766 – Christmas Conversation with Melanie
WELSTech Audio v1
<a href="https://welstech.wels.net/2025/12/24/766-christmas-conversation-with-melanie/" rel="nofollow"></a>Merry Christmas from WELSTech! We’re continuing our holiday tradition of sharing a special Christmas interview with our listeners. This year, we’re excited to welcome Melanie Giddings from the Lutheran Schools Office to talk about the important work underway to develop a new religion curriculum.
<p></p> The interview
<p>A new curriculum in development – Melanie Giddings, Curriculum Coordinator from WELS Lutheran Schools, joins Martin and Sallie to share an inside look at the work being shared by many hands on a new Pre-K to 12 religion curriculum being developed to succeed Christ Light.</p> Christmas Coloring Book Collab
<p>There’s still time to submit your AI-generated Christmas coloring page for inclusion in a WELSTech crowd-sourced coloring book. Send your entries to <a href="mailto:welstech@wels.net" rel="nofollow">welstech@wels.net</a>, and we’ll choose a random contributor to receive some sweet WELS swag!</p>
<p>Try this prompt:</p>
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<p><span><span>A black and white coloring page for kids of <em>[YOUR TOPIC]</em>, thick lines, white background, no shading, no grey scale, simple vector style.</span></span></p>
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<ul>
<li><a href="https://designer.microsoft.com/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Designer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.adobe.com/express/create/ai/worksheet/kid" rel="nofollow">Adobe Express Coloring Page Generator</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://colorbliss.art/" rel="nofollow">ColorBliss.art</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.crayola.com/create/custom-coloring-page" rel="nofollow">Crayola Color Camera</a></li>
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