Some other Ideas~ Write the baptism date of everyone in your family on the calendar. Celebrate by lighting their baptism candle and having cake!
~ If your child wakes in the middle of the night feeling distressed or with a bad dream, say a prayer with them, or pray in tongues for them. ~ Grace before meals. ~ Bedtime prayers. ~ Cultivate gratefulness – go on a thank you walk around your home, or local park/neighborhood. Say a thank you prayer for anything you see that you are grateful for. ~ Play the ABC thank you game on a car trip – take turns saying a thank you prayer for something starting with the next letter of the alphabet (thanks for apples, thanks for babies etc). ~ Read books about saints and teach your kids about praying a Litany of Saints e.g. Saint Francis, pray for us etc. ~ Find a picture bible and other books which have good illustrations, to help kids meditate on the readings/psalms. |