I am always looking for fun activities or recipes that bring Church teaching to life for my kids. Anything goes, but the projects must be easy (I’m no Martha Stewart!) and gluten-free dairy-free substitutions must be possible.
For example, this Easter dessert celebrating Jesus’ Resurrection (found at Campfires and Cleats) can be easily baked using gluten and dairy-free ingredients. The perfect combo of easy, yummy, and GFCF!
After Pinteresting like crazy, all I found for Pentecost were recipes that were too complicated—I’m not good at making iced sugar cookies or intricate icing decorations. As we were grilling hamburgers one evening, a light bulb went off. Why not use the fire to roast Pentecost Marshmallows? It would be easy, yummy, and GFCF!
Yes, you read that right. We shoved marshmallows on a stick and called it a day.
First, my husband lit the grill.
While we waited for the charcoal to get white hot, we watched the flames shoot high in the air. We read scripture from the Acts of the Apostles:
Right on cue, a gust of wind flipped my Bible page as I was reading about the “strong driving wind” that brought the fire of the Holy Spirit. We got a good giggle out of that!
The kids and I talked about how the Holy Spirit burns inside all of us. We may be afraid to speak up about our faith to the world, but the Holy Spirit gives us courage. Others can tell we are Christians by our actions because we have the Holy Spirit burning inside of us.
Next, we put marshmallows on our skewers….
And carefully roasted them over the grill.
We poured “Holy Spirit” sprinkles on our marshmallows!
I would love to show you the picture of a beautiful finished product, but that’s not what happened. We were a gooey, sticky, yummy mess! Full of marshmallows AND the Holy Spirit!
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Breathe into me, Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.
Move in me, Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Attract my heart, Holy Spirit, that I may love only what is holy.
Strengthen me, Holy Spirit, that I may defend all that is holy.
Protect me, Holy Spirit that I may always be holy.
—St. Augustine
The Fruitful Mama 
I absolutely LOVE this!!! Mine are still a bit young but I still think I am going to do it with my two year old. Even if she doesn’t quite understand yet she will eventually and what fun!!
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Thank you. 🙂 She will definitely understand eventually, and who doesn’t love marshmallows anyway? I like to talk to my kids about the Holy Spirit when a big gust of wind comes. It reminds ME also that God is everywhere, even in the wind, even though we can’t necessarily see Him. God bless.
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Simply beautiful! What a great idea. I bet the “light bulb” was the Holy Spirit giving you this idea. He knows just what we need. I am sure your kids will remember this. It is important to teach about God in every day situations. I remember when my children and I were reading through the Bible. We were reading about all the sacrifices in the tabernacle, and how the smoke ascending to Heaven was a sweet savor unto the Lord. At the dinner table that night, my son said that our good smelling meal was a sweet savor unto the Lord. I love that I have these sweet memories.
God Bless,
Chris
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Thanks for having me! I am new to blogging, and the overwhelming number of link ups is boggling my mind. 🙂
What a sweet story about dinner with your son. I agree that it’s so important to relate God and His love for us to every day life. Kids (and adults!) “get” that!
Thanks for visiting! God bless!
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What a great activity! I especially loved that the wind blew the Bible page right on cue 🙂 !!!
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God certainly has a sense of humor! It led to us all having an amazing conversation about how God is with us everywhere we go. 🙂
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Great idea…simple, great message and tasty. =) Congrats on being the #1 Big Clicks Award Winner at the Catholic Bloggers Network Link Up Blitz for JUNE! http://www.catholicbloggersnetwork.com/p/2014-link-up-blitz.html
I hope to keep reading your linked up posts!
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Monica, thanks so much! I am honored to be a part of Catholic Bloggers Network link up. God bless.
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