Family holding hands in prayer around a Thanksgiving table, watercolor kids illustration

Thanksgiving Prayer for Kids

Looking for a Thanksgiving prayer for kids that is short, sweet, and easy to say? Here is one to start with: “Dear God, thank You for my family, my food, and my

Baby penguin yawning under its mother's wing on the snowy ice at night

Pip the Sleepy Penguin

Pip wants one more slide and one more swim, but each one gets slower and sleepier until Pip asks for one more cuddle.

Small reindeer with a silver bell flying a present to a snowy cabin on Christmas Eve

The Smallest Reindeer

Juniper is too small to pull Santa’s sleigh, but on Christmas Eve one present can only be delivered by the smallest reindeer.

Orange cat at the top of a lighthouse watching a fishing boat in a storm

The Lighthouse Cat

Biscuit the orange cat watches the sea from the top of a lighthouse, and one stormy night she saves a fishing boat.

Tall sunflower looking down at a small seed in the soil

The Two Little Seeds

One seed is too scared to grow and one wants to see the sun. A short moral story about being brave.

Baby bunny snuggling with her mother in a cozy burrow under the moon

Little Bunny Says Goodnight

Little Bunny says goodnight to the carrots, the tree, the stream, the moon and the stars, but she saves the best goodnight for last.

Toddler washing his teddy bear in a bubble bath

Teddy’s Bath Time

Leo’s teddy bear is covered in mud and jam, so Teddy gets a bubble bath before bed too.

Young dinosaur watching a baby dinosaur hatch from a speckled egg

Dino’s Big Egg

Dino waits every day for his mother’s egg to hatch, telling it stories and singing it songs.

Two children praying by a Christmas tree and nativity set on a snowy night, watercolor

Christmas Prayers for Kids

Here is a simple Christmas prayer for kids that you can say together tonight: “Dear God, thank You for sending baby Jesus to be born in Bethlehem. Thank You for Your love,

Little squirrel giving a basket of acorns to an old badger in an autumn forest

Stories About Gratitude for Kids

Stories about gratitude for kids help children see why “thank you” matters. Here is the first one, a short story you can read in two minutes, followed by four more gratitude stories,

The Tiger and the Donkey story

The Tiger and the Donkey

Once upon a time, in a colorful jungle, there lived a proud Tiger with beautiful orange stripes and a gentle Donkey with soft gray fur. One sunny morning, Tiger was walking through