Great Lent, the Holy
WHAT SHOULD WE DO AT GREAT LENT? - WORD PUZZLE
What should we do at Great Lent? To find out, write on each line the letter that, in the alphabet, comes before the one you see.
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LADY LENT JIGSAW PUZZLE
To make the puzzle, cut out the page and laminate - OR - cut out the page, glue and seal it onto a piece of cardboard using Mod Podge; let dry. Cut into pieces at the marked lines.
FASTING FOODS
their board is the winner.
a fasting food, then the child places it on the board. If it shows a non-fasting food, then the child places it on the bottom of the pile. The child to first fill up
Each child uses their own game board. The cards are mixed up and stacked face-down in the middle. Each child takes turns picking up a card. If the card shows
How to play
Cut
out the cards and laminate, if you wish.
Preparation
FASTING FOOD GAME
Find and circle the foods we can eat when fasting.
FIND THE FASTING FOODS
• Glue
• Black and/or colored paper streamers
You will need:
tiny balls. S/he then gets to glue the balls on the pictured prayer rope.
What to do: The child cuts small pieces out of the streamer and crumples them up into
WHAT TYPES OF PRAYER ARE THERE?
Cut out the cards, laminate, and use them to play a Memory game, matching the pictures on this page to their descriptions on the next page. Alternatively, make a booklet to use as a guide at prayer time: Punch a whole at the corner of each card and bind them together using a loose-leaf binder ring or a piece of ribbon.
A prayer that says “Thank you” to God
A prayer asking God to help someone else
A prayer that says “I love you” to God
A prayer asking God for His blessing or protection
A prayer that says “I’m sorry” to God
WHAT TYPES OF PRAYER ARE THERE?
Obey at once without arguing
SPOON LADY LENT TOKENS - WEEK 1
Tidy up your room
Say a prayer for someone you love
Be extra polite to everyone today
Read a story from the Bible
Thank your teacher after class
Don’t complain today
SPOON LADY LENT TOKENS - WEEK 2
Obey at once without arguing
Help someone in your family do a chore
Say a prayer for someone you don’t like
Do your best at school today
Venerate an icon at home
Thank your family for what they do for you
Don’t complain today
SPOON LADY LENT TOKENS - WEEK 3
Obey at once without arguing
Share something with a friend
Say a prayer for someone in your family
Help clear the table after dinner
Don’t complain today
Eat no candy for a day
Obey at once without arguing
SPOON LADY LENT TOKENS - WEEK 4
Tell someone in your family you love him/her
Say a prayer for a sibling or cousin
Read a story from the Bible
Don’t play with anything electronic today
Help your family in the kitchen
Don’t complain today
Obey at once without arguing
Be extra nice to everyone today
Say the Lord’s Prayer alone or with someone else
Read a Saint’s life
Don’t watch TV today
Help your family with the laundry
Don’t complain today
SPOON LADY LENT TOKENS - WEEK 6
Obey at once without arguing
Be extra nice to everyone today
Say the Lord’s Prayer alone or with someone else
Read a Saint’s life
Don’t watch TV today
Help your family with the laundry
Don’t complain today
SPOON LADY LENT TOKENS - WEEK 5
SPOON LADY LENT TOKENS - HOLY WEEK
Obey at once without arguing
Thank God for all you have
Say a prayer for all poor children
SPOON LADY LENT INSTRUCTIONS
To help the children understand Great Lent in practice, we created a special project. A wooden spoon and the printable templates found on our webpage “Great Lent the Holy” are used to make a Spoon Lady Lent. Spoon Lady Lent has a pocket, into which round tokens are placed. Each token mentions a special task the child can do at home during one Great Lent week. The goal is for all the tokens to be used by the end of each week, so they can be replaced with new ones at the start of the next one.
