4 Tips To Teach Kids How To Make the Sign of the Cross

When I was volunteering at Vacation Bible School over the Summer, my station met in the church, so we taught each group that came through how to genuflect and make the sign of the cross before entering. I was surprised at how many kids (up through 5th grade!) could not do these basic things correctly. We had to re-cap with each group every day that week before entering. Sometimes I think the … [Read more...]

Shamrock Cinnamon Rolls For St. Patrick’s Day

We absolutely love to celebrate Saint Patrick's day and I like to try out different things each year! This year I wanted to try making some shamrocks from cinnamon rolls, and you know what? It worked great! I want to share with you all today exactly how to make these shamrocks yourself to help your kids understand the Trinity just like St. Patrick would have taught them.  Supplies Needed … [Read more...]

How Are Apples Like The Trinity: An Object Lesson For Kids

The Trinity is a big concept to grasp, and honestly, as humans, I do not believe that our brains are fully capable of understanding it. However, I do believe that God wants us to try, and to teach our children the concept of the Trinity as well as possible. Today, we are going to think about how an apple is like the Trinity I am always looking to weave the faith into our lives as much as … [Read more...]

How To Draw The Trinity Shield For Kids {and free coloring page!}

So my new thing is that I'm posting a new Catholic how-to-draw video each Friday for Catholic kids on my YouTube channel. I'm super excited about it! With Trinity Sunday coming up fast, I thought drawing a Trinity shield would be perfect! I love the idea behind a Trinity shield because it shows exactly what the Trinity is. It helps me to understand it anyway. I made this particular Trinity … [Read more...]

Trinity Resources For Catholic Kids

With Trinity Sunday right around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to round up these Trinity resources! Of course, I'd say the most famous reference to the Trinity is St. Patrick with his shamrock, but I just can't seem to get in the shamrock mood in the Summer time. It's just a March kinda thing for me. So... I'm going to keep this post St. Patrick and shamrock free. You can find … [Read more...]

Free Trinity Printables: Coloring Page, Sign Of The Cross & Glory Be Fill In

Hey ya'll! Looking for some resources for teaching kids about the Trinity? These will really help out with pre-school and early elementary kids! If you're teaching your kids about how to make The Sign Of The Cross, be sure to check out my 4 expert tips for teaching kids The Sign Of The Cross here! This free downloadable pack comes with multiple versions of everything, with and … [Read more...]

Duct Tape Shamrock Craft For St. Patrick’s Day

As the kids have gotten older, the kinds of crafts that we do have needed to shift. For instance, the pipe cleaner rosary has long since past lost its enchantment... ;-) So, I would like to introduce you to (drum roll please...) the DUCT TAPE SHAMROCK! :-D  Supplies Needed: Duct Tape Scissors Ruler (optional) Toothpicks (optional) I'm going to recommend this … [Read more...]

A Trinity Song For St. Patrick’s Day

I'm trying something a little bit new today... Here we go... And be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel! ;-) Ok, and for anyone who didn't care to watch the above video because videos aren't your thing, here it is in a nutshell... Many moons ago, I shared a video of a St. Patrick's Day song sung to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". And now that my kids are older, we are moving … [Read more...]

Teach Catholic Kids About The Trinity- A New Book For St. Patrick’s Day

Well, I'm very excited to tell you that I wrote another book! I actually wrote it a few years ago (lol) and then life crashed and I never published it. It's meant to be the first in a series of which I have already started others. We will see how you guys like it as to whether or not the series continues... Click here to go over to the purchasing page So as my kids started getting a bit … [Read more...]

Printable Trinity Shamrock Craft- Perfect Craft For St. Patrick’s Day!

We crafted shamrocks and added this printable to turn them into Trinity shamrocks. You just print 2 sided, fold, and open! Check it out. Each time that you fold the printable out, it reveals a new person of the Holy Trinity with a symbol, and it also reveals a prayer to them at the same time. Watch this shot play of the printable unfolding step by step. (Click picture to enlarge) This … [Read more...]