Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
January 4 is the feast day of Elizabeth Ann Seton. She was the first American Saint, and opened a school as well as founded the Sisters of Charity. To read more about her life, click here. Then check out these ideas for celebrating this day! :-) Make this St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Craft using a holy card for her picture, or just print her picture from the internet. Or, try this craft. Put St. … [Read more...]
Making sure that you celebrate all 12 days of Christmas is a great way to live the liturgical year with your kids! The last day of the 12 days of Christmas is the Epiphany, and this is a super fun day to celebrate with your kids! Since this is the day that the 3 kings arrived to see baby Jesus, a 3 kings Epiphany craft is a perfect way to celebrate! You can also check out all of my resources for … [Read more...]
Here are some ideas for you to make a crown with or for your kids. There are many reasons you might make crowns throughout the liturgical year, one of them being for the Epiphany, which just happens to be coming up very soon :-) I loved this crown! Click here for directions. I have some directions for making a simple king crown out of poster board with preschoolers here. This Crown is … [Read more...]
I found all kinds of crown cakes, king cakes, king breads, and everything else under the sun for celebrating the Epiphany. So whether you're celebrating on the 3 or the 6 this year, I hope these ideas are useful for your Epiphany party! Try Making Family Fun's Crown Cake for the Epiphany. Make a traditional king cake! My directions are super easy. I also found this Cute Crown … [Read more...]
January 1 is a Holy day of Obligation- Mary, Mother of God. I found this art project on That Artist Woman, and thought it would be a wonderful thing to do for this special day! Isn't this just a beautiful portrayal of Mother Mary? :-) Click for full Directions on Project *This project calls for the use of oil pastels. If you don't have any of these, crayons will resist also, but be sure to … [Read more...]
Here are a few ideas to help you celebrate the upcoming Holy Day of Obligation- Mary, Mother of God- on January 1. I read a great idea in Faith and Family Magazine this month to make lady fingers, as Our Lady held God in her own hands. Here's a recipe. Cottage Blessings made some cupcakes for this feast day. You can find more food ideas for Mary feast days here. If you’re looking … [Read more...]
Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with Catholic kids is a great way to remember that the Christmas season keeps on going! We love to celebrate with food because it's fun, easy, everyone loves food, and afterward you don't have to figure out what to do with the "crafts" because there's nothing left- you ate it all! Lol. Also, me and the kids love to have small liturgical celebration "tea … [Read more...]
St. Basil's Feast Day is on Jan 2. St. Basil was a friend of the poor, and in an attempt to keep the wicked Emperor away, he convinced the rich men of the district to contribute all their jewels. When he presented them to the emperor's soldier, the soldier was so moved that he did not accept the jewels, and the people were saved. St. Basil did not know which jewels belonged to who, so he baked … [Read more...]
The Feast of the Holy Family is falling on December 27th this year. To read more about this day, click here. Here's a craft idea from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman. She gives detailed directions on how to make your own miniature holy family. That Artist Woman made Holy Family Plates with her class. Enjoy these little diy nativity crafts! … [Read more...]
Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas is a great way to keep the Christmas season going with Catholic kids when you're living the liturgical year. One of our favorite ways to celebrate feast days is with crafts, so I thought I would round up some craft ideas for celebrating the 12 days of Christmas (also known as the 12 days of light). Did you know that the popular song "The 12 Days Of Christmas" … [Read more...]
