Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Have you heard of the Clay Rosary Girl? Well, her real name is Sarah and she's an amazing clay artist! She makes unique beads with Catholic symbols and pictures and then strings them into beautiful rosaries. It turns out she only lives an hour and a half away from me, so we decided to meet so she could teach me how to make beads! And you know what? She wasn't a murderer... just a fellow … [Read more...]
Honoring Mary is a beautiful devotion and a long tradition in the Catholic faith. She was the mother of Jesus, ever a virgin, and always said "yes" to our Lord! You can find all of my ideas on honoring Mary with kids here. Today I would like to share with you a bunch of Mary printables for kids, and more than half of them are totally free to download and print! I … [Read more...]
Pentecost is coming up soon, which is a great time to learn about the Holy Spirit! You might also want to teach your kids about the holy spirit around a baptism, confirmation, or when studying the Trinity! You can find all of my Holy Spirit resources for kids here. Now let's look at some gifts of the Holy Spirit teaching tools for kids. Before jumping into the gifts of the Holy … [Read more...]
If you're looking to make a traditional Mary garden, I have a post all about how to start a Mary garden here. But today I am going to share some ideas with you about different crafts you can make to go along with your Mary garden. There are also ideas here for having a Mary garden inside, and how to make a Mary garden even if you don't have a Mary statue. So check it out- Mary garden crafts and … [Read more...]
We love to live the liturgical year at home, and Easter is the most important day for Christians! We love to try to keep Easter focused on the true meaning of this day at our house, and the kids look forward to our fun Easter activities each year. So here we go- a whole round-up of religious Easter crafts for kids that focus on the resurrection! Printable peg doll resurrection set- The bodies … [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...]
St. Joseph's feast day is a fun feast day to celebrate with your kids when living the liturgical year at home! I have a round-up for you today of fun St. Joseph's feast day printables for kids, but you can find all of my St. Joseph resources for families here. I have a printable 3D St. Joseph's altar that your kids can color and assemble that is super fun! Check it … [Read more...]
I'm sure you've all heard the legend that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. I find this story so intriguing given the fact that there really aren't any snakes in Ireland. You can read more about the legend here. I've been seeing some cute St. Patrick's day "snake banishing" games around, and I thought "Why stop there?" Lol! So here are some fun snake foods, crafts, and games for … [Read more...]
I really enjoyed our Lent Link-up! Thanks to everyone who came and participated. I was really inspired by a lot of your ideas :-) What do you guys think about having another one for Easter? If we have an Easter link-up, should it be the week before Easter? Let me know in the comments ;-) You can find out everything you ever needed to know about them at my Stations of the Cross 101 post … [Read more...]
Making sure that you celebrate all 12 days of Christmas is a great way to live the liturgical year with your kids! The last day of the 12 days of Christmas is the Epiphany, and this is a super fun day to celebrate with your kids! Since this is the day that the 3 kings arrived to see baby Jesus, a 3 kings Epiphany craft is a perfect way to celebrate! You can also check out all of my resources for … [Read more...]
