St. Rose of Lima- Don't Let Her Feast Day Pass You By!

The feast of St. Rose of Lima is coming up on August 23. She is the patroness of Latin America, the Phillipines, needle workers, and against vanity. She herself was very beautiful, and she would rub pepper on her face to ruin her own complexion. She is usually depicted with a rose crown on her head. Here are some ways you and the kids can remember her on her feast day!

Paper Dali has a free printable St. Rose of Lima Paper Doll! 

(It prints in black & white so your kids can color it)

St. Rose of Lima said “Apart from the cross there is no other 

ladder by which we may get to heaven.” Which is why I love

these St. Rose of Lima Cookies from Under Her Starry Mantel! 

Catholic Heritatage Curricula has a free 

St. Rose of Lima Coloring Page.

Catholic Online has a St. Rose of Lima Fun Fact Sheet

for kids. I really think these sheets are neat!

St. Rose of Lima is one of my favorites! As always, have fun celebrating the Liturgical Year at home with your kids! :-)

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Assumption of Mary- Are You Ready to Celebrate?

The Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary is on August 15. FYI- Jesus Ascended into heaven. Mary was Assumed into heaven. Hence the "Ascension of Jesus" and the "Assumption of Mary". Guess Jesus could do it on his own, and Mary was abducted alien style. Ok, only kidding about the 'alien abduction' part. :-)

Here are some ways to have fun in celebration of the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary! (Man, what a mouth full!) 

Who loves free Catholic coloring pages? I do! And these ones 

from St. John's Catholic Church are some of my favorites!

This coloring page of Mary's Assumption is just beautiful.

Over at Catholic and Loving It, they made this great

Marian Cake for celebrating the Assumption of Mary.

If you're looking for food ideas, you could try

Cloud Cocoa, Cloud Meringue Cookies,

Cloud Souffle, or Cloud Cookies! 

Also, here are some ideas from my Ascension of Jesus post. I love this
jello dish because not only is it clouds for the assumption, but
it's blue to symbolize Mary, too! :-)

I wish I would have had the time to pull off a craft for this one- maybe next year. Anyway, enjoy the coloring page and say good bye to your diet for this one!

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Assumption of Mary Triptych Craft

The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is coming up on August 15. This is a Holy Day of Obligation, meaning you need to attend mass on this day. However, for 2010 it's falling on Sunday, so you'll already be at mass anyway :-)

I found this awesome idea from Nicole on 4 Real Forums to make an Assumption Triptych with the Immaculate Conception on the left, the Assumption of Mary in the middle, and Mary as Queen of heaven and earth on the right. What a great idea! And yes, Nicole posted complete directions for the Triptych Mary Craft! I also found some examples from others:

Check out this beautiful version on 

Homeschooling Down Under.

Here's another from 

Ten Kids and a Dog.

I love this idea and it's perfect for this month because the 'Queenship of Mary' Feast day is coming up later this month on August 22 :-)
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St. Clare Doll and Monstrance Crafts

St. Clare's feast day is coming up on August 11. She had such a devotion to the blessed sacrament that her symbol is the monstrance, so I've included monstrance crafts and snacks as well. Of course, a monstrance craft would also be great for Corpus Christi, or a generic Catholic craft for any time! :-)

I love this little St. Clare doll made by Joyfilled Family!

No advanced skills necessary, and she links to the

embroidery pattern. So cute! 

Learn how to make an edible monstrance with the 

Catholic Craft Corner.

Here's a monstrance craft I found over on 

The Week of Graces. *Updated to Say- Popular opinion is that
these are made from clear plastic plates on an upside down plastic
wine glass with doilies behind them and decorated with stick on jewels.*

Here's a monstrance craft that I found on

God's Canvas, along with some other Catholic Crafts.

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Immaculate Heart of Mary Shirts- The Flip Side!

Remember the Sacred and Immaculate heart shirts we made during June? Well, the month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Know what the month of August is dedicated to? You guessed it- The Immaculate Heart of Mary! :-) If you've already made your shirts, I have an update. If you haven't, then you have another chance to do it!

When you tie dye the shirts, you get a heart on the front and an identical heart on the back. We just left the back of our shirts blank. See???

So we're updating our shirts. If they have a Sacred Heart on the front, we're adding an Immaculate Heart to the back. And Visa Versa.

I would love it if I had thought of this idea myself, but it actually came from Mary over at 3 Turkeys. So creative! Here are the back of their shirts:

Click to find complete directions on making the Sacred and Immaculate Heart Shirts.

And just for fun, here are me and my kids sporting our awesome shirts together!

Happy Catholic T-shirt making! This project is one of my favorites! :-)
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Priest Peg Dolls

St. John Vianney's feast day is coming up on August 4, and he is the patron saint of priests. So I thought it would be the perfect time to make some little priest peg dolls! You can also make one that looks like your priest, and give it to him as a gift. (Or use them as a gift for a Catholic child). Use them to teach about liturgical colors, or about holy orders. The fun possibilities are endless! :-)

To make priest peg dolls yourself, get a bag of "Doll Pins" from Michael's or similar craft store, along with some acrylic craft paint, and assorted colors of felt.

Start by painting them black with a little white square for a collar, and paint in their skin and hair your desired color. You can either put on the face with paint, or use sharpie markers. After painting them, seal with mod podge or whatever your favorite sealer is.

To make their clothes from felt, cut the pieces in these shapes. You can use yellow felt, glitter glue, ribbon, or whatever you want to add decoration to the vestiments.

Attach the vestiments with hot glue, and your priests are ready to go celebrate mass!

I love to take these in the baby bag to keep toddlers occupied during mass. This is a great toy for younger kids, or a great craft for older kids to do themselves! :-) Happy Catholic crafting! 

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