Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
The solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus is such a great day to celebrate with kids when living the liturgical year in your home! I always find that when I reach kids on their own level with fun, hands-on activities, it helps them learn the story and retain it longer. You can find all of my resources for celebrating the ascension with kids here. Today, let's check out these ascension of Jesus … [Read more...]
I love to make fun recipes around here that the kids can participate with, and these play dough cookies turned out to be super fun, and also delicious! You could make these into any shape you wanted, which is amazing, because you can basically make any cookie shape without needing a specialized cookie cutter. These rainbow cookies are fun for kids to make, and they can totally shape them on their … [Read more...]
Catholic families love to have a Mary garden to display at their home. Often this is in a "Mary Garden". The statue can be big or small, new or old, and they all have the same purpose: To honor Mary in our homes and have a place to go for reflective prayer. But what if your Mary statue is looking... a little under the weather. I´m going to tell you step by step how I restored my own Mary statue! … [Read more...]
The story of the Good Shepherd is such a great Bible story to teach children! I always find that when I reach kids on their own level with fun, hands-on activities, it helps them learn the story and retain it longer. You can find all of my Bible crafts for kids here. This Sunday's Gospel reading is John 14: 1-12 when Jesus says he is "the way, the truth, and the life" so let's look at some fun … [Read more...]
The feast day of Our Lady Of Fatima lands each year on May 13, and this is a super fun feast day to celebrate when living the liturgical year at home with your Catholic kids! (The anniversary of the miracle of the spinning sun is on October 13, so that is a great day for these activities as well!) This is such a really fun story and miracle to celebrate with kids, and there are lots of ways to … [Read more...]
Honoring Mary is a big part of the Catholic faith, and traditionally you will find Mary statues in Catholic homes, churches, schools, etc. They can be inside or outside, they can be part of a Mary garden, they can be beside the altar- anywhere really! Whether or not you have a Mary statue yourself, now you kids can have their very own, and all you need is a printer! Check it out- a printable Mary … [Read more...]
The story of the Good Shepherd is such a great Bible story to teach children! I always find that when I reach kids on their own level with fun, hands-on activities, it helps them learn the story and retain it longer. You can find all of my Bible crafts for kids here. Good Shepherd Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Easter, and this is absolutely a perfect time to learn all about the story of the Good … [Read more...]
When celebrating the liturgical year with my kids, we just love to celebrate Marian feast days! Sometimes there are specific foods we eat for individual feast days of Our Lady, but these beautiful blue feast day cookies will add some festive fun to any Marian feast day. You can find more resources on honoring Mary with your kids here. Now let's take a look at this Mary cookie recipe! These … [Read more...]
May Day is the first day of May. It's a celebration of May flowers and springtime. It is traditionally celebrated with May baskets, May pole dancing, and also crowning a "queen of May". Since the month of Mary is dedicated to Mary, this can make it an extra fun day to have a May crowning! And since we are crowning Mary as the queen of May, why not celebrate with some good 'ol fashioned May … [Read more...]
Honoring Mary in your family is a beautiful devotion to instill in your children. I always love celebrating the liturgical year with fun food and recipes! The kids always think it's a party when there is cake, as it is a traditional celebration food. You can find my post all about how to plan a May crowning with kids here, although this cake recipe is perfect for any Marian feast day or … [Read more...]
