Communion Banners are due Wednesday, May 3rd.
Here is a list of ideas
to put on First Communion banners
• The Date of your First Holy Communion
• Grapes, wheat, chalice
• Crosses
• Lamb
• Church
• Stained glass window
• Hearts
• Hosts
• Dove
• Monstrance
·
Rosary
Materials Needed to
Make a First Communion Banner:
• Big piece of felt or other fabric for
background
• Wooden dowel
• String
• Glue
• Assorted colors of felt (the stiff kind
works best)
• Sharp Scissors
• Glitter glue or Fabric paint and craft
jewels (optional)
1. Start by having you
child sketch out what they want their first communion banner to look like. Let
them design the first communion banner themselves- it will be more special to
them that way! Some different symbols you can suggest for their first communion
banner could include a chalice, dove, host, monstrance, lamb, grapes, wheat,
cross, angel, bible, Jesus fish, or even a rainbow. Don’t forget to leave room
for your name and possibly the date.
2. When they’re ready,
have them cut their symbol pieces out of felt. Stiff felt was
easier to work with than the floppy kind.
3. Have them keep
arranging their pieces and designing their first communion banner until
everything is where they want it. Then they can glue the pieces down. You can
either make an attempt to cut the letters of your child’s name out of felt, or
you can look for pre-cut felt letters at your craft store. You can even buy
iron-on letters. You could also just use your fabric paint to write on the name
and date, which would be a lot easier than cutting the letters out.
4. Once the felt pieces
are all down, your child can embellish their first communion banner with
glitter glue and fabric paint or even fake jewels! The possibilities are
endless, so be creative!
5. When your child is
finished decorating the front of their banner, let it all dry before moving on.
Now you need to be able to put the dowel through the back so it can hang up.
6. Tie on your string to
your dowel and you’re all finished!
What do you do with a
first communion banner? Well, it’s displayed at the first communion mass. We
will hang them off the sides of the pews.
