Fridge Art
Peter Fournier and Catherine Fournier

Fridge Art is the heart of the Domestic-Church.com web site. This is where you'll find fun family centred activities - only some are crafts, we also have games or other activities - all designed to bring the liturgical life of church into the home, and teach children about living the Catholic faith. Making faithful activities a 'normal' part of family life goes a long way towards building an enduring family faith life.
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Advent and Christmas
Family
- Hold A
Feast of Christ the King Party by Lisa
Beaulieu End the liturgical year with a great party
for all the parish children! and teach them that
Christ really is OUR KING.
- Family Christmas tree Pictures
This craft puts
the family in the centre of the Christmas
celebrations.
- Advent Wreath Prayers by Daria Sockey.
Short, expressive prayers to say while lighting the
Advent Wreath each evening.
- Making
Advent Wreaths
Lighting the advent wreath every evening is an
important tradition in our home
- The
'O' Antiphons
Old songs of longing
and praise for the last week of Advent.
- The Jesse
tree
- The
bride's tree
traditional ornaments for a new bride's first
Christmas tree. A lovely teaching tradition, and a
great gift idea.
- Gifts
for the Christ
Child Family
traditions of sacrifice, love and charity that
prepare the manger and our hearts for the coming of
the Christ Child.
- Christmas
Puzzles Family
traditions of fun.
Young Children
-
Make a Paper Bag Tilma. A cute and easy
craft to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of
Guadalupe. Great for all ages!
- Perfect
Playdough
Something to keep the children busy and entertained
through the holiday week.
Coloring Pages
- Hold A Feast of Christ the King Party by Lisa Beaulieu End the liturgical year with a great party for all the parish children! and teach them that Christ really is OUR KING.
- Family Christmas tree Pictures This craft puts the family in the centre of the Christmas celebrations.
- Advent Wreath Prayers by Daria Sockey. Short, expressive prayers to say while lighting the Advent Wreath each evening.
- Making Advent Wreaths Lighting the advent wreath every evening is an important tradition in our home
- The 'O' Antiphons Old songs of longing and praise for the last week of Advent.
- The Jesse tree
- The bride's tree traditional ornaments for a new bride's first Christmas tree. A lovely teaching tradition, and a great gift idea.
- Gifts for the Christ Child Family traditions of sacrifice, love and charity that prepare the manger and our hearts for the coming of the Christ Child.
- Christmas Puzzles Family traditions of fun.

Young Children
-
Make a Paper Bag Tilma. A cute and easy
craft to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of
Guadalupe. Great for all ages!
- Perfect
Playdough
Something to keep the children busy and entertained
through the holiday week.
Coloring Pages
Each link will download a PDF file of the coloring picture.
The Angel's News
"Behold, I bring you glad tidings of great joy." |
The Holy Family
"And she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, " |
Visit of the WiseMen
"Three Wise Men came from the East" |
The Nativity | Simple Holy Family | Nativity Woodcut |
St. Nicholas An image of the good bishop that inspired the legend of Santa Claus |
St. Christopher An ancient woodcut modified into a colouring page - for young and old. |
St. Lucia
The early Christian martyr and patron saint of Sweden |
Our Lady of Guadalupe | The Immaculate Conception | Our Blessed Mother
|
The Advent Wreath
A safer version of an Advent wreath to put in a child's bedroom... |
Jesus, Our Savior | Angel Blowing a Horn |

Older Children
- Christmas
Cross Stitch or
Needlepoint.
Liturgically appropriate to the season, small and
simple designs for decoration.
- Saint
Michael the Archangel Cross Stitch Pattern.
An easy craft for
older children and adults.
- Word
Search A simple
reading activity using some familiar words of the
Advent season.
- Making Gift
Boxes An easy
craft for older children making small gift boxes out
of old Christmas cards.
- Making a
Pinata
Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a
traditional Mexican decoration and game.
Epiphany
Family
- Read the
Bible in a Year
An easy addition to evening prayers that leads the
reader through the whole Bible in one year.
- Celebrating Saint's Days
Some ideas for a
Saint's Feast Day celebrations. What's your favorite
saint? Send us some ideas for a party honouring
that saint!
- Spiritual
Gifts Gifts
from the Christ Child to enrich the life of the
family for the coming year.
- Blessing
Your Home
Another traditional Epiphany celebration - and a
wonderful protection for your home.
- Hidden
Life - Forcing Bulbs
A family activity to
illustrate the hidden life of Christ and the hidden
treasure of our faith.
- Celebrating Mardi Gras.
Some ideas for a
multi-family party.
- Epiphany
Cake A
traditional celebration of Epiphany. Includes two
easy cake recipes (chocolate and white) and frosting
recipes.
- Lenten
Reading Series for
Families A new
reading series, patterned after Advent's Jesse tree
to bring the family through Lent with prophecy and
teaching. An interactive (between Domestic-Church
and the readers) activity.
