Mothering Sunday - Interactive Prayer Stations for All Ages

Mothering Sunday offers us a chance to celebrate our Mums & our love for them. However, for some, it can be a difficult day, bringing with it a whole variety of emotions & memories.

This set of interactive Prayer Stations acknowledges this & offers a creative space for all ages to celebrate, remember & lament. 

Made up of seven prayer stations, this resource is ideal for any intergenerational service or worship event. The stations can also be left in church for visitors to explore after the service.

Best displayed on tables which are accessible for all, simply print out which of the prayer stations you wish to use & place alongside the items for each activity. 

The seven Prayer Stations can be downloaded here: Mothering Sunday Prayer Stations for All Ages

Items needed for each activity can be found below:

🙏 Thankful 

Mini Easter chicks (easily found in a PoundStore or Card Shop) displayed in a basket or on some straw

🙏 Celebrate

Colouring pens or pencils. 

Printable Mothering Sunday Cards can be found here: Mothering Sunday Cards to Colour & Plant

🙏 Healing 

Plasters, pens & a large cardboard heart or world map to stick the plasters to.

🙏 Cherish 

This activity has been designed to be displayed on or near an altar. Before the activity, scatter a few paper petals across the altar/table to create a trail of colourful blossom.

You'll need pastel-coloured paper & the petal template found at the end of the prayer stations. Before the activity, cut out the petals and place them in a basket alongside a few pens.

🙏  Justice 

A packet of beans to plant (or as many as needed for your congregation) displayed on a plate with a knife & fork on either side. 

Sticky tape or double-sided tape & children's scissors 

Meal cards (You'll find the printable at the end of the Prayer Stations). For best results, print on white card & cut out before the service

🙏 Remember 

Tealights, votive stand or tray of sand for candles

🙏 Loved 

Paper Hearts & a basket to hold them. We're using the printable hearts with Bible texts from our Blessings Jar activity.

We used these last year during our intergenerational worship for Mothering Sunday & it was deeply moving to see the response from both children & adults. After the service, we even had a couple of families return to church in the afternoon, bringing more family members to explore all the prayer activities. 

If you're planning a Mothering Sunday service, I hope these prayer stations will be useful to you too.