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Vicki Garlock / April 9, 2019

Passover for Kids: 10 Fun Facts

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Vicki Garlock / April 2, 2019

Multifaith Mashup: Anointing

One of this week's lectionary readings (Fifth Sunday in Lent) is the passage in the Gospel of John about one of the Mary's anointing Jesus' feet (John 12:1-8). …

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Vicki Garlock / March 24, 2019

Interfaith Sunday School: Isra and Miraj

It's a fascinating story that can easily be presented to kids as just that: a miraculous story from another faith tradition. Although the night journey is …

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Vicki Garlock / March 22, 2019

It’s Hola Mohalla: Let the Games Begin!

The Sikh religion began in the northwestern Punjab region of India, so you could begin by showing your kids where this region is on a map/globe. You could also …

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Vicki Garlock / May 23, 2018

Interfaith Sunday School: Angels

Angels are a great Sunday School topic, mostly because kids have lots to say about them! There are all kinds of angels -- guardian angels, Christmas angels, the …

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Vicki Garlock / May 22, 2018

Multifaith Mashup: Spirit Over Flesh

This upcoming Sunday is Trinity Sunday, and all the lectionary readings offer great cross-faith connections. (For the entire list of lectionary readings for May …

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Vicki Garlock / May 16, 2018

Interfaith Sunday School: Skeletons, Skulls, and Breath

What could be better for kids than a zombie story that comes straight from the Bible?! Ezekiel's vision of dried-up bones coming back to life is a great story …

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Vicki Garlock / May 15, 2018

Multifaith Mashup: Breath and Fire

Today's Multifaith Mashup focuses on the first few verses of the Pentecost story found in Acts 2. Click here for a complete list of the Revised Common …

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Vicki Garlock / May 9, 2018

Interfaith Sunday School: Trees

Yesterday, in our Multifaith Mashup for adults, we focused on the Psalm passage (Psalm 1:1-6) from this Sunday's Revised Common Lectionary readings. We'll use …

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Vicki Garlock / May 8, 2018

Multifaith Mashup: Paths

Today's Multifaith Mashup focuses on the Psalm 1 passage found in the Revised Common Lectionary selections for Sunday, May 13, 2018. Here's the …

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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:

  • Teaching About Ramadan in the K-5 Classroom
  • Exploring Religions in the Classroom Through Sacred Spaces
  • Teaching Religious Literacy to Combat Religious Bullying (Routledge, 2021): A Review of W.Y. Alice Chan’s Book

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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