Sending Balloons to Heaven
This is a fun group activity, particularly for children, though anyone can enjoy it! You will need helium balloons. Write prayers for, or just names of, people overseas, onto balloons. At a specific time, all release the balloons, praying together. It is a good symbol of the ‘prayers of the saints’ (that’s all Christians) flying up to heaven for God to answer. You could even write your address/email address onto a balloon and see if you get a response from someone finding it!
Good night prayers
Have each child chose three friends to pray for whom you would love to come to know Jesus. Give the kids three glow-in-the-dark stars to stick on the ceiling above their beds as prayer reminders. Every night when they switch their light off, those three stars will glow, reminding them to pray, and will also remind them of those three special people whom God loves (like all of Abraham’s descendents –as many as stars in the sky).
Letters to God
Some people find it easier to write down their feelings than to verbalize them. Try writing a letter to God, expressing what’s going on in your mind. You might want to say sorry for something, or there may be a situation you just can’t understand and want to pour out your feelings. Maybe you want to make a promise to God to do something particular or to change a habit? I often find that writing something down helps me to understand it or deal with it. By writing specifically to God, you accomplish all of the above and leave it in His hands – the best hands to deal with it!
Children's Prayer Ideas
