Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Easter is the most central feast day for Christians. The reason why Christmas is so important is because Jesus had to first be born before he could rise from the dead. So given the importance of Easter, how do we make sure we are conveying the true meaning of this day to our children? Here are some ideas for teaching your kids the true Easter story in fun, hands-on ways. … [Read more...]
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts for kids here! We made an Easter craft that celebrates the true meaning of Easter- empty tombs! He is risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! This is so easy to make, and mostly involves supplies you have around your house at Easter time anyway! To make this craft, you are going to make your own air dry clay, but it's really not hard to do- trust me. … [Read more...]
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts and recipies for kids here! This is one of my favorite crafts we've ever done, and is sure to become an Easter tradition in our home! You can make these simple crosses using leftover Easter egg dye. It's a craft celebrating the true meaning of Easter, and it's so much fun! You can find all of my cross crafts for kids here. Now let me show you how to … [Read more...]
This is a great way to get kids involved with lent! Craft a crown of thorns, and then every time your child does a good deed or makes a sacrifice, he or she gets to remove one of the "thorns". Hopefully, you have all of the thorns removed by Easter. On Easter morning, the crown of thorns is converted into something beautiful! (You can either fill it with flowers, or turn it into a nest full … [Read more...]
Welcome! As the year goes on, I am posting Bible crafts from A-Z, one for each letter in the alphabet. Originally I came out with a series of Catholic ABC crafts, but now that I'm teaching at an interdenominational homeschool co-op, I am making a new set of Christian ABC crafts that can be used by Christians everywhere. I would like to be very clear to everyone on the internet that may not … [Read more...]
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts and recipes for kids here! One of my favorite Lenten traditions to bring meaning to the season with my children is to have a crown of Thorns. Each time you do a good deed or make a Sacrifice, you get to pull out a thorn. Our crown is made from a grapevine wreath and toothpicks. Hopefully, by the end of Lent, the crown will be … [Read more...]
I have been meaning to type up a post about this CD for years, so here goes! This Stations of the Cross CD from Holy Heroes is fantastic! I think every Catholic family with kids should have a copy. In fact, I think it's good even if you don't have kids. :-) This goes through all the Stations, and is extremely professional and well done! You can hear all the sounds in the background, such as … [Read more...]
I know there's some controversy over whether or not Christians should be having Seder meals and how authentic they should be, but I'd rather not debate that. If you don't want to have a Christian Seder, then please just don't read this post. You can find all of my holy week food ideas for kids here. On Holy Thursday a few years back, our family had a simple Christian Seder meal to remember … [Read more...]
As promised, the First Friday linky has been moved from Good Friday to today! :-) We had a spectacular Easter Sunday, and I am so glad that the Easter season has only just begun! We used my Resurrection story napkin rings as dinner. So much fun! We had plenty of egg hunting! When we hide the eggs, the yellow and orange ones are hidden very easily and only for children 4 and under to … [Read more...]
Making Easter Story Cookies (Aka, resurrection cookies) is a fun way to celebrate the true meaning of Easter with your kids! It's become a beloved tradition at our house on Holy Saturday. Each ingredient for the cookies has a symbolism to the resurrection story, and the process of making the cookies all represents the resurrection and has coordinating Scripture! This post has full directions and a … [Read more...]
