Catholic Crafts and More for Kids
It's become a tradition around our house to get a chocolate St. Nick in our shoe come December 6, and this is easy to accomplish! You can turn pretty much any little Santa toy into St. Nicholas by quickly adding a miter and crozier. Last year, I made St. Nicholas out of chocolate Santas, and also Santa Pez dispensers. You can find all of my resources for celebrating St. Nicholas day … [Read more...]
This Advent, keep your kids focused on the true meaning of the season by celebrating Saint feast days! These Advent Saint ornaments last through the whole Advent season, straight through Christmas and the Epiphany! This set of Advent Saint ornaments will help your kids celebrate Saint feast days through Advent, and keep the season focused on the true meaning... Christ! This is an instant … [Read more...]
It's that time of year! The time of year when what you desperately need are pink and purple candles, but the stores are selling pretty much only red, green, gold, and harvest colors. Great joy. If only you had thought to buy pink and purple candles last Spring... but then again, you think that every year, don't you? Or is it just me? Well this year I am going to show you yet another option for … [Read more...]
It's pretty common to reach out to the needy during the Advent/Christmas season. Whether you like to pack shoeboxes, choose a child from an angel tree, or donate to toys for tots, remember that you are teaching your own children generosity through your example of giving. I recently ran across an article at We Are That Family called "Dear World: Let's Stop Giving Our Crap To The … [Read more...]
Advent planning never goes smoothly for me unless I start before Thanksgiving, and people, it's right around the corner! For anyone who downloaded my Advent Christmas Planner last year, it's time to pull that baby off the shelf! Just yesterday, I received such a sweet email from a reader that purchased the Advent Christmas Planner last year. I wanted to share her thoughts on the ebook with … [Read more...]
I have a VERY exciting announcement today- I am going to be presenting at the World Meeting of Families 2015 in Philadelphia!!! For anyone who doesn't know, the "World Meeting of Families" is very similar to "World Youth Day" but for families rather than youth... and yes, Pope Francis is planning on coming! (I'm not saying Pope Francis is planning on coming to my talk, just that he'll be at … [Read more...]
Find all of my Mass crafts and activities for kids here. I’m continuing my series, showing you how to make a Mass kit for kids piece by piece. Today, I’m going to show you how to easily craft a sturdy wooden monstrance. You can find the navigation page of how to make all the Mass kit pieces for kids here. Supplies Needed: Wooden candle stick holder (available at craft … [Read more...]
Our first annual Saint costume share was a success! Last week, I showed you my kid's Saint costumes, and invited you to share yours. Here are the costumes that got the most likes on facebook. First, we have Saint Pope John Paul II. He's standing with 2 martyred Swiss guards. This picture actually got shared on the official Swiss Guard facebook page! Linda shares a little bit of the costume … [Read more...]
It is my goal here at Catholic Icing to help you actually live your Catholic faith with your children- not to just fill your Pinterest boards with great ideas that never get utilized. These calendar stick ons are going to help you easily incorporte the liturgical year in November into your normal daily calendar. You can find all my resources on November feast days here. I am a mother, just … [Read more...]
I thought it would be really fun to share pictures of our kids in their All Saints' day costumes and have a little contest! The winner will receive a free Mass book. I'm hosting the first annual All Saints' day contest on the Catholic Icing facebook page from now through the end of Monday. How to enter the costume contest: Share your photos in the comments of this facebook post. To post … [Read more...]
