This Is the Mystery of Easter by Amelia Dress
Dress writes, "This book was born out of my passion for doing theology with children. It morphed into a book as people asked for a way to share the story at home. I’m happy it’s helpful and thrilled to give it away."
Download it as a free pdf here.
READ & SHARE WILD HOPE: STORIES FROM THE VANISHING THIS LENT!!!
SEE/SHARE THE TRAILER HERE.
FIND THE DISCUSSION GUIDE HERE.
Make Room: A Child’s Guide
to Lent and Easter
A Discussion and Activity Guide
by Laura Alary
'The fruits of this season are many: simplicity, attentiveness, hospitality, compassion, and
openness of mind and heart. I hope this Activity Guide helps you use Make Room to
cultivate these qualities in the children you love.' - Laura Alary
Into the Wild: A Family-Friendly Devotional on Henri Matisse and the Season of Lent
The Season of Lent is a walk into the wild, a 40-day adventure filled with wild beasts, wild love, beauties, challenges, visions – and bold, bright colors.
In this family-friendly Lenten devotional full of Scripture, art, and activities, we take this adventure with Henri Matisse, one of the most daring and beloved artists in modern history. From his childhood in northern France to what he called his “masterpiece,” the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence, Matisse explored faith and wildness throughout his life.
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SALT’s “40-Day ‘Love Builds Up’ Family Challenge” is the perfect way for families of all shapes and sizes to strengthen spiritual muscles and emotional health during Lent. We could all use a little training - and a little practice!
God’s Big Easter Story: A Holy Week Journey for Families provides your family with a simple, meaningful way to grow in faith together as you remember the events leading up to Jesus’ death and celebrate Jesus’ resurrection.
This is My Body Lenten Devotional (illustrated and text-only editions)
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Traci Smith's Lent and Easter Reflections for families from the first week of Lent, through Pentecost. |
Seven Last Words: An Immersive and Interactive Experience for Children and Youth
Making Pretzels: A Traditional Activity for Lent
Help your kids and families get more out of all those plastic Easter eggs with this free resource from Sparkhouse Digital. Sparkhouse Digital hosts hundreds of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter resources from both their core curricula and seasonal bonus resources. This is so egg-cellent. Activity Eggs!
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Faith Alive Christian Resources offers a Lenten Faith Formation Resources list and two Great Ideas: Help Kids Count Down to Easter and Shrove Tuesday Party Packs.
Co-creating a Prayer for Lent "Mad Lib" Style
A Simple Practice for Using Prayer Beads
Activity for Lent: Lord's Prayer Tracing Cross
LENT PRACTICES & TEACHING IDEAS
On Not Taking Lent out on Our Bodies
4 Things I Tell Children the Sunday before Lent
Daneen Aker’s article “What if Jesus came to live, not to die?” wonders, "How might we view [the] story of Jesus differently if we taught that he came to show us how to live, instead of coming to die? Dismantling substitutionary atonement is holy troublemaking work indeed..."
Three Teaching Points for Easter
Interested in ideas for teaching children, youth, or adults about the meaning of Easter? This article highlights 3 key themes that you can explore in formation gatherings during this season.
Family Faith Formation Resources | Lent
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Printable Resources for Children & Families
What Does This Day Mean?: Handout for the Great Vigil at Home
What Does This Day Mean?: Handout for Easter Day at Home
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