Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Today, I wanted to share with you a beautiful resource for Catholic children- these absolutely charming paper dolls! They are printable, so they can make a great last minute Easter basket filler! I love giving my children Catholic resources, but boy, it sure puts an extra smile on my face when it's Catholic resources that are so well done they rival the other materials out there. I … [Read more...]
We are preparing for First Confession at home this year, and Lydia was growing more nervous as the date was approaching. I thought we could easily eliminate at least the fear of the unknown by simply practicing for her First Reconciliation at home. Above, you can see the pretend confessional we set up to practice at our house. We happen to have one of those decorative room separator things … [Read more...]
If your kids are dressing up for All Saints' Day, an angel can be a great costume! Easy for girls (just pair a white dress with some wings, and voila!) and an easy costume to talk boys into (since St. Michael wears armor and carries a sword.) My little Violet has asked to be an angel 2 years in a row now, and wings, of course, are vital to an angel costume. The wings were super easy to … [Read more...]
Well we all know what today is- the day we start anxiously awaiting white smoke! A new Pope is officially in the works. :-) I wanted to do some kind of Papal activity with the kids besides the paper bag puppet, and we decided to make Cardinal and Pope hats. You know that little hat that the Pope wears? Not the big miter one, the little one. It looks like a skull cap, or like a beanie. Well, … [Read more...]
Find all of my peg doll resources here! This is a super cute and fun toy for Catholic kids. You don't have to special order expensive wooden peg doll parts to make these; you don't have to be a great painter to pull this off either. Trust me, you can craft these adorable Catholic peg people- you really can. And you know what? These fun little Nun dolls make great Mass toys for little … [Read more...]
Teaching my kids about the Saints in fun ways is one of my favorite things to do! Over the years, I have developed many activities for my children, so I have ideas that range from preschool kids to upper elementary. I hope you find many useful resources for teaching your kids about the Saints here! There is an alphabetical directory of all the Saints I have resources for at the bottom of this … [Read more...]
St. Lucy Day (also known as St. Lucia Day) is just around the corner on December 13! This is a fun feast day to celebrate when living the liturgical year at home, and I would love to show you today how to celebrate St. Lucy's feast day as a beginner, including how to bake easy saffron buns that are saffron free! You can also find all of my resources for celebrating the feast day of St. Lucy … [Read more...]
I usually combine the feast days of these 2 amazing Saints as they are so close together and totally related. I have a dedicated post on how to celebrate the feasts of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego, as well as some quick facts and videos of Mexican celebrations, so definitely check that out! Today we are going to look at some Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego craft … [Read more...]
