
40 Hours Together
40 Hours Together - for Lent!
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Devotions and Prayer for Families (really for folks of all ages)
A daily blessing, coins for Lent,, book suggestions, Picture Lent (a daily picture and scripture resource for all ages), a daily scripture for each day of Holy Week, and more.. Check out all these ideas! Which ones inspire your family?
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Collaborative Art
Work together to create art: create paper-quilled Easter eggs, make tissue paper bowls, try the Lego challenge (build bunnies, elephants, choo-choo trains, and more), build a cardboard house, draw a self-portrait, or record a stop-action video. Find all these ideas here.
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Family Hikes
Hikes for the whole family. Try a tree inventory, barefoot hike, moon walk, dog (or cat) count, flashlight hike, sidewalk art walk. Check out these options and find a family hike blessing.
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Read Together
Here are at least 4 suggestions for reading together for all age groups.
Preschool
Elementary
Middle Grades
Youth -
Family Sabbaths (Time for Rest)
What is Sabbath? It’s rest - simple rest. Taking time to rest each week restores the mind and soul. Six ideas (one for each week of Lent) can be found here (including play dough squish and stargazing).
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Coloring Pages
Free coloring pages for Palm Sunday and Easter.
Palm Frond — color and wave at church or home on Palm Sunday.
Jesus Rides a Donkey into Jerusalem
Alleluia
Easter Egg
Fancy Easter Egg
Easter Rabbit dot-to-dot
