Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
As Holy Week approaches, I wanted to teach my kids more about Jerusalem and Jesus' last week. Ya'll know I'm a sucker for hands-on learning with my kids, so we decided to build a model of Jerusalem to "see" what the city was like, and if you have a set of blocks, you can build one, too! Before diving in, I would like to share my new cookbook for families– The Symbolic Holy … [Read more...]
This St. Patrick's day, why not honor St. Patrick with a craft that is actually of him? This printable stand up St. Patrick craft is fun to color, and so easy to assemble! If ya'll haven't seen my printable 3D Saint statues, you are going to love them! All you do is print, cut, and staple or tape! Also, the cutting is designed to be super easy, and I have an all new pack including a super cute St. … [Read more...]
I knew one thing as soon as I signed up for the peg doll exchange- at our house, these were meant to be classic toys, not knick knacks to collect dust! I wanted the kids to really play with them. Well, wish granted. I seriously don't think more than a handful of days has gone by since they opened them on Christmas that the kids haven't played with these wooden Saint dolls. My First … [Read more...]
I love being able to track where I am in curriculum and check boxes, so I made this printable page to help you track your progress through your Tell Me About The Catholic Faith lessons. Download Tell Me About The Catholic Faith Check Off Pages Here These pages have one square for each "lesson." In most cases, each lesson is just one of the 2 page spreads. In a few cases, I have combined the … [Read more...]
For Lent, I'm really trying to get the message of pray, fast, & give alms to my kids. I'm working to include each aspect, and I wanted them to be doing some independent prayer. We have used my independent prayer rings in the past, but it's always nice to offer something new- I love having multiple tools in my toolbox! So this Lent, my kids are using Michelle's Give Him 5 Program for all 40 … [Read more...]
We have been continuing on our journey of religious notebooking, and today we covered the topic of Jerusalem, Elijah, Jonah, and more! I have been creating these notebooking pages as a series to go along with the book Tell Me About The Catholic Faith, but you could certainly use these to teach kids about the Old Testament whether or not you are reading that book. You can find the entire 130 page … [Read more...]
We as Catholics focus on 3 things during Lent– Praying, Fasting, and Giving Alms. I wanted to make a craft with my kids to introduce this concept and help them plan their Lent. This craft is also a great one to hang up during Lent as a reminder! Supplies Needed: Assorted Paper Scissors Marker Glue (I like glue dots for this one) White Paper (or small paper … [Read more...]
For years now, I've been using a crown of thorns as a sacrifice tool for my children during Lent. We made simple ones when they were little, and eventually I made a permanent one that we just pull out of our Lent box from the attic each year. This year, I'm adding a printable to ours to really help the younger kids with the imagery here (Plus, ya'll know me, any chance to include some artwork … [Read more...]
Observing Lent in our home is a cherished tradition to our family and an important season for us as Catholics. Celebrating the faith with kids in meaningful and engaging ways is a passion of mine, and this printable Lenten calendar is one of the first things I drew to celebrate the liturgical year with my kids! This is by far the most downloaded resource from Catholic Icing, even after 12 years of … [Read more...]
I've posted about how to make a tiny Mass kit before, but we made ours long ago and the pieces are long missing. So here's take 2, and this time, it's totally meant for all of our awesome Saint peg dolls! I recently took part in a Saint peg doll exchange, then I came out with this set of decoupagable Saint peg dolls, so my house is pretty much rolling in these awesome holy heroes right now! … [Read more...]
