Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
Every year I get emails asking what curriculum we're using. The truth is, finding the right homeschool curriculum is a lot like finding a perfect pair of jeans. It takes a lot of looking and trying on, and in the end, what's a good fit for me isn't necessarily a good fit for you. Regardless, after many years of homeschooling under my belt, I am ordering our curriculum with confidence this year- … [Read more...]
As ya'll know, I am a BIG fan of Saint peg dolls. We started with a set from a peg doll exchange for Christmas, and the kids loved them. They still play with them nearly every day. (For those of you who think you can't take on the painting, be sure to check out my decoupagable peg dolls- you can find all of my peg doll resources here.) Most recently, we added some child Saints to our peg … [Read more...]
Decent craft supplies can be the difference between a successful project, and a total flop. When I was an Art major in college, sometimes my supplies cost more than my books. That was back in the day. Now I'm a mom, and I'm always on the hunt for a bargain. I'm going to let you know when making arts and crafts with your kids, where you can cut corners. Basically, I am going to walk you through … [Read more...]
We have been continuing on our journey of religious notebooking, and today we covered the topic of the resurrection! 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 resurrection whether or not you are reading that book. You can find the entire 130 page pack of matching … [Read more...]
We have been continuing on our journey of religious notebooking, and today we covered the topic of the Our Father prayer! 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 Our Father prayer whether or not you are reading that book. You can find the entire 130 page pack of … [Read more...]
Art Lessons For Kids By Artist This is a directory where I keep links to all of my Art lessons sorted by artist. Through the Charlotte Mason method, we study 3 artists and 3 composers per year. I have the composers we studied paired with the artists we did at the same time because sometimes we had overlap, but you can pair them however you choose. I also have them listed here in the order … [Read more...]
I know it's been a while since there have been new posts here on Catholic Icing, and so many of you have been sweet enough to check in to make sure that Lacy is okay. She's doing well and has been spending time focusing on her family and projects. Some of you may know me, and some of you may not. I'm Angie Kauffman and in addition to having my own site, Real Life at Home (which includes … [Read more...]
Here's my post from a few years ago about honoring Mary in May. I have links to all of my May Crowning resources at the bottom of this post. I hope your family is blessed with some ideas. :-) Since the month of May is dedicated to Mary, it's a great time to honor her with your little ones! You can find all of my ideas about how to honor Mary with kids in May here, and today we are going to talk … [Read more...]
Since the month of May is dedicated to Mary, it's a great time to honor her with your little ones! There are many Catholic traditions when it comes to honoring Mary, and I just love making sure the kids get included in these. So let's look at honoring Mary in the month of Mary with kids. Plant A Mary Garden (Or Clean Up The One You Have) Having a Mary garden is not only a great way to … [Read more...]
Divine Mercy Sunday is an excellent day to celebrate when celebrating the liturgical year with your kids! Although Divine Mercy Sunday is the second Sunday in the season of Easter (one week after Easter Sunday) this image of Jesus can be displayed and celebrated year round! So let's check it out: How to celebrate Divine Mercy Jesus with kids! Divine Mercy Sunday Cheat Sheet The best … [Read more...]
