Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
There are many variations of this word: Hallow, hallowed, hallows, or even hallowing. But what does hallowed mean, exactly? And how did this word get all tied up into Halloween? When something is described at “hallowed”, it means holy, sacred, consecrated, or greatly honored. In the Bible, remember when Moses is walking on “hallowed ground” and he needed to take off his sandals? … [Read more...]
A few days ago, I wrote an article titled "Do Trick-or-Treating and All Saints' Day Go Together?" where I revealed to you that my family goes trick-or-treating dressed as Saints. I view this as being witnesses to the world, and taking back our own Catholic feast day of All Hallows Eve. (In fact, I wrote an article a few years ago about putting the "Hallow" back in "Halloween".) And if you have … [Read more...]
The Day of the Dead, or as it's known in Spanish, Dia de los Muertos, happens at the beginning of November each year. There is a lot of confusion around how to celebrate this occasion as a Catholic, and whether it's for all Catholics or just those with Mexican heritage. Today we are going to take a look at the traditions, terms, heritage, and meaning behind Dia de los Muertos, and how to celebrate … [Read more...]
The Day of the Dead, or in Spanish, Dia de los Muertos, is a very important celebrations for Mexicans and also Catholics all over the world! These festivities start as early as October 31, and are celebrated on November 1 and 2. Catholics would also know these as the feast days of All Saints' and All Souls. You can read more about celebrating the Day of the Dead as a Catholic here. Today, we are … [Read more...]
All Saints' Day is one of our favorite days to celebrate when living the liturgical year at home, but like many things this year, COVID 19 has changed the face of what our celebrating is going to look like. In lieu of church carnivals and celebrations this year, my family has opted for an at home All Saints' Day tea party, and some printable All Saints' Day games. But how can we celebrate and … [Read more...]
For All Saints' Day each year, I like to serve fun snacks for kids that symbolize a part of different Saint stories. We love to make a tea party out of it! This list is meant to make shopping for symbolic Saint food easier for you! I hope these links make it easier to find what you're looking for. :-) You can find my Saint Food Labels that these foods go with here. A lot of the things I have … [Read more...]
Saint Francis of Assisi is an amazing Saint and one of the most well known! If you have 2 Catholic statues in your yard, it's probably 1 Mary statue and one St. Francis statue. His feast day comes around every year on October 4. You can find more fun Saints and feasts to celebrate in October here. Now let's look at some fun ideas for celebrating St. Francis of Assisi with … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids, and October is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Some of these feast days include St. Francis, St. Therese, and the feast day of the guardian angels! The month of October is also dedicated to the rosary. You can find all of my month to month post on living liturgically here. Now let's look at these … [Read more...]
Teaching your kids the stories of the Gospels is so important, and I always find that kids learn the best when I make it fun and relevant for them! We have the story of Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead coming up this Sunday, so I wanted to gather fun resources to use with kids for teaching them this awesome Bible story. So lets check out- Lazarus crafts, printables, and activities for … [Read more...]
Advent is a great time to celebrate with kids! Sometimes it's hard to find good Advent crafts because the world just seems to move straight from Halloween to Christmas, but having an Advent wreath in our home is one of our favorite family traditions for living the liturgical year! I also love to take the time to make Advent wreath crafts with kids because when kids make it themselves, it becomes … [Read more...]