- Following
Yonder Star - Astronomy.
What is that
yonder star? An enjoyable, inexpensive and
fascinating hobby for the whole family.
Young Children
- Cards
for Saint Valentine
An easy craft that
gently introduces children to the idea of giving and
service.
- Activity
Page: Exploring Epiphany by Mary Ellen Vice
A week or day's worth of educational activities
designed by Mary Ellen Vice.
- A
Balancing Act - Making Mobiles
A craft that
demonstrates the importance of balancing our faith
in our lives.
- Under
Tens Using the
theme of Epiphany, these crossword puzzles will
challenge your children's spelling skills and their
grasp of the meanings of the season of Epiphany. Solutions
are given.
- Epiphany
colouring and More
The Feast of the
Epiphany is one that fires the imagination of
children. These colouring images can be used in
several craft ways.
Older Children
- Starting a Youth Group by Matt Pinto. The
Why and How of giving your parish's youth some
guidance.
- CrossWord Puzzles: For Over
Tens
- colour
Your Initial A
colouring activity that can be used for letter
recognition or some embellishment - a letter to
Gramma, a sign for your door, a cover page for a
book report.
- Making
Beeswax Candles
Celebrating the Feast of the Presentation, also
known as Candlemas Day by making beeswax candles. A
enjoyable and easy! way for the whole family to
welcome Light of Christ into the domestic church.
- Candy Making
The Sweetness of
God, bring the 'taste' of fulfillment in God to your
children.
Lent and Easter
Family
-
The Seder Meal
A Catholic version of a ritual meal celebrated by our
brothers and sisters in Judaism. A history and detailed instructions
for cooking, presenting and celebrating.
-
Family
Stations of the Cross
A short explanation of
this devotion with meditations written for children
and coloring pictures.
- HTML version of
Stations of the Cross for a Children's
Liturgy prepared by Andy Figueroa of Hope
Anglican Fellowship at Christ the King Reformed
Episcopal Church. A moving devotion for a Good
Friday service.
- PDF version of Stations of the Cross for a
Children's Liturgy
- Stations
of the Cross A
web collection of meditations and images.
- Sample pages from the Stations of the Cross Activity and coloring
Book. For those of you who are curious and
want to peek before you buy.
- Christian
Passover Seder
Passover celebrates the Jew's release from slavery.
Recreate the seder (meal) which Christ transformed
into the Eucharist, releasing us from the slavery of
sin.
-
The
Practice of Lenten Practices
The guiding principles
behind different forms of Lenten Fast, with
practical suggestions for living them out.
- Easter tree
by Sandy Partridge A twelve day Easter devotion
similar to the Jesse tree.
- The Family
altar
Creating and
maintaining a family altar will make a difference to
your family's prayer life and to the atmosphere of
the home.
- The
Lenten Cross A
Lenten Reading Series for Families to bring the
family through Lent following the prophecies and
teachings of the Old and New Testament.
- Making
bread If you're
going to fast on bread and water, you want it to be
good bread, don't you? Everyone in the family can
help make bread.
Young Children
- Lent
for Little Ones by Lillian Silver. Group
activities for six year olds to increase their
understanding of the great season of Lent.
- Making a
Sacrifice by Robert Kisling A simple
activity that gives an example of obeying the fourth
commandment and encourages sacrifice.
- Exploring Lent by Mary Ellen Vice Family
Activities, crafts, songs, almsgiving to celebrate
and learn through the Lent and Easter season.
- Lenten
Theme Cross Word
Puzzle A fun way to
gain some familiarity with the words and ideas we
examine in Lent.
- Pretzels
and Easter
Cookies Two baking
activities to speed the arrival of Easter Sunday
morning.
- Saint
George Pictures
of Saint George, the dragon and the damsel to
colour.
- Easy
Easter Baskets with thanks to colleen and
Darcy Hammond. Cute and quick enough to make on Holy
Saturday or even Easter morning before Gramma comes
for a visit.
- Be A
Friend of Jesus by Monica McConkey Three
Lenten family activities.
-
Make
a Basket of Blessing Eggs by Monica McConkey
A family activity teaching generosity, service to
others, and sacrifice during the Lenten season.
- A
Spiritual Bouquet by Monica McConkey A
creative and interesting way to introduce your
children to the Rosary, and give a spiritual bouquet
of prayers to a loved one.
-
Put Our
Sins on the Cross by Monica McConkey Observe
Lent with your children in a powerfully visual way.
Older Children
-
The Light of Confessions by Carole Asselin.
A great visual activity to demonstrate to children
and the family how sin affects us.
-
A
Catechism Cube another great fridge art idea
from Monica McConkey. A Catholic catechism trivia
game you can make yourself.
- From Creche
to Cave by Sheila O'brien A creative project
for all ages, to bring the Passion and Burial of
Christ into your home.
