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10 Lent and Holy Week Activities for Catholic Families Printable

February 27, 2014 By Angie Kauffman · PRINTABLES TIP: Always go toward the end of a post to find the printable. · Disclosure: This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. {I may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.}

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As I mentioned earlier this week when I posted the 10 March Activities for Catholic Families Printable, I decided this year to not add any Lenten activities to the monthly printables. To make up for no Lenten activities on the monthly printables, however, I decided to make one printable that was specifically for Lent and Holy Week activities.  There is also one activity that’s for the day before Lent starts.

Lent and Holy Week Activities for Catholic Families

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As with most of my activity printables for Catholic families, many of the activities will also be wonderful for non-Catholic Christians to do with their families as well.

I know that there are a lot of variations in the practices of Protestants, so some may find the printable more helpful than others.  I know that in my 30 years as a Protestant, a good majority of the activities on this printable would have worked for me.  Of course, that’s what happens when you go from being an Episcopalian to being a Catholic, I guess.

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10 Lent and Holy Week Activities for Catholic Families Printable

You can grab the printable below. (If you prefer a printable that only has Holy Week activities on it, you can click here to go to the 10 Holy Week Activities Printable.)

1. Have a pancake dinner the night before Ash Wednesday or make a King Cake. This day is known as Mardi Gras as well as Shrove Tuesday.  Pancakes were a traditional dish for this day to use up things that weren’t allowed during Lent.  Here is a recipe for a King cake.

Here’s a super quick version of a King Cake – Super Easy King Cake in Around 20 Minutes

Need a Mardi Gras King Cake but short on time? This recipe, perfect for Fat Tuesday, is a super easy King Cake recipe to make in around 20 minutes. | Real Life at Home

 

2. Attend Mass on Ash Wednesday.  Wear your ashes out into the world as a witness of our faith.

3. Commit to reading the Bible (even if it’s a Children’s version) every day together as a family.

4. Attend Some of the Holy Week Masses and Activities at Your Parish.

5. Make at least one of your meatless Friday meal together as a family.  This can be a great testimonial for  younger children as you remember, together, one of the unique features of our Faith.

6. Use this printable Lenten calendar to track the season.

7. On Holy Thursday, do a foot washing with your family members.

8. Attend Stations of the Cross (especially a Stations of the Cross for children, if you have small children).

Printable Stations of the Cross for Children including Three Different Formats with Prayers and Reflections for Kids (Free and Paid Options Available) #CatholicPrintables #Lent #LentPrintables #StationsOfTheCross | Real Life at Home

9. Make cards of encouragement to those in your parish’s RCIA program. After a lot of study and prayer, most of them will be received into the Church at the end Lent.

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10. Choose a Lenten Sacrifice to Do As a Family.  Is there something your family can sacrifice that might help another family in need?  Consider donating what you might spend on a meal out to a food pantry instead. (Here is a set of free planning pages that might help you and your children plan Lenten sacrifices.)

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If you’re looking for monthly activity printables for Catholic families, you can find an index page with links to each of the printables here.

You can also find a picture index of all of the Catholic printables at Real Life at Home here.

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If you want more than just 10 activities, I have a free printable that’s available in both black and white and color that features 40 Lenten Activities for Catholic Families! (Or you can get the same activities, plus a few more, to use to make a Lenten Paper Chain.)

A free printable perfect for Lent this year! This features 40 Lenten activities for Catholic families and kids. (It comes in both color and black and white.)

Free Lenten Printable with Lent Ideas for Your Family. This includes things to add for Lent and things to give up for Lent. | Real Life at Home

 


*If you are having clarity issues with the printable, your web browser may be to blame. Please look through my trouble shooting tips for this.

You might also like:

Planning for Lent: A Set of Pages for Planning to Make This Lent a More Prayerful and Meaningful Season | from RealLifeAtHome.com

Planning for Lent Printable: Free Lenten Planning Page (includes three versions)

Looking for a printable with activities for Lent? This Lent activity page is a free printable perfect to use throughout Lent. | Real Life at Home

Free Printable Lent Activity Page

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About Angie Kauffman

Angie, mom to three very fun kids, is the founder of Real Life at Home.  With degrees in elementary education (B.A.) and special education (M.S.Ed.), as well as being a former homeschooler, she is passionate about supporting both parents and teachers by providing printables, crafts, and activities to help children learn and grow.

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  1. Jen @ Enter Under My Roof says

    March 6, 2014 at 10:10 pm

    Love these activities you posted! I shared your post to help spread the word. Thanks! http://enterundermyroof.blogspot.com/2014/03/sorta-top-3-weekly-round-up-projects.html

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