Lent & Easter Activities
This Lent activity calls for some mommy crafting of the "poster" and box but Lena and she woke up from her afternoon nap while I was finishing it up, so she was really very interested and excite about getting a chance to touch the box and the pennies...but she was most eager to help me with the glitter letters. The timing worked out well because I was able to chat with her about the meaning of ALMS GIVING...no easy concept for a healthy three year old in a sheltered, comfortable home. I choose the charity St. Baldrick's and explained that the pennies were for other children, that sometimes kids get really sick, not just a cough and runny nose and that by putting a penny a day in our "lent box" we would be helping the kids. We also talked about Jesus and that helping others is one of the ways He has taught us to live. We do this each day after our daily calendar & weather routine and we always revisit why we are putting the pennies in the box...for Jesus and the kids - sometimes we leave it at that and other days Lena delves into more details and questions...after all, her word of the month is "WHY?"
Link to St. Baldrick's - Kristen's Krusade
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