"Prayer spaces are creating a language which anybody at any age can use and that's why I think prayer spaces as a model is so compelling and so important."Tim Hastie-Smith (Director, Scripture Union)

Resources

Transition Flags

This activity encourages pupils to both look back at the previous year, and then forward to the next.

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

Please, Thanks/Gratitude, Worry/Fear, Hope, Help

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Hopes and Dreams

This activity encourages pupils to think about their hopes and dreams - things they would like to have, or to be, things they would like to do, or places they would like to go.

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

Please, Identity/Self-esteem, Hope

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Healing Hands

This activity encourages pupils to pray for themselves or someone that they know who needs healing, using the story of Fabrice Muamba.

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

Please, Hope, Relationships/Family, Help

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Hope Blossoms

This activity encourages pupils to identify the things that they are hoping for, and to express these as paper 'prayer flowers', which slowly open as they float on water.

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

Please, Hope

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Jumping For Joy

Joy isn't the same thing as happiness, but it is closely linked. This activity encourages pupils to think about things that make them joyful (joy-full) and to shout them out.

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

Thanks/Gratitude, Hope

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Playing Cards

This activity breaks our own rules (!) in that it has more than one point. The use of the four playing card types encourages pupils to explore four different prayer themes.

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

Please, Thanks/Gratitude, Sport, Worry/Fear, Hope, Relationships/Family, Help

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