- Holy Card
Shrines What to
do with all those holy cards and saints cards, while
encouraging devotions and identification with our
heroes in Heaven - the saints.
- Making a
Paschal Candle by Gwen Wise Make a home-made
then blessed Paschal candle part of your family's
Easter celebration.
- Holy Water
Sprinklers An
simple craft that fosters the use of Holy water in
the home.
Saint Joseph the Worker
Family
- Five
Fingers of Prayer, presumed public domain.
Not a super-hero, but a super way to explain and
remember why we pray!
- Pentecost
- The Red-Hot Celebration! by Gwen Wise. The
feast of Pentecost is perfect for picnics. Make it
even more impressive with fiery red food.
- Saint
Joseph, breadwinner by Monica McConkey
Celebrate the feast day of Saint Joseph by baking
special bread sticks. A fun family activity,
previewed from a new book, "A
treasure Chest of traditions for Catholic
Families"
- Mary
Stones by Monica McConkey Mary garden
markers can punctuate a Mary garden offering subtle
reminders giving honour to Mary. A fun family
activity, previewed from a new book, "A
treasure Chest of traditions for Catholic
Families"
- How to
Make Banners
- Home-made
Clean-Up Wipes
Young Children
- Designs To
colour
- Exploring Saint Joseph, by Mary Ellen Vice
- Play-dough,
Bubble soap, Safe paint, Sidewalk Chalk and
other Goodies
Older Children
- Building
With Saint Joseph.
A simple woodworking
project to make a small statue shelf for every room
in the home.
- Building
a Bird House by Joe Camelon
- Tin Can-dle
Lanterns Making
candle lanterns to celebrate the "Light of the
World".
Assumption and Queenship of
Mary
Family
-
Building
a Singing Family to Build a Singing Church
by Mary Jane Ballou Everyone knows Catholics don't
sing. Why not? It's easy and it's fun. Getting your
family to sing at home will encourage singing at
church.
-
Catechism
Bingo! by Monica McConkey. An easy and fun
craft for the family, one that becomes a challenging
game for long car trips, evenings at home or as part
of a homeschooling or parish based catechism class.
-
Making
the Mary Dress by Regina Doman and Catherine
Fournier At very long last, the patiently awaited
pattern accompaniment to Regina's great article Mary
Dressing.
-
Making
the Mary Jumper by Regina Doman and
Catherine Fournier The long awaited companion piece
to Regina's Making
the Mary Dress and her article about Mary
Dressing.
- Needlepoint
Design
Needlepoint is a simple craft that everyone can do,
perfect for creating seasonal decorations and
devotional objects for the home.
- Celebrating
Summer Marian
Feasts
Young Children
- Exploring Mary and Motherhood by Mary Ellen
Vice Suggestions for family activities to honour
Mary and our own mothers.
- Ice-cream,
U-scream A
delicious summer activity that teaches the family
the rewards of following 'God's Road Map.'
Older Children
-
Bible
Games by Carole Asselin and Catherine
Fournier Five fun and simple pen-and-paper games
that help children learn how to find a scripture
reference in the Bible, and learn to read the Bible
for information.
- Under
Mary's Mantle of Protection, by Monica
McConkey. A simple craft to demonstrate our place in
Mary's heart.
- Making
Rosaries A
wonderful family devotional activity. Rosaries make
great gifts and can also be sent overseas as a
missionary activity.
- Sample pages from the Mysteries of the Rosary Activity and coloring
Book. For those of you who are curious and
want to peek before you buy.
- Making
Holy Cards by Sheryl Hobbs A fun and easy
way to customize Holy Cards for bookmarks or special
gifts.
Angels and Archangels
Family
-
Saint's
Day Celebrations by Margaret Loesel. Great
ideas for parish parties, homeschooling gatherings
and elementary school fun fairs.
- Praying to
Saint Jude by Monica McConkey Several
versions of prayer posting boards remind us to bring
our prayers to the patron of hopeless causes
-
Bake a First Communion or Confirmation Cake to
celebrate by Laura Owens. Confirmations take
place in this season too.
- Hallowe'en, the holiday we love to
hate
-
All
Saint's Party Ideas
Suggestions for an All
Saint's Party, an alternative to traditional
Hallowe'en observances.
-
Easy
Saint's Costumes for Hallowe'en
Stumped for what to
wear to the neighbourhood All Saint's Party?
- Celebrating the Feast of the
Archangels
- Liturgical
table bring the
colours of the Church to the family dinner table.
- Simple
Family altar
Cloths A simple
craft to create 'altar cloths' for your family
altar.
- Taking
Children Shopping by Unknown Some hints and
suggestions from the child's point of view.
Young Children
- Exploring Angels by Mary Ellen Vice Our
regular language arts, drama and music contribution
from Mary Ellen Vice.
- Making
Christmas
Angels An easy
craft for children.
