Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Alright, here are some things my family did to celebrate Easter Sunday this year! We made Easter Story Cookies on Holy Saturday evening. The kids had a great time! Lydia (who is 4) totally got the story, although we just talked about it. We didn't read it from the bible. The cookies were set out on the coffee table for when my kids woke up. I couldn't leave them in the oven … [Read more...]
How lucky are we as Catholics? Easter lasts a whole 50 days. That's longer than lent! :-) Whoo hoo! So at our house, we really did concentrate on lent up until Easter Sunday, and we will continue to celebrate for the entire season. Here are some ideas for keeping that Easter season going :-) Waltzing Matilda hung 50 eggs with activities inside- one for each day to open! We're doing a variation … [Read more...]
Divine Mercy Sunday is this Sunday! The story is that Jesus appeared to St. Faustina and asked her to have a picture of him painted as he appeared to her. He wanted the words "Jesus I Trust in You" included on the picture. You can read more about this story here. Here is an example of the picture: Ok, now for the "Icing" ;-) I love the idea for these Divine Mercy Cupcakes I found over … [Read more...]
*Updated to Say* Easter Link-Up Here! Easter is almost here! After our Lent Link-Up, I got many requests from you guys to have an Easter Link-Up- and who can blame you? Blog parties are fun!!! :-) So the Easter Link-Up will be on Wednesday, April 7. Get your Easter posts ready and show up here to link them! Here's the button I made to help us all remember the Easter Link-up is … [Read more...]
We love to live the liturgical year at home, and Easter is the most important day for Christians! We love to try to keep Easter focused on the true meaning of this day at our house, and the kids look forward to our fun Easter activities each year. So here we go- a whole round-up of religious Easter crafts for kids that focus on the resurrection! Printable peg doll resurrection set- The bodies … [Read more...]
Today I have a special guest post for y'all from my good friend Liz over at Frugally Blonde! She has such a sweet family with 2 little girls and another on the way! She blogs about "Living the Good Life on Less"- so if that sounds like something you're interested in, you should pop over and check her out! :-) Throughout my childhood, my family made a Polish Easter basket every year for our … [Read more...]
Eggs are a beautiful symbol of the resurrection! Not only do eggs symbolize bringing forth new life, but the empty ones can also represent the emptiness of the tomb on Easter morning. If you're looking for ideas for your Easter eggs to point to the true meaning of Easter, you have come to the right place! Also, if you haven't seen the story about Mary Magdalene and the red egg, check that … [Read more...]
Alright, The Catholic Toolbox has so many amazing Holy Week resources that I haven't had time to run yet! Aah! So I'm just going to run them all together real quick ;-) Holy Week Memory Game- free and printable! Find this Holy Week File Folder game and Holy Week Bingo at this post. And find a million (slight exaggeration ;-) Holy Week lesson plan ideas … [Read more...]
Who doesn't love printables? (Well, other than your ink cartridge ;-) Lol! These are some great activities for Holy Week, and many of these will work well for in the car for any of you who are traveling! Over at Catholic Mom, find cross word puzzles and word searches for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter (among other things!) I love this Holy Week activity for kids! You … [Read more...]
Holy Week is a super important time to keep the true focus of the year with Christian kids! Beginning on Palm Sunday and running through Spy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, & Holy Saturday- you don't want to miss any of these important events when making plans with your kids for the week. You can find all of my Holy Week resources for families here. Today, let's take a look at these … [Read more...]
