Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
If you're looking for a cute little Catholic craft for kids, you may love this little felt nun finger puppet! (I also have a paper version down here for you) Supplies Needed to Complete this Craft: Black, white, and skin tone paper or felt Old marker cap Glue Googly eyes Pipe cleaner Yarn or embroidery floss I made this nun finger … [Read more...]
So over the weekend I went to the national IHM conference, and I had such a great time! The vendors were awesome, I went to some very inspirational talks, and the people were great! I absolutely loved meeting people that I've only had the pleasure of talking to online. I went with my mother-in-law, and it really was more fun to go with someone (even though I ran into people I knew all … [Read more...]
Ok, I just loved the Divine Mercy Sundaes so much that you can pretty much expect "Liturgical Sundaes" to become a staple here. :-) It's such an easy way to celebrate- no prep, just serving time and delicious celebration of Pentecost Sunday with your kids! (No cooking involved is such a big plus for me!) You can find all of my Holy Spirit resources for kids here. Celebrating Pentecost Sunday with … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 29 Letter of the week: Y Theme: Saying Yes to God! Saint of the Week: St. Yolanda Craft: 'Yes Lord' thumbs up craft I am nearing the end of the alphabet with the letter "Y". I can't believe I'm almost finished! :-) Y was a harder letter to "craft" than I thought it would be, but I'm very happy with this "Yes, Lord" craft I came up with. I was first introduced to the … [Read more...]
This is so easy to do and my kids have been loving it! On May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope John Paul II is being beatified! :-) So this week, we've been making Divine Mercy medals and JPII crucifixes! This is easier to do than it looks. All you need is polymer clay and a few religious medals. You can get polymer clay (like Sculpey or Fimo) from a craft store, or even Walmart, and it's … [Read more...]
This week the kids and I made some Mary garden terrariums! Not only was this super fun, but it opens the door to discussing evaporation, plants, roots, and honoring Mary. You can find all of my ideas about how to honor Mary with kids in May here, and today we are going to talk about how to make a mini Mary garden with kids. I want to start out by saying that I'm not a garden … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 28 Letter of the week: X Theme: St. Francis Xavier Saint of the Week: St. Francis Xavier Craft: Spoon Saint Francis Xavier You can get wooden craft spoons at your local craft store. These are simple to make, and a lot of fun! How to Make a St. Francis Xavier Spoon Saint Start with a wooden craft spoon. Have the kids use markers to add … [Read more...]
So we're still learning about tossing our nets to the other side. Here's a craft that goes with the bible story. This craft is mostly pre-cut-out fun foam stickers on foam board. The little "net" (which is a piece of tulle used to wrap wedding favors) sticks on with velcro and is removable. The little fishermen are also removable and just stick into the slit in the boat. You gotta love … [Read more...]
We've still been focusing on the Stations of the Resurrection (14 things that happened from the resurrection to Pentecost). Station number 10 is: Jesus Appears by the Sea of Tiberias (John 21:1-14). Are you familiar with this story? In Jesus' 3rd appearance after His death, some of the apostles have been fishing, but they can't catch any fish. Jesus tells them to toss their nets to the other … [Read more...]
Being May and all, I've been playing some Mary hymns on the guitar, and wanted to share some of the chords with you. I only dabble in guitar, so these chords are super easy to play. These Hail Holy Queen chords are for beginners. If I can play it, you can play it. Trust me. ;-) Printable Hail Holy Queen Guitar Chords Printable Hail Holy Queen Lyrics HAIL HOLY … [Read more...]
