Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
What is better in the summertime than tie dye? To make it extra fun, these are styled after the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart Of Mary, and the Divine Mercy! We made a Sacred Heart shirt for my son, and Immaculate Heart shirts for me and the girls. Then my daughter insisted that "Daddy needs one", so I made a "Divine Mercy" shirt for him. (I didn't think my husband wanted to wear a shirt … [Read more...]
I have something special planned for today- I'd like to invite you to join me in celebrating my daughter's baptism! It's actually a triple baptism, so that's triple the fun ;-) So come on in, and enjoy the party- you're invited! These beautiful invitations were made especially for Violet's baptism by Alicia from Through My "I"s. I love how she made them purple to go with her name! You can … [Read more...]
June is devoted to The Sacred Heart. The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart is falling on June 11 in 2010, and the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is falling on June 12. I was really shocked to find soooo much cute Catholic stuff for celebrating the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts! Crafts, cakes, printables- even T-shirt making! Check it out: Check out these Sacred and Immaculate Heart Cakes I … [Read more...]
Kids can enjoy these Catholic crafts any time! Make some Pony Bead Rosaries! Then craft a beautiful Rosary Box to keep your rosary in! :-) I love the idea for Crafting Holy Water Fonts. This craft comes from Cottage Blessings. Try this craft using Religious Metals. This was also found on Cottage Blessings. Craft a Monstrance with God's … [Read more...]
Honoring Mary is a beautiful devotion and a long tradition in the Catholic faith. She was the mother of Jesus, ever a virgin, and always said "yes" to our Lord! You can find all of my ideas on honoring Mary with kids here. Today I would like to share with you a bunch of Mary printables for kids, and more than half of them are totally free to download and print! I … [Read more...]
St. Joan of Arc's feast day is on May 30, which is this Sunday. I just had to share this coloring sheet with you because I think the coloring pages from Catholic Heritage Curricula are absolutely beautiful! They actually have a whole page of Free Curricula! :-) St. Joan of Arc Coloring Sheets Page 1, Page 2 Happy Coloring! :-) … [Read more...]
For any Mary feast day or occasion you're celebrating, you can't go wrong with blue- Our Lady's color! :-) Flowers are also a lovely choice for honoring Mary. So here are some ideas to help you out for the remainder of May (our Lady's month!). So let's check out some recipe ideas for Mary feast days. I now have the recipe for this special queenship of Mary cake which would … [Read more...]
As most of you know, I have a 3 week old baby who was baptized yesterday! I thought I would share this video we made of my other daughter's baptism. (She is now 4). My mom and I used to make wedding videos together, so sometimes we get a little carried away with our home movies. :-) If you like the "Tiny Hands, Precious Feet" song that we used, you can order the album from Catholic Child. … [Read more...]
My preschooler crafted Mary, Queen of Heaven, as a handprint project- and I'm very happy with the results! :-) 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 to make this Mary art project for kids. This would be a perfect craft for a May crowning, or just a fun art project for Catholic kids anytime! Completed … [Read more...]
Pentecost is coming up soon, which is a great time to learn about the Holy Spirit! You might also want to teach your kids about the holy spirit when around a baptism, confirmation, or when studying the Trinity! You can find all of my Holy Spirit resources for kids here. Now let's look at some gifts of the Holy Spirit teaching tools for kids. Before jumping into the gifts of the … [Read more...]
