Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
The Sacred heart of Jesus and the Immaculate heart of Mary are both beautiful Catholic images full of symbolism! These Catholic devotions can be fun to celebrate any time of the year, and even for St. Valentine's day. These heart images lend themselves to all kinds of fun and colorful interpretations, and today we are going to make them from strawberry shortcakes, but would also work on top of any … [Read more...]
My kids love cookies and I have a soft place for them in my heart as well! They're so small and adorable and I love how special they seem on feast days, like St. Valentine's day. Cookies can take on almost any personality and this heart shaped shortbread cookie recipe is absolutely perfect for St. Valentine's day! These cookies are adorable and certain to please a crowd and put a smile on your … [Read more...]
This week I wanted to bring you something you could use for Lent, and a pretzel seemed like just the thing! We love to make big soft pretzels during Lent, and now the kids can use this video for drawing their own Lenten pretzel prayer cards! I have a printable version of the Lenten pretzel prayer along with my recipe for soft pretzels here. Pretzels can be tricky to draw because of the way they … [Read more...]
The Sacred heart of Jesus and Immaculate heart of Mary are both beautiful images and full of symbolism! They are one of my favorite Catholic devotions, and I just love all the different artistic takes on these images, especially the colorful and fun versions from the Latin community. I have been fascinated by these images since I was a little girl, and I thought a good way to teach my kids about … [Read more...]
As you may have seen, I shared my family's favorite cookie recipe- the most delicious cookies ever! Besides being absolutely the yummiest cookies at all time I love how they can be decorated with different colors of sugar to take on totally different looks. We bake them for various feast days and special occasions, including St. Valentine's day. This year we made the most delicious St. Valentine's … [Read more...]
I love coming up with fun and creative ways to celebrate the church year with kids, and February is full of fun Saint feast days to celebrate! Some of these feast days include St. Brigid, St. Bakhita, Our Lady of Lourdes, and also Saint Valentine! The month of February is also dedicated to the Holy Family, and is usually the month that Lent starts in. You can find all of my month to month post on … [Read more...]
Our Story Catholic Icing was founded in 2009. This is a site dedicated to providing quality, affordable, and easy to use materials for raising Catholic children in the faith. God always seems to place the right people in the path of Catholic Icing at the right moments, so over the years we have been adding to the team of helpers. Let's Meet The Team! Lacy Lynch is the founder and … [Read more...]
If you want to wow your guests with the most delicious cookies in the world, look no further! These tasty cookie recipes may not be the healthiest, and they may not be the cheapest or the easiest to make... but what they cost you in calories they make up for in yummy!!! Some of these you've probably never heard of, others a classics. Today let's take a look at these delicious cookie … [Read more...]
The scallop shell is one of the most common symbols of Baptism because Jesus (as well as others) are very commonly portrade as being baptized by having water poured over them with a shell. At the baptism of all of my children, the priest used a golden dish shaped like a scallop shell to baptize them. Catholics find shells especially handy since we baptize infants and generally pour the water over … [Read more...]
Ya'll... these are the best cookies I have ever put in my mouth! I have been obsessed with them ever since my first time tasting them about 9 years ago. My friend brought them to a cookie exchange and when I put this tiny and adorable cookie in my mouth, I thought I had eaten a piece of heaven! Which is why I now named them "Heaven Melts", because the name "butter wafer cookies" didn't do their … [Read more...]
