Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
I thought for today's First Friday link-up, it would be fun to have a St. Patrick's Day theme! Scroll to the bottom of this post to see everyone's ideas and add your own links. As many of you already know, I have a St. Patrick's Day article out in Catholic Digest this month. I was really excited about the projects I got to share! There are directions in the article for making a shepherd's pie … [Read more...]
Catholic ABC's Week: 24 Letter of the week: T Theme: Trinity Saint of the Week: St. Therese Craft: Trinity Shamrock Craft This week we are learning about the letter "T", and what better time to learn about the Trinity than for St. Patrick's Day?! I just love when the whole world is celebrating Catholic feast days! :-) For this craft, all you need is green fun foam, plastic … [Read more...]
As some of ya'll already know, my 5 year old daughter loves to craft! But my 2 year old son... not so much, actually. However, I have found that he seems to respond really well to music! I've been trying to work more music into our activities, so we made up a little song for St. Patrick that goes with our Saint Patrick puppets. :-) This can also go with my St. Patrick from the Alphabet … [Read more...]
My kids have always loved crafting these little rosaries and it's a hit every time I make them with the kids at homeschool co-op or Religious Education class! They're so easy, and the materials are super affordable, so even if you're crafting rosaries in a large group it's easy to afford to make them with every kid. This is a fun new version of the easy rosary craft that is shaped like a shamrock, … [Read more...]
After doing our trinity shamrock craft, my daughter and I were looking for more St. Patrick's Day shamrock fun! As some of my Facebook fans already know, we recently had the stomach flu here, which left me with an abundance of green 2-liter ginger-ale bottles, so here's what we did! First, we made these adorable little shamrock bowls. They were very simple to make! These shamrock … [Read more...]
I'm sure you've all heard the legend that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. I find this story so intriguing given the fact that there really aren't any snakes in Ireland. You can read more about the legend here. I've been seeing some cute St. Patrick's day "snake banishing" games around, and I thought "Why stop there?" Lol! So here are some fun snake foods, crafts, and games for … [Read more...]
Saint Patrick's Day is a great feast day to celebrate with Catholic kids when you're living the liturgical year! I think it's such a great opportunity to teach kids the true meaning of this day, learn about St. Patrick, and learn about the Trinity with the help of shamrocks! Don't let this awesome day get lost in the leprechaun shuffle- here are some great Catholic St. Patrick's Day printables to … [Read more...]
The feast of St. Patrick is coming up, and I love these St. Patrick's Day food ideas I've been seeing around! Just remember when you're making St. Patrick's Day treats this year, the shamrock is the tool that St. Patrick used to explain the trinity- 3 in one! You can find all of my Catholic ways of celebrating St. Patrick's day here, so don't get sucked into the ever-growing popularity of the 4 … [Read more...]
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is an amazing Saint and is the first Native American Saint ever to be canonized by the Catholic Church. There are really very few Saints from the Americas at all. Her feast day in the United States comes around each year on July 14. When celebrating the liturgical year at home, you do not want to miss teaching your kids about St. Kateri! You can read here about how to … [Read more...]
Saint Brigid of Kildare is a well known Irish Saint, and the feast day of St. Brigid happens every year on February 1. This is a super fun feast day to incorporate when living the liturgical year at home! You can read here about how to celebrate Saint feast days at home with your kids, and you can find more Saints to celebrate in February here. Today, let's look at some ideas to Celebrate St. … [Read more...]
