Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
When you are living the liturgical year at home with your Catholic kids, it is only natural to want to teach kids about the liturgical colors that go with the Catholic liturgical seasons. This easy and affordable craft can help teach your children about the Catholic liturgical calendar colors, does NOT involve sewing, and can last your family for years to come! First of all, if you have a … [Read more...]
There are many variations of this word: Hallow, hallowed, hallows, or even hallowing. But what does hallowed mean, exactly? And how did this word get all tied up into Halloween? When something is described at “hallowed”, it means holy, sacred, consecrated, or greatly honored. In the Bible, remember when Moses is walking on “hallowed ground” and he needed to take off his sandals? … [Read more...]
Well it’s that time of year! The feast of the archangels, September 29, is just around the corner! If you are looking for a way to celebrate Michaelmas with your kids, you are going to love this new St. Michael and the archangels craft pack I just made this month! This downloadable pack includes all 3 archangels, Saint Michael, Saint Raphael, and Saint Gabriel. This St. Michael And The … [Read more...]
Celebrating All Saints' Day with Catholic kids is an excellent way to live the liturgical year at home, and you can't celebrate All Saints' Day without some Saint costumes! While dressing up at Saints is a really fun way to learn about the Saints and celebrate being Catholic, sometimes that can be a stresser for mom. Depending on the year, sometimes I made elaborate diy Saint costumes for … [Read more...]
If you're a Catholic Icing Monthly Member, you're in the right place! Here are the elements you need for your altar. You can find out about the home altar monthly membership here if you're not a member yet. Shopping List Home Altar Shopping List: These are the things you will need to put together your home altar goodies. You will use these few items month after month on … [Read more...]
The Trinity is a big concept to grasp, and honestly, as humans, I do not believe that our brains are fully capable of understanding it. However, I do believe that God wants us to try, and to teach our children the concept of the Trinity as well as possible. Today, we are going to think about how an apple is like the Trinity I am always looking to weave the faith into our lives as much as … [Read more...]
I wanted to come up with a fresh idea for Catholic pumpkin carving, but I really didn't feel like scooping seeds and pumpkin guts. I've always been more of a fan of painting pumpkins myself. Anywho, I came up with this idea to decorate pumpkins with Catholic kids for All Saints' day, and I wanted to share it with all of you. You can find all of my All Saints' Day resources for kids here. I … [Read more...]
The feast day of St. Michael and the Archangels is just around the corner on September 29, and there are a lot of traditional recipes to celebrate this day! Some traditional recipes for Michaelmas include goose, carrots, bannock, and also... pretty much anything with blackberries! If you want to learn more about Michaelmas traditions, read this article. The legend of St. Michael and … [Read more...]
Catholic families that live the liturgical year at home look forward to celebrating the feast of the Archangels every year on September 29! You can find all my my resources for feast days to celebrate in September here. Today, I would like to share with you some ideas and activities to celebrating Michaelmas with your Catholic kids, but first, I want to share a little bit about this day with … [Read more...]
Do you want to celebrate the liturgical year at home, but you don't know where to start? Or maybe you don't even know what living liturgically means. Either way, you have come to the right place. So, what is the liturgical year? There's no reason to be confused or intimidated by this terminology. The liturgical year is just another way of saying church year or christian calendar. The term … [Read more...]
