On this page check out the links just for you to choose for some good screen time... And challenge your child to write about it... What they thought, what their opinions are, & if they would recommend the book/movie/resource to their friends. 
Or Make a Cardboard Fort ... Putting those empty boxes in the garage to good use! Or Maybe A treasure Hunt...  Hide anywhere from 10 to 20 items around the house or outside to keep kids occupied for a few hours. Or bingo ... Make a poster & then as your kids accomplish each school, reading or math or home task, they should cross off each bingo square. (Parents can add some of their own tasks to make it a whole family game) OR...Practice instruments or skills like sewing, dance, ...an hour-long practice time each day. Or  Bake ans cook meals together... learning to read follow the recipes & how to measure the ingredients is a great way to share time together creating memories.

Often the most important , often overlooked, people during tough times are those helping us, teaching us, & caring for us. Everyone needs help. Many chose their profession, because they felt called to help others, & deserve extra thanks for going above & beyond just doing their job. 
Even if they say. " just doing our job...a team effort!"
Hey Kids!!! What are some ways to say thanks for extra special care?

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16 SIMPLE LENT ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

1. Give up something as a family. Jesus fasted for 40 days. That is a very long time! Teach your children about fasting by giving up something for the entire Lenten season or on Fridays during Lent. (Giving up desserts, not going out to eat, or drinking only water). The key is that it has to be something you enjoy and want to do/eat/have. If you hate brussels sprouts and decide to give them up during Lent, you may need to reevaluate.
2. 40 bags in 40 days. Instead of or in addition to giving up something for Lent, you could purge a bag’s worth of stuff every day during Lent. You choose the size of the bag, and you should definitely make it a family affair. Just think of how clean your home will be by Easter!
3. Build a Lenten Cross. Similar to an Advent wreath, you light one or more candles each night during dinner for the entire Lenten season. 
4. Observe Passover with a Christian Passover Dinner.
5. Attend Holy Thursday mass.
6. Read Easter books. Some of our favorites are The Parable of the Lily and The Jesus Calling Bible Storybook. One Spring Lamb for littler kids.
7. Read the Bible together every day. This would be a great opportunity to focus on the ministry of Jesus.
8. Make a Lamb of God craft as a way to talk about and remember that Jesus was the lamb of the sacrifice.
9. Follow the Stations ofthe Cross
10. Make and study as set of Resurrection Eggs. They are a set of 12 plastic Easter eggs, each containing a trinket related to the Easter story. Using the eggs, children can tell the whole story of the crucifixion and resurrection. 
11. Make a prayer chain. Write a person or situation on each of 40 strips of paper. Assemble them into a paper chain. Remove one per day, & pray for that.
12. Serve 40 ways in 40 days. check Acts of Kindness for kids online.
13. Make empty tomb crafts. (from dough, made from paper, made from paper plates, or others)
14. Grow something. Make sure you get The Parable of the Lily which is a wonderful explanation of how something wonderful can grow from something dead & ugly.  Spring bulbs & seeds should be gotten inexpensively.
15. Write a thank you note to your pastor. Help your kids to thank him for teaching them about Jesus’s death and resurrection.
16. Bake pretzels. Pretzels were first baked during Lent because they can be made with only water, flour, & salt. The shape came from a posture of prayer, with arms crossed & hands on opposite shoulders. A monk made dough into this crisscrossed shape, & the pretzel was born! A simple recipe for homemade pretzels is at Catholic Icing.