It’s coming! That most sacred of weeks in the liturgical year, Holy Week!

When the kids were little, I was much more on top of the liturgical colors and the upcoming liturgical seasons.

Why?

Well, because I made it part of my curriculum. Just like we teach our children the seasons of the year, as a Catholic mom, I taught the Liturgical seasons.

These seasons guided the rhythm of our daily lives including what I taught. Not only that, but I have seven kiddos and there are just so many hours in the day to get in everything!

Incorporating lessons pertaining to our liturgical seasons and faith make it possible to involve everyone in the family!

BUT it was hard to find meaningful and faithful items each year…

That’s why I put together my favorite, family-tested ideas into packets around the Catholic seasons and feast days and used them as our “schoolwork.“

I absolutely love the buildup of Holy Week as we journey towards Easter.

To share this love, firstly I want to foster a sense of reverence for this most Holy Season and do so together, family style.

Hands-on projects, such as the Jonah Project, Resurrection eggs, and a Pascal Candle do just that. They connect Scripture, God’s Word, with physical activities the kids create. We dive into the story of Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection as they unfold throughout Holy Week. By adding another activity each day, we concretely teach the mysteries of this Holy Season!

I promise to write soon about the benefits of making mini-books, which is such a powerful method of creating sustained learning!

But I will tell you that my kiddos benefited greatly from making mini-books! So I made templates to use for Holy Week and Easter.

For example, we made mini-books to learn what are the real symbols and true colors of Easter. If it involved some writing, I had the older siblings help spell words for the younger guys. Sometimes they just made them together.

My little ones practiced handwriting skills making these mini-books. My older ones used beautiful Easter notebook pages for journaling and taking notes during the week.

The art of letter writing and handwriting!

I found if I added Easter Cards as our “schoolwork” this week, it was actually was easier than trying to do so in the Christmas season.  It brought back the art of letter writing to my kids.

I made printable cards that are blank inside to write personalized messages. I also made some with lines, to make it easier for the little ones. This definitely counts as handwriting practice!

It is always such a delight to see the Easter cards we made each year, not to mention the wonderful THANK-YOU’s from our neighbors, friends, and family!

Easter cards remind our loved ones of the awesomeness of Christ’s victory over Death, especially those family members who have fallen away from the faith or need a gentle reminder that you are praying for them!

Easter egg decoration during the summit of Holy Week

As always, it was virtually impossible for me to find beautiful faith-filled Easter stickers to decorate our dyed Easter eggs.

So I made Easter sticker sheets in the activity kit too! These feature the real symbols and true colors of Easter (see them in the group photo from the above section). I researched the symbolism and made info sheets for easy reference. The kiddos used them to learn, take notes, or add to a mini-book!

With Holy Week and Easter upon us, I better start to share some of these traditions with my dear grandchildren now!

Visit my Easter Pinterest Board which I put together with a bunch of additional family, Holy Week, and Easter ideas.

My hope is that our family tested and created HOLY WEEK and Easter resource will inspire you to add some these activities to your family traditions too! ( It is on sale too!)

It truly is my all-time favorite time of the year!

Please share and comment your favorite Easter traditions!

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