Offer a children / youth event or class focused on care for Creation
Suggested Practices and Examples for Implementation:
Incorporate teachings about environmental issues and caring for Creation in a bible study class or another adolescent learning space
Hold events at the park or in other outdoor spaces instead of indoors, and talk about the significance of being connected with the natural world
Find a time to work in a community garden together and allow children and youth to get their hands dirty, connect with the earth, and learn about different plants, foods, and critters
Host a children or youth plant sale to raise money for your faith community or another organization, and sell only native/non-invasive species of plants
Include messages about caring for Creation during the children’s sermon or other moments during worship that are focused on your younger community members
Host an Earth Day outdoor event for children and youth
General Information Related to this Strategy:
Blessed Earth: books, lessons, activities, camps, and web resources for kids and youth about Creation care
Incorporate teachings about Creation into regular children and youth education and programming
Suggested Practices and Examples for Implementation:
Regularly incorporate teachings about environmental issues and caring for creation in bible study classes, Wednesday night programing for children and youth, or other adolescent learning spaces
Find weekly curriculum focused on connections found your sacred text around caring for Creation and loving our neighbors
Take children and youth on walks around the community and pick up litter, notice gardens and creatures, and talk about Creation
Sing songs together that celebrate Creation
Say prayers together about environmental concerns and the ways they impact our neighbors
General Information Related to this Strategy:
Blessed Earth: books, lessons, activities, camps, and web resources for kids and youth about Creation care
Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina
