Fun Peace Activities

All : Coloring Pages
Title	Date	Author
Color of Peace: Coloring Pages	11/2/2002
Seven coloring pages with suggestions for companion things to draw focusing on how child can help make the world more peaceful.
Coloring Page - We are People of God's Peace	6/1/2002	by Cynthia Friesen
Kids coloring poster designed for Peace Sunday 2002. Text: We are People of God's Peace! (600 x 806 JPG 93K)
Peace Begins with Me	6/1/2001	by Cynthia Friesen
Coloring Poster. Also available from Mennonite Mission Network as a 2' x 3' study poster with adult help sheet, "Can you find...?" (600 x 900 GIF 78K)
All : Online Activities
Title	Date	Author
Conflict: How do YOUth respond	2/28/2003	by Anne Meyer Byler
This free questionnaire is a tool for youth to use as they begin to explore the many ways to deal with conflicts. Both online and printable versions are available.
Adult Personal Conflict Style Inventory	2/17/2003
This online survey will calculate your preferred method of dealing with conflict. A printable version with scoring instructions is also available.
All : Activities
Title	Date	Author
Peace packs (jeans backpack) (PDF)	9/16/2010
Young peacemakers need nurturing. Our Mennonite children need to know that their church communitycares about them and wants to support them as they make peaceful choices. At Pittsburgh 2011, the Peace and Justice Support Network will give children peace packs. (627K PDF)
Make a bracelet to learn how racism and white privilege affect you.	7/21/2009	by Susan Mark Landis
Racism harms the body of Christ. Make a bracelet to learn how racism and white privilege affect you. This activity was created for Mennonite Church USA Convention 2009.
If you dress up this year, pretend to be someone worth imitating. (PDF)	10/15/2007	by John Martin
Find a Halloween costume: Activity worksheet to help children find a costume that imitates a famous peace hero. (204K PDF)
Remembering Migrants on the U.S./Mexico Border	11/23/2005	by MCC
The Mennonite Central Committee Washington Office offers the following Advent activities to remember the migrants who died this year on the U.S./Mexico border.
Advent Advocacy: Letters to Editor	11/17/2005	by Susan Mark Landis
Ideas for individuals and congregations who want to honor Jesus' birth with action for peace and justice. Letters to the editor of your local newspaper
Advent Advocacy: Walk for Peace	11/17/2005	by Susan Mark Landis
ADVENT ADVOCACY Actions: A congregational walk for peace based on "Praying with our feet"
Advent Advocacy: Display	11/17/2005	by Susan Mark Landis
American Friends Service Committee has these suggestions for representing Iraqi deaths.
Advent Advocacy 2005	11/17/2005	by Susan Mark Landis
ADVENT ADVOCACY Actions: Ideas for individuals and congregations who want to honor Jesus' birth with action for peace and justice.
An Offering of Prayer	10/20/2004
Consider inviting a local group of believers to spend time in prayer for peace workers, and then write the workers and let them know about your prayers.
Sharing Peace as Lambs among Wolves	6/9/2004	by Malinda Berry
Suggested Children's Time activity for Christian Citizenship Sunday 2004.
Family Offering Project (PDF)	10/28/2003	by Susan Mark Landis
Follow directions to make offering container. Then, every time your family sees a violent act, place a coin in the container to support Peace and Justice work. (167K PDF)
Peace -- How Does Your Family Rate? (PDF)	3/18/2003	by Anne Meyer Byler
Peace: How does your family rate? Use this form to see how peaceful your family is. (13K PDF)
Word Search: Many Ways to Respond to Conflict	2/28/2003	by Anne Meyer Byler
There are many ways you can respond in a conflict, not just one or two. See how many different ways you can find in this Word Search.
Conflict: How do YOUth respond - Leader's Guide	2/28/2003	by MCS
This is the leaders guide for Conflict: Now do YOUth Respond. A tool for youth to use as they begin to explore the many ways to deal with conflicts.
Work Sabbath	10/16/2002
Emphasize the seriousness of an event by stopping everyday activities to take time for special prayer and action.
Dramatizing War's Consequences	10/15/2002
A suggestion for a public display that dramatizes the consequences of war.
Wolf and Lamb - Dot to Dot	10/6/2002
Print out this graphic on a full page 8.5x11 sheet of paper and complete the dot to dot. (575 x 658 GIF 37K)
Wolf and Lamb - Wordfind	10/6/2002
Wordfind activity sheets based on Isaiah 65:1-25 (The Wolf and Lamb Together). A Coloring Sheet and a Dot-to-Dot is also available.
Wolf and Lamb - Coloring Sheet	10/6/2002
Print out this full page coloring sheet of a Wolf and a Lamb together. Based on Isaiah 65:17-25 (600 x 687 GIF 46K)
Meet me at the fair. . . Ideas for your peace exhibit	8/7/2002	by Joanne Lehman
Ideas about how to do a good job setting up a peace display at a fair or carnival.
The Flavor of Peace	7/30/2002
The best peace folk gatherings have plenty of fellowship, food, and foolery. Following are recipes from affairs where all three were present.
Iraq sanctions beanbag toss	7/8/2002	by Susan Mark Landis
Iraq sanctions beanbag toss: A simple, effective visual to attract attention and educate.
Conflict and YOUth - Quiz	7/1/2002	by Anne Meyer Byler
This online questionnaire is a tool for youth to use as they begin to explore the many ways to deal with conflicts.
Peacemaker Bingo Cards
This peacemaker bingo card can be printed out and used for a get-acquainted activity.
The Wandering Peacemaker
A group activity for Youth ages 10-15 on Racism awareness
Agreeing and Disagreeing in Love Quiz		by William Scott, Jr.
To introduce a congregational study on the Wichita 95 statement, "Agreeing and disagreeing in love: Commitments for Mennonites in times of disagreement," pastor William Scott, Jr., distributed this quiz.
Reconciliation Bread		by Mary Beth Lind
Recipe: I call it Reconciliation Bread because three different flour doughs are brought together in harmony