The best morning prayers for kids are short enough to memorize, honest enough to mean, and said with a parent. Here are a few to choose from, from toddlers to older children.
Historical Context
A Simple Morning Prayer for Little Ones
Good morning, God!
Thank you for the sun and for my bed and my family.
Help me be kind today.
I love you.
Amen.
A Morning Prayer Before School
Dear Jesus, thank you for today.
Help me listen to my teachers and learn new things.
Help me be a good friend,
and if someone is lonely, help me notice.
Keep me safe until I’m home again.
Amen.
The Guardian Angel Prayer
Angel of God, my guardian dear,
to whom God’s love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side,
to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
A Morning Offering for Children
Jesus, I give you today:
everything I think, say and do.
Make it all for you.
Amen.
Tips for Praying with Kids
- Keep it short and the same each day, so they can learn it.
- Let them add one person or thing to pray for.
- Pray it at the same moment every morning: breakfast, the car, the front door.
- Let older kids lead it.
Scripture Connection
“Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.” — Mark 10:14
When the disciples tried to keep children away, Jesus was annoyed. He wanted them close. A morning prayer is one way of bringing them.
Related prayers
For more children’s prayers, see the Preschool Prayer, Hands Together Prayer, God Is Great and Teddy Bear Prayer.