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Peace Projects
Crafts: Peace Dove, Peace Crane, Peace Pole, Ribbons,
Activities: Peace Scholarship, Pen Pals, Tips For Kids

 


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The origami crane and the white dove have both become powerful symbols for peace. The dove and crane crafts featured at the links below are perfect for classrooms, scout troops or to make as gifts. This project can be even more meaningful if you write your personal wishes for a better world on the wings. Don't forget to save these for holiday decorations!

DOVE CRAFTS:

Large & small peace dove puppet instructions

Hanging paper peace dove ornament

Moveable wings origami dove

Crocheted peace dove

CRANE CRAFTS:

Sadako's origami peace crane

How to make cranes

Planet Pals crane instructions

If you like, you can send your cranes to the Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima, Japan, where visitors from around the world will see them.

The Peace Corps has a program that allows classrooms to "adopt" a volunteer in the field. This can be a fascinating and educational glimpse into both another culture and the benefits of helping others.

A bill has been introduced in the House Of Representatives to create a Department Of Peace. Currently, no government agency specifically focuses on peace! You can learn more here.

Peace poles are four or six-sided poles that have the words "May Peace Prevail on Earth" inscribed in various languages on all sides. There are over 200,000 peace poles standing in countries around the world. Making and dedicating a peace pole can be a community event, a school or troop event, or just a family project. You can learn more here.

The Peace Pals program is for kids 5-15 years of age. Adults volunteer to become the group's coordinator and lead them in arts and crafts, writing, dance and theatrical projects designed to help them think about peace in their everyday lives. Find out more here.

The International Kids Club Peace Page has tips for kids on what they can do at school and in their neighborhoods to spread peace and friendship.

They also provide a tutorial for making peace ribbons.

Some organizations, like participating local chapters of Veterans For Peace, create small scholarship awards for high school students who have displayed a committment to peace. If your group is looking for a way to help kids and the community, consider creating a scholarship award of your own. Scholarships offer the additional benefit of getting press attention for your organization on a recurring basis.

Younger kids can create and award a Peace Prize of their own for those they find worthy. This gets them thinking in a concrete way about peace and peacemakers.

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