'I think the greatest impression was made on the staff, a few of whom had been skeptical or uncomfortable with the idea of prayer spaces. These teachers visibly thawed as they went round the activities with the children and in their feedback one teacher suggested they should include more about prayer on the curriculum.'Volunteer (England)

Resources

Flag Prayers

This activity does not need to be attached to the Olympic Games, or to any sporting event, but it works really well when it is.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: all ages

Please, World, Help

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Weightlifting Worry

This activity encourages young people to think about the worries that are weighing them down and to ask God for strength to ‘lift’ it.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: 7 - 11's Age Group: 12 - 16's

Please, Sport, Worry/Fear, Help

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Football Prayers

This activity encourages students to think about the nations and about the challenges and opportunities that people face there.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: under 6's Age Group: 7 - 11's Age Group: 12 - 16's

Please, Sport, World, Help

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Thankful Ribbons

This activity is especially suitable for younger children who might like to swirl their ribbon and dance their 'thank you' prayers.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: under 6's Age Group: 7 - 11's

Thanks/Gratitude, Sport

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Olympic Flame

This prayer activity uses the Olympic Flame as a focus, with students writing what they are good at, or ways in which they are good, on strips of coloured tissue paper.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: 7 - 11's Age Group: 12 - 16's Age Group: 16+

Sport, Identity/Self-esteem

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Love Hearts

This activity encourages students to think about the people in their lives who they love and to pray for them as they eat a sweet.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: under 6's Age Group: 7 - 11's

Thanks/Gratitude, Relationships/Family

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