Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Updated to say: This post was written before an actually Catholic bible journal existed, however, it's still useful information about turning a study bible that you already have into a journaling bible! Where To Purchase A Catholic Journaling Bible Check out purchasable Catholic journaling bibles here Bible Journaling has been rising in popularity, and for any of you who follow me on … [Read more...]
This tea party is good to do for all 50 days of the Easter season! I consider this tea party kind of a counterpart to our traditional Lenten tea that we like to have. It's full of symbols for all the things that happened from Easter through Pentecost, and roughly follows the Stations of Light (AKA Stations of the Resurrection, Way of the Light, or Via Lucis) You can find all of our liturgical tea … [Read more...]
There's an awesome hobby that goes by many names- bible journaling, illustrated faith, bible art, documented faith... but it matters not what you call it- once I saw it, I knew it was for me!!! (Go to my Bible Journaling Pinterest Board to see some examples if you're unfamiliar with Bible Journaling.) Feel free to use the hashtag: #catholicbiblejournal to join in and share your creations … [Read more...]
I love celebrating feast days with kids with really fun food or recipes! Palm Sunday is always a big day at our house, and celebrating with ice cream sundaes is not only fun, but also easy for mom! You can find all of my holy week food ideas for kids here. I'm such a fan of the Sunday/Ice Cream Sundae pun (obviously. See my Divine Mercy Sundaes, Trinity Sundaes, and Pentecost Sundaes). … [Read more...]
It's no secret that we love tea parties, and will throw one for nearly any occasion, so it's no shocker that we like to have them for St. Patrick's day! You can find all of our liturgical tea parties here, along with my tips for making tea parties extra fun for kids! I love tea parties because they can be as simple or as complicated as you want, and you can do them with … [Read more...]
I made a printable book that tells the story of Holy Week for children. The story is adapted from the book of Matthew, and the story is illustrated by your child and his or her handprints. :-) Each handprint picture is designed to be loads of fun, and easy to replicate! Even the youngest of children can participate in a handprint craft, and the craft also becomes a keepsake to be treasured. … [Read more...]
I made some great progress with 40 bags in 40 days here over the last few weeks! Decluttering feels so good and I can't believe what an impact this project has had on our home- check it out! (I shared my first week with this project here, and today I'm sharing days 5-11.) On day 5, I tackled the laundry room. Interestingly enough, I know the before and after pictures … [Read more...]
For those of you who have seen my symbolic passion story lunch, this is going to look very familiar. As we've gotten into poetry teas, we turned this one into a tea party as well. (Can I just say again how much I love having weekly tea parties with my kids?!) Love it! You can find all of our liturgical tea parties here, along with my tips for making tea parties extra fun for kids. Now let's check … [Read more...]
This year, I jumped on board with 40 bags in 40 days and I am so glad that I did! I'm only 5 days in right now, but I can tell already that this project is going to be a huge blessing to my home! You know all those little things you never get around to because you're already up to your elbows in dishes and laundry? Well, now is the time ladies, and it's not too late to get started! :-) I've … [Read more...]
Each week, we have a "poetry tea." I need to write a post about it sometime, but essentially, we just have tea with lunch and take turns reading poetry while we eat. We've been doing this for a couple of years now, and absolutely love it! You can find all of our liturgical tea parties here, along with my tips for making tea parties extra fun for kids! I usually keep it simple, but sometimes get … [Read more...]
