One cute idea to help young children to think of others as a way to show their love for God ,is to have a "good deeds" jar. Each time the child does a kind loving deed for someone, they get to add a bean to the jar. (to make it more colorful, you could dye lima beans purple, the traditional color of Lent). The children continue to do nice things for others for 40 days. When they wake up on Easter morning, their beans are gone and they discover their jar is full of jelly beans. (keep this as a secret so it is a surprise)
Monday, March 21, 2011
Lenten idea for children
One cute idea to help young children to think of others as a way to show their love for God ,is to have a "good deeds" jar. Each time the child does a kind loving deed for someone, they get to add a bean to the jar. (to make it more colorful, you could dye lima beans purple, the traditional color of Lent). The children continue to do nice things for others for 40 days. When they wake up on Easter morning, their beans are gone and they discover their jar is full of jelly beans. (keep this as a secret so it is a surprise)
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