Opening Song: A Child's Prayer http://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/a-childs-prayer?lang=eng
Young children are surrounded by electronics. They understand cell phones. To begin, have you or hubby stand outside the room (if you are a single parent or only have one phone, you can use pretend phones; I'm sure your child will get it!), and have your child call you. Then prompt them to ask questions to the person on the other end, like:
Where is my (favorite toy)?
What do we do on Sundays?
Does Jesus love me?
What can I do if I'm scared?
At school, how can I be nice to my friends?
After you're done, tell your child that prayer is like a phone call to heaven. Can you ask these same questions to Heavenly Father? How can He answer you?
(Hopefully this isn't too abstract for them)
- He can give you an idea!
- He can help you feel good about something or bad about something
- Sometimes He has the Holy Ghost whisper inside your ear!
- He can send someone to help you
Thanks to this great idea from Pergler's Primary Place, there is a great game you can play with your toddler! The legend of pretzels say they were made to remind children of folding their arms for prayer. I'm too lazy to cut and color all the pretzels, so we'll use real ones and besides, the kids will love it for an FHE snack! Here is the download:
http://c586449.r49.cf2.rackcdn.com/Sharing%20time-%20Prayer%20with%20pretzels.pdf
Just cut out the strips of questions, and how we'll play it is every move, we'll talk about what is on the square and answer the question on a strip.
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