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Kids 11: Activity Day Outline Activity: Self Reliance Stations (10 minutes each) Today, we are going to practice skills that help us do things for ourselves so we can learn to be responsible, independent, and self-reliant. These words mean that we don’t need to ask others for help to take care of ourselves and our things. Learning these skills also prepares us to serve others when they are in need. It’s a good thing to ask for help, but the more we can do things for ourselves the more prepared we are to solve our own problems if there is no one else around to help us. In today’s activity, you will visit several different “stations” for 10 minutes and at each one there will be an adult or youth there to discuss a skill with you and even put it into practice. While you go to the different stations, think about what you can do to learn new skills and learn to help yourself a little more every day. (Some stations will accommodate kids of all ages, while a couple will be just for older kids. If needed, consider letting the younger kids stay longer at the stations with activities for their age so the older kids can rotate through more stations and still have everyone finish at the same time.)  Finance and savings In this station: Decorate a money jar and teach about the importance of saving Have all the jars and materials for decoration laid out on the table. Invite the kids to decorate as you discuss. Ask if anyone has an idea about why it’s important to save money. Explain that although it can be hard to save because there are fun things that we want to do with our money, that there are some things that are too expensive to buy without saving up for them. Ask the kids if they have ever saved up for anything. What was it? Did they think it was worth saving for? Also, in case of emergencies, it’s always good to have money saved to prepare for when something unexpected comes up that you need to pay for. Learning how to manage money now will save you a lot of worry and problems when you’re older and have more money to manage. (Ask them to leave their jars at/near the station and pick them up at the end of Activity Day to minimize breaking accidents.)  Health and food prep In this station: Make ants on a log and a smoothie, briefly introduce nutrition Ask everyone to wash their hands before getting started. Let them know that at this station we’re going to talk a little bit about food and taking care of our bodies. It’s important that you learn how to make meals and snacks for yourself (a few things when you’re younger and more as you get older) so you can take care of yourself. It’s also important that you know what kinds of foods your body needs to stay healthy. Handout to use for this station is “Sugar Shocker” by Cooking Matters, see page 2 for the link. Print and give a copy to each participant. 4 Cottage Kids ✯ Moms for America