Lesson #3: I CAN PRAY TO HEAVENLY FATHER

There were a lot of great ideas for this lesson that I found on Sugardoodle. One that I was seriously contemplating doing, but decided it might be a bit too much for them (but am now sort of regretting not doing it) is this paper bag praying boy. I think it's so cute and think the kids really would have loved folding his arms and showing their parents how to be reverent during prayer.

*regret* ...dangit.

Instead, I resorted to the trusty manual and just used the handout from there again this week. It's a good handout and it goes right along with the song that the manual requests you sing (Pray In Faith from the Children's song book - I love it!) and we just drilled the kids over and over on each step.

Also, as the manual requested, I filled brown paper bags with items I'm thankful for and items that I pray for blessings for. Each kid got a turn to pick something out of the bags and we talked about why we pray for those things.

I also sent the kids home with a prayer rock with the Prayer Rock poem tied around it.

THE LITTLE PRAYER ROCK

I AM YOUR LITTLE PRAYER ROCK
AND THIS IS WHAT I'LL DO -
JUST PUT ME ON YOUR PILLOW
UNTIL THE DAY IS THROUGH
THEN TURN DOWN THE COVERS
AND CLIMB INTO YOUR BED
AND WHACK, YOUR LITTLE PRAYER ROCK
WILL HIT YOU ON YOUR HEAD,
SO THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER
AS THE DAY IS THROUGH
TO KNEEL AND SAY YOUR PRAYERS'
JUST AS YOU INTENDED TO.
WHEN YOU ARE ALL FINISHED
JUST DROP ME ON THE FLOOR.
I'LL STAY THERE ALL NIGHT LONG
TO GIVE YOU HELP ONCE MORE...
AT WAKING IN THE MORNING
CLUNK, I'LL STUB YOUR TOE
SO YOU WILL REMEMBER
YOUR MORNING PRAYERS BEFORE YOU GO.
NOW PUT ME ATOP YOUR PILLOW
WHEN YOUR BED IS MADE
AND YOUR CLEVER LITTLE PRAYER ROCK
WILL CONTINUE IN YOUR AID.
BECAUSE YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER
CARES AND LOVES YOU SO,
HE WANTS YOU TO REMEMBER
TO TALK TO HIM, YOU KNOW.