Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Did you know that the pretzel is a traditional food for lent? In fact, the pretzel was actually invented in order to be a simple Lenten snack! You can find all of my holy week food ideas for kids here. Today, I am going to share my favorite Lenten pretzel recipe with you, as well as a printable card with the pretzel prayer. When early Christians would pray, they would … [Read more...]
There are a lot of King's cakes recipes out there for Mardi Gras, and they all seem to have something in common- the deliciously colored sugar sprinkled on top! I personally think that what they charge for colored sugar in those little spice jars from the baking section is practically highway robbery, so I like to make my own! :-) It's soooo much easier than you would think and it really is the … [Read more...]
St. Marguerite's Feast Day is coming up on January 12. She was French Canadian (she came over to Canada to teach religion and spent the rest of her life there). To read about her life, click here. To see some French Canadian ideas for celebrating this day, read on! Make this Canadian Flag Craft. Make crepes for breakfast. Or try making this French-Canadian Meat Pie Recipe for … [Read more...]
January 4 is the feast day of Elizabeth Ann Seton. She was the first American Saint, and opened a school as well as founded the Sisters of Charity. To read more about her life, click here. Then check out these ideas for celebrating this day! :-) Make this St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Craft using a holy card for her picture, or just print her picture from the internet. Or, try this craft. Put St. … [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...]
I found all kinds of crown cakes, king cakes, king breads, and everything else under the sun for celebrating the epiphany. So whether you're celebrating on the 3 or the 6 this year, I hope these ideas are useful for your epiphany party! Try Making Family Fun's Crown Cake for the Epiphany. Make a traditional king cake! My directions are super easy. I also found this Cute Crown Cake … [Read more...]
Here's some eye-candy inspiration for rolling out some home-made religious Christmas cookies :-) I loved this beautiful angel cookie I found on flickr. I love these stained glass church cookies from Catholic Bakery Make a whole nativity cookie set with a Wilton Project Kit. Candy Canes and Stars are both religious symbols this time of year :-) Love this set of sweet nativity cookies … [Read more...]
St. Ambrose's feast day is coming up. Here's a compilation of ideas for his feast day celebration! :-) We love to celebrate the Saint feast days during Advent at our house, and this is the perfect one to include! Because he was said to be the "honey-tongued Saint", anything including honey or bees is the perfect way to celebrate St. Ambrose's feast day! He is also the patron Saint of candle … [Read more...]
