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

We had great fun at the April 5th Parents Night Out event.  It was game night so we played games inside (Clue and Don’t Break the Ice) and outside (disc golf).   And we made up a great game with a wheelbarrow. Here’s a picture of (right to left) Burke, Connor, and William playing disc golf … Continue reading Kids Night In (Parents Night Out)

On March 31st we wrapped up our month on “work for a peaceful world” with some togetherness and Easter fun. A highlight of the day for all the students was petting and holding the baby chicks that Katherine brought.  If there are baby chicks, you know spring is in the air! After classes and baby … Continue reading Easter! Spring! Baby Chicks!