Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
The Feast days of Saint Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe both reside in early December, and they are the perfect Saint days to celebrate with your family during Advent! The feast day of San Juan Diego falls each year on December 9, and Our Lady of Guadalupe falls on December 12. This is an especially important feast day for Mexican Catholics, and there are many beautiful celebrations and … [Read more...]
Christmas is the best time of year to bake, and I especially love making a large variety of Christmas cookies! I have several favorite Christmas cookie recipes, and this one is definitely earning a spot on the list this year! These have the delicious peppermint flavor of an actual candy cane, and they are a fun option of cookie to bake with kids because shaping them into the candy canes is so much … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids, and November is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Some of these feast days include All Saints' Day, St. Martin de Porres, St. Cecilia, Martinmas, and generally, the beginning of Advent! The month of November is also dedicated to the souls of the faithful departed, and November is black Catholic History … [Read more...]
Displaying a nativity set at Christmas time is one of the best ways to remember that Jesus is the reason for the season! My mom always displayed many nativity sets around our house during Advent and Christmas, and I wanted to make sure that every single home has the ability to have a nativity set displayed. This is why I have this FREE diy printable nativity set! Kids also tend to love what they … [Read more...]
Saint Francis of Assisi is an amazing Saint and one of the most well known! If you have 2 Catholic statues in your yard, it's probably 1 Mary statue and one St. Francis statue. His feast day comes around every year on October 4. You can find more fun Saints and feasts to celebrate in October here. Now let's look at some fun ideas for celebrating St. Francis of Assisi with … [Read more...]
I found the most absolutely beautiful pictures of a liturgical mantle I had EVER seen on a facebook group by Aislinn, and I just had to ask her to share the idea with our community! She calls it "liturgical scrabble", and it's such a simple Catholic decor idea that can work for any feast, season, or holiday. This idea looks fabulous across her mantle, but would be equally awesome on a home altar … [Read more...]
I tried to look up some fun staycation ideas for this summer since we are doing a lot of staying home and limiting our access to people due to the pandemic. You know what I found? People telling me to clean out my closets and visit "virtual" museums online. Ok, gotta say... I was hoping to find something more fun than organizing my home and staring at a screen. I mean the whole idea of playing … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to live the liturgical year at home with kids, and June is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Keep scrolling to the bottom of the post because it also includes other fun June feast days and faith filled Summer activities for kids! Now let's look at these highlights of fun June Saint feast days to celebrate with links to crafts, food, and … [Read more...]
Sometimes we have to homeschool when we least expect it, and with schools closing all over the world for Coronavirus prevention, parents that didn't expect to be in the educational driver's seat currently find themselves at the wheel. I homeschooled for 7 years and have now moved my kids in public/charter school for the last 4 years, and I would love to share with you some great homeschool tips … [Read more...]
During Lent, we like to have a Lent table where we can set objects that remind our family of the liturgical season. These kinds of tables can have multiple names such as prayer tables, or home altars. It doesn't have to be a table either- any surface will do, including a shelf. You can read my basic post about how to set up a home altar here. This is a simple tradition that can really keep your … [Read more...]
