Activities - Arts and Crafts

Simple, beautiful & uplifting videos
Simple, beautiful & uplifting videos.This is a wonderful way to share the writings of the Baha'i Faith at Devotionals, Ruhi circles, JY circles, Children's classes, Feast & the like. https://www.facebook.com/souls.appetite?sk=videos
 
Memory Aids for Teenage Girls to Stuff Into Their Purses - Cute!
Adorable and practical!  These memory aids can be made for tutors or collaborators using quotations from any Ruhi book!  Photos included!
 
Haiku Activity for Any Study Circle
Instructions on how to write a Haiku poem, a form of traditional Japanese poetry.   An inspiring activity for any Study Circle!
 
Expressive Poetry for any Book
Ideas for expressive poetry activities with examples and a website for reference.
 
Paper Tearing - Making Handmade Cards
Learn the art of paper tearing and create beautiful hand made cards.  One of the simpliest of all art projects to teach - paper tearing in coordinated colours, with simple embellishments of brads, tags, and short pieces of ribbon.
 
Baha'i Book Arts Projects
A wonderful set of three Book Arts projects, including an Accordian Prayer Book Project, Twig-Binding Prayer Book Project, and Akka History Flaps Book Project. 
 
Po-Cai, Ancient Chinese Painting Technique
PO-CAI: A 500 year old Chinese painting technique that will help everyone in the community become an artist! There are no mistakes, and finished paintings can have pen & ink drawings added, be cut-up, reduced/enlarged or copied with quotations from the Writings, matted and framed, made into cards, etc.
 
Arts Mind Map
"The Arts" is a Chart or Mind Map of the various activities that could be done for all the Books.
 
Tree of Life
An interesting and artistic way for participants to share information about themselves with the Study Circle.
 
Unity Ribbon
This craft activity to create unity ribbon bracelets and lapel pins creates group identity, unifying the friends by working in pairs. Photos and detailed instructions included.
 
Reflecting on Quotations Using the Arts
A wonderful way to reflect on any quotation artistically.
 
Sand Paintings
An art activity to create a Baha'i symbol using sand, very beautiful and easy to make.
 
Walking the Path of Service
An art activity to reflect on teaching and consolidation.
 
Prayer Cards or In-Memorium Cards
Create prayer cards or in-memorium cards that can be given as gifts or inserted into the participants' prayerbooks.
 
Writings Basket
Decorate Ruhi quotations using markers, stickers, stamps, etc. and put them in a "Writings Basket" for use during future Study Circle prayer times or give them away as gifts.
 
Prayerbook Illumination
An activity to illuminate sections of the participants' prayerbooks, or other Holy Text, to personalize the book.
 
Prayer Tree
An art activity to create a colorful prayer tree to visually reflect on the family/friends/goals the Study Circle would like to pray for.
 
Teaching Felt Board
An old standby that works great, felt boards are super teaching tools! They are effective with all ages, especially during home visits and firesides. Instructions for making a felt board and some ideas for presentations are included. Also a great activity for Junior Youth!
 
Making a Fleece Scarf (Muffler)
A surprisingly easy & fun activity taking less than an hour, great for a winter! The scarves make nice gifts, which is an expression of love and service.
 
Parchment Quotation Plaque
A wonderful art activity to preserve a quotation on a wooden plaque.  Easy and fun for the group, can be used for any of the Ruhi sections. 
 

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