21 Holy Week Activities for Catholic Kids

Holy Week is such a beautiful time to draw closer to Jesus in preparation for His death and resurrection. However, it’s sometimes difficult for kids to grasp the concepts of what is happening during the week and when. That’s why I’ve complied a list of Holy Week activities for your Catholic kids, to help them with hands-on understanding!

Holy Week Activities for Catholic Kids

Here are Holy Week activities to celebrate with the whole family!

Activities for all of Lent & lockdown:


Catholic Kid Activities for Lent
101 Kid Activities for When they’re Bored
Read the Daily Readings 

Before Holy Week:

  • On Friday before Palm Sunday: Start the Our Lady of Sorrows Novena with my Meditative Prayer Journal for Holy Week (use code 50off for a 50% off discount and print out a copy for everyone in your family. Walk with Our Lady of Sorrows together this Holy Week!) Spring 2020 deal
Holy Week Lent Activities

Palm Sunday

Maundy Thursday

Good Friday

  • Paint your own crucifix
  • Recreate Calvary Hill with this easy printable
  • Create stepping stones as a visual of Jesus’ walk to the crucifix
  • Say the Divine Mercy Chaplet
  • Say the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
  • Hold a crucifix and contemplate Christ on the cross
  • Do Stations of the Cross from home

Good Saturday

  • Color the Sorrowful Mysteries
  • Make a Jesus peg doll with the 5 wounds of Christ
  • Talk about what it means that Jesus “descended into hell” (Psst! He is claiming the good souls who had died before Him to bring them to Heaven)
  • Imagine what the world would be like without Jesus in it

Easter Sunday

Find Holy Week Meal ideas from Catholic Cuisine here!

Easter Basket Gift Ideas:
Gifts Made by Nuns & Monks
Easter Basket Fillers for Kids

I’d also like to recommend my brand new children’s book: Sam the Guardian Angel. It’s perfect for this time in our life (as an Easter basket gift too)! There’s a two-page spread that talks about what to do if you can’t receive the Eucharist, which is speaking to many of us right now. It talks about how to pray the Spiritual Communion prayer and why. I hope this book blesses many families! You can find it at Tan.

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Post updated 3/27/20