Liturgical Year

Adoration Craft for Catholic Kids

May 29, 2013 By Lacy

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 United States:

11am Eastern
10am Central
9am Mountain
8am Pacific

I made this simple craft to get kids involved with this day of Adoration.

worldwide eucharistic adoration craft for catholic kids

I’m going to call this the mix-and-match-Monstrance-craft because there are a lot of variations you can use!

Start with the world- this is really simple to make. I used this technique with a coffee filter, some markers, and a little water splatter.

To craft the Monstrance, I simply folded up a piece of paper (like I was cutting a paper snowflake) but I used yellow instead of white. I folded another piece of paper in half long ways to cut out a stand for the Monstrance, and a little cross for the top.

monstrance before cutting

For the middle, I made the same Jesus flap that shows the true presence in the Eucharist for kids.

You could also pair the world with a doily Monstrance, or a handprint Monstrance. Likewise, you could use your profile to make the stand if you want.

Just glue all the pieces down with a glue stick. We glued ours to half a piece of black poster board- I love how the colors pop on the black background!

adoration craft for catholic kids

That’s it- fast and easy.

Or if you want, you can make your own 3D Monstrance out of pool noodles. See? So many possibilities!

Don’t forget to join in for this worldwide hour of Adoration with your kids!

adoration in catholic church

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Honoring Mary in the Month of May with Kids

May 27, 2013 By Lacy

Since the month of May is dedicated to Mary, it’s a great time to honor her with your little ones!

Honoring Mary in May with kids

Some years, our family has a May crowning or makes a May altar for Mary.

This year, our family… moved across 3 states, had a case of the shingles, completed a police academy, delivered a baby 12 minutes after arriving at the hospital on the same day the academy sprayed my husband in the face with mace, came out with a new book, lived with my parents for 9 months while closing on a house, moved again, made new friends, started a Catholic Schoolhouse program, and then moved another family with 2 additional small children into our home for 3 months.

Although this has been a crazy year, I didn’t want to go through the month of May without doing something special with my children to honor Mary. So we kept it simple.

First, the kids picked some flowers from our ~~weed bed~~ garden.

flowers for Mary

After Mass, they took them over to the Mary statue outside.

bringing flowers to Mary

They knelt down, and we all said a “Hail Mary” together.

children honoring Mary

Simple. Beautiful. Totally to the point. (This picture reminds me so much of the Fatima children.)

children honoring Mary- fatima children

Anabelle is a too small to know what’s going on, but she was there too. Such beauty in a big family- just tuck the little one into your life- they’re along for the ride.

children with Mary

See? Living the Liturgical year with your kids can be easy. No prep, no money, no clean up, and no hassle!

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Easy Pentecost Craft for Kids (And a Pentecost Song!)

May 16, 2013 By Lacy

I have seen this craft all over the internet, and I think it’s just about the cutest and easiest craft for kids to make at Pentecost! Also, the kids love it, and it’s a great way to teach them about what happened on the first Pentecost!

penetcost flaming tongue hats craft for kids

Here’s the Bible story of the Pentecost from Acts 2, 1-4: “When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.”

For this craft, each child ends up with their own “tongues as of fire” that can rest right on their head.

tongue of fire hat

This craft is so simple to make, and I’ll bet you already have everything you need at home!

Supplies Needed for this Pentecost Craft:

Construction paper (a variety, but definitely “fire colored” paper)
Stapler
Tape
Scissors

Yep, that’s it! Just make a construction paper loop that fits around your child’s head, staple into place, cut out paper “flames” and tape them on.

pentecost craft for kids- tongue of fire hat

Also, you can try singing this Pentecost song with kids:

The Pentecost Song- Tune “Are You Sleeping”

Tongues of fire, tongues of fire,

driving wind, driving wind,

Holy Spirit’s coming! Holy Spirit’s coming!

Let Him in. Let him in.

We also love to listen to our Shine Like the Son CD from Christ Music Kids. Their song “Let the Fire Fall” is perfect for Pentecost, and my kids and I jam to this CD all the time in the van, so I’m sure we’ll listen to it on our way home from Mass. We also listened to it on our way home from Anabelle’s Baptism.

Our favorite Pentecost tradition in our home is making “Pentecost Sundaes” on Pentecost Sunday. My kids love ice cream, so it goes over well. See how much fun it is to be Catholic?

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How to Make Colored Deviled Eggs for Easter

March 28, 2013 By Lacy

Deviled eggs are a favorite around here, and we found a way to gussy them up a bit for Easter Sunday! Check out these colorful deviled eggs!

Now I’m going to show you how to dye your own deviled eggs! It’s super easy, and doesn’t take that much extra time.

First, make yourself some egg dye. This is very simple- no need for any kits. Put some water in a glass, add a teaspoon or so of vinegar, and a few drops of food coloring. I promise, this isn’t rocket science. Also, the vinegar isn’t going to make the eggs taste bad. They’ll taste just as good as your favorite deviled egg recipe.

Go ahead and peel your eggs, cut them in half, put the yolks in a bowl, and rinse the white parts. Put the white halves in the dye, and then sink them with a spoon.

When they reach the desired shade (which will only take a minute or 2), carefully remove them with a slotted spoon, and place them on a paper towel to dry. (Let them dry face up, just like they’ll be served, so only the bottom gets ugly from sitting on the paper towel. No one will see that part.)

There are bound to be a few casualties, but don’t fret. Just use them as a little snack while you work.

The vast majority of your eggs will survive their color baths.

Now make the yolks into deviled egg filling. I make mine with a little salt, pepper, mayonaise (Duke’s brand, of course!), dry mustard powder, and sweet pickle relish. Yes, that’s right- sweet pickle relish will make them the most delicious deviled eggs you’ve ever tasted! And yes, dry mustard powder makes better deviled eggs than wet mustard, although the regular stuff will do in a pinch. Just add everything to taste. I also added some yellow food coloring to the yolks since we’re making them all Easter-ish.

(This is a little off topic, but I got this egg plate at the Dollar Tree… for $1!)

Stir it all up, and then fill the eggs with the deviled egg filling. I suppose you could be all fancy and pipe the filling in with a pastry bag of some kind, but I just spoon my yolk filling in. I skipped the sprinkling of paprika to keep them looking more pastel.

That’s it! These are a huge hit, and sure make your Easter table beautiful!

Btw, how do you like the peeps in our centerpiece from last year? Pretty cute, huh? We also used the read-aloud Easter story napkin rings I made a few years back (that I strongly suggest you all print this year!)