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Vicki Garlock / April 5, 2018

The Golden Rule: Kids Books and Crafts

Today is Golden Rule Day! Since the Golden Rule shows up in all of the world's major faith traditions, it's a great interfaith topic to explore with kids. Here …

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Vicki Garlock / April 4, 2018

Interfaith Sunday School: Breath of Spirit

The Revised Common Lectionary for Sunday, April 8, 2018 can be found here. This post provides Sunday School ideas for lessons/stories based on John …

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Vicki Garlock / April 3, 2018

Multifaith Mashup: God As Light

The Revised Common Lectionary readings for Sunday, April 8, 2018 can be found here. This post provides ideas for 1 John 1:4-7. We are writing these things so …

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Vicki Garlock / March 27, 2018

Expand Your Easter!

Getting tired of your same-old Easter celebration? Why not try something new? Kids will crack up while playing these shell-breaking games, and you might even …

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Vicki Garlock / March 26, 2018

Get Thee to a Seder!

This Friday, March 30, is quite the auspicious day! We have the full moon, the start of Passover, and Good Friday. So, pick something to …

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Vicki Garlock / March 22, 2018

Goddesses from Down Under

This is the last day of our tribute to Women's History Month. If you missed our previous posts this week, travel way back in time with a bit of lore about some …

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Vicki Garlock / March 20, 2018

Shinto Goddesses

This week, with Women's History Month as our inspiration, we're focusing on goddess in some of the lesser-known indigenous traditions. Yesterday, we featured …

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Vicki Garlock / March 19, 2018

Goddesses of Hawaii

This week, as part of our ongoing series for Women's History Month, we're exploring goddesses. Many folks know about the goddesses of the ancient Greek and …

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Vicki Garlock / March 15, 2018

Saints? They Come from the East, Too

This weekend, millions of people from around the world will celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Some people will surely honor the saint by attending mass, but many …

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Vicki Garlock / March 13, 2018

Saints? They’re Not All Men

Yeah...I know St. Patrick's Day is coming up, but it's about time we start recognizing that there are saints in many faith traditions AND that many of them are …

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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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