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Vicki Garlock / March 20, 2015

Interfaith Blog Blast 3/20/15

If you are reading this, then you survived the Feast of St. Patrick, as well as the Feast of St. Joseph (if you're big into saints). This weekend marks the …

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Vicki Garlock / March 18, 2015

Unleashing Spiritual Creativity in Children

This post, Unleashing Spiritual Creativity in Children, was published in the March, 2015 edition of The Interfaith Observer.)  I've reprinted it here for your …

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Vicki Garlock / March 16, 2015

Multifaith Monday 3/16/15

Welcome to Multifaith Monday -- our top 5 news story picks from the last several days. Also in the news...the Dalai Lama will spend his 80th birthday (July 5th) …

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Vicki Garlock / March 13, 2015

Interfaith Blog Blast 3/13/15

Enjoy our three favorite blog posts from the last week! A bit more Christianity than usual. A Christian Without a Church How an Atheist Pagan Prays The …

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Vicki Garlock / March 11, 2015

Celebrating my First Purim

The end result was the messiest sanctuary I’ve ever seen – noisemakers, cookie crumbs, dirty napkins, squashed Eiffel Tower boxes, and crumpled wads of tissue …

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Vicki Garlock / March 9, 2015

Multifaith Monday 3/9/15

Happy Monday! In case you haven't heard, yesterday was International Women's Day, so we'll start with a faith-related article about that. Plus, we share our …

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Vicki Garlock / March 6, 2015

Interfaith Blog Blast 3/6/15

I enjoyed a fun Purim celebration at our local Chabad House last night; the theme was Purim in Paris. Today is Holi for our Hindu friends, but I'm still waiting …

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Vicki Garlock / March 4, 2015

Multifaith Mashup: Lent for Kids

Lent, the 40+ day preparatory period leading up to Holy Week, is arguably the most Christian time of the liturgical year. Institutional Christianity teaches …

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Vicki Garlock / March 2, 2015

Multifaith Monday 3/2/15

Lots of Christian-related news this week, but we'll start with Purim, the Jewish holiday that commemorates Queen Esther's saving of the Jewish people from the …

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Vicki Garlock / February 27, 2015

Interfaith Blog Blast 2/27/15

Welcome to Friday's blog blast! Here are the links to my favorite three blog posts from the last week. Checking More than One Religion Box My Daughter and …

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ABOUT VICKI’S WRITING

I have been writing about religious traditions, faith-based holidays, interesting interfaith connections, and kid-friendly activities for many years.

I currently serve as the Editor for the Religion Matters blog. Before that, I served as an Editor, and then a Supervising Editor, for Multicultural Kid Blogs.

Of course, being a good editor means I need to keep up with my own writing! Below, you will find some links to my articles for those sites. I also wrote almost 40 articles for The Interfaith Observer! If you like to read, this page is for you!

RELIGION MATTERS

Religion Matters promotes religious literacy in both K-12 and higher education. The founder, Tim Hall, and I regularly work with public school educators, and our blog has highlighted all sorts of topics — like using film and art to teach about religion in the classroom, creating VR experiences of religious rituals, and exploring Islamic funerary rites with students.

My articles have also been fairly diverse and include:

  • Ramadan Book Recommendations for Kids in Schools
  • Hanukkah Book Recommendations for Kids in Schools
  • Diwali Book Recommendations for Kids in Schools
  • Teaching About Ramadan in K-5 Classrooms

MULTICULTURAL KIDS

Multicultural Kid Blogs inspires and supports families, educators and community members who lift up diversity in all its forms. The site often publishes craft ideas, kid-friendly recipes from around the world, and suggestions for children’s books that promote equity and inclusion.

My articles mostly focus on sharing religious holydays with kids. Several were part of their 10 Fun Facts Series:

  • 10 Fun Facts – Diwali
  • 10 Fun Facts – Obon
  • 10 Fun Facts – Passover
  • 10 Fun Facts – Sikhism
  • 10 Fun Facts – Sukkot
  • 10 Fun Facts – Vesak
  • 10 Fun Facts – Summer Solstice

Other holyday articles were more general:

  • Purim Activities for Kids
  • Sharing Krishna Janmashtami with Kids
  • Remembering Our Loved Ones
  • Honoring Native American Heritage Month with Kids
  • Winter Holidays Bring Light
  • And still others centered on some of my family’s travel adventures:

    • What My Family Really Learns from Family Vacations
    • 10 Fun Facts for Kids About Galapagos
    • 10 Fun Facts for Kids About Iceland

INTERFAITH OBSERVER

From 2014-19, I served as a Correspondent for The Interfaith Observer (TIO). This free, monthly, digital journal explored interreligious relations and the interfaith movement as a whole. Over the years, I contributed almost 40 articles, most of which covered the “kid beat.” Articles about interfaith education for kids include.

  • Re-Imagining Interfaith with Kids in Mind
  • Creation Myths for Kids
  • Meditation for Kids
  • Faith-Related Craft for Kids of All Ages
  • Helping Kids Connect with the Earth
  • Teaching Kids about the Divine Feminine
  • Sub-Saharan African Tales for Kids Around the World

Articles focusing on interesting organizations in the interfaith world include:

  • Hand in Hand: An Arab/Jewish Education for Kids in Israel
  • Indonesia’s Sabang Merauke
  • Interfaith Peace Camp for Kids
  • Funkor Art Center in Islamabad
  • Children of the Earth
  • Serve 2 Unite
  • Kabir for Kids in Ahmdebad
  • Model Programs for Tweens/Teens

For a list of all my Interfaith Observer articles, click here and type “Garlock” in the search engine.

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