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
- Divine Mercy Jesus Printable (which I have made available here for free! 🙂
- Crayons
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- Toilet Paper Tube
- Glitter
Have your child color the Divine Mercy Jesus however he or she wishes, but encourage them to color the rays red and blue to stand for blood and water. Then cut the image out according to the directions on the printable. (Help your child to cut if needed). You then use a glue stick to attach your image around a toilet paper tube.
After the rays are colored red and blue, use a glue stick to cover them in red and blue glitter. We actually used red and silver glitter at my preschool co-op because these colors were available at the Dollar Tree so it was very affordable. And the silver worked great- it’s supposed to stand for water after all 🙂
Optionally, fold the rays back and forth like a fan before attaching with a glue stick.
Here is what my 2 year old preschool co-op class was capable of. I’ll admit that this craft was a little complicated for them. But they loved the glitter!
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And here’s what my 4 year old was capable of. This was a perfect craft for her! I love how colorful her version is! I think he looks like “Our Divine Mercy of Guadalupe” – which is totally not a thing by the way. 🙂
Grab Bag Ideas for the Letter Dd: (be sure to check out the Classroom Scriptfor directions on using the grab bag.) Dog, Dragon, Dinosaur, Dress, Doughnut, Dice, Doll, Dolphin, Duck, Dime, Dove.
For More Resources, including free printable ABC scripture cards and a matching set of Catholic Saint crafts for preschoolers, check out the Catholic ABC’s Offical Resource Page.
LOVE this will post a linky back you you when we do this!!!
This is perfect for the Little Flowers "Mercy" badge. I often take printable dolls like this and cut out my own stand on the bottom. I like the wrap around pattern for the TP roll!!
We enjoyed this Divine Mercy Jesus project and made my own printable. Thanks for the inspiration.
Dear Lacy,
From July 22 to the 26, the Girl Scout Catholic Committee of Southwest Texas and the Archdiocese of San Antonio held their first Divine Mercy Twilight (evening) Camp from 5 to 9 in the evening on the west side of San Antonio, a historically underserved Hispanic area. A booklet on Divine Mercy (to earn a patch and/or medal) had been developed by a d Girl Scout Troop in 2009, with the help of the Marianist devotional booklet with the approval of the Archdiocese and a medal and patch designed. Over 250 Girl Scouts throughout the United States have earned this award since 2009. When we decided to have the camp, we needed more crafts, especially for the Daisy and Brownie levels (kinder to 2nd grade) and this was perfect. They made the Jesus project and we helped them make the novena. That week we said the chaplet and novena prayers daily and it was a wonderful experience. Thanks so much for your great ideas—you have touched so many lives with your generous sharing.
God bless you!
Thank you for sharing! With my 3rd grade RE Sunday class, I showed the YouTube of the Devine Mercy Chaplet for Children EWTN 15 minutes. Followed up with this art activity. Best for this class and the limited time since I only have them for 45 minutes. Thank you!