Divine Mercy Jesus Craft

Catholic ABC's Week: 9
Letter of the week: D
Theme: Divine Mercy Jesus
Saint of the Week: St. Denis
Craft: Divine Mercy Jesus Statue

This week we are learning about the letter "D" and Divine Mercy Jesus. Jesus appeared to St. Faustina, and asked her to have a painting made of this vision with the words "Jesus I Trust in You". The two rays represent Blood and Water. If you're curious, you can read more about the Divine Mercy Image.

Materials Needed To Complete This Craft:

• Divine Mercy Jesus Printable (which I have made available here for free! :-)
• Crayons 
• Scissors
• Glue Stick
• Toilet Paper Tube
• Glitter

Have your child color the Divine Mercy Jesus however he or she wishes, but encourage them to color the rays red and blue to stand for blood and water. Then cut the image out according to the directions on the printable. (Help your child to cut if needed). You then use a glue stick to attach your image around a toilet paper tube.

After the rays are colored red and blue, use a glue stick to cover them in red and blue glitter. We actually used red and silver glitter at my preschool co-op because these colors were available at the Dollar Tree so it was very affordable. And the silver worked great- it's supposed to stand for water after all :-)

Optionally, fold the rays back and forth like a fan before attaching with a glue stick.

Here is what my 2 year old preschool co-op class was capable of. I'll admit that this craft was a little complicated for them. But they loved the glitter!

And here's what my 4 year old was capable of. This was a perfect craft for her! I love how colorful her version is! I think he looks like "Our Divine Mercy of Guadalupe" - which is totally not a thing by the way. :-)

Your children can make their own little Divine Mercy Statue to leave in their bedroom! 

We really enjoyed this craft and I hope to make more of these available in the future. I've also been informed that this would be a great craft for the Little Flowers Mercy badge. Maybe some of you lead some groups that can use this idea!


Grab Bag Ideas for the Letter Dd: (be sure to check out the Classroom Script for directions on using the grab bag.) Dog, Dragon, Dinosaur, Dress, Doughnut, Dice, Doll, Dolphin, Duck, Dime, Dove.

For More Resources, check out the Catholic Toolbox lesson plans for the Letter Dd.

Catholic ABC's runs here at Catholic Icing every Wednesday with the new letter of the week. You can get the details of this program by checking out the Classroom Script.

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