Teaching Kids to Pray the Holy Rosary

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Last month we have a block rosary at home and as a tradition where the block rosary is, we as a family should pray the rosary together for one week. We got three sons and my eldest is only 6 years old then. On the first night, I gave each of them their rosary and asked them to follow us even if they know nothing of what we are doing. See, my second is only 4 and my youngest is only 2. As expected. they just held their rosary and left it on their seat, but my eldest still hold his rosary until we finished praying it. The following day, I asked him to seat with me and follow the way I go on with the beads, it took him awhile to follow me. On the third day, he knows already how to follow the beads but he cannot follow the prayer that we are saying so I gave him the rosary guide. Though he can read a bit, I know it will take sometime for him to familiar with all those words, but I already saw in him the willingness to learn. And the beautiful part of it is that he was able to sing the two songs even if the lyrics are not that properly pronounced. The days flies and now the block rosary was returned to our home again. Now, he is more familiar to the prayer and he knew how to answer the litany already. And the best part of it is that he is now asking me the exact time when we will be praying and the expected time to finish it. My two younger sons now are holding their rosary but only when singing the Ave Maria, but that is a good start I say to myself. At least they are encouraged to pray in their own little way. As a mother, it feels so good to see that my kids are learning the Catholic way. I know, I still need to feed them more, but at this point in time, the little learnings that they have is a good foundation for their faith to grow. So help me God.