Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Find all of my peg doll resources here! St. John Vianney's feast day is coming up on August 4, and he is the patron saint of priests. So I thought it would be the perfect time to make some little priest peg dolls! You can also make one that looks like your priest, and give it to him as a gift. (Or use them as a gift for a Catholic child). Use them to teach about liturgical colors, or about holy … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. July is the month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. Celebrating with the kids can be as easy as mixing up some red jello! You can get plastic wine glasses at the Dollar Tree. These were made for my little brother's first communion, so they also had marshmallow slice "hosts". Just pour in the jello into the wine … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. I love to do cute stuff, but decorating elaborate cakes and such is not my strongest talent. Lol! So I came up with these super easy first communion cookies that anyone should be able to make, and I think they're pretty cute :-) Start by baking cookies. Any cookies. You can even just make some slice … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. I've been finding some more first communion ideas around and couldn't help but share them with all of you! :-) Check out these georgeous cookies from Bake at 350. (You can order a Chalice Cookie Cutter) Love these directions on Real Life at Home for how to make a first communion banner. This … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. Alright, I'm not saying that I could pull off making any of these cakes, but I do love them! And maybe some of you are better bakers than I am ;-) Plus, everyone loves a little eye candy to feast on, right? I'm also including some other reception food ideas after the cakes, because dessert should come first! Or maybe that's just the … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. First communion is coming up! (Sorry if I'm too late for some of you!) Normally, I only run things on this blog that are free or that you can make yourself. Today I'm also suggesting some things that you can buy, but they are handmade, and buying handmade is the best way to go if you're not going to do it yourself! (At least I think … [Read more...]
Lent is probably my favorite time to live the liturgical year at home with my kids, and holy week is when it all comes to a head! Today, I want to share some food ideas and recipes that you can make with or for your kids during Holy Week. I now have an entire cookbook full of symbolic Holy Week and Easter recipes! I hope these holy week recipes bring your family together and help everyone stay … [Read more...]
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts and recipes for kids here! If you've never heard of Resurrection Eggs, they are plastic Easter Eggs with different religious Easter symbols inside to help teach the Easter story to kids. Making my own resurrection eggs was one of the first religious activities I ever did at home. This is great even for young preschoolers! Here are the things I put … [Read more...]
Praying the Stations of the Cross is a great way to remember the true meaning of Lent with your kids. There are 14 stations of the cross, and it goes through the biblical passion story. It starts with Jesus being condemned to death, and ends with Jesus being laid in the tomb. Going through the stations of the cross is actually a special Lenten prayer, and it's a really excellent one to do with … [Read more...]
Saint Nicholas day is a super fun feast day to celebrate with kids when living the liturgical year at home! You can find all of my resources for celebrating St. Nicholas day here. It is one of the only Saint feast days I ever celebrated as a child, and a great place to start if you are new to this! But... what should you fill the shoes with? I have a lot of St. Nicholas day gift ideas for you, and … [Read more...]
