Lent activities for kids

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…

Get ready for Lent with these seven activities designed for children. Find out the best ways to help kids learn during the season of Lent.

Kids Lent Calendar Coloring Page. 40 days of Lent.

I can’t even believe that today is the beginning of the Lenten season! 40 days to prepare our hearts for the risen King! The One who took all of our sins, redeemed our lives, and ushered us into the hope of glory! Man! Doesn’t that get you excited? I was praying recently for a way […]

Free printable Easter mazes for kids. Includes Easter Cross Maze, Easter Bunny maze, Easter Egg Maze and so much more! Your students will LOVE to solve these fun Easter maze worksheets.

Here’s a set of free word searches themed on the lent period. While you observe the 40 days of prayers and remembrance of the Lord, you can sit with your family members to engage in a match of word searches. While you find the words like resurrection, desert, and fasting, you can narrate to kids […]

What is it that makes lapbooks so addictive? I think they're just so much fun! Here are some ideas for your kids to put together some lent lapbooks. :-) I have seen multiple people using

Help your students to have an organized, focused, and intentional Lent by creating your own Catholic Lent Lapbook. Using the Bible, students will learn about the events of Holy Week. They will also focus on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for kids. Stations of the Cross mini cards will be helpful as they pray this devotion. Read more and see this beautiful resource up close.

Lent Activities for Kids and Families featuring hands-on activities, printables for Lent, Lenten paper chain, Stations of the Cross activities, and more.

Good Friday silhouettes In art this week, students used watercolors to create a sunrise/sunset background before mounting crosses on a hill to replicate what we learned about Good Friday and Jesus&…

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.

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

Looking for a printable with activities for Lent? This Lent activity page is a fun free printable perfect to use throughout Lent with children.

Help your toddler understand Lent and grow their faith in Jesus with these 10 simple, hands-on Lent activities for two and three year olds.

This What Is Lent? for kids PowerPoint gives information about the story of Lent. Ideal for a religious education lesson centred around Christian tradition, specifically around the Easter holiday. It features a series of simple questions and beautiful illustrations. Check out the What Is Lent? for kids PowerPoint via the link. #lent #easter

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

While Lent is a season of more adult themes, there are layers of meaning that even little ones can understand and live enthusiastically. Read one mom’s reflections on how to share Lent with Little Ones by clicking on the link below. Follow this board for practical Lenten ideas for preschoolers, and share with your friends!

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