Celebrate The Power of Prayer
October is the month of the Rosary. Let’s celebrate the power of prayer with this easy and inexpensive Rosary Craft project.
In this article, we have provided a craft idea for preschoolers and elementary age children. However, this super easy craft is a great project for older children and adults as well. You will end up with a beautiful Rosary that you can use or gift to family member or friends.
Rosary Craft Project
Not only is this rosary craft a fun and engaging activity, but it also strengthens a young child’s fine motor skills. While doing this craft with your kid(s), you can also help them practice to counting to 10. (Just make sure to be careful with young children and small pieces like these beads, however!)
Most importantly, this craft serves as a concrete introduction to the rosary and our love for Our Mother Mary. It’s a simple way to help understand the basic parts of a decade in the rosary.
SUPPLIES YOU NEED:
Beads (example: Pony Beads)
HOW TO MAKE YOUR PIPE CLEANER ROSARY:
Thread 10 beads through a pipe cleaner.These beads are the 10 Hail Mary beads. Make sure the beads are positioned at the center of the pipe cleaner.
Twist 2 ends of the pipe cleaner, just right after the point where the beads end.
Align both pipe cleaner ends. Then insert another bead through both both ends. This bead is for the Our Father and Glory Be part of the rosary. It is preferable that this bead is a different color or size to distinguish it from the 10 Hail Mary beads.
Start creating the cross:
Thread 2 beads through both pipe cleaner ends. These 2 beads should be a different color from the Our Father/Glory Be bead.
Take one pipe cleaner end and bend it to the left. Then bend it to the right. At this point, you would have created the horizontal part of the cross.
Thread 1-2 beads through the horizontal pipe cleaner.
Thread 3 beads through the bottom half of the vertical pipe cleaner.
Optional: If you are using beads with big holes, such as pony beads, slightly bend the ends of the pipe cleaners to prevent the beads from falling out.
After you and your children have finished building the Rosaries, offer to pray with them each night. Since it might seem daunting to recite the entire thing, especially at first, suggest starting with little pieces here and there until they understand each part of the rosary and its importance to our faith.
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