Baha’is around the world have been experimenting with holding online Children’s Classes due to COVID-19 quarantine requirements. Pictured above is my five year old waiting for her first online class to begin, quite a few weeks ago now! Here are some tips I’ve tried or experienced while teaching or participating in classes over the last […]
Celebrating Baha’i Holy Days through the Seasons of Motherhood
The days are long but the years are short. I’ve heard this so many times throughout my life and it seems with every passing year it feels more true. As I was putting up our Ridvan board this year (a wooden display I made when my oldest son was a year old which you can […]
Nurturing Your Baby Spiritually During Pregnancy {New Online Course}
I’m very excited to share with you that Nurturing Your Baby Spiritually During Pregnancy is a new course by the Wilmette Institute starting on 5 February 2018! Each week of the course you will have materials inspired by the Baha’i Writings to study, an activity to deepen your understanding, and a forum to discuss your learning […]
15+ Creative Ideas for Celebrating the Bicentenary with Children
Not long to go until the Bicentenary! What are you planning to do at home, with your children’s class or in your community? Here are some ideas from Baha’is around the world! Teach the kids some songs, and perform! Here are some prop ideas from Neda in Perth, Australia. They will perform two songs (“Who […]
Preparing Your Family for the Bicentenary Celebrations (New Course from the Wilmette Institute)
Is your family and community getting excited about the upcoming Bicentenary Celebrations on the weekend of 22 October 2017? What a special time we are living in! In a letter dated 18 May 2016, the Universal House of Justice wrote: The House of Justice anticipates that in countless places across the world, both rural settings […]
You are invited to join the 21 Day Spiritual Recharge
Th 21 Day Spiritual Recharge challenge and support group will offer encouragement and practical ideas to rejuvenate the spiritual life of mothers through refocusing on the basics – specifically the first three requisites of spiritual growth as outlined by Shoghi Effendi. It will run Sunday 4 December to Saturday 24 December, 2016. Read our note about it below! […]
Five Tips for Praying with Children
“Thou didst write as to the children: from the very beginning, the children must receive divine education and must continually be reminded to remember their God. Let the love of God pervade their inmost being, commingled with their mother’s milk.” – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Chelsea has written about five tips for praying with young children on the […]
Article on Motherhood as a Noble Profession
“O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God’s sight, the best of all ways to worship Him is to educate the children and train them in all the perfections of humankind; and no nobler deed than this can be imagined.” -Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha, p. 138 Chelsea has written an opinion […]
Launch of “At First Light” Volume 2: Sing Along to 20 Baha’i Prayers
We are very excited to announce that our CD “At First Light” Volume 2 is now available! This CD contains the 20 prayers which are featured in our Radiant Hearts lessons. It is US$9.99 and can be purchased and downloaded through CD Baby by going here. If you have been following our website for a […]
Incorporating the Arts into Children’s Classes (Guest Post: Sophia Wood)
This is a guest post by mother, artist, author, and children’s class teacher Sophia Wood. In our children’s classes we try to encourage creativity through the arts and sciences. I try to facilitate (get the ball rolling) and then let them take off with their creative wings. Here are some examples that we have […]