Lent activities

Ash Wednesday is fast approaching, and while I have my own goals for this Lent, I also seek to guide the Lenten experiences of my students. I have some classroom activities in place that we do each Lent (you can see many of them under the Church Year tab), but I tend to create something new each year to help the students' individual prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Last year it was these student created lists based on the Works of Mercy, and another year it was focused on the Stations of the…

If you're looking for an intentional and simple way to celebrate Lent as a family, then you are going to love using this Lent Paper Chain Scripture Countdown. The countdown begins on Ash Wednesday, journeys through Holy Week, and ends with the best news ever on Easter Sunday.

This Lenten Candles Family Activity is a simple, yet profound way to walk through Lent as a family and prepare your hearts for the hope of Easter.

Simple Lent activities perfect for Catholic, Methodist, & Lutheran kids and any Christians. They learn about the death & resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Our Lent activities consisted mainly on stories and re-telling them. And so will our Holy Week activities. We will be continuing...

Lent in a Bag: An Activity for Church or Home

My Favorite Christ Centered Easter Activities, Crafts, Ideas, & family Traditions. Empty Easter Egg Hunt, The Empty Tomb, Holy week countdown printable, Empty Tomb Rolls, Ressurection Roll Recipe and printable Handout for lds Ministering. Perfect for Primary, Mutual, Activity Days, Young Women, Young Men and Relief Society. Use with Come Follow Me or General Conference. Fun for Family Home Evening ideas to learn about Jesus and why we celebrate Easter. You've been egged free Easter Printable…

One of the best ways to count down the days to Lent is with a printable calendar that your child can color. Here are my favorites!

Lent with Preschoolers – Baby Devotions

These creative Lent ideas will get kids engaged in the practice of Lent, and exploring what it means to model our lives after Jesus.

A long, long time ago (2012!) I posted a set of Resurrection Eggs (for the stories during Holy Week) that I made with our CCD program. A couple of years later, I also made a set of Way of Light Resurrection Eggs (for the stories during the Easter Season). We recently had a CCD family day focusing on the Stations of the Cross. Kids aged 5-14 participated, and I knew that the little ones would benefit from something hands-on before we went to the church to pray the Stations together. I thought…

Looking for great lent activities for kids that are easy to start and great for the whole family? Check out these meaningful kid friendly lent ideas for catholics - many of which are free! From spirtual prayerful activities, to acts of kindness, and thinking more about God - these activities for church and catholic kids are great for the lenten season.

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16 Simple Lent Activities for All Christian Kids - Feels Like Home™

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When we started crafting the Lenten Calendar, we spent a lot of time figuring out what we could use as ashes for our special Ash Wednesday cross that should symbolize the first day of Lent and thus…