Free printable All Saints Day party activities, games, crafts for Catholic Christian families

Most people know that October 31 is Halloween, or All Hallows Eve. Fewer know that there's only a Halloween because of the days that follow. November 1 marks the Catholic holy day of obligation, All Saints' Day and November 2 is All Souls' Day (celebrated as Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead in Mexico). Halloween was a pagan blowout that anticipated the solemnity of the proceeding holy day. Use these free printable Catholic saints coloring pages, crafts and lesson plans to learn more about All Saint's Day and Halloween. Use these for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4 and other saints' feast days. 

* Catholic Mom's All Saint's Day activities page has printable crafts and coloring pages, plus tips for celebrating a Christian Halloween. Visit the Catholic Kids home page for free printable liturgical lesson plans with age-appropriate activities linked: free printable puzzles, word searches, study sheets, crafts, Bible verses, games and activities.

* Catholic Playground has free printable Catholic saints coloring pages. They're alphabetized and listed according to the Catholic liturgical calendar. Check out the free printable Stations of the Cross coloring pages.

* St. John the Baptist Religious Education has a plethora of free printable saints coloring pages. There are also printable Stations of the Cross coloring pages. There are coloring pages of Bible stories, Miracles of Jesus, parables and life of Christ.

* ABCatholic has a free printable Catholic alphabet coloring book with images of saints, Bible stories and sacraments.

* Waltzing Matilda features handmade free printable Catholic saints coloring pages. The blog moderator has nicely-drawn images for sacraments and liturgical use also.

* Paper Dali is another mom blog with homemade free printable saints coloring pages. Some are free and some must be purchased.free her Etsy shop. Scroll around for the freebies. All are very attractive and well worth the nominal fee.

* Catholic Icing offers handmade All Saints' Day printables and crafts. Read through the blog posts and sidebar menu for crafts, games and printables.

* JClub has free printable Bible and Catholic saints coloring pages.

* EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) Kids offers free mass readings, prayer activities, crafts and coloring pages for children. Users must create a free account with user name and password.

Use these coloring pages to help create saints costumes for All Saints' Day parties. Use for year-round CCD, religious education, VBS and Children's Liturgy of the Word activities.

Free Printable Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Coloring Pages

Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15. Our Lady shows us to pray the rosary; the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries. Here are free printable coloring pages and devotional activities of Mary, and the rosary.

  Family in Feast and Feria (click here) has made available in free printable PDFs a lovely little devotional booklet entitled The Rosary Color Book, written and illustrated in 1949 by Ettore Fattori. Lovely vintage Bible images.

 The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary include The Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel, Visitation (Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth who is carrying John the Baptist), The Birth of Jesus (Christmas), The Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple (for circumcision and blessing) and The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Jesus, at 12 was found in the temple teaching the elders.)

These mysteries include The Agony in the Garden, The Scourging at the Pillar, The Crowning With Thorns, Jesus Carries His Cross, The Crucifixion.

The Glorious Mysteries include The Resurrection of Our Lord, The Ascension into Heaven, The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, The Assumption of Mary into Heaven, The Crowing of Mary Queen of Heaven.

No Luminous Mysteries--book was published before those were created. www.catholicactivities.blogspot.com.
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Free Printable Holiday Themed Puzzles, Games, Mazes, Cut-and-Paste Craft Activities

Planning a holiday party? Any holiday--Memorial Day, Father's Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Valentines Day St. Patrick's Day, Easter---I've got links for free printable crafts, games and puzzles. There are printables for other holidays--Cinco de Mayo, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year, Ramadan, Diwali and more. Or maybe you're hosting a birthday party. Whatever the age and gender of guests, you'll want games. Here are free printable activities. Use for slumber parties, VBS, Sunday School, kids in day care, rainy days, road trips and more. A summer of printable games, puzzles, crossword, word search, Sudoku, cryptograms, dot to dot, mazes, hidden pictures, secret codes, coloring pages, cut and paste craft activities.    Free Printable Halloween and Christmas Puzzles, Games, Mazes and Cut-and-Paste Activities

Free Printable Holiday Craft Stencils, Spring Patterns and Templates

Okay, raise your hand if you're sick of winter (Mar scans room). Yep, we're fed up. Spring is but a few short days away, but Mother Nature seems oblivious. What say we ignore that old battle-axe and make our own spring fun? Here's a bunch of cute, free printable stencils you can use to make, oh, just about any craft your heart desires.   Free Printable Craft Stencils, Holiday Patterns and Templates

Printable Lenten Almsgiving, Prayer, Fasting Activity

Catholics entered lent on Ash Wednesday. During this season, we fast, pray and give alms (extra tithing). Here's a way to do all three in one activity. Parents and homeschoolers, you might try this. Printable lenten calendar, prayer guide, family activities, coloring pages included.   Three in One Lent Almsgiving, Prayer, Fasting Activity

Free Printable Catholic Lenten Activities

The Catholic Lenten season will soon be upon us. In lent, we practice gospel virtues: prayer, fasting, almsgiving. We seek to draw near God, by imitating Christ's suffering. Those acts in turn help us grow stronger. Here are lenten sacrifice activities for children.   Lenten Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving Activities for Children

Free Printable Advent Calendars, Religious and Secular

Advent is a penitential season that starts four weeks before Christmas in Catholic and Orthodox-christian churches. As in lent (before Easter) we pray, fast and give alms to prepare our hearts for the "coming" (advent) of Christ (from the Latin "adveniat regnum"--coming of Christ's kingdom.) The first Sunday of Advent in 2013 is December 1. Here are printable advent calendars for kids. Free Printable Advent Calendar Crafts for Kids

