Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
What is it that makes lapbooks so addictive? I think they're just so much fun! Here are some ideas for your kids to put together some lent lapbooks. :-) I have seen multiple people using my Lenten calendar for kids inside of their Lent lapbooks, and you can still print that for free. Look To Him And Be Radiant has several amazing free Lent printables that would be perfect for lapbooks! … [Read more...]
Over at Paper Dali, Vee drew and uploaded some prayer starter strips for a Lenten prayer jar! You just print, cut on the dotted lines, and put them into a jar. When your child draws one from the jar, he or she finishes the prayer. They're super cute! Here are some pictures of the ones I printed for our family: {Print your own for free!} … [Read more...]
Did you know that the pretzel is a traditional food for lent? In fact, the pretzel was actually invented in order to be a simple Lenten snack! You can find all of my holy week food ideas for kids here. Today, I am going to share my favorite Lenten pretzel recipe with you, as well as a printable card with the pretzel prayer. When early Christians would pray, they would … [Read more...]
This year, my kids are putting together a lent box. What you do is find any box and have the kids put in their favorite toys, games, or whatever they'd like to sacrifice for lent. A Lent Box for an older child might look something more like this: Then, put on the lid and label it "Good-bye for Lent- See You at Easter!". Find a place in a closet or on a high shelf where it's … [Read more...]
Lent is a penitential season that lasts for 40 days! In all my experience with kids, they love counting down the days to a special time, and today, I wanted to share with you some family-friendly activities that last the length of Lent. Best of all, most of these activities encourage extra sacrifices and good deeds throughout the season! So here we go- Lenten activities that last 40 … [Read more...]
During Lent, we don't say "Alleluia" or "Gloria" during worship. A good way to symbolize this to children during Lent is the "bury the Alleluias". All you need to do is create an Alleluia of some kind (like a poster or banner), and then on Shrove Tuesday (aka, Mardi Gras), take it to it's hiding place... then you resurface it on Easter! I've seen a lot of examples of this idea around the … [Read more...]
There are a lot of King's cakes recipes out there for Mardi Gras, and they all seem to have something in common- the deliciously colored sugar sprinkled on top! I personally think that what they charge for colored sugar in those little spice jars from the baking section is practically highway robbery, so I like to make my own! :-) It's soooo much easier than you would think and it really is the … [Read more...]
As most people on this planet know quite well, St. Valentine's most popular symbol is the heart given that he is the patron saint of love, married couples, engaged couples, etc. Here is an easy breakfast treat we made for celebrating the feast day of St. Valentine! Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls! :-) What you need: One can of instant cinnamon rolls red food coloring … [Read more...]
Did you know that sometimes Mardi Gras is called "Pancake Tuesday"? That's because it became very traditional to make pancakes on Mardi Gras because it could use up all your fat, dairy, and sugar before Lenten fasting started. Nowadays we don't tend to fast all of these things for the length of Lent, but the tradition of pancakes on Fat Tuesday still stands! I was thinking for Pancake Tuesday, why … [Read more...]
I was inspired by another Valentine project I saw online here (an edible version) and I just knew I had to make this into a craft! You hand write your Valentines, and then make a decoder for reading them! I only wish my pictures did it justice! To make your own, just write your message on a piece of white paper with a fine tipped light blue marker. On this one I wrote "Love is Patient, Love … [Read more...]
