Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
The Epiphany is 12 days after Christmas and is the day that the 3 kings arrived to visit Baby Jesus. Many families celebrate Christmas all the way through the Epiphany and it's a really great way to keep the Christmas season going! Our family loves to celebrate the liturgical year and you can find all of my resources for celebrating the Epiphany with kids here. There are many ways to enjoy this … [Read more...]
If you're looking for resources to live the Liturgical year at home with your family in January, you've come to the right place! You can find all of my liturgical year resources month by month here. Check out my new printable liturgical calendar for Catholics! This includes all your major feast days and liturgical seasons along with holy days of obligation, solemnities, liturgical colors, … [Read more...]
There are many traditions for celebrating the Epiphany that stem from all over the world! From King's cake to chalking your door, I have a great round up of Epiphany traditions for families here. The feast itself is a celebration of the 3 kings arriving to visit baby Jesus, and there are many ways to celebrate the Epiphany with kids. So lets dive into the ideas! Since it's January, check … [Read more...]
Maybe you know or maybe you don't, but Christmas is not just a day, it's a season! Celebrating the whole Christmas season with your kids can be a great way to make them understand the true meaning of Christmas, and we love to celebrate all the way through the Epiphany! Traditionally the Epiphany comes after the 12 days of Christmas on January 6th, but it can be moved to the nearest Sunday. Check … [Read more...]
When living the liturgical year, first comes the Advent season, then comes the Christmas season. For Catholics, Advent is a season for waiting and preparation. Christmas day starts the Christmas season, which isn't a day but actually continues. In fact, there are 12 whole days of Christmas, and they go all the way through the Epiphany! Sometimes the 12 days of Christmas are referred to as the 12 … [Read more...]
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...]
