Ideas for Praying at home with Children

At St Pat's, students participate in daily prayer at key times, such as before breaks and play. Every classroom has a designated prayer space as a focal point in their room. If you would like to engage in meaningful prayer at home with your child, some suggestions of ways to do this might include;

1. Prayer Walks: Take a walk in nature and pray for the things you see around you.
2. Drawing Your Prayers: Encourage children to draw pictures of what they are praying for.
3. Prayer Rock: Have children paint a rock and place it somewhere special to remind them to pray.
4. Bedtime Blessings: Create a routine of saying a special prayer before bed each night.
5. Prayer Journal: Encourage children to write down their prayers and reflections.
6. Prayer Chain: Create a chain with paper links, each link representing a prayer request.
7. Family Prayer Time: Set aside a specific time each day for family prayer.
8. Thankfulness Jar: Write down things you are thankful for and place them in a jar to read later.

Students sharing their class prayer spaces and some of their learning in Religion.

Walking around our classrooms, it is lovely to see all of the beautiful artwork on display.