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This project is great for Confirmation, Pentecost, or any event that centers around the Holy Spirit or the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Bless me with: Knowledge to know right from wrong Fortitude to stand up and be strong Understanding to follow God’s way Piety to worship and pray Counsel to enlighten and guide me Wisdom to feel Your presence beside me Fear of the Lord to always be awed by the mighty wonders of our God! About the Craft: Art supplies you will need: copy of the dove and tongues of fire (download below) large paper plate yellow, orange, and red crayons glue scissors Download the Craft Here: Instructions: Color the paper plate to look like a halo or sun with rays coming from the center of it. Cut out the white dove and glue it to the center of the colored plate. Note: For a more 3-D look, glue down the wings, only glue the body. Cut out the tongues of fire and glue them to the plate in whatever way you desire. Here are a few ideas: For extra fun, you could also add glitter or glitter-glue to the plate and tongues of fire. My second oldest daughter shrank a copy of the craft download and created an art project on colored paper, too!

This craft project depicts Mary walking among the flowers. It’s a very simple craft for young or old.   Simply print off the floral frame image and the Mary image. Color the flower frame pattern and decorate it however you like. Then cut around it and also in the center. Now, cut out the Mary picture and glue or tape it to the back of the frame. Very simple and very lovely! Download the Flower Frame and Mary Image Here: My daughter, Rachel, is the artist of the flower frame!  Thanks to Rachel for sharing this with us! Mother Mary, Pray for us! ~Jen-Marie

It’s important for children to learn about Eucharistic Adoration and Holy Hours. What better way to pray to Jesus!? But before you take them to an Adoration Chapel or a service, it might be good to introduce them to the idea. This Monstrance Craft might be a huge help! Supplies: Glue Scissors Clear tape Printable Monstrance and Host – (below) Sheet of construction paper for the background (blue or black look nice) Decorative items like glitter/glitter glue, gems, sequins, etc. Crayons to color the Monstrance. (yellow, orange, & red) Download the Monstrance Craft Here: Extra Idea … Print the Monstrance sheet onto yellow paper and cut out. (No coloring necessary.) Another Extra Idea … Use the Monstrance sheet as a coloring page and add your decorations. (This is nice if you hate cutting.) Instructions: If you are not using this printable as a coloring sheet, cut out your Monstrance. Color it if you did not print them out on colored paper. Glue the Monstrance onto the construction paper. Now decorate the Monstrance with glitter, gems, and sequins or whatever else you choose.  You may also decorate the construction paper background, if desired. Glue the Jesus resurrected circle on to the Monstrance’s center circle. With a small piece of clear tape attach the Eucharist to create a door that opens to reveal the image of Jesus.

This craft project is to help children understand that Jesus is truly present in the Holy Eucharist. Although Jesus is hidden, He is truly there. This reality can be very difficult to comprehend. The Eucharist in this craft opens to reveal Jesus.  The Eucharist in this craft opens to reveal Jesus. Supplies: Glue Scissors Clear tape Printable Chalice and Host (below) A sheet of construction paper for the background (blue or black look nice) Decorative items like glitter/glitter glue, gems, sequins, etc. Crayons to color the chalice and the Eucharist’s rays. (yellow, orange, & red) Download the Craft Here: Short-cut idea #1 : Print the chalice sheet onto yellow paper and cut out.(No coloring necessary.) Short-cut idea #2 : Use the chalice sheet as a coloring page and add your decorations onto the white sheet after coloring the page. (This is nice if you hate cutting.) Instructions: If you  are not using the “short-cut ideas” shown above – Color the chalice and Eucharist rays. Cut out your chalice and Eucharistic rays. Glue the chalice and rays onto the construction paper. Now decorate the chalice and rays with the glitter, gems and sequins or whatever else you choose.  You may also decorate the construction paper background, if desired. Glue the Jesus circle in the Eucharistic ray circle. With a small piece of clear tape, attach the Eucharist circle to create a door that opens to reveal the image of Jesus. Through this art project, children can imagine how this simple bread and wine  is truly Our Almighty Lord, Jesus! May God Bless you, ~Jen-Marie

Today is the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord! (Feb. 2nd) For a fun and easy activity, I made these paper puppets for my kids to act out the story of the Presentation as it was read to them. Simple fun! I created this printable and I want to share it with you! You will need: the printable  (found on our website) printed out on stock paper 5 craft sticks tape scissors Instructions: Simply print the printable onto stock paper. Cut the figures out and tape the top part of a craft stick or wooden skewer to the figure’s back. Download Here: Now read the story from the Bible (Luke 2:22-38) and have the kids act out the story! This can also be used as décor!! Enjoy! God bless! ~Jen-Marie

My kids just loved this fun and easy craft project. These lovely shells are decorated with an image of Jesus Baptism, the Holy Spirit, and silver glitter. They can be hung by the loop on the top.  My little girls made necklaces out of them. ;-)These are nice when learning about Jesus Baptism in January, the feast of John the Baptist (June 24), or the martyrdom on John the Baptist (Aug 29). You will need: Flat shells like scallops or clamshells ~  about 2 inches in size. Don’t have shells? There are also printable scallops in this file. Or you can buy a basket or bag-full of shells at a dollar store or craft store printable image of Jesus Baptism and the Holy Spirit (Below) silver glitter or silver glitter glue String, ribbon, raffia, or twine scissors glue stick hot glue Download the Images Here: Instructions: Print and cut out the Baptism and Holy Spirit images. Glue the Baptism image to the inside part of the shell and glue the dove above the baptism picture. Add glitter around the baptism image.  Hot glue a looped string, ribbon, or twine to the top of the shell. It’s that easy and it looks so lovely! You can use the printable paper scallops if you don’t have real shells  Another Idea: My 7 year old wanted to take this simple craft a step further, so we found two shells that could *kind of* fit together and added tape to the inside top of both so it would open, using the tape like a hinge. We glued the Baptism picture to the inside and the dove to the outside. Then we added the twine to the top.  God Bless, ~Jen-Marie

