Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Having a homemade rosary can be a sweet and fun addition to your rosary collection! I just love making rosaries with the kids and they seem to get excited when they are involved! If you're working with really small children, see my post on easy rosaries made from pipe cleaners. If you're working with older kids and you'd like to string complete rosaries, you've come to the right place. The best … [Read more...]
When St. Therese was a little girl, she used a string of beads that she made herself to offer acts of love throughout the day. She called it her "chaplet of practices". We now call them "sacrifice beads" or "good deed beads". St. Therese used sacrifice beads as preparation for her First Holy Communion, and they are still a great tool for kids learning to make sacrifices today! You can find all of … [Read more...]
When starting to teach children how to pray the rosary, especially young preschoolers, you may want to begin with a game plan in mind! I have a special set of rosaries that I use when teaching Catholic ABC's to preschoolers, and they look something like this... Today I’m sharing with y’all exactly my process for choosing and altering a “learning rosary” for preschoolers, and how I implement … [Read more...]
My goal is always to make things fun and relatable for kids because I find that that is when they remember the most! So when I am teaching kids about the rosary, I like to give them a little hands on fun to help the learning stick! Here is a good round up of rosary crafts, activities, and resources for kids. Be sure to check out my 10 tips for praying the rosary with Catholic kids, and then read … [Read more...]
In continuing with my passing on the faith to your Catholic kids series, today I am talking about how to start incorporating praying the rosary with your kids and in your home. Praying the rosary is a beautiful Catholic devotion, and obviously worthy of passing onto the next generation. How do we do this? Well I believe that in order to make an impression on children, we need to make things … [Read more...]
I have been continuing with my Catholic how to draw series, so be sure to subscribe to the Catholic Icing YouTube channel so you don't miss out! Today, I'm sharing a video on how to draw a rosary! This is so simple anyone can draw it. The month of October is dedicated to the rosary, but obviously the rosary is a great thing to teach Catholic kids about any time of the year. You can check … [Read more...]
How To Make An EASY Rosary Pumpkin is a post by contributing writer Kristen at Drawn2BCreative and the adorable children in the pictures are my amazing nieces and nephew. Enjoy the post! :-) You can find all of my All Saints' Day resources for kids here. October is one of my favorite months! It's full of beautiful fall weather, apple cider, pumpkin spice (yea I'm on that band wagon, don't … [Read more...]
Last year I made some red, white, and blue beads from polymer clay (sculpey) and strung a rosary. You can find a full picture tutorial for making the beads here. I also posted several ideas for praying a rosary for the 4th of July last year, so be sure to check that out, too. And for anyone who doesn't know, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is the patron Saint of the United … [Read more...]
My daughter and I made a giant rosary out of pool noodles! We love to work on crafty stuff, and you can find all of my crafty rosary resources for kids here. This project is so much fun, such a great counting exercise, and a really good way to get kids excited about the rosary- plus, you can make it with just $3! Here's my daughter with our completed rosary. For making your own, you can … [Read more...]
I wanted to find a fun way to teach my kids about rosary. I also wanted to have some visuals to teach them about all the different mysteries of the rosary, so we came up with these paper bag books. We love to work on crafty stuff, and you can find all of my crafty rosary resources for kids here. These were a lot of fun to make and I think they came out really cute! To make … [Read more...]
