Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
I've been on a bible journaling kick for awhile now, and I've finally got enough pages behind me now to recommend some bible journaling supplies and know what I'm talking about ;-). (You know, plus, I'm an artist, so I actually know stuff about art supplies...) Essential Bible Journaling Supplies A Beginner's List of Bible Journaling Supplies: You need a Catholic Bible … [Read more...]
We are all called to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving during Lent. There are endless ways to do this, and donating bags full of stuff is just 1 way. If you haven't heard of 40 days 40 bags, it's a simple concept. Each day during Lent, you fill 1 bag of stuff from your home, and donate it. You choose the size of the bag. I love doing hands-on almsgiving with kids. It's … [Read more...]
We have been continuing on our journey of religious notebooking, and today we covered the topic of God's covenant! I have been creating these notebooking pages as a series to go along with the book Tell Me About The Catholic Faith, but you could certainly use these to teach kids about God's covenant whether or not you are reading that book. You can find the entire 130 page pack of matching … [Read more...]
It's pretty common to reach out to the needy during the Advent/Christmas season. Whether you like to pack shoeboxes, choose a child from an angel tree, or donate to toys for tots, remember that you are teaching your own children generosity through your example of giving. I recently ran across an article at We Are That Family called "Dear World: Let's Stop Giving Our Crap To The … [Read more...]
*Disclaimer- My activities are all Montessori inspired, but this post is not for the Montessori purist. This post is meant to inspire those who can't make Montessori their life, but want to implement some hands-on learning with their kiddos. :-) I recently posted about my favorite curriculum and activities for preschoolers. Today I wanted to follow up with how to set up Montessori activities in … [Read more...]
Time for another round of "Lacy's Picks"! In these posts, I recommend Catholic children's products that I own, love, and recommend to my friends. These are not paid reviews. You can read more about Lacy's Picks and see my past recommended resources here. Stations of the Cross CD: If you don't already have this, your family needs one. So professionally done! I have sung the praises of this CD … [Read more...]
If you are looking for Catholic crafts from A-Z for preschoolers, you've come to the right place! You will find the full list below of all the preschool crafts, A through Z! Click the links below for the coordinating Catholic Alphabet Craft for Catholic ABC's. Some of the crafts available online are different from the ones in the book. A is for Angel B is for Bible … [Read more...]
Welcome! As the year goes on, I am posting Bible crafts from A-Z, one for each letter in the alphabet. Originally I came out with a series of Catholic ABC crafts, but now that I'm teaching at an interdenominational homeschool co-op, I am making a new set of Christian ABC crafts that can be used by Christians everywhere. I would like to be very clear to everyone on the internet that may not … [Read more...]
Pope Francis is having the first worldwide hour of Eucharistic Adoration on the feast of Corpus Christi (which means Body of Christ). Corpus Christi is falling on June 2 for 2013- that's this coming Sunday! The Vatican is holding this hour from 5-6 in Rome, and we're all supposed to adjust for our own time zone. Here are the starting times for the worldwide hour of Eucharistic Adoration in the … [Read more...]
Jesus is the reason for the season! And one of the easiest and best ways to convey this message to children is to include nativity sets in your holiday decorations and celebrations. But if you only have a fancy breakable nativity set that they can't touch, you're not reaching them on their own level as much as you could. Today, I want to bring you a ton of ideas to bring the nativity set to your … [Read more...]
