ByziKids!
Here are some craft ideas, recipes, and activities that will help you to bring the liturgical calendar to life for your byzikids.
Brought to you by:
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Lynne Wardach,
Chief ByziMom
ByziMom Contributors:
Julie Luckey
Lillian Baron
Carrie Chuff
Kateryna Shymoniak
Judie Jolma
Sylvia Dorham
& Kim Bombak
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COLORING PAGES!
brought to you by Mrs. Julie Luckey:
Ss. Joachim and Anna
Ukrainian Catholic Church,
Front Royal, VA
ByziKids Theater Presents:
Plays YOU can perform!
brought to you by: Mrs. Sylvia Dorham
This Month's Performance:
The Ascension
A Play in Pantomime
All aboard the
ByziKids Express!
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Here it is!
The ByziKids Magazine
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a monthly publication brought to you by
The moms at ByziMom.com
Features include:
* Saint biographies and stories just for kids
* Puzzles, games and coloring pages
* Recipes and crafts
* Ideas to commemorate the saints and holy days
* Extra lesson plans for you to do at home!
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Don't miss a thing! See past edition links in the index below!
Here are some really helpful resources for teaching the Faith to your ByziKids,
from
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ByziMom,
Catherine Alexander at Your Word From the Wise!
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Printable for Children's Morning and Evening Prayers
Printable for BeAttitudes Bookmark
Printable for Establishing a Daily Prayer Routine Bookmark
Video for teaching children the 10 Commandments
Video for teaching children the 2 Great Commandments
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Index:
September
***ByziKids Magazine: September 2019 Issue*******************************************
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***ByziKids Magazine: Septembe2020/Faithfulness Issue************
September 2019 ByziKids PrintableCalendar
12 Holy Feasts Song:
Lyrics
September Saints Crossword & Answer
September 1: Happy Liturgical New Year!
September 2: St. Mamas's Vanillla Milk
St.Mamas Cheese-making Activity
September 5: St.Zacchariah Peanut Butter Treats Recipe
September 7: St. Sozon Silver Treasure Packet Recipe
September 8: Happy Birthday Theotokos! Learning About the Angelic Salutation
Nativity of the Theotokos Play
September 14: Exaltation of the Holy Cross Macaroni Craft
Elevation of the Cross Coloring Page
September 19: St Zosimas Lion Cupcakes
September 25: History of the Trisagion Hymn
September 26: St. John the Theologian Eagle Snacks
October
***ByziKids Magazine: October 2019 Issue****
***ByziKids October 2020/Musical Issue***
7 Ecumenical Councils
song:
Lyrics
October 1: History of the Feast of Pokrov
Protection Coloring Page
I Spy : Pokrov Icon
October 6: St. Thomas the Apostle
October 16: St. Longinus Side Dish Recipe
October 17: St. Lazarus Party Planner
October 22: 2nd Falling Asleep of the 7 Youths of Ephesus: Pot Pies Recipe
October 31: Latin Observance of All Hallows Eve...see our All Saints Day Party Planner!
Zombies and Skeletons Coloring Page
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November
November 1:
Feast of Venerable Andrej Sheptytski
Ven. Andrej Sheptytski Coloring Page
November 8: Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and All the Bodiless Powers
St. Michael Coloring Page
Test Your Angel IQ: Q & A
Craft: Make a Natural Angel
November 14: Feast of St Philip
Recipe: St. Philip's Snakes
Activity: St. Phiilip's Snake Repellant
November 15: Nativity Fast Begins
Activity: Nativity Fast Advent Calendar
November 21: Entrance of the Theotokos Play
4th Sunday : What is the Holodomor?
Holodomor Memorial Coloring Page
November 30:
Feast of the Apostle Andrew, the First Called
Recipe: St. Andrew's Garlic Rolls
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December
December 4:
Feast of St. Barbara
Craft: Tower Vase for forcing branches
Recipe: St. Barbara's Breakfast
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December 6:
Feast of St. Nicholas
Recipe: St. Nicholas' Purses
***ByziKids Magazine: Premier/St. Nick Edition features puzzles, stories and more
about St. Nicholas! See it HERE!​
Printables: St. Nicholas Story
St. Nicholas Word Search O Kto Kto, Sheet Music (MCI)
December 7:
Feast of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
Recipe: Honey Medovnicky
Activity: Make Honey Lip Balm
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December 20:
Translation of the Relics of St. Ignatius of Antioch
Activity: Bake a Batch of St. Ignatius' Bones
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December 25: Feast of the Nativity
A Visit from the Kubi: Ancient Nativity Play
Script and Puppet Template
Make a gift in honor of the Magi!
