Prayer Spaces / Safe Spaces

I have just got back from an amazing weekend at Walesby Forest, Nottinghamshire. The "Transform Weekend" has been running for 3 years now and is a Christian family camp put together by a group of people from the diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. One of the most popular events/activities really appealed to my love of creative learning experiences...it was a beautiful prayer tent created by some very talented people who really know how to engage people of all ages and encouraging them to use their different senses to draw close to God. They are part of "Prayer Spaces in Schools". It might be something you would like to explore further by visiting the web site www.prayerspacesinschools.com I certainly would love to find out more. Here are some of their values from their site:

• Prayer spaces allow children to respond individually and draw their own conclusions..
• Prayer spaces enable children to interact in their own way with an environment of prayer...including stillness...to express their thanks, hopes, dreams, questions, fears...
• prayer spaces inspire a sense of awe and wonder in children...
• Prayer spaces use a variety of innovative and imaginative techniques to enable children to express prayers in different ways.
• Prayer spaces provide a variety of learning styles...

Some of the wonderful creative ideas could also be used to create a safe, cosy, inspiring place in your child's bedroom where they have time to relax, think and explore their thoughts.