Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
These weekly Catholic how to draw videos are just getting more and more fun each Friday! This week I decided to make a video for how to draw Mary and Baby Jesus which came in through some suggestions. This is perfect for a few upcoming feast days! Obviously, this is a great fit for Christmas which is right around the corner, and it's good to keep the Christmas season going for the duration of the … [Read more...]
Every year our family loves to do a lot of nativity crafts and activities at Christmas time, and reading the Christmas story to my kids from beautiful picture books is one of my favorite ways that we celebrate the true meaning of Christmas! Today I wanted to share my absolute favorite and most beautiful picture books that are specifically about the nativity with you. This is not an overwhelmingly … [Read more...]
I always loved making yarn dolls when I was a kid! I think it's a super great craft for kids because it's easy to do, you can make them inexpensively, and you end up with a cute cuddly toy that is actually fun to play with and keep around. My kids went through a phase where they were obsessed with making yarn dolls, so I thought, why not twist that to point to the true meaning of Christmas by … [Read more...]
During this Advent Season in the Catholic church, what sounds like a better treat than some good 'ol hot chocolate? I think you will be surprised at how easy this Advent recipe for kids is to make! When you're trying to focus on the true meaning of the Advent season (and not have it completely skipped by the world jumping straight into Christmas) one of the easiest ways to do that is to make a few … [Read more...]
The feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is December 12, and the feast of St. Juan Diego is December 9! Celebrating these feasts with Catholic kids is super fun, and the story of San Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe is certainly a favorite! I have a printable Our Lady of Guadalupe craft that ya'll have been requesting now for quite awhile, so I am very excited to bring this to you today! You can find … [Read more...]
Well it's Friday and you know what that means... it's time for your TGIF how to draw video for the week! With Christmas just around the corner, I thought it would be really fun to share a video of how to draw baby Jesus in a manger. This one is so fun cute and easy to draw! Last week I released a set of how to draw videos for drawing your own Jesse Tree ornaments, and today's video of how to draw … [Read more...]
Last week I released my new How To Draw Jesse Tree ornaments set, and today I have the download of the ornaments that were drawn. They are exactly the same ornaments as are in the how to draw videos, but this is a printable set for anyone that wanted to just print them rather than draw them. They can be printed as coloring pages for kids, or already in full color to come out of your printer … [Read more...]
You can now draw your own Jesse Tree ornaments with this new video set I just released- how to draw Jesse Tree Ornaments! Now your kids can draw their own Jesse Tree ornaments as they follow along with my videos step by step! Kids are going to love drawing these, and you will love having this keepsake for years to come. The Jesse Tree is a beautiful Advent tradition to celebrate with your family, … [Read more...]
There are plenty of feast days to celebrate with Catholic kids during Advent to really enhance your time with your family and turn it towards the true meaning of the season. You can click each day (well, most of them anyway) to go to all of my resources about that feast day. You'll find tons of crafts, activities, printables, and more for celebrating these Advent Saint feast days! I guarantee that … [Read more...]
Well I am really starting to love these how to draw videos as I am going with this project- they seem to be getting more fun by the week! I was thinking about how popular the "How To Draw Saints" video was for All Saints' Day, and it occurred to me that ya'll might enjoy an Advent version. My family just loves to celebrate the December Saint feast days, so this seemed like the perfect idea. So … [Read more...]
