Is it the night before Ash Wednesday and you still haven’t thought of what to give up for Lent? Maybe you can’t think of anything to give up, or maybe you have so many ideas you can’t decide on just one. Too bad there isn’t a magic 8 ball for lenten sacrifice… but there is the
THE DICE OF SACRIFICE
(imagine in a big deep voice)
I made several because I just couldn’t decide which way to go with this. One of them is filled in for your kids with sides listing: candy, cartoons, video games, soda, cookies and a blank space. One is for you moms (or me). The sides say Facebook, Pintrest, Comparing myself to others, Sugar, Negativity and Yelling at my kids (I don’t know about you but I think it’s hard to be stern in a quiet voice- I’m working on it). Maybe none of those are even what you’re considering, so I made a blank one for you to write your own ideas.
Download the Dice of Sacrifice for kids
Download the Dice of Sacrifice for Moms
Download the Dice of Sacrifice Blank Version
Instructions are pretty simple. Print. (Cardstock recommended, but not required).Cut out. Fold the tabs and sides at 90 degree angles, and secure with tape or glue dots. The tabs tuck in for gluing or glue dotting, or you can just run tape along the outside seams of the cube, whatever is easier for you. Personally, I think glue dots are a sign that God wants us to craft with our kids. They’re so easy for kids to use, I love them.
You can use the
DICE OF SACRIFICE
in several ways.
- You can roll it once, on Ash Wednesday, to decide what to give up for all of Lent.
- If you’ve already decided on what to give up, take your Lenten fasting one step further and give up one extra thing everyday. Roll the dice first thing in the morning and add that thing to your sacrifices for the day.
- Technically only 14 year olds and older are required to fast during Lent, so you could use the kids version for your youngsters to practice lenten sacrifice. For someone little, 40 days is awfully long, and giving up something for just one day at a time could could be good practice.
How will your family use the
DICE OF SACRIFICE?
Thanks for reading!
PS. I know it’s not technically Lent yet, and I said I would start these printables tomorrow, but this idea just seemed too good to skip, and the sooner you figure out your personal sacrifice this Lent, the better!
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