- Angels
to colour
Different styles of angels to print out and colour
Older Children
- Guardian Angel Prayer Cross Stitch Pattern
A nice way to bring the
Guardian Angel prayer into your home.
- Saint
Michael the Archangel Cross Stitch Pattern.
An easy craft for
older children and adults.
- tabletop
Angel A craft
for older children. This angel is suitable for the
top of the tree, or for a table decoration.
- Angels
All Around Us A
cross word puzzle.
- Cards for Saint Valentine An easy craft that gently introduces children to the idea of giving and service.
- Activity Page: Exploring Epiphany by Mary Ellen Vice A week or day's worth of educational activities designed by Mary Ellen Vice.
- A Balancing Act - Making Mobiles A craft that demonstrates the importance of balancing our faith in our lives.
- Under Tens Using the theme of Epiphany, these crossword puzzles will challenge your children's spelling skills and their grasp of the meanings of the season of Epiphany. Solutions are given.
- Epiphany colouring and More The Feast of the Epiphany is one that fires the imagination of children. These colouring images can be used in several craft ways.

Older Children
- Starting a Youth Group by Matt Pinto. The
Why and How of giving your parish's youth some
guidance.
- CrossWord Puzzles: For Over
Tens
- colour
Your Initial A
colouring activity that can be used for letter
recognition or some embellishment - a letter to
Gramma, a sign for your door, a cover page for a
book report.
- Making
Beeswax Candles
Celebrating the Feast of the Presentation, also
known as Candlemas Day by making beeswax candles. A
enjoyable and easy! way for the whole family to
welcome Light of Christ into the domestic church.
- Candy Making
The Sweetness of
God, bring the 'taste' of fulfillment in God to your
children.
Lent and Easter
Family
-
The Seder Meal
A Catholic version of a ritual meal celebrated by our
brothers and sisters in Judaism. A history and detailed instructions
for cooking, presenting and celebrating.
-
Family
Stations of the Cross
A short explanation of
this devotion with meditations written for children
and coloring pictures.
- HTML version of
Stations of the Cross for a Children's
Liturgy prepared by Andy Figueroa of Hope
Anglican Fellowship at Christ the King Reformed
Episcopal Church. A moving devotion for a Good
Friday service.
- PDF version of Stations of the Cross for a
Children's Liturgy
- Stations
of the Cross A
web collection of meditations and images.
- Sample pages from the Stations of the Cross Activity and coloring
Book. For those of you who are curious and
want to peek before you buy.
- Christian
Passover Seder
Passover celebrates the Jew's release from slavery.
Recreate the seder (meal) which Christ transformed
into the Eucharist, releasing us from the slavery of
sin.
-
The
Practice of Lenten Practices
The guiding principles
behind different forms of Lenten Fast, with
practical suggestions for living them out.
- Easter tree
by Sandy Partridge A twelve day Easter devotion
similar to the Jesse tree.
- The Family
altar
Creating and
maintaining a family altar will make a difference to
your family's prayer life and to the atmosphere of
the home.
- The
Lenten Cross A
Lenten Reading Series for Families to bring the
family through Lent following the prophecies and
teachings of the Old and New Testament.
- Making
bread If you're
going to fast on bread and water, you want it to be
good bread, don't you? Everyone in the family can
help make bread.
Young Children
- Lent
for Little Ones by Lillian Silver. Group
activities for six year olds to increase their
understanding of the great season of Lent.
- Making a
Sacrifice by Robert Kisling A simple
activity that gives an example of obeying the fourth
commandment and encourages sacrifice.
- Exploring Lent by Mary Ellen Vice Family
Activities, crafts, songs, almsgiving to celebrate
and learn through the Lent and Easter season.
- Lenten
Theme Cross Word
Puzzle A fun way to
gain some familiarity with the words and ideas we
examine in Lent.
- Pretzels
and Easter
Cookies Two baking
activities to speed the arrival of Easter Sunday
morning.
- Saint
George Pictures
of Saint George, the dragon and the damsel to
colour.
- Easy
Easter Baskets with thanks to colleen and
Darcy Hammond. Cute and quick enough to make on Holy
Saturday or even Easter morning before Gramma comes
for a visit.
- Be A
Friend of Jesus by Monica McConkey Three
Lenten family activities.
-
Make
a Basket of Blessing Eggs by Monica McConkey
A family activity teaching generosity, service to
others, and sacrifice during the Lenten season.
- A
Spiritual Bouquet by Monica McConkey A
creative and interesting way to introduce your
children to the Rosary, and give a spiritual bouquet
of prayers to a loved one.
-
Put Our
Sins on the Cross by Monica McConkey Observe
Lent with your children in a powerfully visual way.
Older Children
-
The Light of Confessions by Carole Asselin.
A great visual activity to demonstrate to children
and the family how sin affects us.
