Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
If you love living the liturgical year at home with your family (or are wanting to get started) you have come to the right place! My name is Lacy, and I've been professionally writing about liturgical living since 2009. Over the years, I have been developing resources to make it easier on Catholic moms everywhere to live out the faith with their kids. The resources I'm sharing here on this page … [Read more...]
I am so excited to bring you this Friday's Catholic how to draw video, how to draw Saint Brigid's Cross! Saint Brigid's feast day falls every year on February 1. She is also often celebrated on St. Patrick's feast day (March 17) since she was Irish. It is customary on her feast day to make what is called a "Saint Brigid's Cross" which are traditionally woven out of grass. You can see how we make … [Read more...]
When celebrating the feast day of St. Valentine, I like to keep our celebrations focused on the true meaning of the feast day as much as possible. Given that Saint Valentine is the patron Saint of couples and pretty much things all love, I thought a pack of love scripture coloring pages sounded like a great way to celebrate! The best part is that this pack is totally free to download for everyone. … [Read more...]
St. Valentine's day is a beautiful Catholic feast day to celebrate with your kids! We can remember that this day of love really is a Catholic feast day by remember the Saint himself. You can find all of my Catholic St. Valentine's Day resources for kids here, along with some quick facts about his life, but today I want to to share with you a bunch of actual Saint Valentine printables for Catholic … [Read more...]
I am so excited to bring you this week's Catholic how to draw video, how to draw Saint Valentine! I have been listening to the requests that ya'll send in, and Saints have pretty much been the top requested thing. I think it's so important to make sure that kids understand that Valentine's day is not invented by Hallmark, but in fact a Catholic feast day celebrating a Saint. You can find all of my … [Read more...]
I have a whole post here about how and why to celebrate Candlemas (February 2) with your family, but it is a long tradition to eat crepes on this day and that's exactly what my family loves to do! As a Catholic liturgical feast day this is celebrated as the feast of the presentation of Jesus at the temple. Crepes are so traditional on Candlesmas in France that they call it "Jour de Crepes" or the … [Read more...]
Candlemas is a Catholic feast day that happens every year on February 2. In Jewish tradition at the time, a baby boy was to be presented at the temple 40 days after he was born to be dedicated to God, so Candlemas is 40 days after Christmas morning. This day used to be known as the "purification of Mary", as mothers were purified at the temple that day from having their baby. There are tons of fun … [Read more...]
TGIF!!! And you know what that means- your weekly Friday how to draw video. Yay! 🎉. Today is how to draw a lamb! 🐑 This is perfect for the Gospel reading this Sunday “behold the lamb of God” and also for St. Agnes’s feast day which is January 21 (she is almost always depicted holding a lamb). I am super excited about this step by step video for kids! You can find all … [Read more...]
If you are looking for the best most yummy chocolate cookie recipes ever, you have come to the right place! I have a list of delicious cookie recipes- chocolate chocolate chocolate! These tasty chocolate cookie recipes are sure to leave you reaching for a tall glass of milk. There are recipes here from around the world, some with dark chocolate, some with milk chocolate, some with chocolate chips, … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids! Sometimes I refer to this as "living liturgically" or "living the liturgical year". You can find my post about how to live the liturgical year here. This page will help you find the resources and links you need based on the month. Click any month to find everything you need- feast days, printables, links, lessons, … [Read more...]
