Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
St. Basil's feast day is on January 2, but it has become a Catholic tradition to make a "St. Basil's Cake" on New Year's to celebrate one of his miracles! St. Basil was a Bishop, and a friend of the poor. He wanted to help the poor people pay their taxes, so he went around town collecting jewelry from each person. He took it all to the governor, but the governor took pity on the people and told … [Read more...]
I was going over a list of religious Christmas symbols, and discovered that there's a religious meaning behind gingerbread men! It seems there's a religious meaning behind almost everything revolving around the Christmas season. So we've been having fun making some fun gingerbread crafts! Check this quote from this site about how gingerbread men can be used to teach religion: GINGERBREAD … [Read more...]
Yesterday, our Playmobil Nativity arrived in the mail and it is sooooo cute! I absolutely love it! It took me awhile to put all the tiny pieces together, but it was so worth it- what a great toy! I was trying to decide what was the best way for me to keep all the little pieces together in my house, and knew it needed to be contained, so I made a nativity sensory bin for my kids to play … [Read more...]
In keeping with our "Wishing Jesus Happy Birthday" theme this week, I had to include a "Happy Birthday Jesus" cake! What is a birthday without a cake anyway? Making Jesus a Birthday cake has become an annual Christmas tradition at our house. We make the cake on Christmas day (a fun afternoon activity) and then we eat it for dessert after Christmas dinner. Don't forget to sing Jesus Happy Birthday … [Read more...]
Advent is a time of waiting. One fun way to wait for the coming of Our Savior's birthday is to set out our nativity sets, but hold back on placing Baby Jesus in the manger. Waiting patiently... On Christmas Eve, when the waiting is almost over and it's time to add Baby Jesus to the manger, you may as well make it a fun and meaningful family tradition! We do this by having a Baby Jesus Hunt! … [Read more...]
As we all know, Advent is a time of waiting. We are waiting for the coming of our Savior! Lent is also a time of waiting in which we make sacrifices. Did you know that Advent is traditionally a time of sacrifice for Jesus as well? A fun way to incorporate this concept with kids is the empty manger. The manger begins empty at the beginning of Advent. Each time someone in the family does a good … [Read more...]
Today, I'm beginning a new series called the "5 Days of Christmas", and I'm concentrating on Wishing Jesus Happy Birthday. When you're keeping Christ in Christmas rather than getting secularly sidetracked, that's celebrating the true reason for the season- the birth of Our Savior! I think a great place to start preparing for Jesus' birthday is to put out a nativity set. I like to have a … [Read more...]
Last year I made table runners with the Catholic dinner prayer on them as Christmas presents for everyone. These would be perfect to make in fall colors for your Thanksgiving table! Plus, if you're still looking for a homemade Christmas present idea, these were a hit! I was so behind on everything last Christmas that I didn't get pictures of them finished before I mailed them off. *Gasp!* I know, … [Read more...]
The little mass booklet for kids that started right here as a free printable has now grown into a full booklet, available in glossy, beautiful, full color! Click here to learn more! … [Read more...]
Today I have a guest post for you guys from my friend, Liz, over at Catholic Deals. I am in love with her new blog, which is totally devoted to highlighting sales and bargains on Catholic products! If you haven't already subscribed to this blog, you should. Well, that is if you're Catholic and enjoy saving money. ;-) I love that she included several craft kits in this round-up! Advent is … [Read more...]
