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are: The prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:25-35) The flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15) Loss of the Child Jesus for three days (Luke 2:41-50)  Mary meets Jesus on his way to Calvary (Luke 23:27-31; John 19:17) Crucifixion and Death of Jesus (John 19:25-30) The body of Jesus being taken from the Cross (Psalm 130; Luke 23: 50-54; John 19:31-37) The burial of Jesus (Isaiah 53:8; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42; Mark 15:40-47)

Now for baby Jesus: Cut or break the bottom of the mini clothes pin off so it is the correct size.

Surround your kids with stories and images of Jesus, Mary, and the saints!  Which brings me back to the toy box…..The neat thing about this toy box is that my kids get to see Jesus -not very kid friendly) So I replaced the original picture with family friendly images of Mary and Jesus

Because of Mary choosing to never sin, Jesus was able to be born and later died to save us from our sins

Joan of Arc was a wonderful saint who fought for Jesus! She’s the Patroness of France. First we printed off a picture of Jesus and two angels. (Ones I found in a Google search.) Then we cut a felt banner big enough to suit our Jesus and angel pictures. pictures to make them less likely to pull off the felt banner. (that French for Jesus and Mary) We than allowed this to dry.

that as she lay dying, after her captors tried three times to behead her, she sang to herself until Jesus

She’s holding baby Jesus and a scapular. Read more about Our Lady of Mt. Carmel  here .

Tarcisius was a young boy who died to protect Jesus in the Eucharist. Read more  here. Our  St.

It has beautiful flowers and a sweet image of Our Lady holding the infant Jesus. Color the Mary and Jesus image, the butterflies and flowers.

Obviously they don’t have the ability to hand-paint baby Jesus on the stones, so I made an image of the baby Jesus and added 45 of them on a printable page. Page Here: First cut out the images of Jesus. How to use these Jesus pebbles: Secretly, place them around your town! Your guest will delight in seeing these little baby Jesus stones.

Many Catholic families try to say a Rosary daily during Lent. I know that was how our family started saying a daily Rosary. It was a great way to begin a good habit! But one of the hardest things to do while saying a family Rosary is keeping young children quiet and happy while you pray. I’ve tried many different ways to keep my kids interested and involved. I’ve posted a list of ideas HERE and I’ve also created Rosary Sheets and Rosary Mats . We even made a Giant Pro-Life Rosary ! All were great ideas, but, as all things do, they can get old and the little ones begin to get wiggly again! So here is another attempt to keep them happy! 🙂 I created Lacing Rosaries! These are just right to keep little ones happy, involved, and interested! To create these you will need: the download (available for purchase HERE ) your printer stock/heavy paper laminator and 4 laminating sheets Note: the laminating step is not necessary, but without laminate, the lacing holes will break very easily. scissors hole punch yarn, shoestrings, thin ribbon, or other strings to use for lacing This file is for purchase in our shop. Click Here to visit our shop and purchase it! First, print the downloads onto heavy paper. Then cut them out. Next, use a hole punch to punch out the “Hail Mary” and “Our Father” lacing holes. We only punched the holes on the outer edge of the circle, not the ones between the crucifix and the Mary heart-center. Now laminate each sheet. Next, cut them out again and hole-punch them again. Leave about 1/4 inch (or more) of laminate all the way around the outer edge of the circle. This helps to keep the laminate from peeling apart. Cutting and hole punching 2 times may seem redundant, but they seal better if you do this step before and again after the laminating. It will help them hold up longer to the lacing and unlacing. Now they are ready to use! These are a great Rosary if you can’t say a Rosary all the way through in one sitting – you’ll never lose your spot!! Also, it may be a good idea to lace the Rosaries in one use and unlace them the next time you use them! Save the trouble of unlacing them after each use! It seemed to work best if the kids used one lace per decade. Attach the laces to the Our Father beads and then the child can start from there. They’ll lace with one string till they get to the next Our Father and then they can use a new string. The PDF includes:  Joyful Mysteries  Luminous Mysteries  Sorrowful Mysteries  Glorious Mysteries  All 4 on 1 Rosary Sheet (If you don’t want to make all 4 – just make 1!) This file is for purchase in our shop. Click Here to visit our shop and purchase it! I hope you and your little ones enjoy them! ~JenMarie

Having all 5 on one page seemed to be more interesting and less mundane.