RENews:
This past Sunday, children and youth gathered to begin a new theme of the month: cultivating compassion!
The PreK - K group had a great time playing an icebreaker game, had a discussion about the difference that kindness can make, and read the book “Because Amelia Smiled” by David Ezra Stein. Then, the group made smiley face stickers to share with loved ones! After class, the group enjoyed playing on the playground together.
The 1st–5th graders sang a song and reflected on how small acts of kindness can make a big difference. They also performed a skit of the fable The Lion and the Mouse, bringing its message of compassion and helping others to life. After the skit, the 1st-5th graders split into interest-based groups for engaging activities. The activity group played Compassion Dominoes, where they wrote small acts of kindness they wanted to try on dominoes, taped them on, and knocked them over—creating a powerful visual of how even tiny kind actions can create a big impact. Meanwhile, the game group headed outside for a Smile Relay, working together in a relay race to create a smiley face out of tape.
6-8th grade RE had a huge turn out with 17 youth! They did a smile meditation, played a few games, and did a “would you rather” interactive activity to build community.
Middle School Youth Group had pizza for lunch, then made a HUGE blanket fort out of Room 4/5. High School Youth Group also had lunch, checked in, and did some scheming for the upcoming Halloween Fest event on Saturday, October 18th.
