Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Lent is a great liturgical season to observe with kids to help teach them about the church year. Lent is the 40 days the come before Easter, and it is a season of adding extra prayers, fasting, and almsgiving. There are many ways to celebrate (or observe) Lent with children, and this is my page that links out to all of the resources I have available to help you with this! I hope you find these … [Read more...]
You can see all of my Lenten Posts by clicking here, or browse the links below. See all the Ash Wednesday Posts Here. Preparing for Lent With Children- are you ready? Bury the Alleluia Pretzels for Lent Sacrifice ideas for kids The Lent Song for Kids Counting Down the Days of Lent: Print this Lenten Countdown calendar- this is by far the most popular Catholic Icing … [Read more...]
With the National March for Life coming up in a few weeks, I've got pro-life stuff on the brain. I live in the DC area and would love to go to the march, but I always end up wimping out because I don't think I can handle my kids in the cold downtown all by myself. Still, we're going to be working on some pro-life crafts and such the week of the march, so I thought I would share some ideas with … [Read more...]
St. Gerard's feast day is on October 16, which is this Saturday. When I was in high school, I painted a whole series of Saint pictures that were supposed to "modernize" the saints. St. Gerard is the patron saint of expectant mothers and the unborn, so I did a mixed media piece of him in an ultrasound picture. I've always liked this piece a lot, and I like to have it hanging in our home- especially … [Read more...]
Are you looking for a Catholic baby shower idea? Well, here's a baby shower I just threw for my sister-in-law! It was "Shower of Roses" themed, honoring St. Therese. "After my death, I will let fall a shower of roses" - St. Therese of Lisieux. So welcome to this "Baby Shower" of Roses! A baby shower was thrown in celebration of new life, and also in the theme of St. Therese! :-) The … [Read more...]
For anyone who hasn't checked their calendars, January 22 is the anniversary of Roe v Wade, and the date of the National March for Life! Here's an amazing pro life activity for your kids, friends, and the whole family to enjoy! If any of you haven't been to Amazing Grace's Blog yet, you just have to check it out! She's been a CCD teacher for 12 years, and her whole blog is devoted to Catholic … [Read more...]
Here are some ways to help your kids celebrate the amazing gift of life! These would all be excellent activities for children expecting a new sibling. The most important thing for young children to understand is that a pregnant woman has a real living baby inside of her. Busy with Blessings did a really cool "Pennies for Life" fundraiser with her son.I love this child artwork from Teach Kids … [Read more...]
Here are some ideas for some religious fun you can have in the snow!The anniversary for Roe v. Wade and the national march for life are coming up at the end of this month, so I wanted to spend some time bringing you pro life content. After spending much time searching the internet for pro life activities and crafts to do with children, I discovered one of 2 things. A- there aren't any. Or B- … [Read more...]
