. . . what did I get myself into?!
Something tells me that this is not going to be a “simple” craft!
Oh boy. . .
by Jessica | Mar 10, 2011 | Crafts, Lent | 10 comments
10 Comments
Submit a Comment Cancel reply
Prayer of Mothers
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
Our Family
A Little About Me
Hi! I'm Jessica, a Roman Catholic wife and home educating mother to our nine children. I was home educated myself, along with my eleven younger siblings. I have a special devotion to St. Therese, through whom I have been given much help and many blessings--the beautiful "Shower of Roses" that she has sent my way! Here I will record a few of the blessings I treasure. Please remember that what you see here is just a little glimpse at our lives, so please say a prayer for us, as we continue to strive for holiness.
Enter our current giveaways:
St. Nicholas Giveaway (Winners Announced!)
Gift Guide Giveaway (Winners Announced!)
Advent Book Basket (Winners Announced!)
O Antiphons (coming soon)
My Other Blog: Catholic Cuisine
Please Visit My Sponsors…
This Week's Popular Posts
Shower of Roses Affiliate Links
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Shower of Roses is an affiliate for All About Learning, Ignatius Press, The Catholic Company, Cloister Shoppe, Homeschool in the Woods, Institute for Excellence in Writing, St. Augustine Academy Press, Tan Books, Platinum LED, The Purgative Way, Holy Heroes and RC History.
Our Advent & Christmas Books
Shower of Roses Gift Guides
Looking for Something?
looking-back
Posts About:
Shower of Roses Alphabet of Saints
A Papal Unit Study & Lap Book
Shower of Roses Easter Gift Guides
All Saints Party Printables
All original photographs and written material are ©2007-2025 Shower of Roses. I'd love for you to link back to me, but please do not copy or take content from this blog without permission. Click here for my Copyright Terms & Conditions. Thank you for visiting!
I have to admit my boys would look at those and think "grenades"
– they make popsicle stick grenades like these http://www.instructables.com/id/Popsicle-Stick-Grenade/
Jessica,
You are right it does not look easy. i bought all the stuff to make them as you suggested on past pages. Once I got the Jesus Tree Kit and realized the time consumption for that one. I stop the "Stations" craft. But I vow to do that one next year. Good Luck
I've never seen the popsicle stick grenades before! My boys would probably love that idea, but I am not sure I am going to share it with them. lol!
We started working on the craft yesterday afternoon and it took quite a long time to create just the first station. . . I started to think perhaps we would just make one a year and be done by the time my oldest is, oh, TWENTY-FIVE! (Scary thought!)
We actually made much better progress than I thought we would, and will probably finish them up this afternoon, as soon as the boys get home from Mass & Stations. (We still have a few sick kids, so I am home with them this morning.)
Good luck with your Jesus Tree Kit. It really is such a nice Lenten Activity, especially in future years when all you need to do is hang it up for Lent! 🙂
I bet it gets easier as you make them. You know, once you get the hang of it and don't have to stop and look at the instructions over and over. By the way, I know you have sisters in Hawaii are they O.K. with the Tsunamis??
Roxaline ~ I had no idea! I don't regularly read the news online (my husband does and he is gone this morning) … What a horrible earthquake!
I just called my sister Julianna – she just moved to HI on Monday and is living right on the beach. I did wake her up, but she was evacuated last night and was okay. I haven't spoken with my other two sisters, but Julianna was texting with them during the night and said that the tsunamis wasn't nearly as bad as predicted.
Thank you for your concern and for letting me know!
…and yes, the rest are much easier than the first, especially if you make them in an assembly line. 🙂
We did that a few years a go and I'm so glad we did.
Yes, they are time intensive, but you won't regret getting them done (in less than 25 years!!). We set up an assembly line and did certain parts quickly. I let the kids do a lot of the stick placement and rocks, but I ended up doing most of the cutting and 'picture' portion. They are beautiful. We are hanging ours today.
It's so nice to be able to pray the Stations at home -everyday- instead of going out late at night.
We've been working on the same craft with beautiful results. Good luck!
You're so creative and crafty I know it won't take you that long =) I finished my Jesus Tree just in time, and we're loving it! Thanks for the inspiration!
I'll have to think about the Stations of The Cross, they look beautiful!