How Do You Celebrate Lent With Children?
Lent is a very important time in the Catholic faith that focuses on the ideas of sacrifice, repentance, and reflection. These are hard concepts for children to grasp, but that doesn’t mean they can’t fully participate in the Lenten season. Here are some ways to connect your children to your faith. Explain to the children that Lent is about getting ready for Easter. It’s kind of like the weeks before Christmas, but instead of being just extra good for Santa, Lent includes apologizing to God for the times when you weren’t so good. Have the entire family give up something small for Lent that can bring everyone together. You can all give up television on a particular night, for example, or help each other make meat-free dinners on Fridays. Explain that we give up some of the things we like for Lent because Jesus gave Himself up for us. Have a pancake dinner on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. The tradition of eating pancakes on that day originated when the Church forbid eggs t
