Fish Eaters has some great information on the Solemnity of The Feast of the Annunciation, which we celebrate today.
Also, lots of good ideas over at the EWTN library to celebrate today with your children.
As for us, I think we'll make a flower centerpiece for the dinner table using red carnations (symbolize "incarnation"), baby's breath (innocence, spirit) and ivy (eternal fidelity). I'll explain how the symbolism of the flowers reminds us of the Annunciation, and the appropriateness of the gift of real flowers for the occasion. Then we'll sprinkle the flowers with Holy Water, watching carefully that my monkeys don't drown them, and explain that this consecrates, or sets apart, our gift to the worship of God.
Or maybe we'll just have waffles...
And yeah, the flower activity is taken STRAIGHT from the EWTN link. Originality can sometimes be a bit overrated, don'tcha think?
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