Showing posts with label Letter X. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Letter X. Show all posts

Friday, February 26, 2016

Letter X Crafts

We take a long time in doing our letter crafts these days because we are now juggling so many different learning stages and subjects between the 3 gals who are old enough for school and crafting.  But we completed a few letter X projects to add to our alphabet books and they were really fun.  

1. X is for Xylophone

 

Simple set up.  All you need is two long black construction paper rectangles and shorter different colored construction paper rectangles for the xylophone keys.  Two more smaller black rectangles for the mallets (that form your "x") and two colored circles for the tops of each mallet.  And glue.  

For extra fun and learning, You can cut the strips all different lengths and have your kiddo put them in order from smallest to biggest.

Finished products


2. X is for X-ray

 

All you need for this craft are a few simple items: white/gray crayon, black construction paper, glue, and Q-tips.  

First, trace your child's hand and arm with the crayon.  Let them color with the crayon all around the hand print if they'd like.  Then use your Q-tips as the "bones" and glue them onto the hand x-ray.  

 

Finished products!

And finally time to move on to letter Y!

Saturday, August 22, 2015

X for St. Francis Xavier



Moving on (slowly as usual) with our Alphabet of Saints....


A few fun facts about
St. Francis Xavier:



* He studied in Paris (le sigh!) and was one of 7 to help found The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in 1534. 


* His feast day is December 3


* He traveled to the far east as one of the first Jesuit Missionaries, so it makes sense that he became...


*the Patron Saint of foreign missions


* He is said to have preached, introduced and/or restored Christianity to parts of the Phillipines, Japan, and India. 


* In India, we would walk through the streets ringing a little bell to invite the children to hear the Word of God.














St. Francis Xavier, 
pray for us!