One blanket Try these activities with your kids so they can understand that one life matters: 1. Blanket bonanza In Lesotho, a blanket is a very important item. You sleep on top of it when it’s warm to protect you from dirt and under it when it’s cold to keep you warm. Women get up in the morning and put their blankets around their waists to wear as a skirt or over their backs to hold their babies. Men might use their blankets as a padding for their horse ride or around their shoulders for warmth. Divide your kids into 2 groups, each with a blanket of identical size. Give them time as a group to come up with as many different uses for the blanket as they can. Could it be a parachute? A fishing net? A table cloth? Encourage them to be creative. Let the groups go back and forth, acting out one idea at a time for using the blanket. Remind kids that giving to the One blanket project provides this essential item for the people of Lesotho. 2. Blanket collection Just like blankets are important in Lesotho, blankets are important to everyone. Help your kids to plan a blanket collection at your church to give to a homeless shelter or ministry center. Encourage kids in the things that they can do now to be on mission. 3. Dog wash fundraiser The Flora family has two dogs, Lottie and Dot. When the dogs get very dirty, Gracie, Anna and Rebekah give them a bath! Everyone’s dog needs a bath once-­‐in-­‐a-­‐while. Plan for the kids to host a dog wash during a warm month when they can wear their bathing suits or shorts and t-­‐shirt. If possible, host it outside on the church property. Set up stations (bathing, drying, brushing) for the kids and ask owners to bring their dogs on a leash to each station. Give all the profits to the One blanket fund, which helps support the work of the Flora family. 4. Picnic on a blanket Help your kids to host a church wide picnic lunch on your church grounds or at a nearby park. Ask each family to bring a blanket for their family to sit on while they enjoy lunch. Also ask them to bring $5 (or other suggested donation) that would buy one person’s lunch. Prepare small cards or fliers with the following information about the One Blanket project and hand them out to each family. Plan a time when your kids will walk from blanket to blanket to collect the money. Send this donation to the One Blanket project. [for the card or flyer] One Blanket In Lesotho, a blanket is a very important item. You sleep on top of it when it’s warm to protect you from dirt and under it when it’s cold to keep you warm. Women get up in the morning and put their blankets around their waists to wear as a skirt or over their backs to hold their babies. Men might use their blankets as a padding for their horse ride or around their shoulders for warmth. Will you help us provide blankets and other needed items for Lesotho?