When Lent is over, this money can be given to a needy individual or donated to a nearby mission. You may also find great spiritual blessings in inviting someone less fortunate to dinner at your home. Enjoy a good meal together and some family fun. Often we speak of doing things for others but never quite get around to it. Help children learn to serve others from an early age by involving them in a project using special construction paper crosses.
Children can cut out their own crosses.
Every time they do a good deed or keep a Lenten resolution, they can place a star sticker on the cross. See if they can cover the cross with stars before Easter arrives. Or have them cut a cross out of white paper. Each time they do a good deed or say their prayers, they can shade a small section of the cross with a color crayon. If they use a different color each time, the cross will look like a stained glass window.