Stopping in today to share a little project with you that celebrates the beautiful liturgical seasons of our Church: Father Pine Liturgical Vestments.
Aaron and I try to be intentional about living out our faith for Mackenzie to see so we can teach her to know and love the Lord and live her life for Him. Lately I have been brainstorming some new, fun ways to implement spiritual disciplines and truths into our day. And I came up with the Prayer Pail. The plan is to let each of our kids pick one (or a couple) sticks out of the prayer pail while we are at the dinner table and then let them pray for whatever or whoever is on the stick. Hopefully it will work out well! Want to make your own prayer pail? All you need is: -large craft sticks -a bucket (or you can use an empty tin can, flower pot, mason jar...whatever really) -scrap paper -markers -stickers -scissors -double sided tape -ribbon Step 1: Cut out a strip of card stock, add the words "Prayer Pail" with stickers or a pen, and attach to the front of your bucket with double sided tape. Feel free to decorate the back as well with some stickers, verses on prayer or anything else you would like! Step 2: Write the names of friends, family and any other people or things you want to be praying for on the craft sticks and place in your bucket. Some of the ideas I added: -The names of Friends and Family -The Lost (People who don't know Jesus) -Missionaries we know -Our Church -Our Neighbors -Our City -Thank Him! -Praise Him! -You Choose (they can pick anything they want to pray about) Step 4: Cut a bunch of ribbon pieces and tie on the handle to spice things up a bit. Yeah! Your done! Deuteronomy 6:1-9 1 These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, 2 so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life. 3 Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, promised you. 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
With Lent and Easter just around the bend, I thought it was a great time to re-share my friend's Prayer Hands with a free printable. It's a simple way to remind your kids of what is important and remind them of all that they have to be thankful for, not only during this time of
This week at Camp Catholic we are turning our attention to the Holy Eucharist. The Catechism of the Catholic Church sums up the importance of the Eucharist to our faith:
The rosary is a beautiful and well known Catholic devotion. I love having different ways my kids can participate and interact during rosary time, and I'm excited to add this new printable rosary to our
The Ten Commandments Lap Book And Moses returned from the mount, carrying the two tables of the testimony in his hand,
This fun and engaging interactive Bible unit of the nativity includes everything you need to teach and review the Christmas story with your students. This 50-page packet includes: The Christmas Story (Luke 2:1-21, NIV) The Angel Appears to Mary (Luke 1:26-38) The Trip to Bethlehem Vivid Vocabulary No Room at the Inn (Luke 2:7) The Angel Speaks to the Shepherds (Luke 2:10-12) The Heavenly Host Appears (Luke 2:13-14) The Response of the Shepherds (Luke 2:15-20) The Wise Men (Matthew 2:1-12) King Herod (Matthew 2) What Can I Bring? Mary Joseph Baby Jesus Jesus: The Reason for the Season The Nativity Picture Activity Suggested Answer Keys for ALL Foldables – print or display on projector Each foldable is designed to engage your students as you teach and review the important details of the Christmas story found in the Bible. Complete student directions are included for each foldable. Your students will need scissors, glue, and a place to attach their foldables. In the past, I have used journals, file folders, and large pieces of construction paper. Each page in this packet is designed with TWO of the same foldables to save on printing and copying costs – simply copy ½ as many copies as the number of students in your class. I’ve also included lined writing paper for your student to glue under the flaps of the foldables that require a lengthy response. I’ve included two options per foldable: college-ruled lines and wide-ruled lines for younger students. As a way to extend their learning and give my students practice sharing their faith, I often have them take their foldables home and share them with a relative or friend. The person they explained it to would initial in the corner for my students to receive credit. Resource created by Jessica Lawler Joy in the Journey
Celebrating Palm Sunday with your family is a great way to live the liturgical year at home with your kids! It begins the last week of Lent, and there are a lot of fun and
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Free 12 Apostles accordion style mini book is the perfect activity for kids learning about the followers of Jesus.
Make worksheets using programs you probably already have! These 6 steps will get you started creating your own resources today!
October is the month of the Rosary. Create this easy and inexpensive Rosary craft with Catholic kids as a way to introduce the basic parts of a Rosary.