-
A
Catechism Cube another great fridge art idea
from Monica McConkey. A Catholic catechism trivia
game you can make yourself.
- From Creche
to Cave by Sheila O'brien A creative project
for all ages, to bring the Passion and Burial of
Christ into your home.
- Holy Card
Shrines What to
do with all those holy cards and saints cards, while
encouraging devotions and identification with our
heroes in Heaven - the saints.
- Making a
Paschal Candle by Gwen Wise Make a home-made
then blessed Paschal candle part of your family's
Easter celebration.
- Holy Water
Sprinklers An
simple craft that fosters the use of Holy water in
the home.
Saint Joseph the Worker
Family
- Five
Fingers of Prayer, presumed public domain.
Not a super-hero, but a super way to explain and
remember why we pray!
- Pentecost
- The Red-Hot Celebration! by Gwen Wise. The
feast of Pentecost is perfect for picnics. Make it
even more impressive with fiery red food.
- Saint
Joseph, breadwinner by Monica McConkey
Celebrate the feast day of Saint Joseph by baking
special bread sticks. A fun family activity,
previewed from a new book, "A
treasure Chest of traditions for Catholic
Families"
- Mary
Stones by Monica McConkey Mary garden
markers can punctuate a Mary garden offering subtle
reminders giving honour to Mary. A fun family
activity, previewed from a new book, "A
treasure Chest of traditions for Catholic
Families"
- How to
Make Banners
- Home-made
Clean-Up Wipes
Young Children
- Designs To
colour
- Exploring Saint Joseph, by Mary Ellen Vice
- Play-dough,
Bubble soap, Safe paint, Sidewalk Chalk and
other Goodies
Older Children
- Building
With Saint Joseph.
A simple woodworking
project to make a small statue shelf for every room
in the home.
- Building
a Bird House by Joe Camelon
- Tin Can-dle
Lanterns Making
candle lanterns to celebrate the "Light of the
World".
Assumption and Queenship of
Mary
Family
-
Building
a Singing Family to Build a Singing Church
by Mary Jane Ballou Everyone knows Catholics don't
sing. Why not? It's easy and it's fun. Getting your
family to sing at home will encourage singing at
church.
-
Catechism
Bingo! by Monica McConkey. An easy and fun
craft for the family, one that becomes a challenging
game for long car trips, evenings at home or as part
of a homeschooling or parish based catechism class.
-
Making
the Mary Dress by Regina Doman and Catherine
Fournier At very long last, the patiently awaited
pattern accompaniment to Regina's great article Mary
Dressing.
-
Making
the Mary Jumper by Regina Doman and
Catherine Fournier The long awaited companion piece
to Regina's Making
the Mary Dress and her article about Mary
Dressing.
- Needlepoint
Design
Needlepoint is a simple craft that everyone can do,
perfect for creating seasonal decorations and
devotional objects for the home.
- Celebrating
Summer Marian
Feasts
Young Children
- Exploring Mary and Motherhood by Mary Ellen
Vice Suggestions for family activities to honour
Mary and our own mothers.
- Ice-cream,
U-scream A
delicious summer activity that teaches the family
the rewards of following 'God's Road Map.'
Older Children
-
Bible
Games by Carole Asselin and Catherine
Fournier Five fun and simple pen-and-paper games
that help children learn how to find a scripture
reference in the Bible, and learn to read the Bible
for information.
- Under
Mary's Mantle of Protection, by Monica
McConkey. A simple craft to demonstrate our place in
Mary's heart.
- Making
Rosaries A
wonderful family devotional activity. Rosaries make
great gifts and can also be sent overseas as a
missionary activity.
- Sample pages from the Mysteries of the Rosary Activity and coloring
Book. For those of you who are curious and
want to peek before you buy.
- Making
Holy Cards by Sheryl Hobbs A fun and easy
way to customize Holy Cards for bookmarks or special
gifts.
Angels and Archangels
Family
-
Saint's
Day Celebrations by Margaret Loesel. Great
ideas for parish parties, homeschooling gatherings
and elementary school fun fairs.
- Praying to
Saint Jude by Monica McConkey Several
versions of prayer posting boards remind us to bring
our prayers to the patron of hopeless causes
-
Bake a First Communion or Confirmation Cake to
celebrate by Laura Owens. Confirmations take
place in this season too.
- Hallowe'en, the holiday we love to
hate
-
All
Saint's Party Ideas
Suggestions for an All
Saint's Party, an alternative to traditional
Hallowe'en observances.
-
Easy
Saint's Costumes for Hallowe'en
Stumped for what to
wear to the neighbourhood All Saint's Party?
- Celebrating the Feast of the
Archangels
- Liturgical
table bring the
colours of the Church to the family dinner table.
- Simple
Family altar
Cloths A simple
craft to create 'altar cloths' for your family
altar.
- Taking
Children Shopping by Unknown Some hints and
suggestions from the child's point of view.
