Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
St. Joseph's feast day is a fun feast day to celebrate with your kids when living the liturgical year at home! I have a round-up for you today of fun St. Joseph's feast day printables for kids, but you can find all of my St. Joseph resources for families here. I have a printable 3D St. Joseph's altar that your kids can color and assemble that is super fun! Check it … [Read more...]
After doing our trinity shamrock craft, my daughter and I were looking for more St. Patrick's Day shamrock fun! Let's dive into these fun crafts! First, we made these adorable little shamrock bowls. They were very simple to make! These shamrock bowls are cut from the bottom of 2-liter bottles. (This is important. 3 liter bottles are too thick to cut. Trust me ;-) Here's … [Read more...]
St. Joseph's feast day is coming up on March 19. To learn about St. Joseph altars, you have to check out The Virtual St. Joseph Altar! It's run by Evann of Homeschool Goodies, and she's got some amazing resources compiled- pretty much everything you need to know about celebrating St. Joseph's feast day! Check out this 3D color and cut version from the Virtual St. Joseph Altar! … [Read more...]
I've been seeing a lot of crafts that show the shamrock symbolizing The Trinity, and I love them! St. Patrick must have been very clever to think of explaining The Trinity this way! One God, three parts, brilliant! ;-) Here's the one I made: I started with a wooden shamrock from a craft store. It cost 50 cents. First, I painted it green. After it dried, I wrote "Father, Son, … [Read more...]
I'm sure you've all heard the legend that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. I find this story so intriguing given the fact that there really aren't any snakes in Ireland. You can read more about the legend here. I've been seeing some cute St. Patrick's day "snake banishing" games around, and I thought "Why stop there?" Lol! So here are some fun snake foods, crafts, and games for … [Read more...]
Saint Patrick's Day is a great feast day to celebrate with Catholic kids when you're living the liturgical year! I think it's such a great opportunity to teach kids the true meaning of this day, learn about St. Patrick, and learn about the Trinity with the help of shamrocks! Don't let this awesome day get lost in the leprechaun shuffle- here are some great Catholic St. Patrick's Day printables to … [Read more...]
The feast of St. Patrick is coming up, and I love these St. Patrick's Day food ideas I've been seeing around! Just remember when you're making St. Patrick's Day treats this year, the shamrock is the tool that St. Patrick used to explain the trinity- 3 in one! You can find all of my Catholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick's day here, so don't get sucked into the ever-growing popularity of the 4 … [Read more...]
This St. Patrick's day, don't get completely caught up in pots of gold and leprechauns- try some of these St. Patrick's day crafts that celebrate Saint Patrick himself! :-) This is a great way to get Catholic kids involved with living the liturgical year, and a great opportunity to teach them about the Trinity! So let's look at these Catholic St. Patrick's day crafts for kids. I have a … [Read more...]
I don't know if any of you noticed, but one of my favorite Catholic sites (I Blog Therefore I Am) has changed her name to The Catholic Toolbox! :-) I LOVE this name because it's sooooo fitting! The amount of Catholic lesson plans, activities, and tools of every kind she has compiled seems to be endless. My favorite thing she has on her site is her games- she makes them all herself! To see a list … [Read more...]
Praying the Stations of the Cross is a great way to remember the true meaning of Lent with your kids. There are 14 stations of the cross, and it goes through the biblical passion story. It starts with Jesus being condemned to death, and ends with Jesus being laid in the tomb. Going through the stations of the cross is actually a special Lenten prayer, and it's a really excellent one to do with … [Read more...]
