Strawberry Delight Children's Program

For this month's Family Program, we shared cool things we experienced in nature recently, ranging from harbor seals and fiddler crabs to scorpions, rattlesnakes, and baby chicks. We then checked in on the sunflowers we started back in April, which are now 3-4 feet tall! Several stuffed animals and dolls then acted out a story called "A Man, Two Tigers, and a Strawberry" from the book Kindness by Sarah Conover. In the story a man finds himself in a very perilous position, hanging from a weak vine on a cliff with a tiger above and below him, and then discovers a wild strawberry and is able to enjoy its deliciousness even in the midst of his difficult circumstances. We discussed how even when life is hard, we can find things to appreciate, and also that when life is enjoyable for us, it is important to remember that there are others who are suffering and need our support. We then practiced eating meditation, listened to the bell, and closed with a group OM.