Praying the Stations of the Cross is a great way to remember the true meaning of Lent with your kids. There are 14 stations of the cross, and it goes through the biblical passion story. It starts with Jesus being condemned to death, and ends with Jesus being laid in the tomb. Going through the stations of the cross is actually a special Lenten prayer, and it’s a really excellent one to do with kids! You can find out everything you ever needed to know about them at my Stations of the Cross 101 post here. Let’s take a look at these ideas for Stations Of The Cross for kids.
Attend Stations Of The Cross At Your Parish
If you have never attended the Stations of the Cross at your parish, I would highly encourage you to take the kids! Check your local schedule. It’s likely that your parish offers this every Friday during the season of Lent. Don’t be intimidated if you’ve never been. It’s not as long as Mass, and they generally pass out a booklet that you can follow along with. You can print or bring some other child friendly stations of the cross resources along with you for littles to keep them engaged.
A lot of parishes also offer a live stations of the cross each year. This is when members of the parish (generally the youth) act out all 14 stations of the cross. It can be a powerful experience, and you can check in with surrounding parishes to see when it is offered in your area.
Our parish starts with some Holy Week scenes outside (such as palm waving and the Last Supper) then go inside the church for the continued stations. The crowd becomes part of the scene by having lines such as “Hosanna!” or “Crucify Him!”, which is a powerful experience. I fully recommend actually attending a parish stations of the cross.
Post continues after this brief information about the Catholic Icing Monthly Membership
Monthly Liturgical Membership
Stations Of The Cross- Kid Friendly Resources
I have a brand new set of printable stations of the cross for kids that is a super fun and EASY craft! These go together so quickly, stand up on their own, and they store flat so you can keep them year after year. You can print them in black and white or already in color. Grab your printable stations of the cross craft here.
My very favorite stations of the cross resource for kids of all time is my DIY Station Of The Cross Eggs! They are so fun and interactive!
I actually also have a video about these stations of the cross eggs that you can watch here.
Gostaria de participar pagando por boleto bancário. Sou catequista em comunidade pobre e não vou fazer comércio com isso. Está um pouco complicada a inscrição.
I’m not sure which one you’re wanting to purchase, but Lacy sells this one:
https://shop.catholicicing.com/product/stations-of-the-cross-craft/
You can do that through PayPal, as that’s the only way Lacy accepts payment. If you can’t use PayPal, you can get the same printable here on Lacy’s Teachers Pay Teacher shop:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Printable-Stations-of-the-Cross-Craft-for-Kids-5395471