Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
I am very excited to announce that A Picture Book of the Mass was updated just a little with my latest printing! I commissioned some artwork for new sit, stand, and kneel symbols. Aren't they awesome?! They are by Bernadette Dubois. If you're looking for a Catholic freelance artist, you can email her at Dubois {at} temple {dot} edu. I couldn't be happier with this project! They're a … [Read more...]
It's almost Lent! We're really big at our house on observing Lent, and then celebrating Easter. Burying the Alleluia is a great way to kick this off! Before I started this site, I never realized that Catholics don't say Alleluia or Gloria during Lent. It's so awesome to be more in tune with cool stuff like that! Now, when I'm at Mass following along in my Mass booklet, I can follow along with … [Read more...]
Find all of my peg doll resources here! Okay, these are the last of my Catholic peg dolls for now- check out our little altar servers! I love these little guys- they're my favorite! These are a little more complicated than the nun peg dolls or the priest peg dolls because to make them short, we actually sawed off the bottom of the pegs. Like, with an actual saw. I usually avoid using … [Read more...]
Find all of my peg doll resources here! This is a super cute and fun toy for Catholic kids. You don't have to special order expensive wooden peg doll parts to make these; you don't have to be a great painter to pull this off either. Trust me, you can craft these adorable Catholic peg people- you really can. And you know what? These fun little Nun dolls make great Mass toys for little … [Read more...]
When I teach Catholic ABC's at our homeschool co-op, my class always finishes by putting together a prayer table and saying our Rosary prayers with our beginner Rosaries. Check out what goes on our prayer table. Here are the basics you'll need to put together your own prayer table: Table of some kind Cloth Standing crucifix Bible Vase/flowers Candle Any other … [Read more...]
The month of January is dedicated to the most holy name of Jesus, and has a lot of really fun feast days for Catholic families to celebrate! Of course it starts with New Year's day (the feast of Mary, the Mother of God) includes the Epiphany, and has some really awesome St. feast days too, so lets check out some ideas of days for you to celebrate with your family this year. For starters, … [Read more...]
There is a lot of confusion about the Liturgical Christmas Season for Catholics. Does Christmas last 1 day? 8 days? 12 days? 40 days? What's the deal?! Today we are going to talk about when the Christmas season starts for Catholics, how long it lasts, what other feast days land during the Christmas season, when it's over, and when to take down your Christmas tree. The Short Answer: … [Read more...]
Advent is a time of joyful anticipation, so we have been procrastinating patiently waiting to put out our Christmas decorations. We put them up on Friday. In keeping with our tone of a simple, yet meaningful Christmas this year, we took it easy and had a nice family afternoon. Because we waited until so late in the year, our tree cost only $13. We usually cut one down ourselves as a … [Read more...]
We made these super easy Baby Jesus cookies for Lydia's Christmas pageant yesterday, and I wanted to share them with you. They're super easy to make, don't involve any cooking at all, and even kids can make them. Even the cookies I decorated I did with 1 hand as I bounced Anabelle on my left hip. (Yep, she's at that age...) Supplies Needed to make Baby Jesus Cookies: Nutter Butter … [Read more...]
We all have a lot going on, and the pressure to make the holidays merry and bright for everyone can become overwhelming to mothers very quickly. In 8 years of marriage, I have had 4 children, and lived in 10 different houses. Yes, that said 10. In fact, we just moved again 2 weeks ago. I have learned first hand how to pull off the holidays without melting down, even during transitional times. … [Read more...]
