I thought it’d be fun if Saint Elizabeth of Hungary’s basket could change between roses and bread in a coloring page, so I came up with this Magic Slider Printable!
If you don’t know the story of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, it’s one of my favorite miracles (I guess I have a lot of favorites). Her mother-in-law was opposed to Saint Elizabeth giving food to the hungry all the time. Trying to please her mother-in-law, Elizabeth often hid when and where she brought food to the hungry. One time as she was carrying a basket of bread to the poor, she ran into her husband and mother-in-law. Her MIL demanded to see what was in the basket, and when Elizabeth opened it, it was full of roses!
Download the Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Magic Slider
In case you don’t feel like cutting and taping, I adapted the same drawing to just be a coloring page. Maybe your younger kids would enjoy it more, or it may be easier for classroom use.
Download the Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Coloring Page
To assemble:
Cut out the small window on the first page.
Cut out the slider and the two rectangles on the second page.
Position the rectangles on the back of the first page, above and below your window. Tape one end of each rectangle down.
Slide the slider into the space between the first page and the rectangles. Tape the other side of the rectangles down.
Pull or push the tab to show bread for the poor, or roses for the mother in law to see!
Last year at Christmas, my kids received 12 books about saints (1 for each day of the Christmas Season: Christmas – Epiphany). Roses in the Snow: A Tale of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
I loved this story for so many reasons.
1)The illustrations- I already said they were beautiful
2) Culture- it takes place in Hungary. Both the Grandma/grandchild part and the story about Saint Elizabeth. A beautiful place and time is described as well as the tradition of taking roses to Mass on Saint Elizabeth’s Feast day.
3) The Grandma and granddaughter go to mass together at the end of the story. I love stories that reinforce the importance of attending mass.
It was definitely a great one to add to our collection, and I’m happy that this year, we get to read it on Saint Elizabeth’s actual feast day. I’m currently collecting my list of saint books to buy for this year’s Christmas. Do any of you have suggestions? I’ll post about my 12 days of Christmas Saint Books, once I’ve narrowed down the list! Thanks for reading!
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Pray for us!
-Kristen
