Short Mealtime Prayers For Children (Printable)
Free printable Mealtime prayers to teach the children. My Mom taught us these prayers and we taught our children. It’s a great way to continue to pass down these prayers to more generations.
We want to begin teaching our children to pray at a young age and saying the mealtime prayer is one easy way to achieve that. Be sure to take turns and let them say their favorite mealtime prayer as often as they like.
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Table Manners
Saying a thankful prayer before meals is also part of teaching Table Manners. We want to teach our children to be appreciative of the things we all receive. I like to add the line “and Thank you for the hands that prepared this meal” to the end of my dinner prayers.
Mealtime Prayers Teach Children To Pray
Teaching small children how to pray quite often begins with saying Grace at the table. This is one family tradition they will likely carry with them through life and teach to their own children.
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Children catch on quickly and even a baby learning to talk will try to repeat the words they keep hearing at the dinner table. It’s the cutest thing to hear a baby trying to sing–song a dinner prayer.
The most common prayer before meals to teach children is probably;
God is Great,
God is Good
Let us thank Him for our food,
By His hands, we all are fed,
Give us Lord
Our daily bread. Amen
My mother had a sense of humor which showed up oftentimes at the dinner table. She taught us this one which is frankly funny.
Good Food. Good Meat. Good Lord, Let’s Eat!
Ways To Join Family While Praying At Dinner time
Join hands to pray
We hold hands while we are saying Grace at the table. It is just something we have always done in my family.
Pray in a family circle
When the meal is being served buffet style or we are having a big family gathering, we tend to gather in a circle to hold hands and pray. If it is someone’s birthday or another special day, we include a prayer for that person while saying, Grace.
Who is praying
Big family celebrations including extended family mean one person will usually be designated to say the prayer over the meal. This is usually the head of the household where the event is being held unless someone else has been asked to pray.
A good time to teach children to pray for others
These prayers can go beyond saying Grace and blessing the meal into praying over everyone. Isn’t it sweet when families pray together? It’s a good way to teach the children to pray for others.
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The above printable sheet of Children’s Mealtime Prayers prints on standard printer paper size of 8 1/2 x 11. Choose a landscape layout for the orange background version.
Cardstock works well if you plan to cut the four prayers out to teach them one at a time.
Also see, 5 Family Dinner Prayer (free printable)
Children’s Books That Teach Prayer
Adventures With The King: A Hero’s Prayer (ages 4-8)
Adventures With The King: A Princess Prayer (ages 4-8)
The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks (ages 4-8)
God, I Need To Talk To You About -Set of 24 books covering different topics.
What Happens When I Talk to God?: The Power of Prayer for Boys and Girls (ages 3-7)
Peter’s Perfect Prayer Place – a companion book to the movie War Room
GO HERE to print Children’s Mealtime Prayers– orange version or colorful version
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