Young Children
- Exploring Angels by Mary Ellen Vice Our
regular language arts, drama and music contribution
from Mary Ellen Vice.
- Making
Christmas
Angels An easy
craft for children.
- Angels
to colour
Different styles of angels to print out and colour
Older Children
- Guardian Angel Prayer Cross Stitch Pattern
A nice way to bring the
Guardian Angel prayer into your home.
- Saint
Michael the Archangel Cross Stitch Pattern.
An easy craft for
older children and adults.
- tabletop
Angel A craft
for older children. This angel is suitable for the
top of the tree, or for a table decoration.
- Angels
All Around Us A
cross word puzzle.
- Lent for Little Ones by Lillian Silver. Group activities for six year olds to increase their understanding of the great season of Lent.
- Making a Sacrifice by Robert Kisling A simple activity that gives an example of obeying the fourth commandment and encourages sacrifice.
- Exploring Lent by Mary Ellen Vice Family Activities, crafts, songs, almsgiving to celebrate and learn through the Lent and Easter season.
- Lenten Theme Cross Word Puzzle A fun way to gain some familiarity with the words and ideas we examine in Lent.
- Pretzels and Easter Cookies Two baking activities to speed the arrival of Easter Sunday morning.
- Saint George Pictures of Saint George, the dragon and the damsel to colour.
- Easy Easter Baskets with thanks to colleen and Darcy Hammond. Cute and quick enough to make on Holy Saturday or even Easter morning before Gramma comes for a visit.
- Be A Friend of Jesus by Monica McConkey Three Lenten family activities.
- Make a Basket of Blessing Eggs by Monica McConkey A family activity teaching generosity, service to others, and sacrifice during the Lenten season.
- A Spiritual Bouquet by Monica McConkey A creative and interesting way to introduce your children to the Rosary, and give a spiritual bouquet of prayers to a loved one.
- Put Our Sins on the Cross by Monica McConkey Observe Lent with your children in a powerfully visual way.

Older Children
-
The Light of Confessions by Carole Asselin.
A great visual activity to demonstrate to children
and the family how sin affects us.
-
A
Catechism Cube another great fridge art idea
from Monica McConkey. A Catholic catechism trivia
game you can make yourself.
- From Creche
to Cave by Sheila O'brien A creative project
for all ages, to bring the Passion and Burial of
Christ into your home.
- Holy Card
Shrines What to
do with all those holy cards and saints cards, while
encouraging devotions and identification with our
heroes in Heaven - the saints.
- Making a
Paschal Candle by Gwen Wise Make a home-made
then blessed Paschal candle part of your family's
Easter celebration.
- Holy Water
Sprinklers An
simple craft that fosters the use of Holy water in
the home.
Saint Joseph the Worker
Family
- Five
Fingers of Prayer, presumed public domain.
Not a super-hero, but a super way to explain and
remember why we pray!
- Pentecost
- The Red-Hot Celebration! by Gwen Wise. The
feast of Pentecost is perfect for picnics. Make it
even more impressive with fiery red food.
- Saint
Joseph, breadwinner by Monica McConkey
Celebrate the feast day of Saint Joseph by baking
special bread sticks. A fun family activity,
previewed from a new book, "A
treasure Chest of traditions for Catholic
Families"
- Mary
Stones by Monica McConkey Mary garden
markers can punctuate a Mary garden offering subtle
reminders giving honour to Mary. A fun family
activity, previewed from a new book, "A
treasure Chest of traditions for Catholic
Families"
- How to
Make Banners
- Home-made
Clean-Up Wipes
Young Children
- Designs To
colour
- Exploring Saint Joseph, by Mary Ellen Vice
- Play-dough,
Bubble soap, Safe paint, Sidewalk Chalk and
other Goodies
Older Children
- Building
With Saint Joseph.
A simple woodworking
project to make a small statue shelf for every room
in the home.
- Building
a Bird House by Joe Camelon
- Tin Can-dle
Lanterns Making
candle lanterns to celebrate the "Light of the
World".
Assumption and Queenship of
Mary
Family
-
Building
a Singing Family to Build a Singing Church
by Mary Jane Ballou Everyone knows Catholics don't
sing. Why not? It's easy and it's fun. Getting your
family to sing at home will encourage singing at
church.
-
Catechism
Bingo! by Monica McConkey. An easy and fun
craft for the family, one that becomes a challenging
game for long car trips, evenings at home or as part
of a homeschooling or parish based catechism class.
-
Making
the Mary Dress by Regina Doman and Catherine
Fournier At very long last, the patiently awaited
pattern accompaniment to Regina's great article Mary
Dressing.
-
Making
the Mary Jumper by Regina Doman and
Catherine Fournier The long awaited companion piece
to Regina's Making
the Mary Dress and her article about Mary
Dressing.
