Peanut butter Balls: Interbeing

Time
This activity can take 1 or 2 days, depending on the ages and interests of the children and how much time you have. Note:  What you might say is in boldface.  The answers to questions in parenthesis are the answers our children gave us.
Materials
Peanut butter
Dried Oatmeal
Honey
Sunflower seeds
…And any or all of these:

Cinnamon
Raisins
Dried cherries
Pumpkin seeds
Chocolate chips
Coconut [...]

Introducing snack meditation

In retreats, we usually offer a snack mid-morning and mid-afternoon, as children tend to get hungry often. It is important to serve healthy snacks, like fresh or dried fruit, nuts, pretzels, natural crackers or cookies. We can serve water or juice in re-usable cups to avoid creating a lot of trash. We can prepare basins [...]

Food contemplations for Young People

This food is the gift of the whole universe: The earth, the sky, the rain, and the sun.

We thank the people who have made this food, especially the farmers, the people at the market and the cooks.

We only put on our plate as much food as we can eat.

We want to chew the food [...]