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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Everything Lent: Activities for 40 Days



Keep the praying/giving/fasting going for all 40 days of Lent with some of these activities:

Click on the pictures below to go to the original post with instructions and printables.

Videos for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter:


Song Playlist for Lent:


What Lent Looks Like Printable:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ETRkL51fhMYjg4U0lWMW5GZWM/view?usp=sharing

What the Triduum Looks Like:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ETRkL51fhMaU44NkJCTDhQSUk/view?usp=sharing

Sunset & Shadow Stations of the Cross Art Project:


Lent Notes Foldable:
http://looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com/2014/03/lent-notes-foldable.html

Lent Word Cloud printable:
http://looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com/2014/03/lent-word-cloud.html


Give Up & Take Up youth lesson on Lenten Sacrifices.
***This post also contains links to some of my favorite Lenten videos and online resources for teens.
http://looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com/2015/02/lent-youth-group-lessons-links-and.html

Youth Group lesson connecting the Stations of the Cross and Lenten acts of mercy:
http://looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com/2014/03/using-stations-of-cross-as-inspiration.html

Using the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy for Lenten prayer, fasting, and giving:



Youth Group lesson connection the Passover and the Passion, using the movie Prince of Egypt:

The Gospel in an Eggshell: Connecting the infant Christ with the Christ that died to give us eternal life- great especially as we have such a short time between Christmas and Lent.
http://looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com/2012/02/gospel-in-eggshell.html

 Ideas for making your own Resurrection Eggs, which are great to tell the story of Holy Week:
http://looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com/2012/02/get-ready-for-lent.html

New Life Seed Printable:
Great for making the connection to "unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it bears no fruit."  Plant the seeds, see them die, have flowers by Easter!
http://looktohimandberadiant.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-life-seeds.html

Linking Up with Blessed is She's Weekly Lenten Link Up. Go visit for more awesome resources and reflections on the season!

4 comments:

  1. This is such great compilation of ideas! I just had my first baby a year ago, but I'm already planning all the activities I want to set up for them for all of the important days on the Church calendar :D

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    1. Hi Manda! Haha, I totally understand :) I'm so glad you stopped by!

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  2. Great round up!! Thanks for putting this together.

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