Preparing Our Hearts for Easter: A Simple, Scripture-Guided Lent for Families

Invite your family into a meaningful Lent with this 16 page 40-Day Lent Paper Chain Countdown (and additional activities), designed to help you reflect, pray, fast, and give together.

This single PDF works for both printing in full color or uploading to GoodNotes, Notability, or any PDF annotation app, making it easy to use at home or on a tablet.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Daily Scripture passages to guide your family in reflection and devotion.
• Simple spiritual practices focused on prayer, fasting, and acts of charity.
• Optional activities to enliven your family's faith—lenten candles, baking, wreath making, egg-dying, and more
• Flexible format—adapt, skip, shorten, or stretch the days to fit your family’s rhythm.

Lent is not about perfecting holiness or flawless devotion. It is a season to recognize our sin and humanity, and to remember Jesus’ love and sacrifice through His death and resurrection. It is about returning to God when we stumble and practicing the everyday faithfulness of walking with Him. 

How to use:

• Print: Hang a colorful paper chain or devotional display in your home. Invite your children to countdown to Easter!
• Digital: Upload to GoodNotes or another PDF app for journaling, reflection, or guided family devotion.

May this Lent be a season of reflection, hope, and hearts full of joy as your family walks together toward Easter.

Share your journey with #FamilyLent💜 or tag @willow.oak.roots to share your creations.