Prayer Activities

Under 5’s Prayer Ideas

Song – Everything comes from God (Our fingers that click)

Song – God knows me

Song – Jesus, Jesus, here I am

Circle Prayer – passing the brick around

Star prayers – lying on the floor face-down

Candles – presenting things to Jesus the light

Drawing – things to thank God for

Psalm 136 – ‘His love lasts forever’

Creator – ‘You are the creator, and we are thankful’

Wool prayers – a web of prayer (small children love this!)

Jigsaw pictures – images to make up and pray about

Parachute – Moses – tents / clouds / sea / protection / etc

Globe prayers – passing the world around

Balloons – colours

Balloons – Words to describe God

Bubbles – watching prayers go, sending prayers

Items – thought-prompters and ideas

Other ideas – stand / sit / lie / forward / back / around / side

Thumbs up / down / side

Puppets and prayer