Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
I just love crafty food! I needed an angel, and cutting out a sandwich with my angel shaped cookie cutter just wasn't scratching my creative itch. It took me longer to come up with a way to make edible angels then I though it would, but here they are in all their glory! Praying Angel, Singing Angel, and Smiling Angel :-) Making Your Angel Snack: Bugle- for her dress Oyster Cracker- … [Read more...]
The Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary is on August 15. FYI- Jesus Ascended into heaven. Mary was Assumed into heaven. Hence the "Ascension of Jesus" and the "Assumption of Mary". Guess Jesus could do it on his own, and Mary was abducted alien style. Ok, only kidding about the 'alien abduction' part. :-) You can find more August feast days to celebrate with kids here. Here are some ways … [Read more...]
Before I started this blog, I didn't know that every month was the "month of something"- really, I didn't! But being Catholic is just so much cooler than I ever knew it was! Anyway, the month of July is the month of the Most Precious Blood. So I was trying to think of something that might be fun to celebrate, and I immediately thought of blood oranges! :-) Here are some fun Summer recipes you can … [Read more...]
Today I have a special guest post for y'all from my good friend Liz over at Frugally Blonde! She has such a sweet family with 2 little girls and another on the way! She blogs about "Living the Good Life on Less"- so if that sounds like something you're interested in you should pop over and check her out! :-) Throughout my childhood, my family made a Polish Easter basket every year for our … [Read more...]
Alright, The Catholic Toolbox has so many amazing Holy Week resources that I haven't had time to run yet! Aah! So I'm just going to run them all together real quick ;-) Holy Week Memory Game- free and printable! Find this Holy Week File Folder game and Holy Week Bingo at this post. And find a million (slight exaggeration ;-) Holy Week lesson plan ideas … [Read more...]
Holy Week is a super important time to keep the true focus of the year with Christian kids! Beginning on Palm Sunday and running through Spy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, & Holy Saturday- you don't want to miss any of these important events when making plans with your kids for the week. You can find all of my Holy Week resources for families here. Today, let's take a look at these … [Read more...]
We're preparing our St. Joseph's Altar for tomorrow, and we've been working on something I'd like to share! We made some fun crafty food that your kids are going to love putting on your St. Joseph's altar! You can find all of my resources for celebrating St. Joseph's feast day here. Now let's take a look at these St. Joseph's altar fun food ideas for kids! Traditionally on … [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...]
St. Joseph's feast day is coming up on March 19. To learn about St. Joseph altars, you have to check out The Virtual St. Joseph Altar! It's run by Evann of Homeschool Goodies, and she's got some amazing resources compiled- pretty much everything you need to know about celebrating St. Joseph's feast day! Evann at the Virtual St. Joseph Altar is hosting the first St. Joseph Altar blog fest on … [Read more...]
The feast of St. Patrick is coming up, and I love these St. Patrick's Day food ideas I've been seeing around! Just remember when you're making St. Patrick's Day treats this year, the shamrock is the tool that St. Patrick used to explain the trinity- 3 in one! You can find all of my Catholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick's day here, so don't get sucked into the ever-growing popularity of the 4 … [Read more...]
