Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
If you want to wow your guests with the most delicious cookies in the world, look no further! These tasty cookie recipes may not be the healthiest, and they may not be the cheapest or the easiest to make... but what they cost you in calories they make up for in yummy!!! Some of these you've probably never heard of, others a classics. Today let's take a look at these delicious cookie … [Read more...]
The scallop shell is one of the most common symbols of Baptism because Jesus (as well as others) are very commonly portrade as being baptized by having water poured over them with a shell. At the baptism of all of my children, the priest used a golden dish shaped like a scallop shell to baptize them. Catholics find shells especially handy since we baptize infants and generally pour the water over … [Read more...]
Ya'll... these are the best cookies I have ever put in my mouth! I have been obsessed with them ever since my first time tasting them about 9 years ago. My friend brought them to a cookie exchange and when I put this tiny and adorable cookie in my mouth, I thought I had eaten a piece of heaven! Which is why I now named them "Heaven Melts", because the name "butter wafer cookies" didn't do their … [Read more...]
If you love living the liturgical year at home with your family (or are wanting to get started) you have come to the right place! My name is Lacy, and I've been professionally writing about liturgical living since 2009. Over the years, I have been developing resources to make it easier on Catholic moms everywhere to live out the faith with their kids. The resources I'm sharing here on this page … [Read more...]
I am so excited to bring you this Friday's Catholic how to draw video, how to draw Saint Brigid's Cross! Saint Brigid's feast day falls every year on February 1. She is also often celebrated on St. Patrick's feast day (March 17) since she was Irish. It is customary on her feast day to make what is called a "Saint Brigid's Cross" which are traditionally woven out of grass. You can see how we make … [Read more...]
When celebrating the feast day of St. Valentine, I like to keep our celebrations focused on the true meaning of the feast day as much as possible. Given that Saint Valentine is the patron Saint of couples and pretty much things all love, I thought a pack of love scripture coloring pages sounded like a great way to celebrate! The best part is that this pack is totally free to download for everyone. … [Read more...]
St. Valentine's day is a beautiful Catholic feast day to celebrate with your kids! We can remember that this day of love really is a Catholic feast day by remember the Saint himself. You can find all of my Catholic St. Valentine's Day resources for kids here, along with some quick facts about his life, but today I want to to share with you a bunch of actual Saint Valentine printables for Catholic … [Read more...]
I am so excited to bring you this week's Catholic how to draw video, how to draw Saint Valentine! I have been listening to the requests that ya'll send in, and Saints have pretty much been the top requested thing. I think it's so important to make sure that kids understand that Valentine's day is not invented by Hallmark, but in fact a Catholic feast day celebrating a Saint. You can find all of my … [Read more...]
I have a whole post here about how and why to celebrate Candlemas (February 2) with your family, but it is a long tradition to eat crepes on this day and that's exactly what my family loves to do! As a Catholic liturgical feast day this is celebrated as the feast of the presentation of Jesus at the temple. Crepes are so traditional on Candlesmas in France that they call it "Jour de Crepes" or the … [Read more...]
Candlemas is a Catholic feast day that happens every year on February 2. In Jewish tradition at the time, a baby boy was to be presented at the temple 40 days after he was born to be dedicated to God, so Candlemas is 40 days after Christmas morning. This day used to be known as the "purification of Mary", as mothers were purified at the temple that day from having their baby. There are tons of fun … [Read more...]
