Families will find a rich landscape of social opportunities to create bonds between children and between families.

Parents’ Night Out
Watch for upcoming dates!
Get to know other Unity parents while church provides free childcare! Volunteers will care for your children ages 6 months through 12 years; the only stipulation is that parents use this time to get to know other adults from Unity! Advance registration is required and spots are limited by our Safe Church policy.

Sunday Coffee Hour
Following each service, coffee hour is held in the Parish Hall. A special kids' space is set up so that families with children can sit and flip through books while they visit with new friends and old.

Unitots!
Unitots is a place where parents and young children can gather in a spiritual community to play and connect. Unitots is for infants, toddlers, and children through pre-school age. Unitots meets every Friday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.  Once each month, adult meet for structured conversation or activity. Child care is provided.  For more information, contact Christy Randall, Coordinator of Young Children's MInistries by email at christy@unityunitarian.org.

Join the Unity Children’s Choir
All children in grades 1-5 are warmly invited to join in the fun of making music with the Unity Children’s Choir. The choir meets from 10:15-11:00 a.m. each Sunday in the Foote Room at Unity Church.
Children’s choir rehearsal activities are focused on hands-on music making for all of the children. In addition to singing the children experience music through movement, games, playing instruments and learning about the elements of music. The Children’s Choir sings at Unity Church services approximately one Sunday each month. Additional special Children’s Choir traditions include a spring community outreach nursing home concert, performing at the Unity holiday concert, an intergenerational singing experience and many opportunities for the singers to have fun socializing together. For more information, contact Kathleen Radspinner, Unity Children’s Choir Director, kathleenr395@gmail.com

Camp Fire Unity
Camp Fire Unity seeks to build a strong community of families through community service and nature. Camp Fire Unity meets 1-2 times per month, either on Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. or Saturday. The location of meetings will vary depending upon the activity. Camp Fire Unity registration is held in September. There aren't any dues to participate in Camp Fire but families will need to contribute to the cost of events as they come up. Interested in joining Camp Fire Unity? Contact Bridget Borell bridgetborell@yahoo.com or Elizabeth Wrobel at wrobelsmith@hotmail.com
2011-2012 Camp Fire Schedule
March 31 - Feed My Starving Children in Eagan (need RVSP - limited to 10 kids)
April 14 - 1-3 p.m. cooking class AT MISSISSIPPI MARKET (west 7th street location) - making Spring Rolls. 

Wellspring Wednesdays 
Wellspring Wednesdays provide an opportunity for Unity friends and family to share a meal and good conversation together. Following Wellspring Wednesday intergenerational chapel service, children play board games and make crafts together, forming church friendships that can last through the years.

Children's Musical: Grades 5 and 6
Youth in grades 5 and 6 are invited to audition for the annual children's musical. For the past 20+ years, Unity Church has produced a children's musical with an original script and original music. If you would like to participate in the musical please contact Cathy Crosby-Schmidt at crosbyschmidt@yahoo.com.

THREE: 2012 Children’s Musical
Now in its 23rd year, the Unity Church Children’s Musical takes the stage for three performances on March 1, 2 and 3.

Thirteen Unity fifth and sixth graders will star in our production of the original musical THREE.
THREE takes a group of children, trapped in a snowstorm, on a musical journey in search of a lost friend. With the help of three muses, three extraordinary boxes and a magical feather pen, the children will sing and dance their way to their missing companion.

As always, the entire production from the script to the music to the choreography is brand new and all original. Written by Rene Meyer-Grimberg with music by Sandy Waterman and Mary Blouin Auffert is back as director.

The children’s musical is one of the great traditions of Unity Church. Every year our talented fifth and sixth graders create an exciting and memorable experience for all of us. We encourage members and friends of all ages to come, enjoy the show and encourage our young people to take part in the arts.

Performances of THREE will be held in the Sanctuary on:
Thursday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 2 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 3 at 5:00 p.m.
Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for children or $15 for families. Tickets will be sold in the Parish Hall after services beginning February 19 as well as before the performances.

Unity Tweens Social Justice
The Unity Tweens have been active this fall supporing GLBTQ youth during Ally Week, preparing signage for the UUSC Guest at Your Table laun ch, and putting hygiene supplies and warm clothes together for people leaving prison. There are no regularly scheduled meetings in December but the older youth are encouraged to help with Santa Pause!
The Unity Tweens Social Justice group is designed to connect youth with the social justice teams led by adults in the congregation. A typical evening involves a short conversation about the mission of a particular social justice group followed by an activity to further the mission.
Please mark your calendars for 2012 activities!
Meeting time: 7:15-8:30 p.m.
February 1: Racial Justice
February 15: Racial Justice
March 7: Mano a Mano
March 21: Frogtown Farms
April 18: Centers for Victims of Torture at peace garden (garden clean-up)
May 2: Rainbow Chalice (Pride Parade prep)
Looking forward to all the opportunities to do awesome and fun things! For more information, email mcdeborah@msn.com.

The Christmas Pageant
All families with children and youth who are or have been recently enrolled in R.E. are invited to participate in the annual Unity Church Christmas pageant. The Children’s Pageant Choir is open to children in third through sixth grade.