Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
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...]
Hi everyone!!! Surprise, surprise, I'm still alive lol. I thought that as I'm getting back into the swing of posting here again, I would share something I did with the kids super recently. I didn't even intend to post these but they came out cuter than I expected them to. Also, cross crafts are super useful during the Lent and Easter seasons. You can find all of my cross crafts for kids here. Now … [Read more...]
Well, it took long enough, but for those of you who haven't heard yet, There's finally a REAL Catholic Journaling Bible. Actually... there are 2 options. :-) First of all, I will say this is not a review. I don't own these Bibles. I have the NRSV Notetaker's Bible and it cost me like, more than $200 when I started bible journaling years ago. And now I'm stuck with it lol. Because I LOVE … [Read more...]
There is nothing tricky or fancy about setting up a home altar. It's a simple thing to do and a beautiful way to live the liturgical year at your home. Here are some resources for you when designing your home altar. Printable Monthly Home Altar Packs Catholic Icing now offers a monthly membership program that includes printable home altars for each month! The home altar downloads … [Read more...]
I'm very excited about this new printable I designed this week! It's a 3D printable St. Joseph's altar, and it's super easy to put together! You can find all of my resources for celebrating St. Joseph's feast day here. Now let's look at this printable St. Joseph's altar craft! You can read the story behind the tradition of the St. Joseph's altar here. Materials Needed: … [Read more...]
Lent is a great liturgical season to observe with kids to help teach them about the church year. Lent is the 40 days the come before Easter, and it is a season of adding extra prayers, fasting, and almsgiving. There are many ways to celebrate (or observe) Lent with children, and this is my page that links out to all of the resources I have available to help you with this! I hope you find these … [Read more...]
As ya'll might have noticed, my blog posts have been a bit sparse for the last year or so. That's because my family and I have been going through a lot personally. I'm not going to get into any specific details, but your prayers are appreciated. For anyone who reads here regularly, it's probably pretty easy to see that God and my family are the most important things to me. And when my family … [Read more...]
Last year was the first year I made a homeschool yearbook for us, and I love it! It gets flipped through a lot, and actually serves as a review for the things we've covered. Plus, it sure makes all the cool school stuff I do with the kids feels worthwhile and is not forgotten! ;-) Our homeschool yearbook was just for lil 'ol us, not part of a large co-op. Well... we do actually get together … [Read more...]
