Ideas for December Feast Days and Celebrations

December is filled with great Feast Days, many of which correlate with Advent. (Here's the post that is filled with Advent ideas.) I've pulled together some ideas for celebrating these fun days, I can't wait to use them!

December 6th: Feast of St. Nicholas

Feast of St. Nicholas (2010)
Feast of St. Nicholas (2013)

Other Ideas:

• Visit St. Nicholas Center for tons of ways to celebrate this day! Really, this is all you need to go to, but I'll give you a few more ideas...
• St. Nicholas' story told through lego scenes: Catholic Playground
• Books
• The Baker's Dozen
• The Legend of St. Nicholas
• The Miracle of St. Nicholas
• Movies
• Nicholas: The Boy who became Santa
• St. Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving
• Food
• Crafts

December 8th: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Conception

Other Ideas:

• Coloring page: Waltzing Matilda
• Incorporate Marian colored blue and white foods into your meals today. Blueberry muffins, dyed blue pancakes, or a white cake with blue frosting are all easy to pull off.
• Put together this Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 3D puzzle and then take a virtual tour of the Basilica.
• Pray the Litany of the Immaculate Conception
• Movies
• The Song of Bernadette
• Bernadette: The Princess of Lourdes
• Books
• Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes
• Bernadette: Our Lady's Little Servant (chapter book)
• Angel in the Waters

December 12th: Our Lady of Guadalupe

Other Ideas:

• Eat Mexican food!
• Crafts
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Cut and Color Book
• Grotto Kit
• Rosary Holder Kit
• Coloring page: Waltzing Matilda
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Pearler bead pattern: Catholic Playground
• Books
• The Lady of Guadalupe
• Juan Diego: Mary's Humble Messenger
• Media
• Juan Diego: Messenger of Guadalupe
• St. Juan Diego Glory Story

December 13th: Feast of St. Lucy

Feast of St. Lucy: 2010, 2011

Other Ideas:

• Food: St. Lucy Bread and St. Lucy Buns: Catholic Cuisine. (Check out my 2010 St. Lucy post for a easy way to make them both with Pillsbury dough!)
• Coloring pages: Waltzing Matilda
• Craft: Paper St. Lucy Crown Printable: Willow of Wonder
• Books
• Hanna's Christmas
• Lucia Saint of Light
• Kirsten's Surprise (chapter book)
• Pray this Prayer in Honor of St. Lucy: Catholic Culture

December 25th: Christmas

This Solemnity deserves it's own post, so that's what it got!

Be saints, it's worth it!
Lisa