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We are not always fortunate enough to have a labyrinth
handy when we need to pause. A Finger Labyrinth
can be a substitute, where we allow our fingers to do
the walking as we make the inward journey, twisting
and turning, resting in the center, and returning to the
world. Even the slight interruption of “walking” this
labyrinth, can change the tone or direction of our day.
Finger Labyrinths are also fun to make, and they are
portable! They can be hung on refrigerators, in bedrooms, or be placed on the
inside cover of school binders. Anytime we “walk” the Finger Labyrinth we
can create an opening where our inner qualities are allowed to emerge, and we
instinctively know the next right action.
Materials:
• Colored cardstock with labyrinth printed on it. If you want the finger labyrinth to go
in a school binder, punch 3 holes in the cardstock before decorating.
• Markers or Sharpies
• Scratch paper under artwork
• White or Gel glue that can create a thin stream of glue
• Sand or very fine glitter
• Q-tips
Directions:
1. Print labyrinth image on cardstock. Image is located at:
www.CSEcenter.org/Events/Youth--Family/Lighting-the-Path-for-Children
2. Write an inner quality that you would like to experience in your life, on the
front of the labyrinth.
3. Using markers, decorate your labyrinth.
4. Put a piece of scratch paper under artwork.
5. Trace the lines of the labyrinth with a thin line of glue starting from the
inside and working outward. Be careful not to get glue in the spaces! You can
practice making a thin stream of glue on scratch paper first.
6. Sprinkle sand or glitter on the glue. Shake gently to spread and then shake off
the excess onto the scratch paper.
7. Check over your labyrinth. If the sand or glitter is covering up the spaces, then
gently remove with a Q-tip.
8. Let dry.
Rev. Elena Kanti Fritchle serves as Youth and Family Minister at the Center for Spiritual Enlighten-
ment. Youth Spiritual Education is offered every Sunday morning, in afterschool yoga programs, and
at youth summer camp.
CSE's outdoor labyrinth is open daily from dusk to dawn.