The Clever Fox: A Guided Meditation for Children
Kids meditation story "The Clever Fox"—a 20-minute guided meditation for children
Art-Making: Paper Beads
A DIY activity to turn used papers, magazines, and gift wrapping into cool beads for necklaces and bracelets.
Art-Making: Landscapes
A DIY art project to make a landscape from salt, water, a glass cup, and some paint!
Book Review: Little Sid
This sweet little book for ages 4-8, written by Ian Lendler and illustrated by Xanthe Bouma, recounts a story from the childhood of Siddhartha Gautama, here nicknamed Little Sid. One day, the young prince embarked on a journey from his castle in search of happiness and, along the way, he came to understand the fleeting nature of all things and the value of extending kindness and generosity toward others.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s Address to Children (1978)
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche addresses children from his sangha in 1978.
About the Jataka Tales
The ninth worksheet of a 9-part Buddhism Education Pack, drawing in the history of The Silk Road to teach about Buddhist history and culture. This worksheet introduces the Jataka Tales and recounts the Ruru Jataka, or the Tale of the Deer of Nine Colours. It includes cave paintings of the tale from a cave at Dunhuang.