- Needlepoint
Design
Needlepoint is a simple craft that everyone can do,
perfect for creating seasonal decorations and
devotional objects for the home.
- Celebrating
Summer Marian
Feasts
Young Children
- Exploring Mary and Motherhood by Mary Ellen
Vice Suggestions for family activities to honour
Mary and our own mothers.
- Ice-cream,
U-scream A
delicious summer activity that teaches the family
the rewards of following 'God's Road Map.'
Older Children
-
Bible
Games by Carole Asselin and Catherine
Fournier Five fun and simple pen-and-paper games
that help children learn how to find a scripture
reference in the Bible, and learn to read the Bible
for information.
- Under
Mary's Mantle of Protection, by Monica
McConkey. A simple craft to demonstrate our place in
Mary's heart.
- Making
Rosaries A
wonderful family devotional activity. Rosaries make
great gifts and can also be sent overseas as a
missionary activity.
- Sample pages from the Mysteries of the Rosary Activity and coloring
Book. For those of you who are curious and
want to peek before you buy.
- Making
Holy Cards by Sheryl Hobbs A fun and easy
way to customize Holy Cards for bookmarks or special
gifts.
Angels and Archangels
Family
-
Saint's
Day Celebrations by Margaret Loesel. Great
ideas for parish parties, homeschooling gatherings
and elementary school fun fairs.
- Praying to
Saint Jude by Monica McConkey Several
versions of prayer posting boards remind us to bring
our prayers to the patron of hopeless causes
-
Bake a First Communion or Confirmation Cake to
celebrate by Laura Owens. Confirmations take
place in this season too.
- Hallowe'en, the holiday we love to
hate
-
All
Saint's Party Ideas
Suggestions for an All
Saint's Party, an alternative to traditional
Hallowe'en observances.
-
Easy
Saint's Costumes for Hallowe'en
Stumped for what to
wear to the neighbourhood All Saint's Party?
- Celebrating the Feast of the
Archangels
- Liturgical
table bring the
colours of the Church to the family dinner table.
- Simple
Family altar
Cloths A simple
craft to create 'altar cloths' for your family
altar.
- Taking
Children Shopping by Unknown Some hints and
suggestions from the child's point of view.
Young Children
- Exploring Angels by Mary Ellen Vice Our
regular language arts, drama and music contribution
from Mary Ellen Vice.
- Making
Christmas
Angels An easy
craft for children.
- Angels
to colour
Different styles of angels to print out and colour
Older Children
- Guardian Angel Prayer Cross Stitch Pattern
A nice way to bring the
Guardian Angel prayer into your home.
- Saint
Michael the Archangel Cross Stitch Pattern.
An easy craft for
older children and adults.
- tabletop
Angel A craft
for older children. This angel is suitable for the
top of the tree, or for a table decoration.
- Angels
All Around Us A
cross word puzzle.
- Designs To colour
- Exploring Saint Joseph, by Mary Ellen Vice
- Play-dough, Bubble soap, Safe paint, Sidewalk Chalk and other Goodies

Older Children
- Building
With Saint Joseph.
A simple woodworking
project to make a small statue shelf for every room
in the home.
- Building
a Bird House by Joe Camelon
- Tin Can-dle
Lanterns Making
candle lanterns to celebrate the "Light of the
World".
Assumption and Queenship of
Mary
Family
-
Building
a Singing Family to Build a Singing Church
by Mary Jane Ballou Everyone knows Catholics don't
sing. Why not? It's easy and it's fun. Getting your
family to sing at home will encourage singing at
church.
-
Catechism
Bingo! by Monica McConkey. An easy and fun
craft for the family, one that becomes a challenging
game for long car trips, evenings at home or as part
of a homeschooling or parish based catechism class.
-
Making
the Mary Dress by Regina Doman and Catherine
Fournier At very long last, the patiently awaited
pattern accompaniment to Regina's great article Mary
Dressing.
-
Making
the Mary Jumper by Regina Doman and
Catherine Fournier The long awaited companion piece
to Regina's Making
the Mary Dress and her article about Mary
Dressing.
- Needlepoint
Design
Needlepoint is a simple craft that everyone can do,
perfect for creating seasonal decorations and
devotional objects for the home.
- Celebrating
Summer Marian
Feasts
Young Children
- Exploring Mary and Motherhood by Mary Ellen
Vice Suggestions for family activities to honour
Mary and our own mothers.
- Ice-cream,
U-scream A
delicious summer activity that teaches the family
the rewards of following 'God's Road Map.'
Older Children
-
Bible
Games by Carole Asselin and Catherine
Fournier Five fun and simple pen-and-paper games
that help children learn how to find a scripture
reference in the Bible, and learn to read the Bible
for information.
- Under
Mary's Mantle of Protection, by Monica
McConkey. A simple craft to demonstrate our place in
Mary's heart.
