Lent is a great liturgical season to observe with kids to help teach them about the church year. Lent is the 40 days the come before Easter, and it is a season of adding extra prayers, fasting, and almsgiving. There are many ways to celebrate (or observe) Lent with children, and this is my page that links out to all of the resources I have available to help you with this! I hope you find these … [Read more...]
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Pray, Fast, Give Alms– a Lenten Craft for Kids
We as Catholics focus on 3 things during Lent– Praying, Fasting, and Giving Alms. I wanted to make a craft with my kids to introduce this concept and help them plan their Lent. This craft is also a great one to hang up during Lent as a reminder! Supplies Needed: Assorted Paper Scissors Marker Glue (I like glue dots for this one) White Paper (or small paper … [Read more...]
Weaving The Catholic Faith Into Your Child’s Life
The most important thing to me in raising my children is that I instill a life-long faith of God in them. After a lot of thought and observation of other Catholic families, I came up with a theory about weaving the Catholic faith into the lives of my children. This concept of mine from years ago actually turned into a full liturgical ebook, Weaving The Faith! This is the perfect resource for … [Read more...]
Faith Based Easter Craft For Kids- Make An Empty Tomb
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts for kids here! We made an Easter craft that celebrates the true meaning of Easter- empty tombs! He is risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! This is so easy to make, and mostly involves supplies you have around your house at Easter time anyway! To make this craft, you are going to make your own air dry clay, but it's really not hard to do- trust me. … [Read more...]
Mardi Gras Pancakes- Going All Out!
We have made colored Mardi Gras pancakes before, but last year, we really went all out! Given that we don't eat many sweets and treats during Lent, we filled our pancakes with chocolate chips, and covered them with butter, syrup, whipped cream, sprinkles- you name it! We made them the same way we always do by adding food color to the batter. Then we dropped chocolate chips into the pancakes once … [Read more...]
10 Tips for Leading Children in Song- {Use Music for Religious Education!}
Whether you're at home, at acation bible school, in the classroom, or in church, music can really enhance worship for kids! "Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands!" Psalm 100: 1 See? We're only asked to make a joyful noise to the Lord, not a perfect one. ;-) Last year, I was signing up to help teach vacation bible school. I was hoping to help with crafts... but they already had … [Read more...]
Lenten Ideas for Kids {And a Linky!}
Ok, it's really time to get our Lenten ducks in a row! Lent will be here before you know it!!! Here are some Lenten ideas for children from my archives: Bury the Alleluia Activities that span the length of Lent for kids Putting things away for lent Pretzels for Lent Printable Stations of the Cross for Kids Printable Lenten Calendar for Kids My Printable Lenten … [Read more...]