Praying with Children

Videos

Printables

Books

Crafts

Videos

Pray with the Apostolate for Family Consecration

Joyful Mysteries

Sorrowful Mysteries

Glorious Mysteries

Luminous Mysteries

Printables

Color and Pray the Rosary

Color and Pray the Rosary (PDF) – from CatholicMom.com and Holy Cross Family Ministries

Books

The Holy Rosary, Fr. Lovasik, S.V.D.

How to Pray the Rosary for Children, Kathryn Marcellino, O.C.D.S.

The Rosary in Art for Children, Mary Cooney

Buccino Rosary Booklets

These beautiful visual and scriptural meditations walk the viewer through a series of ten scenes for each mystery. Designed for children, this book is beloved by children and adults of all ages (En, Es, bulk prices available).

The Rosary in Art

From Seton Home Study School, this book from the fifth grade curriculum presents studies of masterpieces by great artists throughout the ages. The book includes all twenty mysteries of the Rosary and discusses development of style from Greek, to Baroque, Florentine and Classical schools.

Image from Seton Press: https://setonbooks.com/art/1501-the-rosary-in-art.html

Crafts

A basket of roses (for young children)

Kimberlee from Pondered in My Heart shares this inspiration for praying with little ones. Crocheted roses (no beads) keep little hands busy. See below for a tutorial video showing how to crochet the roses.

How to crochet a rose (Video)  – Let little ones transfer a rose from a basket for each “Hail Mary.”