How to Get Kids Excited about the Mass

Check out this great article from Ascension Press' Matt Charbonneau:

It’s the end of the week and you’ve survived another long and perhaps stressful trek through meetings, errands, activities, and other commitments. All you want to do is sit back, kick your feet up and relax.

But just as you start getting energized about weekend plans, you remember that commandment about honoring the Sabbath and are reminded of those dear children (or grandchildren) of yours.

You start feeling anything from curiosity to anxiety, trying to figure out how to excite the kids about going to Mass as you begin wondering, How are we going to pull this off again?

Motivating children to enjoy the Mass experience has served as a challenge for parents and grandparents for generations, it seems. Thankfully, there are effective ways we can help kids today feel a bit more jazzed about heading to church.

Here are nine easy tips that can give your children or grandchildren a little boost in going to Mass...read the full article here.