Though it is celebrated as usual, All Saints Day has a special meaning when people go to the graves of their dead relatives, offer flowers, and sing a hymn.

But for chidlren it is as good (or as bad) as any festival. Helping them understand the importance of All Saints Day helps them grow into adults who value. Here are some family activities that can help your child:

• Read to your children Saint John’s vision of the “Resurrection of the Saints”, from the “Book of Revelation” (or the Apocalypse), chapter 7:2-4, 9-14.
• Asking them to draw pictures of the descriptions it contains, will help them have their own visions and revelations. Keep in mind that Michelangelo was inspired by the same, and he painted of the “Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel.
• Talk to your children about saints they like, you know about or tell them stories of some. Instead of making them feel secured in one religion tell them about various religions and their saints.

All Saints Day is dedicated to the rememberance of all the saints who have made this world a better place to live and are today resting accross the globe. Probably we have our own saints, in our friends, parents or a loved one who was with us. But if you can be your child’s own saint, there is no wonderful thing than that.