title: HOW TO MAKE FRIENDSHIP BOOKS AND PICTURE LETTERS

GREETINGS AND OTHER USEFUL PHRASES IN HUNGARIAN

author: Ruth Gibson < regibson@uuma.org> First Universalist Church, Denver CO

(partnership: Denver CO/Kovend TRAN)

file length and location:

Friendship Books PDF file 95 KB, MS Word file 32 KB

Hungarian Greeeting PDF file 87 KB, MS Word file 32 KB

purpose: Tells how to make Friendship Books and Picture Letters, or create personal greetings in Hungarian that can be sent to friends (usually of the same age) in your partner congregation. Writing these kinds of letters will facilitate communication and could lead to on-going connection between children in partnered congregations

for ages/grades: all ages can make use of these materials

# of sessions: one event

possible uses: for all pen pals, for sending holiday greetings, for the opening and closing of all letters and messages, for writing letters and sending pictures to friends (usually of the same age) in your partner congregation. Could also be done at a special table set up at any main-hall several hours church event. Could be incorporated into any RE partnership session. Ruth has used it in her replacement lesson for the “Around the Church, Around the Year” curriculum. Adults and teens enjoy trying to write short letters in Hungarian and are happy to help young children write theirs or add notes to their “picture letters.”

cautions:

where this has been used: in many places

contact person if you want to learn more: