We shared Godly Play with a few families this Fall. We began at our house and quickly realized we needed a larger space. We were fortunate to be able to use a local church's Sunday school classroom.
Our desert box.
We are purchasing/creating our materials as we need them. What we have on the shelf is only the stories we have done. I look forward to years to come when we will have them all ready.
Our circle was made up of about 20 people from 1 year to 40 years old. Our experience was the children entered the stories and responded to them with more ease than the adults.
A response to the Great Family
One of the best moments was during the wondering after the temple of Solomon. A child stated she felt the part that could be left out was the curtain separating the holy of holies.
We have taken a break from gathering. Mav and I are sharing Advent with our girls and excited to add The Mystery Of Christmas with art cards by Giotto. I purchased Madeleine L'Engle's book The Glorious Impossible and we are making the materials from that.
Thank you so much for sharing these photos! It's such a joy to see others doing Godly Play and especially to see and hear about non-traditional set-ups, both your cross-generational circle and your home-made materials. I've added you to my "blog-roll".
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