St. Valentine’s day is a time of  ♥Love♥ and whose love is bigger than God’s!!! With that in mind, I created these printable valentines for anyone who wants them. Help remind others of God’s Great ♥LOVE♥!! Here is a sample and the instructions for the Valentines: CLICK HERE Simply print the Valentines onto stock paper. Color them if you printed the black and white cards  Fold the ends over the picture.  Add a sticker or tape to keep it closed. Write who the card is for and from on the back. That’s it!  God Bless! ~Jen-Marie

I have two kiddos receiving their First Penance and First Communion this year! (Plus one receiving her Confirmation! It’s a busy year!) My 4th and 5th born were blessed to receive First Confession this past Saturday! It was a wonderful time! While Joshua (age 9) acted like an old pro and just walked into the confessional without looking back, Elizabeth (age 8) needed a lot of sweet-talking and hugs to calm her fears. But she came skipping out of the confessional with a grin on her face that just beamed and stretched from one ear to the other!! So for a special treat, I made white cupcakes with white icing to symbolize their clean souls! I added a topper to each cupcake like this: I just taped a toothpick to the back and stuck one into each cupcake. Here is a printable PDF for the toppers for anyone who would like them. (Photo paper works well) Download Here: Or you could make stickers for those kids who have just gone a Reconciliation! Stickers for the kids who have received Reconciliation could be nice for any age! Teachers could give them to the kids who choose to go to confession in the time allowed during school! Perhaps he could add a bit of “advertising” to the other kids who choose not to go?!?! 😉 Okay just for fun I had to add this: We all had a good laugh when Elizabeth added the “Clean Soul” sticker to my new white shoes!  It was a fun wordplay; clean soul and clean sole ! 😀

This simple activity is for celebrating the Transfiguration of Jesus. This “sun-catcher” is meant to resemble the gleaming white light that Jesus had shown on the mountain during His transfiguration. To make this craft you will need: printable image printed on stock paper -See Below wax paper (slightly smaller in size than the printable image) crayons or colored pencils tape scissors Download the Craft Here: Instructions: Print the image of Jesus onto stock/heavy paper. Color the background behind Jesus. It can be as simple as rays of light to as detailed as a mountain scene with clouds. Now cut out the circle and the Jesus shape. Tape wax paper to the back so the light can shine through Jesus. Use string, tape or tack putty to hang it on a window or a light/lamp. Kids love shining a flashlight through it too!! Optional idea:  To make it “gift quality” or sturdy enough for younger children to play with, you could laminate it or put it in contact paper. Have Fun!!

This craft is a helpful reminder for kids to say the Morning Offering. Once it’s completed it can be hung on the refrigerator, next to their bed, or anywhere they will see it as a reminder to say this wonderful prayer each morning. This project can be as fancy or as simple as you like. Download the Craft and Instructions Here: May you have peace on your mind and in your heart as you offer all your daily actions to Jesus!  God Bless. ~Jen-Marie

This printable book is a wonderful way to reinforce the virtue of “Love of Neighbor” to children. It is a short story and is illustrated with silhouette pictures. I’ve also added a few ideas for the kids to do to help others, as well as, a fun and simple art project. This book would also be perfect for “Little Flower” members when doing the virtue of “Love of Neighbor” St. Jane Frances de Chantal’s Feast day is Aug 12. (It was moved from Dec. 12) Download the Book Here Fun Art Ideas: After reading this printable book to your children/class, you may like to do these art projects: Draw a silhouette of yourself helping someone or entering Heaven’s shining light. Or Make a book of your own about a saint and illustrate it with silhouettes. Note: A silhouette is kinda like a person’s shadow. When drawing a silhouette draw just the outside edges of the person and fill it in with a dark gray/black color. You can also use black paper to cut out a silhouette. You can learn a lot about a person by just seeing their silhouette. Another fun idea: If you are doing this with a large group, secretly draw a silhouette of each child’s head. Have the child sit on a chair, using a bright light, cast their shadow onto a wall, and tape a large sheet of paper on the wall with the shadow. Then trace the shadow onto the paper. Have the group try to guess whose picture is whose by looking at the silhouettes. If you wish, the children can use the head silhouettes to draw a picture of them helping someone. They could also use it to write down a few ways they have helped or want to others.

One of the things our family is doing this year for Lent is to pray for a person or group of people each day. Together we created the list and wrote the list down on a calendar so we could remember who we were praying for each day during Mass and/or our daily rosary.  I used a pattern that I created to allow the kids to create images of the people they want to pray for.  This was a great activity to keep them busy while I was teaching the bigger kids their school lessons! The kids had a lot of fun being creative when making the different people!  They created all sorts of people from our prayer list including a firefighter, policeman, doctor, pregnant woman, farmer, a person who is sad and one who is poor, as well as a priest, the pope, and lots of other interesting people.  I think I have “The Village People” hanging in my kitchen!! The kids had so much fun creating these and it really helps the younger kids to remember who we are praying for! If you want to create a prayer chain of people here are my patterns for the people: The People Patterns which are  available  include: Simple people patterns: Dress or Robe (no face) Dress or Robe (with face) Pants (no face) Pants (with face) Prefer smaller people? Mini Set – with faces Mini Set – without faces Other Patterns: Bishop Pope Angels (with faces) Angels (without faces) Download the Little People Patterns Here: Enjoy and God Bless! ~Jen-Marie