Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Painting a cross on your glass front doors or windows of your house for Easter has become a very fun annual tradition! I think it is a very joyful way to bring a witness and some cheer to your neighborhood, and an absolute delight for kids! I have a stained glass window paint recipe that is easy to wash off, plus step by step directions on how to do this yourself! This is not a "Pinterest … [Read more...]
Well Easter Sunday is almost upon us, and with the world under a pandemic and many social distancing, a lot of us are going to be celebrating at home this year. And that's ok! I just wanted to send out this special edition post to offer some last minute ideas for making your Easter celebrations at home meaningful and easy for you. You can find all of my Christ centered ideas for celebrating Easter … [Read more...]
Hi friends. What a year we are having. I was going through my Palm Sunday resources for families and thinking about how this would be the first Palm Sunday in modern history where Catholics would not have access to palms for celebrating, and that made me sad for everyone. So I decided to do something a little unconventional, but with the hopes of bringing a little nostalgia to your homes this Palm … [Read more...]
Celebrating Palm Sunday with your family is a great way to live the liturgical year at home with your kids! It begins the last week of Lent, and there are a lot of fun and meaningful ways to celebrate Palm Sunday with your kids. You can find all of my Holy Week resources for families here. But now let's see how to kick it off with Palm Sunday! Special For Those Who Can't Attend Palm … [Read more...]
This year many families will be celebrating Holy Week in their homes, and Holy Thursday is a big part of that! This is an important day in the liturgical year that can be amazing to celebrate with your kids. As we love to have liturgical teas, I thought, why not have a Christian Seder style tea party for Holy Thursday, and so that's what we did. I would love to share my Last Supper tea party menu … [Read more...]
Teaching your kids the stories of the Gospels is so important, and I always find that kids learn the best when I make it fun and relevant for them! We have the story of Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead coming up this Sunday, so I wanted to gather fun resources to use with kids for teaching them this awesome Bible story. So lets check out- Lazarus crafts, printables, and activities for … [Read more...]
When living the liturgical year with kids, holy week is a really big and excellent week to include! The most important thing is to help keep your family focused on the true meaning of this season, and remembering that this is the last week of Lent. Easter starts on Sunday, but to help hold off on Easter celebrating until the actual Easter season begins, you can try to get your family involved with … [Read more...]
We love making resurrection rolls (aka empty tomb rolls) to celebrate the true meaning of the Easter story every year! You can find all of my resurrection roll recipes here, including how to make them from canned crescent rolls, biscuits, and even peeps! You can find all of my meaningful holy week recipes for kids here. Today I'm going to show you how to make resurrection rolls from scratch in a … [Read more...]
Are you looking for normal Meatless Meal ideas for Lent? The kind you can afford, kids will actually eat, and aren't sprinkled with goat cheese or pine nuts? Well, I made a list of "normal" food that is meatless to help me on Fridays this Lent, and I thought I would share it with you. Here goes! If you scroll down to the bottom of this post, I also have a simple printable version of this … [Read more...]
We just love to celebrate Mardi Gras, and the colors of the day are purple, green, and yellow. I share many reasons in the list below as to why I like Jell-O as a dessert option for kids, but the beautiful colors can't be denied! This makes it perfect for serving up some tri-colored Mardi Gras treats this year! Lets check out how to make these fun Jell-O snacks for Mardi Gras- perfect for your … [Read more...]
