sang songs, roasted marshmallows, and made S’mores. We even tried our hands at campfire apple pies. Okay, we burned more than we ate, but it was still fun! We had lot’s of fun sharing songs and found “A Bug on a … Continue reading UU Travelers… Campfire & Canoe Trip
Sunday was such an exciting start to our summer UU World Traveler program! Larry led us on an exploration of Hawaii. Children fashioned the Pacific Ocean from cardboard and paint. Volcanoes were constructed from salt dough, live volcanoes erupted, and as tectonic plates shifted the dead volcanoes were converted to living islands with the help … Continue reading UU Travelers… to Hawaii!
Wow! The Bon Voyage Party & Picnic was so much fun!! We had a spectacular scavenger hunt, bounced in the bounce house, colored with sidewalk chalk, and enjoyed bubbles, egg balancing, and hula hooping. Who would of thought Courtney would barely edge out Indigo in a cookie eating contest?! And what a good sport Mike … Continue reading Bon Voyage Party & Picnic
Members of the Islamic Center hosted a dozen of our RE youth and adults with a short slide show explaining the five pillars of Islam and lots of great other information. Says Molly, “Having the words in writing was really helpful to the kids! They had us all sit on the floor of the prayer … Continue reading Islamic Center Field Trip
A hearty congratulations to all the children for a job well done last Sunday! It was wonderful to see our young people sharing some of what they’ve been learning this past year. Huge thanks go out to Molly for putting together such a lovely service. We are all connected.
What an incredible week. UUFM had a large contingent of folks show their support for the LGBT community by participating in the Little Apple Pride Parade on April 20. Thanks to everyone for a great time! On Sunday the 21st classes were talking about principal #7 – The web of life’s the way. (Respect … Continue reading The Web of Life
After the service on April 7 some of us gathered at K-State’s All Faiths Chapel to enjoy some free music. We listened to the percussion studio of Kurt Gartner. Our music field trip series has come to an end, but we hope to start it up again in the fall when K-State is back in … Continue reading Music Field Trip
On April 7 our students started a month of learning about principle 7 – The web of life’s the way (Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part). The 6th-8th grade class went up to the memorial garden. Says Molly, “We discussed what ‘eco-friendly’ things our families were already … Continue reading The Web of Life
