Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
We love to make "empty tomb rolls" each Holy Saturday to learn about the Easter story with the kids. I love how the marshmallows in the middle of these melt away to leave a hollow roll, just like the empty tomb on Easter morning! You can find all of my meaningful holy week recipes for kids here. Today I'm going to show you how to make resurrection rolls with biscuits! Biscuit … [Read more...]
I am super excited today to bring you this printable craft of St. Patrick and St. Brigid! Aren't they adorable together?! I'm actually starting to have quite a collection of these printable stand-up Saint crafts now! I have my ABC Saints, nativity set, resurrection set, and Saint Valentine. Check out my video about them here! And don't forget to subscribe to the Catholic Icing YouTube … [Read more...]
Saint Patrick's day is right around the corner, and I wanted to share a free preschool pack with ya'll! :-) This Saint Patrick Pack includes: Coloring page with and without handwriting practice St. Patrick's Breastplate prayer coloring page Irish Blessing coloring page Download now! St. Patrick Pack The little guy on this coloring page is an image I pulled from my … [Read more...]
Hey ya'll! Looking for some resources for teaching kids about the Trinity? These will really help out with pre-school and early elementary kids! If you're teaching your kids about how to make The Sign Of The Cross, be sure to check out my 4 expert tips for teaching kids The Sign Of The Cross here! This free downloadable pack comes with multiple versions of everything, with and … [Read more...]
To encourage random extra good deeds and sacrifices for kids during Lent, I usually use a crown of thorns or a sacrifice beans. I absolutely love stuff like this! It's hands on, kids love little things they can move, they love seeing progress, and overall I have found these methods to be very effective. However, some parents don't want toothpicks drifting around that could be stepped on or … [Read more...]
Last year I came out with some Lenten planning pages that I decided to re-vamp. They are now cuter and more useful than ever before! Are you ready for this?! Introducing, the all new Lenten Planning Pack from Catholic Icing! (And these pages are all good for every year- not specific to 2019!) This is a pack of primarily reproducible pages for brainstorming and planning your Lent, not a … [Read more...]
When you're thinking about what to give up for Lent this year, several categories come to mind. Foods and beverages are the most popular go-to, but the more ingrained technology becomes in our society, the more important it is to keep it in check. *Don't miss my ultimate list of Lenten sacrifice ideas, compiled from over 100 Catholic moms! This is getting to be trickier and trickier to … [Read more...]
What should you give up for Lent, and how do you get your kids to participate? I believe that children of all ages are able to make a sacrifice of some kind for the 40 days of Lent. This is when we remember and reflect on the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert with nothing. This year, to help encourage kids and families to make and keep these resolutions for the length of Lent, I have … [Read more...]
We just love to celebrate Saint Patrick's day when we are living the Liturgical year! I just love these cookies because they look like Saint Patrick himself! Also, no special cookie decorating skills or cookie cutters are needed. That makes these cheap and easy for mom! You can find all of my resources for celebrating St. Patrick with Catholic kids here. I can't wait to show you how to make these … [Read more...]
Observing Lent in your family doesn't have to be hard or complicated. There are so many simple things that families can do to make Lent meaningful for the whole family. I especially love starting traditions that last year after year! You can find all of my Lenten resources for families here. Today let's look at 40 simple Lenten traditions for families that don't take much prep … [Read more...]