St. Patrick's Day Free Printables

Erin Go Bragh! Sure an' it's soon we'll be wearin' the green and looking for a pot of gold with the leprechauns! St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, on March 17th. St. Patrick's Day celebrates the life of Patricus was a young wealthy Roman boy living in Briton, who was kidnapped and taken into slavery by Irish merchants. On the Irish shores the the young Patrick encountered harsh treatment and pagan Druids. Patrick later escaped and returned home, but only to complete his training to become and priest and bishop. Patrick asked permission of the Pope to return to Ireland to bring the gospel to the pagans and peasants who were suffering. Patrick's mission brought peace and safety to the beleaguered Irish and ultimately the King converted, leading his people to a new hope. Ireland became a center of learning and culture and instituted the exemplary Brehon court system, a model for legal justice. Here are activities to explore this beloved saint. St. Patrick's Day Free Printables

Free Printable Advent Manger Scenes, Nativity Scenes

During Advent we prepare our hearts for the Advent (coming) of Jesus. We set out Advent wreaths, calendars and Nativity sets, also called the creche, manger scene or naciemiento. Here are free printable nativity scenes. These paper nativity scenes provide hours of educational fun for children and preschoolers as they color, cut out and assemble the manger scene. Children learn the Christmas story as they create the stable, shepherds, animals, wisemen, Mary, Joseph, angel and Baby Jesus.   read more

Free Printable Preschool, Elementary Coloring Mini Books

Educator Jonathon Holt says children learn best when they are actively involved. Here are free printable holiday mini books for children to color. Subjects include letters, words, seasons, animals, science, Bible, holidays and lots more. These books make excellent classroom, homeschoool and supplemental lessons for ages 4-7 years (grades preschool through second). These free printable activities are especially good for special needs children. Use in reading and ELA lessons. Read on Printable Coloring Mini Books for Children 

Free Printable Lent and Catholic Easter Coloring Pages

For Catholics and Christians, Easter is about more than just bunnies and candy. Easter is about the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Here are free printable stations of the cross, rosary, saints and Easter bible story coloring pages. The Catholic and Orthodox churches, and some protestant Christian churches, observe the season of Lent for forty days before Easter. Lent "follows" Jesus's during forty days of fasting in the desert when He was tempted by Satan. in preparation for His sacrifice on the cross. During Lent, we pray, fast and do acts of mercy, almsgiving and penance to imitate Jesus. We follow the "Way of the Cross" or Stations of the Cross and pray the rosary. Read more at Free Printable Lent and Catholic Easter Coloring Pages

Free Printable Pesach Activities

This article was originally written for the Jewish holiday of Purim, but the links are useful for celebrating Pesach - Passover. Free printable games, lessons, crafts, coloring pages and Parsha (Torah) readings. Great for Hebrew families, teachers and parents. Good too for non-Jews who want to explore the rich tapestry of the Jewish faith. Mazel Tov! Activities to Celebrate Pesach - Passover

Free Printable Nativity Scene, Creche to Color

Many faiths celebrate the Christmas holiday by setting up a manger or nativity scene. Sometimes it is referred to as a creche or nacimiento. Here is a complete 8 page free printable manger scene for children to color and set up for Christmas. Read on

Free Printable Personalized Coloring Page Calendars

Do you keep a personal or family calendar? If you're like me, you have several calendars. Here is a tool to personalize, customize and design your calendars. Make free printable coloring page calendars with animal, cartoon, Bible, nature and sports themes. Personalize and use for gifts and childrens' activities. Read more

Free Printable Easter Bible and Holy Week Coloring Crafts

Free Printable Easter Triduum Coloring Pages: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday The Easter Triduum begins at sundown on Holy Thursday, also called Maundy Thursday and continues through Good Friday and Easter Vigil or Holy Saturday. Here are free printable coloring pages to help children explore the Easter Triduum. Read More

Free Printable Lent and Easter Religious Coloring Pages

Free Printable Lent Coloring Pages It's often difficult to get children to pay attention at devotions time.Help your children pay attention to Lenten Bible reading with free printable coloring pages.Here are dozens of free printable lent coloring pages. Read More

Free Printable Jewish Purim Coloring Pages, Crafts, Activities

Free Printable Jewish Purim Activities The Jewish celebration of Purim is celebrated at sundown February 23, 2013. Purim celebrates Queen Esther and Mordechai's faithfulness to God while captives in Babylon. Here are free printable activities, lessons, crafts, word searches, puzzles and lesson plans to help you explore Purim. Purim Sameach! Read More

Free Printable Bible Coloring pages

Free Printable Bible Coloring Pages If you love to color Bible story pictures, you've come to the right place. I scoured the internet for the best and safest Bible story coloring pages. I looked for websites that aren't just about making money but sharing our Christian faith. Click here

Free Printable Holy Week Activities: Coloring, Puzzles, Crafts, Games

Free Printable Holy Week Activities I've been combing the internet for free printable Holy Week activities. Here are links to 100+ free printable coloring pages,word searches, crossword puzzles, cryptograms, games and crafts for Holy Week and Easter. Read more

Free Printable Ash Wednesday Activities

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent. Check out these links for free printable Catholic activities for lent and Easter. Writing projects, lessons, coloring, games, puzzles, crafts and more. Stations of the Cross, mysteries of the rosary, feast days, fasting, prayers, liturgical activities, saints and more. Read more