Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts and recipies for kids here! I've been working on something that I've had in my head since last Easter, and I'm very excited to reveal it to you today- my new Printable Resurrection Set! We all put nativity sets out at Christmas time, and I'm not sure why resurrection sets aren't more popular. So I made a printable version that's the counterpart … [Read more...]
Check out all of my faith-based Easter crafts and recipes for kids here! Making an Easter candle (also known as a Paschal Candle) to use at home can be a great religious Easter tradition for your family! The ones we made were super easy to do, and I used candles from Dollar Tree, so this project seriously only cost us $1. Before jumping in, you can read all about how to use Paschal Candles at … [Read more...]
I'm really happy to be writing and sharing my Easter-themed artwork with you all again! I had a lot of fun writing my last post here at Catholic Icing, about painting a Paschal candle, and this time I've been invited to share my Easter Egg Tree. I didn't grow up celebrating Easter with an Easter egg tree, but because our family cultures are so diverse, I wanted to start creating … [Read more...]
Did you know that there are 50 days in the Easter season? Not one, but 50! That's even more days than there are in Lent! The Easter season begins with Easter Sunday and ends with Pentecost. In order to help my kids and me remember that the Easter season is an ongoing thing, I made this religious Easter countdown calendar which starts on Easter Sunday and ends on Pentecost Sunday. You can find all … [Read more...]
Even though this Catholic mom's day retreat was quite a trip for me, I'm really glad I got to go! I live in the DC area, and the conference was held in Boston, but I have an aunt that lives up there, and I was able to travel with my grandma! So fun road trip with Nana + weekend visit with Aunt Deede + Catholic Mother's Retreat = one fun and exciting weekend for me! :-) Here's a picture of Pat … [Read more...]
Check out all of my First Communion Resources for Kids here. April is the month dedicated to the Holy Eucharist! We've been learning about the mass and Eucharist around here, plus I've been teaching my kids about adoration, so this is perfect for us! :-) My daughter has been pretty fascinated by monstrances ever since "M" week around here, so we recently crafted these … [Read more...]
I want to welcome a guess blogger today to talk to you about how to paint acrylic designs onto Paschal candles for the home! You can read all about using Paschal Candles at home during Easter time here. Easter for me is a time of reflection, it's a really special time and place where I can go within myself and make that connection to God within and truly explore the spirit of Lent and … [Read more...]
I like to include some religious items in my children's basket each year, as I try to make as many aspects as possible point to the true meaning of Easter. I don't have infinite money to fill their baskets with expensive things, so I wanted to share some affordable ideas for making a Christian-focused Easter basket for your kids. Check out these ideas for finding religious Easter basket stuffer … [Read more...]
If you're looking for a Montessori-style, hands-on Catholic preschool curriculum, check out Catholic ABCs! Yesterday's stations of the cross eggs have 2 parts for us, even though either activity can stand on its own. My Catholic preschool class has been needing some new Montessori activities to do during the "works" portion of our class, so I put together stations of the cross file folder … [Read more...]
I've been trying to teach my kids about the Stations of the Cross this Lent, and it's going really well! I came up with these Stations of the Cross eggs, and I'm so excited about them!!! This is by far the best hands on way I have ever found to teach preschoolers how to pray the Stations of the Cross, and we use them year after year. You can find all of my Stations of the Cross resources for kids … [Read more...]
