Session 8: The Gift Of Families Part of Wonderful Welcome In This Section Introduction From Wonderful Welcome One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night.... Session-at-a-Glance From Wonderful Welcome Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: Wonder Box 5 Activity 2: Story — The Picture on the Kitchen Wall 10 Activity 3: Picture... Spiritual Preparation From Wonderful Welcome Children learn how to give and receive respect and caring primarily in the family.... Opening From Wonderful Welcome Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and candle or LED/battery-operated candle Lighter and extinguisher, if needed Newsprint, markers... Activity 1: The Wonder Box From Wonderful Welcome Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Wonder Box (See Session 1.) Leader Resource 1, Chinese Characters for "Kindness" Preparation for Activit... Activity 2: Story - The Picture On The Kitchen Wall From Wonderful Welcome Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, The Picture on the Kitchen Wall Optional: "The Picture on the Kitchen Wall" colori... Activity 3: Picture For Your Kitchen Wall From Wonderful Welcome Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of Leader Resource 1, Chinese Characters for "Kindness" Newsprint, markers and tape 8 1/2 x 11-i... Activity 4: Respect And Care Scenarios From Wonderful Welcome Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of Leader Resource 2, Scenarios for Sharing Intangible Gifts in Our Families Preparation for... Activity 5: Dragon Families From Wonderful Welcome Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Imagination Optional: Two large pieces of different colored construction paper and a stapler to make ha... Closing From Wonderful Welcome Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Wonder Box poster A copy of the Chinese characters, "ren" and "ci" (kindness) from Leader Resource 1 Tap... Leader Reflection and Planning From Wonderful Welcome Reflect on these questions and discuss them with your co-leaders: How do we feel about today's session? What parts of the session worked well?... Faith In Action: Chinese New Year From Wonderful Welcome Activity time: 60 minutes Preparation for Activity Look for ways the children can create a Chinese New Year celebration to share with the larger... Alternate Activity 1: Family Picture for Your Kitchen Wall From Wonderful Welcome Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Drawing paper and markers or crayons Color construction paper larger than the drawing paper Glue sticks... Taking It Home From Wonderful Welcome One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night. — Margaret Mead IN TODAY'S SESSION... Today... The Picture On The Kitchen Wall Sophia Lyon Fahs From Wonderful Welcome A story from China. Sophia Lyon Fahs, From Long Ago and Many Lands. Read or tell the story. Long, long ago in the land of China there lived a very old... Leader Resource 1: Chinese Characters for Kindness From Wonderful Welcome From the website Quotable Kindness. Together, this pair of Pinyin Chinese characters, pronounced "ren" "ci," describes someone performing a kind action. Leader Resource 2: Scenarios for Sharing Intangible Gifts in Our Families From Wonderful Welcome Read the scenarios aloud to the group to act out, if they choose, and to discuss. After you present each scenario, help the children identify the... Find Out More From Wonderful Welcome Kinds of Kindness The two Chinese characters in Leader Resource 1 are pronounced "ren" and "ci" in Mandarin. Together they describe someone performing a... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Wonderful Welcome NEXT: Introduction Download all of Wonderful Welcome (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.