Links: In the Making

1. How does clay feel in your hands? What can you make with your hands? How do you feel when you have made something?

http://www.handsoncrafts.org/index.htm
A large resource aimed specifically at children, providing clay activities, how to make clay pots, throw a virtual pot and building a face jug.

http://geocities.com/kraftproject/index.html
One site that gives further advice on painting clay pots.

2. What can these hands do?

3. Christians believe God made the world. Does God have hands?

http://www.britannica.com/
Information on Michelangelo from one of the best free reference sites.

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/michelangelo/
A biography of Michelangelo with a black and white image of the creation of Adam

http://www.ra-horakhty.co.uk/Magic/into_origin_of_man.htm
This web page includes a high-quality image of the creation of Adam.

4. How can we use our hands?

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/bread/
This site will give you dozens of bread-related recipes Also, try http://www.breaking-bread.com/, the detailed site from Father Dominic.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/
Oxfam's site is a fabulous site for children, introducing them to the issues of poverty.

5. Sometimes hands are strong. How do we use our hands to help others?

http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc99/8_28_99/fob2.htm
Read more about the devastation caused by the Turkish earthquake in this article.

http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/990817Turkey2/
Another site that provides background information on the earthquake in Turkey and natural disasters many other countries in the world.

6. Sometimes our hands are cruel. How can we use our hands to hurt others?

There are a number of sites that deal with the issue of bullying. Try:

http://www.scre.ac.uk/bully/

http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~rc313/bullying.html

http://www.scre.ac.uk/bully/whatisbul.html

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