Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
*UPDATE*-this download is now free for everyone- not just subscribers. Click here for the download link. :-) I know it's still January, but I wanted to share this early in case you're already making St. Valentine's Day plans. We're going to be counting down the days to Saint Valentine's day this year with a heart-shaped paper chain. Each piece of paper has a bible verse about love on it. So … [Read more...]
As I was looking over the Christmas ideas on Spell Outloud, I noticed that she had printables on the "Trinity Snowman". How clever! I got it instantly- 3 snowballs, one snowman. How fun! So we made these adorable snowman doughnut pops to illustrate the point and have a yummy treat. ;-) These were really simple to make! I've been seeing these all over Pinterest this year, so I don't know … [Read more...]
January 1st is a Holy Day Of Obligation, which is the feast of Mary, Mother of God. Therefore, Catholics always attend Mass on New Year's Day. However, there are other things we Catholics can do to celebrate as well. :-) To celebrate the feast of Mary, Mother of God, check out this adorable craft! Also, here are some food ideas for celebrating. Also, ring in the New Year by choosing a … [Read more...]
St. Basil's feast day is on January 2, but it has become a Catholic tradition to make a "St. Basil's Cake" on New Year's to celebrate one of his miracles! St. Basil was a Bishop, and a friend of the poor. He wanted to help the poor people pay their taxes, so he went around town collecting jewelry from each person. He took it all to the governor, but the governor took pity on the people and told … [Read more...]
How do you start a homeschool co-op? That's a good question. It's a question I get in my email box quite often. It's a lot of work to organize a co-op, or even just be a volunteer, but the results can be so fruitful! I have actually been a part of 3 different Catholic homeschool co-ops since I began homeschooling preschool. Homeschool co-ops can offer your children a chance to meet other … [Read more...]
With the National March for Life coming up in a few weeks, I've got pro-life stuff on the brain. I live in the DC area and would love to go to the march, but I always end up wimping out because I don't think I can handle my kids in the cold downtown all by myself. Still, we're going to be working on some pro-life crafts and such the week of the march, so I thought I would share some ideas with … [Read more...]
There are so many great snowflake crafts around, and if you can work some religion into craft time, I say "why not?". I'm sure you've all heard about the religious snowflake stuff. The basic principal is that no 2 snowflakes are the same, but they're all beautiful. God makes all of us different, and we are all special too. We have a great religious snowflake children's book called The Tiny … [Read more...]
Given that the month of January is dedicated to the holy name of Jesus, I thought this would be a perfect Catholic craft for this month! If this only looks like an abstract mess to you, trust me- the picture below actually says Jesus 4 times: Good news! I now have a full at-home VBS program for Catholic kids... Summer With The Sacred Heart! This vacation bible school program is … [Read more...]
The month of January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. I was thinking for a Holy Name of Jesus Song, you could try singing the "B-I-N-G-O"song only use these words: "There was a Virgin had a Son and Jesus was his name-o! J-E-S-U-S, J-E-S-U-S, J-E-S-U-S, and Jesus was his name-o!" Here are some more ideas for celebrating this month: Check out my how to draw video for the most holy name of … [Read more...]
This year (2011) the epiphany is being officially celebrated on January 2, but the traditional day for the epiphany (and the end of the 12 days of Christmas) happens on January 6, so you still have some time to celebrate the epiphany with your kids. Try celebrating with stars! These fun yarn wrapped star ornaments are a ton of fun! Make these Crispy Cheese Stars with Family Fun as a … [Read more...]
