Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
The feast of the Chair of St. Peter is coming up on February 22. You can read more about it here at Catholic Culture (a site that I love!). Here are some ideas for celebrating the feast of the Chair of St. Peter with kids. (Start by checking out some pictures of the Chair of St. Peter, then move on to some of these fun ideas!) This stained glass window craft from By Sun and … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 21 Letter of the week: P Theme: Prayer Saint of the Week: St. Peter Craft: Prayer Craft I was really torn about what the focus for "P" week should be, but ultimately decided on "prayer" because it's so important, and such a basic concept. :-) This is a craft Lydia made at our preschool co-op, and it has been a great tool to encourage us to pray … [Read more...]
This week at our house is "P" week. P will be for prayer, priest, pope, papal flag, and St. Peter! The feast of the chair of St. Peter is coming up next week on February 22, so even for those of you not learning about the alphabet this should be a useful idea! ;-) As a learning activity to teach my kids about St. Peter and the Papal flag, we made this kid-appealing version: As … [Read more...]
Saint Valentine was a man of God, and given that his feast day revolves around love, it only seems fitting to include some Scripture activities for kids! What a great way to stay focused on the true meaning of this feast day. You can find all of my resources for celebrating the feast day of St. Valentine here, but for now, let's take a look at celebrating St. Valentine with … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 20 Letter of the week: O Theme: Offering Saint of the Week: Our Lady of Guadalupe Craft: Church "Piggy Bank" Materials Needed to Complete This Craft: Small Milk Carton (or whipping cream carton, or Whoppers carton, or goldfish carton, or... you get the idea!) Paint (I suggest washable tempera paint) Pipe Cleaners Coffee Filters Colored … [Read more...]
The feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is on February 11. Last year I saw this grotto made from fruity pebbles on Catholic Cuisine, and I thought it was one of the most adorable Catholic feast day celebration ideas I had ever seen! I knew I had to try my hand at making one this year! :-) You can find all of my ideas about how to honor Mary with kids in May here, and today we are going to talk about how … [Read more...]
When we made our Saint Valentine Puppets the other day, it just seemed that we should have a special snack in preparation for his feast day as well. :-) There are 2 reasons we didn't make heart-shaped cookies. I soooo need to cut back on how much sugar my kids (and I) eat. I don't enjoy baking. So I opted for something easy and a little more nutritious. Doesn't it look … [Read more...]
Have you guys seen these Catholic grotto craft kits yet? You can get them for Our Lady of Lourdes, Fatima, and Guadalupe. I personally feel like they make the most sense for Our Lady of Lourdes because the grotto from that apparition is very famous! The feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is coming up on February 11. Here are the grotto craft kits Lydia and I made: This craft would be a … [Read more...]
There's not much that we're certain of about Saint Valentine, but he might have been a bishop and he is often depicted that way. Since making the nun craft from yesterday, I've been obsessed with paper bag puppets! They are so much fun and my kids love them! So... we made St. Valentine! I now have an ebook available with templates for making virtually any Saint- Saint Puppet ebook … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 19 Letter of the week: N Theme: Nun Saint of the Week: St. Nicholas Craft: Paper Bag Nun Puppets *The complete patters for these is now available in my Saint Puppet Ebook! Check it out here. Materials needed to complete this craft: Paper lunch bags Assorted construction paper Skin toned paper (I recommend this multicultural pack) Glue Googly … [Read more...]
