Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Inspired by these "Perfect Pairings" Valentines from Family Fun, I felt challenged to come up with some cute perfect pairings that would be religious... because Christian stuff can be just as cute and fun as anything else, right guys? I mean, St. Valentine's Feast Day is a religious holiday after all! ;-) The idea is to make a simple Valentine by cutting out a heart from paper, and then … [Read more...]
Saint Valentine's Feast Day is a Catholic feast day, and but it is one that gets easily lost in the shuffle. You can find all of my resources for celebrating the feast of St. Valentine with Catholic kids here. Today let's look at some Catholic craft ideas to help you and your family stay focused on the true meaning of St. Valentine's Day this year. This printable Saint Valentine craft … [Read more...]
I love the idea to make spiritual bouquets for St. Valentine's Day. I've been meaning to run spiritual bouquets for a while now, so what better time? :-) If you're new to the concept of spiritual bouquets, you can read my post all about spiritual bouquets here. You can also find all of my resources for celebrating the feast day of St. Valentine here. I just love this post I found over at Our … [Read more...]
Count and Clip cards are a great way to let preschoolers practice their counting, and these ones are a great way to also celebrate St. Valentine's Day! I thought the little bees for St. Valentine were especially perfect since St. Valentine is the patron Saint of beekeepers. This free download is perfect to print and play as a Montisori type activity with your littles. You can find all of my ideas … [Read more...]
Collecting holy cards as a child is what started my love for the Saints. I love that through the internet, these kinds of things become so accessible to everyone! You can find all of my St. Valentine resources for kids here. Today I'm going to share with you a free printable Saint Valentine prayer card. It seems like the internet would just be flooded with printable holy cards, but I … [Read more...]
When celebrating with kids, I always love to include some fun food! Doesn't delicious food always seem to take an ordinary day and make it more into a party? Cake is one of our favorite ways to celebrate, and I love this strawberry sandwich cupcake recipe. It's also a winner with the kids! Simple, includes actual fruit, and no decorating skills are needed. This is my kind of recipe. I … [Read more...]
Teaching your kids the stories of the Gospels is so important, and I always find that kids learn the best when I make it fun and relevant for them! We have the story of Jesus heals a blind man coming up this Sunday, so I wanted to gather fun resources to use with kids for teaching them this awesome Bible story. You can find all of my Mass resources for kids here. Now let's check it out- crafts and … [Read more...]
The Sacred heart of Jesus and the Immaculate heart of Mary are both beautiful Catholic images full of symbolism! These Catholic devotions can be fun to celebrate any time of the year, and even for St. Valentine's day. These heart images lend themselves to all kinds of fun and colorful interpretations, and today we are going to make them from strawberry shortcakes, but would also work on top of any … [Read more...]
My kids love cookies and I have a soft place for them in my heart as well! They're so small and adorable and I love how special they seem on feast days, like St. Valentine's day. Cookies can take on almost any personality and this heart shaped shortbread cookie recipe is absolutely perfect for St. Valentine's day! These cookies are adorable and certain to please a crowd and put a smile on your … [Read more...]
Ya'll... these are the best cookies I have ever put in my mouth! I have been obsessed with them ever since my first time tasting them about 9 years ago. My friend brought them to a cookie exchange and when I put this tiny and adorable cookie in my mouth, I thought I had eaten a piece of heaven! Which is why I now named them "Heaven Melts", because the name "butter wafer cookies" didn't do their … [Read more...]
