Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
January 1st is a Holy Day Of Obligation, which is the feast of Mary, Mother of God. Therefore, Catholics always attend Mass on New Year's Day. However, there are other things we Catholics can do to celebrate as well. :-) To celebrate the feast of Mary, Mother of God, check out this adorable craft! Also, here are some food ideas for celebrating. Also, ring in the New Year by choosing a … [Read more...]
Candlemas is celebrated on February 2 and is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. There are many things you can do to celebrate this day with your family. The most obvious idea would be to light lots of extra candles. Here are some more links to less obvious ideas. :-) Check out this round-up of Candlemas ideas- food, decorations, coloring page, and more A special craft for … [Read more...]
Candlemas is celebrated on February 2 and is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. There are many things you can do to celebrate this day with your family. The most obvious idea would be to light lots of extra candles. Here are some more links to less obvious ideas. :-) Check out this round-up of Candlemas ideas- food, decorations, coloring page, and more A special craft for … [Read more...]
Baptism is so important, and it's a great thing to make sure that your kids truly understand. One thing you can do to get across the importance of Baptism to your kids is to celebrate their Baptism anniversary. Look up their Baptism date, put it on the calendar, and make them a cake. Also, light their Baptism candle at dinner. Provide some holy water for everyone to bless themselves, and renew … [Read more...]
St. Basil's feast day is on January 2, but it has become a Catholic tradition to make a "St. Basil's Cake" on New Year's to celebrate one of his miracles! St. Basil was a Bishop, and a friend of the poor. He wanted to help the poor people pay their taxes, so he went around town collecting jewelry from each person. He took it all to the governor, but the governor took pity on the people and told … [Read more...]
I was going over a list of religious Christmas symbols, and discovered that there's a religious meaning behind gingerbread men! It seems there's a religious meaning behind almost everything revolving around the Christmas season. So we've been having fun making some fun gingerbread crafts! Check this quote from this site about how gingerbread men can be used to teach religion: GINGERBREAD … [Read more...]
Yesterday, our Playmobil Nativity arrived in the mail and it is sooooo cute! I absolutely love it! It took me awhile to put all the tiny pieces together, but it was so worth it- what a great toy! I was trying to decide what was the best way for me to keep all the little pieces together in my house, and knew it needed to be contained, so I made a nativity sensory bin for my kids to play … [Read more...]
In keeping with our "Wishing Jesus Happy Birthday" theme this week, I had to include a "Happy Birthday Jesus" cake! What is a birthday without a cake anyway? Making Jesus a Birthday cake has become an annual Christmas tradition at our house. We make the cake on Christmas day (a fun afternoon activity) and then we eat it for dessert after Christmas dinner. Don't forget to sing Jesus Happy Birthday … [Read more...]
Advent is a time of waiting. One fun way to wait for the coming of Our Savior's birthday is to set out our nativity sets, but hold back on placing Baby Jesus in the manger. Waiting patiently... On Christmas Eve, when the waiting is almost over and it's time to add Baby Jesus to the manger, you may as well make it a fun and meaningful family tradition! We do this by having a Baby Jesus Hunt! … [Read more...]
As we all know, Advent is a time of waiting. We are waiting for the coming of our Savior! Lent is also a time of waiting in which we make sacrifices. Did you know that Advent is traditionally a time of sacrifice for Jesus as well? A fun way to incorporate this concept with kids is the empty manger. The manger begins empty at the beginning of Advent. Each time someone in the family does a good … [Read more...]
