Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Teaching my kids about the Saints in fun ways is one of my favorite things to do! Over the years, I have developed many activities for my children, so I have ideas that range from preschool kids to upper elementary. I hope you find many useful resources for teaching your kids about the Saints here! There is an alphabetical directory of all the Saints I have resources for at the bottom of this … [Read more...]
Definition of Hallow: I take a deep dive into the word hallow here, but basically, it means holy, sacred, or greatly honored Webster says: to make holy or set apart for holy use. To respect greatly/venerate. We're used to hearing the phrase "Keep Christ in Christmas". Well, I'm having a rally call for a new phrase- "Keep Hallow in Halloween!" :-) When you hear the word "Halloween", no doubt … [Read more...]
Whether your church calls it CCD (which stands for "Confraternity of Christian Doctrine") or just plain 'ol RE for "Religious Education", educating children about the faith is obviously a big passion of mine! When you sign up to be a CCD teacher, they provide you with a book and probably some outlines of what you should be covering with your class, but sometimes we're still left looking for … [Read more...]
The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, and the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is September 15. You can find all of my 7 Sorrows Of Mary resources for kids here, and today I'm sharing Our Lady Of Sorrows Crafts for kids, so let's check it out! I have a free printable Our Lady Of Sorrows mobile craft here. This Our Lady of Sorrows Craft was made by Filled with Joy. You don't … [Read more...]
How do you start a homeschool co-op? That's a good question. It's a question I get in my email box quite often. It's a lot of work to organize a co-op, or even just be a volunteer, but the results can be so fruitful! I have actually been a part of 3 different Catholic homeschool co-ops since I began homeschooling preschool. Homeschool co-ops can offer your children a chance to meet other … [Read more...]
Today is the first day of World Youth Day 2011! Whoo Hoo! I have such a soft place in my heart for WYD since attending WYD 2002 in Toronto, Canada. We rode on a bus, slept in church gyms all the way there and back, saw Pope John Paul II, met Catholics from all over the world, ate some seriously weird food, carried everything we brought for more than 8 miles, slept in a field, attended a Papal … [Read more...]
Anyone wondering where I've been? Well, I'm putting the finishing touches on my new book! Catholic Icing Presents: Catholic ABC's (The Book) - A Hands On Preschool Curriculum! {Also, there's a giveaway at the end of this post you don't want to miss!} I love that the Catholic ABC's series matured into an all inclusive, user friendly book! I don't have any of them … [Read more...]
This year, our parish didn't have the money for a fancy vacation bible school curriculum, AND we have no parish life center or classrooms. And you know what? We didn't let that stop us from throwing an awesome vacation bible school program for our kids! Volunteers came together, wrote their own program this year, and creatively used the space we had available, and it was fabulous! It started with … [Read more...]
Back in the Spring, I made these "Jesus {hearts} me" shirts with my whole preschool class, and they were a huge hit! The kids were so proud of them because they actually painted every part of the shirt even though they were only 2 or 3 years old. These shirts would be great to make at Sunday School, or even as a Vacation Bible School Shirt! Also, today is First Friday, so that means I'm hosting … [Read more...]
Last year I made some red, white, and blue beads from polymer clay (sculpey) and strung a rosary. You can find a full picture tutorial for making the beads here. I also posted several ideas for praying a rosary for the 4th of July last year, so be sure to check that out, too. And for anyone who doesn't know, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is the patron Saint of the United … [Read more...]