No Waiting – INSTANT DOWNLOAD! 8.5" x 11" Printable PDF Coloring Pages The Divine Mercy Chaplet coloring pages, my drawings. Features detailed visual instructions on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet on the first page and the full text of the prayers on the second page. PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM IS AN INSTANT DOWNLOADABLE DIGITAL FILE. NO PHYSICAL PRODUCT WILL BE SHIPPED. FOR BEST RESULTS, PLEASE USE ADOBE ACROBAT READER OR ACROBAT ON A LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER RATHER THAN A MOBILE DEVICE OR TABLET TO OPEN AND PRINT THE FILE. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ► WHAT YOU GET After purchase, you will receive 1 PRINTABLE, 2-page PDF digital file. • PDF size: 8.5" x 11" • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ► INSTANT DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS If you have an Etsy account, after your purchase you’ll see a View your files link which goes to the Downloads page. Here, you can download all the files associated with your order. Downloads are available once your payment is confirmed. If you paid with PayPal or a credit card on Etsy, confirmation might take a few minutes. We’ll also send you a download notification email separate from any transaction notification emails you receive from Etsy and/or PayPal. If you're unsure if you've purchased a Digital Item, you can always go back to the listing page. If it is a digital download, you should see an "Instant Download" message on the images for the item. Please note that you can't download a digital purchase through the Etsy app at this time. To download a digital file, please sign in to Etsy on your mobile browser or a non-mobile computer. If you need to download your orders again, they can be found under: > Your Account > Purchases & Reviews > Download Files Files should only be downloaded on a computer or laptop. The link may not work if you attempt to open it on a smartphone or tablet. If you are having trouble, a tutorial on downloading digital files is available at www.etsy.com/help/article/3949 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ► DIGITAL FILE AND IMAGE PLEASE NOTE: Every computer monitor and printer is color calibrated differently resulting in slight variations from what appears on the screen. Paper color and stock may also affect the final printed color. Catholic Paper Goods is not responsible for print errors or color shifts. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ► TERMS OF USE All purchased files and designs are available for personal (non-commercial) use only. Selling, reproduction and/or redistributing designs by Catholic Paper Goods / Shari Lerner Van Vranken is strictly prohibited. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ©2021 Catholic Paper Goods
Catholic Mass Lesson Ideas: Five activities about lessons, games, and activities that can be used to teach students and kids about the Catholic Mass.
Kids will enjoy looking around their parish church for the items in this eye spy scavenger hunt. Simply have them look for the items and either color or check the box once discovered. Object include: Monstrance, Tabernacle, Crucifix, Stations of the Cross, Sanctuary Lamp, Stained Glass Window, Presider’s Chair, Baptismal Font, Organ, Hymnal, Alter, Statue,… Read More »Catholic Scavenger Hunt for Kids – Free Printable
Free matching game for some of the items commonly found in the Catholic mass. Perfect for children to learn the proper names.
When St. Therese was a little girl, she used a string of beads that she made herself to offer acts of love throughout the day. She called it her "chaplet of practices". We now call
⭐ CHECK OUT THE PRODUCT PREVIEW HERE TO SEE WHAT IS INCLUDED.⭐ Now all three versions of the popular Catholic Saints Interactive Notebook are bundled into one money saving bundle. Learn about some Catholic Saints in a cute interactive format! These cards can be used for interactive notebooks, flip books or flashcards. This product includes 78 Catholic saints. For each saint there is: a picture card a description card that includes a few facts about the saint, his/her feast day, a virtue associated with him/her and what he/she is the patron of a full color anchor chart/poster to display Saints included in this product: Volume 1 (Catholic Saints Interactive Notebook Volume 1) Alphonsus, Anthony, Barbara, Basil, Cecilia, Clare, Damien, Dominic Savio, Elizabeth of Hungary, Francis, Jerome, Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Joseph, Kateri Tekawitha, Maria Goretti, Martin De Porres, Matthew, Nicholas, Patrick, Philomena, Pope John Paul II, Rose of Lima, Stephen, Valentine Volume 2 (Catholic Saints Interactive Notebook Volume 2) Agnes of Rome, Albert the Great, Anne, Benedict, Benjamin, Bernadette, Catherine of Siena, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Faustina Kowalska, Frances Cabrini, Francis Xavier, Genevieve, John the Apostle, John Bosco, Juan Diego, Luke, Mary, Mary Magdalene, Paul, Peter, Scholastica, Sebastian, Teresa of Calcutta, Therese of Lisieux, Thomas Aquinas Volume 3 (Catholic Saint Interactive Notebook Volume 3) Aloysius Gonzaga, Ambrose, Andrew, Augustine of Canterbury, Brigid of Ireland, Catherine Laboure, Dominic, Francis De Sales, Gemma Galgani, Gerard, Ignatius of Loyola, James, John Neumann, Lucy, Margaret of Scotland, Mark the Evangelist, Maximilian Kolbe, Monica, Peter Claver, Philip Neri, Rita, Robert Bellarmine, Teresa of Avila, Thomas More, Thomas the Apostle, Veronica, Vincent de Paul, Wilfrid Also included are pictures of how to use the product and directions for creating an interactive notebook or a flipbook. ⭐ CHECK OUT THE PRODUCT PREVIEW HERE TO SEE WHAT IS INCLUDED.⭐ Please note that this is a digital resource, so you can start using this resource immediately. Have a question about this product? Please contact me using the form at the top of the page. To use - You will need to have an up to date version of a PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource. If this is a zip file, you will need to unzip or extract the files before opening the PDF files in Adobe Reader or a similar program.
Free Catholic Mass Items Scavenger Hunts. The perfect way to teach students the names for items we use during Mass and engage them in what is happening on Sundays. #catholic #catholickids #sarajcreations #mass
Enjoy this printable activity from Brother Francis especially for All Saints' Day! This activity can be duplicated for classrooms and other activities. Not for resale.