- Making
Rosaries A
wonderful family devotional activity. Rosaries make
great gifts and can also be sent overseas as a
missionary activity.
- Sample pages from the Mysteries of the Rosary Activity and coloring
Book. For those of you who are curious and
want to peek before you buy.
- Making
Holy Cards by Sheryl Hobbs A fun and easy
way to customize Holy Cards for bookmarks or special
gifts.
Angels and Archangels
Family
-
Saint's
Day Celebrations by Margaret Loesel. Great
ideas for parish parties, homeschooling gatherings
and elementary school fun fairs.
- Praying to
Saint Jude by Monica McConkey Several
versions of prayer posting boards remind us to bring
our prayers to the patron of hopeless causes
-
Bake a First Communion or Confirmation Cake to
celebrate by Laura Owens. Confirmations take
place in this season too.
- Hallowe'en, the holiday we love to
hate
-
All
Saint's Party Ideas
Suggestions for an All
Saint's Party, an alternative to traditional
Hallowe'en observances.
-
Easy
Saint's Costumes for Hallowe'en
Stumped for what to
wear to the neighbourhood All Saint's Party?
- Celebrating the Feast of the
Archangels
- Liturgical
table bring the
colours of the Church to the family dinner table.
- Simple
Family altar
Cloths A simple
craft to create 'altar cloths' for your family
altar.
- Taking
Children Shopping by Unknown Some hints and
suggestions from the child's point of view.
Young Children
- Exploring Angels by Mary Ellen Vice Our
regular language arts, drama and music contribution
from Mary Ellen Vice.
- Making
Christmas
Angels An easy
craft for children.
- Angels
to colour
Different styles of angels to print out and colour
Older Children
- Guardian Angel Prayer Cross Stitch Pattern
A nice way to bring the
Guardian Angel prayer into your home.
- Saint
Michael the Archangel Cross Stitch Pattern.
An easy craft for
older children and adults.
- tabletop
Angel A craft
for older children. This angel is suitable for the
top of the tree, or for a table decoration.
- Angels
All Around Us A
cross word puzzle.
- Exploring Mary and Motherhood by Mary Ellen Vice Suggestions for family activities to honour Mary and our own mothers.
- Ice-cream, U-scream A delicious summer activity that teaches the family the rewards of following 'God's Road Map.'

Older Children
-
Bible
Games by Carole Asselin and Catherine
Fournier Five fun and simple pen-and-paper games
that help children learn how to find a scripture
reference in the Bible, and learn to read the Bible
for information.
- Under
Mary's Mantle of Protection, by Monica
McConkey. A simple craft to demonstrate our place in
Mary's heart.
- Making
Rosaries A
wonderful family devotional activity. Rosaries make
great gifts and can also be sent overseas as a
missionary activity.
- Sample pages from the Mysteries of the Rosary Activity and coloring
Book. For those of you who are curious and
want to peek before you buy.
- Making
Holy Cards by Sheryl Hobbs A fun and easy
way to customize Holy Cards for bookmarks or special
gifts.
Angels and Archangels
Family
-
Saint's
Day Celebrations by Margaret Loesel. Great
ideas for parish parties, homeschooling gatherings
and elementary school fun fairs.
- Praying to
Saint Jude by Monica McConkey Several
versions of prayer posting boards remind us to bring
our prayers to the patron of hopeless causes
-
Bake a First Communion or Confirmation Cake to
celebrate by Laura Owens. Confirmations take
place in this season too.
- Hallowe'en, the holiday we love to
hate
-
All
Saint's Party Ideas
Suggestions for an All
Saint's Party, an alternative to traditional
Hallowe'en observances.
-
Easy
Saint's Costumes for Hallowe'en
Stumped for what to
wear to the neighbourhood All Saint's Party?
- Celebrating the Feast of the
Archangels
- Liturgical
table bring the
colours of the Church to the family dinner table.
- Simple
Family altar
Cloths A simple
craft to create 'altar cloths' for your family
altar.
- Taking
Children Shopping by Unknown Some hints and
suggestions from the child's point of view.
Young Children
- Exploring Angels by Mary Ellen Vice Our
regular language arts, drama and music contribution
from Mary Ellen Vice.
- Making
Christmas
Angels An easy
craft for children.
- Angels
to colour
Different styles of angels to print out and colour
Older Children
- Guardian Angel Prayer Cross Stitch Pattern
A nice way to bring the
Guardian Angel prayer into your home.
- Saint
Michael the Archangel Cross Stitch Pattern.
An easy craft for
older children and adults.
- tabletop
Angel A craft
for older children. This angel is suitable for the
top of the tree, or for a table decoration.
- Angels
All Around Us A
cross word puzzle.
- Exploring Angels by Mary Ellen Vice Our regular language arts, drama and music contribution from Mary Ellen Vice.
- Making Christmas Angels An easy craft for children.
- Angels to colour Different styles of angels to print out and colour
