Prayer Jar 2.0

I posted a few weeks ago about the Prayer Jar I made for Ben, and I got lots of great feedback on it. I can't take credit for the idea because I found the "Prayer Pail" on Pinterest, but I was forced to make the project my own because I didn't want to spend money to buy supplies I didn't already have. Anyway, we've been using the Prayer Jar every night and it's been a great tool for us, even with Ben being so little.

I've made a few "modifications" to the original project. Who would have thought such a simple project would require so much fuss?

1) I was having trouble getting regular acrylic paint to stay on the jar itself. A friend suggested I try this:


The enamel paint does stick to the glass much better than the regular acrylic paint (which didn't stick at all) but when I tried to write on the dried paint, the marker rubbed the paint right off the glass. It's still better than it was, and I suppose it's as good as it's going to get.



I also added some new sticks to the jar. I originally had just listed family members, but I decided adding some more groups will be a good teaching tool as Ben gets bigger.


(Not pictured: I also added "Our Church" and "Our Pastors.")

I look forward to talking to Ben about why and how we pray for our country, our neighbors, etc. I'm hoping we'll use this Prayer Jar for years to come!