Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
May is the month of Mary. It is a tradition in the Catholic church to crown Mary with flowers during the month of May. It can be done at any time during the month, but May 1st (also known as "May Day") is a very popular day for it ;-) You can use real flowers, or make a crown from fake flowers. I have a post here all about how to plan your own May crowning. Today let's look at some May crowning … [Read more...]
St. Mark's feast day is coming up on April 25. His symbol is the lion. It's usually a winged lion, but I didn't find any of those on the internet- lol! So here are some lion ideas to celebrate his feast day with your kids. Be creative and add wings to what you can. Then send me the pictures ;-) You can find all of my resources for living the liturgical year in April here. Now let's take a look at … [Read more...]
Here are some fun ideas for celebrating St. George's feast day (April 23) with kids! Some of them are not actually "St. George Crafts", but are knights and dragons, so use your imagination ;-) You can find all of my resources for living the liturgical year in April here. Now let's take a look at these St. George and the dragon crafts! I love this knight from That Artist Woman. She gives step … [Read more...]
It seems to be quite a popular idea to make a dragon cake to celebrate St. George's feast day with kids! What a fun idea :-) In the Catholic church, St. George's feast day is April 23, so you have 1 week to make your plans and pick up supplies for your fire breathing cake! You can find all of my resources for living the liturgical year in April here. Now let's take a look at these dragon cakes for … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. I love to do cute stuff, but decorating elaborate cakes and such is not my strongest talent. Lol! So I came up with these super easy first communion cookies that anyone should be able to make, and I think they're pretty cute :-) Start by baking cookies. Any cookies. You can even just make some slice … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. I've been finding some more first communion ideas around and couldn't help but share them with all of you! :-) Check out these gorgeous cookies from Bake at 350. (You can order a Chalice Cookie Cutter here - Chalice Cookie Cutter or Chalice and Host Cookie Cutter) Love these directions on Real Life at … [Read more...]
If you're looking to make a traditional Mary garden, I have a post all about how to start a Mary garden here. But today I am going to share some ideas with you about different crafts you can make to go along with your Mary garden. There are also ideas here for having a Mary garden inside, and how to make a Mary garden even if you don't have a Mary statue. So check it out- Mary garden crafts and … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. Alright, I'm not saying that I could pull off making any of these cakes, but I do love them! And maybe some of you are better bakers than I am ;-) Plus, everyone loves a little eye candy to feast on, right? I'm also including some other reception food ideas after the cakes, because dessert should come first! Or maybe that's just the … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. First communion is coming up! (Sorry if I'm too late for some of you!) Normally, I only run things on this blog that are free or that you can make yourself. Today I'm also suggesting some things that you can buy, but they are handmade, and buying handmade is the best way to go if you're not going to do it yourself! (At least I think … [Read more...]
Decorating for the liturgical season can be a great way to keep your family's focus on what's important. I decorated our mantel for Easter Sunday, and we will leave it up for all 50 days of Easter (at which time I imagine I'll decorate it for Pentecost) :-) Here is our Easter mantel: Remember the Alleluia we buried? Well, it's time to bring it back out! One of … [Read more...]
