Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
These weekly Catholic how to draw videos are just getting more and more fun each Friday! This week I decided to make a video for how to draw Mary and Baby Jesus which came in through some suggestions. This is perfect for a few upcoming feast days! Obviously, this is a great fit for Christmas which is right around the corner, and it's good to keep the Christmas season going for the duration of the … [Read more...]
For the month of September, and I am so excited to bring you this free how to draw video for kids with the heart of Our Lady Of Sorrows! The whole month of September is dedicated to the Sorrowful Heart Of Mary, and the feast of Our Lady Of Sorrows specifically falls on September 15. This is a video for step by step how to draw a the Sorrowful Heart Of Mary. You can find all of my Our Lady Of … [Read more...]
I've been designing Catholic crafts for kids now for... well 13 years. Wow! I didn't realize exactly how many Mary crafts I have made over that time, but it's a lot! So I decided to make this one easy-to-navigate directory to help ya'll find them all. Definitely share and save this link- it will be updated when I come out with new Marian content for kids. You can find all of my ideas about how to … [Read more...]
Although I have a post with a round up of all my Mary crafts for Catholic kids here, I wanted to have a special page where ya'll could find all of my printable Mary dioramas. I love these printable Mary crafts for several reasons! First of all, they are fun for older kids, and sometimes it's harder to find things for that age group. Also, they stand up on their own making them perfect for home … [Read more...]
Here's my post from a few years ago about honoring Mary in May. I have links to all of my May Crowning resources at the bottom of this post. I hope your family is blessed with some ideas. :-) Since the month of May is dedicated to Mary, it's a great time to honor her with your little ones! You can find all of my ideas about how to honor Mary with kids in May here, and today we are going to talk … [Read more...]
Since the month of May is dedicated to Mary, it's a great time to honor her with your little ones! There are many Catholic traditions when it comes to honoring Mary, and I just love making sure the kids get included in these. So let's look at honoring Mary in the month of Mary with kids. Plant A Mary Garden (Or Clean Up The One You Have) Having a Mary garden is not only a great way to … [Read more...]
Eggs are a long symbol for Christians at Easter, and for good reason! The outside resembles the rock of a tomb, and then new life springs forth as a baby bird! But did you know why we decorate eggs at Easter time? There is a fun legend that originates with St. Mary Magdalene that you just have to learn about! I have tons of St. Mary Magdalene resources for kids here, but today, let's learn about … [Read more...]
The nativity of Mary is September 8 (9 months after the feast of the Immaculate Conception.) Although we've had more elaborate celebrations in the past, our family had a simple celebration this year. We made Mary a birthday cake! We made a simple angel food cake from a box mix, and drizzled it with some blue glaze (Our Lady's color.) I set out a Mary statue, and put 10 candles in the cake … [Read more...]
We love to celebrate the Nativity of Mary, which happens every year on September 8! We have been doing this now since the kids were little and it's a beloved tradition in our home. You can find my full post with celebration ideas for the Nativity of Mary here, but today I am going to show you how to celebrate the Nativity Of Mary with a super fun slice of cake craft for Our Lady! You ready? Let's … [Read more...]
The month of September is dedicated to the 7 Sorrows of Mary, and September 15 is the Feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows. You can find all of my ideas about how to teach your kids about Our Lady Of Sorrows here, and today we are going to be crafting a 7 sorrows of Mary mobile with kids. If you've never heard of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, here they are: Prophecy of Simeon The Flight … [Read more...]
