Backyard to the Universe
Overview Chart
| Name | Snack | Affirmation | Letter in the Church | Animals | Body | Calendar | Variation for Older Children |
| All of Us | all affirmations | animal corner | |||||
| Anthony, Susan | apples, animal crackers, apple juice | Democratic process | altar | alligator, ants, antelope, aardvark | arm ankle | April, August | names |
| Barton, Clara | birthday party, bread | Make the world better. Needs | books, birthday | baboon, bat, bear, beaver, bee, bird, butterfly, buffalo | bones, breathing | birthdays | Clara Barton Camp, Red Cross, books or Bible |
| Clarke, James Freeman | carrots, crackers, celery, cheese | Church is a place where we learn. | chalice, child, camera | camel, cat, chicken, chimpanzee, cow, coyote, chickadee | chest, chin, cheek | Christmas | chalice story |
| Dix, Dorothea | doughnuts, dates | Make the world better. Different abilities | doors, disability symbol | deer, dinosaur, dog, dolphins, donkey, dragon, dragon fly, duck | December, day, date | accessibility | |
| Emerson, Ralph Waldo | eggs, eggnog, eclairs | Everyone is special. Esteem/sitting tall | ecology, environment, earth | eagle, elephant | ear, elbow, eye, eyelids | Easter | Mr. Emerson's Cook, "These Roses" |
| French, Daniel Chester | fruit items | We are always learning. Families | flowers | fish, fox, frog | feet, face, fingers | Friday, February, Fourth of July | sculptures |
| Greeley, Dana | grapes, granola | Make the world better grandparents | God | gerbil, giraffe, goat, goose, gorilla, grasshopper, gull | globe (UUs) | ||
| Holmes, Oliver Wendall, Sr. | honey, ham, hamburgers | We are fair and kind. | hands-welcoming | hippopotamus, horse | hair, hand, head, heart, heel, hip | Halloween | Welcoming or Membership Committee |
| Howe, Julia Ward | honey, ham, hamburgers | We make the world better. Peace signs | hands--ASL | hippopotamus, horse | hair, hand, head, heart, heel, hip | Halloween | working for peace |
| I | ice cream, ice | Everyone is special. | iguana, insects | ||||
| Jackson, Helen | juice, jelly, jam | Make the world better. | jackal, jaguar | jaw, joint | January, June, July | Native Americans, balance of justice | |
| Jesus | juice, jelly, jam | Make the world better. | jackal, jaguar | jaw, joint | January, June, July | Bible, stories | |
| King, Thomas Starr | kisses (chocolate) | We are fair and kind. | kitchen | kangaroo, kaola, kittens | knee | ||
| Latimer, Lewis | lemon, lemonade, licorice | We help others. Light | lights | lion, llama, lizard | legs | language | |
| Lismer, Authur | lemon, lemonade, licorice | We are always learning. Leaves | living | lion, llama, lizard | legs | learning by looking, living | |
| McGee, Lewis | milk, muffins, marshmellows | Church is a place where we learn. Multi-cultural | music | monkey, mongoose, moth, mouse, moose, mole, misquito, muskrat | mouth | March, May, Monday | multi-cultural, magazine |
| Murray, John | milk, muffins, marshmellows | Church is a place where we learn. Minister | music | monkey, mongoose, moth, mouse, moose, mole, misquito, muskrat | mouth | March, May, Monday | ministers, ministry |
| Nightingale, Florence | nuts, nachos | Make the world better. Nurture | noisy | nightingale | neck, nose | Night, noon, November | needs |
| Ovington, Mary White | oranges, orange juice, olives, oatmeal, Oreos | Make the world better. Working together | organ | owl, oyster, otter, osprey, opossum, otter, ox, octopus | October | ||
| Potter, Beatrix | peanuts, peanutbutter, pineapple, popcorn | We take care of our world. Pets: pictures, puppets | piano | pony, pig, pigeon, peacock, panther | Pte blessing, donations | ||
| Priestly, Joseph | pie, pizza, pecans, pretzels | We are always learning. Preach, pulpit | pew | pony, pig, pigeon, peacock, panther | |||
| Quillen Shinn | quince | Church is the place where we learn. Questions | quiet quilt | quail | camps and conferences | ||
| Reynolds, Malvina | raisins, rice cakes | Make the world better. "Magic Penny" "Turn Around" | rabbit, racoon, raven, reptiles, rhinoceros, rooster, rat | ribs | songs of Malvina Reynolds | ||
| Rush, Benjamin | raisins, rice cakes | Make the world better. Remember | reading | rabbit, racoon, raven, reptiles, rhinoceros, rooster, rat | ribs | Remembering time | |
| Schweitzer, Albert | sandwiches, sugar cookies, shakes | We are fair and kind. CLF, UUSC | sanctuary | shells, squirrel, sheep, salamanders, snakes, spiders | smell | Saturday, Sunday, September | UUSC, scantuary |
| Stefansson, Vilhjalmur | sandwiches, sugar cookies, shakes | Everyone is special. Sacred, special | songs | seals | stomach | Saturday, Sunday, September | Inuit stories |
| Thoreau, Henry David | turtles, tortilla chips | Everyone is special. Trouble | trees, taste | tiger, turtle, turkey | teeth, toes, tongue | Tuesday, Thursday, today, tomorrow | Toy check |
| Underwood, Juliet Unitarian Universalists | all affirmations | "Unique and Unrepeatable" | unicorn | umbilical cord | coming together | ||
| Vaughan, William | vegetables, vanilla | We help take care of the world. Visit, visitors | volunteers | vulture | voice | Valentine's Day | videos |
| Young, Whitney | yogurt, yams | We are fair and kind to everyone. | youth | yak | year | ||
| Washburn Family | waffles, walnuts, water, watermelon | Democratic process work | water | walrus, wildebeest | wrist | Wednesday | work fair |
| Zeigler, Albert | We are always learning. | zebra, zoo |