Create a Class Cross Wall
Pray the sign of the cross. If your kids don’t know yet that this is an entire prayer, educate them! This is a great day to check on the kids and just double check that everyone is doing it correctly.
Display a cross prominently in your home! If you have a home altar, be sure to place a cross there for the day. This could also be a great day to go through your home and ensure that each room has a cross or crucifix in it, which is an old Catholic tradition.
Pray the stations of the cross– another perfect prayer activity for today! If you are doing this at home, you should check out my printable stations of the cross for kids here.
Decorate an existing cross on the wall- Decorate the wall around a cross on this day to bring extra attention to the cross.
Make a recipe with basil– the legend says that the true cross was discovered under a large growth of basil! Bring a snack with basil to share with the class.
Veneration of the cross. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/56094/the-veneration-of-the-cross
Make fun crafts or recipes in the shapes of crosses.
Pray the St. Francis cross prayer. You have probably heard this before during the Stations of the Cross but perhaps didn’t know that is was from St. Francis! “We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.”
Cross Scavenger Hunt. Count: all the crosses you can find in the school.. They may be hanging on the wall, jewelry crosses, in icons or pictures, on religious books, etc..This can become a real treasure hunt. You may be surprised at how many we have.
Start a Class Cross Wall. Ask students to bring in or draw crosses for your own very special cross wall.
Watch for some more ideas: https://watch.formed.org/videos/fun-with-exalting-the-holy-cross-catholic-all-year-w-kendra-tierney