Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
The Trinity is a big concept to grasp, and honestly, as humans, I do not believe that our brains are fully capable of understanding it. However, I do believe that God wants us to try, and to teach our children the concept of the Trinity as well as possible. Today, we are going to think about how an apple is like the Trinity I am always looking to weave the faith into our lives as much as … [Read more...]
I wanted to come up with a fresh idea for Catholic pumpkin carving, but I really didn't feel like scooping seeds and pumpkin guts. I've always been more of a fan of painting pumpkins myself. Anywho, I came up with this idea to decorate pumpkins with Catholic kids for All Saints' day, and I wanted to share it with all of you. You can find all of my All Saints' Day resources for kids here. I … [Read more...]
The feast day of St. Michael and the Archangels is just around the corner on September 29, and there are a lot of traditional recipes to celebrate this day! Some traditional recipes for Michaelmas include goose, carrots, bannock, and also... pretty much anything with blackberries! If you want to learn more about Michaelmas traditions, read this article. The legend of St. Michael and … [Read more...]
Catholic families that live the liturgical year at home look forward to celebrating the feast of the Archangels every year on September 29! You can find all my my resources for feast days to celebrate in September here. Today, I would like to share with you some ideas and activities to celebrating Michaelmas with your Catholic kids, but first, I want to share a little bit about this day with … [Read more...]
Do you want to celebrate the liturgical year at home, but you don't know where to start? Or maybe you don't even know what living liturgically means. Either way, you have come to the right place. So, what is the liturgical year? There's no reason to be confused or intimidated by this terminology. The liturgical year is just another way of saying church year or christian calendar. The term … [Read more...]
Making sure that our kids get a good Catholic religious education is important. You may decide to accomplish this by taking your kids to CCD each Wednesday night, or by dropping them at Catholic school each morning. Whatever your system is, today I want to share with you just what the Catechism says about educating our children, because I consider it actually shocking. But first, a question. … [Read more...]
For the month of September, and I am so excited to bring you this free how to draw video for kids with the heart of Our Lady Of Sorrows! The whole month of September is dedicated to the Sorrowful Heart Of Mary, and the feast of Our Lady Of Sorrows specifically falls on September 15. This is a video for step by step how to draw a the Sorrowful Heart Of Mary. You can find all of my Our Lady Of … [Read more...]
The feast of Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel is coming up on July 16. We have been having a blast here learning new Mary feast days and stories, but we can't forget this well known Mary apparition as well! This particular feast day is super awesome because it includes Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel, St. Simon Stock, and also the sacramental of scapulars! You can find more fun July feast days to celebrate here. For … [Read more...]
Hi, everyone! Today I am continuing with my new "how-to-draw" series for Catholic kids, and I am very excited to present my first how to draw a Catholic Saint... St. Kateri! She is such a fun Saint because she is the first Native American Saint to be canonized by the Catholic church. She has a very inspiring story, so definitely check it out! Her feast day is coming up on July 14, so … [Read more...]
My kids 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 puffy shaving cream paint recipe and give … [Read more...]
