Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Hymns & Songs Immaculate Mary As I Kneel Before You Salve Regina Sing of Mary Hail Mary, Gentle Woman The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came Ave Maria Holy Is His Name (the Magnificat) Catholic Icing Resources How to Pray the Rosary with Kids Make a Rosary Book! How to Make a Rosary How to Draw Mary and Jesus (video) Recommended Books Mary, Mother … [Read more...]
Are you looking for a Catholic baby shower idea? Well, here's a baby shower I just threw for my sister-in-law! It was "Shower of Roses" themed, honoring St. Therese. "After my death, I will let fall a shower of roses" - St. Therese of Lisieux. So welcome to this "Baby Shower" of Roses! A baby shower was thrown in celebration of new life, and also in the theme of St. Therese! :-) The … [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...]
By the end of the year, I will be and Aunt 3 more times! Yay! I wanted to make some Catholic baby gifts for the Mommies-to-Be, so I made these Catholic Novelty shirts: You can get plain white onesies in packs of 5 at Wal-Mart. I actually found these 2 at the Salvation Army. What you'll Need: Onesies Pencil Fabric Paint (assorted colors) Once you … [Read more...]
It's almost the 4th of July, and I am so excited to share these diy patriotic beads with you! Working with polymer clay is fun, especially for older kids and even adults! I think you would be surprised at what you can do. It's easier than it looks! Today I am going to show you how to make a polymer clay star bead, a striped bead, a jelly roll bead, and an American flag polymer clay … [Read more...]
Don't you call your priest "Father"? He can't have biological children of his own, so I think this is a nice time to show him some appreciation! :-) I came up with this craft for packaging your Father's Day gift to your priest. It's a sort of a counterpart to all the "necktie" stuff you see for regular Father's Day gifts. What you need to make your "Priest Necktie" White and Black felt or … [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...]
We like to keep a Catholic home altar and update it year-round with the liturgical year. You can find all of my ideas about how to honor Mary with kids in May here, and today we are going to talk about how to make a May altar for Mary. I started by laying down some blue fabric I had because blue is Mary's color. Then I added a floral wreath that I already had, and a Mary statue. … [Read more...]
May is the month of Mary. It is a tradition in the Catholic church to crown Mary with flowers during the month of May. It can be done at any time during the month, but May 1 (also known as "May Day") is a very popular day for it ;-) You can use real flowers, or make a crown from fake flowers. I have a post here all about how to plan your own May crowning. Today let's look at some May crowning … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. I've been finding some more first communion ideas around and couldn't help but share them with all of you! :-) Check out these georgeous cookies from Bake at 350. (You can order a Chalice Cookie Cutter) Love these directions on Real Life at Home for how to make a first communion banner. This … [Read more...]
