Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Catholic ABC's Week: 10 Letter of the week: E Theme: Emmanuel Saint of the Week: St. Elizabeth Craft: Emmanuel Craft This craft is so cute and children of just about any age can make it! This Baby Jesus craft would obviously also work well for a Christmas craft. Supplies Needed to Complete this Craft: Popsicle Sticks (we used jumbo popsicle sticks) … [Read more...]
Any of you looking for last minute costume ideas for All Saints' Day? I know I am! How about making a Mother Teresa costume from a pillow case, a single bed sheet, and a roll of blue painter's tape? Read on my friends, read on! You can find all of my All Saints' Day resources for kids here. Also, you should totally check out my All Saints' Day food labels! This is the perfect All Saints' … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 9 Letter of the week: D Theme: Divine Mercy Jesus Saint of the Week: St. Denis Craft: Divine Mercy Jesus Statue This week we are learning about the letter "D" and Divine Mercy Jesus. Jesus appeared to St. Faustina, and asked her to have a painting made of this vision with the words "Jesus I Trust in You". The two rays represent Blood and … [Read more...]
Thank you for everyone who helped me get to the Relevant Conference!Many of you made donations and supported my rosary fund raiser. Thank you to all of my readers because without your support this blog wouldn't exist! And also, thank you to everyone who allows me to sharetheir pictures and project ideas here. I couldn't do it without you! Here I am with my traveling buddies.That's me on the … [Read more...]
Kimberlee at Pondered in My Heart is arranging a trading cardswap of Saint artwork- made by you! There's no age limit- anyone mayparticipate! Toddlers to Mommies, everyone is encouraged to make miniartworks and mail them to Kimberlee for trading. All the cards are tobe 2.5 x 3.5 inches, and they need to be in the mail by November 5. She'sasking for everyone who's participating to send 5 … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 8 Letter of the week: C Theme: Crucifix Saint of the Week: St. Clare Craft: Catholic Crucifix Craft This craft is really perfect not only for the letter "C", but for Good Friday or any time during Lent as well! I have revamped this craft and now made it a very easy pritnable craft for Catholic kids which makes it especially affordable and easy to make, … [Read more...]
With the combination of our Catholic ABC's preschool we're working on and with All Saints' Day just around the corner, I wanted to run some awesome saint crafts! I now made a printable set of alphabet Saints to go with my preschool program. They're super fun and easy to make! The download comes in black and white and in color. Check out this "String from Heaven" craft made by … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 7 Letter of the week: B Theme: Bible Saint of the Week: St. Bernadette Craft: Bible Bookmarks Catholic ABCs is going very well in the preschool co-op I teach! My room is for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2-year-olds, and I have 9 of them. I thought this craft was really great for them because stringing is a very good fine-motor activity for this age group. I also had all … [Read more...]
All Saint's Day is just around the corner! I wanted to share a craft my daughter did with our preschool co-op last year. Depending on the age of the child, you may need to cut out the cloud and write "The Saints are in Heaven with Jesus" before starting. Have your child add the glitter first, taking care to knock off the excess. If your kids are anything like mine, they'll really love … [Read more...]
St. Gerard's feast day is on October 16, which is this Saturday. When I was in high school, I painted a whole series of Saint pictures that were supposed to "modernize" the saints. St. Gerard is the patron saint of expectant mothers and the unborn, so I did a mixed media piece of him in an ultrasound picture. I've always liked this piece a lot, and I like to have it hanging in our home- especially … [Read more...]
