Since we have had children we have made it a habit to say our prayers before bed when I tuck him in at night. He has it memorised now. We also say grace at dinner. But not a specific prayer I lead and just a random prayer. Does anyone know any short mealtime prayers for children?

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"Before I was a Mom I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body." ~Anonymous

God is great, God is good, let us thank him for our food. Amen

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The mighty oak started out as a nut that held its ground.

We add to that one. We say the second verse of "By His hand, we all are fed, Thank you Lord for our daily bread" and then "Amen". Even my two year old can say this...she mumbles a few times through it but her heart is all the way in it!

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here is a little kids prayer from my elementary school days

It's hard to wait to eat when your hungry as a bear but the food taste better when you say a Thank you Prayer Thank you Lord AMEN

AS a teen from Camp

Rub a Dub dub Thanks for the grub yeah God!


And now with my children we say God is good God is love let us thank him for our food Amen

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Thank you for the food we eat; Thank you for the friends we meet; Thank you for our work and play; Thank you, God, for a happy day.

This is were i found that...http://www.mommysavers.com/boards/showthread.php?t=6818
Click on the link that was posted there.

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Jodie....Wife to Andrew (1995)
Mommy to Riley (2000) and Wyatt (2003)

We sing the "Johnny Appleseed" prayer:

Oh the Lord is good to me and so I thank the Lord for giving me the things I need. The sun and the rain and the appleseed. Oh the Lord is good to me. Amen, Amen, Amen Amen Amen. Aaaaaaaaaaa-men!

Or we say:
Come Lord Jesus, be our guest. Let this food to us be blessed. Amen.

our family has always sang

thank you god for the food we eat, thank you god for the world so sweet, Thank you god for the birds that sing, thank you god for everything. Amen... and if there are little kids there they have always clapped.

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Come Lord Jesus be our Guest. May these gifts to us be blessed. Amen.

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~Ron Paul

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I just recieved a family mealtime thanks book( it has mealtime prayers) in the mail. they sent 2, one for me and one to share. If you are interested, email me. cabmh1 at cox dot net.
-C.

Same goes for all of us!! We say that too Jennifer

My three year old is the prayer director too!! He is always trying to round us up so he can say the prayer....and gives my dh proper crap if he's too pokey at getting to the table!! it's hilarious