Lent - a 40 day journey of faith to share with your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Helping our young people learn about the season of Lent can help deepen our faith and bring us closer to God as well. There are many activities here. Choose the activities that will work best for your family, without being overwhelming. Use these resources to help you live and grow in your faith - together!
- Your Catholic Family Guide to Lent - teachingcatholickids.com
- Helping Little Children with Lent - an article with links from Creighton University
- Loyola Press, a Jesuit Ministry - activities for children by grade level (through 8th grade)
- Practical Ways to Observe Lent at Home with Children from Catechist's Journey
- Lenten activities for children from Catholicicing.com
- Joe Paprocki from the cathechistsjourney.loyolapress.com: 40 ideas for 40 days
- Pinterest lenten ideas from Catholic Icing
- Teaching About and Celebrating Lent with Catholic Kids from Sadlier Publishing (includes printable resources)
- From Catholic Sprouts: 40 Faith Building Lenten Activities
For printable Lenten calendars: choose from catholicicing.com or wordpress.com or Loyola Press or theCatholicKid.com
Don't forget to use the insert that came with your Rice Bowl from Catholic Relief Services. This is a great resource for you and your family. Check out the videos and other resources on their website, Encounter Lent. Watch the stories of hope from the people around the world that your sacrificial giving has helped.
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