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Things to do with children in Autumn

Things to do with children in Autumn

Beautiful Autumn is a season of Harvest, Hallowe'en, remembering loved ones and thanking God for all that we have.

Girl carving a pumpkin on a table

Share a little light

How the love of Jesus can be a ‘light in the darkness’ for everyone

A pebble with a red heart painted on it

Love, loss and remembering

Autumn has traditionally been when Christians explore life and death

A pile of Remembrance Day poppies

Prayer with poppies

A prayer to say with your child around the time of Remembrance Sunday

Maple leaves  turning from green to yellow and red in autumn

Out and about

As summer ends, there are beautiful colours to be found everywhere

Learning to say thank you

There’s always a time to feel thankful and a time to be thankful

A young girl biting into a red apple

Saying thank you for food

Thinking about where our food comes from, being thankful for it

Hands in water in a large flat dish

School blessings

Here are some ideas to try to ask God’s blessing at this special time

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