Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
When you're first starting out building your Catholic children's library, it can feel very overwhelming, and quite frankly... expensive!!! My official recommendation is not to freak out- just start your home liturgical library with a good children's bible and a Saint story treasury. Having these 2 things will take you a long way in teaching your children the faith at home. You can find all of my … [Read more...]
When celebrating with kids, I always love to include some fun food! Doesn't delicious food always seem to take an ordinary day and make it more into a party? Cake is one of our favorite ways to celebrate, and I love this strawberry sandwich cupcake recipe. It's also a winner with the kids! Simple, includes actual fruit, and no decorating skills are needed. This is my kind of recipe. I … [Read more...]
Saint Pope John Paul II is an amazing modern Saint with an annual feast day that happens every year on October 22. This feast day is perfect for celebrating with kids because St. Pope John Paul II is so inspirational, did so many amazing things for the Catholic Church, and there are so many fun ways to celebrate! You can find all of my Pope resources for kids here, but today let's look at some … [Read more...]
We just love to try different kinds of arts and crafts around here, and it's even more fun when you can make it yourself with ingredients you already have around the house! You can find all of my easy paint recipes for kids here. This puffy paint recipe is super easy, and the way it puffs and in instantly dry is a lot of fun! Today I will give you the microwave puffy paint recipe and give you all … [Read more...]
There are lot of different homemade paints that are easy to whip up at home, and in a lot of cases you may already have the ingredients you need! I love process art for kids, and playing with different mediums is a great way to get their creative juices flowing. Let's check out these easy paint recipes for kids. I think these are going to be easier and more fun than you might think! I … [Read more...]
As a Catholic, I love including fun snacks and recipes that keep my kids focuses on the current feast day! Why not remember the true meaning of All Souls' Day with these super fun "Holy Ghost" soul cakes? You can find tons of resources for celebrating All Saints'/All Souls' day with kids here. Now let me show you my recipe for Holy Ghost Soul Cakes! Traditional Soul Cakes For All Souls' … [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...]
Since St. Francis is the patron Saint of animals, I decided this would be a great feast day to remember man's best friend! You can get the kids involved in this one and live the liturgical year in a way that Fido can celebrate with you. Today I'm going to share with you a super simple diy doggy biscuit recipe that only takes 6 simple ingredients that you probably already have at home! You can find … [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...]
The guardian angel feast day happens each year on October 2. This is a super fun feast day to celebrate with your family! This posts focuses specifically on resources that are good for learning about guardian angels, but you can find all of my angel activities for kids here. For today I'm going to share with you 10 ways to celebrate the feast day of Guardian Angels with your family. Teach … [Read more...]
