Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Living the liturgical year at home is a way of weaving the Catholic faith into our lives here, and having a home altar is a great way to encourage this. We like to update our Catholic home altar throughout the liturgical year to meet the seasons, and today I wanted to share with you our St. Joseph's altar. I also want to answer all the questions you may have about how to set up a St. Joseph's … [Read more...]
I've been working on a craft here, and I'm so excited to share it with all of you today! It's a Last Supper craft for Holy Thursday, and it's based on the famous Leonardo da Vinci Last Supper painting. You can find all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. This craft assembles to create a 3D rendition of the Last Supper scene, gluing onto an egg carton. So here it is- the Last Supper … [Read more...]
After doing our trinity shamrock craft, my daughter and I were looking for more St. Patrick's Day shamrock fun! Let's dive into these fun crafts! First, we made these adorable little shamrock bowls. They were very simple to make! These shamrock bowls are cut from the bottom of 2-liter bottles. (This is important. 3 liter bottles are too thick to cut. Trust me ;-) Here's … [Read more...]
I'm sure you've all heard the legend that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. I find this story so intriguing given the fact that there really aren't any snakes in Ireland. You can read more about the legend here. I've been seeing some cute St. Patrick's day "snake banishing" games around, and I thought "Why stop there?" Lol! So here are some fun snake foods, crafts, and games for … [Read more...]
Saint Patrick's Day is a great feast day to celebrate with Catholic kids when you're living the liturgical year! I think it's such a great opportunity to teach kids the true meaning of this day, learn about St. Patrick, and learn about the Trinity with the help of shamrocks! Don't let this awesome day get lost in the leprechaun shuffle- here are some great Catholic St. Patrick's Day printables to … [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...]
This St. Patrick's day, don't get completely caught up in pots of gold and leprechauns- try some of these St. Patrick's day crafts that celebrate Saint Patrick himself! :-) This is a great way to get Catholic kids involved with living the liturgical year, and a great opportunity to teach them about the Trinity! So let's look at these Catholic St. Patrick's day crafts for kids. I have a … [Read more...]
Alright everyone, here comes my coloring sheet debut! The first coloring sheet I've ever drawn is (drum roll please)... The Immaculate Conception! The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is coming up on December 8. I'm hoping for this coloring sheet to convey the message that this day is celebrating the conception of Mary herself, and not her conception of Jesus. This is a very common … [Read more...]
