Praying the Rosary with Kids

I’ve written about our relationship with the rosary before, and will admit that it’s sometimes a struggle. But thankfully, being Catholic, we have the liturgical year, which is beautifully designed, and when lived into, can guide our hearts back to where they belong. October is the month of year dedicated to the rosary. Monday is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. So as I’ve been planning what we’re going to focus on with the kids this year, God has been poking and prodding my heart to get back to the habit of praying a rosary each night with my husband. It really does bear fruit in our marriage, more fruit than if we pray it separately.

(Side bar: I loved Kendra Tierney’s recent blog post about the discipline of praying the rosary being important.)

So as we re-focus in our prayers, we naturally pull our kiddos along with us. This month, I’m making an effort to use the fact that the whole month is dedicated to the rosary to weave it more and more into their daily lives as well as my own. In keeping with that, I thought I’d do a little rosary round-up of the activities and the lessons we’ll be using.

Coloring Pages

Coloring Pages are always a favorite in our house, so we are taking advantage of St. John the Baptist’s AMAZING collection of free coloring pages, and Will and G are each going to make a rosary book. My aim is to cover one mystery a day Monday-Friday for four weeks (so we’ll be starting tomorrow). I’ll read the passage from the children’s Bible and they’ll color the page. Simple, easy, and an effective way to help them learn the mysteries.

Making Our Own Rosaries

Last year G loved this simple pipe cleaner decade rosary activity from Catholic Icing, so we will definitely repeat it. I think William will love it too. G and I will also be venturing into making a full rosary together, using simple pony beads and plastic cord. It’s great counting practice for her, as we’ve been working more and more with big numbers and are starting to learn about multiples (i.e. counting by 10s). I have a feeling that she will also be much more willing to pray on a rosary that she herself created.

Rosaries For Kids

If you’re looking to purchase a rosary for your kids this month, there are several fabulous options out there. All of these are made by Catholic moms, so you can feel good about supporting their families with each purchase.

Chews Life makes the cutest silicone rosaries. I like these much better than the wooden ones as they don’t make such a loud noise when banged on the pew.

Allison over at Smallthingsg8tlove makes absolutely swoonable wall rosaries out of felt balls. How cute would these be on a nursery wall?

We have a wonderful interactive rosary that the kids and I use to start our school day.

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