Ideas from YouVersion Bible app:

Getting children excited about prayer can be challenging. Images of people praying typically show someone standing calmly with their head bowed and eyes closed. That’s hard for many people, let alone a child who’s now stuck at home all day.

But prayer is simply talking with the God who says, “let the children come to me.” God loves to hear the honest cries of your children’s hearts.

Helping your kids talk openly with God now will also impact the way they view prayer in the years to come. So, here are 4 easy prayer activities to help your family pursue God through prayer.

1. Count Your Blessings

   At the end of each day, spend 5-10 minutes talking about a few things that blessed your family. After everyone’s shared, thank God for the good He’s done in your life that day.

   Modeling thankfulness for your kids now will help shape the way they remember hard seasons. (Plus, focusing on your blessings can help lower stress levels.)

1. Pray Through the Week

   Each week, pick a theme with your kids. (It could be a country, a person, or something your children love.)

   Every day, have a child pray for that theme and allow whoever prays to choose a theme-related activity for you to do together. (Need activity ideas? You can find Bible-based coloring pages and Adventure Books here.)

1. Go on a Nature Walk

   The next time you go outside, ask your children to point out anything that makes them smile. Take turns thanking God for creating the beauty around you. Try to enjoy the world through their eyes, together.

1. Pray through Praise Songs

   Everything you do can be an act of worship. Pick one of your children’s favourite worship or school songs and sing it together. Make that song your prayer for the day.

   Or, if you or your children are musical, pick a Psalm or the Lord’s Prayer and put it to music

Prayer using emojis idea:

At times it can be hard to find the words to pray. So, create an emoji prayer board for your family. Draw or download some emotion emojis. Cut them out and put them safely in an envelope or box. On the top of a sheet of paper write, Lord, today you know I am feeling. At the bottom of the sheet write “Please be with me today. Amen.” Each day choose an emoji to go in the centre of the paper as your prayer.