November can be an extra busy month as fall activities are often in full swing as well as the Thanksgiving holiday (and getting ready for Christmas). In all of the busyness, however, I encourage you to find time to do some or all of these 10 Activities for Catholic Families in November with your family.
Many of the activities on the list are easy to do! The majority can be enjoyed as is or modified for all of my dear Protestant friends and family.
Note: I’m super excited that thanks to help from the people at St. Peter Catholic Church in The Dalles, Oregon, there is a Spanish version of this printable available to download just under the download link for the English version. Just look for the download link for “noviembre de actividades para las familias católicas” to grab the Spanish version.
Ideas on the Free Printable of Activities for Catholic Families in November
{The Activities for Catholic Families in November printable can be found near the bottom of this post. This printable and this post has been updated in 2017 with a version that should work each year. The previous versions were made in 2013 and 2014.}
1. Talk to your children about how we are all called to sainthood. Work on self portraits and title them “Future Saint” or “Future Saint (Child’s Name)” for All Saints Day on November 1st.
More All Saints Day Printables: www.reallifeathome.com/all-saints-day-printables-packet/
2. Attend Mass on All Saints Day! It’s a Holy Day of Obligation. (November 1st)
3. All Souls Day is a day to remember all who have died. To remember a special loved one, pray for their soul, visit a cemetery, or do a favorite activity you enjoyed with them. (November 2nd)
4. Find an age appropriate science experiment or activity to celebrate the feast day of Saint Albert the Great, the patron saint of scientists. (November 15th)
5. Look for a program to buy Christmas gifts for a needy child (in your community or across the world) in honor of the feast day of Saint Margaret of Scotland, who gave gifts and food to the poor and needy. (November 16th)
6. Bake bread together to deliver to friends and neighbors (especially those most in need of some extra love) in honor of the feast day of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. (November 17th)
7. Attend a musical performance or just have a family sing along/dance party at home to honor Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. (November 22nd)
8. Make a Thankful Turkey Project. Use the printable at https://www.reallifeathome.com/3d-turkey-cutout/ and have kids write one thing they are thankful for on each of the turkey’s feathers.
9. Make a King Cake or Cake/Dessert Shaped like a Crown as a “sweet” way to mark the Feast of Christ the King. (This date changes each year. It is the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year.) Quick King Cake: https://www.reallifeathome.com/easy-king-cake-20-minutes/
10. Have a fish dinner to celebrate the feast day of Saint Andrew the Apostle. Say a prayer for those that work to produce food for others. (November 30th)
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Note: In some years, All Saints Day is not a Holy Day of Obligation because it falls on a Saturday or Monday and a local diocese may not require Mass attendance. However, I wanted to leave it on the printable because I think it’s still important to be mindful of it as an important day and one that is usually a Holy Day of Obligation.
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Hi Angie, I know it’s still mid November but wondering when you will be posting your ideas for Dec? I’m a catechist but we only have our class on the 4th Sunday of each month so the month is almost over before I see my students.
Noreen – Thanks for checking about next month’s printable. I usually post them very late in the month. However, this month, since Thanksgiving is so late and I won’t be posting around then, I will actually have the printable up at the end of this week. 🙂
I noticed that you have All Saint’s Day as a Holy Day of Obligation. Our parish removed the obligation with it being a Saturday. Was just curious if your parish kept the obligation or not? Thanks again for the awesome suggestions!!!
As I mentioned elsewhere on the post, it’s not a Holy Day of Obligation this year. It was taken off as a day of obligation since it falls on a Saturday, but I just didn’t want to remove it from the printable, because I think it’s still important to be mindful of the day. 🙂
LOL! That’s what I get for not reading the entire post but instead jumping to the printable. 🙂 Thanks again for the awesome ideas!
I love the idea of baking bread and bringing it to friends and families in need for the feast of St. Elizabeth! My new everyday bread recipe would be a good choice for this as you can make up to 12 loaves at once! Thanks for putting together these monthly activity ideas for Catholic families, I love them!
http://sarahrosessupposes.blogspot.com/2014/09/sarahs-whole-wheat-recession-era-bread.html