Children in Bari, Italy, enjoy meaningful activities at “Happy Week”
What occupies the long summer days for children who live in high-rise apartment buildings in densely-populated Italian cities? Many parents ask this same question! In the South, parks are usually few, crowded, and poorly equipped. Apartments have limited space for active play. Recognizing this opportunity to meet a felt need, the Mennonite churches in Italy developed a week-long program designed to provide meaningful, wholesome activities, and biblical teaching for children called “Settimana Felice” (“happy week”). With little curriculum available in Italian, organizers must create their own program and lesson plans. …
