The  World on Turtle's Back

Chalice Lighting Ritual - Healing

Make a ritual of lighting your chalice each week.

Check out the Time For All Ages: The Iroquois Creation Story

CREATE A WORLD ON TURTLE'S BACK

Try this activity!

Print out a coloring page of Turtle or draw a picture of a Turtle as if you are looking down on it. Alternatively, you can use a paper plate as Turtle's shell. Use paper to cut out legs, a head, and a tail. Attach them to the paper plate with glue, staples or tape. 

Here is a link to a template for a paper plate turtle

Decorate your turtle however you like. Consider decorating the shell as the Earth. 

What things would you include on an Earth you create?

Family Activity 

Watch the movie Dolphin Tale

In an inspiring story of the bond between animals and humans, a boy named Sawyer discovers an injured dolphin, who is brought to a marine hospital and named Winter. Unfortunately, her injuries cost Winter her tail, without which she may not survive. But with Sawyer's devotion, a marine biologist, and the brilliance of a prosthetist charged with creating a new tail, Winter may receive a second chance at life.

https://www.amazon.com/Dolphin-Tale-Blu-ray-Morgan-Freeman/dp/B004EPZ01Q?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004EPZ01Q&linkCode=as2&redirect=true&tag=spirprac-20

Here are some discussion questions to consider following the movie: click here for a printable version of the discussion questions.

Sawyer was faced with a dilemma. He had stumbled onto a serious situation at the beach, and wanted to do something to help the dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Hospital. However, Sawyer had to go to summer school. So, he started skipping class. But, he was caught. So, he showed his mom what he had been doing. She was impressed, and tried to convince the teacher to let Sawyer use his efforts with the dolphin as schoolwork instead of going to class. However, the teacher refused.