Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
*Disclaimer- My activities are all Montessori inspired, but this post is not for the Montessori purist. This post is meant to inspire those who can't make Montessori their life, but want to implement some hands-on learning with their kiddos. :-) I recently posted about my favorite curriculum and activities for preschoolers. Today I wanted to follow up with how to set up Montessori … [Read more...]
I wanted one place to share all of my Mass ideas for kids, so here you go- crafts, games, books, and other learning resources! Mass Books For Kids Mass book for Catholic kids: A Picture Book Of The Mass Illustrated By The Masters is a great resource for kids and adults alike. It goes through the Mass, highlighting everything that is said out loud by the congregation, in red. All the … [Read more...]
Pentecost Sunday is around the corner, and those of us who like to celebrate the liturgical year at home, we are looking for ideas to celebrate Pentecost with our kids! If you would like to learn a little more about Pentecost, why we celebrate, and what the different parts of the feast day are, I would highly suggest for you to read my post "How And Why To Celebrate Pentecost With Your Kids". … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. Although there doesn't seem to be any such thing as a "First Confession Party", it's still a major milestone in your child's life. Receiving a Sacrament is a big deal! So, how can you celebrate? Here are some ideas. Take the family out for vanilla ice cream afterward. I've heard sooooo many families do this that I'm going to go ahead … [Read more...]
Jesus is the reason for the season! And one of the easiest and best ways to convey this message to children is to include nativity sets in your holiday decorations and celebrations. But if you only have a fancy breakable nativity set that they can't touch, you're not reaching them on their own level as much as you could. Today, I want to bring you a ton of ideas to bring the nativity set to your … [Read more...]
I wanted to do a Rosary craft with my preschool co-op class, and my brain instantly thought of the pipe cleaner Rosary craft. While that craft is awesome for preschoolers, I was in the mood for something more special. You can find all of my ideas about how to honor Mary with kids in May here, and today we are going to craft a rosary hanger with kids. Although these were made by … [Read more...]
Would you like to make the cutest (and easiest) All Saints' day cupcakes ever?! When you show up to your All Saints' Day party this year, you can impress all the moms wow all the kids with these simple Saint cupcake toppers. ;-) You can find all of my All Saints' Day resources for kids here. Also, you should totally check out my All Saints' Day food labels! This is the perfect All Saints' … [Read more...]
Find all of my Divine Mercy Ideas here. Divine Mercy Sunday is the Sunday after Easter, so if you're looking to pray a novena with your family, you start on Good Friday. Crafting this Divine Mercy Novena counter is a great way to get children involved in the novena process. :-) The idea to make a novena counter like this was submitted to me by Happy Catholic Home last year. You can see her … [Read more...]
Making Easter Story Cookies (Aka, resurrection cookies) is a fun way to celebrate the true meaning of Easter with your kids! It's become a beloved tradition at our house on Holy Saturday. Each ingredient for the cookies has a symbolism to the resurrection story, and the process of making the cookies all represents the resurrection and has coordinating Scripture! This post has full directions and a … [Read more...]
It's time for our Lenten link-up! Everyone can share their Lent-related posts and we can all see what you've come up with! :-) You can see all my Lenten posts by checking out my Lenten Navigation page. You can also check out last year's Lenten Linky here. Also, this is totally off topic, but we're actually making our move to South Carolina tomorrow. I'm very excited!!! :-) But that also means I … [Read more...]