Why visual schedules? Autism makes thinking different. To stay in church, a stable visual cue set can help a great…
To help kids understand the meaning of prayer, have them each create their own DIY Prayer Jar for Sunday School or VBS. This activity can go along with a
I am WAY too excited to share something with you I have been working very very VERY hard on Rosary Quiet Book Pattern. Thanks for your support!
Hey there! Happy new year! I’m popping in quickly to share an idea that I came up with this week! I used it with my daughter here at home (she’s almost 5), and I think it would be a fun center activity! I bought these library pockets on Amazon a couple years ago because I ... Read more
Seeing as Jesus is the reason for the season, I love to give some faith-oriented Christmas gifts but I can't always find what I'm lo...
Whether you're a knitter, crocheter, crafter, quilter, or sewist, we all love our crafts for many reasons. Why not spread that joy a little further by using your crafts for a good cause? These charities accept various types of craft donations for all causes. Pack boxes for children around the world in need, stitch up some blankets to keep children warm, and more! No matter your craft of choice, there's a way you can give back to those in need. Crafting for charity is a great way to get your kids involved in the world of charity and philanthropy as well.
Kinder Craze has put together a list of resources to help make it easy and fun for your Catholic school students to start praying the Rosary!
1-2-3 Come Make a Nativity Craft With Me Would you like your kiddos to be able to sequence & retell the Christmas story? With that in mind, I designed 2 simple & fun craftivities, which will help them do just that. First up: “Follow the Star”, which is a nativity “fli...
A fun guessing game for students to practice and maintain their knowledge of Catholic Teachings. Includes 200 catholic word cards, directions, and a scoreboard.
Teach your Catholic students about the Seven Sacraments with this lapbook that includes 4 options for differentiation.
It's one of my favorite types of days here on the blog: a pattern release day and today I am sharing my MASS QUIET BOOKS with you all!
Easy ways to instill Catholic Identity in your classroom from the moment students walk through the door... and beyond!
If your child often says, "But I don't know what to pray," these printable prayer prompt cards will guide him or her through what the Bible says about prayer as well as what to say.
I like to have easy activities ready for the kids when company comes over. Some of our friends have older children so I was looking for printable ornaments that they would like to make too. The more Christ-centered the activity, the better. That is what the Christmas is all about, right? The short story is, […]
Inspired by the Easter Story Wreath I saw at Oriental Trading (pictured below), I thought it'd be fun to draw my own version for kids to color, cut and assemble! I wanted to include Pentecost in my wreath (it's not included in the one above) and also add scripture verses to make it tell the Easter story in better detail. (And by-the-way, I really didn't care for the "happy hippy" Jesus in their wreath--I mean, he's SMILING during the agony in the garden? Really?) So anyway, here is my own version of an Easter Story Wreath. Please feel free to print as many as you like! There are three documents to print (2 image docs and one scripture egg doc). To assemble the wreath simply print, color and cut out the images. For a wreath base I used a large circle (approx. 11 1/2 " in diameter) cut from a 12" x 12" piece of cardstock: I arranged the pictures to "tell" the story from Palm Sunday (starting on the top right) through Pentecost (placed in the top center). If you're interested in making this wreath I'm sure you're already very familiar with the order of the events, but I will go ahead and list them just in case: 1. Jesus enters Jerusalem (palm branch and donkey pictures) 2. The Last Supper (bread and wine pictures) 3. Jesus Prays in Gethsemane (praying hands picture) 4. Jesus is Crucified (cross picture) 5. Resurrection (empty tomb picture) 6. Ascension (Jesus in clouds picture) 7. Holy Spirit Comes Down (dove and flames pictures) Here is an example of an assembled wreath will look like: I overlapped some of the pictures on top of each other to make them fit nicely--feel free to arrange them however you like! Glue stick or Glue Dots work well to affix the pictures to the wreath base. You can print the wreath images by clicking on the links below: Easter Wreath Pictures Page 1 of 3 (Microsoft doc) Easter Wreath Pictures page 2 of 3 (Microsoft doc) Easter Wreath Pictures page 3 of 3 (Microsoft doc) NOTE: Some people have mentioned that their scripture eggs are printing out blank. If you experience this, you can try editing the document to re-arrange the order of the "egg shape" to send it to the back. This has fixed the issue for most people. I hope that helps. If you are still unable to print the eggs with scripture in them, you can also print the text separately and simply cut and paste it onto the blank eggs. Below is the document with the scripture verses by themselves: Scripture Verses TEXT ONLY (microsoft doc) I hope this wreath helps make the Easter season more meaningful for your family! Sharing With: Catholic Icing Works for Me Wednesday
If you’ve never been to a Catholic Mass, or you have, but don’t understand the flow of it, you’ve come to the right place! No more looking around wondering if you should be standing, kneeling or sitting. Once you know what exactly is going on during the Mass, it’s easier to understand what you should […]
