Lent with Kids, Week 5: Jesus is in Charge of Life
This is an all-in-one post for Week 5 of our Lent with Kids plan. To fill in some background, start here. ... Continue reading
View ArticleLent with Kids, Week 6, Palm Sunday: Jesus is a Surprising King
This is an all-in-one post for Week 6 of our Lent with Kids plan. To fill in some background, start here. ... Continue reading
View ArticleEaster with Kids: 32 Ideas for Celebrating Together
We’re now in Holy Week, where Lent morphs into Easter. In my house we’ll continue lighting our Lenten candles and ... Continue reading
View Article6 Golden Tips for Becoming a Great Listener
This is a reworking of an earlier post that was part of the Generous Lent series, just to make it ... Continue reading
View ArticleLent 2015: Everything You Need, All in One Place
What do you need if you’re interested in Lent this year? Do you want to do some kind of traditional or modern fasting? Do you want to try a new spiritual practice for six weeks, or do a new kind of...
View ArticleLent with Kids: How to Create a Household Lent Plan
We’re spoilt by the church calendar at this time of year! We’ve just had four weeks of candle-lighting at Advent, culminating, in our household, with this delightful moment on Christmas Day: Now...
View ArticleShrove Tuesday: How to host a low-stress, community-building Pancake Party
Pancakes are political Would you like to know your neighbours better? Do you like delicious food? Do you want to change the world, one small action of kindness at a time? Well, do I have the festival...
View ArticleEaster with Kids: The Best Picture Books Telling the Easter Story
At Christmas, bookshops stock a lot of stories about Santa, and at Easter, you can’t avoid bunnies and chocolate. If you’re looking to balance that with picture books telling the original Easter story...
View ArticleJust a Little Lent
Just in case you are under the impression that I, the Self-Appointed Patron Saint of Lent Resources for Kids, am currently utterly absorbed in meaningful, transformative Lenten practices with my small...
View ArticleA Pandemic Easter: It’s Friday for everyone
One of the joys of following the church calendar, if that’s the tradition you follow, is that the community makes room for all kinds of seasons. There’s a time for fun, and a time for seriousness; a...
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