This resource section includes activities designed for intergenerational Quaker communities. Friends of all ages can take part, from children and teens to adults and elders. Building an intergenerational community takes intention and care, but it brings deep connection and shared spiritual growth.

These activities support meetings and worship groups that want to strengthen relationships across generations. They invite Friends to learn from one another, worship together, and grow as a whole community.

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Purpose of These Intergenerational Activities

The activities and workshops in this section are designed to:

  • Strengthen relationships across generations in meetings and worship groups
  • Support the growth of emerging leaders of all ages
  • Encourage shared learning, worship, and play
  • Help meetings recognize and use the gifts of their members

These workshops are designed for Friends from elementary school age through retirement.

Why Lead Intergenerational Activities in Your Meeting?

Leading intergenerational activities can help your meeting:

  • Build stronger spiritual connections across ages
  • Learn from the experiences and practices of other meetings
  • Support leadership development at every stage of life
  • Stay connected with Friends who have moved away
  • Welcome seekers of all ages
  • Create a community where everyone belongs
  • Recognize and use individual and shared gifts
  • Talk, play, worship, and grow together
  • Listen deeply to one another and to the Divine

Friends of all ages are not just the future of our meetings. They are the present.

Additional Resources

The 12 How-Tos of Intergenerational Community. This resource provides free, printable leaflets to give advice to meetings wishing to build intergenerational community. These leaflets are taken from the Build It! Toolkit, a resource available from QuakerBooks of FGC. They give some key suggestions for nurturing a healthy and diverse meeting community of all ages.

On Grandparenting: Spiritual Deepening Library Activity that is based on reflection.

Last updated January 5 2026.

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