Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts and recipes for kids here! We've been working on some Dogwood flower crafts to go along with The Legend of the Dogwood Tree during this Easter season. Check out this dogwood flower cross craft! You can find all of my cross-crafts for kids here. Now let's make this awesome dogwood flower craft! These simple dogwood flowers were made out of … [Read more...]
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts and recipes for kids here! Have you heard the legend of the dogwood tree? It's a fun, religious story you can tell kids at Easter time. Since we celebrate the entire 50 days of the Easter season here, we like to include the legend of the dogwood flower! Note* I'm not saying this legend is true, I'm just saying it's a fun Easter story that my kids … [Read more...]
Find all of my Divine Mercy Ideas here. Divine Mercy Sunday is the Sunday after Easter, so if you're looking to pray a novena with your family, you start on Good Friday. Crafting this Divine Mercy Novena counter is a great way to get children involved in the novena process. :-) The idea to make a novena counter like this was submitted to me by Happy Catholic Home last year. You can see her … [Read more...]
Making Easter Story Cookies (Aka, resurrection cookies) is a fun way to celebrate the true meaning of Easter with your kids! It's become a beloved tradition at our house on Holy Saturday. Each ingredient for the cookies has a symbolism to the resurrection story, and the process of making the cookies all represents the resurrection and has coordinating Scripture! This post has full directions and a … [Read more...]
Sometimes when I am looking for fun religious snacks for my kids, I can't always find what I'm looking for. While in search for some fun Christ-centered Easter basket stuffers this year, I really wanted to include some fun and colorful crosses. We decided to try our hand at some diy cross pops, and they came out looking like beautiful stained glass! Turns out you can totally make your own candy … [Read more...]
I love to teach my kids the stories from the Bible in fun and hands on ways, especially during Holy Week! Holy Week leads up to the most important day for Christians, which is Easter! It begins with Palm Sunday, and I like to make sure this is a special and memorable day at our house. We made these Palm Sunday crafts with handprint palms, and footprint donkeys. So much fun! You can find all … [Read more...]
I recently got a fabulous email from a reader, Alexandra Montano, with this adorable Lenten song for kids! She's been using it with her Catholic ABC program. She said it was ok to share it with all of you here, so I typed it up in a downloadable version you can print for free! :-) Download the Lent Song for Kids Here! It's to the tune of "Frere Jacques" (in English, "Are You Sleeping" or … [Read more...]
We made this super easy Lenten lunch last Friday, and the kids really loved it! It's amazing how 30 seconds of work can dazzle kids. This would be a perfect, simple lunch to serve on Good Friday (or Ash Wednesday, or any Friday during Lent really). You can find all of my holy week food ideas for kids here. This could not have been easier to do. Make your kids some peanutbutter sandwiches- … [Read more...]
Here's a novena for St. Joseph that's fun and interactive to do with kids! The best part is, it's free to download and print all the pieces you need! You can find all of my resources for celebrating St. Joseph's feast day here. Now let's take a look at this St. Joseph novena with a free printable download. I also have this printable St. Joseph's altar for kids that is really fun, so … [Read more...]
This is a great tip for making Shamrocks from pipe cleaners! This picture really says it all: Just put 3 of your fingers together, and wrap the pipe cleaner around all of them, 1 at a time. Pull it off the tops of your fingers, and twist the 2 ends together to hold it. Trim the stem to your desired length. You're finished! Even if kids need some help, use their fingers to wrap … [Read more...]
