Special projects
This section contains special projects and activities that we have worked on over the years. They can be used as complementary resources to the rest of our material.
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Holy Icon crafts
A selection of crafts and resources for teaching young children about holy icons.
Christmas cards for Orthodox prisoners
Making Christmas cards in Sunday School class to send to Orthodox prisoners.
Online religious education resources
Ideas and resources for planning an online religious education session.
Craft: DIY Orthodox Christmas cards
Making beautiful Orthodox Christmas cards based on original Byzantine and post-Byzantine art.
Basil planting summer project
A long-term planting and Scripture study activity to take children from spring (the feast of St. Helen) to fall (the Elevation of the Cross).
Worldwide Pascha Exchange 2023
A free pen pal program: Sign up with your class or homeschool group to exchange Pascha greetings with Orthodox friends around the world.
Online Vacation Church School Ideas
Ideas and resources for organizing a virtual VCS program.
Holy Week: Creative Projects
Creative activities to help explore Holy Week themes.
Games for online instruction
Digital games to play when teaching an online religious education class.
Holy Week Craft Kit
A collection of Orthodox-focused creative projects to explore Holy Week.
OCN Holy Week Craft Group 2021
Join Presv. Mallory Kasapakis and Alyssa Kyritsis in a LIVE online crafting group using our resources, every day from April 25 to May 1, 2021!
A Different Jesse Tree: Craft Kit
A craft kit to help explore the connections between the Old and New Testaments, a relevant theme to the Nativity season.
Orthodox Pebbles animations in Arabic
We were contacted by the “Come and See” group of the Greek Orthodox Archbishopric of the United Arab Emirates, as our friends there enjoyed our animation videos for teaching their classes, and they offered to translate them into Arabic. We very gratefully accepted their offer and we thank them wholeheartedly! We have created a YouTube… Continue reading Orthodox Pebbles animations in Arabic
Orthodox Pebbles Retreats
Let us plan an engaging learning experience for the children and families in your group!
Great Lent Craft Kit
A collection of Orthodox-focused creative projects to explore Great Lent.
Mini Teaching Units
Combine our lesson plans into mini-units for effective teaching!
Prayer buddy kits
A project to help children remember to say their prayers in the morning and evening.
Orthodox Pebbles 