This prayer activity will help children reflect on the importance of balance in their daily lives, become aware of moments of stress or boredom, and invite God to guide them in finding harmony between work, rest, play, and prayer.
Equipment: rope to walk on, popsicle sticks, pens/pencils
Relationship: Me & Myself
Ages
- Primary Years
- Middle Years
- Secondary Years
- Post-Secondary Years
Instructions
The mast of a boat is tall and strong, helping to keep the boat balanced even in strong winds. Just like a boat needs its mast, we need balance in our lives. School, after-school activities, friendships, or difficult emotions like anger or fear can sometimes feel overwhelming. At other times, finding time to rest, play, reflect, pray, and spend time with family is challenging.
- Do you sometimes feel too busy or overwhelmed?
- Walk along the rope and think about times when you are busy with many activities, leaving you feeling overwhelmed, and other times when you have nothing to do and feel bored.
- Now, take a popsicle stick and write or draw these moments on it.
- Place the popsicle stick on the cardboard boat to form the mast and pray to God to help you find balance in your life.
L-arblu tad-dgħajsa huwa għoli u b’saħħtu biex iżomm id-dgħajsa bbilanċjata meta r-riħ ikun qawwi u biex jorbtu miegħu l-qlugħ. Bħalma d-dgħajsa għandha bżonn l-arblu, aħna wkoll għandna bżonn il-bilanċ f’ħajjitna. Xi drabi, l-iskola, l-attivitajiet ta’ wara l-iskola, il-ħbiberiji jew l-emozzjonijiet tqal bħal rabja jew biża’, nistgħu nħossuhom wisq. Drabi oħra, ikun diffiċli nsibu ħin biex nistrieħu, nilagħbu, niriflettu, nitolbu u nqattgħu ħin mal-familja.
- Ġieli tħoss li għandek ħafna x’tagħmel?
- Imxi fuq il-ħabel u aħseb f’kemm inti impennjat/a f’attivitajiet u tħossok mgħobbi/ja wisq, u f’mumenti oħra meta ma jkollok xejn x’tagħmel u tħossok imdejjaq jew imdejqa.
- Issa ħu stikka tal-injam u ikteb jew pinġi dawn il-mumenti fuqha.
- Agħmel l-istikka fuq id-dgħajsa tal-kartun biex tifforma l-arblu u itlob l’Alla biex jgħinek tgħix il-bilanċ fil-ħajja tiegħek.
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