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How Do I Engage With My Kids During Lent?
How Do I Engage With My Kids During Lent?
The season of Lent is a time of preparation for Easter when we commemorate Christ's Death and Resurrection. The season, which extends for forty days from Ash Wednesday to the evening of Holy Thursday, points us in the direction of Christ's light.
Children can be encouraged to "give something up" or to start a good habit to get into the spirit of Lent starting around age five or six. Yet, this kind of fasting need not be restricted to the forty days of Lent.
It could be as straightforward as explaining what sin is to them, depending on their age, or it could be more complicated, like explaining the theology behind many of the practices associated with Lent. Especially if your kids are older, your church probably has materials you can use. Remember to pay attention to the importance of teaching your children these lessons. They can acquire much knowledge in an easy-to-understand way to prepare for future spiritual development.
Here are some ideas for getting your younger kids involved in Lent to help them prepare to keep practicing it.
Children can learn about Lent while maintaining interest through crafts and other activities for the Lenten season. It engages the visual aspects of learning, the hands-on components of producing, and the mentally stimulating aspects of comprehending the motivations that drive their actions.
More than ever, wonderful publications covering specific periods of the Lenten season are being created nowadays. Books continue to be one of the primary means by which we can involve our children in Lent. So make it a habit to read the top Lent Books for Kids.
Preparing for Christ's impending death and sacrifice is an opportunity to practice offering something up. Kids can "fast" from various items, including TV, games, mobile phone, candy, a particular toy, and more. That part is easy. The challenging part is encouraging the child to persevere and comprehend the rationale.
Build a habit of worshiping every day. Give God praise for being present with you all for a minute. Practicing this during Lent offers a good structure for your family's worship. Give the kids the reins during prayer, and end it with a worship song.
Teach your child about almsgiving. Beginning with a list of your family's blessings and emphasizing that not everyone has them. Individuals require assistance, food, clothing, and money. As kids see that people in our world, cities and small towns are in severe need, they will comprehend the necessity to donate.
Make your kids' spiritual journey lively and novel by combining these suggestions! We pray that whatever you do during Lent will help your family, and you grow closer to God.
