This craft project is to help children understand that Jesus is truly present in the Holy Eucharist. Although Jesus is hidden, He is truly there. This reality is something very difficult for we as simple humans to comprehend. Sadly, it is a teaching of the Catholic Church which many Catholics do not have enough faith to believe. Lets help our children to believe, understand, and remember it.
Supplies:
- Glue
- Scissors
- Clear tape
- Printable Chalice and Host -Click Here
- Sheet of construction paper for the background (blue or black look nice)
- Decorative items like glitter/glitter glue, gems, sequins, etc.
- Crayons to color the chalice and Eucharist’s rays. (yellow, orange, & red)
Extra Idea...
Print the chalice/Eucharistic rays sheet onto yellow paper and cut out. (No coloring necessary.)
Another Extra Idea...
Another Extra Idea...
Use the chalice/Eucharistic ray sheet as a coloring page and add your decorations. (This is nice if you hate cutting.)
Instructions:
If you are not using this printable as a coloring sheet, cut out your chalice and Eucharistic rays. Color them if you did not print them out on colored paper. Glue the chalice and rays onto the construction paper.
Now decorate the chalice and rays with the glitter, gems and sequins or whatever else you choose. You may also decorate the construction paper background, if desired.
Glue the Jesus resurrected circle on top of the Eucharistic ray circle. With a small piece of clear tape attach the Eucharist to create a door that opens to reveal the image of Jesus.
Now decorate the chalice and rays with the glitter, gems and sequins or whatever else you choose. You may also decorate the construction paper background, if desired.
Glue the Jesus resurrected circle on top of the Eucharistic ray circle. With a small piece of clear tape attach the Eucharist to create a door that opens to reveal the image of Jesus.
Through this art project, children can imagine how this simple bread and wine is truly Our Almighty Lord
Through this art project, children can imagine how this simple bread and wine
is truly Our Almightly Lord, Jesus!
May God Bless you,
This will be great for my religious education class! Thanks for posting it.
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This is a lovely craft and beautiful addition to the First Communion Linky party. Thanks for sharing!
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Lena
Hi Jennifer: Found you linked up at Equipping Catholic Families. My daughter will receive her first communion next weekend, and she just loved making this craft.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I needed help for First Communion banners. Now for wheat and grapes. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm a teacher in our Sunday school and I am looking for something that the children would enjoy in our art session. This is perfect! Thank you for sharing this craft.
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE this! My lift-the-flap book loving kids will, too. Adding it to my list of to do's for the year. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI wanted you to know that we have done this activity as one of our stations for our First Holy Communion retreat. We read THE WEIGHT OF A MASS and then do this craft all within the 30 minute time frame. The only thing we add is a quote from St. Augustine, "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe." Thank you so much for helping us add depth and substance to our retreat while keeping it fun and age-appropriate. God bless you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer. My wife Jennifer will do this craft with our little girl age 7 who is preparing for First Communion.
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Just a little note - the chalice is used for the blood of Christ, but it is the Ciborium that is used for the body of Christ.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is true. And with the Chalice and the Precious Host pictured both the Body and Blood of Christ are represented in the craft. God bless.
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