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Lots of Craft and Ideas for Our Blessed Mother's Birthday

Here are lots of ideas for you to help you celebrate Our Blessed Mother’s Birthday (Sept 8) Family At The Foot Of The Cross: Blue...

Sep 3, 2012

Sculpting a Crown for Our Blessed Mother {Art Fun}

August 22 is the feast of the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary! So my four youngest girls (Ages 3 to 8) helped me to make a few...

Aug 19, 2012

Fudge Crowns for Mary's Coronation! {Easy Recipe}

I can be a stingy mother when it comes to sugary foods, so peanut butter fudge is a rare treat for my kids! But on the feast of The...

Aug 17, 2012

Our Lady of Snows ~ Super Easy Art Project!

Okay! Now for some *snow* fun for my youngsters! As I’ve said in my last three post, my kids and I are having some wintery fun this fine...

Aug 9, 2012

Our Lady of Snows ~ Crystal Snowflakes

My kids and I have been having fun this week making “snow” to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Snows Click here to see my post about...

Aug 8, 2012

Our Lady of Snows ~ "COOL" Snow Science Fun!

We did a number of fun “snow” projects this past week. Our Lady of Snows feast day was Aug. 5th, so I thought I have a bit of wintery fun...

Aug 7, 2012

Our Lady of Snows Feast Day ~ Snow in August!!

Our Lady of Snows had a feast day last Sunday (Aug 5)It’s also known as The Basilica of St. Mary Minor in Rome. I remember as a child my...

Aug 6, 2012

Catholic Images on Furniture {and a Link-up}

Jul 22, 2012

God's Creativity Shown Through Our Beautiful Differences ~ Art Collage

I love the imagination of God! He is Awesome!!!!!! All of us were individually created by this amazing God with an unending creativity!...

Jul 17, 2012

Kateri Tekakwitha Cross and Beads Necklace Craft

Here’s a fun, simple, craft for girls to create. It would be good for Kateri Tekakwitha’s feast day! My little girls love necklaces so it...

Jul 12, 2012

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Felt Doll / Statue

Here is another one of our Felt Doll Statues. This is Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. She turned out so nice! Again this project requires the use...

Jul 10, 2012

Kateri Tekakwitha Dress-Up Fun {Brown Paper-Bag Vest}

This was a fun simple project my 5 and 6 year old daughters and I enjoyed! It’s just an Indian style vest which we made after reading a...

Jul 8, 2012

Crosses Made From Sticks and Grass {Easy and Free Camping Fun!!}

This cross is a fun, simple and FREE activity to create at Bible camp, while sitting at a campfire, or on a nature walk. It’s also great...

Jul 6, 2012

It's a MARY house not a fairy house! {Outdoor fun!}

Fairies have been all the rage the past few years and of course my kids don’t live in a hole so they know it!But instead of making little...

Jun 28, 2012

Tea with Saint Anne Link-up Party!! {and July Crafts}

I can’t believe it’s the 22nd already, but it is!!So, it’s time for another link-up party! First, for those who care, I’ll give you a...

Jun 22, 2012

Create the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts from Paper

On the feasts of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts we made paper hearts. These are made with nothing but paper, markers and glue. They are...

Jun 16, 2012

Painting a Monstrance - Teaching straight line painting and the True Presence of Jesus!

I realize this is a bit late for Corpus Christi, (I’ve been keeping busy.) But it’s not too late to teach kids the awesome mystery of the...

Jun 10, 2012

Tea with St Anne Link-up ~ Creating a Domestic Church! {Plus, an update about my situation}

St. Anne. What kind of person was she when she was on earth? I imagine she was a hard-working, prayerful mom, who tried each day to run a...

May 22, 2012

Catholic I Spy ~ Fun for all ages! {Printable}

My kids just love those books! (Ya know, the ones were each page has a huge picture and a list of things to find in the picture!!) So...

May 18, 2012

Altars to Honor Our Blessed Mother!

This week has been a busy week! I took my one-year-old son into the emergency room Tuesday evening. He acquired a huge gaping cut in his...

May 13, 2012

The Ascension Glowing Cloud Craft

“When He said this, as they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him from their sight.” (Acts 1:9) This Bible verse was...

May 6, 2012

First Communion Cake {Host and Chalice}

I had two little ones receive their First Communion this past weekend and I just wanted to share our First Communion celebration cake...

May 1, 2012

Lamb of God or Good Shepherd Cupcakes {Cute and Yummy}

These were a fun treat that I made to accompany the First Communion cake that we had to celebrate the First Communion of our two second...