Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Well it's Friday and you know what that means... it's time for your TGIF how to draw video for the week! With Christmas just around the corner, I thought it would be really fun to share a video of how to draw baby Jesus in a manger. This one is so fun cute and easy to draw! Last week I released a set of how to draw videos for drawing your own Jesse Tree ornaments, and today's video of how to draw … [Read more...]
It's traditional during Advent for children to have an empty manger for Baby Jesus. Each time they do a good deed, they get to place a piece of "straw" in the manger and make a soft bed for Baby Jesus by Christmas day. Here's a craft you can do for your kids to participate in this fun tradition! Materials Needed To Make This Craft: A popsicle stick (We used the "craft spoons" size, … [Read more...]
I created a printable book that is a special Christmas treasury for Catholic kids, and the pages are illustrated by your child and his or her handprints. :-) (For those of you familiar with my products, it's the Advent/Christmas counterpart to Holy Week In Handprints.) Each handprint picture is designed to be loads of fun, and easy to replicate! Even the youngest of children can … [Read more...]
This Advent, keep your kids focused on the true meaning of the season by celebrating Saint feast days! These Advent Saint ornaments last through the whole Advent season, straight through Christmas and the Epiphany! This set of Advent Saint ornaments will help your kids celebrate Saint feast days through Advent, and keep the season focused on the true meaning... Christ! This is an instant … [Read more...]
I know that this sock baby really looks like it has been sewn, but trust me, this is SO easy to make- it's just cleverly put together and I'm going to show you how. I developed this craft for the preschool class I'm teaching at our homeschool co-op this year. My class is very young, so I wanted to make a cuddly Baby Jesus that they could hold and love. Mission complete. And I have to tell … [Read more...]
We made these super easy Baby Jesus cookies for Lydia's Christmas pageant yesterday, and I wanted to share them with you. They're super easy to make, don't involve any cooking at all, and even kids can make them. Even the cookies I decorated I did with 1 hand as I bounced Anabelle on my left hip. (Yep, she's at that age...) Supplies Needed to make Baby Jesus Cookies: Nutter Butter … [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...]
If you're going to take the time to craft with kids this time of year, you may as well make it meaningful, and concentrate on what's really going on. After all, Jesus is the reason for the season! These crafts can also be used to make a manger for Baby Jesus. You add a piece of straw to Jesus' manger each time to do a good deed or make a sacrifice during Advent. The more you do during Advent, the … [Read more...]
What better way to get across the idea to children that Christmas is Jesus' birthday other than having a birthday cake? It has become our tradition to serve a "Happy Birthday Jesus" cake for Christmas dinner. Even if we get invited to family's house for Christmas dinner, I offer to bring the dessert, and show up with a cake. We usually make this cake on Christmas Eve, and it's always just … [Read more...]
In keeping with our "Wishing Jesus Happy Birthday" theme this week, I had to include a "Happy Birthday Jesus" cake! What is a birthday without a cake anyway? Making Jesus a Birthday cake has become an annual Christmas tradition at our house. We make the cake on Christmas day (a fun afternoon activity) and then we eat it for dessert after Christmas dinner. Don't forget to sing Jesus Happy Birthday … [Read more...]