Wise Men's Winter Balm Recipe
Joseph, Son of David; A Nativity Play
***ByziKids Magazine: Nativity Edition
Features: Nativity Icon Explained
Isaiah;God Is With Us Ornament Craft
***ByziKids Magazine: December 2019
January
January 6: Theophany
***ByziKids Magazine Theophany Edition
Features: Great Blessing of the Waters
Theophany Crossword
Sheet Music from MCI:
Greeting for Theophany
in 7 languages!
A Child's Renewal of Baptismal Vows
Houseblessing Maze
***ByziKids Magazine: January 2020***
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January 16: Commemoration of the
Chains of St. Peter
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January 24: St. Xenia of Rome
St. Xenia's Wreath of Star Cookies
January 31: 3 Holy Heirarchs
Basil, John & Gregory Song
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3 Holy Heirarchs Coloring Page
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***ByziKids Magazine Pre-Lenten Edition
Sunday of Zacchaeus
Zacchaeus Tree Potted Plant Craft
Zacchaeus Tree Cinnamon Roll Recipe
Check out: The Zacchaeus Tree:
A Family Guide Through the Season
of the Great Fast, by Lynne Wardach
from our friends at the Metropolitan Cantor Institute!
Sunday of the Publican & the Pharisee
The Jesus Prayer Chotki Craft
Publican & Pharisee Cookies Recipe
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
St. Ephrem Prayer and Prostration lesson
Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare)
Pantocrator Icon Coloring Page
Christ Pantocrator Icon Explained
Meatfare Sunday Sheep Cupcakes
Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheesefare)
The Great Fast Song & Lyrics
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***ByziKids Magazine: Great Fast Edition
Saturday of St. Theodore the Recruit
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Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
Mary of Egypt
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Lazarus Saturday
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Palm Sunday
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***PASCHA***
***ByziKids Magazine Pascha Edition: Part 1
Part 2
Resurrection Icon Coloring Page
Christ is Risen Greeting Game Page 1
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February
***ByziKids February 2020 Issue*****
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February !: Make a Birdfeeder for St. Tryphon
St. Tryphon's Flying Falcon
February 2: Encounter with Simeon Coloring Page
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February 5: Recipe, St. Agatha's Volcanic, Chocolate Lava Bark
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February 9: St. Apollonia's Tooth Polish
Hosea 10:12 Song:
March
***ByziKids March 2020 Issue*****
March 1: St. Eudokia Song& Lyrics
March 9: Skylark Buns for the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste
April
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April 23: St George:
Dragon Marionette Instructions
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***ByziKids Magazine: Creation Edition***
Psalm 103 Kite Activity Instructions
St. John's Wort Oil /Nature Hunt Activity
Bird Feeder Craft
Creation Song :
Lyrics
*******ByziKids April 2020 Issue*********
Autism Awareness Article by Guest-Contributor, Catherine Alexander!
***ByziKids Magazine Pentecost Edition***
Pentecost Windsock Instructions & Template
Pentecost Icon "I Spy"
Pentecost Party Planner
Heavenly King Hymn; sheet music
May
How to Receive the Eucharist Coloring Page
(from Mrs. Marie Taylor)
May 11: Sts. Cyril & Methodius Coloring Page
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June
***ByziKids June 2020/Summer Saintly Celebration Issue***
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June 24:
How to Make St. John's Wort Oil &
St. John the Baptist Chocolate Locusts
St John the Baptist Coloring Page
S-A-I-N-T Song, Lyrics
June 27:
St. David of Thessalonika Almond Bites
St. David of Thessalonica Maze
***ByziKids Magazine: SPECIAL EDITION***
Archbishop Metropolitan Borys Gudziak's Enthronement, June 4, 2019*****************
Archbishop Borys Coloring Page
Archbishop Borys's Coat-of-Arms Coloring Page
Young Borys Paper Doll Vestments Play Set
Page 4
***ByziKIds Magazine: Sts. Peter & Paul Edition
Byzantine Church Shoebox Diorama
Instructions
Templates
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Page 2
Page 3
Hymn for Sts. Peter & Paul: Sheet Music
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***ByziKids July 2020/Fantastic Monastics Issue***
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August 1: Procession of the Holy Cross
Make a Festal Wreath for your cross for the feast!
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Making Medovnicky with blessed honey
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First Aid Fun: Home remedies you can make for the Holy Cross Fast
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Preparing for the Feast of the Procession of the Holy Cross
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August 4: First Falling Asleep of the 7 Sleepers of Ephesus
7 Sleepers Pot Pie Recipe printable
August 6: Transfiguration Coloring Page
August 8: St. Myron of Crete Grain Bundle Recipe
***ByziKIds Magazine: Kids in Service Edition* Transfiguration Coloring Page HospitaliTea Card Template
Dormition Floral Themed Tea Party
***ByziKids Magazine: Aug2020/Dormition Issue**
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August 29: Beheading of St. John the Baptist...Chocolate locusts
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