ECK Youth & Family Programs and Activities Portal
We’re pleased to offer these programs and activities for ECK youth and families, to support the creation of vibrant and engaging Youth & Family programs around the world!
Feel free to use the programs as they are or adapt them to meet the spiritual needs of youth and families in your region. Tip: Some youth activities may also be fun for families.
Be sure to check back regularly, as new programs and activities will continue to be added.
Categories
The Journey of Soul and Past Lives
Learning from Past Lives (Ages 5–11) (1-hour program)
Outline: Learning from Past Lives (Word) (pdf)
Slides: Learning from Past Lives (pptx) (pdf)
Handout: Clues About Past Lives (pdf)
Handout: To See Past Lives (pdf)
You Are a Star of God (Ages 5–13) (2.5-hour programs)
Discover more about who you truly are as Soul. Have fun seeing your life through spiritual eyes.
Outline for Ages 5–7: You Are a Star of God (Word) (pdf)
Handout: It Matters to This Starfish, coloring page (pdf)
Handout: The MAHANTA Is Always with You, coloring sheet (pdf)
Template: Starfish (pdf)
Outline for Ages 8–10: You Are a Star of God (Word) (pdf)
Handout: Soul Is . . ., sign (pdf)
Resource: Get to Know Soul—Title and Question Cards (pdf)
Resource: Get to Know Soul—Image Cards (pdf)
Resource: “Soul Dreaming” lyrics (pdf)
Outline for Ages 11–13: You Are a Star of God (Word) (pdf)
Handout: You Are Soul, word puzzle (pdf)
Template: Puzzle Pieces (pdf)
Resource: MAHANTA in a Hot-Air Balloon, poster (tif)
Resource: Qualities of Soul (for puzzle pieces) (Word) (pdf)
Resource: Get to Know Soul—Title and Question Cards (pdf)
Resource: Get to Know Soul—Image Cards (pdf)
Handout: Phrases About Soul (pdf)
Resource: Image Templates for Tote Bags 1 (pdf)
Resource: Image Templates for Tote Bags 2 (pdf)
Handout: How to Make a Paper Star (pdf)
Creating Your World and Divine Imagination
Mastering Change in Your Life (Ages 13–17) (1.5-hour workshop)
How can you find inner strength and trust when change comes your way? Gain spiritual skills to help you move more easily through life’s changes, both big and small.
Outline: Mastering Change in Your Life (Word) (pdf)
Slides: Mastering Change in Your Life (pptx) (pdf)
Handout: Change and Growth (pdf)
Handout: Game of Chess, spiritual exercise (pdf)
Handout: Create a Brighter World, spiritual exercise (pdf)
Handout: 15-Times Exercise (pdf)
Handout: The Circle Technique, spiritual exercise (pdf)
Handout: Thinking from the End, spiritual exercise (pdf)
Spiritual Laws
Coming Soon . . .
The MAHANTA and ECK Masters
We Can Become ECK Masters! (Ages 5–7) (2.5-hour program)
One day we will all be Coworkers with God—so full of divine love that we give it out to all life, just like the ECK Masters do. Have fun exploring who the ECK Masters are and how they help us. Get keys that can help you become an ECK Master too!
Outline for Ages 5–7: We Can Become ECK Masters! (Word) (pdf)
Handout: Lai Tsi, coloring sheet (pdf)
Handout: Shamus-i-Tabriz, coloring sheet (pdf)
Handout: Towart Managi, coloring sheet (pdf)
Template: Finger-Puppet Faces (pdf)
Resource: ECK Master Finger-Puppet Faces (pdf)
Template: Flower Cutouts (pdf)
We Can Become ECK Masters! (Ages 8–13) (3-hour programs)
Outline for Ages 8–10: We Can Become ECK Masters! (Word) (pdf)
Resource: ECK Master Portraits for “Get to Know the ECK Masters”—Guessing Game (pdf)
Handout: Get to Know the ECK Masters (pdf)
Resource: ECK Master Portraits for Collages (pdf)
Handout: Spiritual Exercises to Meet ECK Masters (pdf)
Handout: Qualities of ECK Mastership, word list (pdf)
Handout: How to Make a Rod Puppet, instructions (pdf)
Template: Puppet Clothing (pdf)
Handout: Five Keys to ECK Mastership (pdf)
Resource: Puppet-Show Background Ideas (pdf)
Outline for Ages 11–13: We Can Become ECK Masters! (Word) (pdf)
Handout: Qualities of ECK Mastership, word list (pdf)
Resource: Soul Outline for Collage Activity (pdf)
Resource: ECK Master Portraits for “Get to Know the ECK Masters”—Guessing Game (pdf)
Handout: Get to Know the ECK Masters (pdf)
Resource: ECK Master Guessing-Game Cards (pdf)
Handout: How to Make a Rod Puppet, instructions (pdf)
Template: Puppet Clothing (pdf)
Handout: Five Keys to ECK Mastership (pdf)
Resource: Puppet-Show Background Ideas (pdf)
Blessings and Service
God’s Blessings Are Always with You (Ages 5–10) (1-hour program)
Outline: God’s Blessings Are Always with You (Word) (pdf)
Slides: God’s Blessings Are Always with You (pptx) (pdf)
Template: “Blessing” Sign (pdf)
Life Is a Spiritual Adventure (Ages 5–10) (1-hour program)
Outline: Life Is a Spiritual Adventure (Word) (pdf)
Slides: Life Is a Spiritual Adventure (pptx) (pdf)
Resource: The Bear and the Thorns, script (pdf)
Handout: “Acts of Kindness” Charades (pdf)
Inner Guidance and Problem Solving
Coming Soon . . .
Family Workshops and Parent Forums
Your Family and the World of Dreams (Families) (1-hour family workshop)
How can dreams help you in daily life? Discover spiritual tools to bring more love and understanding to your family, work, school, and friends. Families are warmly invited!
Outline: Your Family and the World of Dreams (Word) (pdf)
PowerPoint Slides: Your Family and the World of Dreams (pptx) (pdf)
Resource: Dream-Symbol Objects, list (pdf)
Handout: Dream Journal (pdf)
Handout: Dream Storyboard (pdf)
Handout: How Did Your Dream Make You Feel? (pdf)
Handout: Dream Cards (pdf)
Handout: Inviting the Dream Master, spiritual exercise (pdf)
ECK Parent Forums
“Bringing the ECK Teachings to Life for Our Youth”
(from the 2022 ECKANKAR Soul Adventure Seminar)
Outline
(Word)
(pdf)
PowerPoint (pptx)
Audio Excerpt from “Questions and Answers”
Letter of Light Workshop
Letter of Light Workshop—Exploring the Gift of Your Spiritual Experiences
The outline below can be used or adapted to support the needs of ECK youth in your region.
Workshop description: Have fun exploring your spiritual experiences. Then use your divine creativity to write an article, poem, or ECK book review to submit to the ECK youth publication, Letter of Light. You can also create illustrations, word searches, and comic strips based on the ECK principles. Your contribution could inspire ECK youth around the world!
Outline: Letter of Light Workshop (Word) (pdf)
Youth Contribution Permission Form (pdf)
Handout: Spiritual-Experience Checklist (pdf)
Samples: Letter of Light Word Searches—1 (pdf)
Samples: Letter of Light Word Searches—2 (pdf)
Template: Word Search (pdf)
Samples: Letter of Light Comic Strips—1 (pdf)
Samples: Letter of Light Comic Strips—2 (pdf)
Comic-Strip Template (pdf)
