Saint Paper Chain

To teach the children to ask the saints in heaven to intercede for them

The children will participate in the recognition of saints on All Saints Day.

• Strips of construction paper
• Markers

• Tell the children to think of either a person they know who has died or their favorite saint.
• Explain to the children that November 1 is the Feast of All Saints, a day when we remember those who have died and are in heaven.
• Pass out the colored strips of paper and ask the children to write the name of that person or saint on the strip of paper.
• Encourage the children to decorate the strips of paper with pictures that represent that person or saint.
• Explain to the children that you are going to staple the strips of paper together to make a Saint Paper Chain.
• Once the paper chain is complete, hang it up in the classroom so the children can see their work and remember their lost loved ones or favorite saints.
• Conclude by reminding the children that All Saints Day is a day to remember those who have died and are in heaven.

Decorate a strip of paper ahead of time so the children will have a model to follow.