Theme: Stories that Teach Foundational Buddhist Topics After a successful competition in 2017, Khyentse Foundation and Bala Kids are once again teaming up to offer the Khyentse Foundation Children’s Book Prize for best Buddhist children’s manuscript. Khyentse Foundation and Bala Kids have the shared vision to inspire and educate future generations about Buddhism and to

Classroom Activity Download ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE A SET OF ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHEETS AS A PRINTABLE PDF. As a thank you for all the amazing work you do as a teacher, we would like to offer you a set of free, interactive, and fun activities from the Sitting Still Like a Frog Activity Book,

Free Worksheet Download from Everything Is Connected How am I connected to everything? Download a set of worksheets filled with activities, reflections, and practices to help children answer this important question. Intended to be used in conjunction with Everything Is Connected by Jason Gruhl and illustrated by Ignasi Font, these worksheets will be invaluable resources

by Rebecca Hazell The Buddha is well known in popular culture. He is seen as wise, benign, friendly, and peaceful. You can find commercialized representations of him in images ranging from good luck Ho Tai figures to garden statues of him sitting and typing on a laptop. Imagine what a ruckus would ensue if Jesus

Bala Kids and Khyentse Foundation are very pleased to announce that Carolyn Kanjuro, a freelance writer, editor, and playwright based in Boulder, Colorado, has been awarded this year’s Children’s Book Prize. Her submission, which teaches the seven-point meditation posture to kids ages three to five, will be a wonderful addition to Bala Kids, a new