Creative Play! - Music, Dance, Laughter and Halloween
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This month’s lessons focus on the joy found in life. October’s theme explores how imagination and creative play are an important part of many of the world’s religions. Laughing, dancing and song are an important part of Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish and Christian celebration. Children in creative play! We end the month of October by partnering with Unicef.
Week #4: Halloween: Children Helping Children: Story - Rev. Clyde Allison
Week #1: The Laughing Buddha: Story - Tuan and his Neighbor
Week #2: Dance: Expressing Joy: Story - Celebrating Dance in Muslim, Jewish and Native American Traditions
Week #3: Music: The Sound of Spirit: Story - Dr. Masaru Emoto and the power of song
Week #2: Dance: Expressing Joy: Story - Celebrating Dance in Muslim, Jewish and Native American Traditions
Week #3: Music: The Sound of Spirit: Story - Dr. Masaru Emoto and the power of song
Week #4: Halloween: Children Helping Children: Story - Rev. Clyde Allison
Week #1: The Laughing Buddha
Main Message: The laughing Buddha reminds us that to be happy we need to have a loving heart. A big heart gives you tolerance. It helps you to greet each day with joy and all people with gladness. It helps you to tolerate a great many things with a big happy smile that reaches your eyes and your heart.
Week #2: Dance: Expressing Joy
Main Message: Many religions and cultures use sacred dance as a way to get closer to Spirit or God. Some Muslims perform the Whirling Dervish. Many Jews dance the Horah. The Native Americans use dance in many ceremonies. While the dances are fun to watch and participate in, they are a sacred and important ceremony.
Week #3: Music: The Sound of Spirit
Main Message: Music is used to touch, heal and inspire. Music joyfully connects hearts to Spirit and community. Music is the sound of Spirit. Nearly all known religions of the world include music in their expressions and rituals.
Week #4: Halloween: Children Helping Children
Main Message: A thought. An idea. An inspiration. One person, one child, each of us has an impact on the world around us. At this time of play and fun, we also look to helping others. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF helps provide kids in need with health care, clean water, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more. What a beautiful world this is.
Main Message: The laughing Buddha reminds us that to be happy we need to have a loving heart. A big heart gives you tolerance. It helps you to greet each day with joy and all people with gladness. It helps you to tolerate a great many things with a big happy smile that reaches your eyes and your heart.
- The laughing Buddha reminds us to great each day with joy and all people with tolerance
- Our best is not measured against other people, but against ourselves.
Week #2: Dance: Expressing Joy
Main Message: Many religions and cultures use sacred dance as a way to get closer to Spirit or God. Some Muslims perform the Whirling Dervish. Many Jews dance the Horah. The Native Americans use dance in many ceremonies. While the dances are fun to watch and participate in, they are a sacred and important ceremony.
- Dance ceremonies are sacred and a form of prayer
- Joy and love of Spirit shines through in dance
Week #3: Music: The Sound of Spirit
Main Message: Music is used to touch, heal and inspire. Music joyfully connects hearts to Spirit and community. Music is the sound of Spirit. Nearly all known religions of the world include music in their expressions and rituals.
- Music surrounds our lives
- We feel Spirit through music
Week #4: Halloween: Children Helping Children
Main Message: A thought. An idea. An inspiration. One person, one child, each of us has an impact on the world around us. At this time of play and fun, we also look to helping others. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF helps provide kids in need with health care, clean water, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more. What a beautiful world this is.
- What you can imagine, you can create
- Halloween can be more than just about candy