Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
I've been trying to teach my kids about the Stations of the Cross this Lent, and it's going really well! I came up with these Stations of the Cross eggs, and I'm so excited about them!!! This is by far the best hands on way I have ever found to teach preschoolers how to pray the Stations of the Cross, and we use them year after year. You can find all of my Stations of the Cross resources for kids … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 25 Letter of the week: U Theme: Upper Room Saint of the Week: St. Ursula Craft: Upper Room Craft For the letter "U" this week, we are learning about the things that happened in the "Upper Room". This includes the Lord's Supper, and it just so happens that I already designed a craft for that! This craft is based on the famous painting by … [Read more...]
I wanted to find a fun way to teach my kids about rosary. I also wanted to have some visuals to teach them about all the different mysteries of the rosary, so we came up with these paper bag books. We love to work on crafty stuff, and you can find all of my crafty rosary resources for kids here. These were a lot of fun to make and I think they came out really cute! To make … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 24 Letter of the week: T Theme: Trinity Saint of the Week: St. Therese Craft: Trinity Shamrock Craft This week we are learning about the letter "T", and what better time to learn about the Trinity than for St. Patrick's Day?! I just love when the whole world is celebrating Catholic feast days! :-) For this craft, all you need is green fun foam, plastic … [Read more...]
As some of ya'll already know, my 5 year old daughter loves to craft! But my 2 year old son... not so much, actually. However, I have found that he seems to respond really well to music! I've been trying to work more music into our activities, so we made up a little song for St. Patrick that goes with our Saint Patrick puppets. :-) This can also go with my St. Patrick from the Alphabet … [Read more...]
It's a great idea to go over the Stations of the Cross with children during Lent. When we find ourselves traveling on Good Friday (to be with family on Easter) I always print a Stations of the Cross booklet to take with us so we can pray them on the drive. You can find out everything you ever needed to know about them at my Stations of the Cross 101 post here. Here are some printable stations … [Read more...]
Ya'll know I've been obsessed with making paper bag saint puppets, so today I bring you Saint Patrick! :-) The one above is made with just a lunch sized paper bag, paper, glue, and googly eyes. I drew on the crosses with a marker. Here's a picture of the pieces before they went together: His beard is shaped like a heart. I folded the paper in half and cut it out like … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 24 Letter of the week: S Theme: Saints Saint of the Week: St. Sebastian Craft: Saint Collage Craft This craft is soooo easy to do! Just fold some paper in half, cut out a heart, glue it down, and trace around it with a marker. Then write "Saints, Our Heavenly Family". Have the kids cut out and glue down pictures of the saints in the heart. You can use holy cards, print … [Read more...]
Jennifer from Family in Feast and Feria has some great printables for children this lent! I am very excited about these beautiful (and free) pages she put into a printable form. There is one page for every day with prayers, a reflection, and beautiful artwork! These pages could make observing Lent with your children easy and meaningful. It's called "Lent for Children. A Thought a Day". Print it … [Read more...]
When you're celebrating the liturgical year with your kids, you can think of the season of Lent a lot like you do Advent. It's a long season of preparation, and we need to get ready for Easter. I like to do activities with kids that last the length of the season, so it's important to prepare before Ash Wednesday ahead of time so you're ready to go! Although I will add here that it's never too late … [Read more...]
