Hello and welcome to Catholic Activities, the blog where we share all things pertaining to our Catholic faith, geared for children. I bring to it 44 years in various teaching roles, licensed in gen ed. and special education. I'm a veteran homeschooling mom of four, and now an Omi (grandma in Dutch) to 13 whom I have the pleasure of "Omschooling" via my blog "Free Printable Lesson Plans." I'm also a convert to Catholicism (class of 1993). When I began homsechooling in the early 1990s, I dove into Catholic Christianity with joy. This blog is a culmination of all that.
We just celebrated the Octave of Easter and now we make our way towards Ascension Thursday and we'll explore that further in another post. But first I want to focus on that beautiful holiday of Mother's Day which falls in May 10, 2026 in the US. In the UK it's called Mothering Sunday ( I love that way of phrasing it) and it fell on March 15 this year.
Family is at the core of our life and our faith. So I'll be sharing some Mother's Day activities for kids shortly. First I have a special intention for those who struggle at this time of year when everyone else is celebrating mom.
This is for those whose mothers have passed, who are unable to be with their mothers or who are estranged from them for whatever reason. I also offer a love to those who have lost children. My little Mary-Therese and Isobella Raine live in heaven now. The Blessed Mother holds us all in a special place. Know that I care and if you would like to share the name of a loved one in the comments, I'll offer up prayers for you all."
And now for the Mother's Day activities for kids. A great way to engage children of all ages in the festivities is by making greeting cards for mom. Even my youngest baby grands Flora, Max and Cassius can participate. Flora and Max you can color and baby Cash, your job will be to creatively fold the cards!
Free Printable Mother's Day Greeting Cards from Homemade Gifts Made Easy (they have 132 different designs!). These are free to print only for home use.Visit HP Mother's Day Printables for coloring pages and craft projects to print free. There are games, puzzles, word games, craft projects and color your own greeting cards to celebrate mom also.- We can't forget Miss Marilyn, The Toymaker on Mother's Day! Visit her blog for charming free printable Mother's Day paper crafts. And click around because she has made free printable paper crafts for other holidays such as Valentine's Day, that you might like to make for Mother's Day.
- Next, visit First Palette for an assortment of printable Mother's Day crafts for kids to make for mom. There are also free printable Catholic prayer cards for mom from the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Washington.
- This image is AI generated by Google Gemini specifically for my blog and that's another source for images to print free. Just ask your AI editor to create an image based on your description and you will have a beautiful image to print and share. If you want to turn them into coloring pages, just print in grayscale. You'll love how intuitive Gemini is about choosing colors. I love the rose, blue and purple shades of flowers that represent the Blessed Mother.
- Lastly, here's a site I just discovered with free printable Catholic saints holy cards and prayer cards. The site is called Holy Reflections and the artwork on the holy cards is gorgeous. It's vintage pastel like the holy cards older folks like me will recall from childhood. The Sacred Heart image is stunning. You can print confirmation and baptism holy cards for greeting cards too. My favorite are the children's prayer cards. These are free to download and print for personal use only. You could use them in homeschool classroom too.
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