Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
For Violet's pre-k year, I wanted to include some one on one "cooking" time with me as our Charlotte Mason life skill/ handicraft for her. We're incorporating this into my Catholic ABC's curriculum by making alphabet snacks for the letter of the week! It was important to me that Violet could be very involved in the preparation of each snack. Therefore, the importance here was placed more … [Read more...]
Today, I'm reviewing some of the books from the Ignatius Press / Magnificat line for children. Overall, I'll say that I'm impressed. It always puts a smile on my face to see quality stuff put out for Catholic kids. :-) I opened the Tell Me About The Catholic Faith book and was instantly thrilled with the adorable and colorful illustrations throughout the … [Read more...]
A "Book Of Centuries" is the fancy Charlotte Mason way of saying "Timeline In A Book". The main idea of a book of centuries is that for each 2 page spread you open your book to, you are glancing at 1 century. You keep the book for your entire education, and add only the things that you personally learn about in History. Keeping your own personal book of centuries helps you relate things … [Read more...]
We are continuing our Bible Alphabet craft series, and this week with my preschoolers, we learned about Noah's Arc and made a craft of a Doves for the letter D. Supplies Needed: White (cheap) paper plates White feathers Clothes pins (2 per dove) Googily eyes (2 per dove) Orange marker School glue Hot glue Small Branches OR Brown pipe cleaners and green … [Read more...]
Welcome! As the year goes on, I am posting Bible crafts from A-Z, one for each letter in the alphabet. Originally I came out with a series of Catholic ABC crafts, but now that I'm teaching at an interdenominational homeschool co-op, I am making a new set of Christian ABC crafts that can be used by Christians everywhere. I would like to be very clear to everyone on the internet that may not … [Read more...]
We've been working on these Holy Spirit doves, just in time for Pentecost! They're really easy to make- my 6 year old loved this craft. You can stop at just a dove, or you can attach the gifts of the Holy Spirit to learn a little something extra. :-) This craft would be perfect for Baptisms, Confirmation, or anything else to do with the Holy Spirit- not just Pentecost. You can find all of my Holy … [Read more...]
Here's a novena for St. Joseph that's fun and interactive to do with kids! The best part is, it's free to download and print all the pieces you need! You can find all of my resources for celebrating St. Joseph's feast day here. Now let's take a look at this St. Joseph novena with a free printable download. I also have this printable St. Joseph's altar for kids that is really fun, so … [Read more...]
Lent and Advent are both a time of waiting. Hence the same liturgical color- purple. I'm not going to get into any deep Lenten theology here (because that's not my 'thing') but I am going to plead my case for holding off on Easter celebrations with your family until Lent is totally over. The season of Lent lasts 40 days. These are the 40 days that Jesus was in the desert. He was hungry, and … [Read more...]
For a fun and easy Valentine's day snack, you should try serving your kids some pink, strawberry milk! You can make this treat extra special by taking just a minute to rim your glass with sugar. :-) Rimming the glass with sugar is very easy to do. Take the same strawberry syrup you use to make your milk (we used the same stuff we did for our "Pentecost Sundaes") and pour a little on a … [Read more...]
Don't let the name of these cookies scare you off- these are 100% edible cookies! They just look like playdoh, and you get to play with them like you're a little kid again. And let me tell ya- your kids are gonna LOVE making these cookies! The feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus falls 19 days after Pentecost, which is this Friday. The Feast of the Immaculate Heart always falls on the day … [Read more...]
