Printable Prayer Cards for Kids (Free PDF)
A prayer card sized for small hands teaches a child that prayer belongs to them too. This set gathers the short prayers most children learn first — a bedtime prayer, a mealtime grace, a guardian angel prayer, and a simple morning prayer — in plain, easy-to-read words. Print them at home on regular paper or cardstock, or save the page as a PDF to keep on a phone for the car or a Sunday-school class.
Each card is short enough for an early reader to say from memory after a few nights, and simple enough that a parent can read it aloud to a toddler. Print the whole set for a bedside stack, or just the one your family needs tonight.
Prints one card per page. Standard letter size. Use your browser’s Print dialog to save as PDF.
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. Guide me safely through the night, and wake me with the morning light. Amen.
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God Is Great, God Is Good (A Mealtime Grace)
God is great, God is good, and we thank Him for our food. By His hands we all are fed; give us, Lord, our daily bread. Amen.
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Angel of God, My Guardian Dear
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom His love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
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A Child's Morning Prayer
Dear God, thank You for this new day. Thank You for my family, my home, and all the people who love me. Help me be kind, help me be brave, and help me remember that You are with me wherever I go today. Amen.
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A Child's Prayer of Thanks
Thank You, God, for the sun and the rain, for my friends and my family, for food to eat and a bed to sleep in. Thank You most of all for loving me. Amen.
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Scripture to pray
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.— Matthew 19:14
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.— Proverbs 22:6
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.— Psalm 127:3
And Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. ... And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.— 1 Samuel 3:9-10
Frequently asked questions
What age are these prayer cards for?
These cards use short lines and simple words, so they work well for early readers (around 5-9 years old) and for parents reading aloud to toddlers and preschoolers. The rhyming bedtime prayer and mealtime grace are the two children memorize fastest.
Can I print these prayer cards at home?
Yes. Click 'Print / Save as PDF' at the top of the card section. Each prayer prints on its own letter-size page — good for a bedside stack, a lunchbox note, or a Sunday-school handout. For a pocket-size card, use your printer's 'multiple pages per sheet' setting and cut apart after printing.
Are these kids’ prayer cards free?
Yes. Every card on this page is free to print, save as a PDF, and share, with no signup. We only ask that you keep the small findaprayer.com line at the bottom of each card.
Is the guardian angel prayer only for Catholic families?
“Angel of God, my guardian dear” comes from Catholic tradition, but its words — asking God's angel to guard a child through the day — are welcomed by many Protestant families too. If your family prefers a prayer without it, the bedtime prayer, mealtime grace, and morning prayer on this page carry no denominational language.
How do I help a young child memorize a prayer?
Start with the shortest one — the mealtime grace is only two rhyming lines. Say it together at the same moment each day (bedtime, the dinner table) so the routine itself becomes the reminder, and let your child finish the last word or two once they know it, building up to saying it alone.