Getting the kids involved in Lent has been my goal for this month and I found something that they can do and still get a bit of understanding out of the season. Every night after dinner we light a candle and read a kids version of the Easter story. The candle helps them to focus (a visual cue so they know we are doing something special). 
Simon really likes to watch the flame and Daniel is getting practice at blowing out candles for his birthday cake. We read the same book every night. The repitition is good and I am sure in a few weeks Daniel will know the story by heart. That last thing we do each evening is write down something we are grateful for.
We focus on gratitude because we are thankful that Jesus died on the cross for us. We always ask Daniel to answer. This higher level question is still tough for him, so if he says anything remotely related to something he could be grateful for, we write it down. Sometimes we feed him answers and sometimes we just put something. He gets really excited about this activity and likes to list all the previous things we have listed. We did something similar to this at Advent. So, give it a try with your kids and let me know what adaptations you make for different ages, etc.
Simon really likes to watch the flame and Daniel is getting practice at blowing out candles for his birthday cake. We read the same book every night. The repitition is good and I am sure in a few weeks Daniel will know the story by heart. That last thing we do each evening is write down something we are grateful for.
We focus on gratitude because we are thankful that Jesus died on the cross for us. We always ask Daniel to answer. This higher level question is still tough for him, so if he says anything remotely related to something he could be grateful for, we write it down. Sometimes we feed him answers and sometimes we just put something. He gets really excited about this activity and likes to list all the previous things we have listed. We did something similar to this at Advent. So, give it a try with your kids and let me know what adaptations you make for different ages, etc.
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