Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Honoring Mary in your family is a beautiful devotion to instill in your children. I always love celebrating the liturgical year with fun food and recipes! The kids always think it's a party when there is cake, as it is a traditional celebration food. You can find my post all about how to plan a May crowning with kids here, although this cake recipe is perfect for any Marian feast day or … [Read more...]
Planning a Marian Coronation is not as hard as you might think, and a May crowing ceremony is a great way to recognize Mary as the Queen of Heaven and Earth! I'll start with the basics. The month of May is dedicated to Mary. It's traditional to have a May crowning on May 1 (also known as May Day) but you can do it any time during the month of May. You can find all of my ideas about how to honor … [Read more...]
This is a fun craft for kids for a May Crowning, whether at the church or in your home. And it turns out just beautiful! It's been a while since I've had a Preschool curriculum post, but I had to take some time off for Easter. I can only handle so much at once! ;-) We're getting close to the end of the alphabet, and that means coming up with stuff for the "weird letters", which I have … [Read more...]
May is the month of Mary. It is a tradition in the Catholic church to crown Mary with flowers during the month of May. It can be done at any time during the month, but May 1st (also known as "May Day") is a very popular day for it ;-) You can use real flowers, or make a crown from fake flowers. I have a post here all about how to plan your own May crowning. Today let's look at some May crowning … [Read more...]
May Day is the first day of May. It's a celebration of May flowers and springtime. It is traditionally celebrated with May baskets, May pole dancing, and also crowning a "queen of May". Since the month of Mary is dedicated to Mary, this can make it an extra fun day to have a May crowning! And since we are crowning Mary as the queen of May, why not celebrate with some good 'ol fashioned May … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids, and May is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Some of these feast days include St. Joseph the Worker, Our Lady of Fatima, Blessed Imelda, St. Joan of Arc, St. Rita, and St. Simon Stock! The month of May is also dedicated to Our Lady, Mary. You can find all of my month-to-month posts on living … [Read more...]
Since the month of May is dedicated to Mary, it's a great time to honor her with your little ones! There are many Catholic traditions when it comes to honoring Mary, and I just love making sure the kids get included in these. So let's look at honoring Mary in the month of Mary with kids. Plant A Mary Garden (Or Clean Up The One You Have) Having a Mary garden is not only a great way to … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids, and August is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Keep scrolling to the bottom of the post because it also includes other fun August feast days and faith filled activities for kids. The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart Of Mary, so there are activities for that as well. Now let's look at … [Read more...]
Here's my post from a few years ago about honoring Mary in May. I have links to all of my May Crowning resources at the bottom of this post. I hope your family is blessed with some ideas. :-) Since the month of May is dedicated to Mary, it's a great time to honor her with your little ones! You can find all of my ideas about how to honor Mary with kids in May here, and today we are going to talk … [Read more...]
When I was at the IHM Conference, I got to catch up with Frances from Illuminated Ink. She has become a true friend! I really love the resources her company provides for Catholic children, and I've written about her grotto craft kits here before. When I asked her what was new this year, she showed me these gigantic posters for Catholic children! I will admit (even though I know Frances … [Read more...]
