Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Remember when I was doing my Christian song crafts series? Well, I did more things than I found time to post, and this fun craft was one of those extras. We made this craft based on Psalm 100:1 Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord all the Lands. I love this craft because it says "noise," kids are so noisy, and this is an awesome noisemaker craft. So much noise - joyful noise! Good news! I now … [Read more...]
For years I wished that I read the Bible with my kids. And when I say Bible, I'm talking about the real Bible. There were even times that I felt like a phony for running this blog and still not being someone who actually read the Bible to my kids. Then, I figured out the secret to making Bible reading a normal occurrence in our house, and that is, to simply do it. That's right - Scripture … [Read more...]
In continuing with our series Passing on the Catholic Faith to Your Kids, I wanted to touch on setting up a home altar. When I first heard the term home altar, I felt a little scared. I didn't know what I was doing, and the idea of setting up an official "altar" felt out-of-my-league. Sometimes home altars are also referred to as family altars, prayer tables, or altar tables. Don't let these names … [Read more...]
When I went on a mission to find the best set of alcohol based markers for me, I wanted to try every brand that I could. After all, these markers are expensive, so this was a large purchase for me. I had been using Prismacolor markers since high school, so I thought maybe it was time for a change... (Disclaimer: All of the markers I tried were new, I was not sponsored for this review by … [Read more...]
As the kids have gotten older, the kinds of crafts that we do have needed to shift. For instance, the pipe cleaner rosary has long since past lost its enchantment... ;-) So, I would like to introduce you to (drum roll please...) the DUCT TAPE SHAMROCK! :-D Supplies Needed: Duct Tape Scissors Ruler (optional) Toothpicks (optional) I'm going to recommend this … [Read more...]
I'm trying something a little bit new today... Here we go... And be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel! ;-) Ok, and for anyone who didn't care to watch the above video because videos aren't your thing, here it is in a nutshell... Many moons ago, I shared a video of a St. Patrick's Day song sung to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". And now that my kids are older, we are moving … [Read more...]
Well, I'm very excited to tell you that I wrote another book! I actually wrote it a few years ago (lol) and then life crashed and I never published it. It's meant to be the first in a series of which I have already started others. We will see how you guys like it as to whether or not the series continues... Click here to go over to the purchasing page So as my kids started getting a bit … [Read more...]
I want to start out by saying that rather than just thinking of what to "give up" for Lent, you should also think of what you can "take up" during Lent. The idea is to try adding more prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to your life during the Lenten season. (When we "give something up", that falls under "fasting".) Sacrifice through fasting is important because during Lent, we are reflecting … [Read more...]
Ok ok. So everyone keeps asking what's happened to me these last 2 years. And a lot of ya'll have been a part of my life for a long time... going on... 9 years now? Wow. That's almost a decade. So, I'm going to fill you in. I guess I'll just start by saying it outright. I'm divorced now. The last several years have been really hard here for both me and the kids, and my attention needed to be at … [Read more...]
We have a large community here at Catholic Icing, so I know I'm right when I assume that some of you have kids with a birthday on Ash Wednesday, or on a Friday during this Lent. Or maybe there is a graduation celebration, a wedding, or something else coming up and the timing was out of your control. Someone reading this right now has been stressed out wondering what to do about that. So … [Read more...]
