Easter Cross Crafts for Kids

That Artist Woman is probably my favorite art project site for kids! Her tutorials are amazing, and she does religious crafts because she's the art teacher at a Catholic school. All of the following cross projects come from her site and have great directions!

Make this egg shell mosaic cross.

I love this simple resist cross project.

Also, check out these salt dough crosses.

They're decorated with beads!

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Religious Easter Eggs

I found a great post on Why the Egg is a Symbol of Easter on Catechist Community. These would be some great things to go over with your kids! So really, any eggs you decorate are religious. But there are a lot of places online to find regular egg decorating ideas, so here are some religious Easter eggs I've found for inspiration :-)

Jeanne from Inspiring Ideas shares directions for making

her Jesus eggs. I love this site!

Also find directions for crafting this egg on Inspiring Ideas.

Check out these religious egg decorating ideas with

the Catholic Craft Corner.

Decorate this Easter egg dove with Family Fun.

Secrets of a Super Mommy made a 

Resurrection Egg Tree! I love it!!!

Family Fun also has an egg sheep you can make!

I found these amazing religious Easter eggs over on

Small Treasures- Kristen shares how to make them!

And here are some directions for making true

"Easter" Eggs ;-)

Here's a simiple stained glass egg you can make-

also find these directions on Family Fun.

Here are some religious egg shaped coloring pages

for the kiddos to enjoy! :-)

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DIY Paschal Candle for Home

I've never had a Paschal Candle for my home, but I plan on crafting some with my daughter and little brother this year! Read more about Paschal Candles in the home over on Catholic Culture.

Our Domestic Church shares an excellent post on

Making a Paschal Candle for the Home.

Homeschool Goodies has a super easy Paschal Candle idea

and shares the link to the printable so you can do it too!
See her completed Paschal Candle here :-)

Catechist's Journey has a great post on Paschal Candles

that includes discussion topics and history for kids.

I look forward to trying this! Have fun crafting!

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Holy Week Games and Lesson Plans

Alright, The Catholic Toolbox has so many amazing Holy Week resources that I haven't had time to run yet! Aah! So I'm just going to run them all together real quick ;-)

Holy Week Memory Game- free and printable!

Find this Holy Week File Folder game and

Holy Week Bingo at this post.

And find a million (slight exaggeration ;-) 

Holy Week lesson plan ideas here!

Also, find Laura's Holy Thursday game and lesson plans!

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Holy Week Coloring Pages and Printables

Who doesn't love printables? (Well, other than your ink cartridge ;-) Lol! These are some great activities for Holy Week, and many of these will work well for in the car for any of you who are traveling!

Over at Catholic Mom, find cross word puzzles and word searches

for Holy Thurday, Good Friday, and Easter (among other things!)

I love this Holy Week activity for kids!

You have them cut out the different events that happened

during holy week, and then glue them in the right

order on this holy week road sheet. Cute!

Here are some Good Friday coloring pages 

from Catholic Mom.

Find lots of different holy week coloring sheets

with Good Shepherd Online.

This is a fantastic Holy Week Printout

for the whole family- even mom :-)

Through My "I"s made this cool

Donkey printout for crafting a Palm Sunday container!

Here's a great coloring sheet of Jesus washing 

the feet of his disciples.

There are several of these fabulously detailed coloring pages-

this one is of the trial of Jesus.

Here's a coloring page of Jesus

praying in the Garden.

Coloring page of the crucifixion.

And don't forget about my post on printable stations of the cross! :-)

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Jelly Bean Prayer

I'm sure you've all heard the Jelly Bean Prayer. It's an aborable little poem where each jelly bean color stands for a different part of Easter. This version over at Catholic Mom is more "Catholic" than the other versions I have seen. Try combining the jelly bean prayer with any of these jelly bean crafts or activities! :-)

Check out these adorable jelly bean cookies from

The Decorated Cookie.

Love these jelly bean bracelets I found 

over on Little Nummies!

Happy Together made a jelly bean dessert pizza!

Get directions to make your own jelly bean candle.

Try this jelly bean craft with little ones, found over

on Fun With Mama.

Make a Jelly Bean Prayer Magnet on Thrifty Fun!

Love these jelly bean Easter treats!

Crafty This and That has an adorable

Jelly Bean Prayer Download for free!

And last but certainly not least, find this jelly bean prayer game
over on The Catholic Toolbox and print it for free! Also, find
endless Easter lessons and activities for your kids! :-)

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Holy Week Crafts

Here are some great craft ideas to get your kids involved in Holy Week this year! :-)

I love this Crosses at Calvary craft from

10 kids and a Dog!

Lord, Make me a Saint made these really cool

marble paintings- we are totally making them this year!

Also find directions on how to make these neat

stand up crosses at Lord, Make me a Saint.

Sowing Mustard Seeds did a craft to
celebrate Jesus praying at the Garden of Gethsemane.

Familia Catolica made this cool
Last Supper diorama.

Karen in Mommy Land made 2 different versions
of this Palm Sunday craft! :-)

Check out this Holy Week Banner from
The Diary of a Sower.

And here are some holy week crafts that I have made 
and posted directions to right here on Catholic Icing :-)

St. Veronica's Veil Craft

Catholic Resurrection Eggs

Last Supper Craft (Printable)

Stations of the Cross Box

Also, find Holy Week Food Ideas here :-)

I have posts here and here featuring 
stations of the cross crafts.

I have a post on Palm Sunday Crafts, too!

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