Lent Fortunes

I found this super simple idea in the book, Lent is for Children. Our first incarnation of this project was in 2007.  The directions, according to the book, say to print up numbers 1-40 and place them in a fish bowl. The numbers correspond to a list of "practices". Starting on Ash Wednesday (or any time during lent), family members choose a number from the bowl and try to do the corresponding practice the next day.

This is our bowl of "lent fortunes". We decided to type ours out and place them in the bowl. It seems fancier that way. :)

Today, I drew "ask Mary, God's mother, to help you in your duties", Paul drew "don't laugh when someone makes a mistake", Mark drew "do an extra chore today", and James' fortune told him to "take extra care of your pets today". You can, of course, tailor yours to your family. Today's fortunes came straight from the book, but we have several of our own creations in the bowl as well.